what a great story for sunisa lee. dominance of simone biles. however she found herself heading into the floor routine, the final and knowing that if she could pull off all of her moves she could potentially get gold. there is such american dominance in the sport in this event since 2000 and for, they have one old this event. a brilliant result for sunisa lee. you could see the tears afterwards. important to note for brazil's she came checking it silver in the she's really built up to these games with lots of injuries. she was delighted to get brazil's first olympic medal in the women's events. ~ . . olympic medal in the women's events. . ., ., ., ., events. what an emotional moment — events. what an emotional moment for _ events. what an emotional moment for both _ events. what an emotional moment for both of - events. what an emotional moment for both of them. | events. what an emotional - moment for both of them. the ones he had learned about you and the time speaking with you in these olympics as you're a fan of sw

sunisa lee. what a victory. we saw the excitement among her family and friends back home. what was the reaction in japan? on. what was the reaction in ja an? . , japan? there were cheers everywhere _ japan? there were cheers everywhere from - japan? there were cheers l everywhere from minnesota japan? there were cheers - everywhere from minnesota over to here in tokyo. simone biles was one of the loudest and most vocal supporters of sunisa lee in the gymnastics arena as she was bidding to win that gold medal in the absence, of course, of simone biles. it was interesting. sunisa lee said she had not ever really considered or expected that she would win gold and with the events that have unfolded she found herself in the situation where she was the best chance for the usa to win this medal. remember they have won this eventin remember they have won this event in every edition since 2004 so they have a long and storied history. she was feeling the pressure in the buildup to it she spoke to her teammates and to biles. she got advice from them and was able to perform ever so we

sunisa lee, what a victory, and winning while her team—mate the and winning while her team—mate picturethe reactionary? it’s that moments been present what's the reactiona ? �* , , ., , that moments been present what's the reactiona ? �*, , ., , , reactionary? it's been lovely seeing all the families _ reactionary? it's been lovely seeing all the families reacting _ reactionary? it's been lovely seeing all the families reacting all- reactionary? it's been lovely seeing all the families reacting all over - all the families reacting all over the world. lots cannot be here in the world. lots cannot be here in the covid pandemic. wonderful to see herfamily being able the covid pandemic. wonderful to see her family being able to experience that moment and for her, what a week it has been. she said before the game she didn't think she would ever have a chance of winning the gold and the search of some mobiles. suddenly with her withdrawal it opened it opened it up for her. she said she was feeling the pressure going in and simone biles helped her. she had a chat with her, she got her the zone

here in tokyo it was simply sunisa lee capturing the hearts of the global audience. not only the hmong descend but the first to win the all around individual award. >> this video is going viral. her family watching in oakdale, minnesota, and suni lee feels the love. >> it makes me cry every time i see it. i love my whole family, i love the hmong community. i would not be here without them and this medal is dedicated to them because without them this dream would not be possible. >> so nice to see her dad in this interview. she mentioned the hmong community. he's my photographer here, he's hmong american. the proud he felt watching suni lee. mikey is behind the camera right now, give me a lit hmong commun been in this type of spotlight. here is sergio quintana reporting from milpitas. >> reporter: the hmong community is pretty small and tight-knit. >> we are not close but we know each other. my husband has played soccer with suni's dad. >> reporter: it was at the end of her floor exercise when the score were announced, it became clear, she won gold. >> welcome to the m

it was a great story for sunisa lee, who went on to win gold in that women's all-around event.aid before the games, coming into it, she never imagined she would win gold in such a simone biles dominant event, but simone biles was cheering her on of the arena last night, and she said that simone biles helped her deal with the pressure coming into it, as over the last day or so, all the pressure and focus was on her, because such is the u.s. dominance in this event, they won gold medals in this event for every addition of the game since 2004, so she was really feeling the pressure. simone biles helped her with her, her teammates helped her with it, and she was able to cope with the intense pressure and scrutiny, and went on to win that goal, and you can see the tears afterwards, her dedication to her family. a wonderful moment for her and so many else emerging from the shadows and the spotlights of gymnastics. laura: and another gold-medal to the americans. it is almost the end of the first week of the olympics. sarah, i know you have been keeping score, which countries are in th

