what happened once it's almost— simone biles. what happened once it's almost like a switch goes off in your— it's almost like a switch goes off in your brain with respect to twisting _ in your brain with respect to twisting moves. and she no longer had control— twisting moves. and she no longer had control of her body the way she needed _ had control of her body the way she needed to, — had control of her body the way she needed to, and you need to understand how difficult the skills that she _ understand how difficult the skills that she is doing. she made the decision— that she is doing. she made the decision to _ that she is doing. she made the decision to protect her body, her life honestly. i'm just way to be honest. — life honestly. i'm just way to be honest, her life. but also the very selfless _ honest, her life. but also the very selfless cyrillic decision to protect— selfless cyrillic decision to protect her team and their chance for a _ protect her team and their chance for a medal. she was not going to -et

simone biles wins the bronze, and i do mean wins. some victories are not about finishing first, and this is one of them. biles' medal is a victory for awareness about mental health

simone biles, i bumped into her on the elevator. she will be on the "today" show in just a few minutes from now. as for some of our local athletes, one is coming home back to san francisco and he is packing a bronze medal and showed it off here. take a look. let's go behind the scenes with alex massialas, the bronze medal fencer. he didn't win, didn't medal in the individual events but did win the team bronze with his teammates. he's fired up. his family runs that fencing studio in san francisco and he loves how san francisco is bumping new york out of the way in terms of becoming america's hot spot for fencing. >> i've always been proud to be from san francisco. you know that. and you know, we got everything here. i don't care. >> it's nice to see. here's the family, sabrina their daughter, alex, the coach, dad, who is also the head coach for fencing on their way to hawaii for a little vacation with the entire usa fencing team. we got a lot going on here. guys, i love this morning's show because it's an 11:00 p.m. morning show. jus

us gymnast simone biles will compete in the summer olympics. this after withdrawing from nearly all of the final events that she qualified for. >> kron four's. andrew martin joins us from tokyo. andrew, when can we see to get well soon as it will be tonight here in tokyo. not exactly sure what time that is packed in san francisco. but we will see her one final time in tokyo, which has a lot of people here excited simone biles came to the tokyo olympics as the face of team usa her and katie ledecky simone biles was projected to win as many as 5 gold medals. but as you mention, she withdrew from the team competition. she had a case of the twisties. she has since pulled out of each of the individual apparatus finals except the balance beam on the last day of gymnastics competition here in tokyo. we will see. simone biles will also see sunni lee and certainly don't want to discount what she's done for team usa. she already has 3 medals here at the tokyo olympics. but of course, the big storyline simone biles will see how she does on the balance bea

tweeting, doing this for us, simone biles. in the pool, americans katie ledecky and caleb dressel adding to their medal hauls. >> katie ledecky will win her third straight olympic gold in the women's 800 free. >> reporter: and she may not be done yet. >> i want to go to paris, and i want to keep representing our country at this level. >> caleb dressel is trying to get his second individual gold of these games and he'll do it! >> reporter: dressel breaking his own world record in the 100-meter butterfly. >> it took a world record to win the olympic final. >> reporter: but he and the rest of the inaugural mixed relay team failed to podium. jamaica sweeping the women's 100-meter dash after gold medal favorite, sha-carrie richardson, was pulled from the games after a positive drug test. elaine thompson-hera beating florence griffith joyner's 33-year-old olympic record. covid is making its mark on these games. tokyo recording over 4,000 cases today, an increase of over 200% from last week. american pole vaulter matt ludwig had just

it was more than just about simone biles. this was about as you mentioned, mental health, the issue of mental health and the future generations of athletes, and athlete or not, if you're going through struggles, simone biles is letting everyone know it's okay to not feel okay and you can remove yourself from any situation na you that you don'tl comfortable building in in that moment. this is the ultimate story of perseverance. simone said she felt like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders at times, her mentals weren't right but she took some time, protected her state of mind, and got back out there on a 4 inch beam with the world watching and took a leap of faith, and she nailed it. the crowd erupted. she told media afterwards, john and brianna, it's been a long week, a long five years. i didn't expect to medal today. i wanted to go out and do it for me. and that's what i did. it feels more special this bronze, than the balance beam bronze at rio. i will cherish it for a long time. she won four gold medals in the

