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yes, sky. brownredible. i mean, it feels unreal. i'm so happy to be here with my competitors, i'm really blessed. brown was just five when hannah mills won a first olympic medal. she is now the most successful female sailor in games history. her and eilidh mcintyre needed to finish seventh in the a70 medal race. they had to fight hard in that race, but it is gold for great britain. fifth was enough. for mcintyre, she emulates dad mike, who won gold in seoul in 1988. if britain rules the waves, cuba are kings of the ring, which meant bad news for ben whitaker. he was guaranteed a boxing medal, but had a punchers chance against lopez, and already an olympic champion from 2016. in the end, the harvest of hits were delivered by the cuban, —— hardest of hits... leaving a gutted whitaker with a silver. ben croucher, bbc news. well, earlier, frazer clarke added another medal in the boxing with bronze in the super heavyweight category. he lost his semifinal match after the referee stopped the fight because a

sarah — what a story this could be for sky brown.for the olympics, and then obviously the olympics were delayed by a year. that has helped her potentially as well because she suffered a really bad crash last year. she has recovered since from that and is here in tokyo to take part in the park events. we have discrete event in the opening weekend of the olympics. now it is the turn of the park skaters. sky brown is such a talent in that's going for uk. i world bronze medallist. also a 15—year—old as well going for team gb. however, look out for the japanese 15—year—old. she is the highly fancied skateboarder to win gold in this. we know that they were relegated in the street events, winning gold there. so they are looking for another gold medal there, but it is such a brilliant story, and i know there will be so much attention on sky brown when she competes a little bit later. apart from that. _ competes a little bit later. apart from that, sarah, _ competes a little bit later. apart from that, sarah, what - competes a little bit late

sky brown, that was it. insane. so good. sky brown. the _ that was it. insane. so good.e final effort._ in i meaning it was all or nothing for the final effort._ in a l the final effort. there it is! in a minute packed _ the final effort. there it is! in a minute packed with _ the final effort. there it is! in a minute packed with difficulty i the final effort. there it is! in a i minute packed with difficulty she packed —— where she came of age. she wasn't even the youngest on the podium. the japanese silver medallist is 12. the gold medallist a comparative veteran at 19. it’s a comparative veteran at 19. it's incredible — a comparative veteran at 19. it's incredible. it _ a comparative veteran at 19. it�*s incredible. it feels unreal. i am so happy to be here with the girls. i’m happy to be here with the girls. i'm blessed. brown wasjust happy to be here with the girls. i'm blessed. brown was just five when hannah mills first won an olympic medal. she is now the most successful female sailor in the history of the games. her and eilidh mcintyre only needed to finish sec

, she had fallen on herfirst watching sky brown, she had fallen on her first two watching sky brown,e bronze medal position. it has been so hot down there, we saw the early pace being set by our eventual gold medal winner in herfirst run and eventual gold medal winner in her first run and all the skaters were then trying to catch up and it was sky brown who went away with the gold medal. it was interesting seeing the relationships between all of the athletes there, they are always very quick to run over and hugged each other when they pull off a great track or a move on it and even at the start line there was this 16—year—old from the usa, as they were doing the announcements, she had her ukulele out and was even singing and strumming the ukulele there so it is certainly a really different atmosphere and i think it has been quite a popular addition to the olympics lineup. mr; to the olympics lineup. my children who _ to the olympics lineup. my children who are all skateboarders have been loving it, that's for sure. what is still to come?— it, that's for sure. what is still to come? l

sky brown has made history of her own too, becoming team gb�*s youngest ever olympic medal winner of and 28 days. brown produced a composed final run to finish third in the women's park skateboarding final and claim bronze. hosts japan got the gold and silver as the sport made its olympic debut. it's incredible. i mean, it feels unreal! i'm so happy to be here with sakura and kokona. all the girls were ripping it, it was insane. it was a super sick final and qualifier, semifinals. it was insane. ben whittaker said he was disappointed after losing in the gold medal light heavyweight match, but the british boxer walked away with a silver medal. cuba's arlen lopez was the winner in the gold medal match, landing more punches than whittaker. the brit is from wolverhampton and had said if he won gold he wanted to become the new mayor — that won't be happening now, unfortunately. well, earlier frazer clarke added another medal in the boxing with bronze in the super heavyweight. he lost his semifinal match after the referee stopped the fight because a deep cut above frazer's eye opened up aga

