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joining us now here in cleveland is john nichols, political writer for the nation. his most recent piece is headlined, "trump is officially the gop nominee-but republicans aren't exactly celebrating." john nichols is also co-author of the new book, "people get ready: the fight against a jobless economy and a citizenless democracy." welcome back to democracy now! you are on the floor. i sell you -- i saw you over there at the quicken loans arena. thousands of trump up supporters and simply republican delegates -- not always the same -- were there. talk about your impression of last night. a historic moment, however you feel. >> you and i have both been to a lot of conventions. i would not necessarily say that this was completely atypical, but it was very different and some fundamental way spirit when the roll call was going on, there was incredible tension on the floor. i was out in the alley with the utah and alaska delegates, and they went to the microphone and that classic sense and give their vote for ted cruz. and then paul ryan, standing up on the stage, announ

coworkers say nichols was a safe and competent island. identified two possible victims. family friends they met in sunday roland were on board with the balloon crashed. the couple were newlyweds who leave behind a five-year-old son. police are now looking at the weather conditions and how the hot air balloon was maintained as part of their investigation. >> man: we are looking at the operation of the balloon. the pilot, the company that operated the balloon. we will be looking at the maintenance aspects of this balloon. confirmed, this will be the nation's deadliest hot air balloon accident. >>> the woman is dead after a gunman opens fire in austin texas sunday morning. it happened at a credit entertainment district in downtown austin. officials say at least three other people, all women, were shot. and authorities are still searching for the shooter? today, friends and family remembering a shooting near was held for three teens were killed, and another injured at morning. was arrested a 19-year-old suspect on saturday. 100 miles from the scene of the attack. university

ben nichols: we are the global watchdog for drug testing in sports.ve been around for about 17 years now. sam: wada spokesperson ben nichols says, "the organization has changed a lot in that time, building broader, tougher standards for the agencies and federations that test athletes." ben: so it's one thing to have good procedures in place. it's quite another for everyone to really focus on doing them well. and that's where we're at, is we need people to really up their game worldwide. sam: we're trying to hold the world accountable. has wada achieved that goal, do you think, ahead of the 2016 olympics? victor: absolutely not. and when you say, "they're trying," i don't believe that to be true at all. and i'll give you a specific example. sam: conte's talking about reports that jamaica's anti-doping agency wasn't testing its athletes for months before the 2012 summer games in london. after those reports emerged, wada investigated. and director general david howman told the associated press, quote, "there was a period of...maybe 5 to 6 months during t

nichols says, didn't happen. i asked ron kuby about that.riend tells the prosecution that johnny's lying. he never gave him money. how do you respond to that? >> right, well that friend also told ms. busby admitted on the stand he told miss busby that he just didn't remember. >> reporter: hurley argued to the court that hincapie was lying about something else. he says the escalator that hincapie says he ran down was working just fine and it was moving up, not down. >> he made the ridiculous claim, "he went down the up escalator." >> reporter: but perhaps the most dramatic part of the hearing was prosecutor hurley's cross-examination of johnny hincapie himself. hurley argued that hincapie was making up the whole story about falsely confessing. >> and it is the first time that you have ever alleged to a court that your confession was coerced by detective casey physically abusing you and making you memorize a story. is that correct? >> correct. >> the detective wasn't called to testify, but we tracked him down. and he denied ever abusing hincap

but palo alto fire chief eric nichols says last year, the station only responded to ten calls. >> but we decided that we would probably be a better use of taxpayer's dollars to handle more of the calls down here in the valley. versus staffing that station up there during fire season. >> reporter: but the president of the union representing palo alto firefighters says closing the station will put the community at risk. >> this station, although it's low frequency, as call volumes, it's high risk potential. the droughts have caused the brush to be thick and dry. it's hard getting access in and out of the foothills. the occasional road is pretty much the only way up and down. if something were to happen, it could be catastrophic. >> reporter: chief nichols says thanks to agreements with santa clara county fire department and other agencies, residents in the foothills will still be protected and response times should not change. but homeowners we talked to off-camera say they're not convinced. they say they felt safer knowing help was less than a mile away. >> reporter: the fire chief say

nichols admits his patience can be tested. >> when you get to the 150th speeding ticket.has learned lessons on the bench that can apply to life. >> if you get angry, take a break. brad: think before you form an opinion. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: very nice. thinkb check on the roadways. another place to be civil. jamie: exactly. especially on days like this. alexandria avenue. we have a nats game well underway but still seeing the volume heading 395. heading outbound volume as well passing by the pentagon. take a look at the 14th street bridge. you see how much volume we have. this is 66. there is a lot of volume. pastnutly street we are on -- past nutley street we are on a slow patch. let's talk about a crash heading westbound. solid red line. between 97 and davidsonville road. the left lane is blocked. so stay to the right. we are seeing a lot of volume. jonathan: thanks very much for that. we have new video of the deadly police confrontation in louisiana sparking outrage not just there but across the country. blood tests underway for congressional

