it's going to be sydney mclaughlin's time again, and it's a world record again! cans going one, two, both breaking world records, but the race belonged to mclaughlin. two members of team usa also making the podium in the 200 meter, kenny ben rik. >>. >> reporter: and athing mu picked up a medal, winning gold is it cool you get to share the victory with a teammate from team usa? >> it's not just about you. just being with someone else and knowing they've worked just as hard as you have. >> final in part competition is now set to go. >> reporter: while on a sweltering day at the skate park, young stars continue to dominate in skateboarding's olympic debut, 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

, another amazing field. it sydney mclaughlin, another amazing field. ., , , sydney mclaughlin, another it was, obviously depth at the top of the events, - field. it was, obviously depth at the top of the events, but - field. it was, obviously depth at. the top of the events, but personal bests, records, cindy mcloughlin brought it today. she was incredible. 51.4 seconds. i have a won eight medals in 4x4 is in the past and i cannot run as fast on the flat is what she did over hurdles. the 200 metres men's, andre de grasse with gold for him it finally. he must be delighted, what make of the field in that one? i think it was one of those really heart—warming moments was that he has won so many medals in the past. he raced against using a bolt and now he is against the new generation, one atjust 17 years of age from the us. we thought the us would get on the podium but you can never discount andre de grasse, he ran a personal best, a worthy champion. i think he will go to bed at this evening not quite believing he is a champion at last.— at this evening not quite believing he is a champion

. irate american sydney mclaughlin.games this year and particularly of course the skateboarding, do fill us in. it the skateboarding, do fill us in. , ., the skateboarding, do fill us in. it is so good to watch! we have been — in. it is so good to watch! we have been watching - in. it is so good to watch! we have been watching at - in. it is so good to watch! we have been watching at here l in. it is so good to watch! we l have been watching at here all morning, we've had the park event, that is sort of like the half pipe and snowboarding where they go off into a bowl and pull off some brilliant tracks and they are also young. we have just been watching the final and it has resulted in a one to four the host nation. sakura won the gold medal and her 12—year—old japanese competitor won the silver and then everybody watching and great britain would have been watching sky brown, she had fallen on herfirst watching sky brown, she had fallen on her first two watching sky brown, she had fallen on herfirst two runs but she pul

. >> two american stars pushing each other across the finish line. 21-year-old sydney mclaughlin taking down reigning champ dalilah muhammad in the hurdles, mclaughlin setting a new world record and sharing a hug with her teammate. >> just really grateful to represent my country and to have this opportunity. >> in the women's 800, 19-year-old athing mu dominating the first american to win gold in that event since 1968. >> leave it all out there and try and get gold, that was the goal. >> reporter: american gabby thomas winning bronze in the 200 meter. jamaica's elaine thompson-herarh becoming the first woman to win a double-double across two consecutive olympics with gold in the 100 meters, as well. on the diamond, team usa baseball defeating the dominican republic, keeping their gold medal hopes alive. afterwards, two-time mlb all-star todd frazier caught up with craig. >> we've got to get the gold. >> ahead to breanna stewart, again, another finish. >> reporter: and in women's basketball, the undefeated u.s. squad blowing out australia, punching their tickets to the semifinals. the wo

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what a run for the usa's sydney mclaughlin — she broke her own world record in the women's 400m hurdleslows norway's karsten warholm breaking his own world record in the men's 400m hurdles on tuesday. away from the olympics now — and players from all 20 premier league clubs say they'll continue to take the knee next season as a symbol of their "unity against all forms of racism". a �*no room for racism' sleeve badge will also be worn by players and match officials. the premier league say they "wholeheartedly support" the decision. the opening game of the new season takes place next friday, with newly promoted brentford hosting arsenal. disappointment for rangers last night, they lost 2—1 to malmo in sweden in the first leg of their champions league third qualifying third tie. they were 2—0 down when stephen davis scored deep into injury time. the away goals rule is no longer applied, but stephen gerrard's side will be pleased to have halved the defecit ahead of the return game at ibrox. the first test between england and india gets under way this morning at trent bridge. england will be

