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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 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 team usa, the guy standing down 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 simone and 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. Weve got some breaking news here out of california, a 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 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 first set, team usa struggled 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. 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. On the mens side, american 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 b another reason to celebrate, proposing to his girlfriend, 2008 track and field olympian 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 genevieve debaba and the gold medal winner faith of kenya. 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 nine more medals in all on 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 . Simone biles capping her historic run in rio with that gold medal in the floor 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. 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 strong 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. Ever. 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 you kn, im definitely thinking about 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 . . Michelle pfiefer, that white 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 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. Had, point for point. Unfortunately, it wasnt their 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. Agatha puts 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. Thats it states 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. Reporter it was about the fiercest fight ive ever seen. How would you characterize the brazilian girls . I mean, theyre relentless. Theyre very sound and theyre very scrappy. They made the digs and we didnt. Reporter did the booing rattle you guys at all here . It was, it was i i thought it was great. You know, you come into brazil, theyre passionate about the game, they want their team to win. Reporter despite the loss, the 38yearold Walsh Jennings doing what she does best, setting her sights on the next match. 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. When life is great, absolutely, be grateful. Yeah, im a blessed woman and blessed. It makes me more determined. 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. So far, though, she hasnt ruled out tokyo in 2020. Ive got to say, they are such a class act. 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 . Are incredible. Very incredible. The brazilians are known for Beach Volleyball, too. Thank you very much. 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. 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, bringi t while officials are warning that the threat is far from over. This morning, a desperate scramble. It is horrible. Reporter the toll of louisianas historic flood 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. Are destroyed. Powerful beforeandafter images of schools and neighborhoods are emerging. 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. Pictures of my daughters. Well never get things like that back. Reporter bob gatley, a Hurricane Katrina victims, just returned home. 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 for even more flooding today. All that water not expected to clear out until later this week. Savannah . All right, gabe. A foggy morning there as well. Outofcontrol wildfire thats happening in Southern California, consuming homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. Nbcs jolene 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 more plan to join them from across the state of california as this wildfire continues to spread. A Devastating Blaze 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 fire started tuesday east of los angeles, close down a major interstate and roadways declaring a state of emergency. Police have been running up and down the street and telling 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. Reporter now, two fi injured in this fire so far, but thankfully, they are doing okay and they are out of the hospital. But red flag alerts across the state of california right now, and that means imminent extreme fire danger over the next 24 hours, savannah. 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 night. Reporter hey, savannah. Good morning to you. Yeah, this is serious stuff from the trump campaign, this shakeup now with less than three months to go before election day. Were talking about two new names added to the top of Donald 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. Kelly ann conway, whos already been a Senior Adviser, will now become campaign 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, ann, airing in our next hour. But for now, well send it back 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 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 immigrant 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 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 im batman 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. 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That is a view from the helicopter looking down on copacabana beach on another perfect day 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 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 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 biles was getting ready for one of the best nights of her life. 