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amy: simone manuel has become the first african-american to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event and a prior nearing african-american gymnast simone biles has just won her third gold. we will speak with sports writer jesse washington and gold medal winning swimmer anthony ervin. all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. continuing in milwaukee two days after police shot dead a 23-year-old african american man named sylville smith. activated the national guard after local residents have fires to police cars and several local businesses, including a gas station saturday night. 17 people were arrested, four police officers were reportedly injured. last night, two police officers were reportedly injured and one person was hospitalized after being shot by an unknown assailant. this is a man who said he is the brother of sylville smith, spspeaking about the uprising. >> r right now we have a city rt going on. [no audidio] if you don't have a anyone to protect us, t this is what you get. you have riots.
amy: simone manuel has become the first african-american to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event and a prior nearing african-american gymnast simone biles has just won her third gold. we will speak with sports writer jesse washington and gold medal winning swimmer anthony ervin. all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. continuing in milwaukee two days after police shot dead a 23-year-old african american...
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. >> reporter: simone manuel has become the first african event. >> reporter: we talked to her mom today who said she hopes simone's gold will send a message to kids of any different background or experience that swimming could be a sport for them. here's simone in her own words. >> this medal is not just for me. this win kind of helps bring hope and change to some of the issues that are going on in the world. i'm super glad with the fact that i can be an inspio others and hopefully diversify the sport, but at the same time i would like there to be a day where there are more of us and it's not simone, the black swimmer. >> reporter: simone is also an incredible athlete. after the olympics she'll start her next year at stanford. >> reporter: we also want to doing some great things here as well, mason finley. he's already been competing, says he's pretty nervous to be out here in rio with the buena vista high school throwing the discus tomorrow morning. he'll go into the finals in sixth place. >> i try to play it cool, you know, like no, i'm good, but inside, you're like oh, my god. when t
. >> reporter: simone manuel has become the first african event. >> reporter: we talked to her mom today who said she hopes simone's gold will send a message to kids of any different background or experience that swimming could be a sport for them. here's simone in her own words. >> this medal is not just for me. this win kind of helps bring hope and change to some of the issues that are going on in the world. i'm super glad with the fact that i can be an inspio others and...
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. >>> team usa is making history in rio. [ inaudible ] simone manuel has become the first plaque woman to -- black woman to win an individual gold medal in swimming. she tied for first on thursday. she shares the medal and penny alexia. >>> and michael phelps continues his olympic dominance. claiming the gold in the men's 200-meter individual medley. he is the only swimmer to win his first four events. in that 200 medley. it's incredible what he's done. won that four times in a row and got four golds to start this. that's incredible. >> for john and the entire cbs2 news team. thank you for joining us. i'm mary calvi. >> and i'm chris wragge. cbs2 news is back at 5:00. we'll see you monday morning at wonderful weekend. >> stay cool. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 [ knock on door ] >> nikki: is dylan home? >> sharon: nikki! uh, unfortunately, no, so you'll just have to come back another time. dylan's at work. >> nikki: no, sharon, he definitely is not at work. [ sighs ] you really need to keep better track of your husband. >> victor: do you realize what's at stake? you
. >>> team usa is making history in rio. [ inaudible ] simone manuel has become the first plaque woman to -- black woman to win an individual gold medal in swimming. she tied for first on thursday. she shares the medal and penny alexia. >>> and michael phelps continues his olympic dominance. claiming the gold in the men's 200-meter individual medley. he is the only swimmer to win his first four events. in that 200 medley. it's incredible what he's done. won that four times in...
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simone manuel has another shot at a medal today in the women's 50 meter free style. she made u.s.r this month. manuel who goes to stanford became the first african-american woman to win a individual medal in swimming at the olympics. >> commitment welcome drive, and discipline just a few words these young athletes can take from this gold medal winner. she is the first african-american woman to win a gold in swimming at the olympics. >> she just turned 20 a few weeks ago. it's a lot for a young lady to process, but at the same time she was that 11-year-old girl that did research on the internet trying to find african-american swimmers at the olympics. >> she recalls advice the young olympian gave kids at the aquatic center. >> she said to enjoy the process, there would be ups and downs. >> swimmers put in laps at the stand ford aquatic center. visitors are talking about all of the usa swimmers. >> people say michael phelps is the katie ledecky of men's swimming. >> i think pretty much every american swimmer -- we have not won since 1984, i think across the country they were very ha
simone manuel has another shot at a medal today in the women's 50 meter free style. she made u.s.r this month. manuel who goes to stanford became the first african-american woman to win a individual medal in swimming at the olympics. >> commitment welcome drive, and discipline just a few words these young athletes can take from this gold medal winner. she is the first african-american woman to win a gold in swimming at the olympics. >> she just turned 20 a few weeks ago. it's a lot...
