. >>> the summer olympics are over two month as way. they will be the first ever host in south america. this week we'll bring you a special series from rio looking at various challenges. we start with infrastructure and preparations that have gone into getting the city ready for the games. our reporter reports from rio. >> reporter: i'm in a part of rio called barra da tijuca where the new olympic park is located that's just behind me. the olympics and paralympics will be held there but they are spread over three other areas, including the well-known beach copacabana. as the games get closer, a big push is on to make sure areas like here are ready. i visited some of the sites organizers are stepping up their efforts. rio de janeiro, brazil's second largest city, home to more than 6 million people. one look around and you can see loads of ongoing construction work. >> translator: it's good that many people from around the world are coming to rio for the games. >> translator: i hope brazil's soccer team wins gold. >> reporter: in less than

he was an activist in the 1960s who took historic stands for rights in the olympics. he remarked on the interesting path he took to get back to san jose today. >> san jose state stepped up to the plate and got it done and so remains to this day the only institution that i have ever been affiliated terminated my contract and fired me. >> he was fired. edwards went on to say he is humbled to speak and receive an honorary degree. he graduated from the university in 1964. he's been teaching social olg at berkeley. >>> this weekend wild weather is putting millions of people in danger with tornados and hail hitting the plains and on the east coast a tropical storm is occurring. >>> will it make land fall possibly or maybe hug the coast. >> reporter: as the tropical depression takes hold. across southeast texas relentless rain leading to raging waters, flooding homes and stranding drivers. rescuers working around the clock, police breaking the window of a flooded car to save a woman who risked her life by driving around a barricade, in texas two dead and three feared missing

and it's still unclear if she can compete in the olympics this summer. enter wada, the world anti-doping agency, formed by the international olympic committee. it's funded by sports groups and world governments, and here's how it works. every country has its own anti-doping agency, which, along with sports federations, tests athletes before the olympics. wada sets the rules for all of them. ben nichols is wada's spokesman. ben nichols: so, we oversee testing, we oversee the list of banned substances and methods. sam: but some question wada's impact. travis tygart, ceo of the us anti-doping agency, or usada, told usa today, quote, "whether wada is going to relegate itself to another toothless bureaucracy or are we actually gonna fight this battle for clean athletes to win it, that's the question before us right now." and it's a question wada knows comes back to playing fair. ben: so, they're all meant to be carrying out anti-doping without influence from other bodies, from their governments. ben jacques-maynes: there's a big conflict of interest, and that

and it's still unclear if she can compete in the olympics this summer. enter wada, the world anti-doping agency, formed by the international olympic committee. it's funded by sports groups and world governments, and here's how it works. every country has its own anti-doping agency, which, along with sports federations, tests athletes before the olympics. wada sets the rules for all of them. ben nichols is wada's spokesman. ben nichols: so, we oversee testing, we oversee the list of banned substances and methods. sam: but some question wada's impact. travis tygart, ceo of the us anti-doping agency, or usada, told usa today, quote, "whether wada is going to relegate itself to another toothless bureaucracy or are we actually gonna fight this battle for clean athletes to win it, that's the question before us right now." and it's a question wada knows comes back to playing fair. ben: so, they're all meant to be carrying out anti-doping without influence from other bodies, from their governments. ben jacques-maynes: there's a big conflict of interest, and that

weren't just golden at the 2014 winter olympic games in sochi. >> it's russian gold! >> reporter: they were dominant. the host country taking more medals than any other. allegations involving dozens of russian athletes including at least 15 medal winners said to be part of an elaborate government run doping program. >> there's been a full assault on the olympic values of fair play. and that they have to be held accountable to give clean athletes the opportunity to win. >> reporter: according to "the new york times," gregory rodchenkof admitted to building a cocktail of banned substances and others replaced tainted urine with clean samples. bobsledders holcomb won two medals in sochi. in both events the russians took home gold. >> why do i continue doing this knowing it's not a level playing fielded? >> >> reporter: with the international olympic committee calling for a full