sky brown has made history of her own too, becoming team gb's youngest ever olympic medal winner of allinal and qualifier. ben whittiker said he was disappointed after losing in the gold medal light heavyweight match, but the british boxer walked away with a silver medal. cuba's arlen lopez was the winner in the gold medal match. landing more punches than whittaker. the brit is from wolverhampton and had said if he had won gold he wanted to become the new mayor — that won't be happening now unfortunately. but a silver medal none the less gb. well, earlier frazer clarke added another medal in the boxing with bronze in the super heavyweight. he lost his semifinal match after the referee stopped the fight because a deep cut above frazer's eye opened up again by his opponant, the uzbekistan six foot eight giant. but the loss does mean clarke walks away with a bronze medal. after winning silver in the mens team sprint, jason kenny and jack carlin are through to the quarter—finals of the individual sprint. kenny, who's the defending champion and going for a seventh gold medal, beat yuka wakam

sky brown, well done. thanks for your company, have a lovely, lovely day. at all for most of us. wednesday is going to bring lengthy sunny spells, skies will probably look a little bit like this. but we're expecting heavy showers, too. let's have a look at the big picture first, and here's the jet stream. everywhere south of that is warm. everywhere north of that is generally cool and quiet showery. and you can see a large chunk of the continent experiencing this relatively cool and showery summertime weather. so, at the moment, it's quiet on the weatherfront. clearfirst thing in the morning with lots of sunshine. temperatures around ten in glasgow, 13 in liverpool, 12 in london. notice a bit more cloud in the morning here out towards the north west, and actually it will be quite cloudy through the day. in the western isles and northern ireland, showers here. but showers also breaking out across parts of the highlands, the pennines and a few scattered around the midlands and the south, too. but coastal areas probably staying dry and sunny all through the co

sky brown has a giant trick bag. strap yourselves in, here we go. straight in..., but with three runs allowed there was still hope. just missing the kick flip indy. the pressure is on that third and final run now. time for a pep talk. and in the searing heat of the ariake skatepark, one british teenager shook off the nerves and kept her cool. there it is. that's what we needed. there is the kick, the fakey, hands in the air, yes, sky. third time's a charm, team gb had everything crossed. only the world champion could deny her a medal now. she is not fazed. the bronze was in the bag and history was made. and as the tears flowed, the camaraderie was clear. friends, and teenage girls, living out a dream. it is so cool because i got to be on the podium with my friends, kokona and sakura. just being in tokyo and eating my favourite food, spending time in the village, this is honestly one of my best memories. sky said 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

sarah — what a story this could be for sky brown.e park skaters. sky brown is such a talent in that's going for uk. a world bronze medallist. also a 15—year—old as well going for team gb. however, look out for the japanese 15—year—old. she is the highly fancied skateboarder to win gold in this. we know that they were really good in the street events, winning gold there. so they are looking for another gold medal there, but it is such a brilliant story, and i know there will be so much attention on sky brown when she competes a little bit later. apart from that, sarah, what else can we look forward to on day 12? while comedy action has already started here early in tokyo because we have the open water swimming, the ten km marathon under way. alice dearing is taking part in that for great britain. the first black female swimmer to represent team gb at the olympics. she is in action right now, just down below us in tokyo bay. that will be a bit of a slog later on on the track, we are going to have the start of the heptaholan, it will be

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sky brown will take bronze. she's already lived her young life in the spotlight.ng in the world. so much hype, but the talk is over. thejudges were looking for difficult tricks, quality and consistency. sky brown has a giant trick bag. strap yourselves in, here we go. straight in... all she needed was a smooth run. 0h! going for that kick flip indy, we knew it was going to come out. not ideal, but with three runs allowed there was still hope. just missing the kick flip indy. the pressure is on that third and final run now. time for a pep talk. and in the searing heat of the ariake skatepark, one british teenager shook off the nerves and kept her cool. there it is. that's what we needed. there is the kick flip fakie, hands in the air, yes, sky. third time's a charm, team gb had everything crossed. only the world champion could deny her a medal now. she is not fazed. the bronze was in the bag and history was made. and 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

