>>> TONIGHT, LIVE FROM >>> TONIGHT, LIVE FROM PARIS AS SOME OF THE >>> TONIGHT, LIVE FROM PARIS AS SOME OF THE BIGGEST STARS OF THE PARIS AS SOME OF THE BIGGEST STARS OF THE GAMES BEGIN BIGGEST STARS OF THE GAMES BEGIN COMPETITION INCLUDING GAMES BEGIN COMPETITION INCLUDING SIMONE BILES AND HER COMPETITION INCLUDING SIMONE BILES AND HER TRIUMPHANT RETURN. SIMONE BILES AND HER TRIUMPHANT RETURN. THE STAR GYMNAST BACK TRIUMPHANT RETURN. THE STAR GYMNAST BACK ON THE MAT WITH A THE STAR GYMNAST BACK ON THE MAT WITH A STUNNING ROUTINE, ON THE MAT WITH A STUNNING ROUTINE, LAUNCHING HER OLYMPIC STUNNING ROUTINE, LAUNCHING HER OLYMPIC COMEBACK AND DESPITE LAUNCHING HER OLYMPIC COMEBACK AND DESPITE AN INJURY, BILES COMEBACK AND DESPITE AN INJURY, BILES LIMPING AND HOPPING, AN INJURY, BILES LIMPING AND HOPPING, BUT STICKING HER LIMPING AND HOPPING, BUT STICKING HER LANDINGS, WE’LL GET BUT STICKING HER LANDINGS, WE’LL GET THE UPDATE TONIGHT LANDINGS, WE’LL GET THE UPDATE TONIGHT FROM HER COACH. THE UPDATE TONIGHT FROM HER COACH. THE AMERICAN WOMEN FROM HER COACH. THE AMERICAN WOMEN GOING GOLD, SILVER IN THE AMERICAN WOMEN GOING GOLD, SILVER IN THE POOL SEPARATED BY GOING GOLD, SILVER IN THE POOL SEPARATED BY ONLY 0.04 OF A SECOND. THE POOL SEPARATED BY ONLY 0.04 OF A SECOND. >> COCO GAUFF WINS IN ONLY 0.04 OF A SECOND. >> COCO GAUFF WINS IN TRAIT STETS AND HOW >> COCO GAUFF WINS IN TRAIT STETS AND HOW LeBRON LED THEM TO TRAIT STETS AND HOW LeBRON LED THEM TO VICTORY. LeBRON LED THEM TO VICTORY. BACK HOME THE BIGGEST VICTORY. BACK HOME THE BIGGEST WILDFIRE BURNING BACK HOME THE BIGGEST WILDFIRE BURNING 350,000 ACRES. WILDFIRE BURNING 350,000 ACRES. THIS NATIONAL PARK 350,000 ACRES. THIS NATIONAL PARK EVACUATED. THIS NATIONAL PARK EVACUATED. NOW SMOKE FROM WESTERN EVACUATED. NOW SMOKE FROM WESTERN FIRES IS TRAVELING AS NOW SMOKE FROM WESTERN FIRES IS TRAVELING AS FAR EAST AS NEW FIRES IS TRAVELING AS FAR EAST AS NEW ENGLAND. FAR EAST AS NEW ENGLAND. >>> ISRAEL VOWS MAJOR ENGLAND. >>> ISRAEL VOWS MAJOR RETALIATION INSIDE >>> ISRAEL VOWS MAJOR RETALIATION INSIDE LEBANON AFTER A DOZEN RETALIATION INSIDE LEBANON AFTER A DOZEN CHILDREN WERE KILLED LEBANON AFTER A DOZEN CHILDREN WERE KILLED INSIDE ISRAELI CHILDREN WERE KILLED INSIDE ISRAELI TERRITORY. INSIDE ISRAELI TERRITORY. IS A NEW FRONT IN THE TERRITORY. IS A NEW FRONT IN THE WAR ABOUT TO OPEN. IS A NEW FRONT IN THE WAR ABOUT TO OPEN. DRAMATIC RESCUE, THE WAR ABOUT TO OPEN. DRAMATIC RESCUE, THE MOMENT THE COAST GUARD DRAMATIC RESCUE, THE MOMENT THE COAST GUARD SPOTTED THESE TWO MOMENT THE COAST GUARD SPOTTED THESE TWO SCUBA DIVERS AFTER SPOTTED THESE TWO SCUBA DIVERS AFTER THEY WERE LOST AT SEA SCUBA DIVERS AFTER THEY WERE LOST AT SEA FOR 36 HOURS WITH NO THEY WERE LOST AT SEA FOR 36 HOURS WITH NO BOAT. FOR 36 HOURS WITH NO BOAT. NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE, BOAT. NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE, HOW GOOGLE IS USING AI NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE, HOW GOOGLE IS USING AI SO BEAT ONE MAJOR HOW GOOGLE IS USING AI SO BEAT ONE MAJOR CITY’S NOTORIOUSLY BAD SO BEAT ONE MAJOR CITY’S NOTORIOUSLY BAD TRAFFIC. CITY’S NOTORIOUSLY BAD TRAFFIC. CAN IT HELP YOUR TRAFFIC. CAN IT HELP YOUR COMMUTE? CAN IT HELP YOUR COMMUTE? AND BACK HERE AT THE COMMUTE? AND BACK HERE AT THE OLYMPICS. AND BACK HERE AT THE OLYMPICS. MY INSIDE LOOK AT HOW OLYMPICS. MY INSIDE LOOK AT HOW THEY MAKE THE MEDALS. MY INSIDE LOOK AT HOW THEY MAKE THE MEDALS. THE WINNERS BRINGING A THEY MAKE THE MEDALS. THE WINNERS BRINGING A PIECE OF PARIS HOME THE WINNERS BRINGING A PIECE OF PARIS HOME WITH THEM. PIECE OF PARIS HOME WITH THEM. >>> THIS IS "NBC WITH THEM. >>> THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS." >>> THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS." REPORTING TONIGHT FROM NIGHTLY NEWS." REPORTING TONIGHT FROM THE OLYMPICS IN PARIS, REPORTING TONIGHT FROM THE OLYMPICS IN PARIS, HERE IS LESTER HOLT. THE OLYMPICS IN PARIS, HERE IS LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND HERE IS LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME FROM PARIS. >>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME FROM PARIS. AN EXCITING FIRST WELCOME FROM PARIS. AN EXCITING FIRST WEEKEND OF THE 2024 AN EXCITING FIRST WEEKEND OF THE 2024 GAMES WHERE SIMONE WEEKEND OF THE 2024 GAMES WHERE SIMONE BILES SHRUGGED OFF A GAMES WHERE SIMONE BILES SHRUGGED OFF A PAINFUL INJURY AND BILES SHRUGGED OFF A PAINFUL INJURY AND DELIVERED IN PAINFUL INJURY AND DELIVERED IN SPECTACULAR FORM IN A DELIVERED IN SPECTACULAR FORM IN A GYMNASTICS QUALIFYING SPECTACULAR FORM IN A GYMNASTICS QUALIFYING ROUND, WRITING AN GYMNASTICS QUALIFYING ROUND, WRITING AN EARLY NEW CHPTER IN ROUND, WRITING AN EARLY NEW CHPTER IN HER COMEBACK STORY AND EARLY NEW CHPTER IN HER COMEBACK STORY AND LEAVING TEAM USA WELL HER COMEBACK STORY AND LEAVING TEAM USA WELL POSITIONED IN HER PLAN LEAVING TEAM USA WELL POSITIONED IN HER PLAN FOR GOLD AND BILES POSITIONED IN HER PLAN FOR GOLD AND BILES BOUNCED BACK WITH NO FOR GOLD AND BILES BOUNCED BACK WITH NO PLAN TO LEAVE THE BOUNCED BACK WITH NO PLAN TO LEAVE THE COMPETITION. PLAN TO LEAVE THE COMPETITION. TEAMMATES GRETCHEN COMPETITION. TEAMMATES GRETCHEN WALSH AND TORY HUSK TEAMMATES GRETCHEN WALSH AND TORY HUSK SWIMMING TO A PHOTO WALSH AND TORY HUSK SWIMMING TO A PHOTO FINISH IN THE SWIMMING TO A PHOTO FINISH IN THE 100-METER BUT THE ARE FINISH IN THE 100-METER BUT THE ARE FLY, A ONE-TWO FINISH, 100-METER BUT THE ARE FLY, A ONE-TWO FINISH, SILVER FOR WALSH WHILE FLY, A ONE-TWO FINISH, SILVER FOR WALSH WHILE THE HOME CROWD WENT SILVER FOR WALSH WHILE THE HOME CROWD WENT WILD AFTER WILD AFTER USA. WILD AFTER USA. >> THE COMMUNITY MADE USA. >> THE COMMUNITY MADE THIS POSSIBLE TODAY SO >> THE COMMUNITY MADE THIS POSSIBLE TODAY SO IT’S CRAZY. THIS POSSIBLE TODAY SO IT’S CRAZY. >> TOM IS HERE. IT’S CRAZY. >> TOM IS