and you know, to the temples of tahiti. what what's allowed what's not allowed all the weird kind rules and regulations, a kind of quasi religious and also legal kind of system of laws like such things as like, you know, if if the shadow if your shadow were to fall upon the king, you could be killed or, you know, women aren't supposed to eat certain species, fish or all kinds of very, extremely delineated specific. but anyway, this concept taboo very quickly enters lexicon of of english society with within a few short years of his voyages. and we talk, oh, that's taboo. you can't do that. you know whatever whatever the taboo might be. so we get that. so massage is another thing that we get from his voyages. lomi, lomi tahitian massage is something that all of his nearly of his explorers, all of his sailors sailors. experience at some point like captain cook himself was suffering mightily from a condition called sciatic ca, which is, you know, incredibly debilitating thing. and he was, you know, he didn't want to be touched,

tahiti. this is from my iphone. don't hate me -- [laughter] for the fact that i had to go to these places, of course, where he anchored. butho he wasn't just there for r&r, and he wasn't just there for fun. he was there with a mission, a very particular mission from the admiralty, and that was, that had to do with this guy, a very interesting polynesian going man named mai who is a major character in the book, a guy who had come to england on cook's second voyage and had become the first polynesian to set foot on british soil. andd in england he had an amazig experience. he learned english. he learned to be an aristocrat. he learned to hunt and play backgammon and chess. .. the noble savage, he overall though had an amazing two years in englandg and that's a big pt of early going of the book is telling his exploits at adventures in england. but after two years he's homesick. he really wants to get back to tahiti and king george says we'll get you back. king george says captain cook is a guy who's going to get you ba

he is been to tahiti. now he softly up in hawaii and they are all speaking more or less the same t language. they have the same culture. they are the same people and he is beginning to wonder how did they do it? what was their technology how in ships that had no metal they did not have nails, they don't have rivets they did not have anything like european ships. they somehow manage these incredible migrations all across many thousands of miles of the pacific. he is really the first european explorers to begin to understand that and begin to question the ship architecture and how did they accomplish this amazing feat? he reaches the pacific northwest at a place here called cape a foul weather, named by him but when the great things about captain cook he did not name any anything after himself. there are plenty of things named after him but he did not come up with those names himself but was usually the admiralty that did that. it is very a literal enabling things if he did not know the indigenous name for h

he loved farm animals and had this idea of bringing to tahiti a bunch of, i don't know and goats and sheep and peacocks and all kinds of things so they could create a proper english farm. he thought the only ate seafood and they had to have a proper english farm so consequently this voyage of expiration is a noah's ark kind of experiment full of animals that cook is to somehow deliver to tahiti. former george they called him. another entity behind all of this is the royal society which was the preeminent intellectual fraternity going back to sir reitzig newton doctors and all kinds of gentlemen scientists who are behind this voyage and behind all of cook's voyages and put up the money for it and put up their expertise including and especially the sky of very famous botanist named joseph banks to anyone who knows anything about botany and anything about q gardens in england will know about him not to be confused with the guy whoever the guy was in the suit that you get at the mall. this is joseph banks a very amazing writer who went around the world on cook's first voyage with the end

yeah tahiti. beautiful out there. beautiful in the bay area today. yeah.ing to be nice in spots. it's going to also be warmer in some of our inland valleys. so as we take a live look outside, we are not seeing the low clouds that we saw yesterday at this time over san jose. we're already clear and it will be a slightly warmer day. a heat advisory in effect for santa clara county, as well as the high fire danger. as the wind picks up today, some of the hills and some of our upper elevations will have the highest fire danger. and then it looks a little hazy at times as we get some drifts of wildfire smoke coming in. there are so many fires burning across the region. here's the only spot where we have the heat advisory for today, and it's not actually the hottest spot we'll see in the bay area. we'll be in the mid 80s for san jose, but morgan hill and gilroy will be in the upper 90s. so let's get a closer look at those temperatures for today. los gatos reaching 93 degrees. while milpitas will be up to 83 degrees. and morgan hill in the upper 90s. today, we'll

