Copacabana beach today, wednesday, august 17th, 2016. Dont know if ive seen him do quite that good ever and that may there and then have been the gold medal jump. That one just about perfect announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Olympic Games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and Savannah Guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to a special splitedition of today. [ cheers and applause ] hoda, were here to covering the olympics, so its all about the athletes. Were going to be talking about a lot of medalists this morning, but with we could give out an olympic gold medal for sportsmanship and supporting get it this morning. He flew all the way from los angeles here to surprise the final five. Hes been watching simone biles tweet. He was keeping up with all of it. He said, what am i doing at home . He got on a plane. There was a lot of cloak and dagger. Were going to show you the epic surprise in a little bit. We love this guy, huh . Yeah, we do. So does the crowd. Well talk to him in a little while. Before that big moment, the big surprise hoda just talked about, we were in the arena watching we caught up with them moments after they received their medals. Well have that for you as well. Wow, thats also a great, great moment. Plus, we mentioned that heartbreaking loss for Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross in Beach Volleyball. Natalie, al and billy were all there and natalies got kerri and aprils reaction right after the match. All that is coming up from here in rio. Back to you in new york. Pretty exciting, guys. Massive wildfire, and it is raging out of control in San Bernardino county. Look at that. More than 82,000 people being told to evacuate today. We will be there live. And were also going to have the latest on this historic flooding in louisiana. Officials are now saying 40,000 homes have been damaged. And we could see new communities inundated today. The crisis is not close to being over there, guys. Well send it back to you in rio for now. All right, savannah. Well see you in a couple of minutes. Natalie joins us now with your olympics roundup. It was a busy day. Oh, a busy day and a long, tough night for some americans. Team usa racked up a slew of medals on tuesday. Were going to start, though, that showdown in the sand with Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross disappointing loss. Overnight, a shocking upset in womens Beach Volleyball. Americans Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross knocked out in the semifinal match. Brazil has upset the United States reporter after losing the the sports most dominant players ever at one point serving into the net. Very uncharacteristic. And every time the americans tried to rally, the quicker Brazilian Team had an answer. Ross, blocked the loss the first ever in olympic play for Walsh Jennings, who had won three consecutive golds. Its really disappointing. Its really heartbreaking, but the great thing is that we earned a right to fight tomorrow and to make it better. In gymnastics, team usa is back on top. Simone biles delivering another nearperfect routine, this time in the floor exercise. Winning gold for the fourth time during the games. Her teammate, aly raisman, taking silver for her sixth career olympic medal. Dismount. Danell leyva won silver in the parallel bars before doing the same on the high bar. U. S. Gymnastics team leaving rio with a combined 12 medals, the most since 1984. Right now ah out on the track, American Christian taylor leaping into the air and past the competition, winning his second consecutive gold in the mens triple jump. His teammate will claye came away with silver. And thats another big effort. Moments later, claye had another reason to celebrate, proposing to his girlfriend, 2008 track and field olympian queen harrington. Today was the day. I just knew today was going to be the best day of my life. In the womens 1500 meters, Jenny Simpson became the First American to medal in the event, taking bronze behind ethiopias Genzebe Dibaba and the gold medal winner faith kipyegon of after crossing the finish line, her mother watching from the stands in disbelief. Set. [ shot ] and earlier in the day, usain bolt advanced in the mens 200 meters. After winning his third gold medal in the 100meter dash earlier this week, hes looking to do it again, aiming for his third gold in the 200 meters. All right, so, heres where the medal count stands. The u. S. Up big after picking up tuesday, followed by china, Great Britain and russia. Looking ahead to today, its a busy day in track and field, including the start of the mens decathlon and the u. S. Mens Basketball Team plays in the quarterfinals. Of course, also Beach Volleyball, gold medal match tonight for the women, also the bronze for the u. S. Women. Wow. So, against the other Brazilian Team. Its going to be a tough one for them, yes. What do you say we turn back to gymnastics for a second . Medal overall here. Her teammate, aly raisman, taking silver. And we talked to both of them after the medals ceremony. It is the final event in womens gymnastics. The usas womens Gymnastics Team dominated once again. This will be remembered as one of the greatest dynasties in gymnastics history. 19yearold simone biles twisting and tumbling her way into olympic history. She sets herself apart because she makes everything look so easy. With a record fourth gold medal, the most any American Woman has ever won in a single Olympic Games. And once again, obliterates did you have any fun at all today . Yes, i had tons of fun. It was very exciting. Biles was hoping to leave rio with five gold medals, but that ended on the balance beam monday night. Oh, dont touch you know the expressions its not whether you get knocked down, its whether you get back up. You didnt have your best day well, it was pretty easy, because if you think about it, like, i fell on beam and still got a bronze, and how often do you see that . Clearly, it did not stop the pintsized powerhouse from making the most of her final golden opportunity. Power and dynamics that take your breath away. Cranking out a nearly flawless floor routine. Her score a half point ahead of the rest of the field. Aly being the reigning olympic champion is hoping to defend her title. Aly raisman finishing a jam packed with difficulty. Tremendous. The 22yearold team captain and selfproclaimed grandma of the final five was all smiles after the onetwo finish. Congratulations, grandma. How do you feel . I feel very good. I feel very young. You do . Yes, i do. Im very happy. I lost my voice a little bit because i was cheering so loud for the other girls the other days. I was screaming. Did you hear me . I did. I did hear you. You just captained the most wow. How does that feel . Youre the only person to actually say that out loud. I hadnt thought about that, but it feels amazing. Its crazy. I cant believe i have six olympic medals. So it doesnt feel real. If you told me that when i was a little girl, i would have thought you were crazy. Two athletes at the top of their game but leaving the future wide open. Will you be in tokyo . Your coach says youre as strong as ever. Up until now, i hadnt been think being it, but im going to take a vacation, take some time off, and then yo it. How do you improve for tokyo . I dont know. Thats a really long ways away. Well see. And just when you thought they left all their moves on the floor, they managed to save their best moves for last. Every time hoda has interviewed you this week, she has gotten you two and the rest of you to dance. We looked for her in the stands. We couldnt find her. Is she here . Oh, they played her song whenever we finished. Gold . Well, im here and all im asking is do a happy dance for hoda. . . Oh. And by the way little did they know, the reason i was there in the mix zone doing the interviews is because you were setting up this huge surprise. The happy dances that weve had prior, this will not compare at all to the surprise. I want to check zac efrons hearing, because that scream was so loud, you could hear it through the whole nbc. Cant wait. All right, as we