what should we expect from simone biles later? she is definitely known for her dismounts and her double twisting double back or even a fall end. — twisting double back or even a fall end, which is a full twist and — fall end, which is a full twist and two _ fall end, which is a full twist and two flips. i think she will pull— and two flips. i think she will pull that— and two flips. i think she will pull that out and probably switch _ pull that out and probably switch it to just flipping twice _ switch it to just flipping twice without twisting, which is where _ twice without twisting, which is where her brain can handle right— is where her brain can handle right now— is where her brain can handle right now from a confucian perspective. i thinkjust an altered _ perspective. i thinkjust an altered routine to make it comfortable for her so that she can actually participate in one of the — can actually participate in one of the event finals which she so desperately wants to do. ithink— so desperately wants to do. i th

i wonder what you think will do for simone biles and herfuture will do for simone biles and her future participation in gymnastics? i her future participation in gymnastics?— gymnastics? i think it is opened _ gymnastics? i think it is opened up _ gymnastics? i think it is opened up a _ gymnastics? ithink it is opened up a large - gymnastics? i think it is - opened up a large conversation on the — opened up a large conversation on the physical and orthopaedic risks— on the physical and orthopaedic risks which athletes deal with and the — risks which athletes deal with and the mental health aspects stop that she is definitely somebody that people are looking up to right now for the decision— looking up to right now for the decision she is making and i am not sure — decision she is making and i am not sure she is done with the sport — not sure she is done with the sport she _ not sure she is done with the sport. she does have a tour coming _ sport. she does have a tour coming up that she is hosting and i— coming up that she is hosting and i know she is participating in th

i can't blame simone biles for pulling out. the way i think of it is, imagine just going on a really rough roller coaster, lots of flips and dives and twists and turns and the minute you get off the roller coaster, someone says, now, do a backflip. if that scares you, now, imagine doing three and a half triple backflips through the air, standing still, over and over. that ability to know where your body is in space, i can't even fathom that. i can't even wrap my brain around something like that. which is why i'm struggling to wrap my brain around some of the criticism of simone biles for dropping out. >> i don't get it, either. she's actually known for that ability to see herself in the air, to really know where she is. that's why she can pull off those tricks that some people say are too dangerous to do in competition. because she has that enormous sense of self. i would say she still has an enormous sense of self. and when you said roller coaster, i thought you were going to talk about the emotional roller coaster that she's

simone biles stepped away. she ended up sharing the spotlight with all of these other incredible u.s. gymnasts and they have all shined, shep. >> fantastic tom, thanks a lot. let's turn to justin gatlin. it's great to have you here. italy's marcell jacobs, man, how surprised was everyone >> we were very surprised. people in the track world, you watch the sprints. you watch the progression over this season. he's ran 6.40 in indoors and then he went outdoors and broke the national record for italy at least twice. he did his pr twice in the semis and in the finals. >> still mighty impressive you were fastest man in the world. american fred curly took the silver in tokyo. what do you think it will take for the united states to get back on top of that podium >> mental. it's -- it's seizing the moment. being on that big stage and you know you have to be bigger than the moment you have to think of it as the best practice in your life don't let the moment be bigger than you and when you cross the line, celebrate with e

first of all you're lucky to be able to see simone biles perform. you got to see her compete in person. tell us how it was. >> i did. it's different from watching it on tv or watching it from an nbc newsroom. it's spectacular. simone biles won the gold med al here, even before the event started she won. competing here especially with her well-documented mental health issues, the ability to be able to compete is a huge victory. sitting in that arena, you could feel the energy. we're going to show you the full broadcast later on coming up tonight on nbc bay area but let's take you behind the scenes, show you some of the photos that i took and among the things that actually stands out, it's not quite as empty as you might think. there are a few thousand people in there journalists, support staff and all the teammates from the other countries and teams. as for simone biles, she was strong. physically and i would imagine here mentally. lot stronger than she's been the last couple weeks. she lit up with a huge smile after she completed her routine. even b