minnesota governor tim walz declared today sunisa lee day. the 18-year-old was born in st. paul, earned a gold medal for the all-around competition in tokyo yesterday. she said this is a moment that she will never forget. >> this medal definitely means a lot to me because there was a point in time where i wanted to quit, and i just didn't think i would ever get here including injuries and stuff. >> lee is the fifth straight american woman to claim the olympic title. meanwhile, world champion pole vaulter sam hendricks was forced to withdraw after he tested positive for covid. senator roger wicker, a lawmaker from his home state of mississippi, spoke out against the move on the senate floor calling it an injustice. >>> it's been one year since nine u.s. service members drowned in a training accident off the california coast, and now their families want to make sure it never happens again. anthony pura has more on their emotional message. >> reporter: this is video from inside an amphibious assssault vehicle as a group of service members headeded out to a traing exercise last

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>> i'm a pretty strong person. >> sunisa lee! much and i still managed to get through it every time. >> reporter: kate snow, nbc news, st. paul, minnesota. >>> that's "nightly news" this wednesday from to >>> right now at 4:00, withdrawing from another event. simone biles taking more time to focus on herself while getting support from fellow olympians. >> we're human beings. we have emotions. >> we're going to take you live to tokyo for the latest on the olympic games. >>> i'm cot budman with a new mandate from several bay area tech companies. if you want to come back to the office, you need proof of vaccination. >>> and should restaurants require proof of vaccination? the results of a new poll out of san francisco. >>> happy wednesday. the news at 4:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us for this special olympics edition of nbc bay area news. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to take you live to tokyo in just a few minutes. >>> first, get your shot or don't come back. tech companies large and small ti

today is sunisa lee day. the governor of minnesota and the mayor of st. ul issuing proclamations honoring suni lee, their hometown hero and america's new golden girl. >> gets that control back. >> wow. >> reporter: suni extending a u.s. tradition dating back to 1984, of placing first in the women's all-around gymnastics competition at the olympics. >> this medal definitely means a lot to me because there was a point in time where i wanted to quit, and i just didn't think i >> the word proud -- it's understatement. there's no word that can describe it.erne fan. building a practice balance beam in the backyard when she was young. >> the beam i built for her, it was out of two by four wood with -- covered with an old air mattress. you know, we couldn't afford a real one. >> reporter: in 2019, two days before suni's nationals competition, her father fell off a ladder, paralyzed from the chest down. now, suni sharing a video of her dad an c her win, suni writing, "the people i do it all for." >> i feel great that she accomplished our dream, like she said, it's

the usa's sunisa lee has won the women's all—around gold medal.ime olympic gold medallist simone biles pulled out of the competition citing her mental health. you're watching bbc news.

one of the brightest is sunisa lee's gold medal in gymnastics today.ooks at her accomplishments, and how it is resonating in hmong american communities. >> yang: judy, some of today's most inspiring olympic pictures come not only from the tokyo games, but also the suburbs of st. paul, minnesota-- a watch party that became a jubilant celebration when the minnesota native clinched the gold in the individual all-around competition. ( cheers and applause ) lee, who is 18 and still nursing a fractured ankle, went to tokyo aiming for silver, assuming her idol and teammate simone biles would win gold. today, she hit routine after routine, even nailing the floor exercise she and her coach and changed just this morning. afterward, lee reflected on her road to the olympics. >> the past two years have been absolutely crazy, with covid and just, my family and everything else. this medal definitely means a lot to me, because there was a point in time where i wanted to quit and i didn't think i would ever get there, including injuries and stuff. there are definitely