while the u.s. olympic and the international committee to suspend smith and carlos, and that angered brundage even more. he threatened to ban the entire u.s. olympic track team. because of that threat tommy smith and carlos were expelled from the 1968 olympic games and forced to give back their olympic medals. the kids today may not know or even understand how tommy smith's bold protest almost 50 years ago had such an impact on the world, on sports, and on life in america, but smith is still pushing the kids to be examples in their own way to change the world. >> you gonna beat my record today? all right. there you go. >> reporter: even if he never accomplished another thing in life, that 1968 protest will never be forgotten and the name tommy smith will always be written in american history. >> indeed, caused a lot of negativity verbally. and i don't care. period. here i am doing what i believe i should be doing. john carlos does basically the same thing. he is from harlem, new york. very verbose. i am fro

site of the olympics opening ceremony in august. police pastor at the funeral addressed the crowd: "until when dear lord will we have to bury our good cops? until when will we bury our children, our parents with young kids. do not forget the military police in your prayers: pray for us all," he said. so far this year, 41 police have been killed in rio state. murders generally are up 15% in the city. robberies up 30%. there is a sense here that things are spiraling out of control. just last week, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped in a rio favela by as many as 30 men. two boys, 14 and 16, were tortured and murdered by gang members in another city over the bay. both were documented on social media and spread widely around brazil. those who study pacification say it's too early to say whether it has failed. but many mistakes have been made. >> for many of us, the hope was that u.p.p.s would help transform the public security paradigm and the police. and unfortunately, this is the area in which the advance has been more modest,

imagine the 1984 olympics in los angeles. an earthquake the day before and then you'd have to go to plan b. there's always a plan b. the question is, really, and it's an ethical one, is it worth having the games in rio when you can have perfectly good games somewhere else or delay your gratification? so as not to run the horrible risk of an outbreak of shrunken brain babies due to zika. it's also related to another adult syndrome that can be fatal and we are, in fact, seeing some zika deaths now. >> you've had some harsh -- >> is it worth running this risk? >> you've had some harsh words for the international olympic committee. you say they are in deep denial. we reached out to the ioc to get response to your criticism. they said, "we are working with our partners in rio on measures to deal with the pools of water around the olympic venue." i assume that you don't feel that is enough? >> they don't say that i'm wrong or that will eliminate the risk. the new advice, the very first time, jake, the w.h.o. has ever said anything a

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while the u.s. olympic committee refused the order by avery brundage and the international committee to suspend smith and carlos, and that angered brundage even more. he threatened to ban the entire u.s. olympic track team. tommie smith and john carlos were expelled from the 1968 olympic games and they were forced to give back their olympic medals. the kids today may not know or even understand how tommy smyth bold protest almost 50 years ago had such an impact on the world, on sports and on life in america. but smith is still pushing kids to be examples in their own way. to change the world. >> are you going to beat my record today? there you go. >> reporter: even if he never accomplished another thing in life, that 1968 protest will never be forgotten. and the name tommy smyth will always be written in american history. >> it did cause a lot of negativity verbally. and i don't care. period. because here i am doing what i believe i should be doing. john carlos does basically the same thing. he's from harle

. ♪ katty: the olympic torch has arrived in brazil. l embark on a tour of the first south american country to ever host the games. it was welcomed by president numeral russo, who is in the middle of a political and economic crisis. some are wondering if this will be a success. a moment of pride for brazil is a that are sweet president dilma rousseff -- four president rousseff. a volleyball gold medalist, a former silly and refugee, and an indigenous brazilian were the first of 1000 torchbearers. they hope the symbolism and energy of the torch's arrival will get them behind the game. the questions about legacy and the impact on society are being asked. it feels very last minute. a vital metro line linking the park is rio to the under construction. this is one of several transport projects struggling to be ready. rio's high-profile mayor denies making promises the city could not keep. andet's get the olympics try to do things that the city has been waiting for for a long time. the subway, 26 kilometers of light rail rate during. correspon