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simone biles wins the bronze, and i do mean wins. some victories are not about finishing first, and this is one of them. biles' medal is a victory for awareness about mental health after she pulled out of all the other individual events from the olympics, suffering from what is known as the twisties, losing herself in the air during these performances. >> now, the greatest female gymnast in history turning in this solid performance in tokyo to wrap up a gut wrenching games on a high note. coy wire is standing by live in tokyo with the details. i watched it, coy, no sign of the twisties there. >> no, you know, here she was, she's even said that she felt like, brianna, she had the weight of the world on her shoulders at times. i was there in the venue behind me, and you could see there was a camera in her face everywhere she went, magnifying the moment. the crowd, and i will say crowd because there were more media at this event than any other that i had been to here in tokyo, including other gymnastics events. there were cheers from me

let's get the view of somebody who knows the spot well, knows simone biles well. jessica o'byrne is a former gymnast and gymnastics coach. she is here in tokyo. she is also the host of the gymcastic podcaster. i wonder if you are surprised by simone biles deciding to compete in the event, in the beam? i compete in the event, in the beam? . , compete in the event, in the beam? ., ., ., , compete in the event, in the beam? ., ., . , . ~' , beam? i was. it normally takes a while, like, _ beam? i was. it normally takes a while, like, weeks _ beam? i was. it normally takes a while, like, weeks or- beam? i was. it normally takes a while, like, weeks or months| a while, like, weeks or months for the twisties to go away. so for the twisties to go away. so for her to figure out a return that works better in such a short amount of time, i'm very hopeful about it, but i am still surprised.— hopeful about it, but i am still surprised. what work do ou still surprised. what work do you think _ still surprised. what work do you think she _ still surprised. what work do you thi

still to come on tonight's program, simone biles is back on the balance beam. we speak to our correspondent in japan for the latest from the tokyo olympics. ethiopia, it's been reported 30 bodies have washed up in a river. it is the defective border between territory controlled under tigray forces and the allied government. reporter: the government has not said anything about the bodies themselves, but yesterday state media and various outlets dismissed reports there waa massacre going on. the massacre was trending on social media quite a bit and it was dismissed as fake news. the trouble is there's little independent reporting coming out of ethiopia, so there is a reliance on reports from the border of sudan or some social media users who are pointing out what is happening, which seems to be deeply worrying. the kind of likelihood that there is some degree of targeted killings taking place there is taking place and is being seen a lot more by what the witness accounts are giving. laura: now it is day 11 ofhe olympic games in tokyo and there have been sensation

i can't blame simone biles for pulling out. the way i think of it is, imagine just going on a really rough roller coaster, lots of flips and dives and ups and downs and twists and turns, and the minute you get off the roller coaster someone says now do a backflip. if that scares you, imagine doing three and a half triple backflips through the air, standing still, over and over. that inability to know where your body is in space, i can't even fathom that. i can't even wrap my brain around something like that. which is why, ana, i'm struggling to wrap my brain around some of the criticism of simone biles for dropping out. >> i don't get it, either. she's actually known for that ability to see herself in the air, to really know where she is. that's why she can pull off those tricks that some people say are too dangerous to do in competition. because she has that enormous sense of self. i would say she still has an enormous sense of self. and when you said roller coaster, i thought you were going to talk about the emotional roller

you respect 100% what simone biles is doing? >> yeah, 100%. if you don't feel ready, you have been working so hard all your life to achieve your dream, she achieved amazing things, i'm sure she will be back. but in this moment, she doesn't feel ready and why she has to do it? >> o'donnell: and we'll have more with our interview of rafael nadal including his own experiences with mental health and why he's here in washington for the first time to compete all tomorrow. tonight doctors are sounding the alarm over new research between drinking and cancer. almost 750,000 new cases were linked to alcohol use last year at a time when many americans reported drinking more. cbs' nancy chen reports. >> the tumors here... >> reporter: a new study finds over 4% of all cancer cases in 2020 were caused by alcohol consumption. while most cancers linked to alcohol use were in people who have more than two drinks a day, more than 100,000 cases worldwide were in people who averaged less than that. >> reporter: even two drinks a day can lead to this risk. >> abso

