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Stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. we were in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen. so i just started poking around on ancestry. then, i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. it turns out im scottish. so, i traded in my lederhosen for a kilt.

>> massialas looking to close it out. instead its baldini keeping it alive for italy. 44-31. >> parry, riposte, counter-riposte. no. the remise riposte by baldini. yes. >> and there it is! alexander massialas lunges forward and comes up with the point that wins bronze for the united states for the first time in 84 years! a u.s. foil team has medaled in the olympics. >> this wonderful group of four fencers slayed the dragon of london. theyve gotten a medal. doesnt matter the color. theyve won a b...

Riposte. you might say there was a little hesitation there. and there is the team coach. sees the handwriting on the wall. >> he knows italy needs to pull off an epic comeback to try to salvage the bronze. baldini trying to keep that dream alive, even if it is awfully faint. . massialas needs just two points to close out this match, or he needs to survive the final 2:07. >> beautiful riposte by massialas. >> now team usa, jeff, just a point away. >> these guys here have waited four years for thi...

Day for team usa here, it could be a spectacular night as the americans look to make even more history. were not going to report any results that havent already been widely reported. but ahead of our prime time action, we can tell you, as expected, the american womens gymnastics team was golden. this as the biggest names in u.s. swimming are getting set for giant races tonight. nbcs miguel almaguer has all the action for us. >> reporter: the american women keep setting the bar. >> its critical, ...

Have been attacked. >> education has taken such a huge hit for the syrian children. in aleppo, at the moment, its basically impossible. >> reporter: behind the happy faces, there is also sadness. this 6-year-old says her older sister was killed in the fighting. they buried here, she says. i wont forget her. i still have her picture. this house was hit by an airstrike. im happy here, she says. the fighting has intensified in the past week, yet organizers say they will do everything to keep the ce...

Forward, another step forward and then i lunge. now you do the same. >> i go one, two, lunge. >> perfect. >> reporter: while she suits up for the red, white and blue, shes faced with the painful reminder that some dont think the stars and stripes belong to her. >> i was walking from practice and this man followed me and made me feel very uncomfortable. said that i look suspicious and that he was going to call the police. he asked me if i was going to blow something up. >> reporter: while her rel...

Shes a superstar with a saber and a fresh face at this summers games. ibtihaj muhammad is the first american athlete to ever compete in the olympics wearing a hijab. >> its a part of who i am. my faith comes first. >> reporter: she grew up in new jersey, the daughter of eugene and denise mohammed. at age 13, she caught a glimpse of her future from her moms car window. >> i see these kids with these masks on. i said i dont know what theyre doing, but i want you to try it. >> reporter: fencing was...

Were back from rio looking at the olympic cauldron burning at mare ka that. a promising young american who tomorrow will compete in her event wearing the traditional covering worn by some muslim women. beyond competing herself, shes become a coach and an inspiration. morgan ratford has her story tonight. >> reporter: with lightning fast moves,

Where would we go back to? >> reporter: this is her home, she says. her country and most importantly her time. morgan ratford, nbc news, new york. up next, what sent former olympic runner, oscar miss tore yus to the hospital.

Turmoil, the games go on. earlier u.s. swimming phenom katie ledecky notching an olympic record in a 400-meter qualifying race. michael phelps is expected to make his olympic debut in the pool for the 4 by 100-meter freestyle relay, in his fifth olympic games. earlier, we spoke with ibtihaj muhammad, the first american to ever compete in a hijab. she told us that her faith, which requires modesty, is the perfect fit for her. >> as a muslim kid, i had to add long sleeves, pants. and with fencing,...