a battle of the americans, sydney mclaughlin and dalilah muhammad taking gold and silver respectively. sydney setting a new world record. her second in just two months. and the u.s. women's volleyball continues its quest for its first ever gold medal after beating the dominican republic. team usa playing without two of its injured starters. but one of the fill-ins, annie drews, scored a team high of 18 points and history made in the women's skateboarding park. no medals 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 a

what a run for the usa's sydney mclaughlin — she broke her own world record in the women's 400m hurdlesy this morning at trent bridge. england are notably without ben stokes. india have made a very good start — rory burns has gone for a duck, bowled byjasprit bumrah in the first over. england are 16—1. players from all 20 premier league clubs say they'll continue to take the knee next season as a symbol of their "unity against all forms of racism". a "no room for racism" sleeve badge will also be worn by players and match officials. the premier league say they "wholeheartedly support" the decision. the opening game of the new season takes place next friday, with newly promoted brentford hosting arsenal. louis van gaal has been named as the new coach of the nethlands, taking charge of the national team for a third time. van gaal has signed a deal through to next year's world cup in qatar. he takes over from frank de boer, who stepped down after the netherlands failed to make it past the final 16 in euro 2020. the 69—year—old previously led the side for a year in 2000 and then again from

sydney mclaughlin broke her record to win the 400-meter hurdles. she came from behind at the last 100 meters to beat the defending olympic champion and american dalilah muhammad. it was victory for 19-year-old ating wo in the 800-meter race. the second runner in the u.s. to win the event and the first since 1968. >>> coming up, the search for an injured cub. why california officials are seeking this black bear. >>> and desperate measures. the unusual way a passenger was subdued after allegedly punching a flight attendant. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some, rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. that's rinvoq relief. with ra, your overactive immune system attacks your joints. rinvoq regulates it to help stop the attack. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious infections and blood

the two fastest are americans, sydney mclaughlin broke the world record. dalilah muhammad's world record so they'll have a rematch in that race. i have one of the shoes here. they're used for the 100 meter and 400 meter. crazy spikes to help them get those faster corners in the turns. and we're seeing world records, personal bests, olympic records getting smashed one after the other. that might happen again today. i'm liz mclaughlin, live from tokyo. >> a good wardrobe show there. here's what else you can watch tonight. the u.s. baseball team taking on the dominion candle republic in elimination game. an hour later, make sure you catch the u.s. women's volleyball team. they're also taking on the dominican rerepublican in the quarterfinal match. and then at 10:00, stanford's alex bowen and the u.s. men's water polo team taking on spain. you can watch that on . we have so many local athletes in tokyo, it is hard to keep up. luckily for all of us, we have jonathan bloom doing it for us. go to nbcbayarea.com and local tracker. >>> london breed has agreed to pa

the top two athletes are pushing for excellence, it is history, and that is what happens when sydney mclaughlin and dalilah muhammad are going to do. it is a world record again. >>> the tokyo olympics are brought to you locally on nbc by nissan. >>> the bay area is so much a part of who i am, and like you, i always wanted to know more about what is happening here in our home. >> this should not be happening in a city this size. >> no, it should not be happening here. >> so we created a newscast designed to get more answer, more context, more solutions. >> welcome back to the new 7:00 newscast. >> so join us at week nights at 7:00 p.m. following "nightly news." >>> coming can up on "olympic zone" a close finish -- >> three across the line. >> when dreams of gold can be dashed in a second. >> this is where history is written. >> and plus, athletes who wear the stars and stripes everyday. >> i am able to serve my country and do the sport i am passionate about. >> with the members of team usa. >>> and we take you inside of the must-see museum where the visitors are part of the art. the "olympic zon