mentioned, the u. S. Beach Volleyball Team of Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross was defeated overnight by one of the teams from brazil. Thats right. It is the first loss at the olympics for kerri after 26 straight wins and three gold medals. And natalie, you were there to talk to her afterwards. What an incredible career theyve had. The crowd was so rowdy. Hard to compete in the stands, but these girls gave it all they night. Reporter the trouble started out early. Brazil coming out strong. Leading the u. S. Right out of the gate. And she smacks it on the line. Reporter Walsh Jennings and ross trying to hold on. And she puts it away. Reporter but brazils agatha and barbara, the number two ranked team in the world, wouldnt let anything go. Reporter it was a wild scene in the stands with billy, me and al. Oh reporter the hometown crowd going crazy. The brazilians taking set one. The brazilians have taken the first set. Reporter and did not let up. Brazil won the second set. They can win it here. Reporter ending Walsh Jennings 26match winning streak. Brazil has upset the united reporter her first loss at an olympic event. And heartbreak for the americans. We just never had the mojo today, so its really disappointing. Its really heartbreaking. But the great thing is that we earned a right to fight tomorrow and to make it better. Ea reporter it was about the fiercest fight ive ever seen. How would you characterize the brazilian girls . I i mean, theyre relentless. Theyre very sound and theyre very scrappy. T they made the digs and we didnt. Reporter did the booing rattle you guys at all here . It was, it was i loved i you know, you come into brazil, theyre passionate about the game, they want their team to win. U th reporter despite the loss, the 38yearold Walsh Jennings doing what she does best, setting her sights on the next match. He you have joy written on your hand right there. Is that a reminder to yourself to in these moments just keep whats important in mind . In all moments, for sure. When life is tough, absolutely. P when life is great, absolutely, be grateful. Yeah, im a blessed woman and today doesnt make me any less blessed. A theyre so determined, kerri and april. Theyll be playing for bronze tonight against brazils remaining team. Will it be kerris last olympic match . Thats anyones guess. s so far, though, she hasnt ruled out tokyo in 2020. Ive got to say, they are such a class act. 2 after the game, they both went around, they were shaking everybodys hands in the stands. Wow. Like, all of the people that worked the sidelines. Was amazing. How deep is brazil . The team theyll play tonight are incredible. Is very incredible. The brazilians are known for Beach Volleyball, too. Thank you very much. Cria along with that Beach Volleyball match, you can also see usain bolts return to the track in the 200meter semifinals. Thats tonight, nbc prime time olympic coverage. Let us go now for some breaking news to savannah in new york. Ra thats right, guys. We have two big stories to follow this morning, including a raging wildfire in Southern California that exploded overnight. Officials ordering around 82,000 and in louisiana, that unprecedented flooding has now damaged 40,000 homes. Curfews are now being enforced in several parishes. Lets start with nbcs Gabe Gutierrez in sorrento, between baton rouge and new orleans. Gabe, good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. The magnitude of this disaster is staggering. At least 11 people are confirmed dead, thousands are in emergency shelters, and eight more parishes have been added to the federal disaster declaration, this morning, a desperate scramble. Fa it is horrible. Reporter the toll of louisianas historic flood or growing by the hour, that record rainfall now rushing downstream, inundating new communities. How long have you lived here . All my life, 50 years. Reporter have you ever seen it flood like this . , never. Reporter at least 30,000 people rescued, more than 40,000 homes damaged. Powerful beforeandafter images of schools and neighborhoods are emerging. Ef this baton rouge movie studio has now become a massive makeshift emergency shelter. Today as some prepare for the worst, others are already living it. Ep pictures of my daughters. Well never get things like that back. Of reporter bob gatley, a retired firefighter who helped hurricane kaa its all right. Reporter to a loss that cant be measured. Just a heartbreaking loss. Now, the waters have largely receded up near baton rouge, but as we mentioned, there is still plenty of waters in areas like this, in sorrento and communities to the south and to the west of here are bracing foe even more flooding today. All that water not expected to clear out until later this weeke savannah . M all right, gabe. Ti a foggy morning there as well. And now to that massive outofcontrol wildfire thats happening in southern t california, consuming homes and forcing tens of thousands to s evacuate. Nbcs jo ling kent has the latest for us this morning. Hi, jo. Good morning. Reporter good morning, savannah. Hundreds of firefighters here fighting this blaze overnight as you can smell the ash in the air as the fire a Devastating Blaze tearing through Southern California overnight, moving fast, tripling in size and engulfing more than 18,000 acres of land. More than 82,000 residents have evacuated. I looked outside and i saw the flames, and its ready to go. Reporter as air workers worked tirelessly to douse the flames. Oh my god, look at the flames. The blue cut fire started tuesday east of los angeles, close down a major interstate and roadways as it tore through, us that we need to get out. And i guess its really moving fast. Reporter the fire is the result of a punishing heat wave and strong winds. Its still 0 contained as hundreds of firefighter crews battle the fastmoving flames. Hopefully, we get to come back. This is the third time. So, hopefully, it will still be standing. 30,000 acres have been burned by this fire and highways have been shut. Were looking at homes now about 100 homes, some of them very very nice. They have been burned through and that number is likely to continue as firefighters keep up on the battle all right, jo. Thank you so much. And now for the race to the white house. With less than three months to election day, Donald Trumps campaign undergoing a major staff shakeup this morning. Nbcs Hallie Jackson is in milwaukee. Trump had a rally there last tell us about it. Reporter hey, savannah. Good morning to you. Ou yeah, this is serious stuff from the trump campaign, this shakeup now with less than three months to go before election day. Up were talking about two new names added to the top of Donald Trumps team. Trumps team. One man once described as the most dangerous political operative in america. Thats steven bannon. Hes a Top Executive with the conservative breitbart news. He will be stepping into the role of campaign ceo. Kellyanne conway, whos already been a Senior Adviser, will now become campaign manager. These moves signal a shift that Paul Manafort may be losing some sway, no longer calling all the shots. Im told this morning by a Senior Adviser that the decisionmaking came from donald trump himself, all of this meant to make him more comfortable, and he hopes stop him from sliding further to Hillary Clinton in the polls. Savannah . All right, Hallie Jackson. Thank you. One more note on the election we have an exclusive interview with Hillary Clintons running mate, tim kaine and his wife, anne, airing in our next hour. Efron . Oh, no, its al. Not yet. Sorry. Sorry. Youve got that heat out west. Oh, my gosh, its not going to help the firefighters out there. Lets show you what weve got. A big dome of high pressure. Red flag warnings stretching just to the east of san diego up into los angeles, and we are going to see temperatures that are going to be brutal, anywhere from 95 to 100 degrees in some and as you get into central california, that is repeated. In fact, this recordsetting heat moving all the way up into the Pacific Northwest right on into the weekend. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. Poor foster kid black small muslim the only label that matters is olympian. And thats your latest weather. Guys . All right, al. Thanks so much. Coming up, so excited, how we pulled off our big surprise on the final five with the help efron. And zac is here on copacabana beach live hanging with the crowd. But first, this is today on coming up, a collision on the track putting the olympic im batman im batman im batman im batman sfx boop kids character tees, 24 designs available, 6. 97 each save money. Live better. Walmart. I work as professional mountain guide and the surface pro 4 allows me to actually operate my business from everest. I help clients achieve their dreams. Being able to go between having a laptop and having a tablet is really important to me. I couldnt do that with my mac. I love that we as humans can go to the top of the world. . . . . . . One smart choice leads to the next. . . The new 2017 ford fusion is here. . . All right, were back now, 7 30 on a wednesday morning. Its the 17th day of august 2016. Can you believe that view . No, i cannot. That is a view from the helicopter looking down on copacabana beach on another perfect day here. Were loving day 12 of the olympics. Yeah. There are a lot of reasons to love day 12, but well get to the other reason in a minute, wont we . Why the beach just got better for you . Yeah, just got better for all of us. Lets talk headlines, shall we . Here we go. The drive for the fourth gold medal for Beach Volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings is over. She and her partner, april ross were defeated in straight sets late last night by a team from brazil. Kerri and april will play in the bronze medal game against little later. Americans Christian Taylor and will claye take gold and silver in the triple jump. It marked a repeat of their appearance in london four years ago. Were going to talk to them in our next hour. And the final day of artistic gymnastics was a very good one for team usa. Danell leyva won silver medals in both the parallel and horizontal bar, while simone biles and aly raisman finished onetwo in the floor exercise and then had even more fun. Yea b womens competition, we were working on a big surprise for simone and the rest of the final five with zac efron. This is going to be so notice how her voice goes up like four octaves when she says that . This is part of our special real edition of make your today. Take a look. In rios olympic arena, simone of the best nights of her life. When she nails it, like she normally does, its just fun. But little did she know just how good it was going to get, because just a stone throws away, zac efron, her crush whose lifesize likeness she has in her bedroom, is here to surprise here in rio. Its happening. Youre here at the olympics, and you know whos going to totally freak out. Simone. Shes awesome. Were going to sneak in there, well watch her, then well do the surprise after. Cool, cool, awesome. Are you ready . We had to hide zac in a room in the National Broadcast center nehe simone perform in the floor exercise. Now simone biles, floor exercise. Shes been doing the same routine. Come on, girl. Shes good. Holy shnikies. Tumbling runs. You wont see them done like this, though. Oh, my god. She gets so much air. What the heck is in her legs . She looks happy. Look at that. Look at that score. 15. 9 oh, my gosh she crushed it she did oh, man highfive her. Come on. Okay, i think this might be time for our selfie. Wheres simone . There they are. And here comes the gold. Going to be kind of emotional. . . So crazy. But moments later, things were about to get crazier. Over here we heard your song at the arena. While zac was hidden away, the entire Gymnastics Team showed up thinking they were they didnt have a clue. Now, simone, do you remember when we did the interview last time, you said that if a certain person showed up stop. D up stop. You would need a defibrillator . Yes, stop. Do you remember that . Yes. If you bring him out, im going to pass out. Do you remember that . Stop. Wait, do you remember that . Stop do you remember that . [ screaming ] is that the final five . Just realized. Oh, my god, stop. Wait, i want a hug, too. How are you . Good. How did you do this . Oh, my goodness simone just said, can i ask you one question . Whats going on right now . Im shaking, im so scared im the one with butterflies. How did you make this happen . Pinch me, im not crazy. Monitor every move i didnt even do my signature move. Will you do it time for him now because hes got time. When i found out you guys were fans, i was like, what am i doing sitting here on the couch . Like, come see you, come hang out and support you guys. I immediately got on the plane and came out to see you guys. Hes so much more gorgeous in person you guys are like americas heroes right now. You need to put your arm around tit because yeah, come here. Come here. Youre the best. Thank you. Awesome. Shes always like super calm, by the way. Give me a high five. High fives. I was going to say, ive never seen youre super calm when the whole eyes of the world are on you, when youre about to perform a routine. And in this moment, youre totally dying olympic Gold Medalist. But on this night, just teenagers at heart on top of the are you ready . Yeah. Oh whoo [ applause ] you are awesome that was great. That was great. That was really, really great. It was so fun to meet them. What was it like for you walking in the room . We kind of got to see it from their perspective, but what was it like for you . It was interesting. They just got off the worlds biggest theyve been crushing it the entire olympics. And i was, like, hiding in a closet waiting to come in, so i didnt know what to think. I was kind of getting nervous myself. But it ended up being amazing. Theyre so sweet. You had spent seven hours locked away with hoda waiting to do that. Yes, we were. Before you got to walk in. I loved what you said, zac. You said, im watching this unfold in rio, and im asking myself, why am i sitting on a couch at home . Ive got to get there. Yeah. Life, like hard core. Coming to see the worlds best of the best come together and compete in their individual events is amazing. And then their story just blew my mind. When i found out simone and the team was a fan, i was like, what kind of guy am i if i dont show up . Now, how did you first become aware, zac . Shes not just a fan, simone, shes a crazy superfan. I know you had a twitter exchange, but how did you know the extent of it from from everybody. Various people started telling me she was a fan. So i started watching all the gymnastics. I typically wouldnt start watching gymnastics first, id say, in the olympics, but i was immediately captivated by these girls and what they were doing. One of the things he was worried about or she was worried about, simone was, is she kept saying she smelled bad. She kept going, oh, my god, im sweating im so nervous but they have such heart, and there was clearly Something Special that was going on. And so, i was really excited. Those young ladies. So i just want to say, from the today show, thank you so much. No, thank you guys. Thank you. Zac, we love you. I love you, too. We love you. Thank you to the girls. All right, zac efron, guys. That was great. Let us get a check of the weather from al. Wow, that was terrific. That was awesome. That was great. Wasnt that spectacular . That was really special. That was really great. All right, weve got all of our friends joining us here. Lets show you wha going on, besides the heat out west. We have the big story, again, flooding continuing through texas, gulf moisture, southeast texas, 11 Million People under a flood watch or advisory. You can see the rain continues to train along this stationary front. Rainfall amounts, were still looking at anywhere from 3 to 5 inches from Central Texas into Central Arkansas and parts of northwestern louisiana. But locally, we could see upwards of 5 to 6 inches in some and thats your latest weather. Now time to go to our new anchor, zac efron. Thats right. Were not letting zac leave. Im in the middle now. It was great until this moment right here. I was