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she just landed back home from tahiti. hero's welcome back to shore. >> a long-standing tradition to be chaired by your support crew. >> while it was a gold medal for marx, she is no stranger to winning competitions. marx started surfing when she was just three years old and began competing professionally at age eight. she has been part of team usa olympic surfing since the event's inauguration at the tokyo games in 2020. but she didn't medal there. >> i came up short and it stung a lot, and this feels better after coming up short in tokyo. >> located 10,000 miles away from the sparkling city of paris, tahiti is a surfer's paradise and has become a venue for the games, creating magical moments. >> putting on a show. >> after magical moments. >> incredible. >> but the danger is real here, where they call these waves the wall of skull. even our nbc surfing correspondent colin jost experienced the wrath of the waters. >> i have been visiting the medical tent, and it's a weird feeling when you are in the medical tent way more

he had been in tahiti kocoverin the surfing events and ended up leaving monday.ough multiple ailments sustained during his time in the field, including a foot injury that he got. he scratched his foot on a coral reef and also a staph infection from that, but i guess, you know what? we're in august, and snl season is coming around the corner with so much material, right? since they were last on the air. i can imagine he just needs to gear up for that. >> as long as he left with all of his toes. >>> now it's the only animal hospital in the world that would give equal treatment to deadpool and dog pool. r ryan reynolds took to instagram to respond to a vet that offered belly rubs. and he said don't think for a second i won't come in to redeem this effort. belly rubs are why i became a golden retriever in the first place. he owns a golden retriever named bax. if he goes into that vet hospital, we're going to need to see the footage of it. >> just the perks when you have a record-breaking box office money maker like deadpool and wolverine. >> mm-hm. >> you're going to

and after days of storm delays, caroline marks took gold in the surfing final in tahiti. it was a whale stealing the show earlier in the day. photographer jerome brouillet capturing this stunning moment. a humpback breaching near a competition. brouillet is the same photographer who captured this viral image -- surfer and board suspended in the air. and linsey, a big moment tomorrow for team usa's noah lyles. he won the gold in the 100-meter in that dramatic photo finish. he has the semifinals of the 200 meters tomorrow. it is his main event, and he says he wants to beat usain bolt's world record. linsey? >> linsey: let's see if he can do it. james, thank you. >>> when we come back, the terrible car crash and the investigation in south florida. >>> and tense moments in the skies. a passenger jet declares an emergency due to a hydraulic issue, landing on malfunctioning nose gear. as 2 weeks. and when you can breathe better, what isn't better? this is better. this is better. that's better. and that. even this. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-t

and breaking overnight, golden glory for team usa in tahiti. >> pulls up and under.oline marks winning women's surfing gold with this wave. to basketball now and the women's 3 x 3 taking bronze with a win over canada. and in traditional 5 x 5 the u.s. men start knockout play against brazil and their quest for a fifth-straight gold medal. celebs and the basketball world along with team "today" hitting the red carpet. and there was even a performance by snoop d-o-g-g. >> okay. so i mean, that's one of the highlights. >> come on. >> i mean, yeah. >> more on that later perhaps. back to that iconic photo of simone and jordan bowing to rebekah. maybe we should hang it in the louvre. >> i think that's a great idea. >> there's a masterpiece of sports. beautiful. that's an iconic image from these games. >> we'll be talking to simone about that in just a few moments, i'm sure. team usa remains in the lead on top. we widened the margin. on the schedule today, the u.s. women's soccer team will kick things off with a semifinal match against germany. looking for a spot in the fina

seconds of a whale of an interruption a whale made the splash in this serving at the olympics in tahitik part the brazilian and the costa rocam took part in the semifinal. have a great night. hello, here is what is coming up for you on sportsday. josh kerr and jakob ingebrigtsen are caught cold as the gold is stolen in the 1500m 0lympic final. bronze for sky brown in the skate board park with australia finishing top. the king of the pole vault meets the king of sweden. we catch up with mondo duplantis after his gold medal winning record breaking night at the stade de france. welcome, as day 11 at the olympics has drawn to a close. another 15 golds have been won and triumph in the men's 1500m final. josh kerr and norway's 0lympic championjakob ingebrigtsen, one of the greats in athletics. no love lost. they cancelled each other out. the american cole hocker is the new champion. jakob ingebrigtsen set a world record pace as he looked to unsettlejosh kerr. kerr moved past. a tired hocker took gold in a record time. jakob ingebrigtsen finished out of the medals. kerr took silver ahead of an

