>> all: usa! usa! usa! usa! >> it is so great to see, when we were competing in the arena it was fairly quiet, and it is fun to watch them get embraced by this crowd we love y'all so much. hi, jade [ cheers ] we're going to chat with them. a lot of fun. >> probably a little overwhelming too, considering they just got off the plane a few hours ago. >> but they were partying in times square we saw you we'll talk about that in a

>> usa! usa!-hoo! >> how about it? it's friday morning. what a nice day. so glad we've got this great -- what are you laughing at? >> just you. >> it is a nice day. >> everything. >> it's happy day friday. would have got this great crowd, olympic stands, red, white, and blue. craig is holding it down in tokyo. he's the last man standing. >> yes. >> we know your family wants you home. we want you home. but you're doing a great job out there. >> thank you. >> and team usa is still pulling it in. >> so good to see you. also looking forward to getting back, as well. and you said it, team usa, still going strong here in a big way. in fact, extending the lead in the overall medal count. nbc's tom llamas is at his post over at olympic stadium with all the highlights. hey, tom. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning again. we're actually watching some javelin throw here at track and field making sure those spears stay down there and not up here. you mentioned the medal count. team usa is racking up the med

a lot of people said the world has caught up to usa.gave us a tough run, but this is still our game. >> last question for you. you are such the soul of the bay area, the soul of the warriors. are you also the soul of team usa? because a lot of guys look to you as leader here? >> that was my goal on this team, to come in and be a leader. you got these guys who are great. they score. they do what they do. the last thing i need them worrying about is trying to lead the next guy. you do what you do. i'll handle that. i will try to lock in on the defensive end. i will make the dirty work plays. i think i'm great in that role. so i want to come here and be great. >> hey, you got a lot more time on the basketball court in th nba with the warriors, but after your career, do you want to be a governor, president, senator? what do you want to do? >> i'm not sure. i want to do something great. i'm not sure what that is yet. you know, i'll continue to do things outside of basketball to see what that is. but i want to do something great and we'll fig

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in the field for team usa.e second fastest woman ever behind florence grit griffette -- griffith joyner. if she wants a medal total, she has to summon some of that 21-second match that we saw at the u.s. trials. >> already a gold medal winner in these games, and going for gold again, elaine thrying to create some history here tonight. she's trying to become the first woman to go back to back, 100 and 200 meter golds at successive olympic games. >> speaking of gold medals, shelly-ann fraser-pryce, fellow jamaican knows all about that. >> she has won four golds in the 100 meters, she won the silver here and said it might be her sweetest after becoming a mom. the sprint jewel of jamaica, shelly-ann fraser-pryce is held in high regard on the island and has cemented herself as one of the greatest female sprinters in history. >> and let's not forget about the 400 meter olympic champion from the bahamas, miller-uibo. she'll be on the extreme outside in lane nine. >> she ran a 400 meter round this morning. i think she

and if you want to watch team usa water polo take on team canada, it's 10:00 on the usa network. we have so is many local athletes in tokyo it's heart to keep up. >> a wild fire continues to burn on the bradford island, many on the island defied the evacuation order to protect the property. no fire service on the island, you can only get there by boat or ferry and some property owners did it in a hurry. >> i have ten acres of land, a boat house and a cabin. >> the island is a couple hundred acres. it lies below sea level. it is protected by leveeses and drainage canals and turning off pumps could flood the island and that could douse the fire. >>> firefighters made quick work on a fire in east bay. you can see crews got to work knocking down the fire. three of the stores have smoke and water damage, they are investigating what caused the fire. >> we are also tracking fires to the north. have a look at the smoke forecast, we can get haze moving, i will have it in eight minutes. >> and they started school and they have a dozen covid cases among the students. contra costa county sch