and the hurdles records keep falling — as team usa's sydney mclaughlin smashes her own world record —alf a second in the 400 metre hurdles. hello and welcome to the programme. thousands of people in lebanon have attended a memorial service in the ruins of the port of beirut to mark the first anniversary of a huge explosion that devastated much of city. the blast was one of the biggest non—nuclear explosions in history. it killed more than 200 people. outside the lebanese parliament, the security forces fired tear gas at stone—throwing protesters. along with the grief, there's real anger that a year on nobody has been held to account for the explosion. rights campaigners allege that the most senior officials in lebanon were aware of the danger posed by the huge quantity of ammonium nitrate fertiliser stored in the port that caused the explosion. the blast plunged lebanon into a deeper crisis, but the country had already been facing serious problems for years due to the dire economy and political instability. carine torbey reports. one year after the explosion, all the debris is swept t

minnesota >> and we want to wish everyone at team usa good luck. >> it's my sweet 16 today. >> from sydney mclaughlin'sve got a huge one back at 1a, guys it is tuesday night here in tokyo, tuesday morning back where you are in new york city, sg >> this crowd is hopping the red, white and blue is flying everybody has a great buzz going. caeleb dressel was here. they just met one of the biggest breakout stars of the olympic games. and hoda, i understand your special guests are about to arrive >> we have a camera on them, guys just so you know, they're in the car. so they're in transit. and the , there's drug testing and all the rest hi, guys >> i love it >> mykala, simone, grace in the back, suni and gang up front we're pumped, man. will y'all hit the gas a little quicker. don't break any laws >> don't speed don't speed. >> we look forward to seeing them in just a bit >> they're right around the corner, by the way before you chat with them, though, tom llamas over at the gymnastics center where all of that drama unfolded. what's up, tom >> hey, guys, how are you? it might be a little loud behind me becau

team both on the men and women's side my husband, bob kersee, who is coaching allyson felix and sydney mclaughlint's going to happen in the women's hepthathlon with our three women. looking for one of them or all of them to get on the podium but then tyler davis in the long jump who broke my collegiate record brittney rece, look time history there. >> you are all full into this day. usain bolt not on the track for the first time since '04 is there anyone who could try to fill those running shoes >> you know what, it's not so much about filling those running shoes but bringing excitement. fans are not going to be here. bringing people to our sport who wouldn't necessarily want to watch our sport and hopefully they tune in and once we're able to bring fans and everyone back together, they will continue to be a fan for life. >> it's hard to miss out on that allyson felix, jackie, in her fifth games. 35 years old and still doing it. you made it to four olympics how impressive is this woman >> oh, allyson is very impressive you talk about grace and humility just an outstanding individual you know, and

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this time in the women's event, americans renters sydney mclaughlin broke her own world record setting a new time of 51.46 seconds. the mens record was broken on tuesday. mclaughlin says the of the track help. every time you step on the track, there's seems to be some sort of record broken. so it's really cool to be a part of that. and kind of just push the boundaries of what's possible for us. and definitely say it would. it's a fast track. you can feel a difference, you know, being mondo and everything. i don't know how to really describe it. a lot of people talked about the shoes, but i do think it's just one of those tracks. it gives you that energy right back and pushes your policy forward. japan has continued its dominant b, skateboarding with 19 year old support. you'll see sue me, winning gold in the women's park for 12 year old teammates co hierarchy winning silver. 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 al

powered past the field to win with a personal best time of 19.6 to 2nd grade. americans printed sydney mclaughlin broke her own 400 meter hurdles, world records setting a new time of 51.46 seconds. glosson says the speed of the track helped every time we step on the track, there's to be some sort of record broken. so it's really cool to be a part of that. and kind of just push the boundaries of what's possible for us. and definitely say it would. it's a fast track. you can feel the difference, you know, being mondo and everything. i don't know how to really describe it. a lot of people talked about the shoes, but i do think it's just one of those tracks. it gives you that energy right back and pushes your proposal forward. and a much eloquence of brazil has taken gold in the women's, at 10 kilometer mass and swimming race 29 year old finishing, and a time of one hour. 15 minutes and 30.8 seconds. grease have pulled out of the artistic swimming competition. ask for their ashley's tested positive for corn, a virus. the entire team was transferred out of the limbic village because of health protocol