like, you can go, zac, its time. It feels good. Ive got all the notes. Youll take care of it. Yeah, im loving it. Display of the olympic spirit that has everyone talking. And next, danell leyva has two medals. Were going to talk to him right after this. Very cool. Poor foster kid black immigrant cancer patient small muslim . . Give extra. Get extra. Does your makeup remover take it all off . Every kissproof, cryproof, stayproof look . Neutrogena . Makeup remover does. It erases 99 of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. Need any more proof than that . Neutrogena. Each year 17 billion toilet paper tubes are used. Enough to fill the empire state building. Twice. Toss the tube for good with scott tubefree. Is more effective at relieving your sneezing, runny nose and nasal congestion. Return to the world. Try clarispray today. A box is where you keep things safe. Which might be some peoples goal. But not mine. When you dare to move forward. So much is possible. And what helps me do it . New oikos greek nonfat yogurt. Now with allnatural ingredients with vitamin d, 25 less sugar than before im misty copeland. And i am unstoppably myself. Be unstoppably you. You both have a perfect driving record. Perfect. No tickets, no accidents. That is until one of you clips a food truck ruining your perfect record. Yeah. Now you would think your Insurance Company would cut you some slack, right . No, your insurance rates go through the roof. Your perfect record doesnt get you anything. Giveness, Liberty Mutual wont raise your rates due to your first accident. Liberty stands with you. Liberty mutual insurance. Good is in every blue diamond almond. Good is a catalyst, good is contagious. And once it gets going there is no stopping what you can do. Get your good going. Blue diamond almonds. Proud sponsor of the us swim team strike complete pair of eyeglasses, 1 year replacement warranty, 38 save money. Live better. Walmart. Although just 4 foot 8, simone biles is not to be underestimated. Despite her size, simones packed with power. Refined, concentrated power. Tide. Number 1 rated. Announcer todays olympic start is sponsored by kelloggs. What gets you started. And were back now with todays olympic start. This morning, the u. S. Gymnast who went from an alternate to a star. Yes, he certainly did. Danny leyva scored two silver medals on tuesday, one for his nearly flawless routine on the parallel bars, the other on the horizontal bar. Those medals look good on you. Congratulations. How are you . Congratulations, honey. I mean, you werent even going to be here. You were an alternate, and you end up walking away with those two silver medals. Whos going to play you in the movie . I mean, this is really, its like a fantasy. Hopefully, i play myself in the movie. That be cool. Did you feel like you had something to prove, that you needed to prove, you deserve to be here . Um, in a way, you know. I wasnt really that wasnt really my prove anything to anybody. I was trying to just show my work as best as i could, you know, and enjoy it, like my friend and somebody that i admire a lot, and shes an amazing role model to me like simone biles. Shes out there and you can tell how much shes enjoying what shes doing. And thats what i try and emulate. Well, youre doing the parallel bars. There was a lot of handwringing, wasnt there, matt . You were at the match. He went first. He went first. He put up a great score, but wait and wait. For every other competitor to see if you could hang on to a spot on the podium. Yeah that was a little bit stressful. Did you watch the other routines . You had a towel over your head for a little bit. I did. I did. I would put it over my head for a while because i was like, all right, all right, calm down. Because i was reminding myself, i still have another event. And it wasnt long after you had that second event. Did you have time to get your head in the right place . Because you were probably on a high from this. Yeah, absolutely. But we still had the girls some time to go into the back gym and, like, rewarm up on high bar and get ready for the competition. Your stepdad has been your coach for what, 20 years . Yeah, basically. A long time. What was it like to share this moment with him . It was amazing, honestly. As soon as i was able to get back to the back gym, especially after the parallel bars, i grabbed my medal and i put it on him as well, because its like just as much his medal as it is waiting for you in those events. It wasnt much to lose congratulations. Were so proud and happy for you. Thank you, sweetie. Appreciate it. All right, coming up, after the fall, a true display of olympic spirit during a race that has the world talking. But first, these messages. . . Nutella adds a smile to any morning. One jar; so many delicious possibilities. Nutella spread the happy hi hey ive made plans for later in case this date doesnt go well. Likewise but, funny story. On top of that . My mom is my best friend. Uh oh. Yeah. E cash card does. It lets you earn double cash back the citi double cash card. Clean food. Words panera lives by. No artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners. No colors from artificial sources. 100 of our food will be clean by years end. Thats food as it should be. . . . . Olympic glory doesnt just belong to athletes. And it doesnt just happen every four years. It happens one morning at a time. And one cup at a time. . . . . . . . . . . . . Theres nothing like trying something new. Especially when it comes to snacking. With the laughing cows nine flavorful varieties and once you get a taste for the new, chances are you wont stop there. The laughing cow. Reinvent snacking. . . . This is the sweetest thing anyones ever done. That ones from my friend caitlyn. You always encouraged me to go after my dreams. Well, its my turn now. Love always, your future maid of honor. A when your symptoms start. Distracting you . Doctors recommend taking. Nondrowsy claritin every day of your allergy season. Claritin provides powerful, nondrowsy 24 hour relief. For fewer interruptions from the Amazing Things you do every day. Live claritin clear. . . Thats a pretty sight, isnt it . Zac efron greeting the crowd. What a great guy. Waterfalls with keir simmons at one of natures wonders of the world right here in brazil. World right here in brazil. Technology is useful. World right here in brazil. I just bought a book. And while i was telling you about the book, i downloaded a song. Oh, and full disclosure, when we were just chatting about that song thing, someone arranged a date. Guilty. The point is, life is digital. So, carmax, created a site where you can reserve a car online. Come in when its convenient, your car will be waiting. Just another thing to make buying a car better for you. Lol. Hey girls, lawyers use these i love it so cool two pocket character backpack for back to school, 9. 88 man, my feet same time tomorrow, fellas . Dr. Scholls massaging gel work insoles absorb a hard day on your feet for comfort that keeps you feeling more energized. Dudes got skills. Dr. Scholls work insoles. Im anne howard and im michael howard. We left on our honeymoon in january 2012. It actually evolved into a business. From our blog to video editing. Hang tough with us. When youre going to a place without electricity, you need a long battery life. The touch, combined with the screen resolution. A mac doesnt have that. We wanted to help more people get out there and see the world. If your sneezes are a force to be reckoned with. You may be muddling through allergies. Try zyrtec . For powerful allergy relief. Because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. Try zyrtec . Muddle no more . Someones finally ready to start her day. Time to work some magic. Tada. Get gooeyflakyhappy. Toaster strudel. Tag, youre it. Tag youre it. Tag, youre it. This back to school, say it with gogurt. jet engine reving up you hear that . Thats the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as 69 dollars oneway. So get ready to take off. Because sale prices as low as these dont happen every day book your low fare now at southwest. Com. Low fares. Nothing to