>> all: usa! usa! usa! usa!was fairly quiet, and it is fun to watch them get embraced by this crowd we love y'all so much. hi, jade [ cheers ] we're going to chat with them. a lot of fun. >> probably a little overwhelming too, considering they just got off the plane a few hours ago. >> but they were partying in times square we saw you we'll talk about that in a little bit first, craig's in tokyo to get us caught up on the latest olympic action. hey, craig >> hey, hoda, savannah gymnastics wrapped up here in tokyo, but things are heating up in track and field for team usa including a really exciting one-two finish in one event in particular nbc's tom llamas over in olympic stadium covering it all for us hey, tom. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning again. team usa finally has a gold put, medal on the men's side in track and field thanks to shot put, ryan crouser, took that 16-foot shot and launched it in a new olympic record the women's soccer team also showed up reminding us of that team that won the world cup

she has been around team usa the entire time, specifically the gymnastics team. she has been training as well. and she's been supporting her teammates. we see her in the crowd of every single competition matter of fact, the cameras show her all the time because she's a big supporter of her teammates and vice versa. they have been supporting her through this ordeal that you've been going through. so simone biles. we hope that mentally and physically, everything comes together. but she has been training. she has been ready for this moment. >> you she had the twisties. you obviously took some time off to focus on her mental health. any updates on how she's doing now. >> we do not. she has kept that information close to the vest. but obviously if usa gymnastics is releasing a statement that she is back and that all those go oh, jeez have been a part of social media since the announcement you have to assume that she's in a good head space right now to be able to compete at this level. the olympic level and of course she dominated in rio and the hope is that she can co

kingdom and the usa. . ., , , ., from the united kingdom and the usa. ., , , ., ., ., usa.t of work and it _ usa. so clearly still a lot of work and it looks _ usa. so clearly still a lot of work and it looks like - usa. so clearly still a lot of l work and it looks like booster jabs are here to stay. thank you very much for your analysis. this focussing on climate change. and it's a week dominated by the latest un report revealing the ever—shrinking timeframe for combatting global warming and restricting co2 emissions. fits in climate critical this week we're going to bhutan, to speak to the chair of the un group of least developed countries, for his reaction to that report. but first, to beijing where the bbc�*s robin brant gives us the stats on china's carbon dioxide emissions. it will be hard to deal with climate change if china is not on board. climate change if china is not on board-— china is the worlds most some years populous nation. and for some years now it's also been the world's most polluting nation. rapid economic growth here over the last 20 years, fuelled b

team usa's devon allen.after securing a spot in hurdles, he broke out some dance moves to celebrate. this is his second olympics. he admitted he took things way too seriously in 2016. this time it is all about being relaxed and having fun. when you play college football at or kbon, his teammate said he was one of the best dancers in the team. a not so happy moment running in the 200 meters lane four. you see at the top of your screen. she pulls up injured. she became one of the medal favorites, only to suffer an injury. now what happens next, though? this is one of those moments that shows you how important these are to these@lets. she shoos them away, says she doesn't need it. she didn't want her olympics to end with her sitting on the tracks, so he got up and limped across the line. sadly she is done for the rest of the games. >> now, my absolute favorite part of covering the olympics when i had the chance were the interviews with athletes right after they competed. the emotions are so real and right on th

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team usa's thoigs and another, both fall, help each other up, continue together, at times arm in arm to finish the heat. jewett said it's what mom taught me. finish what you started. judges ruled that amos was interfered with, was put in the final, finished eighth. tom daley is a passionate knitter, hobby helped keep him sane in competition. first showed the cozy he knitted for his medal. and sitting in the stands worked on something else. showed off to the world. >> wow. >> the sweater he's wearing. says in japanese, tokyo on the front, has great britain and union jack on the sleeve and on the back, entire great britain team logo. >> i saw him knitting in the stands, didn't know he was doing that. impressive. >> knocked it off in a few days' time. couple of moments. other one, fans cheering in seward, alaska, for the swimmer. >> gold medal for her. so many wonderful moments. love the camaraderie between the countries too. amazing. >>> tonight, draymond green and team usa go for gold, look for redemption against france, only team to beat them. 7:30 tonight. then brentwood's own compe