. >> reporter: pushing sydney mclaughlin to gold in the final steps. with u.s. teammate dalila muhammad close behind. >> the four times we competed we got four world records. so it's definitely iron sharpening iron. >> reporter: healthy competition pushing two americans to the top of the podium. two more medals for the u.s. in the men's 200. kenneth bed narric with silver and noah lyles finishing bronze. in men's pole vault a silver medal meant an olympic dream come true for christopher nelson. >> i think i'm kind of starting to realize i actually did it. >> reporter: another silver for the u.s. after courtney friedrich guts it out in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase. off the track -- >> he struck him out! and team usa survives. >> reporter: -- the u.s. baseball team beats the dominican republic to stay in the running for a medal. and buckets for women's basketball. advancing to the semifinals in the team's quest for seven consecutive golds. in the skate park it's young faces dropping in to the new sport including california dweller sky brown, who rolled int

after karsten warholm smashed the men�*s world record, america�*s sydney mclaughlin did the same to theews. that�*s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello there. so far this week, many places have escaped the heavy, thundery showers and stayed dry with some good spells of warm august sunshine. but the end of the week is looking decidedly unsettled with low pressure slap bang on top of us. that�*s going to bring showers or longer spells of rain. it will also turn windy as well. it�*ll feel cooler than what we expect this time of year. so, here it is, this new area of low pressure pushing into western areas as we head through the course of the night, eventually bringing stronger winds, cloud and rain to northern ireland, perhaps into western scotland as well. but for much of the country, after those heavy, thundery showers fade away, it�*s going to be dry for most of us. temperatures lifting, as well, across southern and western areas as the winds pick up. around 1a—15 degrees here, but a few cooler spots further north and east. but it does mean

sydney mclaughlin broke her own world record in the 400-meter hurdles, winning her first gold medal. ♪ ♪ ♪ in the men's 200-meter final, from rice lake, wisconsin, kenny bednarek, won silver and noah lyles took the bronze. >> i got a personal best out of this race and, you know, silver medal and i'm just happy with my performance. >> reporter: texan tamyra mensah-stock became the first black woman to win a gold medal in wrestling in an emotional victory. >> now that i'm on the stage and i am a black woman on the olympic stage, and i have a gold medal, i want to be an inspiration to as many people as i can. >> reporter: gold medal swimmer katie ledecky reflected on her win on "cbs this morning." >> we all worked an extra year for these games. i just tried to enjoy it and soak in every moment, and i felt like i did a pretty good job of that. >> it's been really a pretty wild week. >> reporter: louise says the tokyo olympics will be remembered for simone biles' message on mental health and her comeback. >> there have been some real highs. there have been some huge lows. it has been very

america's sydney mclaughlin did the same to the women's. illiance. andy swiss, bbc news. after a ll after all that, a look at the medals table shows that great britain are in fourth place. our top story this evening. all 16 and 17s in the uk will be offered a covid vaccine. the prime minister starts a two day visit to scotland — but won't meet the country's first minister for talks. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: we'll have the best of the action from japan, including the long wait for gold for andre de grasse. the canadian wins the men's 200 metres in style, in the olympic stadium. the price of timber has risen sharply and the construction industry is struggling to get supplies. the huge boost in demand as more building projects is the main cause of the shortage. at the same time, climate change is increasing the pressure on supplies, with wildfires damaging vast areas of woodland in parts of the world. the uk imports around 80% of its timber and many are calling for the uk's forestry industry to be encouraged and supported

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tokyo and day 12 is under way and we have had another world record on the track, as american sydney mclaughlingold in the 400 metres hurdles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics is about to leave japan. she was meant to fly to warsaw, but has been seen boarding a flight to vienna. officials from belarus had tried to send kristina simanovskaya home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. in a moment we'll get the latest from tokyo, but first our correspondent sarah rainsford has this report from the belarusian capital, minsk. she's a young athlete, thrust into a political row she never sought. when sprinter kristina simanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force her back to belarus. she refused. speaking to the bbc from tokyo, she said she was now scared for herself and for her family. translation: i can't go back to belarus now, of course. - it's definitely not safe for me. i have no idea when i can go back. it may be five

