dead, then bill mclaughlin was as good as dead.o it, whether to pay someone else to do it. >> eric's story now, that nanette asked him to kill bill mclaughlin and he refused. but put her in touch with someone who could do it. and they use the beretta, which, said eric, wasn't his after all. he had given it to nanette as a gift, he said. and she supplied it to the hitman. so, what did matt murphy think of eric's new story? >> it doesn't make any sense. here's the problem. the first story had was i had nothing to do with it. then he messed up and said, nanette it's totally innocent and i'm innocent. then we get to trial and it changes to, nanette is not innocent, but i'm innocent. and i had nothing to do with anything. we interview him afterwards and it changes again to something radically different. >> michael hill didn't buy it either. >> have you ever heard of hiring a hitman, but he goes yeah, i'll take the job, but you know what, i don't have a gun. can you lawyers? >> so, eric sits in jail and contemplates that long ago love af

it's going to be sydney mclaughlin's time again, and it's a world record again!icans going one, two, both breaking world records, but the race belonged to mclaughlin. two members of team usa also making the podium in the 200 meter, kenny ben rik. >>. >> reporter: and athing mu picked up a medal, winning gold is it cool you get to share the victory with a teammate from team usa? >> it's not just about you. just being with someone else and knowing they've worked just as hard as you have. >> final in part competition is now set to go. >> reporter: while on a sweltering day at the skate park, young stars continue to dominate in skateboarding's olympic debut, all cheering each other. >> classic form on that 13-year-old sky brown n bronze. how does it feel to win that bronze? >> this is insane. it's unreal. i'm so happy. >> reporter: simone biles says despite everything, she is happy as well, telling our hoda kotb we may not have seen the last of her. >> was that beam routine the last time we're going see you compete at the olympic games? >> i think i have to relish an

live in tokyo i'm liz mclaughlin, janelle, back to you. >> looking forward to that. thanks so much, liz. here's what to watch in prime time. also stanford's alix kleinman and april ross are going to take on switzerland in the semifinal. that's happening soon in about an hour, 5:00 right here on nbc bay area. then draymond green team usa take on australia. the winner goes to the gold medal match. you can watch that on peacock at 9:15. and finally stanford's maggie steffens leads the women's water polo team against russia. >>> while the u.s. women's gymnastics team has been the biggest story at the olympics for what they didn't do, what they did do and what they were able to accomplish and also the enlightenment they brought us. >> they've going from tokyo to the south bay. raj mathai joins us to explain. >> reporter: konichiwa from tokyo. team usa gymnastics now back in the united states. the next time we will see them in the bay area at least will be september 26th. this is pretty cool. it's one of those post-olympics gymnastics extravaganzas. these exhibitions they

liz mclaughlin is live from tokyo. hey, liz. >> reporter: yeah. let's talk about team sports where we have legacies on the line. women's water polo going after three consecutive men's gold medals. men's basketball going after four, and women's basketball had to wear that jersey today fg after seven consecutive gold medals. this is diana taurasi's jersey. if she pulls this through, she'll be one of the few who can say they have five olympic gold medals. the only woman's basketball player. sim own biles adding more hardware to her collection. she had a really rough start to this olympics but luckily came through with a happy ending. simone biles is beaming with joy after taking bronze on the final day of gymnastics at the game. >> just to have one more opportunity to compete at the olympics penalty in world to me. >> reporter: a triumphant return to competition after missing out on the other finals due to a mental block gymnasts call the twistie. >> i couldn't do it. i was getting so lost in the air. >> reporter: on the courts, the u.s. men's basket

liz mclaughlin is in tokyo. >> reporter: the u.s. women's volleyball team grabbed gold for the first time with straight sets over brazil. >> it is the goal to come home with a gold medal and to make history has meant so much. >> reporter: history has made history beating japan for the second time in basketball. >> given covid and everything that has taken place, being here with the gold around our neck is special. >> reporter: and jennifer valente making cycling history. and women's water polo scoring gold, and in boxing, scoring silver after a drought. and it is history for allyson felix leaving with a total of a career 11 gold medals. tv viewers around the world marking the end of the olympics like no other, and now looking forward to the next games in paris. liz mclaughlin, nbc news, tokyo. >>> the olympic organizers are saying that 11 athletes were unable to participate because of the positive covid tests, and three people were hospitalized because of the virus, and since recovered. the good-byes are happening in tokyo and here i