elsewhere, america's sunisa lee has won the coveted women's all around gymnastics title. s rebeca andrade, who won her country's first ever medal in women's gymnastics. lee was supported throughout by simone biles, who watched on from the sidelines alongside her other american teammates. this was one of the four gold medals biles won in rio, but she withdrew from the competiton in tokyo to focus on her mental health. the gadirova twins, jessica and jennifer finshed in 10th and 13th respectively for team gb, with their vaults providing the best score of their events. this isjessica. and her result is the best achieved by a british woman in the all around competition at the 0lympcis. i still can't believe it. like, coming away with a bronze, top 15 isjust amazing, and doing it withjess as well, i couldn't ask for more really. and the day has also been affected by coronavirus. 0n the eve of the track and field events beginning. sam kendricks, the world pole vault champion, has withdrawn from the games, having tested postive. he had been expected to contend for a medal in toky

but let's talk about sunisa lee's victory. ts to talk about, cindy. we'll talk about her life in a moment, but can i ask you first about sunisa's performance because it came right down to the wire at the end. it did. it came down to points. i think we were all furiously scribbling numbers on pieces of paper trying to figure it out. there was a brief question over the judging and the point allotment and whether there would be on appeal concerning rebecca andrade's performance, but there wasn't. and it was sunisa's clearly going up to that point and afterward. the appeal never took place. a phenomenally talented gymnast obviously. she's only 18. she will be a household name in america now. tell us about sunisa lee. she is an 18—year—old from minnesota. she is one of the first members of the hmong community, which is a group of people from southeast asia who were protected by the cia... they cooperated with the cia and helped the united states during the vietnam war. and many of them were brought to america afterward because for s

the usa's sunisa lee has won the women's all—around gold medal.s the fifth time in row that a us gymnast has won the event. on wednesday, us gymnast and four—time olympic gold medallist simone biles pulled out of the competition citing her mental health. you're watching bbc news. england's deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van tam, says he hopes the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us, but he has warned there could be "one or two bumpy periods" ahead as autumn approaches. he has urged people who've not yet been vaccinated to come forward. the latest data from public health england suggests that covid vaccines have prevented an estimated 22 million infections and 60,000 deaths in england alone. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. after the misery of many months with a pandemic, the thrill of the holidays. the nhs in england went to fir park today to encourage its younger visitors to get vaccinated. we're doing covid vaccines today. ijust want to be more safe and know i am 0k, and also when everything is open now i can

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sunisa lee brought home the gold. >> she was golden at the women's gymnastics. simone biles withdrew to focus on health. sunisa became the fifth straight american to win the women's all around event. >> this means a lot. there was a point in time where i wanted to quit and i didn't think i would get here. >> reporter: back home lee's parents could not contain their excitement. >> it's been through rough, good and bad time. it's amazing for her to do this tbar r far and actually win the gold. >> reporter: biles the defending champion watched from the stands after tweeting the outpouring of love and support i received made me realize i'm more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which i never truly believed before. aimee boorman coached biles for 12 years. >> that's going to be great to give voice to athletes to say to the coaches i'm not okay at this point. >> reporter: isn't that a bigger part of her legacy at this point? >> yes. >> reporter: meanwhile, caeleb dressel captured gold in the men's 100-meter free style setting an olympic record. talking to his fami

elsewhere, america's sunisa lee has won the coveted women's all around gymnastics title. roviding the best score of their events. jessica's is the best result by a british woman in the all around competition at the olympics. yeah, i still can't believe it. coming away with the bronze medal, top 15 isjust amazing, and doing it with jess as well, i couldn't ask for more really. and the day has also been affected by coronavirus. on the eve of the track and field events beginning, sam kendricks, the world pole vault champion, has withdrawn from the games, having tested postive. he had been expected to contend for a medal in tokyo, while his rivalfrom argentina german chiaraviglio has also contracted the virus. kendricks' positive meant that the whole australian track and field team had to temporarily isolate because three of them were determined to be close contacts. those three have tested negative while the rest have returned to training. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the australian state of new south wales has recorded 239 new corona