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>>> turning to the rio olympics, first katie ledecky and her gold medal performance and now simone manuel has become the first african american woman to win an event in the swimming competition. she tied for first place. it's an olympic and american record. she was pleased and surprised. the stanford athletic department tweeted out. tweeted out. >>> fellow swimmer michael phelps keeps adding to his record breaking career and won his 22nd olympic gold medal by capturing the olympic medially. he has an individual gold. more than 2100 years ago since the record was broken. >>> simone biles is the women's all around champion. experts say this 19 year old who is 4 feet 8 inches tall. but she is dynamite. she exceeded her expectations and will be remembered as one of the greatest american gymnasts of all-time. aly raisman won the silver. the u.s. leads with 38 medals. china is second and then followed by japan. >>> 24 people were hurt last night. they were on a plane that was headed to sacramento. >>> we'll tell you about an emergency landing that plane made and what else we know about the jetblue
>>> turning to the rio olympics, first katie ledecky and her gold medal performance and now simone manuel has become the first african american woman to win an event in the swimming competition. she tied for first place. it's an olympic and american record. she was pleased and surprised. the stanford athletic department tweeted out. tweeted out. >>> fellow swimmer michael phelps keeps adding to his record breaking career and won his 22nd olympic gold medal by capturing the...
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. >>> stanford junior simone manuel has made history becoming the first black woman in olympic historywin a gold in swimming. she tied for first with a canadian swimmer in last night's 100-meter freestyle. the u.s. continues to dominate the medal count. >>> right now, san jose volunteers are getting ready to hand out 3300 backpacks to students in need. it's the 14th year of the sacred heart community service pack a back campaign. students from kindergarten through high school will start getting backpacks and other new supplies in just about an hour. >>> and funeral services will be held today for calvin riley the 20-year-old killed while playing "pokemon go" in san francisco. police say riley was playing the game with a group of friends at aquatic park last saturday and someone shot and killed him at random. >>> i'm lisa chan live in the newsroom. a millionaire tech mogul will be sentenced today. he is accused of beating two women on two separate occasions. by the time gurbaksh chahal was 25 he sold two advertising companies he founded for more than $300 million. he got fired from his
. >>> stanford junior simone manuel has made history becoming the first black woman in olympic historywin a gold in swimming. she tied for first with a canadian swimmer in last night's 100-meter freestyle. the u.s. continues to dominate the medal count. >>> right now, san jose volunteers are getting ready to hand out 3300 backpacks to students in need. it's the 14th year of the sacred heart community service pack a back campaign. students from kindergarten through high school...
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disciplina, pero nunca habÍan tenido una medalla como nadadora olÍmpica y lo decimos porque esta simone manuel que hastapar un poco el problema de algunos niÑos que no saben nadar. muchos jÓvenes afroamericanos y muchos jÓvenes latinos no saben o no han aprendido a nadar a joven edad, en muchas ocasiones tambiÉn hay muchos accidentes en los que pierden la vida los niÑos. >>> las estadÍsticas dicen ada, que el 70% de los niÑos tla raza afroamericana no sabe nadar y un 60. un 3% de los latinos tambiÉn lo hace. asÍ que es importante que sÍ usted se tome el tiempo para llevar a su hijo nadar desde pequeÑo. llevaste a alaia. >>> alaia tenÍa casi el aÑo. un aÑo y un mes tenÍa cuando comenzÓ a nadar simone esta atleta que ganÓ esta medalla olÍmpica, empezÓ a nadar a los 4 aÑos. muchos de nosotros nos da miedo llevar a nuestros hijos a nadar, asÍ que a temprana edad. enseÑen a sus hijos. y pueden haber clases de nataciÓn sin que cueste dinero. >>> me van a tachar de loco a mis 3 hijos de 3 semanas de nacido lo llevamos a una alberca para tener contacto con el agua y pero dieran el tiempo. >>> pero clases a e
disciplina, pero nunca habÍan tenido una medalla como nadadora olÍmpica y lo decimos porque esta simone manuel que hastapar un poco el problema de algunos niÑos que no saben nadar. muchos jÓvenes afroamericanos y muchos jÓvenes latinos no saben o no han aprendido a nadar a joven edad, en muchas ocasiones tambiÉn hay muchos accidentes en los que pierden la vida los niÑos. >>> las estadÍsticas dicen ada, que el 70% de los niÑos tla raza afroamericana no sabe nadar y un 60. un 3%...