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. >> sydney mclaughlin claim gold in the 400m hurdles. >> it's going to be sydney's time again and it's a world record again. >> this morning's eye-opener is presented by progressive. making it easy to bundle insurance. >> i marvel at what the human body can do. they look so great. >> at 19 years old. >> looks so good. >> really special moments at the olympics. >> we're going to talk about that a little later on. >>> right now we welcome you to "cbs this morning." we're going to begin with the growing pressure on new york's governor andrew cuomo to resign after a long awaited report detailing numerous allegations of sexual harassment. cuomo continues to deny that he intentionally did anything wrong. investigators allege he sexually harassed 11 women, many of them young, and retaliated against one staffer who came forward. now, the accusations include unwelcome and nonconsensual touching, offensive remarks and sexual comments. our national correspondent, jericka duncan, has been following the story for months and joins us from albany, the state capital of new york. good morning to you. a

and the american sydney mclaughlin smashes her own world record, winning the aoom hurdles.o this lunchtime... jabs for teenagers — more than a million could soon be eligible for a covid vaccine. and president bidenjoins calls for the governor of new york state, andrew cuomo, to resign over sexual harrassment claims. and coming up on the bbc news channel... a silver for team gb�*s ben whittaker in the light heavyweight boxing, but the brit was disappointed not to take gold after losing in the final. good afternoon. team gb are racking up the medals in tokyo at the olympics, and the success is across a wide range of sports. history was made at the skate park with sky brown, who's just 13, taking britain's first ever skateboarding medal, and securing her place as the country's youngest ever olympic medallist. and there was a gold in sailing for hannah mills and eilidh mcintyre, winning the 4—70 class, making mills the most successful female olympic sailor of all—time, after a gold in rio, and a silver at london 2012. there were two more boxing medals, with ben whittaker taking

sydney mclaughlin and dalilah muhammad went head-to-head in this case. was so close. mclaughlin shattered her own world record by nearly half a second to win gold. muhammad took the silver even though her time beat the previous world record as well. go americans. go team usa. >>> in the meantime simone biles says she's leaving the door open for a potential returning to the olympics in the future. here's what she told nbc. >> was that beam routine the last time we're going to 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. >> you'll recall biles withdrew from the team all-around, the individual all-around, the vault, the floor exercise, the uneven bars as she battled the twisties. now we've learned her aunt also died during the olympics. biles says the bronze medal that she ultimately won on the beam is extremely meaningful to her. >>> join cnn for we

. >> sydney mclaughlin breaking her own record >> spirit airlines canceled hundreds more flights today. this time giving passion sen gers time to disrupt their travel plans return to rugged. the all-new ruggedly redesigned 2022 nissan pathfinder. ♪♪ strip away what you don't want, like added sugars and preservatives, and what's left is the good stuff. the real fruit juices of naked. strip down to naked. >>> tokyo 2020 and simone biles run might not be over with just yet. in an interview with hoda kotb, biles department say no. >> i think i have to relish and take this olympics in and recognize what i have done to my career so you're keep the door open >> yeah, i'll keep it open allison felix set to race for gold if she medals she will become the most dedicated olympic track and fueled athlete >> ever. her teammate, dalilah mohamed right behind her >> and athing mo became the first american woman to win the event since the 1968 games in mexico city. her family and friends cheered loudly you can see them erupt in excitement u.s. leading with 79 china has by -- and great britain and the h

and in track and field, sydney mclaughlin speeding in to first place in the 400 meter hurdle just aheadhis teammate. >> i just want to set a good example and encourage people as well to be the best that they can be. >> reporter: valley almam winning the discus. and at 19 years old, the second youngest olympic 800 meter champion. women have earned 11 event medals for team usa in track and field in the games so far. also the first black woman to win olympic wrestling gold. team usa three on three basketball team earning the top spot in the inaugural tournament. and in surfing, the first olym champion. >> it means so much especially coming from hawaii. surfing is our sport. and it means a lot to bring it home not only for hawaii but the united states of america to surf for something bigger than myself. >> reporter: women's gymnastics winning six medals including a team silver. sue ni lee is taking back a ful set with a gold in the all around individual competition. >> there was a point in time where i wanted to quit and i didn't think that i would ever get here including injuries and stuff