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suni lee and simone biles. i can't wait to watch both. we'll have more coming up from tokyo in a few minutes. >>> to coronavirus now and positive news that more and more americans received the message that vaccines work. as of this morning, the seven-day average of people getting their first shot is about 433,000. that's the highest number in a month. the real good news here in the jump is in southern states that have been struggling to get shots in arms. alabama, arkansas, and louisiana have doubled their vaccinations compared to just three weeks ago. >> and separating fact from fiction about vaccines. looking at the data. here is what we know. fewer than four in 100,000 people who have been fully vaccinated have been hospitalized with covid and fewer than 1 in 100,000 fully vaccinated people died from covid. now those are incredible numbers and yet too many are losing loved ones who put off their shots until it was too late. >> if you're on the fence and it's only about side effects or whatever it is, it's to

as from what we saw from simone biles. she said something interesting cht winning this bronze medal here was better than all of her gold medals. that gives you a little perspective of what she's been dealing with her mental health. there she is, simone biles at our headquarters. i was inside the arena when she won the bronze. watching her on that beam, what stood out to me is just her energy. you can sense the nerves before she competed. how could she do this and would she get hurt. you see that radiance smile and the hug. that says it all with her coach. simone biles is a winner. >> i am not mad at all. so proud of the girls, all of them. i am going home in one a littles about. i am not i think we have all opened bigger doors and bigger conversations. >> she's going to go home with that bronze medal. we also spent some time with suni lee. what a gem she is. she leaves with three medals. she had some fun recounting her performance on the balancing beam. she was shocked that she kept her balance and she talked about the imp

. >>> and then simone biles pulls out of another event. she has just one more opportunity if in fact she takes it to compete in the games. i'm going to talk to famed american goalie brianna scurry who knows better than almost anyone who simone is going through. that conversation which you don't want to miss is coming up. >>> we want to begin with a senate push for a bipartisan infrastructure bill. chuck schumer saying the final text is imminent and reiterated his hopes to finish the bill before august recess. >> once the legislative text of the agreement is finalized, and i understand it is being ienlized imminently, i will offer it as a substitute amendment, as i've always promised. and then the senate can finally begin voting on additional amendments. given the thoroughly bipartisan nature of the bill, i expect we'll be able to consider all the relevant amendments and finish the bill in a matter of days. >>> joining me now, democratic congresswoman of california, judy chu, chair of the congressional asian-pacific american caucus. congres

simone biles returning for a dramatic comeback. james longman in tokyo. >> reporter: tonight, the return of a champion. simone biles catapulting herself among the ranks of olympic greats. she performed a near flawless routine. taking home the bronze -- her seventh medal. she's now tied with '90s phenom shannon miller as the most decorated american olympic gymnast. >> i honestly wasn't even expecting to medal on beam. i just was trying to go out there and hit a good beam set and compete one more time at this olympic games. >> reporter: in a week of twists and turns, bichls withdrew from the team final, stepping away if her mental health. it looked like the lights had dimmed for america's star gymnast. revealing on instagram revealing something called "the twisties." >> the only reason i could do beam was because there was no twisting, so thank god for that. >> reporter: and today, biles saying that this bronze means more than all of her golds -- a recognition of her resilience. whit, i was in the arena watching simone perform. the a

what's your reaction to simone biles getting back on beam and winning bronze? >> i am so happy for that young woman. she needed this, she needed to get out there, get on the podium. if not, it would be looming over her, just not having opportunity to face her fears. she didn't have to overcome the twisties, she ended up doing a double pipe, an easy dismount. it was about taking that step, facing her fears, she ended up with a bronze medal. i am proud of her and you can tell by the look on her face how proud she is. >> usa gymnastics is different today from where you were on the team but there's still room for improvement. what changes do you want to see after the games? >> there's definitely a great deal of room for improvement. with the likes of simone biles, she's the only survivor of the larry nassar on the floor competing which really is something that's impactful. her voice is being heard. there's a need to change the culture to rid the sport of verbal, physical, psychological, mental and sexual abuse. that's why i started the academy in maryland. i want t