. >>> less than three months before the summer olympics, host country brazil moved towards impeaching its leader. president dilma rousseff has been forced to step aside after the senate voted to try her for allegedly breaking budget laws. protests have grown against her since the economy has slumped. she calls what happened a coup and vows to fight. the trial is expected to take about six months. >>> staying with the olympics and a major international scandal breaking today over a alleged state-sponsored doping scheme to propel russia's athletes to gold during the sochi games. if true, it means many athletes from many countries including the u.s. were essentially cheated out of medals. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer has details for us. >> these are the gold medali medalists. >> reporter: the russians weren't just golden at the 2014 olympic games in sochi, they were dominant. the host country taking more medals than any other but tonight, allegations involving dozens of russian athletes, including at least 15 medal winners said to be part of an elaborate government run

-- the olympics this summer? tom: you have to look at the numbers are to travel to the olympics represents less than one quarter of 1% of all travel to areas that have zika spreading. not if the olympics were happening, it would not change the risk of spread of zika around the world. ever more tightly interconnected world. it matters to us how diseases are stopped and prevented around the world. the good the latest example of that. build our continue to defenses by strengthening the ability of countries around the find problems when they first emerge and improve our own system here in the u.s. rapidly andve more robustly to protect americans. shery: we've been hearing that there are already hundreds of pregnant women likely infected by zika. how big is the threat to the u.s.? tom: we will see several patterns we have 40 million travelers a year to places where zika spreads. we will see people who get infected during travel and come back. there's risk of sexual transmission of zika. there are parts of the u.s. that

. >>> the olympics. the call for brazil to hold off on the games as dozens of doctors say the risk of spreading the zika virus is far too risky. >>> and an exclusive look at how isis militants are trying to get from the shore of libya to the seas of europe. welcome, to our viewerers here and around the world, i'm george howell, "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> on the campaign trail, chaotic scenes outside of a donald trump rally in the state of california. police tries to keep pro and anti-trump supporters separated but you see what happened as they crossed path outside of the san diego convention center. and then police moved in. listen. >> get on your back. get on your back! >> it got chaotic. officers arrested 35 people. they say no one was injured. donald trump had already left that event before the confrontation started. a couple of hours ago, donald trump tweeted his thanks to police saying, quote, fantastic job on handling the thugs who tried to disrupt our very peaceful and well attended rally

they were cleared by the olympic athletic commission. athletes worried they might be banned after learning that the world anti-doping agency had suspended the country's drug testing agency on ground that it doesn't meet strict international standard. >> i came leer like a king and live as a legend. is not so humble world on twitter confirming that the paris will not return next season. just last week testifies -- he was crowned france's player of the year for a record third time. this friday zlatan's jersey became an icon and some didn't think twice about bumping off school to buy one. >> he left class and i left home to come and buy his jersey as a souvenir of everything he's done. >> but not everyone is such a fan of the swedish player. known to face often offensive claims. >> i think he's a bit too much. like saying he put us on the map. he's nice but we didn't need hit. >> his coach has a different story. for him it's impossible to resist zlatan's talent and charisma. >> for all those who love football and french football, we talked a

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to complete in the olympics. mpeting in the summer games in london and then trying to make it to the games and others throwing in the. he told. >> two time silver med list say that there's a game. he says that other athletes and those planning to have children should this think about it too. >> yeah, we're not thinking about that and able to focus on the training. >> first time olympic trainer says that they're worst the risk. kids are not on the radar. it's a similar story for 24-year-old colton brown. the athlete say that is he's been out of the country and out of the loop for zika. >> it maybe because i don't know much about it. i think that i'm going to keep it that way. >> for doctor's treating babies born with the brain defects, ignorance is not bliss. they ask the world health organization to move it out of rio where the infections continue to rise. >> the olympics is being put ahead f of the crisis. >> they say that keeping half a million people out of rio want prevent the stop of zika. >> we should contin

reporter: a moment of pride for brazil as the olympic torch arrives this week, but a bittersweet momentma rousseff. this perhaps is one of her last official acts before the light goes out on her presidency. facing the prospect of suspension and an impeachment trial, president rousseff appeared confident when we met for a rare sitdown interview, but she admitted to me that missing out in a formal role in the rio olympics would be tough to take. president rousseff: the torch is a formal -- symbol of all the effort we took to make the olympics safe and successful. the fear i might not be at the games myself, but rather a person who usurped my job, creates a sense of sadness and injustice. reporter: brazil's embattled leader has faced nationwide intests, with the economy recession and the government in the grip of a corruption scandal. is innocentsts she on formal charges of illegally hiding the scale of the deficit. the likelihood is the senate next week will vote for impeachment process. you have to step aside. do you intend to carry on, or do you think the time for dilma rousseff as pres