history unreal, so thank you, everyone. on the waves ther sky brown has made history of her own too, ona. all the girls were ripping it, it was insane. it was a super sick final and qualifier, semifinals. it was insane. boxer ben whittaker said he lost the gold medal, rather than won a silver, in the light—heavyweight division. the brit was beaten in the final by cuba's arlen lopez, who landed more punches than whittaker. the brit's from wolverhampton and had said if he won gold he wanted to become the new mayor — but for now at least he says he'll be sticking to boxing! meanwhile, frazer clarke added another medal in the ring with bronze in the super heavyweight division. he lost his semifinal after the referee stopped the fight because of a deep cut above frazer's eye. but the loss does mean clarke walks away with a bronze medal. he said he was proud of his achievement, even though it wasnt the fairytale he wanted. katarina johnson—thompson's hopes of an olympic medal are over — she's withdrawn from the heptathlon after pulling up injured in the 200 metres. johnson—thompson was fift

becoming the youngest medalists for their own countries and of course sky brown posit mother is japanesean as well. and just last week we had the youngest ever gold medallist in japan as well but i think what i have enjoyed the most is their post match interviews in which they don't really seem to understand the amazing achievements that theyjust accomplished in the 12—year—old kokona hiraki yesterday saying how heavy the metal was and also sakura yozozumi saying she just had fun and she just wants to go home and have a nice meal. so it'sjust been an incredible performance by those young athletes.— incredible performance by those young athletes. incredible performance by those ount athletes. ., , ., ., young athletes. certainly not what i was doint young athletes. certainly not what i was doing when _ young athletes. certainly not what i was doing when i _ young athletes. certainly not what i was doing when i was _ young athletes. certainly not what i was doing when i was 12. _ how much do you think this success will inspire a new generation? i think that is still what the ioc had hoped.

we saw sky brown there. it's going to be the turn of the men's today. runs with all 10 wickets still remaining asjoe wilson reports. you don'tjust watch the olympics for 100 metres, nor cricket for 100 balls. there is nottingham, this is a test match... ..and that is out. rory burns gone for none, india celebrating the great traditions resumed. well, that's remarkable waiter service. how does he ever sit down? some mysteries are solved by replays. look here — a little touch on zak crawley�*s back — the spike, out, caught, and observe how that changed the indian captain's mood. so, england's captain was batting. it's not like everything depends onjoe root, just that most things do. well, there's a shot from another batsman, just remembering how this form of cricket goes. johnny bairstow recalled to the team, and a four is still a four in any shirt, any generation. india thought bairstow was out lbw here, on field umpire said no but wait for the review, replay and then the virat kohli. england 138— four at t. then lawrence courts, gun butler court, gone f

with sky brown, what a bronze for her. fantastic event to see at the olympics, skateboarding. a whole new audience. hannah mills, gold in her sailing class, with eilidh mcintyre. brad ross having the track as well. sailing to glory, and jumping forjoy. a golden day for hannah mills and eilidh mcintyre. and for mills, it was also an historic one. they had begun their final race with a title in their sights. all they had to do was finish the top seven and they were soon up into second place. by the final buoy, they had dropped back to fifth, but they held their nerve, and held on for victory. hannah mills and eilidh mcintyre, it is gold for great britain. delight for the duo and as their achievement started sinking in. so did they. mcintyre had emulated her father mike who won sailing gold in 1988, while for mills there was a place in the record place with two golds and a silver, now the most successful female sailor the olympics has ever seen. it is mad. it is absolutely mad. growing up, you know, i obviously like, a lot of

who else on the podium, 13-year-old sky brown wins bronze, sky brown from the uk.ole play an vision, dream about what sport we will play if we were olympians. i have ideas for our anchor team in the bay area. here we go. cue up the graphic, marcus washington you love to dance, in the discuss because it's about hip movement. kari you're so precise and smooth you are going to be our rower and mike, because i know you well back to our days in mountainview, here you go, break dancing for you in 2024. >> are we missing anyone? >> laura. >> oh. laura garcia, we have -- >> oh, i take platinum for that one. >> undefeated. >> right. >> 2042 the summer olympics live from union square or santana row and there's going to be laura garcia just like this. >> this girl is on fire. >> laura has it. >> i thought you were going to say like synchronized swimming, gymnastics. >> synchronized shopping. >> oh. >> i love that. but in high school i ran track and i love watching track but being from kentucky i love the equestrian games, dressage is beautiful. that would be fun. you take the