hide. Thats transfarency. . . Its 8 00 on today. And coming up,. Its 8 00 on wednesday and coloneling up stunner on the sand and beaten by the brazilian finals. Its heart breaking but the great thing is that we earned a right to fight tomorrow to make it better. In gymnastics they dominate on the floor. Another gold for biles as one takes the silver. On the mens team donnie wins silver in the parallel and the fall during the 5,000 mile race. Helping nikki back up. And the uplifting moment that followed and Warming Hearts around the world. And natural wonder. Simmons goes inside of be civils spectacular falls, and an amazing look at the exotic birds that call it home today on . . . . Hi i am daniel from virginia and go usa. Go winners. Going for gold today in track go usa. Were back now at 8 00 on this wednesday morning and 17th day of august 2016. Grab your boggy boards its red white and blue here during the olympics. Its a beautiful morning. If you think about getting in shape after watching the athletes do their thing, we have jill martin and were going to be right up your alley. You will check all of that out. Hey savannah. Hey, politics and Vice President tim cane and cane opening up about don and Hillary Clintons email and the perception that the running mate cant be trusted. That and more in the exclusive interview. Look forward to that this morning and we turn to Peter Alexander and peter, good morning to you. Reporter hey matt. Developing news breaking as we speak. Nbc news confirmed that a brazilian judge ordered the gold medallist to stay in this country with their passports seized as Police Investigate their claim of a robbery over the weekend. The judge is claiming that they were never robbed and two other american swimmers are not named in the order. Ryan for his part is already back in the United States. They have not been able to reach them for the comment. The scandal is thrilling the games. A stunner on the sand. Thats it. Brazil has upset the United States. Star carrie and april following to a brazilian buo. Her first loss. A eyeing the fourth will go up for another team for the bronze instead. In gymnastic biles cementing. Its her party, and everyone else is just a guest. Pulling off a flawless floor routine. Once again awesome. Earning the fourth award for the game. Her teammate adding to her medal count as well with silver. For the men american taking home two silver medals for the high bar and parallel bars. Dismount. Oh my. Its a dream come true, honestly. In track and field, american again in the triple jump. His teammate will claye taking silver. Just momenting after that he jumped into the stands. In womans Basketball Team usa had an undefeated blow with a victory over japan. Usa 60 after the winning competition. Could she get it off . It counts. It counts. Game over, spain wins it. Securing that for the first time. Finally in womans soccer suffering a devastating loss in the semifinals show down. Sweden is into the gold medal match. Sweden shutting down brazil in a shout doubt and advancing after the game an uplifting display of sportsmanship. They con souled their rives. Here is the medal count america with 84 and 16 more golds and for up for grabs today. Going for bronze and going to face a team and that should be for gold. We have seen that top seated peter, thank you very much. Now to some other stories in the headlines this morning and for that, lets go all the way ck to new york and check in with savannah. In the news 80,000 have been ordered to evacuate after a fire spread quickly east of los angeles. The blue cut fire was first miles along an unknown number of homes and other buildings. The governor has declared a state of emergency. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries. Hard to believe that louisiana is starting to recover that damaged 40,000 homes there. Other areas are now being flooded as it travels down stream. Flood waters reseeded on tuesday and they found several more of fatalities to 11. 8,000 remain in emergency evacuation shelters. Donald trump announced a major shake up. Stephen is being brought in as campaign ceo and trump is promoting kelly and he is keeping the title. The campaign also confirmed the and florida, ohio, North Carolina and pennsylvania. Six children are recovering after a apparent electric shock that he received from a carnival ride on tuesday. The riders and the operator all said that they felt a tingling sensation. This is the fourth reported injury in fairs, amusement parks and watepa some moscow residents found a way to make a bad situation good. The streets were flooded after 18 hours of rain. As cars inched along or plowed through the water, a rider towed by an suv had impressive skills. Not a bad way to beat the skills. The records broke a 130yearold now to rio. All right savannah. Thank you very much. We will check back with you in just a little while. Well, the big tax bill that the usa Team Athletes along with the medals are going to have to deal with. Does that mean a chance . Plus how people are reacting to the big zack effron surprise. Plus the inspirational moment after a crash. Its what the olympics is all about. We will talk about it after these messages. And i was worried about joint damage. My doctor said joint pain from ra. Can be a sign of existing joint damage. That could only get worse. He prescribed enbrel to help relieve pain and help stop further damage. Enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. And allergic reactions have occurred. Tell your doctor if youve been someplace where fungal infections are common or if youre prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for. Heart failure, or if you have persistent. Fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. Dont start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. Joint pain and damage. Can go side by side. Ask how enbrel can help relieve joint pain and help stop joint damage. Enbrel, the number one biologic. Poor foster kid black immigrant cancer patient small muslim if you try clarispray. Mes to escape your nasal allergies. New, from the makers of claritin. And nothing is more effective at relieving your sneezing, runny nose and nasal congestion. Return to the world. Try clarispray today. Sfx boop ziploc . Sandwich bags, 180 ct, easyopen with a strong, quality seal, 4. 46 save money. Live better. Walmart . . . . . . . . . . All right, were back now in rio. Its time to trend and billy second to come sit in the sun so the perspiration can be delayed a little bit. Dont sweat. Dont sweat. Dont sweat. Talk yourself through it. All right, do you guys want to know what it means to be a true olympian . Yes. Watch this next video. Keep your eye on the far left of your screen, all right . That guy is hurdler jeffrey jemlis of haiti. He stumbles on the first hurdle, right . Tumbling over, falls on the ground. Hes clearly disappointed. So you know what he did . He going. Jeffrey finished the race. You go, jeffrey an impressive performance in london where he didnt make it beyond the heat. So, he was going to hit that finish line. He finished the race. Number eight on the scoreboard, number one in your heart. There you go. Im curious to hear what you guys think of this next story. Okay. Check out this image going viral. Its from the womens marathon. It shows twin sisters from Germany Holding hands as they an incredibly touching gesture, some calling it one of the most uplifting of these games. But you know who disagrees . The head of germanys athletic federation. What . He criticized the sisters, saying they were just trying to get attention. No. And since they finished the race 15 minutes behind their personal best, the official also said they werent trying hard enough. Oh, come on. Theyre training partners theyre sisters. Come on, they wanted that moment together. What do we germanys thumbs down for germany. Boo get off the stage all right, the folks at getty have just released their official portrait of Michael Phelps, the greatest of all times, wears all the medals hes won here in rio, five gold and one silver. Like other medalists, michael also receives a cash bonus for all the hardware. Guess