He only has one more chance for gold in whethat he says is olympic swansong. And hoop dreams. Why Carmelo Anthony could not miss the olympic games. As team usa moves on after a nail biting win over serbia. And Training Like an olympian. Keir simmons get put get in shape like the athletes here in rio. Today, saturday, august 13th, 2016. . Give it to me . Hi, mom. Welcome to the today show. Boomer sooner. Welcome to the today show. Roll tide. . And a good saturday morning to you live from rio. What a fantastic crowd we have with us on copacabana beach. This is a lively bunch. I must say this is a lively bunch. Considering we were out pretty late last night. Yeah. Guilty. Guilty. Some of these folks stayed up late or woke up early. Were in rio. You have to enjoy the night life. That was a highlight. Or lowlight. Speaking of keir simmons. Olympic highlights. Keir is following the action. Good morning. What a night of records. The night belonged to Katie Ledecky smashing her world record in
Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. At least two people are dead as historic floods slam the deep south. Over a foot and a half of rain has fallen in parts of louisiana, which is under a state of emergency. More than 1,000 have been rescued. Theres also flooding in mississippi and alabama. We begin with Omar Villafranca in hammond, louisiana. Do you have something . Yeah. Reporter rescue crews spent the day searching for people who may have been swept away in the floodwaters. In time, saving a woman and her dog from drowning. Oh Reporter National guards men on boats, trucks, and helicopters have helped more than 1,000 stranded pets and people. Before John Bel Edwards says many who should have evacuated did not. Some are risking their lives on flooded roads. It really doesnt take much depth of the water if its moving quickly to wash your 68yearold man who drowned while trying to escape the rising waters. Me and my son and another guy tried to get him, but it was too late. Reporter has t
Out. 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 plenty of other chances for team usa to add to the medal count as week two of the Olympic Games gets under way, today, saturday, august 13th, 2016. Another gold medal in the 800 and the world record. Unbelievable. Threeway tie for the silver 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 here. Where do they come . You come 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 around her neck. And not to be outdone. We have two other gold athletes. Maya dirado with another win with the 200me amazing comeback in the 50meter free style. 16 years after he first won the g
Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. At least two people are dead as historic floods slam the deep south. Over a foot and a half of rain has fallen in parts of louisiana, which is under a state of emergency. More than 1,000 have been rescued. Theres also flooding in mississippi and alabama. We begin with Omar Villafranca in hammond, louisiana. Do you have something . Yeah. Reporter rescue crews spent the day searching for people who may have been swept away in the floodwaters. They came across this car dog from drowning. Oh Reporter National guards men on boats, trucks, and helicopters have helped more than 1,000 stranded pets and people. Before John Bel Edwards says many who should have evacuated did not. Some are risking their lives on flooded roads. It really doesnt take much depth of the water if its moving quickly to wash your 68yearold man who drowned while trying to escape the rising waters. Me and my son and another guy tried to get him, but it was too late. Reporter has the wat
Makers are trying to win them back. A militant group in has released a beheading of a frenchman. They complain claim to be affiliated with the Islamic State and they demanded the air strikes be stopped. The footage released on monday shows the man being forced to kneel in front of four masked men and then held down and murdered. Group members warned they would kill the man unless French Forces stopped attacking Islamic State militants. The countrys president , Francois Hollande says he acknowledges the murder. Translator a french citizen was unfairly killed by a militant group that is allied with the Islamic State. The International Community must come together and must fight against terrorism. Hollande has condemned the Algerian Group and pledged to continue fighting extremists including carrying out air strikes in iraq. World leaders at the u. N. General assembly in new york have turned their attention to Islamic State in iraq and syria. U. S. President barack obama led a major debat