age of the skateboarders in the final wasjust17, and the bronze was taken by british 13—year—old sky brown?— the sport in japan? i have to sa i the sport in japan? i have to say i did _ the sport in japan? i have to say i did not _ the sport in japan? i have to say i did not know _ the sport in japan? i have to say i did not know how- the sport in japan? i have to i say i did not know how popular it was until i saw those amazing performances by those young athletes. as he said the 19—year—old sakura yozozumi 19—year—old sa kura yozozumi winning 19—year—old sakura yozozumi winning gold and the 12—year—old kokona hiraki and 13—year—old sky brown becoming the youngest medalists ever for their own countries. and of course skype is a mother is japanese even know if you're presented team gb we feel like she is part of team japan as well. and only last week we had the youngest ever gold medallist forjapan as well. but i think what i have enjoyed the most is their post—match interviews. we heard from the 12—year—old kokona hiraki yesterday how heavy the metal was what she was also saying she is no

it was all thanks to sky brown, who at 13 years old won bronze in the park category. r skaters aged just 19 and 12, but brown had fallen on herfirst two runs, so it all went down to her final try, where she posted a score of 56.47 to make the podium. not bad for someone who was born a month before the beijing games, in 2008, and who suffered a bad fall in training last year. it is incredible. i mean, it feels unreal! i'm so happy to be here with sakura and kokona. ifell twice, but it made the last one feel even better and all the girls were ripping it, it was insane. it was a soup at sick final and semifinals. it was insane. what are you going to do now? know you are a bronze medallist in tokyo.— do now? know you are a bronze medallist in tokyo. hang out with friends and _ medallist in tokyo. hang out with friends and party! _ medallist in tokyo. hang out with friends and party! definitely, - medallist in tokyo. hang out with friends and party! definitely, 1. friends and party! definitely, i will be partying _ friends and party! definitely, i will be partying with _ fr

i look at how sky brown's branch _ boot for business.ook at how sky brown's branch has _ boot for business. i look at how sky brown's branch has given _ brown's branch has given skateboarding a massive boon, a sport that they say anyone can try, we will see about that! as fires rage in greece, a landmark study on climate change is expected to deliver a "massive wake—up call" on the state of the planet. i'm so excited to go clubbing, i cannot wait! and the dancing re—starts in scotland, as almost all of the final coronavirus restrictions are lifted. speu spell another day of bright and sunny spells of showers which could be heavy and thundery, although perhaps a less prolific than the weekend. by midweek, something dry and a bit warmer comes our way. it's monday 9th of august. our top story. the last of the british olympic athletes arrive home from tokyo later today, after team gb enjoyed one of its most successful games in history. after two weeks of action, yesterday's closing ceremony brought an end to an olympics like no other — as be

sky brown wins the bronze, from the uk. the podium, sky brown who is 13, you have 12-year-old haraki, really cool to see the youth movement here in tokyo in skateboarding. here back in tokyo everyone is still buzzing about simone biles, the bronze medal, never felt so good. simone biles and the u.s. gymnastics team now mid flight back to the united states. in fact, we will see simone biles, she's scheduled to appear along with her teammates in san jose september 26th at the sap center. the exhibition for the post-olympics performance. now, you're looking at suni lee who spent time with her before she left today. 18 years old, coming home with three medals including the all-around individual gold. she had fun recounting her performance on the balance beam where she almost fell off there. suni lee telling me she was shocked she kept her balance and talked about the -- >> i have a lot of people messaging me and telling me i'm their inspiration and how much they look up to me. it means the world to me that i can inspire people

for usa but get this, silver medalist cocona hiraki from japan is 12 years old and bronze medalist sky brown from great britain is 13. and then simone biles returning to competition just in time for the balance beam, simone picking up a bronze medal there revealing after the win she found out while in tokyo that her aunt passed away unexpectedly. this morning, simone sharing her thoughts on instagram writing, not at all how i imagined or dreamed my second olympics would go but blessed to represent the usa, thanks everyone for the endless love and support. andrew. >> we still have got basketball and baseball coming up and the men's team going for gold there as well. >>> time now for a look at your wednesday weather. southeast.rms move through the - this waterspout was seen along the gulf coast in alabama and heavy rains and winds sent umbrellas flying across north myrtle beach. that was in south carolina. a flash flood warning was issued there, and checking the radar, threats of flooding on both sides of the country as storms linger in the southeast and in the rockies. look for high temperatu

