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i was lucky enough to be at the skate park today and it was dramatic. heat sky brown carried her nation's hopes on those tiny shoulders and she delivered bronze to become briton�*s youngest ever olympic medallist. with the silver medallist from japan, she was just 12 and the gold medallist also from japan at just 19, the podium had a combined age of just 44 making journalists like me feeling very old indeed. here's the story of how it all played out. here's the story of how it all played out-— here's the story of how it all -la ed out. �* ., .,~ played out. sky brown will take bronze. played out. sky brown will take bronze- she — played out. sky brown will take bronze. she has _ played out. sky brown will take bronze. she has already - played out. sky brown will take bronze. she has already lived i played out. sky brown will take i bronze. she has already lived her ounu bronze. she has already lived her ouna life bronze. she has already lived her young life in _ bronze. she has already lived her young life in the _ bronze. she has already lived her youn

. >>> and oakland street was transformed into a skate park today. a pop-up skate park was set up on telegraph avenue near the fox theater. it was held in event partnership with red bull and gave plenty of people the chance to show off their skills. >> i could never have imagined shutting down telegraph. dreams are coming true. >> we all get so much energy from watching each other skate in cheering each other on. >>> water conservation in the south bay is falling far short of targets. 2 million residents in santa clara county were given a 15% reduction goal. the mercury rules report that there was no change in water use in the southbay for june of this year. and because there is no water on the way, that's not good news. >>> the focus right now and probably for the next several months will be the air-quality. i've got good news for the next couple of days. look at san jose, it does not look pretty. that's largely haze you are seeing them fires burning in northern california. here is why i say there is good news. this is the high resolution forecast w

there are many skate parks and three style — many skate parks and three style tracks, bmx tracks andse local clubs and usually those local clubs have coaching and at this— local clubs have coaching and at this skate parks it is a close—knit and tight community once _ close—knit and tight community once you — close—knit and tight community once you get in there. you make a few_ once you get in there. you make a few friends who ride and then you get— a few friends who ride and then you get your crew together and everyone — you get your crew together and everyone pushes everyone to do well, _ everyone pushes everyone to do well, even — everyone pushes everyone to do well, even in the competition yesterday at the olympics, you know. — yesterday at the olympics, you know, everyone seemed happy for everyone — know, everyone seemed happy for everyone else to add metal. that — everyone else to add metal. that is— everyone else to add metal. that is the kind of community it is — that is the kind of community it is my— that is the kind of community it is. my one piece of advice is to— it is. m

she went down to telford to a special skate park to train and do that _ to a special skate park to train but— do that. she was working on it for weeks. but i have to say, i was heart _ weeks. but i have to say, i was heart in — weeks. but i have to say, i was heart in mouth when she fell doing that trick, — heart in mouth when she fell doing that trick, because ijust thought, oh my— that trick, because ijust thought, oh my goodness, i was imagining it was me. _ oh my goodness, i was imagining it was me. i_ oh my goodness, i was imagining it was me, i wouldn't want to be getting — was me, i wouldn't want to be getting up and going through all of that again. but it was just absolutely amazing that she then managed to do it right in her final run. ., ., ., , run. the other thing that goes throu . h run. the other thing that goes through your _ run. the other thing that goes through your mind _ run. the other thing that goes through your mind as - run. the other thing that goes through your mind as a - run. the other thing that goes through your mind as a parent run. the other thing that goe

i promise, we're happy. >> reporter: back at substance skate park, the moment of truth for elana. >>he thing i thought i couldn't do. it's really given me confidence in myself and how i approach other things in life that are scary, but that i know deep down i can do. >> reporter: a salute against the setting sun. and the satisnf kwing they're part of a community that not ly accepts them, but rejoices. when they land some sweet moves. >> our thanks to ashan. we'll be right back cookies and breyers. that's like getting two desserts! wait... do we have to thank our moms twice? i don't know... (laughs) breyers. 100% grade a milk and cream, and loaded with delicious cookie pieces. better starts with breyers. microban 24 doesn't just kill bacteria once, then stop. it keeps killing bacteria for 24 hours. just spray and let dry to form a shield that's proven to keep killing bacteria for 24 hours... ...touch after touch. microban 24. find your rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best wi