the trial is expected to take about six months. >>> staying with the olympics and a major international scandal breaking today over a state sponsored doping scheme to propel russia's athletes to gold during the sochi games. if true, it means many athletes from many countries including the u.s. were essentially cheated out of medals. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer has details for us. >> these are gold medalist. >> reporter: the russians weren't just golden at the 2014 olympic games in sochi, they were dominant. the host country taking more medals than any other but tonight, allegations involving dozens of russian athletes, including at least 15 medal winners said to be part of an elaborate government 46 run doping program. >> there is a full assault on the olympic values of fair play and they have to be held accountable to give clean athletes the opportunity to win. >> reporter: according to the new york times, gregory who ran russia's anti doping laboratory admitted to developing a cocktail of banned substances while russia anti doping experts replaced tainted urine wit

the olympics now just 88 days away. more than 10,000 athletes will gather and for one of the former two-time olympians, a chance to show how far she's come. >> you know, watching this woman coach youth soccer, you'd never know you're watching a two-time olympian and soccer legend. >> play, play, play. at 48 years old, she is still a competitor. she now coaches youth soccer in walnut creek and at a community college. >> i can still do my job well. >> but don't let her unassuming way fool you. she's a two-time olympic athlete. she went pro at 14 years old at a time when girls didn't play. in fact, back home in brazil, she learned bike kicking around her doll's heads. she's going to rio both as a representative of her country. >> i know that athletes right now cannot wait to start, you know, to compete. >> reporter: and heading to the olympics as an ambassador of the governing body soccer. >> it's like a dream come true. >> reporter: she says girls here are growing up in the u.s. have many more opportunities. they can play

and all throughout the sochi 2014 olympics. i understand the interviews were done by a filmmaker called brian vogel, who is also written to the ioc asking them to reopen those historic samples held in lausanne to analyze them. we are waiting for a response from the ioc to hear whether they will be doing that. it should be interesting. it couldn't come at a worse time, given that russia is placed in the two dozen 16 ella fixes under quite -- at the 2016 olympics is under question. anchor: it was a decade-long the russia'sfect

the olympics of serenity have become the one thing the germans didn't want them to be, the olympics ofn my bed at the hotel. and the phone rang, and they said, you better get in here. some terrorists have taken over the apartments of the israeli team. and i said, they did what? >> at about 5:00 this morning, before dawn, arab guerrillas, believed now to be five in number, got over the fence into the headquarters of the israeli team. >> this was the first olympics that was going to have unprecedented live television coverage. >> this is happening now if you can possibly believe that. arab guerrillas are still holding inside the rooms of the israeli olympic team, nine people, one of them believed dead. this is a live picture you're looking at right now. there again is the head of one of the guerrillas. >> part of terrorism is theater. munich was so shocking because we televised it. >> the terrorists have now tossed a paper out of a window of the israeli quarters. it bore the title "communique" and lists five points of their ultimatum. >> the first purpose was to seize the israeli athlete

but has there been guidance from the u.s. olympico protect yourself or what precautions that you or the others need to take? >> not yet. i mean the u.s. swim team hasn't been picked yet but i'm sure they will be well versed. there are team doctors for every ngb governing body and the usoc is going to bring team doctors, i think they will be very prepared. sometimes when you go to the olympics, they almost overprepare which for this situation is a good thing. >> there's also the critics who have you know gone out and said the best thing for this and for all of the athletes is to delay the games. or maybe even pull out of the games altogether when it comes to the location. what's your message to those critics? >> well, you know, i don't think the united states olympic committee would put the athletes at harm's risk. if it was a bad situation, didn't just affect pregnant women, not a lot of pregnant women in the olympic games, one did for the volley ball team. usually you're not pregnant going into an olympic game. if they follow the pr

