, you can see from ryan murphy, the cal grad. let's move on now, a lot of concern here in tokyo on this friday for bmx rider connor fields. it's tough to watch. a crash during his competition. he remains in a tokyo hospital. here's the good news. we got to accentuate that. he is awake and recovering. fields is the defending gold medalist. finally this morning, let's talk ramen life in tokyo in a quarantine. here in japan you can get about anything in a vending machine, clothes, groceries, gifts, toys, and yes, even a full meal. take a look. this was our dinner. are you ready? you go to one of these fancy vending machines, nothing like in the united states, and you put in your money, you have a bunch of options to choose from. i just punched in i think option 7 there, out comes a ticket, that order goes right to the kitchen and then voila, it comes right out here to your table, you get a great bowl of rahman and look at the view at the patio, sbes view in the city overlooking tokyo bay. pretty amazing. laura, marcus and mike, i lo

cal's ryan murphy swims in the men's 200 meter backstroke semis. area. 25 minutes later, stick around for stanford's regan smith. she's going to be going for gold in 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, a

ryan murphy saying this, i am swimming in a race that's not clean. he did not point the finger at his opponent. happy with the results of this race. murphy won silver medal. he won three gold medals at the 2016 rio gain. murphy adds a short while ago, i got 15 thoughts in my head and 13 of them would get me in trouble. >>> let's talk about sunisa lee now. it is a true story of america. it is great to see. here in tokyo it was simply sunisa lee capturing the hearts of the global audience. not only the hmong descend but the first to win the all around individual award. >> this video is going viral. her family watching in oakdale, minnesota, and suni lee feels the love. >> it makes me cry every time i see it. i love my whole family, i love the hmong community. i would not be here without them and this medal is dedicated to them because without them this dream would not be possible. >> so nice to see her dad in this interview. she mentioned the hmong community. he's my photographer here, he's hmong american. the proud he felt watching suni lee. mikey is b

among the superstars for team usa, three-time gold medalist ryan murphy. genuine and humble, but a beast in the pool. he grew up in florida but now lives in berkeley. he loves the east bay so much, he stayed after graduating from cal. i asked him why he chose cal? >> i just viewed it from the swimming perspective, i like the training strategy, i like the team, i wanted to go to a good school and i like the area. it was complete culture shift from where i grew up in florida and that was something that i think was important for me. i think that helped me grow up a lot and i think it's honestly the best decision i ever made. >> i'm going to let you get back to training. before we go, dude, happy 26th birthday a little bit early. >> yes, yes. thank you so much. this is one -- it's making me feel a little bit old. i'm on the back end of my 20s now and i'm like, man, that's -- that's not quite as fun as like a 21st or 22nd birthday. >> some advice from an old guy, don't say you're old. 26, you're a kid. >> thank you, thank you. that's what i needed. >> i tuned h

swimmer ryan murphy telling reporters "it is a huge mental drain on me throughout the year to know i'm swimming in a race that's probably not clean." murphy, who won gold in the 100 and 200 meter backstroke in rio, lost both olympic titles to eyvgeny rylov from russia. >> rylov gets the gold! kolehnikov gets the silver. and murphy gets the bronze.r: r are banned from competing under their own flag but some think that's enough. after a massive state-sponsored doping program was discovered and drug testing enforcement was loosened during the pandemic. >> tweeting, seeing a drew who shouldn't be here walking away a silver is a nasty feeling. murphy saying he wasn't accusing his competitor who's denied doping. >> my intent is not to make any allegations here. congratulations to evgeny. i do believe there is doping in swimming. >> reporter: meanwhile, the biggest question of the games -- will simone biles vie for an individual medal. the superstar whose exit from the team and all-around competitions shocked the world, revealing on instagram today she is still experiencing a phenomenon that

ryan murphy tells us, i'm swimming in a race that's probably not clean. >> i do believe there's dopingam training to be the absolute best athlete i can be, and so i don't have time to get involved in this situation. but there is a situation and that's -- like that's a problem. >> that's a problem. ryan murphy saying this after he finished second in the 200 meter backstroke winning a silver medal behind yevgeny rylov who won gold. it's almost 7:00, 15, 20 yards to my left is our buddy. take a look. >> the "today" show starts at 7:00 a.m. on nbc bay area coming up next. >> right now, come on, where are you going? there's nothing else to do. sit there and watch us in the bay area. it's fantastic. as that fog rolls in. it's the best. >> the eye movement is what's classic about that. take it away. our friend al roker getting ready to go on the "today" show a few minutes from now, a couple doors down from me in tokyo. take it away. >> love it. >> how cool is that. raj mathai, you've got the best assignment. thanks. >> have a great weekend. >> looks pretty good here as he mentioned, the fog r