you do not necessarily need a skate park, you just need a flat, smooth surface and away you go. board and have a go. haifa on the board and have a go. how impressed _ on the board and have a go. how impressed have _ on the board and have a go. how impressed have you _ on the board and have a go. how impressed have you been with the sky's career so far? she did have a fall. . , sky's career so far? she did have a fall, ., , , ., , sky's career so far? she did have a fall, .,, , ., , sky's career so far? she did have a fall. ., , ., , ., sky's career so far? she did have a fall. , ., , ., ., , fall. last year she took an awful slam and you — fall. last year she took an awful slam and you think— fall. last year she took an awful slam and you think can - fall. last year she took an awful slam and you think can she - fall. last year she took an awful i slam and you think can she bounce back from something like that? she came straight back in and was able to go straight back to where she was and do those heavy hitters again without having to even a build—up that confidence. without ha

and in the searing heat of the skate park, l the searing heat of the skate park, when british teenageras the tears flowed, the camaraderie was clear, friends and teenage girls living out a dream. jts clear, friends and teenage girls living out a dream.— clear, friends and teenage girls living out a dream. its so called because i _ living out a dream. its so called because i got — living out a dream. its so called because i got to _ living out a dream. its so called because i got to be _ living out a dream. its so called because i got to be with - living out a dream. its so called because i got to be with my i living out a dream. its so called i because i got to be with my friends and being in tokyo and eating my favourite food and spending time in the village, this is honestly one of my best memories. ska; the village, this is honestly one of my best memories.— my best memories. sky says she wanted to come _ my best memories. sky says she wanted to come here _ my best memories. sky says she wanted to come here and - my best memories. sky says she wanted to come here and inspire j wante

this time yesterday, we were transfixed by the skate - were transfixed by the skate park. loving it. it has been such a success. we had winds today, and we just had another in the last few minutes. keegan palmer from australia has taken gold, pulling off a brilliant run. he put in a great first run, but the rest of the field under pressure, and then pulled out a sensational third run, which is called even higher. he had a score of 95.83 on that final run. everyone else than trying to pull off the high level skills. trying to pull off the high levelskills. it trying to pull off the high level skills. it brings in big danger. we saw some tumbles and falls, but pedro paris of a result of the silver medal. then, a youngster from america winning the bronze medal. similar scenes in the women�*s event yesterday. they were all congratulating each other after every single run, just loving the action taking place and the skills of their fellow competitors. it skills of their fellow competitors.- skills of their fellow com etitors. , , competitors. it is interesting that ou competito

. >> reporter: while on a sweltering day at the skate park, young stars continue to dominate in skateboarding'sut, all cheering each other. >> classic form on that 13-year-old sky brown n bronze. how does it feel to win that bronze? >> this is insane. it's unreal. i'm so happy. >> reporter: simone biles says despite everything, she is happy as well, telling our hoda kotb we may not have seen the last of her. >> was that beam routine the last time we're going see you compete at the olympic games? >> i think i have to relish and take this olympics in and kind of recognize what i've done with my career, because after 2016, i didn't get to do that. >> so you're keeping the door open? >> yeah, keeping the door open. >> reporter: tom llamas, nbc news, tokyo. >>> this week, the tokyo olympics coincides with the 76th anniversary of the hiroshima bombing. keir simmons on the lasting impact being felt there. >> reporter: black, and everything completely destroyed. >> reporter: she vividly describes the horror of hiroshima. >> ash falling from the gray only, no color. >> r in hiroshima 1953. and my parent

. >> still feel like that little girl going to the skate park. >> a new role model in a new olympic sports, new port beach, california. >> fun to see her having fun. that's nightly news for this tuesday from tokyo. you can watch all of the olympic action tonight on nbc. thanks for watching, everyone. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each >>> there are things going on behind the scenes that we're trying to top of scores. >> the reason she says this medal means more than all the others. >>> mandatory vaccines. authority issued. >>> giving out shots. the bay area hospital doing it and the loophole for booster shots. >>> thanks for joining us for this olympic edition of nbc bay area news. i'm jessica aguirre. >> we'll go to tokyo in a few minutes. more cities and counties call for all employees to be vaccinated, some labor unions are privately pushing back. it could mean police officers and firefighters are not except. and some of them have been very vocal about refusing to get vaccinated. damian trujillo looks at all first responders getting