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gold medals in any summer olympic games, sunisa lee wins that.. there is also jade kerry, michaela skinner on the vault. the united states is loaded in gymnastics. there are certainly many medal opportunities for the united states in these four final events. >> you have to tell us about what happened with novak djokovic. it's like we were watching tennis in the '80s again, a john mcenroe moment. >> reporter: he came here, he's an a gold medal favorite, he wants to complete that golden slam and get that olympic gold medal, and yes, he lost it. i think he was very, very surprised to not be moving on in the competition. you know, he has been a favorite for a lot of these professional athletes, ryan, who are in the middle of seasons, the olympics is a big deal but it's not as big a deal as it is for katie ledecky or caeleb dressel or simone biles, it's the super bowl for them. djokovic, another story to put in the djokovic file. obviously not exactly the way you want to leave the olympic games. >> it's fun to see him with a little bit of fire, he's s

. >> reporter: it's official, today is sunisa lee day. mayor of st. paul issuing proclamations honoring suni lee, their hometown hero and america's new golden girl. >> gets that control back. >> wow. >> reporter: suni extending a u.s. tradition dating back to 1984 of placing first in the women's all-around gymnastics competition at the olympics. >> this medal definitely means a lot to me because there was a point in time where i wanted to quit and i just didn't think i would ever get here. >> reporter: at 18 lee is the youngest member of the u.s. women's gymnastics team and the first ever hmong american olympian. >> the word proud it's understatement. there's no word that can describe it. >> reporter: lee's road to tokyo hasn't beenjo has lon bee her number one fan, building a practice balance beam in the back yard when she was young. >> the beam i built for her, it was out of a two-by-four wood with covered with an old air mattress. and you know, we couldn't afford a real one. >> reporter: in 2019, two days before suni's nationals competi

elsewhere, america's sunisa lee has won the coveted women's all—around gymnastics title. fourth discipline on the floor, making her the fifth conescutive american woman to win the event. lee was supported throughout by simone biles, who watched on from the sidelines alongside her other american team—mates. she withdrew from the competiton in tokyo to focus on her mental health. so, what can we look ahead to on day seven? joining me now from tokyo is our reporter sarah mulkerrins. sarah, what are the medal prospects for great britain on friday? good morning from tokyo. it's going to be all eyes on the pool. what an olympic games the british team are having. three gold medals so far in the pool, the first time since london in 1908 that that has happened and there could potentially be more today. it will be all eyes on duck and scott. he is going for his possible third of four metals having won a gold and silver already in these games. he is going in the men's 200 metres individual medley and he qualified as second—fastest in that. there will be other opportunities for other

sunisa lee taking home the top prize in the gymnastics all-around. she went from practicing on a homemade balance beam as a child to an olympic champion. her parents and sisters talking to "gma" right after her historic win. >> all: good morning, >>> good morning, america. that just makes you smile, doesn't it? >> absolutely. >> great to be here with cecilia and whit this friday morning and we can't get enough of that stunning win on the mat by suni lee and her family watching from home, thousands of miles away. and wait until you hear more about her remarkable life and her remarkable family. looking forward to that. >> she is a superstar and deserves to be celebrated. we have a lot of news to get to. we are starting with that alarming new headline about the delta variant. an internal report from the cdc first obtained by "the washington post," listen to this, it says delta spreads as easily as chicken pox and it's being spread by vaccinated people as much as unvaccinated people. >> all of this is fueling new cases across the country. this week the u

sporting world hailing the united states�* newest gold—medal—winning gymnastics star, 18 year old sunisa leel eyes will turn to the track, as the women 100 metres heats begin the athletics programme. now on bbc news — click. as the world tries to emerge from the pandemic, the way we go about our lives is bound to be different — but exactly how is hard to say. on this week's show, we'll be seeing the buildings that are hoping to get to know us a bit better. and looking at how online shopping could be getting social. but first, we'll be finding out how the world of search is changing right before our eyes. the idea of visual search is nothing new. it's something we looked at a few years ago, where you search for something online by using a picture rather than words. but the idea does seem to be gaining ground now, as 0mar mehtab has been finding out. omar: toys, animals, food — no need to type, just take a snap instead, and you will get a result, and that's thanks to something called visual search. you must have seen it popping up in your amazon shopping app, perhaps pinterest, even snapchat h