, another amazing field. it sydney mclaughlin, another amazing field. ., , , sydney mclaughlin, another it was, obviously depth at the top of the events, - field. it was, obviously depth at the top of the events, but - field. it was, obviously depth at. the top of the events, but personal bests, records, cindy mcloughlin brought it today. she was incredible. 51.4 seconds. i have a won eight medals in 4x4 is in the past and i cannot run as fast on the flat is what she did over hurdles. the 200 metres men's, andre de grasse with gold for him it finally. he must be delighted, what make of the field in that one? i think it was one of those really heart—warming moments was that he has won so many medals in the past. he raced against using a bolt and now he is against the new generation, one atjust 17 years of age from the us. we thought the us would get on the podium but you can never discount andre de grasse, he ran a personal best, a worthy champion. i think he will go to bed at this evening not quite believing he is a champion at last.— at this evening not quite believing he is a champion

liz mclaughlin is in tokyo tracking everything. hi, liz. >> reporter: janelle and terry, good evening to you. we'll go to swimming first. the u.s. swimmers have earned 30 medals here in tokyo. 11 of those gold, one of those going home with ryan murphy. and caeleb dressel taking home about six medals. he's getting very comfortable on that podium. >> reporter: the u.s. put an exclamation point on the olympics. the men's 400 medley relay, record time. giving caeleb dressel his fifth medal. >> we wanted a shot at it. >> reporter: the victory came after dressle's third individual gold in the 50-meter free. and bobby sinkis, adding the 1500-meter free gold. >> i was just trying to hold on. >> reporter: australia got a hand on the wall, just .13 ahead of the u.s. to take the gold in the 4 x 100 medley relay. away from the water gymnast simone biles is still not ready to compete, sitting out of the floor exercise. on the track, not only did jamaica sweep the women's 100 meters, but the winning time of 10.61 seconds broke the olympic record

it's mclaughlin's title and a new world record.— women's.'s title and a new world record. two new records in 24 hours. — a new world record. two new records in 24 hours. the _ while ago, that all 16 and 17—year—olds in the uk will be offered a pfizer covid vaccine in the coming weeks. england, wales, scotland and northern ireland have all moved quickly to approve the recommendation by vaccine experts. around 1.5 million teenagers could be included in the new plan, but there are still questions about the timing of a second jab, and whether, in the longer term, the over—12s will be included. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. lucy who is 16 has had covid twice, and she is disappointed she didn't qualify for a vaccination. but that will now change, and it is something to celebrate for lucy, and her mother barbara.— to celebrate for lucy, and her mother barbara. when i heard the news i was — mother barbara. when i heard the news i was like _ mother barbara. when i heard the news i was like really _ mother barbara. when i heard the news i

. irate american sydney mclaughlin.games this year and particularly of course the skateboarding, do fill us in. it the skateboarding, do fill us in. , ., the skateboarding, do fill us in. it is so good to watch! we have been — in. it is so good to watch! we have been watching - in. it is so good to watch! we have been watching at - in. it is so good to watch! we have been watching at here l in. it is so good to watch! we l have been watching at here all morning, we've had the park event, that is sort of like the half pipe and snowboarding where they go off into a bowl and pull off some brilliant tracks and they are also young. we have just been watching the final and it has resulted in a one to four the host nation. sakura won the gold medal and her 12—year—old japanese competitor won the silver and then everybody watching and great britain would have been watching sky brown, she had fallen on herfirst watching sky brown, she had fallen on her first two watching sky brown, she had fallen on herfirst two runs but she pul

goes one-two >> americans mclaughlin and muhammad one one-two in the women's 400 hurdles. and overnight, team usa baseball and women's basketball keep their gold medal hopes alive we're live with the very latest from tokyo >>> one-on-one, simone biles opening up to hoda about her unexpected journey in tokyo, overcoming pressure and the medal she fought for the most. >> i just wanted to go out there and do it for myself and i did. >> this morning, their emotional conversation and what she says about returning to the next olympics those stories, plus -- young guns >> lydia jacoby, the 17-year-old from alaska. >> the very young competitors dominating these olympics. >> sky brown into third place. >> we'll introduce you to the teen titans of tokyo, wednesday, august 4th, 2021 >> olympic champion and world record holder, breathtaking performance. >> a routine that will resonate for years to come. >> you are olympic champion at 19 years old you go, girl >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of today too at the olympic games with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb fr