what . Hes going to have to pay taxes on every single medal what . And every single bonus. Its called the victory tax. And because the medals and bonuses are considered income, you pay taxes. So michael could end up paying 55,000. What . Thats crazy big brazilian boo thumbs up or thumbs down for the taxes . Thumbs down boo thumbs down. But this morning, the wall street journal says there is a new move here to give olympians a tax break. Come on. Yes. Yes on that. Give them a break all right, bill, are you ready for pop start . I am ready for this man is a picture of cool. Dont talk in third person. Weve been talking about it all morning and so has the rest of the world. Zac efrons surprise for the women of the final five. The moment was a top trender on google, facebook, instagram and twitter all night long. One tweeter said, zac efron flew to rio and surprised simone biles. Shes crying. Im crying. After simone posted a photo of herself collapsed on the ground,. And we like the headline on time magazines article, see zac efron fulfill his olympic dream of meeting simone biles. I like that thats a good line. Right. Get him a poster for his wall. Thats the headline. The gold medal swimmers getting in on the pushup challenge. We told you about this yesterday in the orange room. Its a social Media Campaign to raise awareness for ve pratt and Scott Eastwood have all participated. In his video, dwayne the rock johnson called out twotime olympic Gold Medalist simone manuel, and this morning shas ee responded. Hi, the rock. Thank you for the shoutout and challenging me to the pushup challenge. I have fellow swimmer ryan murphy here, Gold Medalist and world recordholder, and were going to do 22 pushups. All right. Want to count them out . Yes. 20, 21, 22. And now we challenge Michael Phelps with his 23 gold medals to do 23 pushups. Ooh another one for michael. Medals on . Thats the challenge. A little harder. Well take their word for it that they actually got to 23. All right, simone calls out phelps. Will he respond . Well find out. That is your pop start. Billy, you know, give us here in the heat. Youre really going to make him three, four, five, six, seven. Oh he did the clap. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 billy bush now youre sweating, right . Perspiration. Almost . Almost. Thats the way the pros do it not sweating. That was good. Can you end the segment right mr. Roker, check of the weather. Nice job, billy. No, i want to wait a minute. And thats your latest weather. Billy, breathe in, breathe out. Lets go back to new york. Savannah has more of her exclusive interview with Hillary Clintons running mate, tim kaine, and his wife, anne. We caught up with him and started with the democratic tickets growing lead in the polls. I remember the president saying that democrats ought to run scared. Yeah, we should. Is there any danger of overconfidence here . None, because i see no complacency on the team. I have been in a lot of races. This is the ninth ballot ill be on. And ive won every race, but barely, usually. And the way i win is say be an underdog until they call you the winner. Do you expect it to tighten up . I do. Look, this has been a season of surprises, so there will be twists and s, call you the winner. Donald trump gave a speech yesterday. One of the things he said is that Hillary Clinton lacks the mental and physical stamina to be commander in chief. What did you make of those remarks . How do you interpret that . I have no idea what hes talking about. I mean, did you see the incredible amount of work that hillary did around the world . Her travel schedule as secretary of state. And look at the grueling nature of this campaign. What do you think is really going on, if he questions her attention. The real issue is his lack of the kind of temperament to be commander in chief and to be president. And voters see that. They sense that. Trump is now calling for an ideological test and socalled extreme vetting of immigrants into this country. Do you consider that a softening of his muslim ban, his previous position . You know, it might be. He might be trying to package it, make it prettier, but i mean, this is a guy who has proposed to treat muslims as secondclass citizens, whether country, or hes even suggested that muslims who are here should have to take some kind of a pledge that theyre not going to follow sharia law. We do not need to go down a path where we treat people differently because of their religious beliefs. Do you support the public release of the fbi notes and notes of interviews regarding the email investigation . Savannah, you asked the question really well, do you support public release. Yes. Anything that the fbi gives to congress they should give to the public, because what weve seen dollar congressional investigation that has been highly partisan, where theyve wanted to leak out this or that to try to make their case against Hillary Clinton. Let the public see what the fbi decides to let congress see. This is something that dodged Hillary Clinton, whether or not people trust her. If you look at what she said, i can count at least four statements that just turned out not to be true. Has she earned that mistrust . Savannah, if you ask somod a question 150 times or 200 times, youre going to be able to find that they dont use exactly the same word every time, and theres going to be variations and then people are going to play on those, but she did use the same verbiage, it just happens to not be true. Heres what ive heard her say. Ive heard her say ive made a mistake and ive learned something from it, and i wouldnt do it again and i apologize. She has acknowledged mistakes with respect to the email practices. She hasnt acknowledged a mistake with regard to what she know, this is an area where she says i made a mistake and ive learned from it and ive improved and im going to do differently. When has donald trump during the course of this campaign or in his life said ive made a mistake and im going to do better and learn from it and grow it . Secretary houlton, you up until recently were a secretary of education in virginia, a former judge and attorney. Was it hard to leave your post as secretary of education . And why did you decide to do that . Yes it was hard. I loved my job. I loved working with great colleagues to help make education better, to make better pathways for especially those who need them the most. And so, i love that work, but im having a great time on the campaign. Im a huge hillary fan. You know, her whole career has been about helping children and families, and i like to think that mine has, too. Well, if the democratic ticket is successful, your husband becomes Vice President , there will be an opening in the senate. And the governor of virginia appoints the senator. One per household, thank you very much. You can make news with that. Our conversation a little bit earlier with senator tim kaine and his wife, anne houlton. And well send it back to rio. Announcer todays olympic moment is sponsored by walmart. Save money. Live better. Savannah, thank you very much. Lets get to todays olympic moment. We love these. The true on full display during a qualifying heat for the womens 5000 meters. Take a look. A sudden misstep taken in stride. Oh, that looked really awkward. Team usas Abbey Dagostino and new zealands Nikki Hamblin tripping over each other in the womens 5000meter prelim. Abbey dagostino clipped Nikki Hamblin from behind. An unexpected obstacle testing their athletic ability there we see Abbey Dagostino helping Nikki Hamblin back up. Without hesitation, dagostino stopped to help hamblin back on her feet before collapsing herself to the ground. Abbey dagostino has clearly hurt herself badly there. Hamblin then returned the favor as dagostino urged her to catch up with the pack. Heartbreaking sight. Theres no other way of expressing it. Then with her Olympic Dreams seemingly dashed, dagostino you see dagostino and the anguish on her face. Relying on her grit and determination to power through a mile of misery. Valiant effort to cross the finish line. Dagostino finished the race last but still came out on