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 cool, cool, awesome. Are you ready . We had to hide zac in a room in the National Broadcast center near the venue where we watched simone perform in the floor exercise. Now simone biles, floor exercise. Shes been doing the same routine. Come on, girl. Shes good. Holy shnikies. Weve seen some of these 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. Okay. 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 just doing another interview with me. They didnt have a clue. Now, simone, do you remember person showed 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 that little girl, because 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 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 stage. They won gold medals. Theyve been 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. I mean, ive been a fan of the 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 her . I kind of started hearing 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. I dont think you even 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 what weve got going on, besides the heat out 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 spots. 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. Coming up, a fall, a true display of the olympic spirit 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 the only label that matters is olympian. . . 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. 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Danny leyva scored two silver medals on tuesday, one for his nearly flawless routine on the parallel bars, the other on the horizontal bar. And he is with us now. 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 mindset. I wasnt coming here trying to prove anything to 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 then you had to sit there and 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 competing on the floor, so i had some time to goo 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. 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But the great thing is that we earned and to make it better. While in gymnastics, simone biles and aly raisman dominate on the floor. Another gold for biles, as raisman takes the silver. And on the mens team, danny leyva wins silver in the parallel and horizontal bars. . Im gonna stand by you . Plus, true sportsmanship. Heartbreaking fall during the 5000meter race. There we see Abbey Dagostino followed, Warming Hearts around the world. . . And natural wonder. Keir simmons goes inside brazils spectacular iguazu falls, including an amazing look at the exotic birds that call it home, today, wednesday, august 17th, 2016. . Hey, thats what i like, i like about you . From rio family and husband in california . How you do, how you do, i like about you . . Come on, now, hey . Qualified for team usa in wrestling go, usa Christian Taylor go medal winner going today, track and field. Go usa all right, we are back now, 8 00 on this wednesday morning, 17th day of august 2016. Grab your boogie board, come on down to copacabana and join the crowd. Lots of red, white and blue on another great morning here during the olympics. A beautiful morning. If you guys are thinking about getting in shape after youve been watching all of these athletes do their thing, well, we have jill martins steals and your alley. So youll check all of that out. Hey, savannah hi, guys. Good to see you. Also ahead from here, politics. Our exclusive interview with Vice President ial candidate tim kaine and his wife, anne. Kaine opening up about donald trump, Hillary Clintons email investigation and the perception among some voters that his running mate cant be trusted. Our exclusive interview and all of the news just ahead, guys. All right, look forward to that, savannah. Thank you very much. First, the olympic highlights of the morning. For that, we turn to peter again. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter hey, matt and hoda. Good morning to you. What a bummer on the beach for team usa. Kerri Walsh Jennings suffering her first loss after 26 straight olympic wins, including three golds. The americans have all sorts of things to celebrate today. The womens Gymnastics Team making history, winning its most medals, nine, in a single olympics. A stunner on the sand. Thats it brazil has ups states. Reporter u. S. Beach volleyball superstar Kerri Walsh Jennings and her teammate, april ross, falling to a tenacious brazilian duo. For Kerri Walsh Jennings, her first match loss in olympic play. Reporter Walsh Jennings eyeing her fourth consecutive gold will now go up against another Brazilian Team for the bronze instead. In gymnastics, golden girl simone biles cementing her historic run. Its simones party and everyone else is just a guest. Reporter pulling off a seems like the right word. Reporter earning her fourth gold medal of these games. Her first tumbling run jampacked with difficulty. Reporter her teammate, aly raisman, adding to her medal count as well, tumbling her way to a silver. For the men, american danell leyva taking home two silver medals for the high bar and the parallel bars. Dismount . Oh, my it really is a dream come true, man, honestly. Ah reporter in track and field, American Christian taylor taking gold again in the triple jump. His teammate, will claye, winning silver, then taking an even bigger leap. Just moments after medaling, claye jumped into the stands, stunning his girlfriend, now fiancee, queen harrison. In womens basketball, team usa extended its undefeated streak with a blowout victory over japan. U. S. 60 after their 47th competition. Reporter the spanish women with a breathtaking buzzerbeater over turkey. Can she get it off . She does. Oh and it counts it counts game over spain wins it reporter securing them a sp in the semifinals for the first time. Finally, in womens soccer, brazil suffering a devastating loss in its semifinal showdown. And she scores sweden are into the gold medal match reporter in front of a deafening hometown crowd, intense shootout, advancing to fridays final against germany. After the game, an uplifting display of sportsmanship. The swedish players consoling their heartbroken brazilian rivals. For the final, sweden versus germany in womens soccer. This morning, heres your medal count. The americans dominating the games with china, Great Britain and russia, as you can see, trailing well behind. 