. >> skip nichols owns heart of texas air balloon lives. the experienced pilot was among those killed. >>> new at 11:00, police arrested a man accused of a hit and run crash while driving drunk. it happened around 8:00 tonight at industrial boulevard in sleepy hollow. police say the driver of a blue pickup truck was racing another car when the truck slammed into a mercedes. three people in the truck ran away. a witness who saw the crash and went to help the victim says he couldn't believe it when he saw the driver run away. >> you just endangered somebody's life, you caused harm to them and you don't want to help out? you don't want to take responsibility for what you've done? >> police later found the driver of the car. >>> service is back to normal tonight after a fire on the tracks closed down walnut creek b.a.r.t. station. it happened just before 3:00 this afternoon. smoke could be seen for miles. it took firefighters 30 minutes to put it out. they think a power pickup paddle is to blame. >> if one of those paddles was stuck in an up po

nichols best friend, someone who loved to do what he did. man who took great pride in offering that service, to be able to give people an opportunity to take in the view of central texas, fred. >> and what more do we know about those who were onboard? >> at least 15 passengers who were onboard, all of them sadly did pass. we are now learning more about matt and sunday rowan, the newlywed couple who lived in san antonio not far from here. actually, just married this past february. we're told by someone close to them that her 5-year-old son, sunday's 5-year-old son jet was actually staying with his father at the time of the crash, and this morning, little jet got news about his mother's passing. and this is what we're seeing now, these human stories about the real toll of these people who were up early saturday morning to take in the view, and now their families are left to grieve. that includes a community having studied and lived in the area. i can tell you it is widespread, in and around the austin area, but it is still closely knit. a few

. >> katie nicholl, the author of "kate the future queen" is another reason we're obsessed, just wildlliam's younger brother, now 31, shed his playboy image and now a philanthropist. >> he's still having huge amounts of fun. just more careful about where he has that fun, and who it's with and most importantly, for him, that he stays off the front pages. >> harry fourth in line for the throne created the invictus games to compete in sports. >> i've served alongside soldiers all over the world. >> watched the challenge from the obamas, let's just call it the royals drop the mike moment. >> remember when you tell us to bring it at the invictus games? >> be careful what you wish for. boom. >> no, really. please. >> let's not forget, the queen has never, ever given and here she is with your grandson. i think it makes it more endearing so it's right on track. for a woman who reigned for over 60 years and just celebrated her 90th birthday, i think you have to say, hats off to her majesty. i think she's doing a fantastic job. >> the hottest summer bikini body. plus 30th anniversary. we flash

richard jordano is also on the set and maurice nick, you for joining us and professor nichols studies african-american studi studies. we talk about this thing called white supremacy, that white people have the advantages. and there are a lot of things that we're assigned to racism as the reason why blacks have not reached the epitome and have not realized their dreams in america. whether it's the reality or not, that white people have that kind of power, there's nothing in my life and my experiences that ever made me think that white people had some kind of super power. they put on their pants the same way i do, and go to class the same way i do, and they go to the bathroom the same way i do. and when they get sick, they get sick the same way i do. it can't be healthy, but a lot of young people believe today in order for them to see, they have to be three or five times better in order to compete with the so-called white man. as far as i'm concerned, and you compete with anybody but yourself. where does all this come from, dr. jordano, this belief that the major causes for why there's