american sydney mclaughlin, the world record holder and delie loo muhammed, the defending olympic champn the far side, the 21-year-old shatters her own world record by nearly half a second, winning gold. muhammad wins silver. mclaughlin said this is not a rivalry. she said they are like ironing sharpening iron. >>> in skateboarding, five of the nine medals awarded have gone to japan, including all three golds. the 19-year-old yosozumi winning. japan's 12-year-old hiraki takes silver and sky brown becomes the youngest olympic medalist ever at 13 years old. these olympics have been new. >>> 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.

sydney mclaughlin the world record holder was trailing at the last hurdle but the 21-year-old found anothery half a second to win gold. mohammed won that silver even though her time broke the old world record as well. she said they are like iron sharpening iron. allyson felix finished second if her final heat. the 35-year-old is competing in her third olympic games but the first time as a mom. her time was the first time she's gone sub 50 since giving birth back in november of 2018. after mental health struggles for simone biles to withdraw from all but one event here in tokyo, she revealed she was coping with the death of a family member. she found out her aunt passed away a couple of days prior. quote, at the end of the day, you have to be a little bit more mindful of what you say online because you have no idea what these athletes are going through as well as in their sports. simone biles posted on instagram that she was leaving tokyo with a full heart. she says she's had a lot of support and it really helped her through this time. >> you have no idea what athletes are going through. tha

let's get an update and let's begin on the track where american sydney mclaughlin edged dal leila muhammadhing mu and raevyn rogers took the bronze. and gabby thomas is a halve grad and epidemiology, now she can add an olympic bronze to her resume. meanwhile in the field, chris nelson won silver for team usa in the men's pole vault final, clinching a final spot clearing a height of 19.5 feet. history made on the wrestle as tamera mensah-stock the first woman ever to win gold in the sport. the u.s. is now a step closer to gold medals in a slew of team sports. competing in the win or go home baseball section of the bracket after monday's loss to japan, team usa defeated 3-1 the u.s. women's basketball team defeating australia 75 to 49. and the absence of two injured starters to defeat the dominican republic and advance to the semifinals. time for the weather. let's go to meteorologist janessa webb for the for raft, how, janessa, how is it looking? >> hi, jonathan, i wish i had better news, sloppy day on the east coast. yesterday, we were talking about that fall feel. things will start to cha

athletes breaking what was a previous world record, this time in the women's race as america's sydney mclaughlinwin 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 medal after the 21-year-old american born swede soaring to over 6.20 meters on his first attempt. the overwhelming favorite who came close to setting another world record delighted to get the job done and realize his childhood dream. the athlete who grew up in louisiana with a specially equipped pole vaulting pit in his own backyard. what a great story. as i send it back to you. >> so many great sto

sydney mclaughlin and tdelilah mohammed conwere going head to head. the silver even though her time broke the previous world record as well. after competing in rio at just 16, mclaughlin is now the youngest champ ever in this event just days ahead of her birthday. >> i think it is not one of the hot events that people usually want to watch, you know, a whole lot. but i hope we made it something very interesting. you know, every time we step on the track, there seems to be some sort of record broken. so it is cool to be a part of that and just push the boundaries of what is possible for us. >> let's go to 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 park envent. and while most people at any age struggle to ride a skateboard, but the 12-year-old taking a silver. and skye brown 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