let's bring in liz mclaughlin who joins us in new orleans. what's happening around you this evening? >> reporter: raj, officials are only beginning to assess the impact of hurricane ida. here in new orleans we've got debris lining the strees. a massive tree behind us in jackson square, a famous part of new orleans, just snapped in half like a twig. and that's just a fraction of the damage that could be seen across the state from this deadly storm. a massive search and rescue operation is under way, a day after hurricane ida slammed into the coast of louisiana. >> i think the damage is catastrophic. it's the worst that i've seen in the 20 years that i've been in the parish, and we've seen several hurricanes. >> reporter: the deadly category 4 storm packing 150 mile-per-hour sustained winds. >> it was pretty scary. it was pretty scary. >> reporter: across the strike zone, the damage is massive. chaos, as trees crashed into homes. >> i really didn't have anytime to react. just the ceiling came crashing down. >> reporter: those in low-lying areas

team usa's sydney mclaughlin smashes her own world record and gets gold in the 400 metre hurdles.ear—olds in the uk should be offered a covid vaccine — with the aim of driving down infections.

nbc's liz mclaughlin is joining us live from tokyo, and this is great for the women. >> absolutely, jessica. you know, i had to wear my lucky women soccer jersey here, and i think that it paid off. the iconic soccer stars carli lloyd and megan rapino scoring two goals in thursday's game, and a late defensive effort helped them to survive against australia and bring home an olympic medal. >> and what a goal. it is sensational. >> a fight to the finish. the u.s. soccer team is securing a bronze with the 4-3 win against australia. >> that is what this team does. we never give up. we always fight. we get to bring back a medal. >> reporter: the u.s. men's basketball team is one step closer to bringing back a gold after beating australia 97-78. >> one more game. you know, it has been a journey. you know, a fun one that is coming together as a team, and we have one more to get. >> the american baseball team has one more. >> it is a trip to the gold medal game for team usa. >> reporter: advancing after a 7-2 win against south korea. >> oh, he loves it. >> reporter: americans are dominating in shot

it is mclaughlin coming from behind to beat her teammate. the 21-year-old finishing with a world record. dalilah muhammad gets the silver. the first time women from the same country wins gold and silver in the women's 400 hurdles. >>> simone biles are now leaving tokyo. the next time we'll see them in a public figure will be late september, september 26th, they're all scheduled the perform in san jose at the sap center for one of those exhibition events. as from what we saw from simone biles. she said something interesting cht winning this bronze medal here was better than all of her gold medals. that gives you a little perspective of what she's been dealing with her mental health. there she is, simone biles at our headquarters. i was inside the arena when she won the bronze. watching her on that beam, what stood out to me is just her energy. you can sense the nerves before she competed. how could she do this and would she get hurt. you see that radiance smile and the hug. that says it all with her coach. simone biles is a winner. >> i am no

host: john mclaughlin.uest: thank you for your service, and i am a veteran of the vietnam war, so i understand the feelings that people have about afghanistan. i did not serve on the ground in afghanistan and i think people like you are the ones that have the most credible testimony about what is happening there and what the future is. of course everyone has to agree, i am getting messages from various people who have either relatives or friends or acquaintances who need to get out, and i'm doing the little i can in terms of trying to activate context to help with that. yes, i have no comment other than i think that we have to get them out. obviously this is in some ways the most difficult military operation i can imagine because our military is not trained and prepared and geared to do this. thankfully they are capable and disciplined and can do what they are doing now, but to actually have to get people out in those circumstances. you have all seen the tv coverage of the press at the gates, the press of p

host: john mclaughlin. guest: thank you for your service, and i am a veteran of the vietnam war, so i understand the feelings that people have about afghanistan. i did not serve on the ground in afghanistan and i think people like you are the ones that have the most credible testimony about what is happening there and what the future is. of course everyone has to agree, i am getting messages from various people who have either relatives or friends or acquaintances who need to get out, and i'm doing the little i can in terms of trying to activate context to help with that. yes, i have no comment other than i think that we have to get them out. obviously this is in some ways the most difficult military operation i can imagine because our military is not trained and prepared and geared to do this. thankfully they are capable and disciplined and can do what they are doing now, but to actually have to get people out in those circumstances. you have all seen the tv coverage of the press at the gates, the press of

