and i think that it's the same thing with the united states olympic committee.a moment, the horrific sex crimes of dr larry nassar and the fallout and repercussions of that specific crime. i want to talk to you about maybe lessons that can be learned from your experience and us elite gymnastic experience of a particular approach to training, to prioritising creating gold medal winners, because you and many others were trained in a regime which, now it's been scrutinised, looks almost unbelievably harsh, even cruel. do you think that the pursuit of gold medals in your era, let's say from 2010 right through the next sort of eight years, was it abusive of athletes? i think that there was a culture that enabled a paedophile to thrive. and i think that it was a culture of fear and... i feel today, i am a completely different person than i was when i was competing. i felt like when i was competing, i didn't trust myself or my own voice the way that i think it's important for anyone to. and ifelt, like, because... ijust felt like i had to be perfect all the time, and i

the united states olympic committee issued a statement supporting saunders saying. >> her peaceful expression in support of racial and social justice that happened at the conclusion of the ceremony was respectful of her competitors and did not violate our rules related to demonstration from the field to the track team. usa also secured metals from kitty harrison with the silver in the women's 100 meter hurdles. fred kerley was the second fastest in the men's 100 meter dash. and finally a bronze for team usa in the 4 by 400 mixed relay. that was aaron nolan reporting. here's where the tokyo medal tally currently stands team usa continuously. the. >> overall medal count with 6622 of them are gold. china's right behind with 63 total medals, but they lead in the gold medal department with 29 the russians are in 3rd with 50 host nation, japan and australia round out the top 5. >> still ahead tonight, the abortion debate now intertwined with california's recall race who is coming to the defense of governor newsome plus travelers stranded for hours. some even for days. the hundreds of flights cancel

now we have also the bel ruth olympic committee that has been called out by the united states. they've called out develop bruce olympic committee involving there was a track and field athlete and some controversy. but repeatedly the athlete who is at the center of that controversy has said their gripes are not political, but related to athletics out of the athlete is upset about decisions that was made by their coach. so regardless, we now at this point, understand that back in july, the leader of bella bruce's opposition met with joe biden and presented the u. s. president with a list of potential targets for sanctions. now those sanctions have been handed down. now earlier today, sanctions were imposed by london as well. and we had quite a reaction from the bell. russian leader, alexander lucas, shank, britain. good. god, go check on those sanctions. for 1000 years we haven't known britain, and we don't really want to see what you are americans. yes, men. now a number of countries around the world are the target of us sanctions. the obama administration escalated the sanctions

olympic committee. the headlines on bbc news... the united states. us officials say missile targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle who was aiming to carry out an attack on kabul airport 20 years after being sent in — the last british troops have left afghanistan — the last uk troops, along with diplomats and officials, have now left kabul airport. forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than hurricane katrina which devastated new orleans sixteen years ago. let's talk about the paralympics — where great britain secured a tense 54—49 victory over the usa to win their first wheelchair rugby gold at a paralympic games. joining me now isjo cowling, wife of ryan cowling who's part of that paralympics gb team, and his daughters amelia and eleanor, too. lovely to have you with us. what an exciting and happy day for you all. have you spoken to ryan? yes. exciting and happy day for you all. have you spoken to ryan? yes, they did a face as — have you spoken to ryan? yes, they did a face as they _ have you spoken to ryan? yes, they

the united states and great britain are imposing new sanctions on belarus a year after the countries -- country's disputed elections. the national olympic committee is accused of money laundering. hello xander lukashenko told a news conference he won the election fairly. he described his opponents as foreign educors. we have this look back at 12 turbulent months since that. >> a year ago, the belarusians were queuing other people to vote after their country's most lively election campaign. they had only been registered as the government was convinced they had no chance of winning. other position figures said they had been jailed before they could even run. record turnout, so many belarusians wait for hours. when authorities announced this 80% victory for lukashenko, many could not believe their eyes. soon, evidence emerged, making these unusual exit. after the polls closed on november 9, protesters took to the streets. the police response was swift and brutal. thousands were arrested. any simple he disappeared for days on end. relatives begin gather outside places. this prefer any news about the loved ones. reports spread of beatings, sexual abus

little bit about the debate whether the united states should participate in the berlin game americans from the international i'm sorry the american olympic committee, the young and debated this trips things for themselves, with one of the leading figures in american sports supporter of the idea of american participation. in a very close vote to support the olympic to participate. does not use a sports organization weighing in on this debate. jewish organizations, the naacp national association for the advancement of colored people. many people and many grooms on the symbolism right? >> definitely. there's a wide with the naacp, certainly knew about this issue. >> if i understand this they initially supported the boycott of participating. once it was decided they would send a delegation they were supportive is that right? that is right. let's put a personal face on this. it is not just the abstract for organizations making a sands. it is about athletes, young athletes many of whom have trained his entire life of this moment. if you share a couple of these stories? >> anywhere in college at this time. many college presidents come out in support of a

united states in the olympic marathon. now racing for 26.2 miles isn't easy. but it is nothing compared to the battle she had with the international olympic committee. >> reporter: olympic marathoner aliphine tuliamuk thought endurance running was as good as it gets, until she gave birth this year to daughter zoe. >> it's been the best six months of my life. >> reporter: but competing in japan without zoe looked like a reality after the i.o.c. in march said covid protocols would prevent breast-feeding bombs from bringing their babies to the games. >> i couldn't imagine thinkingao cr >> reporter: an unimaginable decision: leave her newborn behind or give up a lifelong dream. >> it was such a terrible choice to have to make. >> if i decided not to go, what would i tell zoe when she got older? >> reporter: she appealed by letter to the i.o.c.. amid worldwide criticism of the decision, it was reversed in june. >> women should be empowered to be mothers and pursue their careers. >> reporter: the 32-year-old says she's found strength in the juggle between new mom and elite world athlete, hopeful it will some day inspire her daughter. >> baby zoe! >> repor