sky brown has become britain's youngest medallist in olympic history, at the age ofjust 13 and 28 daysdible. it feels unreal. i'm so happy to be here. all of the girls are repping it. it was insane. it was a super sick final and qualifierfor it was a super sick final and qualifier for the it was a super sick final and qualifierfor the semi it was a super sick final and qualifier for the semi finals. it was insane. let's cross to tokyo now and speak to our reporter sarah mulkerrins. sarah a heartbreaking day for katarina johnson thompson in the heptathlon. yes, it was. it was a here at late on wednesday night at the olympic stadium and the track and field. she was going in the 200 metres. she had been placed at the 200 metres. she had been placed for fendi habitat to line up until that point. this is one of her stronger events, and she started off, she was going well around the bend, and then suddenly, shejust pulled up. you can see there was a serious injury for her there. so she got to the band can and you could just see her there just typing, and it turned out not to be the achilles

winning silver, her teammate who is 12. >> sky brown in third place!a million followers on instagram and sponsorship deals with nike, gopro and samsung >> there she got it. >> for brown, all roads have been leading to this olympic stage. >> skateboarding, you can't go from a little trick to a big trick. you have to take very little steps and believe in yourself. >> reporter: born in japan and raised by a british father and japanese mother, the pint sized prodigy found her footing in the sport as a toddler >> i was using my dad's sport. >> brown, also a pro surfer began competing at age 7 and has been tearing up the asphalt ever since. last year, her career was put on hold after a horrific 15-foot fall from the top of a half pipe leaving her with a fractured skull and multiple broken bones. >> this was the worst. >> reporter: it didn't take long for brown to recover fast. brown is one of the bright, young stars here in tokyo. 13-year-old skateboarder momiji nishia of japan grabbed air and gold in the women's street skateboarding final last week. >> she

host have one more than half the medals available in the new sport. 15 year old british favorite sky brown taken home bronze. i won gold because i enjoyed the competition. i had so much fun. i did all the tricks all together. the relaxed atmosphere was the key, so cut the dead you. i won the silver medal because i wasn't nervous. i really enjoyed being here and trying to do all my tricks. it's insane to be here. i mean, sicker like one of my best friends cooking to really good friend to and being on the podium together. is it so, i mean it's bill grady points to time world champion alexander, mirror slab has set the 1st at the women's olympic where the speed climbing for the time of 6.97 seconds now missing the world record. the italian men seem pursued. have said a new world record and fell, a drum will champion them. i couldn't hold on to the early lead and were beating on the line for gold. georgia's lasha tallahassee won the weight, lifting gold were the world's record break in dismay. and the plus 109 kilogram class, he lifted the total of 488 kilograms. limbic host nation japan had b

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

. >> classic form on that 13-year-old sky brown n bronze. how does it feel to win that bronze?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 parents are survivors. >> reporter: in 1945, desperate victims sought refuge in the shukien, about a mile from where the u.s. dropped the f

the folks, the one more than half the metals available in sports, 13 year old british favorite sky brown taking up this i do. i won gold because i enjoyed the competition. i had so much fun. i did all the tricks altogether. the relaxed atmosphere was the key so that you, i won the silver medal because i wasn't nervous. i really enjoyed being here and trying to do all metrics. it's insane to be here. i mean, sicker like one of my best friends cooking to really good friend to and being on the podium together. is it so? i mean it's, it's so crazy. and a marcella junior brazil is taking gold and the women's 10 kilometer marathon swimming race. but 29 year old finishing and a time of one hour, 59 minutes and 30.8 seconds, greece and pulled out of the artistic swimming competition after 4 of their athletes has a positive for corona virus. 7 other members tested negative, but the entire team were transferred out of the olympic village because of health protocols. poland, 2 time world champion, alexander miroslav, is that the 1st ever women's olympic record in speed climbing with a time of 6.9.