in the skate park it's young faces dropping in to the new sport including california dweller sky brown, who rolled into a bronze for great britain. >> sticks the kick with indy. >> becoming the third 13-year-old to win a skateboarding medal. >> reporter: and more skateboarding action is coming up. we've got the men's park final. that's the last event in this olympics for its olympic debut. and i'm actually wearing the skateboarding jersey. you can see the bottom of it here. this is actually france's. and of course i'm wearing the u.s. to represent. but it's got lots of geometric shapes here. it's norwegian artist or a dutch artist, pete perra who designed these and it's supposed to represent the landscapes of the countries that they represent. more skateboarding swag on deck. skateboarding deck of course. and we've got zion wright and himea reynolds that will be competing in this final park competition. they're both gold medal favorites. live in tokyo i'm liz mclaughlin, janelle, back to you. >> looking forward to that. thanks so much, liz. here's what to watch in prime time. also stan

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earlier, my colleague lucy hockings spoke to mandy young who set up adrenaline alley skate park in corbytte worthington and declan brooks both trained. she said she never expected this success. we've known all along they've got the potential but to get the gold and, obviously, the bronze the way they did was phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal. so, paint us a picture of you watching the event and your reaction. myself and my husband were obviously keeping our eyes open and we just watched charlotte's first run and we were like, "what's going to happen here?" but obviously when she pulled off that well first and finished her run we were just ecstatic, running around, crying, tears running down my husband's face. we just couldn't believe it. we knew charlotte had the potential for a medal but to get it the way she did blew us all away. it was so emotional. what did you think it will mean to charlotte to win gold? oh, sky's the limit for charlotte. she's such wonderful person and she's worked so hard for this. the future is so bright for her and she's just going to go onwards and upwards. it'

success of the event could be down to the extraordinary lengths he went to, to re recreate the skate park and his own backyard haven't been unable to travel to, to j, to practice because of the cove in 1900 pounds. i make martin actually rebuilt the course at his home on a straight go coast at the cost of $51000.00. japanese fans crowded onto a nearby bridge to watch the action standing 2 and 3 deep to catch a glimpse of the b m. x bike spectator has been shot out of the games because of coban 19 restrictions. germany's alex on the vera was taking the gold metal in the men's tennis events. he thrust russian cat and captain of 636. 1 is the biggest title of his career having never won a grand slam. and there we go. for the usa in the men's gulf, sand shall flee, beat back his worry, sabatini by a stroke c t pan finished him bronze after a 7 way play off new zealand. valerie mcadams made history with a bronze medal in the women's shop, puts the 36 year old as the 1st ever woman to win metals at 4 different olympics in the same field event. she was champion in 2000 night and 2012, and one si

they are turning the avenue into a skate park with live music and skating. 6:00 today. the inside of the fox theater will not be open for the event, but performances are scheduled to return in september with covid precautions in place. let's get a final check of the accuweather forecast. frances: we will still see hazy sunshine this afternoon. the sea breeze will help improve the air quality. temperatures will be cooler compared to yesterday because of onshore flow. 60's at the beaches, 70's around the bay. the cooling trend continues tomorrow with less smoke before high pressure builds and we warm up next week. julian: thank you so much for joining us on saturday morning. i am julian glover along with frances dinglasan. abc 7 news continues at 5:00. until then, have a great day. >> we got your emails and you deserve better. that is why i promise to keep asking the tough questio jeff: today on ocean treks, i explore the caribbean island of grand cayman and its famous stingray city. it's used to people, even though it may weigh 50 or 60 pounds, it is conditio

definitely give it a try and go to your local skate park and don't give up, you fall and you win some thank you so much for joining us, delightful to talk to you. a boat shaped like a giant violin which has been built as an homage to people who died from covid has had a test run in venice. the 12 metre long vessel is called the violin of noah and was built by the artist livio de marchi during the pandemic. he said it symbolises the re—birth of venice. it will be formally launched next month when it will sail around the venetian canals. hello there. low pressure brought a very unsettled day on saturday. we saw lots of showers around, some torrential downpours in places, but there was some good spells of sunshine, too. and sunday is a repeat performance — some of the showers will be heavy and thundery once again and slow moving across the north of the uk. that's because in the centre of the low, the winds will be lighter but you'll notice across its southern flank for southern england through wales, quite a squeeze in the isobars there. so, it's going to be breezy. so, we'll start off w