the americans will be looking at sunisa lee. . ~ the two names to look out for there. ., ,, , ., president biden says he was honoured to meet the exiled belarusian opposition leader, svetla na tikhanovskaya, at the white house. she said the visit would prove inspirational to her opposition movement which is trying to oust president lukashenko from power after what they claim was a rigged election last year. mark lobel has more and his report contains flashing images. this was the state's response to protesters disputing what they called a rigged election backin they called a rigged election back in august. few here believe the country's longtime president alexander lukashenko when he claimed he had won re—election with 80% of the vote, and neither did governments in the eu, uk, canada and the us. and this is the woman who says she won this election, svetlana tikhanovskaya. she met president bidon at the white house on wednesday. this president bidon at the white house on wednesday. this is a very significant _ house on wednesday

sporting world hailing the united states�* newest gold medal—winning gymnastics star, 18—year—old sunisa lee all eyes will turn to the track as the women's 100m heats start the athletics programme. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. inevitably, we associate artists with the times in which they emerge and the work which brings them widespread acclaim. so it is with my guest today, michael stipe, lead singer of the american band rem, who were pioneers of an indie rock sound which emerged from a georgia college campus in the �*80s and won worldwide acclaim in the 1990s. now, he's a visual artist who records new music sparingly. he says the best art is about bravery, confronting fear. so what has he been frightened of? thank you. how are you, stephen? —— michael stipe in berlin, welcome to hardtalk. i am very well, delighted to see you. i think it's fair to say that we all think of you, first and foremost, as a musician, but these days, your primary focus seems to be visual art and i'm just wondering whether that visual sense was with you from the very begin

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but in her absence, american team—mate sunisa lee grabbed the opportunity to snatch the crown.ing their first 0lympics. jessica came tenth, britain's best performance in this competition. jennifer 13th. good landing. coming top 15 is just amazing, and doing it with jess as well, like, i couldn't ask for more, really. and if you've won only your country's second olympic gold in history, there are many ways to celebrate, but this is the most beautiful. they sing fiji soothing our souls with a hymn called we have 0vercome. an olympic metaphor if ever there was one. natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. more than 50 competitors and officials from the australian 0lympic athletics team briefly went into isolation in tokyo over coronavirus fears. they were confined to their rooms for two hours after several came into contact with the us pole vaulter sam kendricks, a two—time world champion who's tested positive and is now out of the games. so at the end of day six of the games, team gb remains sixth in the medals table, with five golds and 18 medals in total. the time is coming up to 20 pas

elsewhere, america's sunisa lee has won the coveted women's all—around gymnastics title.ut by simone biles, who watched on from the sidelines along her other american team—mates. she withdrew from the competition in tokyo to focus on her mental health. so, what can we look ahead to on day seven? joining me now from tokyo is our reporter sarah mulkerrins. sarah, what are the medal prospects for great britain on friday? good morning from tokyo, mimi. it's going to be all eyes on the pool. what an olympic games the british team are having. three gold medals so far in the pool, the first time since london in 1908 that that has happened and there could potentially be more today. it'll be all eyes on duncan scott. he's going for his possible third of four medals having won a gold and silver already in these games. he's going in the men's 200 metres individual medley, and he qualified as second—fastest in that. there will be other opportunities for other swimmers in the pool, but let's move across to the rowing because it's the final day of the medals being awarded there. vicky

