Now. And the United States is onto the quarterfinals. This was a tremendous routine. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Olympic Games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and Savannah Guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. Good morning, welcome to a split edition from rio and new york. Can we start by saying its a Beautiful Day. Can we show you a shot of the most decorated u. S. Woman in olympic track and field history. That is Allyson Felix. She now has [ applause ] a dramatic finish to the 400 people will be watching for a long, long time. It was a dive that ended in basically a photo finish. Today is also the final day of gymnastics. Simone biles is looking to bounce back on the floor. She finally proved by the way that shes human, all right. She lost her balance on the beam. Ended up with a bronze you have to give it to 16yearold Laurie Hernandez. She made the most of her lone individual event nabbing the silver. They hugged it out afterwards. Hear from both of them in a little bit. A pretty dramatic night yesterday. Ups and downs. Lets head back to new york and savannah joins us now. What have you got cooking there . Good morning. We have a big story here. They call this the worst flooding since Superstorm Sandy. The latest on flooding going on in louisiana right now. This morning we have a and destruction as new communities are put on alert for water that is still rising. Well have that in a moment. All right, savannah. Thanks very much. Lets bring in natalie in for a look at the olympic action from a day that saw the u. S. Not winning a gold medal for the first time, first olympic day since the 12th day of beijing. Wow. I know. Its incredible. You mentioned that dramatic track finish and a rare slip from simone bi technical issues that made monday a day to remember. A dive by miller for the line. In the womens 400 meters, a photo finish. Shaunae miller winning gold and upsetting Allyson Felix in her signature event. Now felix. Catching up to miller, felix had eyes on a fifth gold medal threw herself over the line. Despite the second place finish, felix is now the most decorated woman in track and field history winning her seventh medal in what could be her last olympic competition. Its been a fight all season. I gave it all i had tonight. The dramatic race capping an already chaotic day here in rio. Heavy rain delayed several events. Earlier in the day, an overhead camera broke away f i at the olympic park causing seven minor injuries. When the events resumed, kenyas david won his second consecutive gold in the 800 meter. American Clayton Murphy took bronze. In pole vault, another bronze for the americans. Sam kendricks rocketing over the bar earning the u. S. s first medal in the event since 2004 but for other olympians a day of a false start in round one of the 110 hurdles. Tearing off his bib as we left the track. His olympic hopes dashed. For gymnastics superstar simone biles, a rare misstep. Slipping on the balance beam nearly falling off. The 19 year old finished strong but it wasnt enough to come out on top. Heavily favored toin event, biles came away with bronze while her teammate 16yearold Laurie Hernandez took silver. Her first individual medal. Edging out the americans. Sanne wevers of the netherlands. Biles will have another shot in the floor exercise. For mens Beach Volleyball, its Phil Dalhuasser forced a tie breaker. But the brazilians rallied cheered on by their hometown fans. Brazil has beaten the United States. Tonight april ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings will compete in the semifinals with jennings two victories away from her fourth straight olympic gold. Heres where the medal count usa with a commanding lead. Its the last day of gymnastics including floor finals for the women. In track and field mens high jump final and Beach Volleyball, team usa the women taking on brazil. Semifinals. Lets go. Its midnight. Al and i were at the mens game yesterday. It was tough to watch. On this show. Allyson felix who was just denied gold by that dive in the 400 meters. Good morning. Nice to see you. Good to see you guys. Did you know who won at the end of the race . Were you sure . I wasnt sure, no. I was staring up at the board trying to see how it would sort out. Take me through the last 10, 15 meters of that. I just dug deep. To me this year has been all about fighting and so i knew i was just going to give all i had and fight and i felt like i did you know, i left it all out there. Not every day you see a dive like that in track and field. Is that something that as a track athlete youre used to seeing or does this happen every now and then . Not used to seeing that. It happens every now and then. Its not too common. You have said to us in the past that the 400 meters is a beast. It is. From start to finish, you said i left everything out there. You have no choice. How did