erin mclaughlin has more. >> reporter: tonight, at schools across the country, anxiety.ng concern that as students and teachers return to the classroom, not enough is being done to keep everyone safe. >> there is always a level of nerves. but um, this year, it's -- it's -- it's really heavy. it's not butterflies. >> reporter: while many businesses across the country, including bars and restaurants, are requiring proof of vaccine, that's not the case for the vast majority of america's classrooms. >> you have, already, intense polarization on everything. and we are really trying to create trust amongst everyone who is in the school community. >> reporter: randi weingarten is president of the largest teacher's union in the country. while the american federation of teachers is currently against vaccine requirements, given the contagiousness of the delta variant, it's a position that weingarten says is being looked at, again. >> i think we need to do a lot more myth busting. >> high school teacher and mother of two in los angeles. one of many cities, where teachers have a cho

records and hearts were broken, ending with gold and glory for team usa our liz mclaughlin has more.> reporter: a joyful ending for the long journey to tokyo. closing out the 32nd olympiad with the theme "world we share" joining nations together one last time. >> to carry the flag for the united states. >> reporter: with javelin thrower kara winger carrying the stars and stripes after representing the u.s. in four olympics >> i can't even describe it. >> reporter: the culmination of an emotional games, a final parade of athletes with many familiar faces missing, having left for home early due to pandemic protocols the same rules that kept fans away instead, millions watching from afar as a stunning light display of olympic rings floated above the empty seats and a traditional japanese taiko beat building the anticipation for final goodbye. ioc president thomas bach praising athletes and organizers for giving the world hope in a time of unknowns >> you give to the world the most precious of gifts hope >> reporter: the flame may be extinguished, but the olympic spirit remains a french

, broke her own 400 meter hurdle world records setting a new time as 51.46 seconds mclaughlin says the speed of the track helped her every time you step on the track, there's seems to be some sort of record broken. so it's really cool to be a part of that. and kind of just push the boundaries of what's possible for us and definitely say it would. it's a fast track. you can feel a difference, you know, being mondo and everything. i don't know how to describe it. a lot of people talked about the shoes, but i do think it's just one of those tracks. it gives you that energy right back and pushes your policy forward. no hand has continued its dominance that the skateboarding with 19 year olds, the cora usa sumi winning goals and the women's park drink 12 year old teammates. can i her rocky when any silver house have one more than half a metals available and then your sport, 13 year old british favorite sky brown taking up this i do. i won gold because i enjoyed the competition. i had so much fun. i did all the tricks altogether. the relaxed atmosphere was the key, so that you, i won the sil

it is mclaughlin�*s title and a new world record. two new world records in 2a hours.re. so far this week, many places have escaped the heavy, thundery showers and stayed dry with some good spells of warm august sunshine. but the end of the week is looking decidedly unsettled with low pressure slap bang on top of us. that�*s going to bring showers or longer spells of rain. it will also turn windy as well. it�*ll feel cooler than what we expect this time of year. so, here it is, this new area of low pressure pushing into western areas as we head through the course of the night, eventually bringing stronger winds, cloud and rain to northern ireland, perhaps into western scotland as well. but for much of the country, after those heavy, thundery showers fade away, it�*s going to be dry for most of us. temperatures lifting, as well, across southern and western areas as the winds pick up. around 1a—15 degrees here, but a few cooler spots further north and east. but it does mean for thursday we start off on a dry note across some eastern areas before the wind, the cloud and t

sydney mclaughlin and tdelilah mohammed conwere going head to head. the silver even though her time broke the previous world record as well. after competing in rio at just 16, mclaughlin is now the youngest champ ever in this event just days ahead of her birthday. >> i think it is not one of the hot events that people usually want to watch, you know, a whole lot. but i hope we made it something very interesting. you know, every time we step on the track, there seems to be some sort of record broken. so it is cool to be a part of that and just push the boundaries of what is possible for us. >> let's go to skate boarding. the olympic debut here in tokyo. five of the nine medals so far have gone to japan including all three golds. a 19-year-old winning it in the park envent. and while most people at any age struggle to ride a skateboard, but the 12-year-old taking a silver. and skye brown at 13 winning bronze. >>> graham holloway chose to chase his olympic dreams at the university of florida and now he is the favorite to win gold in the 110 meter hurdles