around 15,000 kilometres away from paris, the surfing medals have been handed out in tahiti. usa's caroline marks won gold in the women's event, adding to her bronze from tokyo three years ago while in the men's event, it was france's kowli vaast who came out on top. this 9.5 score from his opening ride setting him on course for victory against australia's jack robinson. it was a special gold medal for vaast, who was born and raised in tahiti and learned to surf on the legendary teahupo�*o wave. after the netherlands won a dramatic gold in the men's 3 on 3 basketball, the traditional version of the sport reaches its business end. the action moves from lille to paris for the knockout rounds and the first of those quarter—finals is underway giannis antetokounmpo�*s greece taking on world champions but lost to them. not to mention of course, the us a hot favourites to win a fifth straight gold medal, they take on brazil aware, that anything that can happen. expect the unexpected. — anything that can happen. expect the unexpected, don't _ anything that can happen. expect the unex

a whale made quite the splash during the surfing at the olympics in tahiti.ana weston—webb from brazil and brisa hennessy of costa rica took part in the semifinal. you're all caught up now. have a great night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday. kerr and ingebritsen are caught cold as cole hocker steals gold in the 1500 metre olympic final. teenage tricks — bronze again for sky brown in the skateboard park with australia finishing top of the podium. and the king of the pole vault meets the king of sweden. we catch up with mondo duplantis after his gold medal winning, record breaking night at the stade de france. hello there. day 11 at the olympic games has drawn to a close, another 15 gold medals have been won. who would triumph in the mens 1500 metres final? would it be great britain's world championjosh kerr or norway's olympic championjacob ingebritssen, one of the great rivalries

the surfing, clearly not on the river seine, you wouldn't get many ways there, is that where is, tahitik steve is here tomorrow question mark steve is here tomorrow question mark steve is here tomorrow. he will be through with you tomorrow night, have a good evening. have a good break, christine. good evening, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we start with the end of andy murray's playing career. in the last hour, his final match has ended in defeat at the paris 0lympics. he and dan evans have been beaten in straight sets by america's taylor fritz and tommy paul — 6—2 6—4 in the men's doubles quarter finals. murray, who's 37 and has had more injury problems this year, confirmed before the games that it would be his final event. and so this result brings the curtain down on an extraordinary career which included three grand slam titles, two at wimbledon, and of course two olympic gold medals. meanwhile, the lawn tennis association has announced tonight in london has been re—named 'the andy murray arena'. gymnastics superstar simone biles has further cemented her greatness

hear from paris to claiming his goal 10,000 miles away the competition has been taking place in tahitiam delighted to say that coli is with us now. thank you so much for joining yes, i know it's been quite a whirlwind hasn't a couple of days. you are from it. >> but representing france, hear what was it like, claiming that that gold, which is now around your neck, this is the best thing that can happen to me. i'm actually the best actually the goldman and champion they're happy guy on earth right now i mean, it is the perfect story given the fact you are from tahiti, that is where the surfing took place. >> but how confident were you heading into it? >> yeah. >> it's a perfect storm. like you said, was there harm competition but the expectation lot of pressure because it's at home and i want to do good for sure well. yeah it was just insane just to be part of the olympic games have the chance to have the spot at home and. actually winning over there? i don't it's the best thing that can happen for me and i'm just super happy right now. and the best best day of my life, how much did it

