The u. S. , the southeast is bracing for a hurricane now just hours away. The Storm Strengthening in the Gulf Of Mexico right now. Set to slam into florida as a hurricane tomorrow. The Rain And Wind have already begun. Homeowners boarding up and warnings of catastrophic flooding in Georgia And South korea. Were tracking where it will make landfall. Plus, our up close look at the new technology being sent into the eyes of hurricanes. How its changing storm prediction. Final test. Vice president Harris Meeting with at least three of her top contenders, her Running Mate in person today. Her deadline to decide less than two days away. Here in paris, the heartpounding photo finish. Noah lyles wins gold, redemption, and the title of fastest man in the world. His emotional hug with mom. In the pool, Bobby Finke smashes the world record, Suni Lees brings home another medal in gymnastics. And Novak Djokovic collapses in tears of winning his first gold. Katie ledecky One On one. The greatest fem
Lee. What simone told us after making history. And back home at her gymnasium, the sports gym, the sports next generation erupting in cheers. Donald trump facing backlash after questioning Kamala Harris racial identity. How he is doubling down, posting one of harris old family photos. Israel saying its killed another top Hamas Leader after assassinating two other militant leaders this week. New tonight, the sheriff who oversaw the deputy who killed Sonya Massey telling us he wont resign, and we ask why did he hire that deputy with a history of disciplinary problems. And he is Team Usas secret weapon. Our day with olympic super Fan Snoop Dogg nbc nightly new. Announcer this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the olympics in paris. Here is lester holt. Good evening. For all the Joy And Emotion we have witnessed at the Paris Olympics this week, nothing can top the Elation And Relief being felt by the families of four u. S. Residents, three of them u. S. Citizens freed today by rus
Gb In the Tokyo Olympics with a gold and a World Record In the four by 100 metres mixed Medley FInal. Teamwork makes Dream Work. Another gold, In the Triathlon mixed Relay Event and fInally a first Gold Medal Forjonny brownlee at his third Olympic Games. Victory for ElaIne Thompson Herah of jamaica In the womens100 metres fInal In tokyo. But before That there was heartbreakfor Team Gb sprInter, dIna Asher Smith, who had to withdraw from the games through Injury. Afghan security forces have bben battlIng to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban. Reports say militants have breached front lInes In herat medical experts are warnIng That an oxygen monitorIng device, called a pulse oximeter, works less well for people with darker skIn tones. And borisjohnson and his wife Carrie Have announced theyre expectIng a second child. Their son wilfred was born In april last year. Now on Bbc News its time for sportsday. Hello, welcome to sportsday, after another special saturday for Tea
Coronavirus cases over the previous week. This as we are learning more about the Delta Variant. The cdc making what it calls a pivotal discovery, saying a new study shows the variant produces similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people if they get infected. And that prompted new Mask Guidelines this week, even for the vaccinated. Several major cities have already put new Mask Mandates in place. Today, washington, d. C. , joining that growing list. But we begin our coverage in georgia. Cases there have exploded in recent days, and health officials say in the last two weeks ago, new cases have risen over 200 . Natasha chen is at a Vaccination Drive in the atlanta area. Obviously, there is a big push to get more people vaccinated right now. What are you seeing today . What are you hearing from people who are showing Up To get vaccinated . Reporter well, jessica, its clear that incentives actually work. Because this is the largest number of people Dekalb County has seen
Can congress still act to help the people who need it . Plus, Balancing Act as companies reopen their offices, some employers are finding it difficult to get workers back in. How Vaccination Status is becoming latest flashpoint in office politics. And Gold Medal man. American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wraps up yet another big win and will soon head home with five Gold Medals. More on the Big Day for Team Usa. Your new day starts right now. Good morning to you. Thank you so much for keeping us company here this morning on this sunday, august 1st, boris. Christi, autumn is on the horizon. It is unbelievable. I am looking at it. I am looking at it. I know. So listen, we want to begin with this new month and new numbers of covid cases that really we havent seen in months. Yeah, and its this more contagious Delta Variant that is erasing some of the progress made earlier this year in the united states. The month of july ending with a daily rate of infections across the country almost seven time