the united states once again on top of the world with 113 total medals including a leading 39 gold ahead of china and the russian olympic committee thousands gathered near the eiffel tower yesterday to celebrate the handover of the olympic flag from tokyo to paris which will host the summer games in 2024, but not before the olympic torch passing through beijing for the winter games in less than six months away. >>> turning now to be able, toronto blue jays hosting the boston red sox, two runs, two outs, two runners on base. george springer connects for a three-run go-ahead homer. toronto hangs on to beat boston, 9-8. they beat them out of four games heading to the iowa series against the tampa bay rays. meanwhile the third placed yankees fell 2-0 to the mariners yesterday. first baseman anthony rizzo was pulled from the lineup after testing positive for coronavirus. his manager said he's experiencing some symptoms but he's doing all right. he joins others on the covid-19 list following aen outbreak after they returned last week from playing six games against the race in miami, florida, where toeco individual cases are surging. >>

united states should participate in the berlin games? i think you're absolutely right that this became a serious point of contention americans from the international. excuse me, the american olympic committee the amateur athletic union debated this and they debated it vigorously even taking trips to germany to to see things for themselves every brundage who was one of the leading figures in american sports was a little cypress supporter of the ideas of american participation in a very close vote the american delegation decided to continue to support the olympics and and to participate and it wasn't just sports organizations who were weighing in this debate. i know jewish organizations the naacp then national association for the advancement of colored people many people and many groups. saw the symbolism there, right? definitely i think i think there was it was widely debated and discussed and the naacp certainly had strong feelings about about this issue. as i understand it, they initially supported a boycott of participating but once it was decided that they would send a delegation they were supportive of the athletes. is that right? that's true. so danny, let's put a little more of a per

united states has topped china for the most medals of any country, winning 59. but still falling short of china's 24 gold medals. japan, great britain and the russian olympic committeeo star gymnast simone biles has pulled out of monday's floor event final and will make a decision about the only remaining event sometime this week. the news came in a tweet from usa gymnastics which also offered support for biles. many athletes have rushed to defend her decision to take care of her mental health, including figure skater adam rippon in this heartfelt instagram post. >> we aren't talking about an up-and-coming athlete here. we're talking about an athlete who has already proven themselves under the highest pressures. under olympic pressure. an athlete who is a survivor of sexual abuse within her own sport and who is so far ahead of her time that we see her do things we once thought were impossible. we should trust that someone with that resume knows their limits. we should applaud her for respecting those limits. to keep herself safe and healthy. but in sports, we're used to applauding people who ignore limits. and while it is absolutely heroic to push through limits in

two weeks of olympic competition, the united states, once again, on top of the world with 113 total medals, including a leading 39 golds, ahead of china, and the russian olympic committeely rooting against american athletes. take a look. >> isn't this exhibit a why olympic ratings are so low, the focus on woke and not the win? >> not only why the ratings are low but why team usa has done bad. maybe they should pay more attention to their sport and less attention to their activism. >> i found myself rooting against not just megan rapinoe and her marry band of american hating soccer players. but i took pleasure in the men's basketball team's first loss since 2004. team usa suffering an embarrassing loss to france, the collection of whining, overpaid social justice warriors are hard to root for. i find it ironic they are willing to put usa across their chest but in the not so distant past they would kneel for the anthem. >> woke-ism makes you lose, ruins your mind and ruins you as a person. you become warped, you become dmented. the u.s. women's soccer team is a very good example of what's going on. earlier this week they unexpectedly lost to sweden, 3-0. and americans we

olympic committee to make surfing an olympic sport. he traveled the world to promote surfing, bringing it to the continental united states and to australia and elsewhere and became known as the father of modern surfing. but more than anything else, duke kahanamoku was an ambassador of had i i had. a reporter once asked him if it was a bigger thrill to win gold or ride those waves. he answered that surfing was a bigger thrill. one century later, duke's vision of olympic surfing became a reality. there is nothing more fitting than hawaii's car risse moore winning the first olympic medal. look no further than can aeries is. like duke she shares his native hawaiian roots and starting suring at waikiki beach as a young child. she attended my alma mater, a school that has graduated more than 30 olympians and president obama. she became the youngest person ever to win a surfing medal at age three. today she stands alone as the world's top-ranked surfer. there is a saying that the best surfer is the one having the most fun. and that's unquestionably the case with carissa. she is actually the best surfer, and she's also having the most fun. she h

united states of america on your chest and stand on that podium. ainsley: they have the right to do that because of that flag and freedoms of this uncan trip. pete: not according to the olympic committeeepercussions. steve: they are looking into the shot putter. we will see what happens on that. on "fox & friends first," seth john, he a former paraolympickian army veteran talked about what these type of demonstrations say. >> she says she earned the right to wear the uniform and she absolutely did. i know the amount of discipline, dedication, the work ethic and the talent that's required to donn that u.s. crest with that honor comes the responsibility to exemplify our country's exceptionalism and to instill pride into the country whether in victory or defeat. that's what games were designed for and she failed to achieve with that honor comes a responsibility of course america is not a perfect place to say you are oppressed when you standard there with the silver medal. people don't buy it they aren't watching it weave in the politics of shot putters before you turn on the channel. just represent your country. ainsley: i have heard a lot of people say keep politics out of sports. it is