we can speak now to mandy young — who set up adrenaline alley skate park in corby where charlotte worthingtonn bronze in the men's bmx freestyle have both trained. great to have you with us. to you let that imagine this kind of success? ~ , ,., y let that imagine this kind of success? ~ , ,., , ., let that imagine this kind of success? ~ , , ., ~ let that imagine this kind of success? ~ , ., ~ ., success? absolutely not. we have known all along _ success? absolutely not. we have known all along we _ success? absolutely not. we have known all along we had _ success? absolutely not. we have known all along we had got - success? absolutely not. we have known all along we had got the i known all along we had got the potential bit to get the gold and the bond is the way they did was phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal. —— the gold and the bronze. faint phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal. -- the gold and the bronze.— -- the gold and the bronze. paint is a icture -- the gold and the bronze. paint is a picture of — -- the gold and the bronze. paint is a picture of you _ -- the gold and the bronze. paint

history was made in the skate park with sky brown, who's just 13, taking britain's first skateboardingon his horse, explosion w. and there was a gold in sailing for hannah mills and aylie mcintyre, winning the 4—70 class, making mills the most successful female olympic sailor of all—time — after her gold in rio, and a silver at london 2012. there were two more boxing medals, with ben whittaker taking silver in the light heavyweight category, and frazer clarke claiming bronze in the men's super—heavyweight division. but there's also disappointing news this afternoon, as the reigning world champion, katarina johnson—thompson is out of the heptathlon after a calf injury in the 200 metres. as we've heard, 13—year—old sky brown has become great britain's youngest ever olympic medallist after winning bronze in the women's park skateboarding. her stunning performace comesjust a year after she suffered serious injuries in an accident during training. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has the story. sky brown will take bronze. she's already lived her young life in the spotlight. 13 years o

people at home not necessarily getting access to their local skate parks but they could obviously doget out there and the sun was shining, it was the perfect storm. �* , ., shining, it was the perfect storm. �* i. . shining, it was the perfect storm. �* ., shining, it was the perfect | storm-— i storm. are you a skater? i refer storm. are you a skater? i prefer two — storm. are you a skater? i prefer two wheels - storm. are you a skater? i prefer two wheels than - storm. are you a skater? i | prefer two wheels than for, i've got to be honest stop in my kids try to keep me away from the board. i do try to have a go occasionally. i’ge have a go occasionally. i've tried it, — have a go occasionally. i've tried it, i — have a go occasionally. i've tried it, i nearly _ have a go occasionally. i've tried it, i nearly broke - have a go occasionally. i've tried it, i nearly broke my ankle! it's great to talk to you, i am sorry we have got more time and huge congratulations to all those winners at the olympics stopping the silver—medallist from japan, she isjust 12! sky brown, well done. than

the theater is turning telegraph avenue into a skate park that will feature live music, food trucks, ng. it is happening from noon until 6:00 today. the inside of fox theater will not be open for these event, but performances there are set to start back up in september, with covid precautions in place. it should be a lot of fun here. next up on abc 7 news morning scum of the dixie fire explodes overnight in size. why containment has dropped. a new study finds people affected with covid are twice as likely to be reinfected. i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. [baby crying] i got it. i got it.

. >>> and oakland street was transformed into a skate park today.et up on telegraph avenue in front of the fox theater. an event held in partnership with red bull. it gave plenty of people the chance to show off their stuff. >> every skater has their own style. it's great to see. we all get so much energy from watching each other skate and cheering each other on. >> they gave out gift certificates to local skate shops at the events. >>> everyone is gearing up to school, kind of the excitement leading up to it this time around. >> it's that time of the year. and with the amount of stories we just had on it. so, looking at the pictures at the state park over oakland, it looks hazy there and will look easy for pretty much any part of the bay area. let me show you why it's different than what we are actually breathing. the smoke is elevated and does not look pretty. but if we look at it in a slightly different way, we will go to the high resolution forecast model that's been doing a pretty good job of tracking where the smoke is in the atmosphere where

