hailey flicker in and regan smith hope to go 1-2 in the butterfly.nd katie ledecky looking to win a sixth gold medal in the 4 by 200 meter free style relay. it's a lot of action in the pool tonight. >> that ledecky is a machine. >> she is. >> a water machine. >> that 1,500 last night, it was like 15 minutes long. >> i know. and she dominated. it wasn't even close. she was going to nab et from the beginning. >> she's superhuman. >> my arms were tired just watching. >> that's going to do it for us. >>> the "olympic zone" is next with ross. stay tuned. >>> jacoby! >> jacoby up there in lane three. >> challenging schumacher. we've got ten meters left. lydia jacoby, the 17-year-old from alaska is going to win gold for the united states. alaska has an olympic gold medallist. >> the tokyo olympics, brought to you locally on nbc by nissan. >>> coming up on "the olympic zone." the sport that focuses more on mind than body. >> i think mentally is way more than most people assume. >> and he's come from the streets to the olympic stage. >> can he stick this tric

going for gold, regan smith frech off of setting an olympic record and the women's and men's 100 meter backstroke. >>> later the u.s.a. men's rugby 7 team will look to stay undefeated in pool play against south africa. all of that and much more as the tokyo olympic games continue here. >>> a burial has been running. . he placed second in the 5,000 meter race. but as a daca recipient born in guatemala, he can't run for the u.s. because he's not a citizen, not a legal permanent resident. his home country of guatemala invited him to join the team. he won special permission to travel to tokyo. his first event the preliminary 5,000 meter race happens august 3rd. you can follow along with our local athlete tracker right on our trending bar. >>> well, up next, fed up with rampant crime, the bay area mayor's unique approach to getting young people off the streets and out of gangs. >>> five or ten-minute phone call could save you thousands of dollars and countless heart ache. we have a wildfire checkup for you next. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jack cornery. i'll have an updated look at the weat

watch that at 7:00 here on nbc bay area. 25 minutes later, stick around for stanford's regan smith.n the 200 meter fly. and then catch the men's water polo team led by stanford's alex bowen. they'll try to stay undefeated, they're going to take on italy at 10:00. that's going to be on the usa network. >> i have fingers crossed for ryan murphy. he was with me in rio. i really want him to do well. >> yes. you have a personal connection. >> i know, i have my list of athletes. >> see you back here at 4:00. >>> tonight, frustration and confusion over the cdc's mask guidance reversal with covid now surging in all 50 states. >>> and breaking news. the washington nationals game postponed after 12 positive tests. >>> the cdc defending its call for fully vaccinated people to mask up inrea of high or substantial transmission. many cities, states and businesses scrambling to adapt. other states rejecting the new guidance outright. president biden today wearing a mask outside at the white house, and now google and face

however, there was regan smith who had come in from the usa as the fastest qualifier, howeverthe qualifieraustralian won qualifier, howeverthe australian won it with the record. then there was the 100 metres breaststroke, women's, also really exciting with a surprise result. a 17—year—old from alaska, their first ever gold medal in the pool, and the olympics, and that went to lydia jacobi who kept the favourite south african in qualifying. speaking of moments in history, one for bermuda as well? absolutely, in the triathlon this morning. there is a tropical storm here. the triathlon for the woman was delayed this morning by about 15 minutes. they got into the water, did their 1500 metres swim. you could see the impact of the rain on the roads when they were out on the bikes. we saw an awful lot of surface water on the roads when they were on their 40—kilometre bike ride. flora duffy managed it really well. when she got into a run, which is ten kilometres around tokyo, she was able to pull clear. she is a wonderful story. she was world champion twice in a 2016 and 2017. she has been a domin

." >>> she already set a new olympic record in the backstroke, tonight 19-year-old regan smith swims >> i was terrified of not being able to see the wall, i would refuse to do backstroke. i would cry if i had to do it. >> reporter: but how far she has come. she has set three world records at age 17. >> this is unbelievable. smith is going to -- >> reporter: what was it like when you broke world record after world record after world record? >> it was really crazy just because going into that meet, i didn't think i was capable of doing that. >> reporter: regan first started swimming inspired by her big sis renna. >> i pushed really hard because i wanted to follow in my sister's footsteps. >> reporter: and how old are you? >> i was 7. i won i had so much fun. i looked so silly. i was wearing a tankini. i looked ridiculous but i loved it. >> reporter: at what point did you start thinking you might be able to get to the olympics. >> i remember my fifth grade year book quote and it said what do you want to be when you grow up? and i said olympic swimmer. >> reporter: she may be still growi

while on the women's side, regan smith and hali flickinger ended a 21-year drought winning the silver and bronze in the women's 200 meter butterfly. the first to medal in the event. simone biles is still the most talked about story after her withdrawal from the competitions to protect her mental health. it resonates with gold medal gymnast dominique moceanu who posted the video of when she hit her head on the balance beam during the atlanta games. her right leg bandaged due to a stress fracture. she said the decision means we have a say in our own health, a say i never felt i had as an olympian. aimee boorman coached biles for years including when she won gold in rio. she hopes this has a positive impact on athletes going forward. do you think this could change the sport forever? >> i'm hoping it does. you don't have to wear this thick skin all the time. it's okay to be human and have human moments. sometimes they happen at inopportune times, but it's okay. it doesn't matter when they happen. you're still human at the end of the day. >> reporter: biles acknowledged the reason from peo

however there was regan smith from the usa, he had been the fastest qualifier.ralian who won that with an olympic record. and then there was the 100 metres breaststroke for women, which was also really exciting, a total surprise resulting —— result in that because we had a 17—year—old from alaska, the first ever gold medal in the pool in the olympics and went to lydia jacoby, who hit the favourite south african, who had been setting all the good times in qualifying, tatjana schoenmaker, to the gold. so a wonderful result. speaking of moments in history, sarah, there was one for bermuda as well. absolutely, in the triathlon this morning. you know there's a little bit of a tropical storm here. the triathlon for women was delayed this morning by about 15 minutes or so. they got into the water today, they did the 1500 metre swim. you could see the impact of the rain on the roads, it was very slippy. we saw an awful lot of surface water on the roads when they were on the a0 kilometre bike ride, which laura duffy managed it really well. when she got into her run, whic