what a run for the usa's sydney mclaughlin!getting silver. the new women's best follows norway's karsten warholm breaking his own world record in the men's 400m hurdles on tuesday. the first test between england and india is under way at trent bridge. england won the toss and elected to bat — they are without ben stokes. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport as we've been talking about this morning, hannah mills and eilidh mcintyre won the women's 470 class sailing. hannah's family were watching as the duo brought home the gold. let's hear what hannah's mum, fiona had to say a little earlier this morning. i think everybody breathed a sigh of relief. i was just so relieved for them both. they have worked so hard, they have tried every different approach to tactics, communication and anything else they possibly could to give them that extra little edge and it was just amazing. absolutely amazing. so pleased for them. it is lovely to have had family and friends and members of the y

when mclaughlin won and set the record.henomenal time. really good effort for the second bouncy and springy. some people are saying that he is helping the performances, and we also have shoe technology that many are using. we are seeing that impacting the times that we are getting. below me this morning about 6:30am local time we had the open water swimming as well. ten kilometre swim. american. about two hours in total it takes place in tough conditions as well. it was about 30 degrees in the water. about 85% humidity. it was the brilliant, anna marcel acuna who won the middle and that. thank you very much for that. a festival continues today. public works of art are added to the walls. four new works have popped up this year. our reporter went hunting to see if she could find them. stroke by stroke, splash by splash, the cityscape around aberdeen changes. the new art festival invites street artists from across the globe depend murals on city streets, bringing pops of colour to the city. the artists have added to the artwo

sydney mclaughlin and dalilah muhammad went head-to-head in this case. was so close. mclaughlin shattered her own world record by nearly half a second to win gold. muhammad took the silver even though her time beat the previous world record as well. go americans. go team usa. >>> in the meantime simone biles says she's leaving the door open for a potential returning to the olympics in the future. here's what she told nbc. >> was that beam routine the last time we're going to see you compete at the olympic games? >> i think i have to relish and take this olympics in and kind of recognize what i've done with my career because after 2016 i didn't get to do that. >> so you're keeping the door open? >> yeah, keeping the door open. >> you'll recall biles withdrew from the team all-around, the individual all-around, the vault, the floor exercise, the uneven bars as she battled the twisties. now we've learned her aunt also died during the olympics. biles says the bronze medal that she ultimately won on the beam is extremely meaningful to her. >>> join cnn for we

mclaughlin said this is not a rivalry. iron. >>> in skateboarding, five of the nine medals awarded have gone to japan, including all three golds. the 19-year-old yosozumi winning. japan's 12-year-old hiraki takes silver and sky brown becomes the youngest olympic medalist ever at 13 years old. these olympics have been new. >>> simone biles battling the twisties. but she did win that team silver, she did win that individual bronze on beam. she said she's realized she is so much more than just her accomplishments in sport. >> realizing or recognizing that i would only be remembered for my medals in everything until one morning i woke up and i said i'm more than my medals in gymnastics. i'm a human being, i've done some courageous things outside this sport as well, and i'm not a quitter. it took all that realizing to see that. i don't think if this situation didn't happen, i would have ever seen it that way. >> that's remarkable to watch. just the poise, very quickly, is she going to compete in 2024? >> reporter: jim, she is n

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let's get to liz mclaughlin live in new orleans liz? >> reporter: you can see the sun is shining here in the french quarter of new orleans but that may be the only light source for residents here for quite some time. no clue when that will be able to be restored the utility provider saying more than 1 million are without power and that's raising concerns due to the heat for the health of residents here and also as you mentioned the hospitals already strained by one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in louisiana in the nation. so that is a growing concern that was catastrophic transmission failure is what the entergy said it was when the storm came and caused some damage you see the destruction behind me here. we have got a roof that was ripped off, like the lid of a tin can in the french quarter and secenes like this all over the city the full extent of the damage and loss of life still very much to be determined there is also shredded trees, downed power lines and some are still stuck in their attics, awaiting help from first responde

