>> all those people ragging on yulia efimova better be sure that their houses are made out of more solid material than glass because, you know, what i can accuse you of, you can >> reporter: russia submitted 389 athletes for the rio olympics but only 271 were ariewfd after known dopers were band. but at least seven of those banned athletes have been quietly put back on the rio roster after winning appeals. michael phelps says more athletes should speak out about doping. u.s. swimmer cody miller. >> there will probably be people who miss the podium to people who don't deserve to be on podium. and that is wrong. >> reporter: the president of the international olympic committee says he supports the idea of a lifetime ban for athletes that dope but, scott, we should mention that the i.o.c. had the the power to ban the entire russian team because of that country's state-sponsored doping program and chose not to. >> pelley: ben tracy at the games. ben, thank you very much. fair warning, we're about to report olympic results because coverage is delayed. here it is. u.s. women's gymnastics team

russian yulia efimova, twice allowed to swim in rio after winning an appeal just days before the games began. vierks she did it! >> reporter: last night, when 19-year-old american lully king took the gold, she left her rival standing in her shadow. the two have waved fingers at each other and king publicly said: a sign in king's home town of evansville, indiana, was a bit more direct. king surprised many by u.s. track stars justin gatlin and tyson gairk both previously suspended for doping, should also not compete in rio. sports writer philip hershs has covered 17 olympic games. are you surprised by how vocal the athletes have become now in calling out their competitors or even their teammates? >> all those people ragging on yulia efimova better be sure that their houses are made out of more solid material than glass because, you know, what i accuse me of. >> reporter: russia submitted 389 athletes for the rio olympics but only 271 were ariewfd after known dopers were band. but at least seven of those banned athletes have been quietly put back on the rio roster after winning appeals. m

she beat out rival russia's yulia efimova, who finished in second place. the rivalry between king and efimova intensified on sunday as king mocked her during the semifinals. king wagged her finger atef every who was allowed to swim despite her history of positive drug tests. efimova has been banned fm olympic committee recently overturned that punishment. >> it's a crazy feeling. i'm so happy right now. i can't put it into words. i'm so glad to swim clean and still come out on top. >> nancy: turning now to the synchronized diving team. they're heading home with some hardware. the american diving team of david boudia and steele johnson platform. johnson, who was making his olympic debut in rio, burce into tears of joy after their final dive. their silver is the highest the united states has ever placed in the event. several swimmers advancing to the finals tonight. a big night ahead in the pool. michael phelps looking to reclaim glory in the 200m butterfly after his shocking upset at the london games. phelps came in second in last night's semifinal. this wil

her opponent - russia's yulia efimova - has been accused of doping in the past. king says it felt ed that she won as a clean athlete. efimova was greeted with booing -- and later said she knows doping was a mistake. we'll have much more from rio -- including a tour of the famous copacabana beach -- coming up at 5. by now, you've probaly seen it all over the olympics -- and all over social media. people are seeing spots -- a lot of them -- on various olympic athletes. it's called cupping --- a chinese therapy hundreds of years old that uses glass cups and suction to help circulate blood and relieve muscle tension. patients say the therapy reduces inflammation, loosens tight muscles and relieves pain. the results might look strange ... but athletes like phelps will use whatever tool necessary on the road to gold. lutheran medical center in wheat ridge has a special health and wellness center for alternative medicine. most health insurance companies do not cover the cupping therapy. the bridges health and wellness center charges 95-dollars for the initial 90 minute

she went out of the race and her rival, yulia efimova, we heard so much about in the past 24 hours, she through to the finals. that jewel in the pool is done. the story line isn't. on wednesday, lilly king saying she was happy to be the poster girl for clean sports after her comments about doping and comments about efimova's doping past. showing here that athletes not afraid to voice opinions after the governing body allowed russians to compete in rio. you may have seen the basketball team smiling and taking pictures with michael phelps on tuesday, but wednesday, they had a matter to attend to on the basketball court after held by the australia's team. australia led the team by 54-49. the first time the united states have trailed in an olympic match for 12 years. however, it was carmelo anthony scoring nine three-pointers to get them to the final score of 98-88. i was in the basketball arena and i can tell you, it was seriously close. now, looking ahead to thursday's play. all eyes back on the pool and back on the battle of the roommates. i'm talking about michael phelps against ryan lo