looking up the usa, and the 10,000 as well. looking up the usa. allyson — and the 10,000 as well. what are i and the 10,000 as well. looking up| the usa, allyson felix, what are for her. she has effectively put a bit of a positive spin on what has been may be a disappointing track and field session for the usa and the other picks?— field session for the usa and the other icks? , ., ., ., , other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing _ other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing that _ other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing that national- other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing that national a i other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing that national a lot| used to hearing that national a lot more anthem times than we have heard it so far in the olympic stadium. at allyson felix, ijust cannot believe she has lasted for five olympic games. it has spanned 17 years. she is now aged 35. when she first started winning medals, she was 18. if i look at that relay, mo won the 800 metres title aged 19. she will have watched allyson felix for the past

team usa is racking up those medals. the closing ceremony is a few hours away. i had to break out the closing ceremony early, the jacket coming in handy in the rain. the past few weeks have been full of ups and downs. team usa looking to add more medals in these final events. >> kevin durant leads the united states to the fourth straight gold medal. >> the men's basketball team avenged its early loss to franct to and found a way to get domin women's relay. allyson felix is now the most decorated female athlete of all time. previously that record was held by carl lewis. >>> nelly korda edged out japan for a gold medal. but in the baseball game, the u.s. fell to the host country with a 3-2 finish. on the mat, a silver from sarah hildebrand. in the equestrian team event, jessica springsteen made her olympic debut with a silver. >>> team usa water polo, those women came out with a big win, a gold. and seeing our hometown hero continue her scoring streak. there are more gold medals up for grabs. women's basketball, and women's volleyball. they will be taking on brazi

cheer on team usa with xfinity x1.so you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. >>> of course, we are following breaking awesome news from the olympics. superstar gymnast simone biles returning to competition to win bronze during the balance beam final just days after she withdrew from several events due to her own mental health concerns. her teammate, all around gold medallist came in fifth. keir simmons is on the ground in tokyo. simone bounced back this morning. how is team usa reacting. i tell you, fans in the usa are thrilled. >> reporter: hey, steph, yeah. i feel like apologizing for interrupting the first 15 minutes of troubling news on your show with some exhilarating, exciting news of team spirit and individual accomplishment. it was her beaming smile afterwards when she was on the medal podium that everyone was talking about, the way she embraced other athletes, including the chinese athletes that took gold and silver, watching suni lee jump up and down with excitement when she saw simone biles perform. it was ju

team usa women's basketball. just like the men, the women win gold. usa against japan. megan rapinoe and some soccer players there. so school to see this. american legends, they ended their careers in style. the u.s. beats japan 90-75. this team, this program, you think about it, over the years, has inspired a lot of people, especially a lot of little girls. all right. just about, what, 15, 20 minutes ago, look who we were hanging out with. water polo star. we've seen her grow up. i remember when she won her first gold medal at the london olympics. here we are in tokyo. u.s. beats spain. she's the team leader. also a big congratulations to the head coach of this team, adam corian from mountain view. amazing what he continues to do. >> i had my like best friends from high school, all these people reaching out to me, stanford and sending me the love, sending me their support. to me, it just gave me extra wings. it truly helped me fly through this adversity in knowing we're not alone, even area very loud. >> danville, she feels the love. such great energy with maggie. cong

>> go, usa! >> hey, today. >> the zaluskis are rooting for team usa.am usa! >> cheering on team usa on "today." >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it's monday morning in new york, monday night in tokyo. olympic fever all around the world. fully fired-up plaza crowd from team usa's biggest cheerleaders right here. >> and they look so much better because they're vaccinated. >> vaccinated, healthy glow. what have you guys got? >> you've got -- you're bringing the noise from over there. that is pretty awesome. here in tokyo, we have a really, really impressive group, too. oh, nothing, just some of the latest american medal winners in the house. >> that's right. we'll see your plaza crowd and we'll raise you -- >> oh, oh. >> what's happening there? >> yeah, that's called twerking, al. >> that's olympic twerking. >> that's right. >> and lots more. we can't wait to celebrate with all of on our medal winners throughout the morning. >> it's a happy crowd in new york and a real happy crowd here in tokyo. but first, we have that breaking news fr