. >>> plus, more concerns about the zika virus ahead of the olympic games. precautions the u.s. swim team is taking to protect its athletes. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. time on 4:23. >>> turning to the race for the white house. hillary clinton will meet tomorrow in florida with the mother of trayvon martin. martin was the unarmed florida teenager shot and killed by former neighborhood watch volunteer, george zimmerman. in the meantime, donald trump will speak today at the national rifle association's annual meeting in kentucky. last night donald trump intensified his attack on bill and hillary clinton during this appearance on fox news. trump used the word rape when he talked about former president clinton's sex scandals in the past. >> groping and fondling and touching against a woman's will. >> and rape, lots of other things, and impeachment for lying. >> now, the rape allegation refers to juanita broderick. she accused bill clinton of raping her during his campaign for arkansas governor back in the 1970s. hillary clinton specifically refused not into respond to donald

ivan watson kind of alluded to this, but if you are planning on going to the olympic games, the worldtion has this advice -- first, use mosquito repellant, cover bare skin with light colored clothing, no unprotected sex and stay in air conditioned accommodations, avoid places with poor sanitation and without proper plumbing. that just makes you want to go. >>> let's talk about some really dangerous weather right here in the southeast. severe flooding. this is texas. two people have been killed, others are missing. we've got your outlook on your holiday weekend as your tropical storm threatens the southern east coast. >>> ed lavendera brings us the story of one particular girl. she says she is just one of several victims who felt pushed aside by baylor university. >> she says she was sexually assaulted by a baylor student last march, and after she tried reporting the attack, it went nowhere. >> if you really, truly believed someone was raped, wouldn't you do something urgently about it? wouldn't you? like wouldn't you respond with urgency? . you're real? with discover card, you can tal

here are some of the stories we're following this hour. >>> questioning tokyo's olympic bid. french prosecutors investigate allegations of large payments from japan to a firm linked to the family of a disgraced olympic official. >>> and canceled plans. as the kyushu region looks to rebuild the tourism center is trying to convince visitors to return. >>> french prosecutors say more than $2 million in payments may have been connected to tokyo's bid to host the 2020 olympics and paralympics. the prosecutors claim payments from transferred to a singaporean firm around the time of international olympic committee chose tokyo. they're investigating the flow of money. the firm is believed to be linked to the son of an i.o.c. member when tokyo won the bid. diac is under investigation for corruption during a doping scandal during his tenure as the head of the world governing body for track and field. the olympic organizationing committee denied involvement in the alleged payments. it says they believe tokyo was selected because they selected the best bid. japanese officials say they'll

this spectacular city soon to be the host of the 2016 summer olympics. the games construction crews are putting in the final touches at the olympic venues. >> everything is going to be ready on time. we're going the deliver the park fully commission 24th of july. >> reporter: but despite rio's beauty the city and brazil as whole is facing pretty daunting challenges. the whole series of unexpected setbacks leading some to wonder, are rio's olympics somehow cursed? just days ago a warning from more than 100 international doctors, calling for the games to be postponed or moved because the mesquiosquitmosquito-born z. that view respected by the world health organization which does advise pregnant women to avoid the olympics entirely because of the risk of severe deformities to unborn children. and then there's the political and economic crisis. turmoil after congress suspended brazil's elected president in an impeachment process last month. and high-level corruption scandals. during the worst economic recession in generations which has left more than 10 milli

. >>> dropping the 49ers for a chance in the olympics. announced he's leaving the team and he's signing for a spot for fiji's rugby team. he was a rugby star before making a transition to football. his father was on the team in the past and now his son will follow in his father's footsteps. >> how cool is that. we are counting down the days to the olympics in rio, just 82 days now. watch us for all things olympics, the only station in the bay area showing the olympic ga games, our own jessie is headed to rio, lock out rio, here she comes. 82 days away. >>> coming up at 5:00, donald trump comes out swinging against the "new york times" after an article questioning his treatment of women. >>> a swarm of bees thought to be responsible for the deaths of two dachshund dogs, what it took to get rid of bees from the east bay neighborhood. >>> where else can you see.sand bernie sanders and hillary clinton running, not for anything but just running. our report coming up. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust fo