it's not uncommon for wild animals to make an appearance at surfing competitions, and in tahiti, thees gather around the islands during mating, birthing and migration seasons. all right, charles barkley will not be retiring from the tv business after all, the nba hall of famer released in a new statement today. >> going back on that retirement announcement he made in june during the nba finals, barkley signed a ten year, $210 million contract extension with tnt sports back in 2022 and now says he will work through the remainder of his contract. barkley has been a part of tnt's inside the nba show since 2000. the network's nba coverage, though, could end after next season due to ongoing nba media deal negotiations. >> international star pitbull is getting his own stadium. the rapper, known as mr. 305, purchased the naming rights to the football stadium at florida international university in his hometown of miami. it will now be called pitbull stadium. as part of the deal, pitbull will create a new anthem for the school and help fund raise for the athletics program. >> all right, start

the new olympic records from track to tahiti. plus a preview as the u.s. women's soccer team gets ready to go for the gold against germany. we're kicking off wednesday, august 7th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. glad you're with me this morning. i'm frances rivera. the new democratic ticket for 2024 is set. vice president kamala harris made her first campaign appearance with her new running mate. minnesota governor tim walz. after rallying supporters in philadelphia last night, the two will make good use of walz's midwest roots and campaign today in wisconsin and michigan. nbc's peter alexander has more. >> reporter: the new democratic ticket is set. >> we are the underdogs in this race. but we have the momentum. >> reporter: vice president harris here in philadelphia for the first time, side by side with her newly-revealed moneying mate. minnesota governor tim walz. >> in 91 days. [cheers and applause] the nation will know coach walz by another name. vice president of the united states! >> reporter: sources tell nbc news, harris had very st

. >>> and american caroline marks won the women's surfing gold medal in tahiti.fing match. look at this. the photographer who captured it wins the gold, as well. he captured the shot of gabriel medina appearing to float in the air. incredible. stay with us. incredible. stay with us. if you have wet amd, you never want to lose sight of the things you love. some things should stand the test of time. long-lasting eylea hd could significantly improve your vision. more people on eylea hd had no fluid in the retina, compared to those on eylea at 4 months. eylea hd is the only wet amd therapy that helped 8 out of 10 people go up to 4 months between injections, after 3 initial monthly treatments. if you have an eye infection, eye pain or redness or allergies to eylea hd, don't use. eye injections like eylea hd may cause eye infection, separation of the retina, or rare but severe swelling of blood vessels in the eye. an increase in eye pressure has been seen there is an uncommon risk of heart attack or stroke associated with blood clots. the most commons side effects were

biden's legacy and how a trump second term could impact back that plus a little later, she won gold in tahiti, caroline marks is here to reflect on her olympic journey all right 6:00 a.m. here in washington alive i've worked at the white house on this a presidency that completely dominated almost every news cycle. he's clearly feeling a little left out of the spotlight with kamala harris securing the democratic nomination in a whirlwind process. >> tim walz making a fiery entrance is her vp pick. even j.d. vance trump's running mate has been making plenty of his own headlines what does a former president and reality tv star to do throw press conference naturally? and talk about, well, everything we're very close to world war listen, i had 107,000 people in new jersey. in fact, i went down in a helicopter with him. >> we thought maybe this is the end we were in a helicopter even heard of heavy into the transgender world, heavy. everybody is going to be forced to buy an electric car when he's not happy with obama. and he's not happy with nancy pelosi, crazy nancy, she is crazy to even in sadnes

yesterday was day ten and for all their the wind surfing in tahiti and celine dion on the eiffel tower yesterday is the image that is being talked about as the most irish chronic photo of paris, 2024. so far, i'm dubbing them the abc, rebecca and dr. jay simone biles and jordan chiles, not only the first all black olympic gymnastics podium, but a true show of love support, and respect between the trio. they're all game changers in their own right with biles chiles bowing down to celebrate brazil's on dry j as she celebrated her first olympic gold at this her third games after coming back from not one not two, but three, acl tears and she one she took the victory in that floor competition. is really women supporting women in the best possible way. biles though signing off here in paris with three goals and a silver overall, what she's described as more than her wildest dream speaking of iconic pictures, a fair few produce 10,000 miles away from here in the french territory of tahiti. venue of the surf finke competition. you might have missed while you were sleeping that team usa's carol

and all the way from tahiti, carolyn marks taking gold in the women's surfing final. the u.s.ening. catch full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. good night.