16 more medals up for grabs the mens decathlon kicks off today. Argentina tries to repeat its 2004 upset of team usa in mens hoops. Then back on the beach, Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross will play for bronze. This ones going to be a battle. They will face the topseeded Brazilian Team, matt and hoda. This is a match that most people expected would be the one for gold. Back to you. Actually, peter, you and i and a bunch of us, weve seen that topseeded team play in person, and they are extremely tough. Peter, thank you now to some other stories in the headlines this morning, and for that, lets go all the way back to new york and check in with savannah. All right, guys. In the news this morning, more than 80,000 people in Southern California have been ordered to leave their homes as a fierce, new wildfire spread quickly overnight in San Bernardino county east of los angeles. The blue cut fire, named after the trail where it started, was first reported on tuesday morning. By nighttime, it had burned 28 square miles of dry brush along governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries. Parts of louisiana are starting to recover from historic flooding this week that damaged 40,000 homes there, but other areas are just now being flooded as the runoff from heavy rainfall travels downstream. When floodwaters receded in baton rouge tuesday, searchers found several more victims, raising the level of fatalities to at least about 8,000 people remain in emergency evacuation shelters. In politics, donald trump has announced a major shakeup in his campaign team. Steven bannon, an executive at the conservative website breitbart news, is now being brought in as campaign ceo. And trump is promoting adviser and polster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager. Its not clear what those changes will mean for Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, but he is keeping the title. The campaign also confirmed its in ohio, florida, North Carolina and pennsylvania. Six children are recovering from an apparent electric shock they received from an Amusement Park ride tuesday in new london, connecticut. The most seriously injured was a boy who had minor burns on his hands. The riders and the operator all said they felt a tingling sensation. This is the fourth reported case of injuries at fairs, amusement and water parks in the u. S. In less than two weeks. And some moscow residents found a way to make the best of a the streets were flooded after 18 hours of torrential rains. So, as cars inched along through the water or plowed through the water, yes, a wet suitclad ride rider towed by an suv displayed some wakeboarding skills. Not a bad way to get through the commute. By the way, the rainfall levels broke a 130yearold record there. Back to rio. Savannah, thank you very much. Well check back with you in just a little while. Well, the big tax bill that team usa athletes along with their medals are going to be having to deal with. Does that need to change . Were going to talk about it. Plus, how people are reacting to our big zac efron surprise for simone biles and the rest of the final five. 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He stumbles on the first hurdle, right . Tumbling over, falls on the ground. Hes clearly disappointed. So you know what he did . He won . No, he gets up and heee 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 cross the finish line. A lot of people thought this was 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 say, thumbs up or thumbs down for the head of 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. Oh, my god. 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 pop start. By the 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. Everyones crying. After simone posted a photo of. 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 vets. Stars like anna faris and 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 . 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 22 here in the heat. 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 now . Because i can feel it rushing. Theres a rush going on. 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 talked about a number of topics in the president ial race, but we 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 turns, and i think thats going to happen. But be an 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 physical stamina . Hes trying to deflect 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 theyre entering into the country, or hes 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 is this lengthy, multimillion dollar congressional 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 somebody a question 150 times or 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 has told the american people. 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 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. Are you interested . Absolutely not. 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 spirit of these games on full displayur 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 and their character. 