.>>> former cal swimmer ryan murphy. at cal he wasn't able to cash in. medicalist heading to tokyo. he still living in berkeley and cashing in on his success, speedo, eli lily on his big deals >> it's fantastic. all that kind of moot, so quickly here at the end. i think it's fantastic, definitely going to be a learning curve for some athletes. my advice is don't try to rush into getting any deals right now. make sure you understand what your value is before you sign the dotted line on anything. that's probably the biggest thing i'm nervous about is people rushing into deals and inadvertently lowering their value long term. but i think at the end of the day, really good move. i'm happy for the athletes that they can now do everything that everyone else is doing and not be restricted by these rules by ncaa >>> he was a business major at cal, so this is something he knows well. by the way, we will see murphy in tokyo, the opening ceremony is july 23rd. >>> up next, we have a date. governor newsome's recall election. we will tell you when and how much. also

i even just spoken to ryan murphy a short while ago.hat would it mean to make the team go out and dominate then come home with a gold? >> that would be huge. i put a lot of work into this and so many people around me have put a lot of work into me. >> this champion was out touched and placed third. this was a an event they have not lost since 1992. you never see them lose russia went 1-2. murphy has a chance to defend the 200 meter back later this week. that surprised me. this shocked me. you see here who placed third. lily king a heavy favorite. look at this reaction. they lost their minds. this is the first elastic born just 17 years old. there's only one 50 meter pool and type in the entire state. switching to baseball. andrew is looking green and gold. here is a couple minor lingers. here's the claim throwing arm to get to the postseason lineup. first-place giants with those big bats. he has had his first career no one on the team has matched like that. i think he likes those moments. he wants to be in those moments and he wants to

swimmer ryan murphy has two of them and is generating controversy. after his last race, murphy said, i don't know if it was 100% clean and that bee ofhingse t pa heansp coy or competitor. he later said he was talking about officials needing to get illicit drugs out of the games after russia was kicked out in 2019 for doping. the country was only allowed to compete as a separate entity this time. as the russian olympic committee. for time to recognize this week's students rising above scholar. all of us missed opportunities in life we wish we hadn't. for this student, a second chance at a job opportunity is paying off. elizabeth cook has her story. >> reporter: it is true, one moment can change a person's life and for diamond allen, that moment almost did not happen. >> i kept receiving a call from a number, i did not know if i would answer. who keeps calling from san francisco? >> the cause kept coming from a san francisco nonprofit providing crowd funded loan progress to underserved communities worldwide. the offer was an internship offer diamond ap

. >> ryan murphy sent out this message on twitter before leaving for japan. >> all right, everyone, we are off to tokyo. cannot wait for this summer's olympics. >> yes, mur murphey is a three- gold medallist. he's one of the captains for the usa swimming team. raj mathai talked to him while he was training in oahu. >> reporter: you are one of the faces of team usa for the entire team. is that something you embrace? or is that something an added pressure that you don't necessary lie like? >> it's something you grow into. over the years i've been put into leadership roles going all the way back to high school. you gradually get pushed into leadership roles as you get older in college. it's the same thing on the national level. people are looking to you for advice. >> this one-year delay, were you indifferent about it? you know, for me, when the decision initially came down, obviously, challenging. i thought i was in a good spot no march 2020. i took a couple weeks off and really refocussed for this year. and sitting here now i do feel confident that i'm better than i was a year ago. i ma