. >> th late leonard nimoy wws also remember and michelle nichols was in attendance. >> what about n four? >> hemsworth. you're working with him now. >> that's right. >> are you heading from here to shoot? >> leave the premiere and head tore the set of "thor." >> i missed my flight to san diego, i lth almost didn't make it in time for thepremiere. but in true "e.t." fashion, grabbed a helicopter, came down the coast and that was just the beginning of our comic-con ♪ >> we just saw that you p less than two hours ago you were event, yes. >> so i, i just didn't post about it. oh, i'm on a pl fly through the air. >> comic-con -- >> i just adopted her five days ago. >> i just saw 45 minutes ago you chopped your hair. when did you do that? >> this morning. >> let me give you a little behind-the-scenes look at how "e.t." is taking over comic-con. aka the super bowl of pop culture, tv and film. first the suite. i want check it out. from our window the stars cannot only see the fans, but the fans can also s back in. >> you do whatever you because you're pregnant? >> i figure noone's going to

a man who works with the balloon company identified the pilot as skip nichols. according to relatives, paige brapson and her mother, laura lee, were also killed in. that crash. >>> coming up on news 4 six, hillary clinton hoping to gain voters' trust. up next, could one candidate bow out of the upcoming presidential >>> we turn now to decision 2016. donald trump firing back after being criticized by the parents of a fallen muslim u.s. soldier nbc's jennifer johnson has the details tonight. >> reporter: more controversy for donald trump. again, he's not backing down or apologizing. it started at the democratic national convention. >> have you ever read the united states constitution? >> reporter: when the parents of a fallen muslim u.s. soldier said their son wouldn't even be allowed to be in america if trump were president. trump had this response. >> we've had a lot of problems with radical islamic that's what i'd say. we have a lot of problems where you look at san bernardino, you look at orlando, the trade center. >> reporter: a legal consultant is nowic mroe

. >>> hans nichols reporting for us from the white house. he also speaks german. hans, you have been helpful in telling us the coverage we have been watching, and also the president's reaction to this? >> let's listen to what the president has to say. he spoke moments ago when he dropped in on the law enforcement meeting here. >> there were shootings in germany, and we don't yet know exactly what is happening there, but obviously our hearts go out to those who may have been injured. it's still an active situation. germany is one of our closest allies, so we are going to pledge all the support they may need. >> brian, there's a rhythm and routine to when president obama makes these statements and he has to make them all too frequently, and president obama and chancellor angela merkel have a great affinity for each other. you recall the government to government relationship has not been great, and there was a huge scandal in 2013 about spying on merkel's phone, was there eavesdropping? you will recall the cia station chief in berlin was kicked out of the country, an

skip nichols. >> his utmost concern was the safety of his passengers. >> is very, very rare we see an accident of this magnitude occur. elizabeth: fellow pilots and friends calling a crash of this magnitude rare. but worries about safety. just two years ago, the ntsb called for more regulation of the hot air balloon , citing operational deficiencies in the industry. at the time, the faa seemed more oversight unnecessary, and now officials say investigating this accident in texas is priority. mr. some walls -- mr. su mwalt: we are looking at ce of specs of the balloon. elizabeth: they will be looking at the humans and the environment. elizabeth her, abc news, texas. todd a 25,000 foot jump, right : out of a plane, aiming for a target smaller than a football field. rhondella: watch this. no parachute, no winged flying suit, but he made it. watch as luke aikins jumps out of the plane and free-falls 25,000 feet into a net on the ground in california. and he did it on live television. >> i mean, i'm almost levitating. it's incredible. the words, i almost -- i can't get them out of my mouth

the military went through process with goldwater-nichols in '80s.an't think of if we still had services separate from each other. the integrated command demonstrates we can gain more from the individual parts if we're able to integrate them in a common mission. i know people raised questions, you're bringing analysts together with case officers and operations officers and is this going to affect the integrity and objectivity of analysts? and i met with a new group of analysts earlier this week and i told them that, as an analyst, you should be thirsting for whatever data, whatever input, whatever additional perspectives you can get because that really is going to allow you to put all of those pieces together, and then for you to do the analysis and bring your tradecraft expertise to bear in order to provide the type of assessment and also finish analysis to the policymaker. operations officers and case officers who spent many, many years overseas, they have some real feel for what is going on in these societies and these cultures. so the analysts wa

friends have also identified the boy pilot as skip nichols, with heart of texas the hot hair about air balloon rides. miss former girl friend says he loving soaring through the skies. >> free spirit. loved fly, loved his dogs. would he lost a really sweet individual. a lot of people will be affected. he was very well-known. he was thoep becauknown because people. if you ever needed anything, he would give it to you. >> reporter: surprisingly there is very little regulation when it comes to these hot air balloon operations. in fact in 2014, the ntsb asked the faa to implement tougher safety policies. and greater oversight of these commercial operators. but at the time, the faa rejected the regulations saying that they were unnecessary because the risks were low. so it is not clear now about if the faa will reexamine those recommendations in the wake of this deadly accident. >> all right, casey, just so tragic. thank you. >>> and also in texas, police are looking for a suspect about who killed one person and injured four others in a shooting in downtown austin.abo who killed one person a