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and so simone biles is back. her series of withdrawals, and now subsequent return here this evening, is arguably the story of these games. one that has been a landmark moment when it comes to raising awareness of the pressures that athletes are under, even the greatest athletes, regardless of whether or not she wins a medal tonight. the smile had said it all. the sense of relief obvious. it had been enough to put her into silver position. going for gold. chinese sensation 16—year—old guan chenchen top scored, pushing biles back into bronze. but this felt like a victory, after one of the toughest weeks of her career. i was so nervous, but itjust means the world i can come out _ here and compete one more time before this games is overs. on the other ones, i physically couldn't twist in the air. i would keep crashing. i wasn't cleared safely to do those things, mind's not there. as well as praise, biles had been faced some criticism as well as praise, biles had faced some criticism for deciding not to compete, a

biles —— simone biles. we have talked about lgbt q. of simon biles -- simone biles. we have talked about lgbt q.— have talked about lgbt q. issues cominu have talked about lgbt q. issues comin: to have talked about lgbt q. issues coming to the _ have talked about lgbt q. issues coming to the fore? _ have talked about lgbt q. issues coming to the fore? these - have talked about lgbt q. issues coming to the fore? these were l have talked about lgbt q. issues i coming to the fore? these were the games of inclusivity, matching our time. there is a new generation not afraid, sportspeople like they were in the past, to talk about their sexuality or about lgbt q in the past, to talk about their sexuality or about lgbt 0 plus issues. they are prepared to put them out into the open, i do not think athletes were so prepared to do that in the past. for me the biggest moment was simone biles talking about mental health, really fitting the zeitgeist. we have a time when people at last are prepared to talk about mental

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us gymnast simone biles will compete in the summer olympics. this after withdrawing from nearly all of the final events that she qualified for. >> kron four's. andrew martin joins us from tokyo. andrew, when can we see to get well soon as it will be tonight here in tokyo. not exactly sure what time that is packed in san francisco. but we will see her one final time in tokyo, which has a lot of people here excited simone biles came to the tokyo olympics as the face of team usa her and katie ledecky simone biles was projected to win as many as 5 gold medals. but as you mention, she withdrew from the team competition. she had a case of the twisties. she has since pulled out of each of the individual apparatus finals except the balance beam on the last day of gymnastics competition here in tokyo. we will see. simone biles will also see sunni lee and certainly don't want to discount what she's done for team usa. she already has 3 medals here at the tokyo olympics. but of course, the big storyline simone biles will see how she does on the balance bea

and so simone biles is back. her series of withdrawals, and now subsequent return here this evening, is arguably the story of these games. one that has been a landmark moment when it comes to raising awareness of the pressures that athletes are under, even the greatest athletes, regardless of whether or not she wins a medal tonight. the smile had said it all. the sense of relief obvious. it had been enough to put her into silver position. going for gold. chinese sensation 16—year—old guan chenchen top scored, pushing biles back into bronze. but this felt like a victory, after one of the toughest weeks of her career. i was so nervous, but itjust means the world i can come out here and compete one more time before this games is overs. on the other ones, i physically couldn't twist in the air. i would keep crashing. i wasn't cleared safely to do those things, mind's not there. as well as praise, biles had been faced some criticism as well as praise, biles had faced some criticism for deciding not to compete, aft

simone biles is coming back. regardless of how she does, she's taken a big step in a brave way, this as we witness greatness once again. jade carey winning the gold in the floor exercise. celebrating with her coach, who is her father as well. a great story for team usa gymnastics, as we get ready for the balance beam finals, which will include simone biles and suni lee, who won the all-around, a silver in the team finals and a bronze medal from the uneven bars. she has every single medal you can get here in tokyo. all eyes will be on simone biles, what has struggled with stress and anxiety and mental health issues here in tokyo. posting on social media, telling her fans what she's been going through, she calls it the twisties, where she sort of loses her place in the air when she's doing these flips and she's turns. incredibly dangerous, but she is there now and she says she'll be there for the balance beam. team usa say that we'll be rooting on both biles and suni lee. and we'll all be watching tomorrow night. s