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cheer on team usa with xfinity x1. in 4k" so you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. >>> the new york governor andrew cuomo now facing possible arrest after one of his accusers filed a criminal complaint and spoke with the sheriff's office investigator she is one of the 11 alleged victims identified in the state investigation which concluded that the governor sexually harassed multiple women, including one of his own staff members. the accuser who filed the complaint worked as governor cuomo's executive assistant. she claims he reached under her blouse and groebd her breast in his home office at the governor's mansion last november food governor cuomo's rejected the bombshell allegation and said the story doesn't add up. the governor denied harassing making unwanted sexual advance advances or inappropriately touching anybody here is increase's tom winter >> shep, good evening, the albany sheriff's office becoming yet another law enforcement agency looking at governor cuomo. earlier this week five district attorney's off

rooting for all the athletes in tokyo. >> go team usa >> hey, team usa >> we're here from the ohio stateome back to "today" on a wednesday morning. glad to have you with us hoda is in the air right now craig is holding it down in tokyo. he'll have the latest from the olympics, including a live race in just a moment >>> but we will begin with the news this half hour. big story here at home new york governor andrew cuomo facing increasing calls to resign this morning from president biden on down after a months' long investigation, the attorney general has alleged that cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, most current or former state employees. the report details multiple accusations of unwanted touching, inappropriate comments and creating a toxic and hostile work environment cuomo denies the allegations and says he has no plans to resign now we're going to send it to craig for an update on the tokyo olympics and a live final in track and field. >> tokyo live look in on "today" is sponsored by salesforce, proud partner of team usa. >> and we are joined now by mike tirico, nbc olympics prime t

and team usa survives. >> reporter: -- the u.s. baseball team beats the dominican republic to stay in the running for a medal. and buckets for women's basketball. advancing to the semifinals in the team's quest for seven consecutive golds. in the skate park it's young faces dropping in to the new sport including california dweller sky brown, who rolled into a bronze for great britain. >> sticks the kick with indy. >> becoming the third 13-year-old to win a skateboarding medal. >> reporter: and more skateboarding action is coming up. we've got the men's park final. that's the last event in this olympics for its olympic debut. and i'm actually wearing the skateboarding jersey. you can see the bottom of it here. this is actually france's. and of course i'm wearing the u.s. to represent. but it's got lots of geometric shapes here. it's norwegian artist or a dutch artist, pete perra who designed these and it's supposed to represent the landscapes of the countries that they represent. more skateboarding swag on deck. skateboarding deck o

there's a lack of leadership in usa gymnastics.ame thing with the united states olympic committee. i want to leave aside, for 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

the usa, in have been run out of it there. the usa. in a — have been run out of it there.massive shock, have been run out of it there. tin; usa, in a massive shock, did have been run out of it there. usa, in a massive shock, did not qualify and legend carl lewis called it, among other things, a complete embarrassment and unacceptable. while the usa do not make that final, team gb have plenty of finals to look forward to. this was the women qualifying for the 4x4 to look forward to. this was the women qualifying for the 4x4100 metre final. jake whiteman was impressive in winning his semi—along withjosh kurt going through to the final. andrew policy has already reached that point in the 110 metre hurdles. ahead of him, the american grant holloway had gone 2a races unbeaten, but stumbled when it mattered most. jamaica won gold. in the 400 metre final, stephen gardner of the bahamas looked very comfortable.— of the bahamas looked very comfortable. ~ comfortable. when, when, win, win, win and he — comfortable. when, when, win, win, win and he managed _ comfortable. when, when,

at team usa because there's a usa and their. >> a couple of them i talked to a reporter and said noe university of southern florida and i asked somebody out and we both know her and she said it was never an anti- american campus, she doesn't know what happened so i asked the reporter, you cherry pick anti- american students? she said no. talk to two dozen, only to endorsement of the country. i have two recommendations. one, travel. if you find a better place, stay. number two, parent, you failed. you raise a kid like that doesn't appreciate what they have where they are going to school probably 50, $60000 in a beautiful state with incredible weather with dorms that look like hotel rooms and you are not sure if you like the country that depressing, it's outrageous shows nor proportion. you have no idea what's beyond these borders. you have no idea what's beyond the beach. dan: that's incredible advice. the first time i left the country and i went to russia and circuit service agent, when i got back to the air force base, i kissed the ground, you really look at this place different wh