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 somehow stood up. You see dast 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. Have you seen rob portmans ads saying hes leading the fight against opioids . Well heres what hes not telling you rob portman actually voted against the funding needed for the program. Thats right, portman voted against the funding. And as heroine ravaged our communities, rob portman voted twice for budgets that threatened cuts to drug treatment programs. 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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 team usa. Why wouldnt we . 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 feel being on the medals stand getting the gold and 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 . Yeah. After you got that medal, you 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 mean, one of the best days of my life. 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 in do you want to jump in 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 mr. Roker, follow that with a 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 here in rio looking to become 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 Medalist Claressa 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 podium and run all over the ring 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. I had been raped at 5, molested 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 know, people getting hit and 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. Youve been listening better than everybody. 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 pride of flint. I walked into this huge crowd of pe 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 no, youre safe. 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 . . . Theres people who care where im going . . And good friends to welcome me home . . So get a full tank of freedom, . . Drive the american road . . And with a full tank of freedom, . . Take you wherever you go. . . . 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. Legend has it that a god created these falls, furious that his 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 to one of the wonders of nature. 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 buffeted around, and there is a 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 National Park that surrounds the falls, some 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 abroad, including in the u. S. 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 s 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. But first, this is today on david was proud to be an american soldier. And i know im prejudiced because he was my son, but i dont think he had a mean bone in his body. When i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. She was standing there, she had nothing to say. If donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. . . 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 our activewear. 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For more information, guys, head brazil without the chow . But first, this is today on nbc. All right, were back with today food in rio. This morning, a quick and delicious dinner, what else, brazilian style. Lifestyle and culinary expert 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 me. Okay. Lime e. 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. I want you guys to taste 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 appearing more and more in the u. S. States. Ive never tried it. 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 parallel bars. So i had a drink 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 without alcohol hows val . 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. Thank you so much. This is delicious. This s i 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 . A little furry one. 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. . . 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Were like more than diamond, more than gold, and they were talking about a lot of gold, and diamonds, too. My life never forgives me. I was listening to eminem in the car when the kids were little. Oh, nice. And these girls would run around going, these trailer park goes go around the outside, around the outside. Shes like, that is on you. Right here. . When i hit the dance floor, the dance floor . Ooh, thats a tight song. Where does this take you . Is this natalie going on a run . When i hit the dance floor, yeah. A floor. She does. We hit Beach Volleyball last night. We did. Sad loss for Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross, but we had a really fun time. We did. Went out, had a little dinner together. We got our collectors cup. We were told these were like the pokemon go of these games, so we were like, we need these cups good beer, of course. At that same restaurant, we saw the lovely lester holt and his beautiful wife, carol. What else did we see . A woman oh, a cat in a bag. Yeah. Well show you that in a little bit. Yeah, next half hour, you will see who takes their cat out to dinner . Thats all im saying. It was in like a minion backpack. Stand by for that. Anyway, unbelievable action last night. We had so much fun. We went in roker got some incredible seats for us in this match. We were sitting it was almost like we were the king, the queen and the the prince. The princess . Or something. It was incredible. We watched the whole match. But i think in the end oh, look at those stars under th Natalie Morales to the right, al roker is here billy in the middle. Oh, we got a shoutout did you isnt that interesting . We had no idea. Ive got to tell you, though, its sad to see, because they just, the Brazilian Team looked like they were just better prepared. Yeah. They were just better. And i saw kerri