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biles is crowned as the sports' new queen in gymnastics, but in the pool, simone manuel does what no other african-american swimmer has done before. >>> and michael phelps for the win. he won his 22nd gold medal and even managed to bring the nfl to a standstill. >> the gold medal man in the waters has done it again! >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsrat headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, donald trump says if the republican party diverts funds from his presidential campaign to congressional races, he'll just stop fund-raising for the gop. discontent with trump among gop leaders continues to grow. in a letter to the republican party, 70 worried republicans urged the gop to stop funding trump. utah while hillary clinton's lead in national polls has widened. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: donald trump court voters in florida on thursday, the biggest prize of the battleground states. the republican presidential candidate criticized hillary clinton's economic plan. >> maybe the greatest, biggest tax increase in the history of our country. >> reporter: he also doubl
biles is crowned as the sports' new queen in gymnastics, but in the pool, simone manuel does what no other african-american swimmer has done before. >>> and michael phelps for the win. he won his 22nd gold medal and even managed to bring the nfl to a standstill. >> the gold medal man in the waters has done it again! >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsrat headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, donald trump says if...
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. >> reporter: simone manuel swims again tonight in the 50-meter freestyle. as for simone biles, well, she has three more events left here three more potential gold medals to add to the two that she already has. >> pelley: ben tracy at the games for us. ben, thanks very much. but no gold for u.s. women in soccer. in the quarter finals today, it was 1-1 at the final whistle, so it came down to penalties and sweden won 4-3. it was an agonizing loss for the four-time olympic champions. kids from different places travel the same road.st allergies distracting you? is when your symptoms start... doctors recommend taking ...non-drowsy claritin every day of your allergy season. claritin provides powerful, non-drowsy 24 hour relief... for fewer interruptions from the amazing things you do every day. which you are you? be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara? just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. st
. >> reporter: simone manuel swims again tonight in the 50-meter freestyle. as for simone biles, well, she has three more events left here three more potential gold medals to add to the two that she already has. >> pelley: ben tracy at the games for us. ben, thanks very much. but no gold for u.s. women in soccer. in the quarter finals today, it was 1-1 at the final whistle, so it came down to penalties and sweden won 4-3. it was an agonizing loss for the four-time olympic champions....
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biles is crowned as the sports' new queen in gymnastics, but in the pool, simone manuel does what no other african-american swimmer has done before. >>> and michael phelps for the win. he won his 22nd gold medal and even managed to bring the nfl to a standstill. >> the gold medal man in the waters has done it again! >>> good morning from the studio headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, donald trump says if the republican party diverts funds from his presidential campaign to congressional races, he'll just stop fund-raising for the gop. discontent with trump among gop leaders continues to grow. in a letter to the republican party, 70 worried republicans urged the gop to stop funding trump. utah while hillary clinton's lead in national polls has widened. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: donald trump courted voters in florida on thursday, the biggest prize of the battleground states. the republican presidential candidate criticized hillary clinton's economic plan. >> maybe the greatest, biggest tax increase in the history of our country. >> reporter: he also doubled down o
biles is crowned as the sports' new queen in gymnastics, but in the pool, simone manuel does what no other african-american swimmer has done before. >>> and michael phelps for the win. he won his 22nd gold medal and even managed to bring the nfl to a standstill. >> the gold medal man in the waters has done it again! >>> good morning from the studio headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, donald trump says if the...