statement from usa gymnastics _ hours? statement from usa gymnastics confirming - hours?at l gymnastics confirming that simone biles has withdrawn from the event final of the floor and they will be making a decision about her entering the beam event later this week and they go on to say that either way they are behind her. i think the whole world is behind simone biles. she has had such an incredible lead up, going on with the weight of the world and expectations on her shoulders and we truly wish you all the best. she did withdraw yesterday from the vault and uneven bar events, which are taking place in a few hours time and let's hope she may get that one event in before the games. let's get some of the day's other news. clothing factories in bangladesh are due to re—open on sunday following a government decision to allow export factories to operate despite a surge in the pandemic. the country is under a strict lockdown until thursday — but the new order has sparked fears of another wave of the virus. bangladesh has so far reported 1.3 million cases with more than 20,000

the youngest team member on team usa.> there was a point in time where i wanted to quit, and i just didn't think i would ever get here. >> reporter: her father, john, showing off the balance beam he built for his daughter when she was younger. >> couldn't afford a real one, so i built that for her. as a kid, she enjoyed it. >> reporter: no medal in her last event, but the shine of her accomplishments as bright as the spotlight she's brought to an often-overlooked community. >> we're in tears. because with one action, she explains everything. she put us out there. that we are people. we are human beings. we are good. we are successful. we can do things. >> before last week, before sunisa lee, who was the most famous hmong person? >> i can't name a person. >> reporter: now there's one name on everyone's lips. >> sunisa, whoo! >> go, sunisa, we love you so much! >> hi, welcome to the hmong-american festival. >> reporter: pride overplowing when thousands of hmong-americans from all corners of the country descended on wausau,

cheer on team usa with xfinity x1.k ultra hd. >>> welcome back to "way too early." it's coming up on 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. i'm jonathan lemire. the fight over the pandemic eviction relief is coming up. millions could be kicked out of their homes this week. nbc news correspondent ali vitali has more. >> i'm behind four months, and the landlord is at this point just waiting, i guess, for the -- >> reporter: sierra green is just waiting for a knock on her door. green is one of 6 million americans behind on rent because of the pandemic. with the national eviction moratorium now lapsed, she's among the millions who could be put out on the street, but house lawmakers left town for a six-week recess. >> we need to be brought back to the house to finish this work while people end up on the industrial while we go on vacation. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi on the centers for disease control. >> we would like the cdc to expand the moratorium. that's where it can be done. >> reporter: the white house loo

usa get things going against iran and the czech republic they've limited the fouls.eir shot but you talk about the memphis grizzlies. we're taking on spain? do you remember who's on spain the gasol brothers ricky rubio. these are two teams that know so much about each other. we played them in 2008, 2012 in the gold medal games and the semi-final in 2016 in rio. spain wants to get past team us and there's passionate guys on both sides team usa can take what they did against the czech republic and iran it will take every single guy from starters to the bench they're going to have their moment this is going to be the biggest test >> i am excited. >> i'll see you later. >> i'll see you in a bit. >>> the olympic weight lifter laurel hubbard may not have made the podium but she did make history. the weightlifter from new zealand became the first openl transgender woman to compete in any games. she didn't compete -- complete any of her three lifts but she got applause from people in the room hubbard competed in men's events before quitting the sport years ago. some athletes