the the balloon bursting into flames and plunging to earth, killing pilot skip nichols and his 15 passengers. the ntsb says the balloon traveled eight miles before striking a high-powered transmission line. and investigators have found what may be the biggest help, a number of passenger electronics. >> and the fbi evidence response personal electronic devices, including cell phones, one ipad and three cameras. >> reporter: investigators say there was low cloud cover, about 500 feet. would you have flown with a 500-foot minimum on saturday? >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> because it doesn't give you room to get out of things that are in front of you. >> reporter: sports balloonists say the power lines, 170 feet tall, can be almost invisible from altitude. tonight,tr victims, including dr. mark and sunday rohan of san antonio. they were newlyweds. >> he and sunday were the cutest couple. everybody rooted for them. they really were. i mean, she was the sweetest thing and matou know, adored her. >> reporter: scheduled to play in a beach volleyball tournament after the balloon ride, he texted fri

nichol nicholas leslie had been studying in nice. the school confirmed his death.o two more arrests in connection with the attack. a man and woman were taken into custody, they make the sixth and 7 tseventh beingacquainbeing a.t >> it's difficult to struggle because if i hate them, they win. >> current death toll stands at 84. 18 people remain on life support. >>> in response to the attack, france has called up 12,000 reservists to help boost security. france's interior minister has appealed to all willing french patriots to sign up as reservists to help protect the country's borders. at the vatican, pope francis led a silent prayer for victims. the hope prayed for the end of terror and death of innocent. in france a sunday prayer service was held at nice's come cathedral for the victims of the bastille day truck attack. >>> i'm meteorologist erika martin. i have what to expect for your ten day outlook, but for today, there is a heat hazard in place. >>> and we're watching in lehigh valley, 78 around lehigh street, no big problems or delays. we'll check in with mor

. >> tim: mykayla skinner could be shocked and maggie nichols will be devastated. a year ago she was definitely on the team. was the only athlete in the usa that competed all four events in the gold medal runs. ragan smith with a tremendous future. it will be hard for her, for all of them. but you know what? i think the rationale is strong. >> al: you know, these young women have been hearing the word "rio" for four years now. in your world, nastia, the world championships are great. the nationals are great. you are constantly surrounded by olympic rings every day. >> nastia: absolutely. you live your life to compete at the olympic games. no matter how many world championship medals you have. like simone biles. to complete the entire thing. she wants multiple gold medals at the olympic >> al: are you surprised it took this long? >> tim: i am a little bit. >> al: you had it wrapped up. >> tim: you know, think they also want to show the girls that, you know, this was a hard decision. you know, you can't overstate it. they have worked their entire lives, given everyth

skip nichols, the pilot and owner of the company that operated the balloon, tonight being remembered by friends. >> he loved what he did. his utmost, utmost priority was the safety to his passengers. >> reporter: tonight, authorities telling us that many of the victims will need to be identified by their dental records, a process that could take weeks, even months. tom? a manhunt under way in austin, after one person was killed in unrelated shootings. authorities say the chaos began when this suspect, endicott mcray fired into a crowd. killing one woman and injuring three more. he remains at large. minutes later, shots fired in a parking lot nearby. in that incident, the gunman taken down by witnesses. authorities later confirmed, the incidents were unrelated. the zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes here. mosquito control continues to spray. still no travel warnings, but as eva pilgrim reports, there is anxiety, especially among women trying to have a baby. >> reporter: tonight, south florida on edge, waiting on test results to hear if more people have zika. >> it's really scary. >>

drug that killed sen the prince back in april small and from mexico it is not showing up more more nichols in the shoulders of black market pharmacy selenide online. >>reporter: drug enforcement agents say that these things are far more powerful and dangerous than the senses are used to treat cancer patients a to a deadly for even law-enforcement to protect against the fumes of santa long the d.a. is changing the operations urging all officers to stop testing the trucks in the field just in case the agents are now tearing the lifesaving over a shrug not for the victims but for themselves in this year than he is now proudly 75 days clean in northern california is a list of 14 overdose deaths have the link to come to fit pain pills but since a long. >>vicki liviakis: new information to that concern by the woman at the center of the sex scandal and other sort of public services been swept into the investigation we have confirmed to richmond firefighters are now under scrutiny for their reported involvement with the 18 year-old woman who goes by the name of celeste. >>haaziq madyun: there are