but there was a skate park there.drop back in. and i landed and landed wrong of course. and i fell back and then i broke both my wrists. and everyone goes get out of the bowl. and i was like -- [ laughter ] i was carrying my board. and then i went to school like my freshman year with two casts. and then i got better. and then i broke my wrists again and my mom goes, honey, you have to quit. i go, because you're worried about me? she goes, "no, you suck. you obviously can barely do it." [ laughter ] but you skated hurt. wasn't your ankle a little twerked even at the olympics? >> yes. my ankle has been tweaked pretty bad for about five months now. i broke it in rome which was unfortunately the last concepts before the games. >> david: no way. >> yeah. and i had to get top four in that contest to make the team. and i broke my ankle in semifinals, which is the day before finals. and just had to walk out there and limp and -- >> david: yeah. because sometimes -- because so many obviously tricks are in the anks. [ laughter

meantime also teens again continuing their dominance this time at the skate park within the last couple of hours, keeg australia taking gold. the aussie scoring 95.83 on his final run to take the gold medal. silver going to the brazilian. and last week con authorize fields suffered that brain hemorrhage after competing in the olympic semis. and now we can tell you that the 28-year-old is being released from the hospital in tokyo today. he is a rio gold medalist and he crashed during his third run last friday, he will be returning to the u.s. state nevada for his rehabilitation, great news that he will be doing it alongside his family and friends there. and we here at cnn sports certainly wish connor all the very best. as i send it right back to you. >> thanks for the update on him there. great to hear. patrick snell, thank you so much. >>> an unforgiveable heatwave gives way to wildfires in greece and they are racing to save historic sites. >>> plus fear being sent to detention camps and evidence that the government in belarus may already have one in the works. that report just ahead. -

you know, already today i'm seeing a story about the skate park in gloucestershire where charlotte worthington our schools. you know, there will be semiskilled —— children who have been missing school and missing out some of the benefits they could have enjoyed around sport and activity and we have to make sure when they go back and also the teachers, facilities and programmes they have their are able to pick up on the enthusiasm and help them develop the habit for life. irate on the enthusiasm and help them develop the habit for life. we have been working _ develop the habit for life. we have been working on _ develop the habit for life. we have been working on a _ develop the habit for life. we have been working on a legacy - develop the habit for life. we have been working on a legacy plan - develop the habit for life. we have been working on a legacy plan and | develop the habit for life. we have l been working on a legacy plan and a campaign called mission 2013. can you explain what that hopes to achieve? in you explain what that hopes to achieve? " ' ~ .., you explain what that hopes to

. >> if so, i think that's really cool, i still feel like that little girl going to skate parks. >> alympic sport. gaby schwartz, nbc news, newport beach, california. n>> we have a quick olympic update tonight, she did make her olympic debut in the women skateboard park not long ago, did failed to qualify for the finals in the preliminary rounds, but she 17, why do i have a feeling she will be back. coming up, the diffidence of determination on display today on capitol hill. when the 11th hour continues. he 11th hour continues hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. wow. so sudden. um, we're not about to have the "we need life insurance" conversation again, are we? no, we're having the "we're getting coverage so we don't have to worry about it" conversation. so you're calling about the $9.95 a month plan -from colonial penn? -i am. we put it off long enough. we are getting that $9.95 plan, today. (jonathan) is it time for you to call about the $9.95 plan? i'm jonathan fr

i still feel like that little girl going to the skate park. >> reporter: a new role model in a new olympict a quick update tonight. she did make her olympic debut in the women's skateboard park. she did fail to qualify for the finals in the preliminary round. but she's 17. why do i have a feeling she'll be back? >>> the dividends of determination on display today on capitol hill when "the 11th hour" continues. feel the cool rush of claritin cool mint chewables. powerful 24-hour, non-drowsy, allergy relief plus an immediate cooling sensation for your throat. feel the clarity, and live claritin clear. at usaa, we've been called too exclusive. because we only serve those who honorably served. all ranks, all branches, and their families. are we still exclusive? absolutely. and that's exactly why you should join. >>> the last thing before we go tonight, the extension of the ban on most evictions may not have happened today without the perseverance of cori bush. the democrat from missouri led a protest over the weekend and into this week sleeping on the capitol steps. having experienced homeless