top, alongside hamblin, who greeted her with a big hug. Superhuman effort. Two opponents, one inspirational moment, having nothing to do with country loyalty and everything to do okay, i may have just pushed zac efron to the second spot, silver medal. I think you might have. Incredible. By the way, those two runners are going to join us live here on the beach tomorrow. Well be back right after this. . . . . Were back now, 8 30 on this wednesday morning, 17th of august 2016, and were back with at many of the venues here. Im going to get out of this young ladys way. Pretty cool, right . Theyre fantastic. Amazing by the way, were walking along the promenade. Lauren, will you come over here . Look who we have here, lauren fen drikz of u. S. Beach volleyball. Great competition. Did you have fun . J it was Amazing Energy here in brazil. An honor to represent team usa. Glad to have you also coming up, a true knockout. The u. S. Boxing sensation looking to make history here in the ring in rio. And then, a stunning sight. Keir simmons visiting the remarkable natural wonder of the igauzie falls. And then, we are combining two loves. Weve got food, weve got cocktails into one delicious brazilianthemed dinner. Pretty cool. But first, lets bring in some more Medal Winners from claye finished onetwo in the triple jump. Christian 17. 86 meters, earning him the gold just ahead of will. Guys, good morning. Good morning. Good to see you. Actually, they got mikes. You hold that. 17. 86. When you made the jump, did you think it would hold up for gold . Absolutely not. I thought this would be a special day. We talked about the world record all season and said this is the day. The two of you are buddies, but also fierce competitors. How did it f medals stand getting the gold and silver . Oh, amazing. Weve been competing against each other since 07 when we were in high school. So, this is something were used to each year. Christian said ive got to be on my a game. By the way, wasnt this your personal best . My personal best and best jump. Christian and i just had a fire going into our competition. And the first jump was so big, we were thinking that the word rorld was in sight. You had Something Else in your sight, didnt you . Happens to be here. Where is she . Queen come here. Queen, come here. Queen harrison. Olympic athlete. Wow what do you think during that moment . I was stunned. I mean, my voice can tell it all. I was screaming. He jumped his personal best on his first jump, so i was going berserk in the stands. So then for him to do that, i was like, what are you wait, no, wait, youre not doing this. He did. And i of my life. Well, we romantics want to know ha he said. How did he propose . You know, some things youve got to keep private, but he said all the right things and i was just blessed for him to share such a special moment. I like that you keep it personal. Christian, what did he say, quick . Congratulations, guys. Gold and silver. Thank you so much. And something and a diamond. To be proud of. Oh, thats right, and a little ring there, too. A beautiful diamond we know youre going to jump yeah, lets do it. Should we take the medals so they dont get in the way . You might not get them back. All right, lauren come over here. . . . . . . Look at that yes announcer todays athlete to watch is sponsored by citi, proud partner of team usa, proud sponsor of progress. Did that really just happen . That happened. It was good now to todays athlete to watch. Boxer Claressa Shields won gold at the london Olympic Games, and the First American boxer, male or female, to repeat as olympic champion. Jenna bush haeger has her story. I just want to go down in history as one of the best woman fighters to ever live. Reporter olympic Gold MedalistClaressa Shields is on her way to reaching that ambitious goal. Shields earned her first gold medal in london in 2012 when womens boxing was introduced to the Olympic Games. What was it like standing on that podium . I went crazy. I wanted to jump off the i kept looking at it and i was just like, this cant be real. Reporter shields is now looking to repeat that performance in rio. I have a record now of 74 wins with 1 loss. Im just ready to, you know, break these records and become the First American boxer to win two olympic gold medals. Reporter shields has traveled a long way from her hometown in flint, michigan, saying her biggest fight began outside of the ring. My life before boxing, i was in a dark place. Throughout those years, i feel like my biggest thing i had to deal with was being neglected, but also, i was a protector of my family. In boxing, i did my biggest match ever to help deal with the anger i had, the sadness i had, just everything i had went through as a child to help me get over it. Reporter at the age of 11, she found refuge at the bursten fieldhouse, a Neighborhood Community center. Then all of a sudden, god just snatched me into this place thats full of sunshine and great people, and you people getting hit and hitting each other. My former coach, jason, took me in as one of his own kids and fed me and was like a father figure to me. I said show me what youve been working on. She showed me. I said, oh, youve got to come with me. I said youve got to come with me. Reporter their partnership was captured in a documentary released earlier this year. And guess what, it paid off. Youre going to win. Its just a matter of time. Reporter do you think you were born a fighter . Oh, yeah, of course. I always tell people ive lost enough in my life to lose in boxing. Now its time to win, win, win, you know, object a roller coaster of just wins. Reporter her family reunited to watch her win that first olympic gold, and her victory made her the pridef of people just waiting to me, and i was like, what . I was speechless. But now i have a better speech prepared for after i win this one in rio. Reporter now at the age of 21, shields says shes ready for her next olympic moment and nothing will stand in her way. Looking forward to it . Oh, yeah, im definitely looking forward to it. Theres a couple girls on my hit list, a couple of them. Reporter i hope im not the girls that are about 165, this tall, theyre going to go down, every last one of them. So, i really look forward to it. Ill bet she does. Awesome. Coming up, the beauty and power of one of the worlds natural wonders. Keir simmons pays a visit to iguazu falls. But first, this is today on nbc. . Double down on your coffee and candy cravings with dunkins new heath and almond joy flavored iced coffees. Get any medium iced coffee for 1. 49. America runs on dunkin. Casino arizona and talking stick resort you could win a new mustang or a share of seventytwo thousand dollars in cash and prizes. Jump in and ride on the wild side, july and august it all starts here. The water srp delivers to the valley begins as rain and snow in our northern forests. It fills our reservoirs and then is managed through a vast network of canals right into our lives. Explore the beautiful journey our most Precious Resource takes . Double down on your coffee and candy cravings with dunkins new heath and almond joy flavored iced coffees. Get any medium iced coffee for 1. 