The u. S. Women knocked out of the olympics in the quarterfinal round. Missing the opportunity to go for gold for the first time in olympic history. But there are previous other chance for team usa to add to that medal count as week two of the Olympic Games gets under way today, saturday, august 13th. 2016. Another gold med al of the 800. Gets the gold. Unbelievable. Threeway tie for the silver medal. Medal. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Olympic Games. And welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im craig melvin alongside Natalie Morales and al roker is also here with us. What another fantastic night it was for team usa. Fantastic night, a gorgeous morning. So where do they come . Fresh off gold and silver and everything else, you come right here to the today show set. We have them in the house fresh off the first week in the stunning 800meter victory last night. Katie ledecky with the gold medal. Lots of gold medals around her neck this morning.
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Major washout. Flash flood from arizona to pennsylvania drowning homes and roads leaving thousands without power. Now, the dangerous rain is moving east. While the lifethreatening threatening heat wave moves in as well. And the amazing rescue. Finally, we heard just a tiny little voice. Three College Students stranded in a cave lost for nearly 30 hours. This morning, inside the race to find them. Announcer live in times square and rio de janeiro, this is good morning america. It is a great morning, a great friday on gma, a huge crowd in central park. Look at that. All there for mr. Keith urban. Cant wait for that. We cant wait. And, of course, so much excitement in rio, as well. Unbelievable. Those two simones. Simones stealing the show. Allaround gymnast, and Simone Manuel becoming the first africanamerican woman to win in swimming. Emotional moments for both of them. Michael phelps, a full body ahead of the competition, winning his 22nd gold medal breaking a record more than 2,000 ye
And lightning bolt. Hes still invincible, usain bolt the fastest man alive, usain bolt makes history on the track. And golden girl simone biles does what no American Woman has done before. And there it is. Winning the firstever u. S. Gold medal in the vault. Three golds so far for the worlds greatest gymnast. Now, the final five telling amy all about their showstopping performance. Were live in rio for the historymaking action at the olympics. All we are the final five. Good morning, america. Announcer live in times square and rio de janeiro, this is Good Morning America. We do say good morning, america, and it is great to have amy back home. Thank you. Its good to be back. Simone biles again, winning her third gold medal. And i sat down with them and they are just so ready to do this. They have been preparing for this moment from the very beginning and theyre excited. Theyre not nervous. Theyre excited. And, amy, as you told us she was already being called the greatest ever even befor
Exclusive. The 10yearold girl who fell from the top of a ferris wheel speaking out after that terrible accident. I was really scared but mostly for my sister. Her younger sister still fighting to recover and what we are learning about the Company Behind that dangerous ride. And rough night in rio. American superstar Allyson Felix it will be tight. It will be a dive beat by a photo finish. Her competitor grabbing her gold with a dive over the line and in the gym, Laurie Hernandez snags a silver but simone biles slips on the beam. Oh, boy. Settling for bronze and we go oneonone with Michael Phelps this morning. We ask is he really retiring, about fatherhood, and he reveals the secret inside his shoe. Were live in rio with team usa. Good morning, america. Announcer live in times square and rio de janeiro, this is good morning america. That was Allyson Felix saying good morning to america. Big night at the olympics again, the moment so many people are talking about, that photo finish on th