lilly king of the united states stared down russia's yulia efimova. the russian had served a 16-month suspension for doping. in the water it was all king the american took gold in the 100-meter breaststroke. ryan murphy set an olympic record in the 100-meter backstroke. his time also the second fastest in history. keep an eye on the pool again today. american champs michael phelps and katie ledecky are back in the water. emily, randy? emily: in your health this morning, bad news for people who are squeamish about flu shots. randy: the new message to parents. and dramatic video as a store clerk tries to stop a robbery. the question frantic moment in texas. emily: new this morning, making study abroad financially feasible. tips for parents whose kids want to see the world. erika? erika: breaking overnight, one person has died after an overnight crash on the mass pike on southboro. state police say a driver was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane. cindy? cindy: another beautiful day on the way. the chance of rain tomorrow, and when temperatures ret

(yulia efimova, russian swimming silver medalist) "l russia. everybody is smiling". rio still has its problems, and the olympics couldn't possibly cure them all. but perhaps the games have shown us the way. a global community, pushing each other and lending a helping hand to those lagging behind. the games still inspire, the games do still matter. that was don riddell reporting! right now... we are staying on top of breaking news here in the a deadly construction accident -- we'll have more ahead. plus -- hillary clinton dealing with yet another email drama... while donald trump is trying to change his tone when pitching to minorities! action news live at 3-30...begins with breaking ...after a scaffolding collapse in tivoli village. we do know three workers were in the area...at the time. chopper 13 is fast and first...over the scene... our bryan callahan. is liive on scene -- bryan what have you learned?? right now.... we are on top of a major developing story here in the

her rival, yulia efimova, did not.se two having a duel in the pool anytime soon during the games. i tell you the biggest story of doping will continue. lilly king said she did not mind being called the poster girl for clean sports. that is after her comments about doping and about efimova's doping past. what it does tell us is athletes are not afraid to speak up and voice their opinion over the governing body to allow russian athletes to compete. 24 hours after smiling and taking photos with michael phelps, the u.s. basketball men's team had an important issue to attend to on the court against australia. they were held in the first half by australia almost the entire way to halftime. australia leading 54-49 at the halfway point. the first time the american men's team have been trailing in an olympic match for 12 years at the olympics. carmelo anthony pulled them back into it with nine three-pointers to get back into the game. u.s. wrapping up 98-88. it was a few hair raising moments for one of the world's best basketba

) nineteen year old lilly king put on a solid gold performance in the 100 meter breaststroke - yulia efimova just days after the sport's governing body overturned the russian's doping ban. king's team mate katie meili joined her on the podium with the bronze. (nats murphy wins gold)in another historic race, ryan murphy set a new olympic record with his gold medal performance in the 100 meter backstroke -- an event the us team has dominated since 1992. u-s third.(nats le clos shadow boxing) and during the semifinals of the 200 meter butterfly -- michael phelps remained focused before entering the pool alongside rival chad le clos from south africa - whose deliberate attempts to distract the olympic legend went unfulfilled.(nats diving) american divers david boudia and steele johnson won silver in synchronized diving, upon seeing the scoreboard burst into tears and hugged his teammate knowing that a medal was secure. the us they expect gold so when you walk away with something other than that, but this is absolutely amazing back on land, gymnast danell tumbled off the high bar - ending all hop

lilly king publicly condemning the russian yulia efimova who has been caught doping twice in her careere russian swimmer getting booed by the crowd. once they hit the water, king did exactly what she set out to do. the 19-year-old setting a new olympic record. efimova in the next lane. takes silver. king afterwards says she hopes she made a big statement by completing clean and winning. how about ryan murphy with his life long goal winning gold in the backstroke. murphy knew he wanted to be an olympian since the age of 8. he wrote a letter to his mom saying i home my swimming life continues. i hope i break the world record. i want to be the best swimmer in the world. that is calling your shot. guys, listen, you heard of the saying don't poke the bear. never a good idea to give a champion motivation if you are the competition. check out chad le clos before the 200 meter butterflying. he is shadow boxing in michael phelps general direction. phelps not impress. look at the death stare. phelps and le clos in the second and third qualifying heats. they face-off tonight. le clos beat phelps i