HERE. A LOT OF EMOTIONS >> TOM IS HERE. A LOT OF EMOTIONS PLAYING OUT THROUGH A LOT OF EMOTIONS PLAYING OUT THROUGH THIS PLACE. PLAYING OUT THROUGH THIS PLACE. LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS PLACE. LET’S TALK ABOUT WOMEN’S SOCCER AND LET’S TALK ABOUT WOMEN’S SOCCER AND U.S. WOMEN’S WRAPPED WOMEN’S SOCCER AND U.S. WOMEN’S WRAPPED UP A MATCH. U.S. WOMEN’S WRAPPED UP A MATCH. >> THEY’RE YOUNG, BUT UP A MATCH. >> THEY’RE YOUNG, BUT THEY’RE HUNGRY. >> THEY’RE YOUNG, BUT THEY’RE HUNGRY. THEY JUST BEAT GERMANY THEY’RE HUNGRY. THEY JUST BEAT GERMANY 4-1 SO THEY’RE 2-0 THEY JUST BEAT GERMANY 4-1 SO THEY’RE 2-0 LIKELY HEADED TO THE 4-1 SO THEY’RE 2-0 LIKELY HEADED TO THE THE NEXT ROUND. LIKELY HEADED TO THE THE NEXT ROUND. >> TOM LLAMAS, THANK THE NEXT ROUND. >> TOM LLAMAS, THANK YOU. >> TOM LLAMAS, THANK YOU. >> YOU CAN WATCH THE YOU. >> YOU CAN WATCH THE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS AND >> YOU CAN WATCH THE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS AND MUCH MORE STARTING AT WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS AND MUCH MORE STARTING AT ATAT MUCH MORE STARTING AT ATAT 7:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ATAT 7:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME AND WE’LL HAVE MORE 7:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME AND WE’LL HAVE MORE FROM THE OLYMPICS AND WE’LL HAVE MORE FROM THE OLYMPICS LATER IN THE FROM THE OLYMPICS LATER IN THE BROADCAST, BUT FIRST LATER IN THE BROADCAST, BUT FIRST IN OTHER BREAKING BROADCAST, BUT FIRST IN OTHER BREAKING NEWS, A MASSIVE IN OTHER BREAKING NEWS, A MASSIVE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE NEWS, A MASSIVE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE TONIGHT. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE TONIGHT. A DISASTER SO BIG YOU TONIGHT. A DISASTER SO BIG YOU CAN SEE IT FROM SPACE A DISASTER SO BIG YOU CAN SEE IT FROM SPACE AND IT’S IMPACTING AIR CAN SEE IT FROM SPACE AND IT’S IMPACTING AIR QUALITY ACROSS THE AND IT’S IMPACTING AIR QUALITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. QUALITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. STEVE PATTERSON COUNTRY. STEVE PATTERSON REPORTS FROM NORTHERN STEVE PATTERSON REPORTS FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. REPORTS FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, CALIFORNIA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE NATION’S LARGEST >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE NATION’S LARGEST ACTIVE WILDFIRE IS THE NATION’S LARGEST ACTIVE WILDFIRE IS QUICKLY GROWING AND ACTIVE WILDFIRE IS QUICKLY GROWING AND SHOWING NO SIGN OF QUICKLY GROWING AND SHOWING NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN. SHOWING NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN. THE PARK FIRE NOW MORE SLOWING DOWN. THE PARK FIRE NOW MORE THAN 350,000 ACRES THE PARK FIRE NOW MORE THAN 350,000 ACRES QUICKLY