host: joining us this morning is john mclaughlin, the former acting director of the cia during the george w. bush administration. we are learning from reporting from the new york times that the president and administration was told by the intelligence community that it would take a year or two years for the taliban to gain control, that there was time. what do you make of that intelligence assessment? guest: first, thank you for having me this morning. i don't quite take literally what the media will say about intelligence because i know they have not read it. i have not read it either. i would be surprised if that was the only thing that intelligence said to the u.s. government because i sense is, without having been in the government myself recently that intelligence for years has been saying that this is a precarious situation, that the afghan military is not as strong as it is said and that the taliban has been draining strength. i suspect there was more to that intelligence. host: as you look back at the last 20 years, the lead up to the afghanistan invasion, was it worth it? guest:

sydney mclaughlin broke her record to win the 400-meter hurdles. she came from behind at the last 100 meters to beat the defending olympic champion and american dalilah muhammad. it was victory for 19-year-old ating wo in the 800-meter race. the second runner in the u.s. to win the event and the first since 1968. >>> coming up, the search for an injured cub. why california officials are seeking this black bear. >>> and desperate measures. the unusual way a passenger was subdued after allegedly punching a flight attendant. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some, rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. that's rinvoq relief. with ra, your overactive immune system attacks your joints. rinvoq regulates it to help stop the attack. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious infections and blood

cancer survivor gerry mclaughlin got both pfizer shots, but doctors at the university of pittsburgh still couldn't detect she had antibodies. so she got a third shot today. >> i'm just so relieved, not only for myself, but for the thousands of other patients that will now have the opportunity to get the booster shot. >> reporter: the immunocompromised, like cancer and transplant patients, face greater risks. one study shows the chance of a vaccinated transplant patient getting a breakthrough infection is 82 times higher. and the risk of hospitalization or death is 485 times higher. dr. anthony fauci telling david they're now studying realtime data on everyone else. tracking how much immunity tapers over time before determining if and when the general population will get boosters. >> dr. fauci, obviously people at home are going to wonder, is everyone else next? >> what we're talking about is data.g a decision based on real- and as soon as we find out that we will need to have to booster people, we're going to be ready to do it right away. that's really what the plan is. >> reporter: the c

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would not happen records and hearts were broken ending with gold and glory for team u.s.a our liz mclaughlin has more. >> reporter: a joyful ending for the long journey to tokyo. closing out the xxxii olympiad the world we share joining nations together one last time >> to carry the flag for the united states. >> with javelin thrower kara winger carrying the stars and stripes after representing the u.s. in four olympics. >> i can't even describe it. i have been in tears for days. >> the culmination of an emotional games. many familiar faces missing. the same rules that kept fans away instead, millions watching from afar as the stunning light display of olympic rings floated above the empty seats and a traditional japanese final good-bye ioc president thomas bach praising organizers and olympians for a time of hope. >> you gave to the world the most precious of gifts hope >> reporter: the flame may be extinguished but the spirit remains. paris olympics just three years away. >> nice distraction. something to root for for a couple of weeks. >>> still to come, a lackluster blockbuster. "side sq

a battle of the americans, sydney mclaughlin and dalilah muhammad taking gold and silver respectively. sydney setting a new world record. her second in just two months. and the u.s. women's volleyball continues its quest for its first ever gold medal after beating the dominican republic. team usa playing without two of its injured starters. but one of the fill-ins, annie drews, scored a team high of 18 points and history made in the women's skateboarding park. no medals for usa but get this, silver medalist cocona hiraki from japan is 12 years old and bronze medalist sky brown from great britain is 13. and then simone biles returning to competition just in time for the balance beam, simone picking up a bronze medal there revealing after the win she found out while in tokyo that her aunt passed away unexpectedly. this morning, simone sharing her thoughts on instagram writing, not at all how i imagined or dreamed my second olympics would go but blessed to represent the usa, thanks everyone for the endless love and support. andrew. >> we still have got basketball and baseball coming up a

both on the men and women's side my husband, bob kersee, who is coaching allyson felix and sydney mclaughlint's going to happen in the women's hepthathlon with our three women. looking for one of them or all of them to get on the podium but then tyler davis in the long jump who broke my collegiate record brittney rece, look time history there. >> you are all full into this day. usain bolt not on the track for the first time since '04 is there anyone who could try to fill those running shoes >> you know what, it's not so much about filling those running shoes but bringing excitement. fans are not going to be here. bringing people to our sport who wouldn't necessarily want to watch our sport and hopefully they tune in and once we're able to bring fans and everyone back together, they will continue to be a fan for life. >> it's hard to miss out on that allyson felix, jackie, in her fifth games. 35 years old and still doing it. you made it to four olympics how impressive is this woman >> oh, allyson is very impressive you talk about grace and humility just an outstanding individual you know, and