. >> reporter: russian yulia efimova mocked by lilly king before the start of the 100 meter breaststroke. >> you can really feel king exploded through the water and off the wall. the american beating the russian. striking gold, making the statement in the water and taking a stand out of the pool. >> we can still compete clean and do well at the olympic games and that's how it should be. efimova called the drama politics and the open hostility sad. tonight,michael phelps headlines the duel in the pool, the tension with rival south african written on his face. >> le clos still continues to look over at michael phelps. >> reporter: both men easily qualifying for the 200 meter butterfly, le clos, the defending champ versus phelps, the greatest ever. tonight gold is on the line and history is at stake. with many complaining about traffic jams and security getting into the venues, ticket sales haven't been a problem. and lester, once folks get inside, they're witnessing the greatest athletes on >> some of that swimming will take place just behind us here. thank you very much. >>> we're getting

then she edged out controversial russian sbimer yulia efimova who was allowed to compete after a doping suspension. she missed the 2012 games. this is the first gold medal for japan in this event since barcelona in 1992. kanito is from hiroshima prefecture. people got together at an elementary school to cheer her on. >> translator: i'm sure she enjoyed competing. >> translator: i have never cried watching my sister race. but today i burst into tears. she was trying so hard. >> in the men's 200-meter individual medley japan's hagita was in fifth before he made dramatic gains in the final stretch and got the silver. hagino had already won the gold in the individual medley. michael phelps of the u.s. got the gold. it was his 22nd gold medal in the olympics and his fourth consecutive win in the same event. in hagino's home prefecture, many supporters watched on a screen. >> translator: i believe he's the strongest swimmer. >> in table tennis, mizutani played in a men's singles match to determine the bronze winner. he faced belarus. mizutani won 4-1 in a series of patiently executed rallies.

. >> reporter: on the deck american lily king stared down the russian yulia efimova. outraged that efimova was eligible to compete in the game after serving a suspension for doping and failing a test for a banned substance. >> she got it! >> reporter: king got what she was looking for. revenge. she won gold. and efimova settled si and the american lee brought home bronze. in the men's 100 meter back stroke it was gold for american ryan murphy. ? his win made it six straight for the americans in the event. >> and cherry gets the final block. and this one is over. >> reporter: the american women showed their strength in the sand. jennings and april roth got the easy win over switzerland with the match remaining in group play. and fencer ibtihaj muhammad made history monday by becoming the first american to compete in a hijab which she wears for her muslim faith. muhammad won the match but was eliminated in her next round. >> three days of o in medals with 19. five gold, seven silver and seven bronze. not bad. of course, to get into olympic event, you need a ticket, and

lilly king of the united states stared down russia's yulia efimova, taking gold in the 100-meter breaststroke. the men also golden in the water. record in the 100-meter backstroke. his time also the second fastest in history. randy: now to the latest trend taking the olympics audience by surprise., the red welts you see on athletes like these right here on michael phelps. they're the result of a therapy known as cupping. it's an ancient chinese form of medicine, meant to relieve pain. similar to acupuncture, it relaxes tired muscles, stimulating blood flow to help >> we use of flame to create suction, so the fire doesn't touch the cop, it is just hot. that is what helps suction onto the body. >> the result looks horrific but it feels amazing. randy: the acupuncturist says the relief can last anywhere from three days to a week. so how expensive is cupping? on average about $125 for the up sessions. killed while out for a jog. emily: the small town on edge right now and the warning from police. that's ahead in your early news to go. then new on the eyeopener at 5:00, helping your kids see the w

then, refusing to acknowledge yulia efimova, previously suspended for 18 months for doping. and getting in one final cold war-era dig in afterwards. >> we can still compete clean and do well at the olympic games, and that's how it should be. >> reporter: and more redemption 30-year-old david plummer becoming the oldest man to win a first medal in the olympics since 1912. david boudia and steele johnson making a small splash in synchronized diving. coming from behind to win silver. torquing and twisting in near perfect unison. they say this dive is their most difficult, in part because of their significant five-inch height difference. johnson is 6'2", boudia, 5'9". crediting their success to sharing the same coach and learning the dives together. david, gymnastics competitions are often decided by a hundredth of a point. tonight, the women's team won by eight full points. now, in london, the women's team called itself the fierce five. its new name seems to be well-earned -- the final five. david? >> the smiles and those gold medals late today. matt gutman, our thanks to you.