to india, to ethiopia, to like all these kids even though they might not have the means to hit skate parksand for this athlete in japan she says -- >> reporter: and that gets to the heart of skateboarding it's fun, and to see it here is something usa skateboarding chairman has been working on for years. >> i think the board with four wheels will change the world. >> reporter: the debut of olympic skateboarding was highly anticipated here in tokyo, and in japan the sport itself has been gaining in popularity, not just among children but also among adults, and for us we've been able to witness how it spans the ages here at the olympics, watching 13-year-old medalist high-fiving, fist bumping and even skating with 53-year-old tony hawk. shep >> naoko, thank you. before we head to back to the skate pork we head to the pool caleb dressel shouldered high expectations for tokyo and did not disappoint dressel won five gold medals, three of them for individual events he was part of two world records and two olympic records and became the first male swimmer to pull off the so-called sprint triple cr

talking of venues, all of the young japanese skateboarders means there is hope they will keep the skate parkve a look at the medals table. you can see the united states is topping the table, china second, japan third. a fantastic performance for on them. because of the good day we have had, in the boxing and the cycling, team gb now sitting in fourth place. so far at the rain has held. very stormy and wild weather this morning but it seems to have eased. fingers crossed it stays that way for the closing ceremony. some other news 110w. reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. a taliban spokesman said their fighters had already captured some districts and were inching towards the centre of the city. on saturday, us central command said it had intensified air strikes in support of the afghan government. earlier, the taliban said they had taken control of sheberghaan — the second provincial capital to have fallen in two days. richard galpin reports. in this fast—moving offensive the tali

in the searing heat of the ariake skate park, one british teenager shook off the nerves and kept her kickflip fakie. hands in the air. third time's the charm. team gb had everything crossed. only the world champion could deny her a medal. the bronze was in the bag and history was made. as the tears flowed, the camaraderie was clear, friends and teenage girls living out a dream. it's so cool because i got to be on the podium with my friends, kokona and sakura, and being in tokyo and eating my favourite food, spending time in the village, this is honestly one of my best memories. sky says she simply wanted to come here, have fun and inspire girls around the world. britain's youngest ever medallist did all of that and so much more. she was born injapan to mum mieko and british father, stu. at the age of ten, british skateboarding spotted her talent and saw an opportunity. we said if you want to give it a go, we're skateboard gb, we don't have much resources or capacity, but we would be absolutely honoured to help you in that journey in any way we can. who knew that she would be an olymp

history was made in the skate park with sky brown, who'sjust 13, taking britain's first skateboardingxplosion w. and there was a gold in sailing for hannah mills and aylie mcintyre, winning the 4—70 class, making mills the most successful female olympic sailor of all time after her gold in rio, and a silver at london 2012. there were two more boxing medals, with ben whittaker taking silver in the light—heavyweight category and frazer clarke claiming bronze in the men's super—heavyweight division. but there's also disappointing news this afternoon, as the reigning world champion, katarina johnson—thompson, is out of the heptathlon after a calf injury in the 200 metres. with full round—up of the day's olympic action, here's austin. as you say, it's been another successful day for team gb. the 12th day of the games has come to an end in tokyo and team gb have five more medallists, and skateboarder sky brown has become britain's youngest in olympic history, at the age ofjust 13 years and 28 days. she produced a composed final run to finish third in the women's park skateboarding final and

a youtuber with over 200,000 subscribers, he test rides skate parks, demystifies new tricks, and tireod and the friendship of fellow casts. >> back then, i was more antisocial. people who couldn't visit in society. like i couldn't fit in school. i felt like i didn't have freedom. but skateboarding gives me freedom. >> now 23, skateboarding has taken shimon on skate aid trips, bringing boards to underprivileged kids in sri lanka. she he's got his own clothing line, and has just published a memoir, skateboarding gave me a place to be and a future. the urban jungle of japanese cities packed with rails, ledges, and slopes has proven an ir resistible playground for tourists. now they're a skating no-go zone. among many japanese, skateboarding still carries the whiff of delinquency. >> if i'm holding my skateboard and walking, people will tell me, what are you doing? that's for losers. >> and despite a lack of sympathy, they have excelled at the sport and exploits the country's strength at mastering detailed maneuvers. thanks in part to skateboarding's olympic visibility, shimon said the sp