and the hurdles records keep falling — as team usa's sydney mclaughlin smashes her own world record —alf a second in the 400 metre hurdles. hello and welcome to the programme. thousands of people in lebanon have attended a memorial service in the ruins of the port of beirut to mark the first anniversary of a huge explosion that devastated much of city. the blast was one of the biggest non—nuclear explosions in history. it killed more than 200 people. outside the lebanese parliament, the security forces fired tear gas at stone—throwing protesters. along with the grief, there's real anger that a year on nobody has been held to account for the explosion. rights campaigners allege that the most senior officials in lebanon were aware of the danger posed by the huge quantity of ammonium nitrate fertiliser stored in the port that caused the explosion. the blast plunged lebanon into a deeper crisis, but the country had already been facing serious problems for years due to the dire economy and political instability. carine torbey reports. one year after the explosion, all the debris is swept t

i'm liz mclaughlin, nbc news. >>> vta light rail trains are running for the weekday commute. it's been a long transition towards normal operations. this is after that disgruntled vta employee shot and killed nine co-workers and terrorized hundreds more. >> nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us live from milpitas with how the first full weekday is going. >> reporter: hi there. well, a lot of folks have been looking forward to the resumption of light-rail service, but it has been pretty quiet on this first weekday of service on the rail lines. i have to tell you the parking lots have been a ghost town. vta is resuming the orange line for now in full between 5:30 in the morning and midnight. the green line is opening from civic center to old ironsides from 6:00 in the morning to 10:00 at night. the trains are going to run every ten minutes. light rail will be free throughs running again almost three months to the day that the murder of nine vta workers by a co-worker stopped trains on their tracks. >> definitely the vta is a blessing for everybody and the employees are super grea

they both broke the record that mclaughlin had set at the track and field trials. so a new world record was set in the 400. unfortunately for the little mohamed. she has to settle for silver. and i say settle because she did break that record. but the clock and was just a touch faster about a 10th of a second faster. so the u.s. doing very well in track and field in the 200 yesterday. little bit disappointing for noah lyles to not take home gold, but he does get bronze kenny gets silver. so the middle skip your checkup, a track and field sent us now. we spoke to yesterday andrew, we talked about us men's basketball going for gold. how's the women's team doing. well. the women's team has won 6 straight gold medal. so their streak is actually even more impressive than the men. the men have won 3 straight gold medals and obviously we're looking for a 4th. the women looking for a 7 of which is i mean, just unfathomable. they have one 53 straight olympic matches the doing quite well. >> tsa is a pretty amazing martin reporting for us from tokyo. thanks so much for the r

>> erin mclaughlin for us there in california, thank you. the names and the faces and the stories behind those brave people, it's just moving. >>> when we come back on a monday morning, much more, of course, from louisiana, but also our series "kids under pressure," as well. high school coaches coming off the sidelines to get involved in the lives of young athletes. how some are doing much more than teaching kids about sports. but first, these messages. ieve joint pain, and helps stop permanent joint damage. plus enbrel helps skin get clearer in psoriatic arthritis. ask your doctor about enbrel, so you can get back to your true self. play ball! enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been someplace where fungal infections are common. or if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failu

. >> reporter: another to watch, sydney mclaughlin, the 21-year-old pushing through the rain to crush. >> reporter: she'll be one of three americans chasing gold in the finals on wednesday, including reigning champion delilah muhammad and el elena cockrill her team cheering her on you have to come up with another plan she graduates from harvard, applies to the university of texas graduate school where she's studying epidemiology and health care. she says she wants to make the health care system in the u.s. more equitable, but before that, there's this small thing about becoming the fastest woman in the world. set your goals high, right, hoda >> oh, man, overachiever all right, steph, thank you. thank you so much again. >>> we're so happy to have two of team usa's medal winners with us valerie got the gold in discus brittney reese taking the silver in long jump brittney, wow, what a performance. what a moment for you. >> thank you >> you snagged the silver medal. once you realized you got silver, what was the first thing you thought about? >> my son, actually. i thought about just insp