you feel during the race . It wasnt my best race. Away from me and coming home is when i just tried to give all i had. Its outside of my comfort zone. I feel like im a sprinter and its stepping a little bit outside of what im used to. Can we point out that with the silver medal you are the most decorated track runner, olympian, in u. S. History. Have you been able to get your head around that title . Not quite. You know, it is something that i am definitely very, very proud of. Its been so many years and so much hardor as jackie joiner, thats going to take time to sink in. Talk about the journey. There have been ups and there have been downs and yet here you are with another medal in 2016. Its been a wild year. In april i had a crazy accident in the gym. I had this ankle injury. At that moment i thought that i wasnt going to be here at all. Ago or Something Like that. It was pretty crazy. And then from then on my beloved chloe passed, my dog, and then just before i left from the states, my grandfather passed. It seemed like everything was happening. Like i said, it was time to just fight. A lot of young girls look up to you and watch you and the way you held yourself after yesterdays race and the fact that youre here with us today speaks a lot about you. What do you hope to communicate i hope i can get across that youre going to have obstacles and adversity. Let your spirit shine through. Keep fighting no matter how the cards are stacked against you. Dont let that get you down. How many Olympic Games for you now . This is number four. In our history with you, you have shown class every single time. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you. Appreciate it. Allyson, thank you. Love you. [ applause ] you can clap. Well turn now to drama in gymnastics. Simone biles and aly raisman will compete on the floor. I was there and had a chance to talk to Medal Winners when they left the podium. American simone biles has already made usa gymnastics history. For simone biles, the road to a recorde on the balance beam. Shes so fantastic. So consistent. She started off strong. Beautiful. Then uncharacteristically faltered midway touching the beam. Seeing that mistake, dutch gymnast Shaunae Miller adjusted her routine doing something less difficult and winning gold. Crazy good. And biles got bronze. Are you okay . Imdisappointed in how i performed my beam set. If you think about it im the only gymnast out here that has done this as many times as i have so props for that. Hernandez was the Silver Lining for team usa. Great form. Just 16 years old competing in her first ever international meet, hernandez followed with a rock solid routine nailing her dismount and walking away with her first individual medal. A silver. This was a tremendous routine. First individual medal at the Olympic Games. When you did your dismount, did you think i got something here . Yeah. I mean, ive been training so hard. Im glad i just did the routine ive been doing in practice. I have no regrets. Kind of. I thought i was going to throw up. That was the most nervous ive ever been before a meet. Once i got on the beam i was more calm than usual. Very nice. How happy are you for laurie . I saw you wrap her arms around her and hug her with that megawatt smile. This whole olympic experience you would think its her second time at the olympics. Im so proud of he friends from way back now silver and bronze Medal Winners with biles already looking ahead to her floor routine. One more tomorrow night. Do you feel good about tomorrow . We love you. Look at you right in the heart of it. I was so into that. One of the most fun things i think we get to do on the show we have tony and wanda hernandez, lauries mom and dad. She was looking around for you yesterday afternoon. Tell me what you guys talked about after her win. It was just an incredible feat. It still hasnt hit us to be quite honest. Its just one of these things that its so surreal. Just before she competes, you guys hold hands and do a little prayer circle. Tell us why thats important. We think faith before everything. We are so grateful and humble for the experience and laurie to go out there and to shine with her usa team and the comradery of the team of usa, the coaches. Were just so grateful for the opportunity for laurie to be here and just to see her big smile. Baby, we love you, girl. We love her too. We love her too. Thanks for coming by this thank you so much. Coming up, well hear from the final five aly raisman and youll see both aly and simone tonight during nbcs prime time olympic coverage starting at 8 00, 7 00 central. More to come from rio. Right now we want to go to new york and check in with savannah. We move to that desperate situation unfolding right now in louisiana. Some of the worst flooding in the u. S. In years triggered by ne morning even more communities are facing a danger of new flooding. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is in baton rouge again for us this morning. Hi, gabe. Good morning. Reporter hi, savannah. The death toll has now climbed to seven. More than 20,000 people have been rescued. As we take a live look from this drone, you can see many areas are still inundated. The red cross now calling this the worst flooding disaster in the u. S. Since Superstorm Sandy are bracing for historic water levels as louisianas record rainfall moves downstream. This is an unprecedented historic flood event. The Army National guard giving us a firsthand look from the sky. There is plenty of water in wide swaths of louisiana but thankfully the water in some places appears to be receding. The rain has eased but other areas south of baton rouge are on high a rising rivers. Right now were over one of the hardest hit areas. Some parts got more than 31 inches of rain in just 48 hours. The residents here tell us theyve never seen anything like this. A couple hours we probably had six foot of water. Reporter mark barely escaped with his wife and kids as the water rose in watson. Basically we lost everything. Other than our lives. Not enough to add to this flooding. The concern is the water thats already here moving downstream. Thousands of people are packing emergency shelters. Many schools are closed and roads, major roads, are shut down, savannah. Thank you so much. Turning now to the president ial race Hillary Clinton and donald trump trading new attacks on the campaign trail with Vice President joe biden getting in jabs of his own and trump is causing a new stir with a controversial proposal. S story this morning. Andrea, good morning. Reporter good morning, savannah. Hillary clinton will be campaigning here in philadelphia today where she needs to run up a huge vote to offset Donald Trumps strengths elsewhere in pennsylvania. This critical battleground state. A campaign faltering, donald trump is trying to shift gears. Extreme vetting. Reporter going beyond his proposed ban on muslims entering ideological test for wouldbe immigrants. In addition to screening empathizers of terrorist groups, we must screen out hostile attitudes toward our country. She also lacks the mental and physical stamina to take on isis and all of the many adversaries we face. Joe biden to challenge trumps fitness to be commander in chief. This man is totally, thoroughly unqualified to be president of the United States of america. Reporter while clinton leads trump in philadelphia and its suburbs, he is gaining among White Working Class voters in places like scranton. Friends should not let friends vote for trump. Reporter what do you say to in pennsylvania in scranton . Take a look at the facts. Take a look at what hes talking about. Take a look at what were talking about. Reporter and in our new nbc News Survey Monkey online poll out today, Hillary Clinton continues to hold a ninepoint lead over donald trump nationally but a majority of voters continue to hold unfavorable views of both candidates with Hillary Clinton only slightly less unpopular ban do for us. Later today well sit down for an exclusive interview with Hillary Clintons running mate tim kaine and his wife, anne holton. For now, well send it back to matt, hoda and al in rio. We look forward to that interview, savannah. Thanks very much. You have more on that flooding back home. More rain there and that rain is going to make its way up into the mid plains and eventually into the northeast. Stationary front from texas into the great lakes with low pressure running along it. Heavy showers and thunderstorms. Flash flood watches for texas. 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Its the 16th day of august. Its another spectacular one here on the beach in rio. Nice crowd the morning before it gets too hot around here. You have to love the crowd. It keeps building. We have a lot to get to this half hour starting with todays olympic headlines in track. A wild end to the womens 400 meter. Shaunae miller of the bahamas pulled off the upset over team usas Allyson Felix by diving headfirst at the finish line. A silver for felix made her the track and field history. We had a chance to talk to her in the last half hour and the First American woman to medal in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and a bronze for Clayton Murphy in the mens 800 meters. Great for him. It will be rowdy tonight because Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross will face the reigning world champs from br ticket to the gold medal match on the line. Well be listening to that. Well hear that all night long. Let us begin this half hour with a star athlete from team usa being forced to defend herself. Natalie has more on that. Good morning. Thats right. Were talking about Gabby Douglas she won gold here as a member of the final five but now facing rather Harsh Criticism online with people questioning but now gabby and her mom are having thei