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Greatest of all time, and simon biles just added another record to her impressive career. sweeping all the events to win her fifth u.s. gymnastics title, the first woman to be national champion five times and in winning form biles sent a message with her teal leotard. that's the color that signifies survivors of sexual abuse. simone biles herself among those victimized by team doctor larry nasser their mission at the forefront. a quick thinking rescue caught on camera in california. strangers banning together jumping into the water to save a man, a woman and a dog after their truck plunged i...

The jeusit-run american media the world will be watching the pope's actions. >> i think they're trying to do the standard procedure for cardinal law and in other ways send signals that he's not as respected as other cardinals. >> reporter: such as the pope's unusually short sentence about his man's death. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. there's also new controversy tonight over sexual abuse in the world of gymnastics. gold medalist mckayla maroney is now suing usa gymnastics. tonight, usa gymnastics is strongly pushing back. nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: in the 2012 london g...

>> reporter: dr. nassar is accused of sexually assaulting more than 100 patients. he's awaiting two trials. he's pled not guilty and offered no comment tonight. maroney says it's never too late to speak up. the champion in the gym now an advocate outside of it. miguel almaguer, nbc news. a new turn tonight in the national anthem debate and the nfl. the league's commissioner says players should stand when the national anthem is played before games, and he also responded to questions about why the nfl declined to change its policy to require that they do so. nbc's ron mott has the new details....

A tuskegee airman, becoming the first active duty american service member to medal in an olympic games. later becoming an american diplomat. the whitfield foundation donating a pair of his spike shoes and jersey among other things. several olympians genwitsifting >> carl lewis game us every one but the one he buried with his father. jesse owens. >> i can't imagine what it's going to be like for my family or other families to see these exhibits for the first time. i know it's going to be a very emotional experience. >> sometimes people will be crying because they're sad. and trying because they...

You can go back to 1980 when president carter, what was probably the worst decision made by american president decided not to send our olimpians to moscow to participate in the games because of invasion of afghanistan and four years later the entire eastern block including soviet athletes did not come to los angeles. this is real yaig, look, there are other who is are using drugs as well. it's not just the russians, however, the drugs these people are using are for therapeutic and the medicines are used because they have been accused and probably for own audience but it's not going to work bec...