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Eastern today right here on cnn. well, shes making history and breaking barriers. youre going to hear from the first american muslim woman to compete in the olympics wearing a hijab. dramatic video out of miami. cnn talks with the police officer who was viciously attacked while trying to stop a suspect from blowing up a gas station. >> he came for my throat and i blocked it. it was a fight to the death and only one person was going to walk away from that. soon, shell be binge-studying. get b...

Up. thats what it is in my mind, seeing how fast i can get up and down the pool. >> coy wire, thank you. if youre watching cnn right now, just as excited for you. just as excited for you. another u.s. olympian is setting a first for american athletes, a u.s. fencer. >> im the first woman to represent team u.s.a. while wearing a hajib. there had never been a woman on the u.s. team, thats when i made the conscious decision to go for the 2016 team. i knew i had it in me to qualify for the olympic...

This. >> getting to this point hasnt been easy. muhammad grew up in a big family in maplewood, new jersey, and as a devout muslim only allows her face and hands to show. >> my mom was always changing the funiform for me by adding long sleeves or pants while my teammates were wearing tank stops or shorts. >> one day while sitting at a stoplight with her mom she saw something that would change her life forever. >> they had on long pants. they had on long jackets and these masks on. i clearly remem...

On every purchase... not just...(dismissively) airline purchases. every purchase. everywhere. every day. no really! double miles on all of them! whats in your wallet? coming up, more coverage of the olympic games in rio de janeiro and including fencing, beach volleyball and dressage. and joining me to preview what is coming up, rob. what is on tap for this afternoon? >> you are used to political sword fights on msnbc, we have sull sword fights today. this afternoon. a big day of fencing. with ...

Be essentially unusable for the rest of its life. this makes no sense. >> i dont think youre going to get on the international olympic committee any time soon. malcolm, glad to have you on. next on gps, the human olympics pit man against man, woman against woman, but russia is putting on war games of a kind. 9 out of 10 u.s. olympians grew up drinking milk. moms know kids grow strong when they milk life.

Duke, a three-time all american and win gold as part of team usa in the 2014 world fencing championships. but she couldnt change how people looked at her off the fencing strip. when you walk down the street, when you travel, when you go through tsa, what is your reality? >> nightmare. i mean, tsa is a nightmare. im sure its a nightmare for everyone. always randomly selected for a special search, always. >> always randomly. >> always randomly selected for special screening. and when you travel as...

So were on day two now of the olympic games. for the next two weeks the world will be watching rio. one u.s. athlete started making history even before her competition. >> we spoke with a muslim american fencer about her olympic moment and much more. >> under that star spangled mask lies a fierce competitor, whos lightning fast. >> i enjoy having to you know chase my opponent down the strip in order to score a point. >> but 30-year-old ibtihaj muhammad is no ordinary member of team usa. the rio ...

And perceive the muslim community. >> thats one of the reasons she was invited to the islamic center of baltimore this year for president obamas visit. >> i told her to bring home the gold. >> and much to her surprise, being different has now made her one of the celebrities of the u.s. olympic team, with a stream of profiles, photo shoots and lucrative endorsements. >> im solely focusing on, you know, just preparation. >> train, train, train. >> yeah. >> and hopefully gold. >> i always say that ...

Its one of the most expensive olympic sports. it could cost you more than $20,000 to participate a year. when you look at the outfit, for example, a mask can cost you 500, jacket can cost you 250, the pants can cost you 250. sneakers can cost you 200. the weapon can cost you 300, $400. i wouldnt be in fencing were it not for even the public support. i train at the peter westbrook foundation in new york city. before dicks, visa, that was really my driving kind of way that i paid for this sport an...