the international olympic committee accusing at least 31 athletes. the ioc said the positive test results come from retesting samples from the beijing games. the question tonight, could some of the athletes preparing for rio be banned from those games. our national correspondent, miguel almaguer, has details. >> reporter: tonight in a major doping crackdown stretching back eight years to the summer games in beijing, 31 athletes are now accused of cheating their way across the olympic finish line. today the president of the international olympic committee called the action a powerful strike against the cheats. retesting 454 samples from beijing with the latest technology, exposing dopers from 12 countries in 6 sports. the unidentified athletes planning to compete in rio now face a possible ban. >> this is for sure the tip of the iceberg. what's at issue in the doping context is an eternal cat-and-mouse game. and frankly, it's human nature to cheat. >> reporter: with samples stored for ten years, the ioc says it's now focusing on medal winners in beijin

some say the olympics need to be delayed. how health leaders are responding to the possible threat. >>> is the start of a new holiday. in honor of the memorial day holiday last night's performance was free and thousands of veterans, active military members and philadelphia police officers and firefighters. sounds pretty good, the pops treated the audience to a night of patriotic music. and glenn hurricane schwartz was the mc for the evening. our parent company are proud sponsors of the memorial salute. make sure you tap the nbc app to learn about last nice's event. >> the world health organization insist there's is no need for the rio olympics about concerns over the zika virus outbreak. the response comes after 150 medical experts urge that the games be delayed or moved in the name of public health. the infections keep rising. the worry as hundreds of thousands of people travel to brazil could spread up that virus around the world. the who disagrees. >> based on the risk assessment, we're going to go ahead as planned and cont

synchronized swimming has been called the most sport in the olympic games. u.s. team swimmers maria and anita know it. the two athletes are the only swimmers representing the u.s. in synchronized swimming in rio. >> we have our place, our world ranking and kind of looking at the countries ahead of us and what they do better than us and what we need to improve. >> you have to show up every day and you have to be, you know, on your best game every day even if you're not feeling well. you have to push through. >> alvarez has synchronized swimming in her blood. her mother is a former athlete and a current coach. both say they gave up traditional up bringing to become fierce competitors. >> all the sacrifices we've made over the years and missing out on prom or graduation. >> those girls are training from 7:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon and they have only an half an hour, 45 minutes break. >> this is the duo's coach and she's tough. >> i'm not a dictator. whenever it needs to be, i'm happy to do it. but what i like is having a good connection with the a

the olympics were meant to showcase brazil's rise as a global power. instead, they will take place against the backdrop of a suspended president, the nation's worst recession in 80 years and the outbreak of the zika virus. >> geez, when you put it that way -- so, on the subject of water, there's a brand-new sport that will take place on one of our bays. it's the women's high-performance skip sailing and helena scott is headed to rio to take place in what looks like a sailboat race. jessica aguirre has more. >> reporter: a wire is all that keeps them from going into the water. they spend three hours a day suspended like this. >> only our toes are actually touching the boat. it's super dynamic, always changing and definitely adrenaline. >> reporter: it's the first time women will be part of this olympic game. this was added 60 years ago in sydney. >> i think people thought women weren't interested because it was so high performance. >> reporter: but the challenge is what kept the 23-year-old going despite adversity. the seattle native was sailing at the w

cool would that be to be able to compete in the olympics and have that chance to win olympic gold. >e opening ceremony. that self-inflicted pressure is taking its toll. >> it's definitely been on my mind. i've been adding additional pressure on myself for the last couple months for sure i feel like it's getting in my head. i have to take it one shot at a time. sometimes it's good to put that pressure on yourself to push yourself, but it's going to be tough. >> the cutoff date is july 11th. >> anything can happen. >> in total. 60 men and 60 women will compete in rio. colin resch, nbc bay area. >>> tonight at 11:00, the hunt for three men who went on a drunken binge in death valley national park. the reward being offered for any information that leads to their arrest. >> we'll have all that and more coming up at 11:00, we hope to see you then. >> thanks for joining us. mmm. bacon is lookin good. let's instabrag. honey, jalapeño boom boom, h-how is there no bacon emoji? denny's new honey jalapeño bacon, part of the red white and bacon menu. denny's. welcome to america's diner. he gets a