as surfers competed for metals and tahiti, the wells bridge took place as brazil's tatiana western web and of costa rica as a producer. hennessy were competing in the woodlands of short for in the semi finals and the french polynesian venue to haiti is about 16000 kilometers from the host city of paris, and was chosen not only for as a legendary waves, but also because it gives an opportunity to engage french overseas territories. it's now just before we go, we can bring you a reminder of our top stories f, as our rescue r. as in western germany, say hotel collapse has killed 2 people. they say 4 others have been rescued. but 3, still trapped under the rubble in the town of a crew of some with serious injuries. and in the united states presidential hopeful, connell harris has chosen minnesota governor. it's him walls as a running mate was made. his campaign debut with harris at a rally. instill adelphia on tuesday was to be posted and it wasn't broken off as it has chosen its top delivery commander and cause as its new political leader guy austin while replace his former leader is mile

throw, earning the first medal for team usa in that event. 10,000 miles and 12 time zones away in tahitiamerican caroline marks surfed her way to gold and glory. right now, i'm just i don't know, i'm lost for words. i can't, i don't even know what to say. but i'm just really happy. the us women's soccer team came down to extra time against germany. smith on the burst and smith might get there. smith does get there with sophia smith landing a goal that clinched a one zero win. i just saw an open net in front of me and knew that i had to step up in a big moment. keeping the undefeated streak alive as team usa advances to the gold medal match. and in women's freestyle wrestling, amit alur, who is an american and walnut creek native, took home the gold she was wearing wrestling shoes, kind of like these from nike that have extra grip and traction to really help you take down that competition. at just 20 years old, she became the first american woman to win, or of male or female. she became the youngest to take the gold, but in only the third woman to take gold in wrestling. raj gemmell. she

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at surfing in tahiti a special cameo from a whale. >> that's a perfect ten. >> and a gold medal for american caroline marks. >> caroline marks gets an exit. >> reporter: while in sport climbing, american sam watson broke a world record, scaling the walls in just 4.75 seconds. >> a new world record. >> reporter: the history continuing at wrestling. >> will finish strong! >> reporter: where the youngest american woman to wrestle in the olympics, 20-year-old amit elor won gold. >> today has been the best day of my entire life. >> reporter: and cuba's lopez became the first person to win the same event at five straight olympics. after the match, leaving his shoes on the mat, a tradition in wrestling to signify retirement. what a way to end a career. tom llamas, nbc news, paris. >>> and on "primetime in paris," a thrilling night on track with gabby thomas competingerday's sell-off. in the 200-meter final, and more. it all starts at 8:00 eastern on nbc. >>> in 60 seconds, the markets bounced back after yesterday's sell-off. what is going on with the markets? we'll put it in some perspective, right

. >> it comes from tahiti, site of the surfing competition. look at this.semifinals. it managed to keep its distance and i'm sure the surfers were thankful for that. for that. >> top headlines next dupixent can help people with asthma breathe better in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better. even this. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma that's not for sudden breathing problems. dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. tell your doctor right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches and pain or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines including steroids, without talking to your doctor. ask your specialist about dupixent. i'm adding downy unstopables to my wash. now i'll be smelling fresh all day long. [sniff] still fresh. still fresh! ♪ with downy unstopables, you just toss, wash, wow. for all-day freshness. you are bountiful. your skeleton can support two times your

. >> i think tahiti was my favorite, still. >> surfing?> the camera people -- every singl single time, carl, they almost got killed. the surfboard, they didn't care about the camera people. that's why it was such great coverage. >> we've been talking a lot about that particular -- the crews who cover the tahiti coverage must be living an incredible life because as you said, it's not easy to shoot, but then again, you're in tahiti. >> well, you're in paris, so that's not bad either. >> yeah. >> no, exactly. >> just unbelievable coverage, carl. amazing. >> we'll be checking back in with carl later. >> carl is tweeting unbelievably good stuff about recession/no recession. that was a fabulous retweet, carl. >> the evercore note? >> i thought that was one of the most important things this morning, kind of got the zeitgeist correctly. >> it's nice when you wake up at 2:00 a.m. u.s. time, you can read all the notes. >> that's what i do. >> carl, as they like to say, is a great follow. >> he's the best follow. anybody's birthday today, carl? >> he