. >> i was all getting this morning after seeing sydney mclaughlin. >> when gold and beat your own worlddoing it. pretty impressive. >> yeah. what a crazy day in terms of all the athletic competitions. but as you mentioned, the 400 meter hurdles. and i actually just saw her here. she was at our workspace. we got to interview her. she said she still taking it all in. she cannot believe she wanted. but she said, you know, her dad forever has said he knew she would be the greatest of all time and she proved that beating her own world record, that she set in the and get this she's 21 years old. she said her birthday is this saturday. she's going to be turning 22, can you believe it? and she talked about her time when she was in the olympics when she was just 16 in rio. she said it wasn't the best run for her. so coming here. she really knew she given her. also an incredible race. and as we know, 2 world records. she set the world record at she beat, i should say rather the world record and then dilella muhammad. she also beat the record and she got silver for it. so an incredible day on the

and in track and field, sydney mclaughlin, speeding into first place in the 400 meter hurdles just aheadhey can be. >> reporter: valley almond winning with discuss with a throw of 68.98 meters. and at 19 years old, athing mu, the second youngest olympic 800 meter champion. women earned 11 event medals in track & field. the first black woman to win olympic wrestling gold. team usa's 3 x 3 basketball team earning the top spot in the inaugural tournament at the games and in surfing, charissa moore riding the waves to become the first olympic surfing champion. >> it means so much. especially coming from hawaii, surfing is our sport. and it means a lot to bring it home not only for hawaii but the united states of america, to surf for something bigger than myself. >> reporter: women's gymnastics winning six medals in the game including a team silver. suni lee is taking back a full set before she starts college this fall with a gold in the individual all around competition. >> this medal 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 e

in the competition, american sydney mclaughlin broke her own world record and won the gold medal in 400 meter hurdles. still to come in the "newshour," despite a strong housing market, questions remain about the larger economic recovery. confronting the biden administration over the controversial expulsion of migrants to mitigate covid-19. lebanon in crisis. one year after a massive explosion. and much more. announcer: this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: millions of americans lack safe drinking water as waste water overflows power -- pour bacteria in rivers and lakes. one of the key provisions in the infrastructure bill in congress targets those issues. lisa desjardins has more on the difference it could make. lisa: the bill would be the largest investment in clean water in american history and it tackles enormous issues. as many as 22 million americans get their drinking water from systems with lead pipes, known as potentially toxic, and twice as many americans rely o

sydney mclaughlin, dalilah muhammad and athing mu helped allyson felix earn her 11th olympic medal. the most decorated u.s. track and field athlete ever. >> so special. i mean, to do it with these bright lights of the sport who are going to carry the sport, you know, on so far, it is so special. >> reporter: an amazing olympics almost over. the flame passed from japan to france and paris 2024. and, kira, it's interesting here in japan, i'm looking at the nhk which did have the closing ceremony which is now over and they have already moved ahead to 2024 taking a look at france, the french culture, the food, merriment, but before we can do that, we need to close the cover on tokyo 2020 and it's been a very, very interesting and emotional experience i think for many people around the world. >> kurt, that's something i wanted to ask you, because you've covered olympics in this half. i believe your last summer olympics was rio if i'm not mistaken. >> yep. >> you know, how did this compare with that eagle eyed view you have? it seems as you said emotional given that we're in a global pand

we've got sydney mclaughlin, allyson felix, athing mu, and dalilah muhammad. >> we were happy to knowr the last 16 days but i think paris 2024 is our year. >> you never know, i will say the united states has more than 100 medals at this tokyo olympics. that's something good and there is some good luck going on here in tokyo. see that. >> there you go, laura, we like to end with the silver lining. >> they have 100 more medals than belize. >> hang in there, belize. laura, thanks so much. >>> a few votes and some cooperation is all that stands between americans and a new investment in infrastructure. >> what we can expect from today's rare weekend session, a live report from capitol hill next. hill next your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... ...with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. that's rinvoq relief. with ra, your overactive immune system attacks your joints. rinvoq regulates it to help stop the