some of the youngest competitors in the olympics, including sky brown of team gb, and a 12—year—old.ing under way. this evening's athletics, hopefully it will be a little bit cooler. it is the men's 400 metres and 200 metres final. and the women's 400 metres hurdles will take place this afternoon. the women's heptathlon also gets under way at today. four events for than today. a good battle between team great britain and the olympic champion of belgium. forthe the olympic champion of belgium. for the moment, the olympic champion of belgium. forthe moment, i thinki belgium. forthe moment, i think i will keep my eyes on the skateboarding. the park event is almost like the half pipe and snowboarding. it is very dramatic and they will all have big smiles on their faces. they were enjoying it. that sounds like a grand plan and a very busy day for you indeed. looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow when you can tell us more about the skateboarding. thank you, sarah mulkerrins and tokyo. if you wanyt to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma. you're watching newsday on the

skateboarder sky brown turned 13 just last month — she divides her time betweenjapan and the us withteboarding accident. but she's made a remarkable recovery — as natalie pirks reports. we first met a long time ago and we talked about this dream, now you're here. what does it feel like? it's insane. it's unbelievable. it's so cool to be here, at the village, there is all different kinds of people, like, super tall people and super strong people. was there a moment where you thought, the olympics isn't going to happen? i thought maybe it wouldn't happen and i was a little bummed, but people's lives are more important, so i thought about that and got through it. you and i last spoke after a really serious accident that you had had. yeah, that was definitely a heavy time for my parents, my family. it was bad, but i really think the accident made me want to go harder and, you know, yeah, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. how important is it for you to have dad here with you? it's really nice, you know? i'm still pretty young, and it's nice to have someone here to, like, look afte

world record on the track as america's sydney mclaughlin wins gold in the 400 metres hurdles and sky brown

skateboarder sky brown turned 13 just last month, she divides her time betweenjapan and the us, withen limbs in a skateboarding accident. but she's made a remarkable recovery, as natalie pirks reports. we first met a long time ago and we talked about this dream, now you're here. what does it feel like? it's insane. it's unbelievable. it's so cool to be here, at the village, there is all different kinds of people, like, super tall people and super strong people. was there a moment where you thought, the olympics isn't going to happen? i thought maybe it wouldn't happen and i was a little bummed, but people's lives are more important, so i thought about that and got through it. you and i last spoke after a really serious accident that you had had. yeah, that was definitely a heavy time for my parents, my family. it was bad, but i really think the accident made me want to go harder and, you know, yeah, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. how important is it for you to have dad here with you? it's really nice, you know? i'm still pretty young, and it's nice to have someone here to,

age of the skateboarders in the final wasjust 17, and the bronze was taken by british 13—year—old sky brown? i don't know, i have to say, i didn't even realise how popular skateboarding was until i saw the amazing performance of those young athletes but the podium was so a ball —— adorable, a gold medal won by the 19—year—old but they were both becoming the youngest medallist for their own countries, but her mother is japanese so even though she represented team gb, we feel like she is part of team japan as well. in the youngest ever gold—medallist forjapan as gold—medallist for japan as well. gold—medallist forjapan as well. an amazing performance by those girls. i have to say, what i've enjoyed the most is the post match interviews. the 12—year—old was saying she did not feel the pressure as well despite the enormous achievement but also 19—year—old sakura saying she had fun and wants to have a nice meal but also the 12—year—old was talking this morning on a local tv show, she doesn't actually consider her competitors as her rivals, all friends, having fun, and it's quite incredible to se

skateboarder sky brown turned 13 just last month and natalie pirks has been to meet her.ere. what does it feel like? it's insane. it's unbelievable. it's so cool to be here. at the village, there is all different kinds of people, like, super tall people and super strong people. was there a moment where you thought, the olympics isn't going to happen? i thought maybe it wouldn't happen and i was a little bummed, but people's lives are more important, so i thought about that and got through it. you and i last spoke after a really serious accident that you had had. yeah, that was definitely a heavy time for my parents, my family. it was bad, but i really think the accident made me want to go harder and, you know, yeah, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. how important is it for you to have dad here with you? it's really nice, you know? i'm still pretty young, and it's nice to have someone here to, like, look after me, and it would be hard without my dad. you are going to make history for britain. has that sunk in? what does that mean to you? it was my dream to be one o