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leigh has the wakeup forecast in a moment, but first, we want >> so exciting. history made in rio last night. simone manuel is the first ever african american swimmer to win gold at the olympics. she tied with canada in the 100- meter freestyle. >> that's just one victory. the u.s. adding many, many more medals. and now to leigh to see what to expect. >> the olympics have been so fun to tc >>> if you were watching yesterday afternoon; it was barely raining, and then clouds and a few showers in polk and highlands county, and then towards 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, very strong storms along i-75, and it actually took it until about midnight for most of them to push into the gulf of mexico. i think today to will be similar. if you're headed back to school today, giving the forecast an a for during school time. partly cloudy at lunchtime, and and still only a small rain chance, and it's after that, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, again, a 60% rain chance along i-75. that's as good for lakeland, and hillsborough county, and a smaller rain chance. at 5:38, a temperature trend for you. we will help you get to the weekend. >>> okay, mayb
leigh has the wakeup forecast in a moment, but first, we want >> so exciting. history made in rio last night. simone manuel is the first ever african american swimmer to win gold at the olympics. she tied with canada in the 100- meter freestyle. >> that's just one victory. the u.s. adding many, many more medals. and now to leigh to see what to expect. >> the olympics have been so fun to tc >>> if you were watching yesterday afternoon; it was barely raining, and then...
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. >>> >>> left week, simone manuel made history as the first female black u.s. swimmer to matt pearl has her story. >> this is euphoria. a u.s. swimmer, winning her first gold medal. for simone manuel, it's also history and it's complicated. >> this medal is not just for me. it's for some of the african- americans that have come before me >> reporter: she's the first female black u.s. swimmer to win olympic gold. that meant for her discussing the examples she hopes to set. speaking on the issuesful enveloping her country. >> especially what is going on in the world, today, with some of the issues of police brutality. >> reporter: and wishing for her race to not be mandatory in how she is described. >> the title. able to win a gold medal or able to break records. that's not true. >> reporter: it's complicated, a mind set instilled in manuel by her mother. >> it doesn't define who you are it's a part of who you are, but it's not the only thing you are. >> thursday night, star spangled banner played. manuel simply saverred being a u. gold medal. >> >> hearing your national anthem and knowin
. >>> >>> left week, simone manuel made history as the first female black u.s. swimmer to matt pearl has her story. >> this is euphoria. a u.s. swimmer, winning her first gold medal. for simone manuel, it's also history and it's complicated. >> this medal is not just for me. it's for some of the african- americans that have come before me >> reporter: she's the first female black u.s. swimmer to win olympic gold. that meant for her discussing the examples she...
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has 22 gold medals in his career. and some more history in the pool. american "simone manuel" ties for first place with a canadian swimmer... sharing the gold medal in the womens 100 meter freestyle. manuel becomes the first african american woman to win a medal in an ?individual swimming event. and speaking of events.... guess who was there to see them all in person: yup... leslie jones is ?finally in rio. and boy... has she made an impact. the s-n-l comedian has been on twitter and instagram pretty much since she ?landed in rio. and she's been making a lot of famous friends gymnastics last night... then ?met the girls. she also watched michael phelps get gold medal number 22... and cheered him on. she even hung out with actor matthew mcconaghey... who was watching the swimming events with his brazillian wife. and some kids in arkansas were getting in on the olympic spirit... even while they were stuck in the hospital. inspired by the rio olympics... workers at the arkansas childrens hospital let the kids participate in their own home-made olympic games. they h e obstacle co
has 22 gold medals in his career. and some more history in the pool. american "simone manuel" ties for first place with a canadian swimmer... sharing the gold medal in the womens 100 meter freestyle. manuel becomes the first african american woman to win a medal in an ?individual swimming event. and speaking of events.... guess who was there to see them all in person: yup... leslie jones is ?finally in rio. and boy... has she made an impact. the s-n-l comedian has been on twitter and...
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has 800 free tonight. the great thing, you talk about simone manuel, it had been 32 years since an american has won the 100but also a lot of first time olympians. it has been wonderful. almost against michael phelps is tom shields, a team might of mine on team kelloggs. so many new athletes here. >> i want to ask you about this rivalry between ryan lochte and michael phelps, and this being the games where we will last see this. i mean, arguably, they are two athletes, and i think we have a graphic to show the ages, just how they've gone back and forth between gold and silver. arguably, ryan lochte would have been one of the, you know, perhaps a world champion if michael phelps had not been in front of him. they really drafted off of each other throughout their careers. >> yes. michael, this is his first olympic win, something i think ryan was trying to dethrone him on. i said is this, are you done. he said you know, dara, i just need a break. i didn't get a yes or no. i think for michael, what a way to go, on top. >> we talk about rivalries, you hear them in sports all the time. this one doesn't get talked
has 800 free tonight. the great thing, you talk about simone manuel, it had been 32 years since an american has won the 100but also a lot of first time olympians. it has been wonderful. almost against michael phelps is tom shields, a team might of mine on team kelloggs. so many new athletes here. >> i want to ask you about this rivalry between ryan lochte and michael phelps, and this being the games where we will last see this. i mean, arguably, they are two athletes, and i think we have...