. >> reporter: ryan murphy comes up short defending his 2016 goal, earning silver behind the russian. >> 49.5. >> reporter: the u.s. has a chance for even more medals in the final swimming races this weekend. >> i still got to take care of some business here and get my mind right and keep going. >> reporter: baseball makes its return after 13 years, the an 8 against israel. serbian novak against the germ. and in fields out of the finals. he's now awake and stable after being rushed to the hospital. and some drama for team usa on the track. they were disqualified during prelims for the 4 by 4 mixed team relay. but overnight there was an appeal and that decision was overturned. so, they'll still be in the running for that gold medal. live in tokyo, i'm liz mclaughlin, janelle, back to you. >> thanks so much, liz. >>> this is what to watch for in prime time. at 6:30, tom shields goes for gold in the 100 meter butterfly. 16 minutes later, katie ledecky looks for her 7th gold medal. she swims in the 800 meter free. and mexico takes on south korea in soccer on telemundo 48. >>> he's not jus

for the men, ryan murphy won the bronze in the 100 meter backstroke. it's the first time since 1992 that the american men lost a backstroke race in the olympics. >>> coming up, britney's battle. >>> and driver disturbance. the problems caused by a woman waving a trump 2024 flag outside the minnesota capitol. this is the "cbs morning news." my psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff, swollen... painful. emerge tremfyant™. with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...can uncover clearer skin and improve symptoms at 16 weeks. tremfya® is the only medication of its kind also approved for adults with active psoriatic arthritis. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. tremfya®. emerge tremfyant™. janssen can help you explore cost support options. it's a simple fact: nothing kills more germs on more surfaces tremfya®. emerge tremfyant™. than lysol spray. it's a sim

ryan murphy goes back in the water for the men's 200 meter backstroke semifinals. butterfly and don't miss the men's water polo team taking on italy starting at 6:00 tonight here on bay area. >>> live from tokyo in a few minutes with a latest headlines including simone biles dropping out of yet another competition. >>> plus, kari tracking the forecast for us here at home. >> starting with cooler. >>> right now at 5:00, the worst drought in years. leading to dangerous fire conditions. the new impact it's having on bay area wildlife, water and your wallet. >>> a teenager's trip to mexico ends with the trip to the e.r. the woman attacked by a crocodile now telling her frightening story. >>> we have the latest on simone biles, the decision about tomorrow and what's happening behind the scenes with team usa gymnastics. we'll see you in a few minutes.

, quote, probably not clean. >> going to the wall and win another gold. >> reporter: team usa's ryan murphyame in less than a second behind russia to bring home silver thursday in the men's 200-meter backstroke. afterward murphy made an even bigger splash by suggesting drugs may have been a factor in the race. >> i don't know if it was 100% clean and that's because of things that have happened over the past. >> reporter: murphy gave no evidence and did not point to any specific country or competitor. he later said it wasn't his intention to make any allegations, but his comments about officials needing to get illicit drugs out of the games come after russia was kicked out in 2019 for doping. the country was allowed only to compete as a separate entity. the russian olympic committee -- >> suni lee who is in the top spot, she is going to win the olympic all-around gold medal. >> reporter: it was a moment, a long time in the making for team usa's suni lee. as the 18-year-old edged out brazil to bring home the gold. [ cheers and applause ] just as excited, a crowd of more than 300 near lee's ho

i even spoke to ryan murphy just before the event.would it mean to make the team go out, dominate, medal and come home with a gold? >> it would be huge. i put a lot of work into this and so many people around me have put a lot of work into me. >> his family watching from florida as murphy, world record holder to the men's one hundred meter back and defending olympic champion. he was out touched and placed third this is an event the united states had not lost since 1992. bronze, third in the world to murphy, you just never see him loose. murphy has a chance to defend the 200 back later this week. that surprised me. this shocked me. the 100-meter breast stroke. look at this rein seaward alaska. the firstborn olympic swimmer from alaska and she won gold, only 17 years old. >>> how does andrew look in green and gold? we will find out. the a's gave the cubs a couple of minor leaguers for him. he was an earned run average of two. past the mustache. the swagger and the flame throwing arm to try to help oakland get to the postseason finish li

ryan murphy expected to win in the men's 100 back in the best qualifying time.ld record and the olympic record. he was a gold medalist in rio. lilly king is swimming today. expect her to do well in the pool. she's in the breaststroke. the women's 100 also coming up later tonight here in tokyo, the women's gymnastics final where all eyes will be on team usa, but specifically on some own bile. so right now in the medal count team usa second as a country expect those numbers to climb in just a few hours. so now i know simone biles as she is a star from which competition committee. can we expect more gold 14 us am assuming gymnastics has to be one of them. >> well, yes. and the u.s. women's gymnastics team has won gold in the last 2 olympics. they're going for a three-peat simone biles already considered the best gymnast of our time. she's going to compete in all 5 events and what's crazy about her is crazy in a good way. of course, as talented as she is, she still leads in the all around after having not her best day in the qualifying round where she stepped out of