was struggling a little bit. Yeah, yeah. And that was hard. There was a couple of serves that came right to her that she first loss. Never an olympic loss, the first for her. And the Brazilian Team is the number two in the world, so tonight the u. S. Are competing against the number one ranked Brazilian Team in the world. Thats tough. For bronze. Its going to be really tough. And the booing, the booing. The booing was something that got to all of us last night. We at one point were like, we feel like we should boo back, but we cant do that. Thats not in our nature. We tried to actually boo when a brazilian girl was serving and couldnt i couldnt do that. It just felt roker was coming apart at the seams about the booing. Enough of the booze but how about that . Thats one thing, booing in competition. Because you know, you go to the states, go to a basketball game and they rattle those things underneath it. Thats not really polite either. But how, how about the french pole vaulter whos standing on the medals stand and hes getting booed . Hes not even in competition. This is his moment. His National Anthem is playing and then they boo him. Ridiculous. Come on. Celebrate the gold. Dont boo the other, the bronze medalist. They dont boo him as hes running, but they boo him on the stands. Thats off limits. Its very much a cultural difference we will never understand. Well, yesterday, of course, simone biles winning her fourth gold medal, an incredible floor routine, just unbelievable. First u. S. Gymnast to win four gold medals in one Olympic Games. And of course, aly raisman winning silver. The final five another surprise, however, a visit from the fantastic zac efron. Now, this all started, as you probably remember, an appearance simone made on ellen. She mentions her love for zac. Nightly news going deep, discovering a lifesize cutout of efron in simones room. Efron and biles sharing a sweet twitter exchange, building up to aw. Do you remember that . Stop. Stop. Do you remember it . Wait, do you remember that . Stop do you remember that . Oh, what, is that the final five . How cute is that . That was so sweet. Oh, my gosh. And by the way, zac in the makeup chair earlier, just rapping with him. He said hes taking them out for pizza later today. The girls have earned it. Theyve long been wanting pizza. Right . Thats not in their training. And the interesting thing is, even after he was here live this morning after he was done, stayed another 10, 15 minutes, took pictures, shook hands, signed autographs. Just a really, really nice guy. He was great. And with hoda with that surprise, that was one of those moments. It was replayed over and over, went viral, everybody tweeting about it. Just so sweet. The orange room. Its on every social media platform. Every platform. And by the way, her coach said simone is 85 great, but she is 15 teenage girl. She is which is so cute. Someone needs to get zac efron maybe a poster of simone biles in his room. I think so. Hes got one of those fatheads for his room. Yep, signed poster. Yesterday we were talking about all the showings of olympic spirit, some questionable behavior during these games. Two examples that we t about, miller from the bahamas diving in front of allyson felix. It is a legal move, though, and it allowed her to win the gold at the womens 400 meters. Then there was the one that you love so much, the french swimmer dunking her opponent at the end of the womens 10000kilometer swim marathon, right . I understand. You understand it . I dont like it but i understand it. You swim 6. 2 miles and youre like, this girls a little bit in front of you. Part of me is saying it cost her a medal she got disqualified. She got disqualified because of that. All right, but we can celebrate a story that is truly the best of the olympic spirit. So you guys all saw this, right . During the womens 5000meter race, american runner Abbey Dagostino happened to clip the heels of new zealands Nikki Hamblin, so they both go tumbling to the ground there right on the track. Dagostino helps hamblin to her feet, telling her, we have to finish this, but you see that dagostinos hobbling a little bit. Hurting. She hurt her knee. Didnt stop her from finishing th all together, encouraging each other. Oh. Look at her. She is just buckled in pain. And at the end of the race, they all met up at the finish for a hug. Yes. Yes. Officials have since decided that both women will have a spot in the final as a result. But just incredible. Look at this hug right here. That says it all. That says it all. Thats what the olympics is about. Yeah. The beauty of this, hamblin fell. Yeah. The New Zealander fell, and yes. And then abbey went over and helped up the woman who basically had caused her to fall. To fall. And she gets up, and then hamblin starts to run and looks back, feeling guilty, because now she realizes abbeys seriously injured and cant run, so shes torn. Its a question of do you go and finish the race or hang with your new buddy here . The olympic officials are going to let them compete in the final. I just hope she can do it with that knee. It does not look that good. Are you guys superstitious . Here we go, we told you about canadian sprint canoeist Mark Oldershaw who races with a lucky penny in his boat. Hes not the only athlete here with a superstition. Kayla harrison has socks she wears from her grandma. Rafael nadal takes alternating sips from two Water Bottles during Olympic Games. Alex dancin spins her stick 15 times before each game. Thats interesting. Getting closer to so, whats the reasoning behind all this . Does it give them more of a competitive edge, allow them to be more focused . According to psychologists, superstitions and rituals give players an advantage. It keeps them focused and in the