BECOMING ONE THAN 350,000 ACRES QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF THE LARGEST IN QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF THE LARGEST IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY. OF THE LARGEST IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY. NEARLY 4,000 CALIFORNIA HISTORY. NEARLY 4,000 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING NEARLY 4,000 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING THE FLAMES, SWIRLING FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING THE FLAMES, SWIRLING INTO FIRE TORNADOES THE FLAMES, SWIRLING INTO FIRE TORNADOES GOING UNCHECKED INTO FIRE TORNADOES GOING UNCHECKED THROUGH DOZENS OF GOING UNCHECKED THROUGH DOZENS OF HOMES IN NORTHERN THROUGH DOZENS OF HOMES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. HOMES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WHAT STARTS AS A SMALL CALIFORNIA. WHAT STARTS AS A SMALL BRUSHFIRE IS A WHAT STARTS AS A SMALL BRUSHFIRE IS A SPRAWLING BEHEMOTH BRUSHFIRE IS A SPRAWLING BEHEMOTH BURNING THROUGH SPRAWLING BEHEMOTH BURNING THROUGH THOUSANDS OF ACRES BURNING THROUGH THOUSANDS OF ACRES EVERY HOUR. THOUSANDS OF ACRES EVERY HOUR. NATIONAL PARK CLOSED EVERY HOUR. NATIONAL PARK CLOSED POSTING EERIE PHOTOS NATIONAL PARK CLOSED POSTING EERIE PHOTOS OF SMOKE-FILLED SKIES POSTING EERIE PHOTOS OF SMOKE-FILLED SKIES AND SPAWNING VAST, OF SMOKE-FILLED SKIES AND SPAWNING VAST, EXPANDING CLOUDS OF AND SPAWNING VAST, EXPANDING CLOUDS OF SMOKE. EXPANDING CLOUDS OF SMOKE. THE PARK FIRE IS AMONG SMOKE. THE PARK FIRE IS AMONG NEARLY 90 ACTIVE FIRES THE PARK FIRE IS AMONG NEARLY 90 ACTIVE FIRES CONSUMING THE WEST, NEARLY 90 ACTIVE FIRES CONSUMING THE WEST, PLUMMETING AIR QUALITY CONSUMING THE WEST, PLUMMETING AIR QUALITY AND SENDING PLUMES OF PLUMMETING AIR QUALITY AND SENDING PLUMES OF SMOKE AS FAR EAST AS AND SENDING PLUMES OF SMOKE AS FAR EAST AS NEW HAMPSHIRE. SMOKE AS FAR EAST AS NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE EVACUATION ZONE NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE EVACUATION ZONE COVERING THE TOWN OF THE EVACUATION ZONE COVERING THE TOWN OF PARADISE, DEVASTATED COVERING THE TOWN OF PARADISE, DEVASTATED BY THE CAMP FIRE SIX PARADISE, DEVASTATED BY THE CAMP FIRE SIX YEARS AGO, THE BY THE CAMP FIRE SIX YEARS AGO, THE DEADLIEST AND MOST YEARS AGO, THE DEADLIEST AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRE DEADLIEST AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRE IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRE IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY THAT TOOK THE HOME OF IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY THAT TOOK THE HOME OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER THAT TOOK THE HOME OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER CRAIG KEEL. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER CRAIG KEEL. >> WE MOVED HERE CRAIG KEEL. >> WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE WE LIKE THE >> WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE WE LIKE THE WOODS, AND NOW I BECAUSE WE LIKE THE WOODS, AND NOW I SECOND GUESSED THAT, WOODS, AND NOW I SECOND GUESSED THAT, BUT I STILL WOOD DO IT SECOND GUESSED THAT, BUT I STILL WOOD DO IT AGAIN. BUT I STILL WOOD DO IT AGAIN. >> RALPH AND PATRICIA AGAIN. >> RALPH AND PATRICIA FORCED TO FLEE. >> RALPH AND PATRICIA FORCED TO FLEE. >> WE WERE BOTH FORCED TO FLEE. >> WE WERE BOTH SURVIVORS OF THE CAMP >> WE WERE BOTH SURVIVORS OF THE CAMP FIRE. SURVIVORS OF THE CAMP FIRE. IT TOOK US SIX HOURS FIRE. IT TOOK US SIX HOURS TO GET OUT. IT TOOK US SIX HOURS TO GET OUT. WE DIDN’T WANT TO TO GET OUT. WE DIDN’T WANT TO EXPERIENCE THAT AGAIN. WE DIDN’T WANT TO EXPERIENCE THAT AGAIN. >> IT WEARS ON OUR EXPERIENCE THAT AGAIN. >> IT WEARS ON OUR COMMUNITY. >> IT WEARS ON OUR COMMUNITY. THERE’S SO MUCH COMMUNITY. THERE’S SO MUCH TRAUMA. THERE’S SO MUCH TRAUMA. >> SURVIVORS FROM A TRAUMA. >> SURVIVORS FROM A TERRIBLE LEGACY OF >> SURVIVORS FROM A TERRIBLE LEGACY OF FIRE RIDING YET TERRIBLE LEGACY OF FIRE RIDING YET ANOTHER ONE OUT. FIRE RIDING YET ANOTHER ONE OUT. >> WE, BY THE GRACE OF ANOTHER ONE OUT. >> WE, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, SURVIVED BOTH >> WE, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, SURVIVED BOTH INCIDENTS AND WE’LL GOD, SURVIVED BOTH INCIDENTS AND WE’LL SURVIVE THIS ONE. INCIDENTS AND WE’LL SURVIVE THIS ONE. >> Reporter: SURVIVE THIS ONE. >> Reporter: THANKFULLY THE WEATHER >> Reporter: THANKFULLY THE WEATHER HERE IS COOPERATING THANKFULLY THE WEATHER HERE IS COOPERATING ALLOWING FIREFIGHTERS HERE IS COOPERATING ALLOWING FIREFIGHTERS TO GET SOME LEVEL OF ALLOWING FIREFIGHTERS TO GET SOME LEVEL OF CONTAINMENT ON THIS TO GET SOME LEVEL OF CONTAINMENT ON THIS FIRE NOW UP TO 12%. CONTAINMENT ON THIS FIRE NOW UP TO 12%. WITH HOW BIG THIS FIRE FIRE NOW UP TO 12%. WITH HOW BIG THIS FIRE IS AND HOW MUCH FUEL WITH HOW BIG THIS FIRE IS AND HOW MUCH FUEL THERE IS LEFT TO BURN, IS AND HOW MUCH FUEL THERE IS LEFT TO BURN, THE NATION’S LARGEST THERE IS LEFT TO BURN, THE NATION’S LARGEST FIRE IS EXPECTED TO THE NATION’S LARGEST FIRE IS EXPECTED TO GET EVEN LARGER. FIRE IS EXPECTED TO GET EVEN LARGER. LESTER? GET EVEN LARGER. LESTER? >> ALL RIGHT. LESTER? >> ALL RIGHT. STEVE PATTERSON, THANK >> ALL RIGHT. STEVE PATTERSON, THANK YOU. STEVE PATTERSON, THANK YOU. >>> TENSIONS IN THE YOU. >>> TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST ARE >>> TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST ARE REACHING A NEW HIGH. MIDDLE EAST ARE REACHING A NEW HIGH. ISRAEL TODAY VOWING A REACHING A NEW HIGH. ISRAEL TODAY VOWING A MAJOR RETALIATION ISRAEL TODAY VOWING A MAJOR RETALIATION ACCUSING THE TERRORIST MAJOR RETALIATION ACCUSING THE TERRORIST GROUP HEZBOLLAH OF ACCUSING THE TERRORIST GROUP HEZBOLLAH OF KILLING TEN CHILDREN GROUP HEZBOLLAH OF KILLING TEN