. >>> a newly minted holiday in the state of minnesota today is sunisa lee day. aul area clinched the all around gold medal. lee has won hearts all over when she told "today's" hoda kotb the story of how her father built her a wooden balance beam because her family couldn't afford a real one. >> that beam is like, i don't know, like i grew up going on that beam. if i wasn't in the gym, i was always outside on the beam doing extra things because i didn't want to get behind, or i always wanted to get better so it was something that we kind of like cherished because whenever i was bored i would just go outside and he would watch me and try and coach me even though he didn't know what he was talking about. >> oh, man she says her gold medal still feels like a dream come true what's next for the 18-year-old? college. she plans to attend auburn university on a gymnastics scholarship. >>> well, for the first time men and women will swim together at the olympics in the same race. the 4 by 100 meter mixed medially makes its debut tonight. each country picks two men and two

gymnasts sunisa lee and jordy chiles giving us a look at their day.e view. like everyone else, i am on the two-week quarantine. we are allowed one 15-minute walk about every day. >> i like to come to this shinto shrine for a little peace amid the madness. the building above me is the fuji headquarters. the orb above me is an observation point and probably the first thing godzilla grabs when he comes into the city. the next option is staying active indoors. >> what are you doing here? >> power walk. >> savannah and natalie have the idea. i did score a terrific trip organized by the city government for the media, a special boat ride in tokyo bay. i've been in japan for about three weeks which means that my quarantine is up and i have a week left, a golden week where i can get out, walk around the streets, eat some food, see some people. until then, this is my view, which is pretty nice. >> traveling is heavil restricted for locals and fans here, too. organizers eliminated public viewing areas. and like we've seen all week, events and games will continue

. >> sunisa lee knows a lot about handling lives twists and turns. >> i mean, it's just so fun, flying another bar. >> do you feel like you are flying? >> yes, you are literally flying in between. she grew up in st. paul minnesota, surrounded by siblings and a large extended family. her parents moved here from allows. she's the first american to compete on team usa with a huge community cheering her on. >> we are basically all like family. we are all related somehow. >> sunnis olympic dreams started young, and she found a partner in her dad john. >> my dad is like my best friend. he has been through the whole journey with me and he would give me pep talks and make me feel better about myself. >> two years ago, he was about to drive suni to nationals, when he fell head first off a ladder. >> his foot slipped, he landed headfirst on the ground and he was powerlines from the waist down. suddenly, competing felt impossible. i saw my dad right before suni i was about to leave and i was like, i don't even want to go to championships anymore. my dad comes. first john urged her to go though >>

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sunisa lee always found her best balance -- with her dad >> me and my dad have the biggest bond out of: sunni's dad, holding his daughter and the camera at early meets when sunni was first getting noticed, and celebrating -- together. >> sunni lee. >> reporter: so unusual, he'd be absent from the u.s. nationals that put sunni second on the podium behind four-time olympic gold medalist simone biles. >> teenager 16-year-old from st. paul, minnesota. >> reporter: nothing could have kept her dad -- from the performance -- of sunni's life until something did. >> last summer -- >> reporter: two days before sunni left for nationals her dad was on a ladder helping a friend cut a tree limb when he fell. >> according to the doctor, i'm pretty much paralyzed from the neck down. >> reporter: john lee, navy veteran spent the past five weeks in the spinal cord injury center at the minneapolis v.a. hospital >> say don't worry about me. i'll be okay. >> same thing. >> reporter: 30 minutes away sunni is training for next month's world championship in germany. >> nice and tight. >> reporter: all the whi

. >> reporter: 18-year-old sunisa lee, stepping up when simone biles stepped back.team usa. tying the former soviet union's record. >> this medal would not be possible would my coaches, the medical team, my parents, and it's just so surreal and i haven't even let it sink in yet. >> reporter: nearly 6,000 miles away in oakdale, minnesota, the small refugee community celebrating big time. lee's parents fled laos for the u.s. >> all the hard work, all the broken bones, all the time you missed vacationing with us, it paid off. >> reporter: lee's road to gold, tougher than most. in 2019, her father fell from a rader, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. in 2020, her aunt and uncle died of covid-19. >> there was a point in time where i wanted to quit and i didn't think i would ever get here, including injuries and stuff. so there's definitely a lot of emotions, but i'm proud of myself for sticking with it and believing in myself. >> reporter: and now suni lee, making olympic history. the most coveted gold medal at all of the olympics is the all-around gymnastics fin