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this tweet posted by nbc olympics says it all, simone biles bronze. raj was in the arena watching simone compete and he will have a live report te top of the hour. >> if you're going la, la, la, la, sorry. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. we'll check the morning commute with mike in a little bit. kari has a look at your forecast. >> unmute now. we'll start out with our temperatures in the upper 50s. it's humid and it's 58 degrees. going into the day, the sky will clear and another nice one and very much like yesterday reaching 80 degrees in san jose, 86 in martinez and 81 in santa rosa. we'll take a look ahead to the rest of the week coming up. you're seeing some fog at the golden gate bridge. >> i know kari for your department that's a duh. chp did shout it out, lights kind of go away at the south tower. they're there and you can see just fine from the sensors that folks are traveling north. a crew, puts the truck, the zipper truck is not active in that area. there's a little bit of slowing in places popping up and clearing up. overall, th

simone biles returning for a dramatic comeback. james longman in tokyo. >> reporter: tonight, the return of a champion. simone biles catapulting herself among the ranks of olympic greats. with the eyes of the world on her, she performed a near flawless routine. taking home the bronze -- her seventh medal. she's now tied with '90s phenom shannon miller as the most decorated american olympic gymnast. >> i honestly wasn't even expecting to medal on beam. i just was trying to go out there and hit a good beam set and compete one more time at this olympic games. >> reporter: in a week of twists and turns, biles withdrew from the team final, stepping away for her mental health. it looked like the lights had dimmed for america's star gymnast. revealing on instagram she was experiencing something called the twisties. >> the only reason i could do beam was because there was no twisting, so thank god for that. >> reporter: and today, biles saying that this bronze means more than all of her golds -- a recognition of her resilience. whit, i was

simone biles is back and will compete in one last competition in tokyo. here is liz in tokyo. >> reporter: simone biles will be back in action. biles is feeling better. and plans to compete. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: redemption after a stumble, and eighth place finish sunday, carri wowed on the floor to take gold. >> i feel this is all i dreamed of. >> in the baseball quarterfinal, the u.s. fell to host country japan in the bottom of the 10th. but still has a shot at a medal. another loss in soccer. u.s. women'ses national team heads to the bronze medal game. >> not the color we want, it's still a medal on the line, and it's a huge thing. >> reporter: the u.s. stacking up the hardware in other sports. a silver in wrestling for repeats a win in weight lift willing. and fast finish for carey harrison in the 100 meter hurdle. >> feels aamazing, the hard work i put in, to bring back a silver, i could not be happier. >> reporter: athletes working a lifetime for the moment of glory. and the u.s. women's water polo team going tore that moment of glory. a lot

mil few moments about us gymnast simone biles.— simone biles. all eyes on her and it really _ simone biles. all eyes on her and it really has _ simone biles. all eyes on her and it really has been - and it really has been throughout the game, she has pulled out because of this phenomenon called the twisties, where a gymnast uses her sense of space when in the air, absolutely terrifying when you look at the things they pull off. we have just look at the things they pull off. we havejust had confirmation from you with a gymnastics, they have just tweeted that simone has withdrawn from the event final from the floor but she will be making a decision on the beam later this week, so here's hoping she can get back in actionjust for one final hoping she can get back in action just for one final event before the end of the games. tania, thanks for the update. let's get some of the day's other news. clothing factories in bangladesh are due to re—open on sunday following a government decision to allow export factories to operate despite a surge in the p