. >>> redemption for team usa and the women's national soccer team earns a spot on the podium. >> that is what this team does. we never give up. we always fight. >> we will take you live for tokyo for what we can watch tonight in primetime. the news at 4:00 starts now, and thank you for joining us on this olympic edition of nbc bay area. >> and we will go live to tokyo in a few minutes, but right now, brace for a booster, because moderna said that while the covid vaccine protection is holding up, people will need a booster within months. and cdc has said that they are not ready to say that the boosters are ready. and we have this report that while some people are not waiting for the debate to come to a conclusion. >> it may seem a little confusing as moderna is saying that the covid vaccines are 90% effective six months after they are administered, but also recommending the booster shots within the next six months. the cdc is saying that the booster not needed yet, so who should the people listen to? ucf infectious disease expect dr. peter hong helps to cut through the clutter. >> they

team usa's dominance continues in the pool. water polo, the usa stepping into the pool. maggie steffen finds the back of the net. they beat spain 14-5 and it's their third straight medal. >>> taking on japan in the gold medal game. japan gets on the board with a solo home run. they add another run in the eighth. team usa couldn't get anything going at the plate. japan beats the u.s. and they settle for silver. >> allyson felix with her 11th career olympic medal. she passes the great carl lewis as the most decorated american track athlete of one time. >> it means so much. obviously i am going to miss being out there, but no regrets. it was fun. >> 35 years old, her fifth olympic game and first as a mother. what a way to go out, on top. >> incredible. what a dream come true. joy talk about dream come true. for another athlete, team usa has chosen tara winger to be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony. she is so proud, she posted it on instagram. she is one of two track and fien tokyo. she had her second best performance in the javelin. you can catch the closing ceremony

cheer on team usa with xfinity x1. "show me the olympics in 4k" so you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. >>> welcome back good monday morning welcome to august. we are coming in strong. strong like ukraine. caterpillar and boeing and disney and nike and jpmorgan chase. all up this morning. not just the industrials and dow stocks technology names higher as well. nasdaq futures are up 90 points. higher on the percentage basis than the dow and s&p we are seeing baidu and chinese companies and moderna and tesla all doing well with all of the futures up. >>> speaking of china, their recent crackdown on the technology sector has turned one former stock market darling into one of the world's worst stocks in july. before last thursday's bounce back p, mfirm tencent got a bounce in july it wasn't just that company. nine of the ten destroyers of the capital were big chinese names. metyuan and alibaba and pinduoduo. is this fear, perhaps, overdone? joining us now is managing partner ben harburg. ben, good to have you back on the

within the last 15 minutes, team usa advancing to the gold medal match. that's coming up on friday night here on nbc bay area. ten machines ago, france beat slovenia. france beat the americans just last week in tokyo, and they will play france. when you come here to japan, you have to do this. put on your hot pink shirt and go across the street, not just any street. this is the busiest intersection in the world. this is the shibuya crossing, and at its peek, 3,000 people cross at one. imagine that. here are the rules. you can cross every 90 seconds and you have 45 seconds to get to the other side and you are with a whole lot of people. this is in kind of like the union square or times square in new york city. a lot of people going different directions. can't figure out the different direction crosswalks. i got pushed around. >> i thought you had your mary tyler moore moment. >> toss your hat at the end. >> it's too hot for a hot. >> yeah, you saw the umbrellas out there. >> wear your sunscreen. >> there you go. >>> usa in the lead with 90 medals. >> and t

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usa now advances to the gold medal match. alex klineman in tears.match, chatting with her family. take a look. >> we love you! >> you want to say anything to your family? >> it's going to make me cry but i love you guys and thanks for cheering. >> there you go. and you know it's been pretty cool. so many years, we've had kerri walsh jennings winning in beach volleyball and now alix klineman on the verge of a gold medal. we're talking about the heat. it is so hot that the women's soccer tournament, the gold medal match is tomorrow. both teams have watched the governing body of soccer to postpone the match. move it from it's 11:00 a.m. start time to later in the day. perhaps in the evening at 7:00 p.m. here's why. you see the weather. jeff ranieri kind enough to bring up these numbers. i'm standing in 94 degrees. it feels like 106. tomorrow will be very hot as well. i've lived in arizona, bombay, this is nothing like that. bmx cycling. a few days ago, you might remember this. connor fields crashed during his race. it was a pretty serious wreck. he was