and hats off to jordan chiles and sunisa lee, grace mccallum, because they stepped up under enormousto simone for acknowledging she was in trouble. i know this is not an uncommon problem in gymnastics. we call it the twisties where you get disoriented in the air, and it's terrifying when you don't know which way is up and which way is down. we think about the complicated skills that simone does. even her vaults, she does three different types of vaults, and they're completely different in terms of their techniques. so if you get disoriented and all of a sudden you start doubting yourself, it's really scary. now she's launching herself 10 to 12 feet in the air, flipping and twisting, and has no idea where she is. and i've had that experience. we call it the twisties, and it happened to me even at the end of my career. and it's terrifying. i mean my palms are sweaty just thinking about it now because it's scary when you're flying through the air and you have no idea where you are. so i feel for her. i think she did the right thing, and it was probably the best thing for the u.s. team a

. >> reporter: 18-year-old sunisa lee, the first hmong-american gymnast stepping up when simone biles in the event for team usa, tying the former soviet union's record. >> this medal would not be possible without my coaches, the medical team, my parents, and it's so surreal, and i haven't even let it sink in yet. >> reporter: nearly 6,000 miles away in oak dale, minnesota, the small hmong refugee community celebrating big-time. lee's parents fled laos for the u.s. her dad says winning gold is the greatest achievement of any hmong-american. >> all that hard work, all the broken bones, all that time you missed vacationing with us, it paid off. >> reporter: lee's road to gold tougher than most. in 2019, her father fell from a ladder, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. in 2020, her aunt and uncle died of covid-19. >> there was a point in time where i wanted to quit, and i just didn't think i would ever get here, including injuries and stuff. so there are definitely a lot of emotions but i'm super proud of myself for sticking with it and believing in myself. >> reporter: and now su

her team mate sunisa lee took gold with a convincing performance.raging results for team gb. john watson has more. so, sumi sally takes gold for the fit olympic games in a row. united states. that sister is, finishing tenth on her olympic debut and her sisterjennifer at 13th, all the more impressive when you consider the best results from gb in this event was a 12 place finish previously. we will of course he jessica back in the floor final to come, and we could even seejennifer competing as well. she is the first reserve, and in light of simone biles pulling out of the all—around event, we wait to see, of course, whether she will take up her spot in those four remaining individual finals. , ., those four remaining individual finals. . ., joining us is 2016 bronze medallist nile wilson, one. how positive are these performances from the gadirova twins, particularly jess? it's fantastic. i mean, the girl is 16 years old, first i'm bracing on the scene and just lapped it up, loved it, handle the pressure lovely. seems like they are having loads of fun

biles will be replaced by jade carey who will join her teammates sunisa lee to compete in the all around us. if you were looking at "the new york times," when simone biles stepped back, suni lee stepped up. there's a lot riding on the shoulders of your daughter today. i wonder if you can react to the news of simone biles pulling out of these all around competitions. john? >> wow. we are very surprised. we don't know what to say. i mean, simone biles out. we don't know how that's going to turn out. jade carey stepping in. hope jade carey do just as well. >> wow. well, i hope simone is okay. i hope she's doing okay and i hope she gets the help that she need. yeah. that is kind of like shocking. having sunisa stepping up and jade daree, they have to go out and do their best. >> i wonder one of the things that your daughter talked about knowing in a sense that when she was really arriving and that she belonged was that she was competing at a level withsy mo simone biles. your daughter is tremendous. anyone who hasn't seen her on the uneven bars needs to look, it's unbelievable what she can d