any idea what we're going to see from simone biles on the balance beam? >> well, simone has kept us guessing, so i don't want toake any predictions. we expect to see a routine that's less difficult than what we expect from her on the balance beam. her teammate says she has been practicing skills that require less twisting, but never count out a six-time olympic medalist. six-time olympic medalist. >> well to those who can't leave their acne alone. ♪♪ ♪♪ we can't make you stop. but we can help get rid of the spots that your acne left behind. differin dark spot correcting serum has the maximum-strength dark spot-fading power you can get without a prescription. make it a part of your routine for consistently clear skin. don't let acne leave its mark. do things differin. we are thrilled we finally found our dream home in the mountains. the views are great, the air is fresh. (sfx: branches rustle) it is bear country though. hey boo-boo! we hit the jackpot! bear! bear! bear! look, corn on the cob! oohh chicken! don't mind if i do! they're hungry. t-bone

. >> and simone biles making her olympic comeback. her message after medaling on the balance beam and my conversation with usa gold medalist suni lee. how she felt going head to head with biles in their final event here in tokyo. ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from tokyo. >>> hello everyone from japan where you can add earthquake to the things that make these olympics so unusual. a 5.8 quake east of tokyo just as the sun was coming up here caused our hotel here to roll and sway. no damage reported or injuries. the latest on the olympics themselves coming up shortly, but we begin with new york's governor andrew cuomo and the investigation summary that accuses him of sexually harassing at least 11 women. president biden tonight joining the chorus of fellow democrats calling for cuomo's resignation after the report released by new york's attorney general accused the governor of physical and verbal harassment including a pattern of inappropriate conduct with an executive assistant. tonight

simone biles, it looked like she wouldn't compete again. her mentals weren't right, but now the goat is back. usa gymnastics saying you'll see two athletes on the beam tomorrow. monday biles was seen heading to the jim to watch the floor exercise where jade won gold. now the world's waiting. what will happen when simone biles returns for the one last chance to compete in tokyo. and stunner in the soccer semi finals. the u.s. women's team's gold medal hopes gone. losing to canada 1-0. it's the first time since 2001 canada beat the u.s. the goal keeper out with an injury. the u.s. will now play for bronze in tokyo against australia on thursday. >>> finally the olympic ideals of sportsmanship unfolded. look at the moment two high jumpers from qatar and italy decided to share gold. they decided against the jump off. they were running around the track hugging. years of hard work in this moment shared. the first joint winners, kate, in olympic track and field since 1912. congrats. >> very cool. very cool. coy, thank you. >>> inside politics start

you talk there about simone, and obviously simone biles is a name that we all know, possibly the world's most famous gymnast and, i know, a friend and team—mate of yours in years gone by. now, she withdrew, as you said, for her own wellbeing, both physical and mental. i just wonder whether you think it's fair to, in assessing the decision she made, to link that with the fact that simone, just as yourself, has been through the most terrible trauma in recent years linked to the sex scandal in us gymnastics. our minds all are so different. we're all so... there's no two people that are alike. so i don't know. and i don't want to speak for simone, so only simone can answer that question. i think that's absolutely the fair and right answer. she was asked it, you know, after she withdrew, on tv, and she said she thought about it hard. she said, "in the back of my mind, probably, yes, it was there because there are certain triggers, and it could have been a factor." and ijust... again, i wonder now to bring it to you, whetherfor you, despite the fact that the trial of larry nassar, the doctor

you talk there about simone, and obviously simone biles is a name that we all know, possibly the world's most famous gymnast and, i know, a friend and team—mate of yours in years gone by. now, she withdrew, as you said, for her own well—being, both physical and mental. i just wonder whether you think it's fair to, in assessing the decision she made, to link that with the fact that simone, just as yourself, has been through the most terrible trauma in recent years linked to the sex scandal in us gymnastics. our minds all are so different. we're all so... there's no two people that are alike. so i don't know. and i don't want to speak for simone, so only simone can answer that question. i think that's absolutely the fair and right answer. she was asked it, you know, after she withdrew, on tv, and she said she thought about it hard. she said, "in the back of my mind, probably, yes, it was there because there are certain triggers, and it could have been a factor." and ijust... again, i wonder now to bring it to you, whetherfor you, despite the fact that the trial of larry nassar, the doc