and in the last few hours, we had results from the surfing competition in tahiti where france's kauli in the men's competition. and in the women's, team usa's caroline marks took home the gold medal. you can catch up on all the latest results on the bbc sport website and the app as well and look ahead to what's coming up later today. and for those in the uk, you can catch all the action live on bbc iplayer. it's august, and in scotland's capital city, that means only one thing — it's time for edinburgh festival fringe. for the next 3.5 weeks, thousands of artists from all over the world will be gathering in the city for what's billed as "one of the greatest celebrations "of arts and culture on the planet." our reporter, courtney bembridge, has spent the day there, catching up with acts between their performances. i think you can guess what my next guest is famous for. he has been doing this for 30 years and he has been performing here at the fringe for the past 15 years. louis pearl, the amazing bubble man from america. welcome to bbc news. . ~ , ., from america. welcome to bbc news.

and all the way from tahiti, carolyn marks taking gold in the women's surfing final. the u.s. now surpassing china in both gold medals and total medals. that's "nightline" for this evening. catch full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. good night. behind. as another pedestrian is hit and killed in san jose. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> it's a heartbreaking scene. and now the 30th person to be killed in a traffic accident in the city this year, san jose police say a car hit and killed a 12 year old boy at an intersection in the cambrian park neighborhood of san jose. >> abc seven news reporter lauren martinez on a tragic loss at one of san jose's major intersections. >> police say a 12 year old boy was hit and killed by a driver. a yellow scooter was on the ground off the intersection of lee and camden avenues. police say the time of the accident was 420 tuesday afternoon. loved ones and onlookers could be seen in shock and distress. >> it's the worst thing a parent

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and caroline marks took the gold medal in women's surfing on the island of tahiti in french polynesia narrow win in the women's final over tatiana weston—webb of brazil marked the second straight olympic gold in that category for american surfers. training for the open water swimming was cancelled today — due to concerns over water quality in the river seine. it's the 5th time the issue has forced a familiarisation event to be cancelled and the men's race also had to be put back a day. the latest cancellation comes a day after the triathlon�*s mixed team relay was held. organisers said they remained "confident" the women's and men's marathon swim races will go ahead as scheduled for thursday and friday. one of the highlights yesterday saw keely hodgkinson, win her first global title in the 800 metres. she picked up her gold medal at a ceremony in the last hour or so. it comes having finished second in tokyo, and at the last two world championships. she pulled away in the home straight to become the first british winner of this event since kelly holmes in 2004. i'v e i've had about 90

. >> right, if i knew the answer, i'd be in tahiti making a lot of money.you've seen over the last month or so a pretty steady decline in commodity prices and that's an indication it's fall asking i think the fei haven't been so supportive of a rate cut and now one is needed and only question is synergy home. stuart: how will wall street react to a emergency rate cut. i have no idea. >> look, i guess -- my reaction is if you're going to do it, do it. why wait? why wait another four weeks to do something everyone knows it coming. but look, i'm not rooting for recession. remember, all the economists were wrong in 2023, remember, stuart, they were say ago recession is coming. it never came so i'm not -- i'm going to be on record, i'm not saying we're facing a recession, but i think it's a frightening time and look, i think it would be good if kamala harris came out saying i'm not going to raise taxes but she's not going to do that. stuart: i very much doubt it at least. steve moore, in the right place at the right time today. steve, thanks for being on the sho