zone, also a way of fending off anxiety. Do you have any superstitions, things you do before i think before i travel sometimes, i always take something from home just so that i can, you know, keep my kid so sometimes its their blankie or just something that, but no superstitions, really. Thats sweet. Yeah. What about you, al . I usually take a leprechaun with me. Wherever you go . Wherever i go, you know. Hes always after me lucky charms. So, its i knew you were going there. Magically delicious. So there you go. What do you take with you . I dont take anything with me. I find it helps me when ooyz im playing tennis against somebody they serve. Brings you good luck on the point. All of a sudden, this whole brazilian thing is not so foreign to you. Its not a boo its just yelling. Its grunting wildly. Thats fantastic. Youre breaking into a sweat, billy. Can we just get to break so i can change my shirt . Its happening. Theyre like lucky charms. Fortune cookies. All right, lets show you whats going on as far as your weathers concerned. And we are taking the heat out going on, the evacuations have been happening. And unfortunately, that big High Pressure system, you can see weve got red flag warnings from just east of san diego, just north of los angeles. 10,000 acres burned, evacuations in effect. Look at the heat were talking about right through the weekend. Temperatures will be in the 80s, 90s and 100s. You get into central california, were into the upper 90s to the 100s. And even as we move into the Pacific Northwest going into the weekend, some recordsetting to near 100 degrees. Thats whats going on around reading some notes. Turn around a lot of sweat. Wow you dont realize how hot it is. Why arent you sweating . Youre in a sweater. I know. I am sweating, deep inside. Thanks, guys, a lot. A ring. After golds for u. S. In triple jump, the surprise proposal seen around the world. Very cute. Its romantic, its cute. 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I think queen might me beat. This is a repeat of london, right . You guys did gold, silver, same order in london. Here we are in the triple jump, you did it again here. Youre like the duo in the pool, like lochte and phelps of the triple jump. Whats your relationship like . Obviously, university of florida. Gators go, gators. Gators, yes but its an opportunity that we can go out there and represent u. S. And we just compete day in and day out at practice, so this is just another day training. Christian, just h had an injury with your lead leg. Yeah, correct. And so, you had to change your jumping leg, which is like changing the way you do everything. Yeah, yeah. How were you able to get over that . It seemed a bit foolish, yeah, because to win the olympics doing something, why change it . Yeah. But i was having so much pain and i wasnt able to compete at my highest level. And god is so good and i feel like i can be a living testimony and really just been able to noorks a positive. And yeah, now im sitting in front of you, yeah. Thats amazing. And will, 17. 6 meters 7. 6 meters, on your first attempt, personal best. When you do Something Like that, what goes through your mind . The first thing that went through my mind is the world record is going down today. I was like, christian and i are going to break the world record several times today. And i think that got me a little too juiced, because we never opened up that big, and christian and i have been competing against each other since 07 and we never opened up that big in a meet. And i think that put nice a mindset that were going to take Johnson Edwards record down today and we started to tighten up and press a little bit. So you know, we ended up getting our best jump on the first one. I heard you woke up in the morning as we bring queen in and you said its going to be the best day of my life. It lived up to that. Look at that you are a gentleman through and through. Are now going to be soon making your wife. This is my best friend. You know, weve gone through so much together, you know, since 2011. Even with her getting fourth place and barely missing the team, she was supposed to be running here as well. And at the time of her event, the 100 hurdles, was at the same time where i proposed. And that kind of took her mind off of that a little bit. Ill say. How do you its amazing, backpack youve got a ring sitting right there. Thats a lot to think about while youre trying to plant all the feet at the right place at the right time. Yeah, but when youre competing against this guy, youve got to really stay focused. So i was just trying to stay focused on the task at hand. And i knew shed be in the stands waiting for me when i finished up. Thats awesome. Thats great. Hey, is your girlfriend here, by the way . Yeah. Oh, boy. Shes backstage. A little pressure on you. No. Were taking it nice and slow, i just changed my planting leg. 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Oh, i didnt realize that was still there smells good. As todays events kick off, lets look at where the medal count stands now. How are we doing . The u. S. Beatdown continues. Ooh another total domination. Full day of competition ahead of us. Weve got some good times. Here, though yes, billy . 