but overnight team usa announcing biles will return for the balance beam finals later today. that would be biles' final chance for a medal. and the swimming events may be over, but the drama around the pool growing with another american raising allegations of doping. >> there were, i'm sure, a lot of people from certain countries competing this week that probably shouldn't have been here. >> reporter: five-time medalist lilly king speaking out after her teammate ryan murphy suggested the sport wasn't clean. the backstroke star finishing behind russian athlete evgeny rylov in both of his individual backstroke events. rylov as adamantly denied any doping, and murphy made it clear he wasn't specifically accusing him. >> i think the world needs to do better in terms of fighting doping. i never mentioned a specific athlete. i never mentioned a specific country. >> reporter: russian athletes are banned from competing under their own flag after a massive state-sponsored doping program was discovered after the 2014 sochi games. and this morning, the international olympic committee sa

and with team usa firing a star athlete.p mocked david espino, a high school football star in college prospect who recently spent time in a florida hospital suffering from covid after a speedo went on television with his mother talking about his scary ordeal team usa paint color. jessica maiolo took to social media. >> your kid does not it shot. your kidneys. but right now. that's what he needs. >> maiolo quickly deleted her tiktok but not before another user named savannah sparks re posted it along with her own commentary. >> jessica as a member of team usa paint. all. i really don't think you're qualified to speak on public health issues, especially not when it's to fat. shame hospitalized teenager who probably didn't have a say in his vaccination sentence, savannah's response went viral. outrage growing on the platform. other tiktok users calling maiolo a vile human team usa noticed 2 investigated and now has fired maiolo a statement reads in part this our decision to dismiss miss maiolo from the team usa program is final

on this team usa team, is joe ryan from ma -- marin county. a lot of people are extra special rooting for team usa baseball. when we come back a taste test of some of the flavors of kit kat in tokyo. green tea, chocolate, of course, and banana and soy sauce. see you in a few minutes. >> i'm intrigued. >> thank you very much. >>> all right. time to get a look at the medal count this morning. team usa is in the lead with the most overall medals at 77, china in second with 70, but when it comes to those gold medals and the roc with the top three with 53 medals. coming up this morning on "today," you can catch hoda's exclusive interview with simone biles on what she achieved in tokyo and what comes next, that's coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >>> now to new covid concerns and this morning an outbreak in east contra costa county schools is expanding one week after students returned to the classroom. we have team coverage from the new numbers to new guidelines just handed down from the state. let's start out with bob redell live in

y segundo debemos enforcarnos en el interes basico de usa.o se trata solo de afghanistan, se trata de ponerle fin a una era de enormes operaciones militares para rediseñar a otros paises. vimos una mision antiterrorismo para frenar a los terroristas, y se formo en una mision de tratar de crear una nacion democrata y coherente en afghanistan, algo que no se ha hecho en muchos años. con esta mentalidad y con despliegues militares, debemos velar por la seguridad del pais. para los que lo malinterpreten, les digo, aquellos que le desean el mal a estados unidos les digo que no vamos a perdonar, los buscaremos hasta los confines de la tierra, y van a pagar. seguiremos apoyando a afghanistan, seguiremos trabajando por los derechos del pueblo afghano y la diplomacia. por las mujeres y niñas en todo el mundo, los derechos humanos seran en la politica exterior, no atraves de despliegues militares si no a traves de ayuda. la guerra en afghanistan se acabo, soy el 4to presidente que enfrenta este dilema. durante mi campaña prometi ponerle fin a esta guer

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cheer on team usa with xfinity x1. you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. >>> welcome back to all of you watching in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm bkim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> highest case levels of coronavirus since february. the average is more than 100,000 new cases per day, comes as over 50% of the u.s. population is now fully vaccinated despite the rise in cases nationwide. 700,000 bikers gathering in sturgis, south dakota, for a motorcycle rally. last year linked to 649 cases following the event. as the daily caseload glows in the u.s., anger is growing in italy over its new covid green pass a proof of vaccination or recent negative covid test. on friday the government made it mandatory to go to public places. the green pass say red line for opponent. we're joined from rome. we've seen similar protests in france. let's start there. this is the fourth weekend of protests, looks like these were the biggest so far. what can you tell us about them? >> over a quarter million people