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japan's 12-year-old hiraki takes silver and sky brown becomes the youngest olympic medalist ever at 13>>> simone biles battling the twisties. but she did win that team silver, she did win that individual bronze on beam. she said she's realized she is so much more than just her accomplishments in sport. >> realizing or recognizing that i would only be remembered for my medals in everything until one morning i woke up and i said i'm more than my medals in gymnastics. i'm a human being, i've done some courageous things outside this sport as well, and i'm not a quitter. it took all that realizing to see that. i don't think if this situation didn't happen, i would have ever seen it that way. >> that's remarkable to watch. just the poise, very quickly, is she going to compete in 2024? >> reporter: jim, she is not ruling it out. the 2024 olympics. remember, they're just three years away from these games. we had her to talk about, she felt scared for the first time in her life, battled her way back and made a big splash here. hopefully we'll see her back on the stage in a short time. >>> thank

and sky brown will be hoping to take the world by storm, in her event — the park contest. 13—year—oldies and going hard like all the girls arejust boundaries and going hard like all the girls are just they've got so much better even in the last contents, since it's been postponed, everyone has gotten so good and i'm really proud of all the girls we mentioned earlier.— really proud of all the girls we mentioned earlier. how young you are, mentioned earlier. how young you are. you're — mentioned earlier. how young you are. you're going _ mentioned earlier. how young you are, you're going to _ mentioned earlier. how young you are, you're going to make - mentioned earlier. how young you are, you're going to make historyl are, you're going to make history for britain. what does that mean to you? it for britain. what does that mean to ou? . , , for britain. what does that mean to ou? ., , , ., ., , you? it was my dream to be the ounu , you? it was my dream to be the young. one _ you? it was my dream to be the young. one of — you? it was my dream to be the young, one of the _ you? it was my

sky brown, age 13, winning bronze. >>> and america's women's basketball team booking their spot in theu.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 rivals crossing that line in 21.5 # seconds, second fastest ever time in this event. and i do want to squeeze this one in, world record holder in pole vaulting celebrating a gold meda

just about everywhere you look, the sky is brown from smoke. thanks for joining us. you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00, right here on abc 7, who live, and wherever you s it is not the best we can for the smoke, so right away with how long the haze will move around, sandy patel in for dream. sandy: it will be a day before we start to see a real improvement, that we are starting to see signs of that right now. you will see it is still smoky. the breeze is really blowing, blue skies showing up. gusts to 23 in oakland. our air quality up across most spots in the bay area above 150. you will notice that some of the smoke and haze gets pushed as we head towards tomorrow evening to the east. we do have an air quality advisory that has been extended through tomorrow for the wildfire smoke. moderate air quality expected the next four days. >> looks good. water fire smoke -- wildfire smoke is blanketing the bay area for the next several days, causing people to take notice and precautions. we are live in some moma county -- in sonoma county with details . how is the air qualit

japan's 12—year—old and her 13—year—old competitor sky brown from great britain becoming the youngestl. brigitte shieh is only 4 years old but she's mastered the piano more quickly than most of us do in a lifetime. what started as a bit of fun during lockdown has now become her calling. six months after her first lesson, brigitte has become the youngest winner of an elite competition, and she'll play at carnegie hall in new york city next year. she might not even be five by then. that's a lovely way to end the programme. don't forget our top story is on bbc news .com. the bbc. uk depending on where you're logging in from around the world. beirut and powerful blast at rock the city and left with no government. it's bbc news. hello there. much of the country today had a fine one with plenty of sunshine. it felt quite warm, too, but there were some heavy, thundery showers across parts of the midlands and northern england. these will tend to fade away. many places turning drier tonight, but we start to see some rain pushing into western areas, courtesy of this new area of low pressure whi

. >> not a pretty sight from many of our cameras across the bay area, the sky is brown from the wildfirebc seven news at 6:00. certainly this was not the best weekend when it comes to the smoke, how long will be hays hang around? let's get to meteorologist sandy a patel. sandhya: some -- most of the bay area has been impacted in one way or another. it is difficult to see because of the smoke. air-quality advisory extended through tomorrow. the next four days we are looking at moderate air quality. right now we are seeing some parts of the bay area. most areas are good at this hour because of the scenery. 15 in fairfield will be temporary as we are expecting some lingering smoke tomorrow going into the afternoon. look what happens later on tomorrow night. the heavier smoke and haze starts to get pushed on by the sea brze