yulia efimova, previously suspended for 18 months for doping and getting in one final cold war era dig inafterwards. >> we can still compete c and do well at the oic games. >>orr:nd more redption the pool for americans, 30-year-old david plumber becoming the oldest man to win a first medal in the olympics since 1912. vid bud ya a steelohnson making a small splas in synchronized diving. coming from behind to win silver. torquing and twisting in near perfect unison. they say this dive is their most difficult, in part because of their significant five inch height difference. johnson is 6'2", budia, 5'9". creating their success to sharing the same coach and learning there dives together. david, gymnastics competitions are often decided by a hundredth of a point. tonight, the women'sea won by eight full points. now, in london, the women's team its new name seems to be well earned. the final five. david? >> the smiles and those gold medals late today. matt, thank you. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. we have new developments tonight in the death of

it wasn't only smiles in the pool, some scowls, too, and a taste of the cold war, when yulia efimova, previously suspended for doping, came in first in her heat, holding up number one. responding with a finger wag of her own, while watching the event in the ready room before beating efimova's time herself. >> she's shaking your finger number one and you've been caught for drug cheating, i'm just not a fan, so -- you know, going to go swim my heart out for usa. >> reporter: these fellow superstars sharing a picture. phelps and the human spring known as simone biles. biles leading team usa in a sweep of the gymnastics team competition qualifier. the crow her signature move named after her, of course. the women finishing one, two and three. the men's gymnastics team currently out of medal contention, but it is led by sam mikulak. >> we're training to be the best in the world. we have that as our goal, and that's what we want to accomplish. >> reporter: who we met at team usa's training facility in colorado springs. he even took some time out to teach me the basics of the pommel horse. to

yulia efimova won silver last night in the 100 meter breaststroke. she's tested positive for banned substances. ben tracy joins us with how doping is now dominating the this russian swimmer was not even supposed to be here. she had been banned because of her doping history and also because of the vast doping program we now know is going on inside of russia but then she was quietly added back on to the roster here in rio just days ago after winning an appeal. she swam in lane 5 right next to her american rival lily king. and by the time they touched the wall, the russian who had served a 16-mon won a silver medal, coming in second to the 19-year-old american. the grudge match between the two began over the weekend when they engaged in a fierce finger shakoff. littly king said afterwards you're shaking your finger for number one and you've been caught for drug cheating. i'm just not a fan. >> she's justified. >> reporter: members of team usa are not holding back about having known dopers in the pool. probably be people who missed the podium to people w

entire paralympic squad has been banned from the olympics, from the whistleblower uefa nova -- yulia efimovae russian team. will not stop in rio. more than 50 athletes from beijing and london were caught four doping years later, thanks to a prolonged storage of test samples and advances in technology. of the testing system say that the anti-doping crusade failed. agencyld anti-doping would not have even caught the russian conspiracy if it were not for a whistleblower. some say athletes should be allowed to take drugs that posed no health risks. but anti-doping supporters say that would reduce sports to a competition of who had access to the best stimulants. they say that in order to catch them, support is necessary. >> you can read more about doping and all of our quick k on the niqui bloomberg. u.s. retail. jcpenney, which seems to be making progress in its rebuilding efforts. the retailer posting a smaller loss in the second quarter, showing that while consistent not possible,is the department store is making strides in turning around. shares up thiss week, including at macy's. for more on