by nichols. what are you expecting tonight?ill this party unite between he progressives and the more moving am democrats head against donald trump? >> unification at a convention is a process. a e covered conventions for very, very long time. hen you've had a fight for a nomination, on the first night people come in with their passion, , with their very much in place. on the second night you have the the states te where get to cast their vote for the nomination. a very critical point at which everybody is heard. some et to demonstrate to extent. they hear nominating speeches. once you pass that point, that's when the real test of unification comes. for m not looking tonight all the signals of everything coming together or, frankly, of one e being at odds with another. tonight you look for, you know, the overall organization, the messages that the are delivered. but by wednesday, that's the you're really going to look to see if the folks who maybe came to this convention very different directions, and did so because of their dee

the pennies, nichols and the quart -- nickels and the quarters people leave behind at security. >> i would guess over a couple hundred thousand dollars a year. >> two or three million dollars. >> how about somewhere in the middle. federal numbers show in 2015 the t.s.a. collected $765,000 in loose change. nearly twice the amount from 2008. >> wow! that is a lot of money. chris: locally, reagan national pulled in $11,000. b.w.i., $13,000. dulles topped the list at $22,234. so what does the government do with the money? well, it keeps it. in a statement, the t.s.a. toll the i-team unclaimed money directed to critical aviation security programs. such as >> there was a bill to number unclaimed cash to millionaire charities. >> it's not their money. >> it passed in the house and stalled in the senate. the eight-term republican said we pay for security like precheck in taxes and fees. adding the unclaimed money to the budget and spending it, miller says the taxpayer is paying twice. for one service. >> adds they examine the fed's data we noticed strange inconsistencies. the nation's busies

. >> nichols moves a two under 69 round two. said he was playing stress free golf. they look rough out there. mickelson embracing the elements as the rain falls. >> i really enjoyed the challenge of this weather and these elements provided. and it was -- i thauft it was a good round to -- i thought it was a good round to back up the low round yesterday. >> and the beauty of the british open, you can breakfast while watching golf. mickelson makes up the pairing. again, it is game on over in scotland. >>> coming up, donald trump makes a key decision on twitter. . >>> starting out with hazy sunshine this morning, but some thunderstorms this afternoon. we'll pinpoint when th >>> rise and shine, dmv, 7. certainly a pleasant start. nick giovanni. >> not a 9, but a six or seven out of nine. >> summer. >> that's in the middle of the road. feeling like summertime. a couple of thunderstorms will e heavy rain falls. we have a yellow alert later today. don't cancel your plans, but it's a good day to keep your app on hand. you can track all of the showers and storms that form on

it was good to get a fresh set of eyes and based on the recommendation of general nichols then as well as secretary carter and chairman dunford and following extensive consultations with the national security team is both congress and the afghan government and our international partners, announcing additional adjustment to our posture. instead of going down to 5500 troops by the end of this year, the united states will maintain a really 8400 troops in afghanistan into next year to the end of my administration. the narrow meshes signed will not change their main focus on support focus on supporting afghan forces in going after terrorists. maintaining forces that the specific level based on our assessment of the conditions and strength of afghan forces will allow us to continue to provide support to help afghan forces continued to improve. from coalition in jalalabad and kandahar will continue supporting nafta and oysters on the ground and in the air and continue supporting critical counterterrorism operations. reaffirming the enduring commitment of the 90s case of afghanistan and its pe

elizabeth: among those killed the pilot and the owner of the , company that operated the , skip nichols. >> he loved what he did. his utmost was the safety to his passengers. >> it's very, very rare we see an incident of this magnitude occur in the united states. elizabeth fellow pilots and : friends calling the accident tragic but rare. this crash is raising again questions about safety. just two years ago, the ntsb called for more regulation of the hot air balloon tour industry. in a letter to the faa, citing industry. at the time, the faa deemed more oversight unnecessary. and now, before those recommondations are revisited, officials say investigating this accident early as priority. >> we're looking at the operation of the balloon, the pilot, the company that operated the balloon. we'll be looking at the maintenance aspects of this balloon. elizabeth: in short, ntsb officials say they look at three things when it comes to these elizabeth hur, abc news, near lockhart, texas. todd: new tonight, we're learning details about a murder-suicide involving former rhode island police officer

