And the greatest, simone biles making history with her fourth gold in rio flipping in a flawless floor routine on the final night for americas final five and from the mat to the track, that heartwarming moment, putting spirit ahead of medals. And youll meet the american man called the olympic selfie king who called his boss saying i cant return to work until he lands the one star that got away. Can our team help him get to the finish line . Announcer live in times square and rio de janeiro, this is Good Morning America. And we do say good morning, america, on this wednesday morning. And what a stunning night at the olympics. Simone biles as you said, david, making history with her fourth gold in rio. She is just incredible. And take a look at this, simone on the cover of Sports Illustrated along with Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps and that they are. These athletes may not have won a medal but they won our hearts and a lot of praise. Abbey dagostino and Nikki Hamblin helping each othe
The United States is building a mountain of gold in rio, crushing china, great britian. Thats the last day of the swimming and big night for Michael Phelps who wants to as a champion. We have all the action from rio. Reporter a divine day. The womens 8 grabbing the gold. Stone in the skulls. And bolt is chasing history in the 100 and the rest of the field is chasing him. Visualise gold all day, Allison Felix is going after gold in the 400. And another medal and Michael Phelps looks to rebound after falling behind a competitor whoize idea idolised him. Thats the only reason im sitting here i was a kid with a dream. The reality is that phelps must go out on top. Do not leave the house as we said we have Michael Phelps last race. Plus, a ton of track and field as team u. S. The goldrush. In mens Beach Volleyball action. And going toe to toe with austria. And after the games. We explain how the pool of talent represents us all. The memberships golf team has struggled in rio. Yes. But theyr
That the fire is 20 contained at this hour. You can see some of the damage behind me. The front door has that yellow piece of paper, that is part of the Damage Assessment process which is going to go on in lake county over the next several days. That is all we got. Reporter weight holly owns this Auto Repair Shop in downtown lower lake. While there is plenty of damage on the lot, the building is still standing. We are lucky compared to most of the people around here. Reporter he has been holding down the fort since sunday. I am making sure stuff did not get stolen, putting out hotspots. Reporter the fire has charred more than 6 mi. 2 and this is the man accused of setting it. He is charged with 17 counts of arson connected to fires all over lake county. The charges carry enhancement because of the homes and businesses destroyed. 175, a number likely to grow once crews get into the neighborhood hardest hit. 400 people are under evacuation orders this afternoon. There is a process. It is
Good evening. And we begin tonight with the severe storm watch right now in the east, and the emergency playing out in the south at this hour. First, 65 million americans in some major east coast cities are bracing right now for heavy rain and high winds. From virginia, up through new england, d. C. , baltimore, philly, pittsburgh and new york, all in the potential path of storms. Its a system that already brought several reported tornadoes, at least seven confirmed twisters now. This one in howard county, indiana. And in the south right now, a slow motion disaster. A state of emergency in louisiana, as more rain comes down. And tonight, the urgent effort right there to put down sandbags in lake arthur. Meteorologist rob marciano, leading us off. Reporter tonight across louisiana, the rivers and bayous are still swollen. Some still rising. This is historic. Its unprecedented. Flood levels, as the waters move south. Reporter south of baton evacuations and rescues. Sh, new at least 11 ar
Good evening. And we begin tonight with the severe storm watch right now in the east, and the emergency playing out in the south at this hour. First, 65 million americans in some major east coast cities are bracing right now for heavy rain and high winds. From virginia, up through new england, d. C. , baltimore, philly, pittsburgh and new york, all in the potential path of storms. Its a system that already brou tornadoes, at least seven confirmed twisters now. This one in howard county, indiana. And in the south right now, a slow motion disaster. A state of emergency in louisiana, as more rain comes down. And tonight, the urgent effort right there to put down sandbags in lake arthur. Meteorologist rob marciano, leading us off. Reporter tonight across louisiana, the rivers and bayous are still swollen. Some still rising. This is historic. Its unprecedented. Flood levels, as the waters move south. Reporter south of baton rouge, in ascension parish, new evacuations and rescues. At least 1