cheer on team usa with xfinity x1. say "show me the olympics in 4k" so you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. >>> tokyo summer games are down to their final hours before the olympic flame is extinguished and everyone goes home. blake essig is standing by in tokyo. i know organizers are playing things close to the vest about the closing ceremony. but what can you tell us? >> reporter: it ends where it all started right here at the new national stadium. but we don't know much about the closing ceremony but i can tell you that they have been rehearsing all day. and what we do know is that the theme is the world we share, organizers say the idea being that even if the world can't be together, we can all share the moment and open the door to a brighter future. and as we take a step back and reflect on the past two weeks, these olympic games have been anything but normal. we knew that would be the case. and here on the ground, it has been a tale of two cities. on the one hand the constant protests and fierce opposition to th

the usa are rocking the tournament.wo warner matches and lost the open to france. they have pulled it back together and are going for the fourth consecutive gold but they are facing the one team who has defeated them in this tournament in france so i think that will be quite a scrap for the gold medal.— that will be quite a scrap for the gold medal. and what are the gold medal. and what are the big stories _ the gold medal. and what are the big stories of _ the gold medal. and what are the big stories of this - the gold medal. and what are the big stories of this game . the big stories of this game has been the mental health of athletes and several are using the games as a platform to talk about that. hauser gone down with the athletes spoke to in tokyo? with the athletes spoke to in to 0? ., . , with the athletes spoke to in to 0? ., ., , ., with the athletes spoke to in to 0? ., ., ., tokyo? -- how has that gone down? most _ tokyo? -- how has that gone down? most athletes - tokyo? -- how has that gone down? most athle

cheer on team usa with xfinity x1.ow me the olympics in 4k" so you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. jillian: critics calling out cnn after release memo shows the channel 53 employees for coming to work on vaccinated, chris cuomo appears on air. todd: joe concha, good to see you. the leaked memo, quote, in the past week we have been made aware of 3 employees coming to the office and vaccinated. all three have been terminated. let me be clear, we have a 0-tolerance policy on this. what is your take? >> the greatest thing ever. let's say i am on a zoom all and doing an act you shouldn't be doing on a zoom call that females are on and you don't get the shaft as a result of doing that but if you are an vaccinated at cnn not only to get terminated but the president of the network says we have a 0-tolerance policy. if i am the 9:00 pm anchor who is the highest-rated anchor on the network which is like being the skinniest kid at fat camp you can advise your brother on how to beat sexual harassment allegations and smear those

. >>> good morning closing time an olympics like no other comes to a colorful end in tokyo team usa finishing on the top of the medal count after a final gold haul over the weekend and the world now looks ahead to the next olympics, lesthan six months away in beijing >>> states of emergency -- covid cases rising fast. some major cities cracking down, bringing back indoor mask mandates, even for the vaccinated >> we must act and we will act the pandemic is not over >> hospitals in texas running out of space and schools already starting to open across the country, raising fears the outbreak will only worsen everything you need to know, straight ahead >>> breaking overnight, stepping down -- the controversial embattled aide to and row cuomo stepping down while his former assistant comes forward publicly for the first time >> what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law >> details on her criminal complaint just ahead and state lawmakers meeting to discuss the next step in a potential impeachment today. >>> summer of sharks -- a 12-year-old girl recovering after a first of its kind attack in ma

team usa basketball grabbing the gold. women's water polo, the amazing three-peat, and the wrestler who flipped over his big win. all the highlights coming up. >>> good morning, everybody. happy saturday. we're going to have the latest on the covid surge which is pushing cases to levels we haven't seen in months. right now every single state in the country is reporting high or substantial community transmission and some are warning that major hospital systems could be on the brink of collapse if this trend continues. >>> but first the immense battle for firefighters in the west this morning as they fight more than 100 wildfires including the third largest in california history. >> flames destroying homes, businesses and historic buildings. abc's zohreen shah is right there in greenville with the very latest. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. it is hard to believe your eyes out here. every house in this area has been brought to the ground including this one right here. you're looking at the stairs to w