people are piling back the nichols. minutes.se are the let second deeper dive into the terminal. can find the following chart using the function you see the bottom of the screen, g #btv, and whatever number the chart is. joe: i'm looking at a remarkable chart, 30 year yield on treasuries versus the s&p 500 dividend yield. the blue york is -- blue line is 30 year treasury. thefor the first time since financial crisis, 30 year government bonds have a lower coupon than the trending developed bond on the s&p 500 dealt that -- dividend yield. matt: i find it fascinating. i did not know this until use did earlier. -- until you did earlier on battle with the charts. stocks are the place to be, you get return. if the momentum continues in bond, yuan price capital gains. --you want price capital gains. joe: we thought we might see this coming to an end, that people are concerned. extraordinary reversal. matt: the other thing your chart says to me is, stocks are moving higher. bonds are moving lower. how can that be at the same time ? that leads us to the correlation chart i have got. 1932

and i made john snow references saying thing like john snow is the nikki nichols of "games of thronesing that around. i'm doing that guy a favor. i get through this whole day gangbusters. i did not reveal a single spoiler. and i go-- i was visiting my boyfriend, tiny airport in burbank-- this story is so long-- and then it's an empty airport. and i'm really patting myself on the back, like, "good job, kid." >> stephen: you made it through everything and didn't reveal anything. >> yeah. and then a nice, lovely t.s.a. agent says, "i'm such a big fan of the show. are you coming back this year?" and without looking, without blinking, i said, "yes, of course." ( laughter ) such a weird moment. >> stephen: he legally could detain you at that point. >> so, of course, then i go full-scale panic. one thing leads to another-- nothing happened. that's the point of the story. everything's fine. >> stephen: i got this photograph right before i came out here. you've been in the business for a long time. >> oh, yeah. >> stephen: you're used to dealing with keeping spoilers. what are you doing here?

i want to bring in ryan chilcote who is in london, as well as john nichols waits. cameron has just wrapped up in the last hour his final speech as prime minister of the united kingdom. give us a wrap of what he said. a lot of people are commenting that he --

friend have also identified the pilot, skip nichols, with heart of texas hot air balloon rides. his girlfriend said he loved soaring through the skies, was an all around good guy. >> free spirit, loved people, loved earth, rescued dogs. we lost a really sweet individual. a lot of people will be effected. he was very well known. he was known because he helped people as well. if you ever needed anything, he would give it to you. >> surprisingly there's very little regulation when it comes to hot air balloon operations. in fact, in 2014 the ntsb asked the faa to implement tougher safety policies and greater oversite of the commercial hot air balloon operators. at that time two years ago the faa rejected the regulations saying they were unnecessary because the risks were low. it is not clear if the faa will re-examine that decision in the wake of the accident that killed 16 people. eric? >> all right, thanks so much. >>> the military playing the role in both parties' conventions, now there's debate whether it should be. this comes after chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey,

michelle nicholls was in attendance, but what about this guy coming back for number four.re you heading right from here? >> i'm leaving this premier tonight and head to the set of thor. >> reporter: you got to see what happened when we break out high school year book photos. >> i want to see your high school year book photo. >>> let's check back in with kevin. >> all week long stars have been dropping by our e.t. suite. and we got them to devulg a couple of secrets. >> we're heaving the best time ever. >> would you ever dress up in a costu costume? >> no, no. ♪ >> reporter: now, let me give you a little behind-the-scenes look at how et is taking over comi-con. from our window, the stars can see the fans and the fans can see right back in. we were watching you on snapchat this morning and we thought we'd throw a couple snapchat gofers on you guys. ♪ fun tonight >> technology today is so much fun. >> reporter: everything we do is going to facebook live. we snapchat. >> what's up, you're on the red carpet. >> having the best time ever. >> ever. >> reporter: and i want you to

. >> tim: mykayla skinner could be shocked and maggie nichols will be devastated. a year ago she was definitely on the team. was the only athlete in the usa that competed all four events in the gold medal runs. ragan smith with a tremendous future. it will be hard for her, for all of them. but you know what? i think the rationale is strong. >> al: you know, these young women have been hearing the word "rio" for four years now. in your world, nastia, the world championships are great. the nationals are great. you are constantly surrounded by olympic rings every day. >> nastia: absolutely. you live your life to compete at the olympic games. no matter how many world championship medals you have. like simone biles. to complete the entire thing. she wants multiple gold medals at the olympic games. >> al: are you surprised it took this long? >> tim: i am a little bit. >> al: you had it wrapped up. >> tim: you know, think they also want to show the girls that, you know, this was a hard decision. you know, you can't overstate it. they have worked their entire lives, given