. >>> controversial comments from ryan murphy, the accusations he's making about his spot after bringing for team usa. our raj is live in tokyo tracking the firestorm. this is "today in the bay." >>> broadcasting to your television and streaming on nbc nbcbayarea.com. take us on the go. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. i'm marcus washington.

cal's ryan murphy swims in the backstroke semis.tick around for stanford's regan smith going for the gold in the 200 meter fly. and you can catch the men's water polo team led by alex bowen, try to stay undefeetd. they take on italy at 10:00 on the usa network. we've got a lot tonight. >> a indoors. it is hot outside. it's going to stay kind of warm even into later tonight. it's not going to cool down much. >> it's going to be a slow drop for us, and we're sticking to the heat as we move through tomorrow as well. we'll bring you into the micro climate forecast and get you going for the next few hours and days. we of course are in the bay area where microclimates are all around but they are definitely in effect today. this is san francisco with the fog rolling in on sutro tower and back to the inland valleys, it is hot and hazy. check out the temperature difference. right now in san francisco, 67 degrees. winds out of the northwest at 23. so, cool, brisk wind. back into livermore, 96. so, 29 degrees hotter towards the tri-valley. win

>> reporter: in the pool, ryan murphy took silver in the 200- meter backstroke losing gold to a russianer. but what murphy later said about the race made waves. the russians are competing this year under sanctions stemming from previous doping scandals. >> i don't know if it was 100% clean, and that's because of things that have happened over the past. >> reporter: tonight, one of the world's biggest tennis stars is out. novak djokovic's quest for gold in the same year he won all four majors ended with a straight set loss. and world champion simone biles gave her strongest indication yet she may not compete in next week's finals. she posted video of her crashing to the mat yesterday with what is known as a bad case of the "twisties." what are twisties? >> twisties are kind of when the brain stops communicating with the body and the body decides to do one thing and the brain wants to do another. and so, the athlete feels very out of control.ah, ic for the women's soccer team came the same day the men's team tols team told a federal court ba a federal court back home it strongly backs the

cal alum ryan murphy, he still lives in berkeley and is the defending gold medallist from the rio olympics. today he gets bronze in the 100 backstroke. two russian swimmers win silver and gold, the first time since 1992 that the u.s. has not won gold in the backstroke. katie zaferes wince the bronze medal as well. she lived in santa cruz until recently. the 32-year-old now lives in south carolina. she is a two-time olympian and today wins her first olympic medal. let's talk family now. could you imagine as a parent, all those years of little league or practicing and all that training, and now you can't go to the olympics to watch your son or daughter? that's the sad reality for many of the olympic families, including the courtney family in marin county, but they are cheering on their daughter kate courtney who goes for gold tonight. here in tokyo, we're not missing the love. we're missing the families. those embraces of joy. the hugs for mom and cheek to cheek. so now. it's face time to get time with your loved oning. >> this is brutal. not being able to be there, and we've had such little

cal's ryan murphy goes for another med at 6:50 right here.tes later another golden bear goes for gold. abbey weitzeil swims in the women's 100 free. if beach volleyball is your sport, watch alix klineman. she and april ross try to stay undefeated at 5:00 on cnbc. you can follow our bay area athletes by heading over to nbcbayarea.com. we have another athlete tracker on our trending bar. >> thosehard. the tennis playerse looking at temperature friday of 97. on and off thunderstorms. next week, athletes have been complaining lately. it's off the charts. it's going to feel like 102 monday, 102 tuesday, 101 wednesday and 1000 tho look at . today they were going to have a dew point of 76. you can see on that chart -- >> miserable. >> heat cramps, heat stroke, heat exhaustion. >> that's really time. >> that's why the danger is out there for them. back here at home we've had a touch of humidity. some people have been complaining a little bit, but nothing close to that. you can see 96 there tomorrow and then we'll be in the upper 80s to 90 as we hit t