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reading: "the original headline on this story was insensitive and has been updated to acknowledge the historic gold medal wins by both simone manuelnd michael phelps." one elite athlete's olympic dream may already be over.. after the practice rounds.. nearly put her in the hospital. ben tracy reports: the polluted water in rio.. may have made her sick. (narr 1) if you're watching the olympics on tv...rio's winning the gold. >> 14 hundred athletes are competing in water based events and some with have to swim in it. >> would you ever swim in the water? >> no. >> never? >> never. >> this is a microbiologist who took us to parts of the bay. her tests show alarming levels of super-bacteria, the result of bacteria and bars.. just hit a major roadblock. tonight, we're asking why. i felt like i was in the tower of terror. and severe turbulence forces a sacramento- bound flight out of the sky.. and sends passengers.. flying from their seats. our top stories this hour.... a this hour.... a woman is fighting for her life after a massive tree branch came crashing down on her head. it happened as she was watching her daughters play in washing
reading: "the original headline on this story was insensitive and has been updated to acknowledge the historic gold medal wins by both simone manuelnd michael phelps." one elite athlete's olympic dream may already be over.. after the practice rounds.. nearly put her in the hospital. ben tracy reports: the polluted water in rio.. may have made her sick. (narr 1) if you're watching the olympics on tv...rio's winning the gold. >> 14 hundred athletes are competing in water based...
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simone manuel? >> just a great story. to break this barrier that hasong and to become the first african-american to win an individual gold medal, it was just a great story. . and to see her reaction and the reaction of her teammates, it was just beautiful. >> she made me cry. so proud of all of the team usa >> that is great. it went from wheaties to special k. simone is called the greatest gymist ever. and you go back to nadia and before that olgan and gabby dougs. simmoan is incredible to watch. she's one you can't take your eye off of her. my goodness. it is incredible and unfathomable. >> and she makes it look so easy and the legal of difficulties of her routines is above and beyond. >> that's what they said about michael jordan and mohammed ali. they make the routine look spectacular. >> it is so nice. i love the way they get along they talk about how nervous they were before they walked to the mat a rea. i would have told you. you are gaeb douglas. you made it here again. don't let the distractions get in the way and be proud you are here again do
simone manuel? >> just a great story. to break this barrier that hasong and to become the first african-american to win an individual gold medal, it was just a great story. . and to see her reaction and the reaction of her teammates, it was just beautiful. >> she made me cry. so proud of all of the team usa >> that is great. it went from wheaties to special k. simone is called the greatest gymist ever. and you go back to nadia and before that olgan and gabby dougs. simmoan is...
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simone manuel inspired millions with their historic performances in rio. and apparently they're also inspiring baby names.according to google trends, so far in august there has been a 230 percent spike in "simone baby name" searches.they say this is the first time they've seen this many searches for simone here's a look at some of the big events happening today.the u-s going for gold in the men's 400 meter final.in women's volleyball, team u-s-a looking to advance to the finals today.they take on serbia in the semis.connor fields looking to improve on a disappointing performance in london.he placed seventh in b- m-x four years ago.and the u-s women's basketball team takes on france in the semifinals. looking at the medal count in rio, the u-s continues to have a dominate lead with 93 total medals.china remains in a distant second with 54.great britain in third with 50. fourth place russia has 41.and japan back in the top five with 33. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4 --a young milwaukee leader speaks out. what he thinks contributed to the weekend violence in now at 6:30-- breaking news: another fire in the sherman park neighborhood this morning. w
simone manuel inspired millions with their historic performances in rio. and apparently they're also inspiring baby names.according to google trends, so far in august there has been a 230 percent spike in "simone baby name" searches.they say this is the first time they've seen this many searches for simone here's a look at some of the big events happening today.the u-s going for gold in the men's 400 meter final.in women's volleyball, team u-s-a looking to advance to the finals...