. >> are you still getting exotic scent from flowers in tahiti? over the world, we get naturals for our scent business and flavor business. they want natural products with great scent and flavors. >> they have stuck by you? >> yes, and we have great perfumers. one of the top beauty companies in the world, the ceo, asked me to come over to france and have lunch with them and it was just the three of us. he said, i will give you one piece of advice. keep your meeting for master a few farmers. they are what make our company great. >> it is kind of -- these are people come all their lives, they have an amazing nose and they know more about this smells. they know what kind of taste you were growing up with, so they can reminisce those, and they know about elizabeth taylor. she was a great spokesperson for things that you did. >> there is nothing more important than our perfumers and our flavor wrists -- flavorists. they want to have a new scent that evokes a certain emotion, whether it is relaxation or joy or energy. the flavorists know how to put toge

and places like the arc de triomphe over there and also the if you see right at the top, that is tahitind the netherlands, they are ahead in their hockey match against brazil, against china, sorry, i am against brazil, against china, sorry, iam being against brazil, against china, sorry, i am being told by ellie. they are ahead of china in that hockey match, the women's hockey final, happening right now. of course, we will bring you all the very latest on all of these breaking news stories throughout the evening here from paris, but for now, if i may, i went back to you. what do you make of this poster? i can bring you one back! i make of this poster? i can bring you one back! ., ., ., one back! i would love one! i hope ou en'o one back! i would love one! i hope you enjoy your— one back! i would love one! i hope you enjoy your trip _ one back! i would love one! i hope you enjoy your trip in _ one back! i would love one! i hope you enjoy your trip in paris. - one back! i would love one! i hope you enjoy your trip in paris. the i you enjoy your trip in paris. the roles need to be reversed

, going for a spot in the gold medal match. >> oh. >> all right. >> love to be in tahiti right now, theplace better than paris. check in with al who's got a lot on he has plate today. hey, al. >> good morning, we are looking for severe storms, besides debby down in the southeast. severe storms from the northeast into the northern plains, hot and humid down through texas, hot and dry out west. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. >>> an >>> and that is your latest weather, guys. >> al, thank you so much. still ahead, much more on the golden girls dominance here in paris, back in action this morning after grabbing more medals over the weekend. and getting a lot of support from superfan and sitting with the fam, hoda kotb, talking about all of it with shawn johnson right here. >> look forward to that, plus, team usa's most decorated female olympian of all time, katie ledecky here, making history in paris, but first, this is >>> still ahead here, greatest shot putter on the planet, ryan crouser. >> you're going to want to see this. he gave me and al a lesson, on

. >>> in tahiti caroline marks gave its first olympic suffering medal in a row.eam usa in track and field valery allman winning gold for the discuss throw. and sam kendricks took silver after clearing 6 meters to earn a spot on the podium. united states also claimed silver after a photo finish in the triathlon mixed team relay. adding to the silver they picked up from that event in the 2020 games in tokyo. and american duo vincent hancock and austin smith won silver in the inaugural mixed team skeet shooting final. it marks the fifth olympic medal for hancock, four gold, one silver. and the second for smith, who also took a bronze in women's skeet. and the women's three on three basketball team ended on a high note after three straight losses to begin pool play and earned a bronze medal with a 16-13 victory over canada. the united states does continue to lead the olympics in the overall medal count, a healthy margin. but remains tied with china for gold medals, 21 apiece. >>> time now for the weather, and let's go to meteorologist angie lassman up there at 30 roc

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and tonga to tahiti. hawaii, of course. new zealand, australia, tasmania, pretty much everywhere in the pacific. he went and that's sort of the facetious answer to your question. captain cook has been on my radar for a long time. he was one of the great explorers of all time. but i couldn't figure out a way into that story as an american writer with an american publisher and a largely american readership. it's sort of been the province of the brits and the australians and the kiwis. but then i realized that captain cook's third voyage, which is the subject of the book, was a very american tale. they they left in july of 1776, just as the certain events were heating up in in boston and philadelphia. and they go around the world to explore the west coast of the north american continent. along the way, they stumbled upon this amazing archipelago, the hawaiian islands, and they chart the coast of oregon and washington and nearly the entire coast of of alaska. and so i started to realize this is an american story and much more i