later in the evening, ryan murphy jumping in the pool going for gold in the 100 meter backstroke. that coverage continues online. you can sign up for daily news letter. five to watch. and stream some live competition. it's all there. you can head to nby bay area.com. more olympic athletes test positive over seas here at home dr. fauci says first of all mask guidelines could be changing. and san mateo county they will be changing in and changing tomorrow. to fight the surging delta variant. we have more. >> this is under active consideration. >> five words catching attention today. dr. fauci says federal health leaders are considering a new recommendation that of vaccinat. covid cases soaring to 40,000 per day in the u.s. nearly four times the daily average in mid-june. and feds are monitoring surges leek the one in l.a. wear masks are already required for everyone inside. >> the local officials have the discretion and the cdc agrees with that ability. >> in the morning it will be the law in every single building operated by san mateo county. vaccinated or not. you must wear a mask

ryan murphy lives in berkley with his girlfriend. he says when it gets to him, he will see a sports psychologist or counselor to help him through it. >> if i feel like i've got a lot on my plate, i'll talk to someone, get stuff down. i do yoga, stretching. those help me lower my stress levels. >> very honest there. 26 years old. no family or friends here. long distance support from mom and dad. he will swim tonight in the back stroke. happening live. speaking of mom, she usually packs him, ready for this? a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. >> before i go to a session, i'm eating that every time. she made it for me growing up. when i got to college, i kept it going. >> we'll see him today in the ready room. talking simone biles now. we are used to perfection. team usa had some stumbles. they finished second. team usa goes into the team final a little shaken. that is tomorrow. >> aside from the olympians. other gold medallists here are the meteorologists. typhoon weather creeping up. i came ready for the heat and humidity. no one told

and setting the goal for most goals by a water polo player and ryan murphy comes up shortsilve >>> the more games and matches that we watch in the tokyo lmss, the more we're seeing the of it. garvin thomas has shared some special moments already and he joins us with the last 24 hours. >> it is always bringing us new and wonderful stuff. let's start in the pool and share a moment that happened last night in the women's 200 meter breaststroke final and this makes the olympics special. this is the moment south africa realized that she set a world record. tears start flowing. and who were the first to congratulate her, the two americans, that she just beat. it turns into a group hug in the pool. but laser amazing. and that played out live on get to see. irish rowers just won that country's first gold medal since 2012 and the first ever in rowing. this is the team waiting for them as they return to the olympic village. the entire olympic team was waiting for them and applauding them and singing to them. such a touching moment. >>> and janelle, terry, it is quiz time. what is this man doing?

and the richardson al jazeera, tokyo americans, former ryan murphy, has said his 200 liter back stroke. final probably wasn't drug free or if he claimed the silver metal behind russian swimmer. if guinea roll off who one and then olympic record time athletes from russia participate has the russian olympic committee as part of sanctions for past doping offences. the american says he wasn't directly accusing any of his competitors, but was talking about the sport in general. well, i think the thing that that's frustrating is that you can't answer that question with with 100 percent certainty. and i think over the years that's i mean, that's kind of come out and and so yeah, i don't want that. i can't answer that question. i don't know if it was 100 percent clean and and that's because the things that have happened over the past. no. yes. to double check. no, i've always been for clean competition. i've always been tested and i always fill out my documents from the bottom of my heart. i'm for clean support. i've devoted my entire life to the sport. so i don't even know how to react to tha