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there has been a shocker with the women's soccer team being knocked out by sweden. simone manuelbecame the first african-american swimmer to win an individual gold medal, tying with canada's penny oleksiak, who is just 16 years old. and michael phelps claimed his record 22nd gold. perhaps nowhere were they more excited than his hometown, baltimore. david willis reports. david: at the swimming tool to which he lent his name, they are cultivating the next generation of olympic champions. michael phelps first dipped his double-jointed ankles into these waters when he was six years old and he has been coming back ever since. >> this place is kind of a sanctuary for him. so he doesn't have the press, the people wanting autographs or photographs. it really doesn't happen that much here. david: raised on the outskirts of this gritty east coast city, the man they call the baltimore bullet is an inspiration to many of those unfortunate enough to have grown up on the wrong side of the tracks. >> he is an incredible inspiration that someone can achieve so much. and it was here in this pool.
there has been a shocker with the women's soccer team being knocked out by sweden. simone manuelbecame the first african-american swimmer to win an individual gold medal, tying with canada's penny oleksiak, who is just 16 years old. and michael phelps claimed his record 22nd gold. perhaps nowhere were they more excited than his hometown, baltimore. david willis reports. david: at the swimming tool to which he lent his name, they are cultivating the next generation of olympic champions. michael...
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among the historic feats we saw, one that has reverberated around the nation is swimmer simone manuel'sal winning swim in the 1 murks meter free style. she is the first african american swimmer, man or woman, to ever win an individual gold in the sport which she followed up with another gold medal. it's an incredible feat for a sport that generally seeing very few african americans. in fact right now over 69% of black children either have low or zero swimming skills. it's a legacy simone herself acknowledged moments after her incredible win. and simone joins now from houston, i don't know if you saw zion, i think he may be the next gold medallist. that kid can do it all. we are so incredibly proud of you. and i mean that we, as americans, but this feat is not lost on the many black children right now who cannot swim. what is your advice to those 69% that have not jumped in the pool yet. >> my advice would have to be to get in the water. i mean, water safety is very important, and it's a life-saving skill and the most important thing is learning how to swim. and then maybe you may may gr
among the historic feats we saw, one that has reverberated around the nation is swimmer simone manuel'sal winning swim in the 1 murks meter free style. she is the first african american swimmer, man or woman, to ever win an individual gold in the sport which she followed up with another gold medal. it's an incredible feat for a sport that generally seeing very few african americans. in fact right now over 69% of black children either have low or zero swimming skills. it's a legacy simone...
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team usa has now surpassed 1,000 gold medals in modern era summer olympics. the achievement reached last night as simone manuel, giving her team the gold medal in that event and their place in u.s. olympic history. michael phelps won another gold as well last night marking the end of an era for a swimmer who says rio is his last olympics. a short time ago i spoke with the man who won five gold medals here, 23 over his long and remarkable career. but he closes this chapter of his life with something more valuable than medals. happiness. tell me where your head is right now. i mean, you're at the end of a remarkable career. >> it's been an amazing career, a ridiculous career. and there's no better way finishing than how i did. i think in london i almost felt like i was forcing myself to go through workouts and meets. i think this time leading up into rio, i think i was engaged in the process. i was excited about the process. and that's what i wanted my last olympics to be. i wanted to say, i did everything i could. and being able to come into these games and win five olympic gold medals and one silver, you know,
team usa has now surpassed 1,000 gold medals in modern era summer olympics. the achievement reached last night as simone manuel, giving her team the gold medal in that event and their place in u.s. olympic history. michael phelps won another gold as well last night marking the end of an era for a swimmer who says rio is his last olympics. a short time ago i spoke with the man who won five gold medals here, 23 over his long and remarkable career. but he closes this chapter of his life with...
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has been her destiny all along. >> reporter: in the 100 meter free, you have seen it all. >> reporter: simone manuel in a tie for gold, but standing alone, the first african-american woman to be the best in the pool. >> i just got a gold medal and i'm just so blessed. >> reporter: for michael phelps, another golden race, the rivalry with ryan lochte, the 200 i.m. was close, but may not be over. >> michael phelps has >> i think he's going to miss it again and i think he'll come back. >> reporter: michael phelps and katie ledecky both swim for gold. meantime after that loss today, goalkeeper hope solo said the swedes played like cowards and they deserved to lose. that's not going over well here, lester? >>> and fresh off their first and second place finishes in the all around, i had a chance to sit down with american with simone biles and aly raisman. for aly, it was a chance to win the gold medal she lost in london in a tie breaker. and simone biles winning her first gold. i began by asking what it was like to be her at that moment. >> what's it like to be me? right now it feels like i'm going to cry every minute. but
has been her destiny all along. >> reporter: in the 100 meter free, you have seen it all. >> reporter: simone manuel in a tie for gold, but standing alone, the first african-american woman to be the best in the pool. >> i just got a gold medal and i'm just so blessed. >> reporter: for michael phelps, another golden race, the rivalry with ryan lochte, the 200 i.m. was close, but may not be over. >> michael phelps has >> i think he's going to miss it again and...