51 and 50. All right, well, here are some of the olympians you need to know about. Want to hear . Ill start right now. You got it. Check her out. A woman on a team of her own, 25yearold long jumper daria klushina. She is the only russian track and field athlete allowed to compete in these games. She is gorgeous. Stop and talk about how gorgeous she is. The rest of the russian track and field team was suspended due to doping allegations. The court of arbitration for or because shes been living in the United States and took u. S. Supervised drug tests. Ah. Daria said on facebook with the appeal now behind me, i can thankfully focus my time and attention on competing tomorrow night and continue to enjoy my olympic experience which ive dreamed of since i started jumping as a young girl. Tonight she hopes to bring a medal home with the womens long jump. She must be lonely. I feel bad for her. Well shes got other teammates here. Are competing for different countries. Ashton competing for team usa, brianne for team canada. So, it might seem like a house divided, but they train together and motivate each other to stay on track, even calling themselves team north america. Nice. I like the sound of that. They met at the university of oregon, they tied the knot in 2013. With they are coach officiating the wedding. And on sunday, brianne won the bronze in the heptathlon, becoming the first female cadi event. And ashton there was seen sporting a team canada hat. But tonight, its his, its b briannes turn to support him maybe with a team usa hat. 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Experts say this is the first study to show how lifestyle affects the brain before serious memory problems develop. If youre hopping a flight this labor day weekend, youre not alone. Travel insiders are predicting a 4 boost over last year. They point to expanded flight schedules and cheaper airfare for the increase. Ticket costs about 5 less than in 2015. And a happy ending tuesday for six adorable puppies that got trapped in a hole underneath a home in oklahoma city. Firefighters pulled each puppy to safety, one by one. The dogs were later reunited with their owners and all appear to be doing just fine. Now lets head back to rio and get a check of the weather from al with some special guests. Good morning. Who have stopped by. Jenny simpson taking home bronze in the womens 1500meter. Kayla took bronze in sailing, add weg two more silver medals to her election. Thank you so much for being here. Jenny, first of all, First American woman ever to win a medal in the 1500 meters. How does that feel . It feels incredible. To have a moment in sport that transcends your own experience the country, i feel so honored to be the woman to do it. And sarah, you quit cycling at one point, you sold your equipment, but then you got inspired watching the olympics in athens and you never looked back. You really are the epitome of never giving up. Yeah, absolutely, and the power that the olympics has on people. So it was the olympics that made me realize that, you know, everything ive been dreaming of that i just threw it away and that was my inspiration to come back. And now ive got these. Kayla, youve been sailing had this been a dream of yours as well . Yeah, absolutely. And its just great to have it all come true in the end and what a great place to go sailing as well, scenery. Well, guys, congratulations. Were all so very proud. Thank you. Thank you very much. Its really terrific. All right. Well, weve got more, but first, that and that is your latest weather, guys. Thank you, al. Guessed it but al is actually a superfan of one of the mosts aggressive and physical competitions at the games. Amazing for someone who swims with floaties. The americans Water Polo Team won gold at the london games and won against brazil in the quarterfinals. This afternoon theyll meet hungary in the semis. Thats right, and they are hungry for gold. I got to spend time with this team and their goalkeeper, Ashleigh Johnson, the first africanAmerican Woman to suit up, block and save at the net for this team. Wow. The United States controls from start to finish. On monday, the u. S. Womens Water Polo Team defeated brazil in their quest for gold in the semifinals. They were fortunate enough to play in that gold medal game, then it would be a great opportunity for us. The teams got an impressive record here in rio. Defeated hungary, spain, and with a strong offense easily just bats that one away. And defense in goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson, whos changing the face of this sport. Youre the first black goalie. Yes. For olympic womens water polo. Do you think about that . I know thats what people think about when they see me. Now its a big part of me as a player. There could be a young, black girl or hispanic girl or asian, could do that. For sure. I know that me being at this level in this sport is opening a door for other kids. Its really cool to be able to be that person that little girls can look up to. How many of you are from california . Ashleigh, i didnt see your hand go up. Unlike her teammates, johnson grew up in miami. I have four siblings, and we all needed something to do during the summer, so my mom was looking for a swim team, and the included in the cost, so we all did it and we loved it. Look at that wingspan there, just a fingertip on it, just enough. Thats her fifth save. Reporter the 21yearold princeton student is also setting a new standard as goalkeeper. Ashleigh johnson is one of the greatest athletes ive ever seen play water polo. Coach kerkorian for the u. S. Team says shes one of the most athletically gifted goalkeepers. Many people call you one of the best water polo goalies in the world. I playy bit different than its been played before. Like, im very active. And just being a part of the best team in the world makes me look better. At her recent practice here in rio, we saw johnson in action. People dont realize how mentally engaging it is. You just have to work with your teammates and work by yourself to make the game happen. Ashleigh johnson played that whos most late for practice . [ laughter ] wow nobody even hesitated part of this strategy . Just have fun. We can make fun of almost anything on our team and jokes go on for forever. This teams ready and set to strike