. >> 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 facebook joining the growing list of companies mandating vaccines for employees. >>> also tonight, simone biles withdrawing from another olympic event to focus on her mental health. will she return to the mat here in tokyo? and my conversation with the legendary michael phelps. his message of support for biles and while he calls this moment a game c

for example, us women, ryan murphy, who love to a russian, took a veiled flight by saying that he probably, that it probably wasn't a teen race. a comment that he later tracked on. but by dan a british swim, i had also come out and couldn't help me could dig about state sponsored. don't hang out to the russian who beat them. he said, my bold metal is the combination of nothing but in life. from dedication. yes. to double the sport, i have always stood for nothing but clean competition. i haven't always been tested and i always go out to my documents. i've devoted my entire life to the sport and i would never be able to forgive myself if i use some doping. so i don't even know how to react to mobile, how well both those comments might not seem direct to the any one particular or country. others very openly was quite frankly, the epitome of soul lose one us row, for example, said that russians shouldn't even be seen the crew who shouldn't even be here. walk away with the silver is a nasty feeling really disappointing overall. and i feel for the other f as in the, a final now tell me might be

. >> reporter: in the pool, team captain ryan murphy would silver in the 200 meter backstroke, laterring his frustration about doping in the sport. >> i do believe there is doping in swimming. >> reporter: the gold medalist a swimmer from the russian olympic committee who has insisted he is clean. murphy didn't directly accuse him, but raised questions about the race. 't know if it was 100% clean. >> reporter: while lilly king and lazor their race unfolded exactly as they planned. >> lilly king is pushing to the wall for silver and lazor gets the bronze. >> reporter: when lazor's father passed away unexpectedly in april, king vowed to make this moment happen. >> when that actually happened, i don't think anyone prepares you for that emotion. >> tom, we have at least one american here who thought she was done competing but may give it another shot. >> the urn biles has creat another stay in japan and m replace biles on the vault for sunday. >> thank you very much. >>> in western colorado, everyone is safe after a storm caused mud slides on i-70. dozens of vehicles got stuck, trapping

cal graduate and swimming superstar ryan murphy sent out this message on twitter before leaving for japan >> all right everyone. we are off to tokyo. i cannot wait for the summer olympics. >> he is a three-time gold medalist looking forward to defending his gold medals in the 100 and 200 meter back stroke and is also a captain for u.s.a.'s swim team. we talked to murphy while he was in training camp in oahu. >> reporter: you are one of the faces of team u.s.a. swimming, team u.s.a. for the entire team. is that something you embrace or just added pressure you don't necessarily like? >> i mean, i think it is something you naturally grow into. it is something that over the years, like af been put in leadership roles going all the way back to the high school. like i was captain of the high school and then you go into college and you gradually get pushed into leadership roles as you get older in college and it is the same thing on the international level i guess as you go to more of these competitions people are looking to you for advice. >> this one-year delay did it help you or hurt you or a

after losing gold to a russian competitor, american swimmer ryan murphy suggesting the sport probably wasn't clean. but there was a big win for the u.s. women's soccer team, advancing to the semifinals in a nail-biter. here's james longman. >> reporter: tonight, megan rapinoe and the u.s. women's soccer team keeping their olympic dream alive. >> megan rapinoe into the top corner! and the usa wins, 4-2, on penalties. > reporter: defeating the netherlands, advancing to the semifinal. and covid a concern, but it's doping that has some athletes really worried here.mmer ryan m telling reporters, it is a huge mental drain on me throughout the year to know i'm swimming in a race that's probably not clean. murphy, who won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke in rio, lost both olympic titles to eyvgeny rylov from russia. >> rylov is going to go to the wall with another gold. >> reporter: russian athletes are banned from competing under their own flag. and their team is called russian olympic committee. but some don't feel that's enough after a massive state-sponsored doping program was dis

. >> swimmer ryan murphy has won gold for the backstroke. >> reporter: it's interesting, isn't it.ns still competing here despite the ban under the roc, russian olympic committee banner, if you like, not the flag. it's kind of a head scratcher. the principle is this. is it fair to penalize individual russian athletes for the reputation of their country? that being said, it's also -- i mean, having the controversy is also a spotlight on just how damaging and devastating those accusations were against russia of doping, of state-sponsoring doping. just think back to what was alleged all the way back to the socci olympics. the russian state was involved in covering up doping by russian athletes. you know, that cloud remains over those russian athletes despite effectively russia doing so well at the olympic games even now, not being able to compete, you know, as russia under the russian flag. my issue, i guess, with those claims is that there's no evidence against that particular russian athlete who took gold. but having said that, this is the problem with doping. once there is an alleg