this time yesterday you and i were transfixed by the skate park l i were transfixed by the skate parkrite sports. everybody has been loving it. it has been such a success. we had the winds yesterday and we have had the winds yesterday and we have had another win. australia's 18—year—old keegan palmer has taken gold in this event. he pulled off a brilliant first run, they get a three runs to pull off their best tricks and moves, he put in a great first run, he put the rest of the field under pressure and then he pulled out a sensational third run, which he scored even higher. he had a score of 95.83 on that final run. everybody else then trying to pull out of the high level skills. that brings in the danger. we saw some tumbles and skills. it was the brazilian, pedro barros, who took the silver medal. and it was a 22—year—old from america winning the bronze medal. similar scenes to the women's event yesterday. they were all congratulating each other after every single run, just loving the action that was taking place and the skills that their fellow competitors were able to show. it’s

this in the women's skate boarding park event.d at 12, yes, 12 years of age winning silver. sky brown, age 13, winning bronze. >>> and america's women's basketball team booking their spot in the semis beating australia. the u.s. who plays serbia next have won gold in every olympic since right here in atlanta in 1996. they currently have a 53 game win streak in olympic play. >>> and for the second day in a row, a 400 meter hurdles olympic final, we had a thrilling finale, two athletes breaking what was a previous world record, this time in the women's race as america's sydney mclaughlin breaking the world record to win gold in a time of 51.46 seconds. that beats the mark that she set in late june. meantime delilah mohammed winning silver with a time that would have surpassed mclaufr ly laughlin's mark on june. and elaine thompson completed historic double double adding a 200 meters gold medal to the 100 meters crown just as she did at rio in 2016. not only did she finish first in tuesday's final, but she was well ahead of her rival

place for our teenager to play, not just play grounds for the kids and soccer fields but we need a skate parkn the neighborhood so they can play where they live. >> the children in the neighborhood and it will be a major boone. and we have generations, the youth generations that will be able to use this park in different places. >> the best park in san francisco right here. >> creating place where people can be active and lead, active, healthy life styles that are going to just stay with them for life. ♪♪ . >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. [roll call]

they can actually get ice skates here and go out and skate on the river. the park was often used as a skating rink for several years now. and we were allowed to take that visitor kiosk down and build it is belvedere. so, this belvedere accomplishes a couple of purposes. one, it helps integrate the entire site. whereas before, we just had the pershing memorial in that corner now we have the pershing memorial, the new memorial sculpture at the far end of the park which we will talk about, and then this belvedere in between. and so, from the belvedere you can look at the pershing memorial uk, look at the new sculpture, it ties the whole site together visually and thematically. on the top of this belvedere, we have a series of interpretive panels. now in contrast to the memorials on the wall, very few americans know very much about world war i. and our objective in this memorial -- not just feel a commemorative purpose, but an educational purpose. we knew that we needed to have the stronger educational component to this memorial since the vietnam veterans memorial whic

finally, you expect wipeouts in park skate boarding but not like this one.d a fist bump showing there were no hard feelings. what i love about this moment, that athlete right there, he didn't get upset at that cameraman. he had concern for his health and he went over to make sure that he was okay. >> yeah, certainly glad to see that he is okay. thanks, coy. >>> finally this morning, the staff at a waste collection agency in ohio becoming heros after a family accidentally threw away an envelope with $25,000 in it while cleaning out their grandmother's house. the waste company republic services managed to track down the truck before it hit the landfill and somehow the workers actually found the envelope in the trash pile. >> couldn't believe it, took ten minutes and i said man, that looks just like that. opened it up and there was the pack think a age inside with thn it. they were so happy. >> no word on any reward for that remarkable find, but i think they deserve one. >> yeah, they had to dig through that landfill. had to be stinky. thanks for joining us. i'