so when the low clouds retreat back to the coast, they will reveal a very gray and brown sky . so we will go from white this morning with low clouds to gray and brown this afternoon. this will last throughout the day. now watch what happens tomorrow morning, we wake up -- oh, no, not again, and orange sunrise -- but look how quickly it changes. by tomorrow evening, gone in the middle and upper parts of the atmosphere. around 57 to 60 right now, cloudy in san francisco. mid 50's to low 60's or the rest of our neighborhoods. walnut creek, pretty hazy, but air quality is ok for now. 50's through 7:00, mid-60's at the coast today, topping out around 70 to 75 noon to 4:00 for bay temperatures. 78 to 84, so a little bit below average at 4:00 inland. 60's and 70's as you are heading out this weekend. let's get the friday morning commute. jill been a -- jobina: a picture in emeryville, you 80 right now. things moving at the limit across the bay area, and across the bay bridge, nice and clear after that big issue we had yesterday. no problems to report, but i do have big news involving 6

we not only saw the grayish brown is sky but the sunset was redder. the current air-quality, most of you are good. the worst of it near the oregon california border. because of those wildfires. the air-quality advisory through sunday, moderate for saturday through monday. perhaps a sign of good air-quality tuesday. napa and fairfield, still watching those drops for you. dan: smoke mdan: smoke mdan: smm to thousands of extra covid cases and debts in california, organ, -- and debts in california, and washington -- deaths. we talked with one of the co-authors of the study. >> this new consequence, new very grim consequence of climate change. we have climate change leading to fires, leading to smoke from fires. leading to increased inciden ts. >> sonoma county someone of the biggest impacts and an increase in cases. room, one in the kitchen and one in the master bedroom. >> sellers may be spying on house hunters, is it legal? dan: isn't that nice? the smooth sounds of jazz in the south bay. >> another burden to bear cub has been rescued. why this one is e

we not only saw the grayish brown is sky but the sunset was redder. the current air-quality, most of you are good. the worst of it near the oregon california border. because of those wildfires. the air-quality advisory through sunday, moderate for saturday through monday. perhaps a sign of good air-quality tuesday. a couple of sprinkles have moved through. napa and fairfield, still watching those drops for you. dan: smokedan: smokedan: smoke to thousands of extra covid cases and debts in california, organ, -- and debts in california, and washington -- deaths. we talked with one of the co-authors of the study. >> this new consequence, new very grim consequence of climate change. we have climate change leading to fires, leading to smoke from fires. leading inciden ts. >> sonoma county someone of the biggest impacts and an increase in cases. room, one in the kitchen and one in the master bedroom. >> sellers may be spying on house hunters, is it legal? dan: isn't that nice? the smooth sounds of jazz in the south bay. >> another burden to bear cub has been

inland with hazy sunshine, so as the clouds stay stubborn there, the rest of us will see the grayish brown sky developed. mid-60's, 70's, and 80's inland from 4:00 and back in the 60's and 70's by 7:00. we will take a look at the refreshing weekend forecast, coming up. here's jobina with the commute. jobina: we will be in the area near the caldor fire here, here, there is still one-way controlled traffic between eco summit and echo lake, the, the, circled in red. if you know anyone coming out of the south lake tahoe area, or closer to yourself. we have a crash on 282 before clayton road. beat have dropped and it looks like it will be a while until they get that all cleared up. the bay bridge toll plaza filled and very quickly, metering lights came on at 5:50 five and traffic is already backed up, so a heads up if you are making your way into san francisco. things are moving at the san mateo bridge, but busier for people trestle -- people traveling westbound. kumasi: helping val kilmer find his voice again. he is known for his work in real genius, top gun, and batman forever, after other things

sky came out, and now it is gone. let's look at some of our tweets from yesterday. murky sunshine. kind of a grey-brown on mount tam. smoky sky and high fire danger. clouds will be at the coast as the marine layer tries to come back. for the rest of us, it will be another breezy night, especially in our hills and mountains. our bluest sky iss wlf lo pressure on top of us. that is drawing the winds out of the north. yesterday, they came out of the southwest. just that easy of a wind shift. 82 at san jose. we have got 77 in san mateo. near 70 in san francisco. northward.o mid to upper 60's along the coast into sausalito. 74, berkeley. city, 78. 90 to 93 in our inland east bay neighborhoods. the fire danger extends well north and east of us today. that means areas that are already on fire have even more critical fire conditions today. it would not be surprising if some of the fires -- the dixie fire, the new fire starts spreading south today into new vegetation that has not been burned. about 61 in antioch. still smoky tomorrow. a couple of degrees cooler. we are back to seasonal levels friday, with clean

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