to anyone as the taliban really begin to feel like they are at the gates of kabul. find begin to feel like they are at the gates of kabul. and with that, the gates of kabul. and with that. brings the gates of kabul. and with that, brings another - the gates of kabul. and with that, brings another chapter| that, brings another chapter but for now, thank you so much. geographically, let s go to tokyo, after two weeks of competition in everything from bmx biking to athletics, swimming, the olympic games have come to an end. the us finished top of the medal table ahead of china and japan. the host nation having their best ever performance at an olympic games. the closing ceremony was an upbeat celebration of all aspects of japanese culture and culminated in the athletes thanking the people of japan are hosting the games in the midst of this pandemic. no fans inside the olympic stadium to enjoy it although plenty turned out outside to get a glimpse of events. what is the legacy for
eisler, was heard on gmtv urging the athlete, anneka, to really hit the horse, which she was struggling to control during the showjumping control during the show jumping round control during the showjumping round on friday s event. athletes are given just 20 minutes to bond with a horse they have never ridden before. modern pentathlon s governing body, the un pike pm, said it saw footage that appeared to show the coach striking the host with her fist. let s go to tokyo now and speak to our reporter mariko oi. let s look ahead, all eyes on a baseball later? baseball later? well, it has actually started. baseball later? well, it has actually started. we - baseball later? well, it has actually started. we are i baseball later? well, it has i actually started. we are glued to television. it is between the united states and japan. japan currently leading by one point and if you remember earlier in the weekjapan has actually managed to beat the united state, so a lot of fans now hoping th
we re going to move forward and save lives. and if you want to be stupid, please do that somewhere else. yeah. people can have a choice. so we re going to return to this. but for now, let s go to tokyo. we turn now to what was an already emotional week for team usa gymnastics. delivering another dramatic twist with a gold medal in the all around event that was expected to be dominated by simone biles. with biles still focussing on her mental health, it was the 18-year-old from minnesota, suni lee who stepped up to become the fifth american woman in a row to claim gold. nbc news senior correspondent tom yamas takes us through suni s big day in tokyo. reporter: the olympics has a story the world can cheer. suni lee reinvigorating team usa
the national weather service confirming a tornado hit in jefferson county just to the north. janice, of course, tracking all of that meantime all students and staff in the los angeles unified school district will be required to take weekly covid tests regardless of their vaccination status. the district shifting its policy after initially requiring testing only for those who are unvaccinated. the superintendent says the district is, quote: adapting our response in preparation for our full return to in person learning. baseline testing will begin in august. let s go to tokyo where suni lee becomes the fifth straight american woman to win olympic gold in the individual all around gymnastics competition. the last american to do it simone biles cheering lee on from the stand. meanwhile team u.s.a. swimming racking up more medals, lily king and annie takes bronze in the 200-meter breast stroke. the u.s. leads with the most medals comes to gold.
let s go to tokyo now, where japanese fans are waking up to see their country on top of the olympic medal tally after a flurry of medals on day three. the host nation s athletes stood on top of the podium in table tennis and skateboarding, while the men s gymnastics team snatched silver in the team event. here s how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day four. japan leads with eight golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. 0ur sports presenter sarah mulkerrins is there in tokyo. it certainly feels of the hopes of the government and the organisers are paying off this weekend because the sporting action has certainly taken over the front pages of the newspapers. all those eight gold medals, all those winners have been on the front pages. and the build up to this, it has all been around the controversy over hosting these games in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic with cases still rising here in tokyo. however, you do sense a change in the mood.