if you may, 1, gold and the discipline 1st, that was cited simone biles decided to withdraw to medical reasons. then it became clear as cited by the teams entourage. and by, by ourselves that this was a mental health issue. it has created quite a whirlwind of reaction. there are those who are strongly accusing and abusing simone bias for withdrawing that i would say spearheaded by pierce morgan, a famous u. k. tv host, who well just fell short of accusing someone violence of being a chicken and checking out on her team. and i saw something that serial winners do on mental health issues. now the go to excuse for any poor performance in elite sport was a joke. just admit you did badly made mistakes and was trying to do better next time. kids need strong role models, not best nonsense. obviously that has created huge responds online and even some mainstream media jumped in. and if you look at the language that some of these mainstream media like washington, both the many out of used, you would think that simone biles actually won a gold medal rather than pulling out from the competition.

event after event simone biles pulled out of. the last chance to do it and she's going to try, coy. >> huge news, john. it was a day by day evaluation process for team usa. most importantly, for simone biles, determining whether or not she felt well enough to compete in the four individual competitions for which she qualified. but the day before each of those competitions there were statements released saying that she would withdraw. but biles was seen here earlier today in tokyo heading to the gym to watch jade carey compete in the floor exercise. she won gold, by the way. congrats to jade carey. she also cheered on her teammates to individual medals yesterday. it was a waiting game in tokyo. the day before the event, the beam, the last chance we had to see the goat compete in the games and it's news she will indeed go again. remember, it was on friday that biles revealed now deleted post that she couldn't tell up from down in a practice session here in tokyo. saying she had no idea where she was in the air or how she was going

let's go to hoda's one-on-one with simone biles. obviously simone's time at the tokyo olympics was a roller coaster ride. it shined the light on the mental health challenges that face elite athletes. simone still managed to get two aged to get two more medals, and before she left tokyo, she and hoda sat down to talk about all of it >> simone biles, i don't know how to articulate how proud of you i am i am overflowing with pride. how are you feeling? >> it's so crazy i was able to get back out there and do one more routine it felt amazing. >> what are you feeling in this moment take your brain out of it. >> i'm proud of myself for how i pushed up and learn that dismount that i haven't put up in years i wasn't expecting to walk away with a medal or anything i just wanted to go out there and do it for myself and i did >> did you think about not doing it >> in the beginning whenever i kept over-rotating the dismount i was like, yes. but then i was like, i think i can do it. i know i have a good beam set and i felt fairly confident. >> c

sarah, talk us through the emotional return to competition of simone biles. yes, everybody was waiting for that moment after it simone biles confirmed that she would take part in the being final. that was on last night here in tokyo, and we know everything that she has talked about over the last week about mental health issues and also struggling with what we call the twisties in the sport of gymnastics. but she was able to feel comfortable enough to take part in this being final, and she was able to walk away with a metal, a bronze medalfor simone biles. she said afterwards she was so proud of her cell. she said she put no expectation on herself going in if she did not know but she would get a medal or not and this was one of the proudest days for her that she was able to come for the last week that she has and be able to walk away with a medal and also hold her head up high and be able to kind of work your way through the things that she has been dealing with. there was a much more for her in the arena. simone biles herself if she had been sitting at events

the american powerhouse gymnast simone biles is going to compete today. tell us re about her decision. reporter: yes, laura, she is back, and i know a lot of mnastics fans all around the world will be celebrating this. it has been quite a toug week, hasn't it, for simone biles, after withdrawing amid the team final, battling mental health issues and battling the twisties, which is basically when your mind and body disconnect when you work midair and your body doesn't quite do what your mind is telling it to do. she has pulled out of the individual final since. this i the less opportunity for simone biles to compete in the beam final, and we have the news that she would take her place in that final along with sunisa lee, the other american gymnast. we have seen simone biles between cheering on from the sidelines, so everybody will be interested to see how she goes and hoping tt she can push through and find a way through at some of the issues she has been dealing with this week. laura: certainly will. who is the weightlifter from new zealand making history