sunisa lee. jordan chiles. grace mcallen, simone biles.efending all-around champion. i mean, she could end up winning five gold medals. what do you think about the team's chances? >> well, obviously, i mean, that's one of the locks of the olympics is the u.s. women's gymnastics team. they're that good. they come into the competition with so much more difficulty, in terms of skills than the other teams. that they can even make some mistakes, and still win it. not too many mistakes but a few. and i think, of course, being led by simone biles, who is, certainly, the most dominant gymnast in the history of the sport. she has the chance to make history here. to be the first olympic all-around athlete to repeat as olympic champion since the 1960s. and maybe win five gold medals which would be most of any gymnast ever, tying the former soviet union. she is on the brink of history and, of course, we are all just waiting to see how magnificently she does. but, you know, when you think about the olympics and the pandemic and all the adversity that t

but 18—year—old sunisa lee rose to the challenge, coming from behind to win the gold medal on the lastnish from back home in oakdale minnesota — and this was the moment they realised suni had won the gold. as well as being a big moment for sunisa and herfamily — it was also a historic moment for america's hmong community — with lee becoming the first ever athlete from this immigrant community to win an olympic gold medal. for more on her background and the significance of today's win, here's cindy boren, sport reporter with the washington post. she is an 18—year—old from minnesota. she is a member, she is one of the first members of the mung community, which is a group of people from southeast asia who were protected by the cia. —— hmon community. they cooperated but the cia and help that the united states during that war. —— hmong community. and she was born here. her parents are middle—class workers. strong workers. herfather has been in a wheelchair since falling off a ladder and breaking his back. she thought about quitting gymnastics after her father was injured, thought about qui

though simone biles didn't compete in this event this morning, team usa still brought home the gold, sunisa lee has just won the individual all-around. she gave an incredible performance on the uneven bars and floor routine. when biles stepped down, jade carey stepped up, she represented the united states in biles' place, she ended up finishing eighth, lee who's a powerhouse on the uneven bars really stepped up tonight to win gold. her floor routine just cheering her on, sealed the deal. she ultimately defeated russia and brazil to take home the top prize. >>> as we've been reporting though among the celebrations covid taking hold in tokyo. overnight, u.s. pole vaulter sam kendricks, the two-time reigning world champion, tested positive and is now out of the games. james longman is live in tokyo as well. has the latest on that side of the story for us. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. we now have had news that u.s. pole vaulter sam kendricks has tested positive for covid-19 and that's put him out of the competition. he is the seventh u.s. athlete for whom that is now

sunisa. did i get that right to neely suni lee. i guess or formal name is so nice to anyone city.w we know she took home the gold lee is the 5th consecutive american woman to do so in the all around competition in the 3rd woman of color to do so. biles and her teammates watched lee perform from the stands biles, of course, withdrew from the competition will earlier this week to take care of her mental health. dominating the sport americans. yeah. cool. that wraps up kron 4 news at 9 kron. news at 10 will start at the top of the hour with can rain ken wayne and catherine heenan. i'm amazed by the gym. this. >> how they flip around and then land on the beam that elise, you know, is talking about that. she's a mom. maung it that i think they're from cambodia area and the hmong people really help the americans during the vietnam war. >> and that's why there's so many of them now here in california has more. hmong americans than any other state she's from minnesota, but yeah, so as fascinating story and first-time mom american to win a medal for proud over. yes, we are. thanks. good in

sporting world hailing the united states�* newest gold medal—winning gymnastics star, 18—year—old sunisa lee all eyes will turn to the track, as the women's 100m heats starts the athletics programme. england's deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van tam, says he hopes the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us but he has warned there could be "one or two bumpy periods ahead" as autumn approaches. he has urged people who've not yet been vaccinated to come forward. the latest data from public health england suggests that covid vaccines have prevented an estimated 22 million infections and 60,000 deaths in england alone. here's our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. after the misery of many months with the pandemic, the thrill of the holidays. the nhs in england went to thorpe park today to encourage its younger visitors to get vaccinated. hi, guys! we're doing covid vaccines today. ijust want to be more safe and know that i'm 0k and also when everything's open now i can have more freedom. did you see that? there's something about being fearless when you're young and perhaps th