>> we contacted the international olympic committee today. they said that they were worried about these very detailed allegations, and they called on wada, the world anti-doping agency, to act and to investigate his specific claims. wada, meanwhile, has had board meetings today in canada, and we have been unable to connect with any wada official by phone and to get specific answers to our questions. but they have said that they are looking into allegations of doping by russian athletes throughout the olympic games in sochi, not just before the games in the lead-up to the games, as mr. rodchenkov also said happened at past competitions, leading up to beijing, leading up to london. he said throughout the entirety of the sochi games, russian athletes were doping. >> woodruff: quite a story. rebecca ruiz who reported on this for the "new york times." we thank you. >> thank you very much, judy. >> woodruff: now, the second in our two-part series about puerto rico's major troubles. the zika outbreak is hitting the island sharply this spring. and it'

they could miss out on the love that. -- olympics. : over the past half-century, the kenyans have one a host of gold medals, mostly in long-distance running. but in recent years, a shadow has been cast over their achievements. since 2012, over 40 of their athletes have been giving -- given doping bans. and an adequate testing regime does not exist, something that the governing body calls absurd. >> it is a blow beyond -- below the belt, the work to combat doping has been trampled on and this only came to light because of a whistleblower. the head of the olympic committee rubbed salt in the wind in february. -- wound in february. >> we run the test for the athletes. in monaco, they were sitting down. we'll take the law of the land against those who are messing up. reporter: the entire leadership of athletics in kenya was suspended. in april, a reaction from politicians. the president of kenya approved and anti-doping law, which they enter will be under the standards of the tests. but the world doping agency is not convinced. the athlete

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. >>> next, going to the olympics is the dream of many athletes. but one says the danger is too high in rio. the reason a basketball superstar will sit out the game. kris///vo turning to the 2016 summer games in rio: yesterday -- a paralympian made >>> one of my favorite songs. turning now to the 206 summer game in rio. yesterday a paraolympian made his case to go for the gold. a german long jumper presented a study to the international association of athletic federations showing prosthesis wearing athletes have no disability over regular athletes. he hopes to become the second athlete with a prosthesis to compete at the olympics. in 2012, oscar pistorius competed in the summer games in london. >>> while some athletes are trying to make it to the games, others are considering not going. >> another olympian says he is seriously thinking about skipping the rio games because of the zika virus. he told reports it may be a bigger threat than we think. jessica aguirre reports. >> reporter: he's the latest athlete to raise concerns over the zika virus. he

when she died, she had the same outfit. >> she was honored by carrying the olympic torch in 1996. an interesting part of that story, that was the first time she ever wore shorts in her life. at the university of southern mississippi, we presented her with an honorary doctorate, the first ever awarded at this institution. >> she was also honored with an honorary degree from harvard. here are some of the tools of her trade, her washboard and pot that she washed clothes in. this pot here, she would place it over a wood burning stove. she would boil the water and wash the close in -- wash the clothes in there, along with these wash boards. these would be for delicate items. >> i was with her from 1995 through her death, 1999. when they called and took her home to hospice, the one good thing i remember -- i was on my way to work and i heard something tell me say, go see ms. mccarty. she said, what are you doing here? i said, i came to see about you. she said, i'm okay. i said, let me share with you. if i've ever done anything to you or said anything to you in any way that was not pleasi

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ben tracy reports from the u.s. olympiccenter in colorado springs. >> there are growing concerns. you have everything from crime to polluted water where some of these competitions will take place. then of course there is the zika virus. some olympic hopefuls are still fighting for a spot on team usa. but at the u.s. olympic training center, there is no shortage of excitement or confidence. >> it's amazing feeling that we're going together to the olympics. ready to kill it. >> reporter: this marathon runner is training in a room that simulates the low-altitude and high-temperature environment of rio. >> very focused. >> reporter: alan ashley is chief of sport performance for the u.s. olympic committee. he knows the weather in rio is not the biggest problem. >> the water in rio where some of the triathletes will be has been called the equivalent of raw sewage. how concerned are you? >> while it is something that's always on our mind and we're making sure we do everything we can to keep our team safe and healthy, i have to say