during the semifinals of the of russian rival yulia efimova, who once served a 16-month doping suspension. king later explaining.... [fair use approved by zucker - includes yesterday sot and finger wave] lily king sot on nbc from yesterday: "you're shaking your finger number one and you've been caught for drug- cheating. im just not a fan." right before monday night's final-- both women avoiding eye contact. russian to snatch her first sot lily king-we can still compete clean and win" american katie meili taking the bronze. and american domination in the 100 meter backstroke continues as ryan murphy sets a new olympic record on his way to gold. the u-s now winning the event 6 olympics in a row. nats right after murphy won..."welcome to the club!" meanwhile 30 year old american david plummer taking the bronze! 19 year old kathleen baker making her olympic debut and winning silver in the 100m backstroke! her hungarian with excitement! nat and in the men's 200m freestyle final-conor dwyer winning bronze? nat americans katie ledecky and michael phelps-both already striking gold in rio--hoping

(yulia efimova, russian swimming silver medalist) "life is so much easier than in russia. everybody is smiling". rio still has its problems, and the olympics couldn't possibly cure them all. but perhaps the games have shown us the way. a global community, pushing each other and lending a helping hand to those lagging behind. the games still inspire, the games do still matter. four major sponsors ended deals with swimmer ryan lochte just hours after the end of the olympic games. speedo said in a statement that it cannot condone behavior that is counter to the brand's values. the company will donate 50 thousand dollars from lochte's fee to a children's charity in brazil. ralph lauren also cut ties with lochte. so did hair removal company "syneron candela" and mattress company "airweave". the olympian and three of his teammates said they were robbed at the olympics in brazil. but a few days later, investigators discovered the group had vandalized a gas station. lochte has since apologized saying he "over- exaggerated" the story. thousands of memes are floating around the inte

the most hotly anticipated race of the night was that between lilly king and russia's yulia efimova.s because of the high profile public spat playing out between these two ladies over the last two days. lilly king has not hidden her disapproval that efimova should not be here because of her doping past. on sunday, efimova won her heat. and after winning, she wagged her finger at lilly king suggesting she was number one. lilly king was watching this and did not like what she saw and wagged her finger back. all added to the tension between the pair. we saw it play out in the pool last night. the two of them were neck and neck until the end when lilly king won the race by under half a second. it was exciting to watch. efimova in tears at the end of it, but happy to walk away with silver. the other gold medal came from ryan murphy. his first ever olympic gold and came in the men's 100 backstroke. that's right. confused. men's 100 backstroke. this is the event the u.s. men have been dominant dating back to 1996 winning gold. almost gave murphy everything he dreamt of as a child. you have

american gold medalist lilly king makes waves after openly criticizing russian rival yulia efimova for being allowed to compete despite two suspensions for doping. king telling cnn, quote, i'm glad to be a poster child for clean sport. but king fails to qualify to compete tonight in the 200-meter brek stroke final, while her rival earns a spot. the two are expected to face off again later this week. michael phelps aiming for his 26th olympic medal tonight going head to head with teammate and world record holder ryan lochte in the 200-meter individual medially. lochte, a 12-time olympic medalist, is the second most decorated male swimmer after phelps. >> i think for me, he brings the best out of me. we're racers. so it's meets like these that i love the most where he and i get to duke it out. any time i get up and race him, it's the best. >> reporter: guys, phelps and lochte are roommates here in the olympic village in rio. that's going to be exciting to see. also, 21 gold medals on the line today. we're going to see simone biles, as we mentioned earlier. aly raisman also competing. wil

scandal that led up to the olympics that's not been forgotten by lilly king when russian swimmer yulia efimovay that five times -- she wagged her finger indicating she was number one. well that didn't sit well with lilly king who called her out for doping. and then king took another swipe at her russian counterpart saying, quote, it's incredible just winning a gold medal and knowing that i did it clean. but lilly king could have just resorted to using the michael phelps death stare. minutes before his 200 meter butterfly the most decorated athlete ever was being antagonized by one of his rivals. while la clos was dancing around, they dubbed it the death stare. phelps will, by the way, swim again trying to capture his 20th gold medal. finally, the men's usa basketball team got off to a slow start. in the second quarter, venezuela, venezuela, turning two points. kevin durant, carmelo anthony turned on the juice and ran away with it. team usa has a reputation for playing selfish basketball instead of team basketball. but it's pretty clear, heather, when it comes to olympics, the american basketba