. >> i was all getting this morning after seeing sydney mclaughlin. >> when gold and beat your own worldord doing it. pretty impressive. >> yeah. what a crazy day in terms of all the athletic competitions. but as you mentioned, the 400 meter hurdles. and i actually just saw her here. she was at our workspace. we got to interview her. she said she still taking it all in. she cannot believe she wanted. but she said, you know, her dad forever has said he knew she would be the greatest of all time and she proved that beating her own world record, that she set in the and get this she's 21 years old. she said her birthday is this saturday. she's going to be turning 22, can you believe it? and she talked about her time when she was in the olympics when she was just 16 in rio. she said it wasn't the best run for her. so coming here. she really knew she given her also an incredible race. and as we know, 2 world records. she set the world record and she beat, i should say rather the world record and then dilella muhammad. she also beat the record and she got silver for it. so an incredible day on

sydney mclaughlin winning gold in the 400 meter hurdle setting a new world record, beat out dalilah muhammadew record, if not for her teammate. gives me the chills to talk about. it was a big day for trenton's 19-year-old phenom athing mu takes gold in the 800 meter final, setting a new world record in the process. stephanie gosk is in tokyo. i get the chills just talking about this and you're there in person. this 800-meter race was epic and team usa's first gold in the event since 1968. >> listen, steph, i don't want to make you jealous or anyone else for that matter, we're super fortunate to be here, but i was actually at track and field for that race last night. we had an incredible vantage point. we watched athing mu win that race and i'm going to tell you, i didn't know too much about her back story in that moment, and i've since learned about it. i know she's from your home state. she's from trenton, her family's from south sudan, they moved to the u.s. 20 years ago. so she was born in the u.s. let me tell you a little bit about that race. it's two laps around, 800 meters is two full

in the competition, american sydney mclaughlin broke her own world record and won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles. still to come on the newshour: despite a strong housing market, questions remain about the larger economic recovery. confronting the biden administration for the controversial expulsion migrants to mitigate covid-19. lebanon in crisis - a year after a massive explosion. plus much more. >> woodruff: millions of americans lack safe drinking water and wastewater overflows pour bacteria into our rivers and lakes. lisa desjardins has more on how the bill could help. >> desjardins: the bill would be the largest federal investment in clean water in american history. and it is aimed at some large issues. as many as 22 million americans get their drinking water from systems with lead pipes, known as potentially toxic. and twice as many americans rely on systems found in violations of safe water standards. the senate infrastructure bill would spend about $50 billion to overhaul these systems. to dive into this more, i'm joined by erik olson, senior strategic director for heal

sydney mclaughlin and 31-year-old dalilah muhammad going one-two.f -- mclaughlin smashing her own gold record and muhammad racing her way to silver after overcoming covid-19 and other injuries. harvard grad gabby thomas taking home bronze in the 200-meter final. and in an emotional historymaking moment, tamyra mensah became the first black woman to win olympic gold in wrestling for the u.s. and simone biles has now left tokyo and she's back in the united states. she's been on instagram posting her thanks and said she'll forever cherish this unique olympic experience. she wants to thank everyone for their love and support. she has made such an impact at these games. what a champion. >> certainly has. >> yes, she has. >> thank you, james. >>> a lot more coming up on "gma" including the midflight altercation. fallout after flight attendants taped an unruly passenger to his seat. plus, with hundreds of flights canceled, when is this going to end? >>> and rihanna's milestone officially a billionaire. we'll tell you about her journey coming up. >>> but fi

and to the olympics, american sydney mclaughlin winning first gold medal and breaking her own record.t 100 meters. the u.s. bleeds 7 ahead of china. they do lead us in gold medals but there is still time. ainsley: overall medals then we are beating them there. lawrence: we have got to pick it up a little bit. get some gold medals. >> lawrence, you are from texas, talk about what's happening at your border down there. the governor says because the biden administration is not too long anything with this, and we could see potentially open borders for the next three years at least, is he saying i'm using every tool in the toolbox. he says i am trying to build this wall. i'm trying to arrest people who are coming over illegally and then he was asking state troopers to pull anyone over that was transporting migrants because of the risk of covid. and then there is a judge a district judge says i have to block this. there is a restraining order at least temporarily. lawrence: temporary restraining order. this is texas saying we have got to stop in because the federal government is not doing t