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past the field to win with a personal best time of 19.6 to 2nd grade. americans printed sydney mclaughlin broke her own 400 meter hurdles, world records setting a new time of 51.46 seconds. glosson says the speed of the track helped every time we step on the track, there's to be some sort of record broken. so it's really cool to be a part of that. and kind of just push the boundaries of what's possible for us. and definitely say it would. it's a fast track. you can feel the difference, you know, being mondo and everything. i don't know how to really describe it. a lot of people talked about the shoes, but i do think it's just one of those tracks. it gives you that energy right back and pushes your proposal forward. and a much eloquence of brazil has taken gold in the women's, at 10 kilometer mass and swimming race 29 year old finishing, and a time of one hour. 15 minutes and 30.8 seconds. grease have pulled out of the artistic swimming competition. ask for their ashley's tested positive for corn, a virus. the entire team was transferred out of the limbic village because of health protocol

and what a run for the usa's sydney mclaughlin.5% of global trade in the process, it was the culmination of a perfect storm for global supply chains. the ship finally made it into the english port of felixstowe, yesterday, to the relief of businesses whose precious cargo has been trapped for four months. the ever given saga highlighted our reliance on global supply chains for just about everything and exposed the weaknesses in seaborne transport. here's our business correspondent theo leggett. four months late, and still bearing the scars of her encounter with the sandy banks of the suez canal, the ever given finally limped into felixstowe, her last port of call. this giant of the seas became stranded after negotiating one of the narrowest parts of the canal. she was stuck fast and the waterway was blocked for six days. hundreds of ships were unable to pass through, causing havoc in a global container industry already under pressure because of the covid outbreak. the saga of the ever given itself may be over but what it has shown i

jillian: let's go to the pics where american city mclaughlin with her first gold medal breaks her own of the 400 hurdle, she is out teammate and defending champ delilah mohammed in the last 100 meters. >> he closed that gap. do you see this? the first american black women to win gold in olympic wrestling, she gets more emotional. watch this as she told reporters how much she loved representing our country. >>. happy. >> you are the second american at women's goal. >> being analytic champ is one of the hardest things i have ever done in my life and i can say it is well worth it. >> cry way, you deserve it. the was leads with 7 out of china. we will talk with jerry jones later on. if you read the packet which i'm sure you did, she's trying to use that money she gets from the windsor to help her mother realize her dream of owning a food truck. jillian: i love that story and we are leading shining until metals, they are beating us in gold so got to step up the game a little bit. todd: that may have turned the tide. jillian: it is 11 after the air. vice president harris facing renewed crit

cindy mclaughlin said she was proud of her country. alston felix putting the flag around her shoulders when she won as well. there are a number of athletes who should be getting far more attention for not only being proud, but of the country they rere that's it for us tonight. i give her watching. i will see you monday 5:00 p.m. live on the five. dan bongino is up next and tonight he has exclusive interview with the 35th president of the united states, donald j trump. it's to get back into the classroom president trump has a strong message for the growing defund the police movement in washington. don't go anywhere, dan is up next. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ dan: hello, welcome to "unfiltered". we've got to have the 45th president of the united states, donald j trump. you're not going to want to miss this but i want to talk about something first. i want to talk about the democrats, their love affair with life and the burden of carrying all the lies all the time. this was an address this week must read by victor davis called the crushing weight of lies. o

a couple of us launches a drone strike against retaliation for thursday. airport attack, ah mclaughlin. life coming up park and ida barrows towards the southern united states where it's expected to strengthen into a highly dangerous storm. by the time it hits the purchase in peru after congress gives a green light to the left, his company president could steal the fight for equal voting rights. march of the planned across the united states, against new laws that make it harder for some people to call ballad. ah, so the united states says it's carried out to drains drunk against iceland, eastern afghanistan. the attack can no longer hop province follows an early warning from president joe biden. he said his forces would hunt down those behind thursday, suicide bombing outside cobble airport. at least a 175 people were killed, including 13 us troops. well, the u. s embassy in cobble is swati americans against traveling at to the airport because of security concerns. the pentagon says specific credible threats against the facility, remain official said any americans who waiting at the air

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