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manuel hated to miss a workout. loved to challenge herself. and had a big personality. >> she was fun. simone, she has a lot of spunk. brought a lot of energy to the pool deck. likes to sing and dance. also likes to work hard. very detail oriented. and, i mean, you just would set goals out. and she would get after it. >> simone. >> like it. >> manuel the first african-american female to win individual gold medal. she won four medals, total at the rio games. >> love that, the emotional face. really cool. two local stars shined in the pool in rio. representing team usa in synchronized swimming, duet competition. they're incredible. had a chance to visit the pair. they trained, 10, 12 hours a day. difficult lifts and also precise underwater work. alvarez and coraleva, 86.43, in ninth place heading into monday's technical routine. olympics synchronized swim long dominated by russia and china. >> on the court, u.s. men's basketball team remains unbeaten in olympic competition. barely. little too close for comfort with the u.s. narrowly edging out france. 100-97. warriors guard klay thompson had his best ga
manuel hated to miss a workout. loved to challenge herself. and had a big personality. >> she was fun. simone, she has a lot of spunk. brought a lot of energy to the pool deck. likes to sing and dance. also likes to work hard. very detail oriented. and, i mean, you just would set goals out. and she would get after it. >> simone. >> like it. >> manuel the first african-american female to win individual gold medal. she won four medals, total at the rio games. >> love...
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has 22 gold medals after winning the 200 meter individual medley. he's the only olympian to win four consecutive golds in the same event. and meet simone manuel - she is the win any individual swimming medal -- and it just happened to be gold. coming up later this morning...matt renoux and cheryl preheim will join us live from rio.. they've been busy -- and will have updates on everything from swimming to soccer. at risk of sounding like a broken record -- rtd's a line - the train to the plane - was out of commission again yesterday. service was out for about 7 hours due to a damaged power wire. that was the second day in a row with a major outage on the a- line. passengers were bused between the 61st and pena station and d-i-a. the a-line has struggled with a series of high- profile failures since it opened in the spring. r-t-d's new b-line service between union station and westminster went down due to power issues - leaving passengers to rely on buses. the trains began moving again around three in the afternoon- about the time sky 9 flew over.. a 13-year-old boy in new mexico is accused of driving drunk... and his grandmother was in the car
has 22 gold medals after winning the 200 meter individual medley. he's the only olympian to win four consecutive golds in the same event. and meet simone manuel - she is the win any individual swimming medal -- and it just happened to be gold. coming up later this morning...matt renoux and cheryl preheim will join us live from rio.. they've been busy -- and will have updates on everything from swimming to soccer. at risk of sounding like a broken record -- rtd's a line - the train to the plane...
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simone manuel tied in first place. fellow swimmer michael phelps keeps adding to his career. he won his 22nd meter by capturing the individual medially. more than 2100 ancient years ago no one has broke that record of 22 medals. simone biles is the all around woman's champion. at 4 feet 8 inches tall. >> she's so tiny. >> shas fantastic. she met her expectations and one of the greatest gymnasts ever. alley race man won the silver. >>> here's the latest medal count. the u.s. leads with 38 and china is second followed by japan and russia. >> you see her standing to the other gymnasts. they're not very tall and then there's little simone. she's a power house. >>> it's 4:17 and sal is covering traffic. hopefully it's smooth on this friday morning. >>> it is. you're 6'3" pam, people don't know that. >> yeah, right, a little shy of that. >>> good morning, everyone let's go out and take a look at the commute. gilroy to san jose not a bad commute. traffic continuing to move nicely through the gilroy area into morgan hill and continuing into the main part of san jose. we're looking at traffic that's looking okay through the area. that's an accident in daily city southbound 280 at hi ki
simone manuel tied in first place. fellow swimmer michael phelps keeps adding to his career. he won his 22nd meter by capturing the individual medially. more than 2100 ancient years ago no one has broke that record of 22 medals. simone biles is the all around woman's champion. at 4 feet 8 inches tall. >> she's so tiny. >> shas fantastic. she met her expectations and one of the greatest gymnasts ever. alley race man won the silver. >>> here's the latest medal count. the u.s....