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we get in her car, put our roller skates in the back, drive up to the top of a parking structure. >> uh-huh. >> rupaul: blast the music, and we roller skate at like 5:00, 6:00 in the morning. [ cheers and applause ] >> no one's out. we watch the sun come up over wherever, hollywood, whatever vantage point we have. it is bliss. >> rupaul: it is bliss. and that's what being creative in this life and navigating this life is all about. >> yes, that's it. empty parking structure, because goodness knows, no business can operate, so these places are empty. we all know that right? these empty spaces and we're reclaiming the space. >> rupaul: you got your kids on amazon? >> i did, moxie skates, rainbow, over the top, my first pair of skates, of course i went crazy. >> rupaul: yeah. your first pair of skates? >> yeah, i used to skate when i was a kid but i had those metal ones that attach to your sneakers. >> rupaul: yeah, yeah. >> hey, what's wrong with that? i'm not that old. yes, so this is my first pair of proper roller skates. i've been to skate rinks, hired those stinky ones. >> rupaul:

it is turning into a state park featuring live music, food trucks, and of course skating, too. but performances are set to start backup in september. before we let you go, a final check of the forecast now with frances. frances: in air-quality alert today with heat and sunshine this afternoon, but temperatures will be a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. in san francisco, 67, looks like 80's in napa, oakland 82 degrees. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast, smoky, temperatures still hot inland, but then the sea breeze picks up, tomorrow slightly cooler and not a smoky for the afternoon, julianne. julian: we like the sound of that. thank you so much, frances. i am julian glover, along with frances. abc 7 news continues at 9 a.m. with another full hour of news. until then, we leave you with this live picture outside of all the fog moving across san francisco. we will see you back here at 9:00 a.m. have a great saturday. nexgard is the flea and tick protection that's #1 with vets. it even prevents the infection that causes lyme disease. your vet trusts nexgard for her pati

parking lot. >> wildlife officials plan to take the bear deep into the forest to eliminate chances of it returning to the neighborhood. >>> in oakland three was turned into a skateart yesterday. it was in front of the fox theater. red bull sponsored that event. >> each skater has iran style. it is great to see them. we all get so much energy from watching each other skate and cheering each >>> it is time for a look at this morning's top stories. what appears to be a late-night shooting is under investigation. video shows police securing the crime scene and escorting witnesses from the area. >>> the dixie fire is slowing but not stopping. it has burned 500,000 acres causing extensive damage. the target date to have the fire contained is august 20. >>> and air advisory has been extended until the end of today. the smoke will be worse at the higher elevations. >>> virus transmission numbers likely dropping in the bay area but hospitalization rates are rising in some areas. 50% of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated. >>> shots will be available today for the rest of the concerts that run this month. >>> good news on current air- quality sensors. it is mainly gre

skate boarding. the olympic debut here in tokyo. five of the nine medals so far have gone to japan including all three golds. a 19-year-old winning it in the parkown at 13 winning bronze. >>> graham holloway chose to chase his olympic dreams at the university of florida and now he is the favorite to win gold in the 110 meter hurdles running at 13.13 seconds and finishing just 0.05 behind him, devon allen busts out break dancing in this celebration. this is medal worthy in my book. maybe he is getting ready for the next olympic games in paris. they will have break dancing as a new event there. should be one heck of a final in that event later today. >> he has a lot of talent. coy, you don't have that much time left there. what are you looking forward to seeing the most? >> i am looking forward to that 110 meter hurdles. and also sport climbing. these people are not human, they are like spiders crawling up the wall at incredible paces. >> wow, i'll have to watch that. amazing. all right. >> thanks so much for joining us. i'm amara walker. >> and i'm laura jarrett. "new day" is next. it's the sound of low cash mode, giving you the options and extr

park and stuff, so it is going to be exciting to watch it tonight. yes, and sky brown, the next superstar? someone who can really take skating to the next level?ame then, hopefully i will get another chance. the crew of an oil tanker that was targeted in an suspected hijacking in the gulf of oman is believed to be safe. the uk's maritime organisation says armed men who boarded the panama—flagged mv asphalt princess have now left the ship. iran has denied it was behind the seizure. meanwhile, a british security guard who was killed in a separate oil tanker attack has been named as adrian underwood. mr underwood was one of two guards killed in a drone attack on the mv mercer street, operated by an israeli—owned company, off oman six days ago. the head of the british military says iran is risking an escalation of hostilities in the middle east. that we need to be doing fundamentally is calling out iran for its very reckless behaviour. they made a big mistake on the attack they did against the mercer street vessel last week, because of course that is very much internationalised, the state of play internationalised, the state of play in the gulf. i