49. America runs on dunkin. Announcer todays rio is sponsored by cocacola. Open a coke and enjoy the games. And we are back at 8 41 with todays rio. Our resident explorer, keir simmons, is here with his latest adventure. Keir, where are you off to . Hey, you guys. This is awesome. Iguazu falls. Lover had fled in a canoe with a rival for his affections. And you know, he must have been pretty angry. Before you see it, you hear it. Iguazu, in native language, the name means big water, a waterfall twice as tall as niagara and miles wide. We take a boat across the rapids this is the largest waterfall system in the world, so huge, it cuts across two nations. Over there is brazil. This side, argentina. Disgeorging the contents of five olympic swimming pools every second, the center of the falls, called bevels float you can feel the sheer power of the falls our little boat is getting but were still not wet enough for these guys. Not even close. Theyre about to take me right under the falls. Whoo millions visit iguazu, but close by is another magical place many folks miss. 400 species of birds live in the falls, some endangered. Yara helps run a local sanctionry. In brazil, most here we have around 5,200 animals. Half of them came from conservation. Reporter endangered like this macao and parrot are confiscated from traffickers across brazil who sell them sought after. Yara says part of changing that is reaching hearts and minds. We receive in this park 800,000 people all year. Wed love to think that most of them leave here. Reporter people come from all the world to experience the thrill of the wild and leave knowing a little more about how to protect nature. And there in those falls you see the power of nature. With the birds, you see its vulnerability. Its incredible. By the way, that was amazing. Youve had quite the trip. Hasnt he . Going to have a hard time getting him out of brazil. Keir, thank you. All right, coming up, jill martins here with the perfect steals and deals, if these games have inspired you to get first. . Hey, is this our turn . Honey. Our turn . Yeah, we go left right here. woman vo Great Adventures are still out there. Well find them in our subaru outback. avo love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. Get zero percent on select subaru models during the subaru a lot to love event, now through august thirtyfirst. . Gcu offers more than 200 innovative programs nextgeneration programs in engineering, computer science. And information technology. . Grand canyon university. The quality of a private, christian education. The affordability of a state university. . . And were back with a special rio edition of steals deals. If the olympics are inspiring you to achieve your personal best, well, game on. Today contributor jill martin brought some hot fitness deals to the copacabana beach. A lot of people want to work out. Were getting inspired. Healthy here. I think were all doing that, in addition to eating chocolate all morning. First, we have malia and katie. Hi, katie. Our ladies modeling activewear. Yall look cute. 48 to 80. All kinds of pants and tops. Go to today. Com. Whats the deal . The deal is up to 80 off. Yes, nice good job, kids. Okay, youre going to be into this. What is this one . Armbands and waistbands. The retail 49. 98. Its a lightup. You cant see it, but these light up. Yeah. A lightup phone holder and keys. Very efficient. Youre a big runner. The deal is 15 for the twopiece set, 70 off. Nice job, jill. All right, headphones. All right. Ear buds, its bluetooth, four colors with a builtin microphone. The retail 69. 99. The deal 21, 70 off. Theyre great, and theyre the kind that stay in, because thats muy importante. So, retail 350 to 550. Everybodys been eyeing these. Some are waterproof, some waterresistant. The retail 350 to 550. The deal 59. What . 89 off. That stha what weve got . Thats what weve got. Well run through the products one more time pap activewear, belts and arm bands, earbuds and watches. Coming up next, whats brazil without the chow . But first, this is today on all right, were back with today food in rio. This morning, a quick and delicious dinner, what else, summer dish for us. Laticia, good morning. Good morning. Thank you so much for having me, guys were already staring down the food. Looks really good. What exactly are we making . Were making a grilled shrimp with a vinaigrette. Its kind of like a new take on a new brazilian cuisine, a fusion between brazilian flavors and american cuisine. Oh, terrific lets get cooking. All right, what should we do . Ill get you guys to help lime juice. Okay, ive got the lime. Al, what do you have . Lime zest. Cashatsa. Thats the magic ingredient. And a bit of sugar. Okay. And then drizzle some olive oil. And then were going to create this vinaigrette that looks like this. Okay. Then im going to take actually a little bit of olive oil here, hit our grilling pan. You like that nice and hot. You want to sear these, right . Exactly. Pepper. Thats it, no other seasoning. I like that. Thats it. Very simple. Then we grill this, and then we gather you cook the shrimp until theyre, you know, opaque. Yeah. About two minutes on each side. Okay. Then they look like this and we gather with the vinaigrette. Ah. Then. Oh. This is it. I can see you guys cooking this on your barbecue. Easy so simple. Right . Easy. Well, brazilian cuisine is very simple. There we go. Thats actually a little myth about brazilian cuisine that, you know, you have to hunt for the ingredients. Thank you. Here, were passing. Have the shrimp. Now, you have the side salad here, too. What is that . This is a side salad, which is a shallot with a creamy mustard vinaigrette. So easy, refreshing, you know . And shyot is a vegetable thats laticia, that is so good. Good. You dont have to go hunting for the ingredients. You can shop local and eat global. I love that. You know whose mouth is watering right now. Savannahs. Shes back in new york. We miss you were almost done. You know the craziness we have in studio 1a followed us here to rio. You know bob yager, our cameraman with all the puns. Of course. He said, ive been watching gymnastics so much it made me try the ple the roof, then i went down and had a drink at the bar in the lobby. My man he hasnt changed a bit. I miss him. Thats our boy. Bob, i missed you most of all savannah, just a couple days left and were waiting to come home and see you. I cannot wait. We miss you, savannah, big time please bring home a capadinya milkshake for me. Without alcohol she turned 2 she misses you guys. Oh, happy birthday. Happy birthday. We love val. All right, savannah, well see you in a little while. All right, guys. Tell me, you were born here . I was born and raised in rio, and i moved to the u. S. When i was 22. To where . To connecticut. Really . What street . Right next to kathie lees house. I went to study cooking. And then when i got married and had kids, i went to connecticut. Okay, wonderful. Nk this is delicious. This salad is so good. Thank you so much, guys. So happy to be here. By the way, we have big things planned for our return to new york. Next week were going to keep the Olympic Energy going. In fact, youll be able to go for gold right for yourself on the plaza. Its going to be great. Plus, a special series called todays originals, where we pick design and bring a product to market for good cause. And get ready, were adding a new, special member to our family. Hmm. Is that a fourlegged one . A little furry one. Billy bush . Thats a little sweaty. Oh, yeah. Thats different. All right, weve got much more ahead from rio after your local news and weather. A silver day for danell leyva. . . If we could give out a gold medal, an olympic gold medal for sportsmanship and supporting team usa, zac efron would get it jet engine reving up you hear that . Thats the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as 69 dollars oneway. So get ready to take off. Because sale prices as low as these dont happen every day book your low fare now at southwest. Com. Low fares. Nothing to hide. Thats transfarency. Moms know their kids need love. And encouragement. They also know milk is a nutrient powerhouse. With 8 grams of natural protein, plus 8 other essential nutrients. Its no surprise 9 out of 10 u. S. Olympians grew up drinking milk. Moms know kids grow strong when they milk life. When people ask me what its like to win an olympic medal, i tell them, you already know. The medals youve earned are all around you. Your bronze. Your silver. Your gold. And Liberty Mutual insures them all. Liberty mutual is proud to insure every team usa medal won in rio, just like we protect the medals youve earned in life. Usain bolt, still invincible. First man in history to win three 100 meter olympic crowns in a row. . . Beautiful weather is no surprise in this olympic city. And today temperatures are headed for the upper 80s here in rio during a very busy day on the track at olympic stadium. From our studio on copacabana beach, good morning. It is day 12 of the rio games. We have seven hours of daytime coverage ahead. We take you straight to track and field today