do you watch surfing, it's in tahiti, man. >> i know, i know. >> the guy from norway won the decathlon. i think he did. you know who would know. carl quintanilla would know. >> jeopardy game, david, i'm not answering more questions from you live on air. >> come on, carl. you've got to know who won the decathlon. i watched that guy win, i'm pretty sure. >> i'm told norway did win. >> yes. >> guys, great discussion, obviously a lot of moving pieces today. we'll keep you honest on the markets. but i'll tell you what's going to heat up today is a sport that you guys both enjoy quite a bit and that's basketball. usa men's tonight going to kick off the knockout rounds versus brazil. they went 3-0 in group play and won all of their group play matches by 17 points or more, team brazil, by the way, does have gi santos who plays with steph curry at golden state, u.s. of course four-time defending gold medal champs, two leading scorers in group play were anthony edwards of the timberwolves and kevin durant of the suns, if they win versus brazil they move on to the semis on thursday and keep their

and the nearly 10,000 miles -- 10,000 miles away in tahiti surfing finally reaching weather rounds afteraroline marks taking gold on the women's side for her first medal. team u.s.a. continuing to dominate the games when it documents u.s. medals. u.s. tied with china for the most gold. as women dominate in the olympics. usha vance shared advice for young women across the country in our exclusive interview. >> what would you say to your younger self? what would you change about your life if anything? >> i think like every young girl i had self-doubt about all sorts of things. i think what i would say is we have -- you know, we have been through this crazy, crazy experience the last several years. and what really matters are strong friendships. as long as you have that, it doesn't matter, all the other stuff doesn't really matter. you just hold onto the people that you know care about you as a person and everything will be all right. >> ainsley: more of that exclusive interview coming up in the next hour. and those are your headlines. >> steve: all right. meanwhile, moving on. a shocking n

not the only one trying to get in in the action at the olympic surfing competition in tahiti.ck out this surprise guest appearance yesterday afternoon as well. so more of a display 2.67. incredible. that's ten right there. that is a ten a perfect ten for this humpback whale that appeared this time of year. it's apparently pretty common to see them there where the whales are mating and birthing before starting their yearly migration. all of this was only topped by a gold for team usa in the women's final, so maybe some good luck there. i know that was kind of cool to see too. from a distance. yeah, exactly. well, you know a lot more ahead for you at 630 today, starting with that breaking news. kamala harris selecting her running mate. our scott mcgrew is going to monitor those developments. and also wall street poised for a slight bounce back following the worst trading session in nearly two years. opening bell right around the corner. plus we're just a little over a week away from back to school for jefferson elementary school district kids here in daly city, but it is move in

pictures that a fair few have been produced 10,000 miles away from here in the french territory i've tahiti, which has venue of the surfing competition. and you might have missed while you were sleeping, team usa's caroline marks taking the gold 22-year-old, defending world surf league champion upgrading her fourth-place finish from tokyo in the best possible way to take the gold or maybe the best possible way was the way that mondo duplantis did it in the pole vault, the world champion successfully defending his gold from tokyo, setting a new world record well, the 24-year-old to chez keeps rewriting the record books. he's raised the world record six centimeters and the last four-and-a-half years since he first broke it previously took 23 years to move it that distance and you just have to see noah lyles reaction to mourn those achievements last night to see the respect that he deserves as an athlete. it's another massive day on the track as well though we've got one of those iconic showdowns to look forward to in the men's 1,500 meters. defending champion jakob ingebrigtsen up against wor

biden's legacy and how a trump second term could impact back that plus a little later, she won gold in tahiti, caroline marks is here to reflect on her olympic journey all right 6:00 a.m. here in washington alive i've worked at the white house on this

. >>> one of the world's best human surfers are in tahiti, competing in the olympics.ot the human surfers. this morning, a much different kind of international competition on the waves. >> pacifica hosted the world dog surfing championships, and rather than winning medals, these contestants were in it for the fun. john ramose has the story. >> reporter: we probably shouldn't be surprised that thousands of people would show up to watchdogs to serve. after all, we're fascinated by just about anything dogs do. >> there's a lot of people here. it's more crowded than i thought it would be. >> they came from all over to linda mar beach to catch a glimpse of a wonder of nature. not the whales, although they were here too, but something even more amazing. dogs on surfboards. >> this is way better than what i was expecting. it's adorable. it's, i was saying it's like the happiest place on earth. you have dogs surfing, whales, people are caffeinated. it's amazing. it's amazing. >> reporter: the world dog surfing competition was back in pacifica, about 15 surfing canines showed u