gold. We represent the usa and were inspiring little boys, little girls, adults, people from the other side of the world. That i think would really be the ultimate here today. I have my team behind me and i have my family behind me, and i just want to make everyone proud. Usa well, as the u. S. Womens Water Polo Team defends its medal, Ashleigh Johnson goes into the record books. And by the way, look who became jones, receiving a robe courtesy of American Water polo, just like the one the players wear. This is like rugby in the water. Incredible. Ive never seen anything like it. Its four quarters 8minute quarters. Treading water, fighting in the pool. Treading, fighting its like the butter churner. Unbelievable. I cant imagine anything more physical. Its so hard. Man coming up next 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. We could brag about whats in new light fit yogurt. But wed rather talk about whats not in it. 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Brazilians take great pride in their hearty, flavorful cuisine. One meal really stands out, the barbecued meet. The authentic way to make a churrasco. Good morning. Absolutely. Good morning. Weve got lots of meat here, too. A lot of meat here and of course a great churrasco should always start at the market table, fresh salads, cheeses, hearts of palm. But today were going to focus on the meats, and im going to be making some lamb chops. Als favorite. Als a big lamb guy. Love it. Help me out here. You bet. First we get lamb and we cut in two, all two bones like that. Okay. Then we skewer that. Want to skewer one . Dont poke your hand, al. Nice and easy. Want to do it . Now, if people want to do this at home, how can they approximate what you guys do . Well, its a good just get the lamb like a good source and a nice rack of lamb. Then were going to teach you you can make it at home. And its really quick. Were using lemon pepper. So a couple spoonfuls right there. And we also use sea salt, like all of the meats. Very traditional salt in brazil. The only thing pretty much we use. Like on the red meats, it would be sea salt. Then we have mint leaves. Oh, thats good. Mint leaves. A little bit of lime juice. There we go. A little yeah, mmhmm. Then, of course, some wine. Ah. Just white wine . Yeah, just white wine. Nice. Just like that. And how long are you going to let it marinade for . Actually, what we do is its and ill show you. Were going to just just before we put the lamb on the grill, we kind of sprinkle that marinade over the top. Ah. So, its actually very salty and you look at whats going on over there. Thats the famous one, right . Als done with the preparation. Oh, thats what were looking for. More of the lamb. Thats perfection. I cooked them right here for you. Its actually fresh. Excellent. You can help yourself right there. Im going to wait for the picana. Thats my thing. I love that. The best. Lets go for the picana then. Thank you. 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They took on the hometown heroes from brazil during the semifinals round for the womens Beach Volleyball. Thats right. Well, this time, i wasnt alone cheering on our ladies. Billy and natalie joined me in the stands for the midnight showdown. It was definitely a game for the record books. First off, we had a little nap. Yeah. Because it was a latenight game, midnight game, then a little brazilian food, and of course, a cocktail or two, or three in his case. Then we headed to the stadium to all right, night out, whoo im calling hoda one last time to see where our dinner date is. Hello, hoda. Your loss, hoda i will do a whats it called . [ speaking Foreign Language ] the bull ill have that. Who doesnt bring their cat to the restaurant . That is like a baby cat child. Oh, no, no, no, the cat going in the bag . Its got little window what . Its in its onielow submarine can you let the cat out of the bag . . . [ speaking Foreign Language ] whats that . Heres to the late night. Whoo yeah were going all night, kids all right, gentlemen. All right. Im going to steal rokers fries. Go ahead. These are fantastic. Youre one of the cheerleaders, arent you . Are you a cheerleader . Youre a cheerleader, right . Yes. Here comes a boom here comes a boom, boom, boom, boom ooh, ooh, ooh weve got the best seats in the house. Yay i have an interview question how did we get these seats . Its called the roker. Oh explosive in here tonight i think were a little outnumbered tonight. Here we go its on, boys. Its on. Oh beware of the lefty beware of the lefty oh monster block come on, everybody, its ah . . Waiting on a miracle. They can win it here. Agatha puts it away that was amazing. Amazing. That was the fiercest fight ive ever seen on Beach Volleyball. Amazing. Oh, but it was sad. We were heartbroken for kerri and also for april, but they gave it their best. She hugged everybody. She was such a class act, they were great. Hugged every staff member afterwards. 10 00. 10 00 for the bronze medal match. Kerri and april battle it out with the other Brazilian Team for bronze tonight. Going to be another hard one. Lets do the brazilian tan. You work on your tans. This is today on nbc . . Before we go, an update. We told you about Abbey Dagostino running behind Nikki Hamblin from new zealand that little trip in the 5000meter race. They were going to let them both run. Both were allowed to run in the final on friday night in the 5000meter. Dagostino has a careerending knee injury. So sad. So, after doing the right thing, she will not be able to race. Bless her heart. Well, we are certainly thinking about her, wish her the best. Meantime, dont miss our prime time coverage. And of course, we have our daytime olympic coverage hosted 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