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simones, biles and manuel inspiring new interest for the name. google searches up 200% just in this month alone for the name simone. we'll be right back. isaac hou hasing moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. hhis stellar notebooks will last through june. get back to great. this week sharpie twelve-packs just three dollars. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. ♪ >>> time now for sports. sprinters made history as the first u.s. women to sweep the podium in an olympic track event. while americans have finished one, two, three in track and field events 61 times dating back to 1904, all were many men's competition. rollens' gold medal in the 100 meter hurdle was also the first for the 2016 u.s. team on the track. they added a fourth gold medal after bartleto won the long jump with brittney reese taking silver. she earned the gold with 23 1/2 feets impressive. reese's run was one inch shorter. >>> here is a look at the olympi
simones, biles and manuel inspiring new interest for the name. google searches up 200% just in this month alone for the name simone. we'll be right back. isaac hou hasing moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. hhis stellar notebooks will last through june. get back to great. this week sharpie...
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been, as great ass michael phelps has been, i don', know if at the end of the day we don't come away with simone manuelhat one image. basically a lily white sport, a sport of suburban kids, which is fine, all of a sudden, you have an african-american womanri becoming the first african-american woman to win an olympic gold medal in swimming. and what that mention is as a role model, this is a sport and the skill of learning to swim that many swimmers talk about, they've got to get into the urban areas.s. you've got to get into the places where kids aren't able to go to poovment simone manuel, this could be her ability to speak to all ages. up to now it's been contained to one demographic. to see the moment and the tie and the canadian and the way they reacted to each other, to me that's what the olympics is all about.bo >> brown: christine brennan in rio. thank you so much. >> jeff, thank you very much. >> brown: and we turn to another big story of these games, away from the medal podiums: across the globe today there are some 65 million people who've been forced from their homes-- an unprecedented numb
been, as great ass michael phelps has been, i don', know if at the end of the day we don't come away with simone manuelhat one image. basically a lily white sport, a sport of suburban kids, which is fine, all of a sudden, you have an african-american womanri becoming the first african-american woman to win an olympic gold medal in swimming. and what that mention is as a role model, this is a sport and the skill of learning to swim that many swimmers talk about, they've got to get into the urban...
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katie ledecky has become one of the olympic darlings, greeted by former classmates, dulles airport, showing off five olympic medals from katie to michael phelps to simone manuel i hope to make as much of an impact as i can. we all had our goals in the pool. the u.s. team, we had the goal to inspire other young swimmers and kids who are watching on tv. hopefully we did that. >> after dropping last night's game to colorado, the washington nati for a strong showing in the rubber match. mom and daughter, look at thats so cute. nats trailing 8-1 in the second inning. that's steven straussburg on the mound and it's 9-1s dusty baker was like i have seen enough and comes out with the hook. straussburg done after one inning and two-thirds after allowing 9 runs on 9 hits. harper has homered for the nats. the nats head to atlanta for a 4-game series against the braves. catch the finale on wusa9. pirates this san francisco, pirates pitcher gets his first major league hit. big prompt for him. if you sees sometimes pitchers wear jackets when they are on the bases, keep the arm warm. first, struggling with the jacket, look at his teammate. come on, dude, keep playing the ga
katie ledecky has become one of the olympic darlings, greeted by former classmates, dulles airport, showing off five olympic medals from katie to michael phelps to simone manuel i hope to make as much of an impact as i can. we all had our goals in the pool. the u.s. team, we had the goal to inspire other young swimmers and kids who are watching on tv. hopefully we did that. >> after dropping last night's game to colorado, the washington nati for a strong showing in the rubber match. mom...
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simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. simone manuel became the first african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ? ? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of the united states of america. ? ? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of canada. ? ? >> and ryan seacrest is coming up on late night. after late local news. and that program will include my interview with simone biles and aly raisman. for now, so long from rio. >>> a dazzling display from the u.s.a. at the olympics. we're live in rio with a look at one of the most talked about rivalries in the pool. >> and forced to close. the reason firms in st. petersburg had to shut the doors tonight, and what has to happen for it to reopen. >> plus breaking news of a collision that left a mangled mess. >> let's get right to that breaking news in manatee county. inve
simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. simone manuel became the first african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ? ? >> ladies and...