CHILDREN ON A SOCCER FIELD KILLING TEN CHILDREN ON A SOCCER FIELD INSIDE ISRAELI ON A SOCCER FIELD INSIDE ISRAELI TERRITORY, WARNING THE INSIDE ISRAELI TERRITORY, WARNING THE NEW ESCALATION COULD TERRITORY, WARNING THE NEW ESCALATION COULD LEAD TO A NEW FRONT IN NEW ESCALATION COULD LEAD TO A NEW FRONT IN THE NORTH. LEAD TO A NEW FRONT IN THE NORTH. MEGAN FITZGERALD THE NORTH. MEGAN FITZGERALD REPORTS. MEGAN FITZGERALD REPORTS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, REPORTS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, DANGERS OF A NEW WAR >> Reporter: TONIGHT, DANGERS OF A NEW WAR FRONT BREAKING OUT DANGERS OF A NEW WAR FRONT BREAKING OUT AFTER YESTERDAY’S FRONT BREAKING OUT AFTER YESTERDAY’S DEADLY ROCKET ATTACK AFTER YESTERDAY’S DEADLY ROCKET ATTACK ON CIVILIANS IN THE DEADLY ROCKET ATTACK ON CIVILIANS IN THE ISRAELI-CONTROLLED ON CIVILIANS IN THE ISRAELI-CONTROLLED GOLAN HEIGHTS MORE ISRAELI-CONTROLLED GOLAN HEIGHTS MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES GOLAN HEIGHTS MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES FROM GAZA. THAN A HUNDRED MILES FROM GAZA. OVERNIGHT, ISRAEL FROM GAZA. OVERNIGHT, ISRAEL LAUNCHING RETALIATORY OVERNIGHT, ISRAEL LAUNCHING RETALIATORY STRIKES DEEP WITHIN LAUNCHING RETALIATORY STRIKES DEEP WITHIN LEBANON AGAINST STRIKES DEEP WITHIN LEBANON AGAINST HEZBOLLAH. LEBANON AGAINST HEZBOLLAH. THE IRANIAN-BACKED HEZBOLLAH. THE IRANIAN-BACKED MILITANT GROUP THERE THE IRANIAN-BACKED MILITANT GROUP THERE SAYING THEY HIT A MILITANT GROUP THERE SAYING THEY HIT A SERIES OF TARGETS SAYING THEY HIT A SERIES OF TARGETS INCLUDING WEAPONS AND SERIES OF TARGETS INCLUDING WEAPONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. INCLUDING WEAPONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. ISRAEL’S DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE. ISRAEL’S DEFENSE MINISTER SAYING TODAY ISRAEL’S DEFENSE MINISTER SAYING TODAY THEY WILL PAY A HEAVY MINISTER SAYING TODAY THEY WILL PAY A HEAVY PRICE FOR THEIR THEY WILL PAY A HEAVY PRICE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. PRICE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. HEZBOLLAH DENYING ACTIONS. HEZBOLLAH DENYING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HEZBOLLAH DENYING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK ON A CROWDED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK ON A CROWDED SOCCER FIELD. ATTACK ON A CROWDED SOCCER FIELD. TODAY, THOUSANDS OF SOCCER FIELD. TODAY, THOUSANDS OF MOURNERS ATTENDED THE TODAY, THOUSANDS OF MOURNERS ATTENDED THE JOINT FUNERAL FOR THE MOURNERS ATTENDED THE JOINT FUNERAL FOR THE VICTIMS. JOINT FUNERAL FOR THE VICTIMS. AMONG THE 12 CHILDREN VICTIMS. AMONG THE 12 CHILDREN AND TEENS KILLED AMONG THE 12 CHILDREN AND TEENS KILLED YESTERDAY WAS AND TEENS KILLED YESTERDAY WAS 13-YEAR-OLD JOHN YESTERDAY WAS 13-YEAR-OLD JOHN IBRAHIM. 13-YEAR-OLD JOHN IBRAHIM. PRIME MINISTER IBRAHIM. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU LANDED IN ISRAEL BENJAMIN NETANYAHU LANDED IN ISRAEL EARLIER TODAY AFTER LANDED IN ISRAEL EARLIER TODAY AFTER RUSHING BACK FROM HIS EARLIER TODAY AFTER RUSHING BACK FROM HIS TRIP TO THE U.S. RUSHING BACK FROM HIS TRIP TO THE U.S. >> WE STAND BY TRIP TO THE U.S. >> WE STAND BY ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO >> WE STAND BY ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO DEFEND ITS CITIZENS ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO DEFEND ITS CITIZENS FROM TERRORIST DEFEND ITS CITIZENS FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS. FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS. WE ALSO DON’T WANT TO ATTACKS. WE ALSO DON’T WANT TO SEE THE CONFLICT WE ALSO DON’T WANT TO SEE THE CONFLICT ESCALATE AND DON’T SEE THE CONFLICT ESCALATE AND DON’T WANT TO SEE IT SPREAD. ESCALATE AND DON’T WANT TO SEE IT SPREAD. >> EARLY SATURDAY THE WANT TO SEE IT SPREAD. >> EARLY SATURDAY THE IDF SAYS IT LAUNCHED >> EARLY SATURDAY THE IDF SAYS IT LAUNCHED MISSILES ON A SCHOOL IDF SAYS IT LAUNCHED MISSILES ON A SCHOOL IN CENTRAL GAZA MISSILES ON A SCHOOL IN CENTRAL GAZA KILLING SOME 36 PEOPLE IN CENTRAL GAZA KILLING SOME 36 PEOPLE INCLUDING 15 CHILDREN KILLING SOME 36 PEOPLE INCLUDING 15 CHILDREN ACCORDING TO HOSPITAL INCLUDING 15 CHILDREN ACCORDING TO HOSPITAL OFFICIALS. ACCORDING TO HOSPITAL OFFICIALS. NOW THE RACE TO REACH OFFICIALS. NOW THE RACE TO REACH A CEASEFIRE DEAL NOW THE RACE TO REACH A CEASEFIRE DEAL BECOMING EVEN MORE A CEASEFIRE DEAL BECOMING EVEN MORE DIRE AS THE BECOMING EVEN MORE DIRE AS THE TEMPERATURE IN THE DIRE AS THE TEMPERATURE IN THE REGION CONTINUES TO TEMPERATURE IN THE REGION CONTINUES TO RISE. REGION CONTINUES TO RISE. MEGAN FITZGERALD, NBC RISE. MEGAN FITZGERALD, NBC NEWS. MEGAN FITZGERALD, NBC NEWS. >>> IN THE U.S. TODAY NEWS. >>> IN THE U.S. TODAY MARKS 100 DAYS UNTIL >>> IN THE U.S. TODAY MARKS 100 DAYS UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL MARKS 100 DAYS UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THE CAMPAIGN’S TRYING ELECTION. THE CAMPAIGN’S TRYING OUT NEW ATTACK LINES THE CAMPAIGN’S TRYING OUT NEW ATTACK LINES ON THEIR OPPONENTS AND OUT NEW ATTACK LINES ON THEIR OPPONENTS AND WE COULD BE DAY AWAY ON THEIR OPPONENTS AND WE COULD BE DAY AWAY FROM VICE PRESIDENT WE COULD BE DAY AWAY FROM VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS ANNOUNCING HER FROM VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS ANNOUNCING HER RUNNING MATE. HARRIS ANNOUNCING HER RUNNING MATE. ALY RAFAH REPORTS. RUNNING MATE. ALY RAFAH REPORTS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, ALY RAFAH REPORTS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, JUST ONE WEEK AFTER >> Reporter: TONIGHT, JUST ONE WEEK AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN JUST ONE WEEK AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN DROPPED OUT, THE 2024 PRESIDENT BIDEN DROPPED OUT, THE 2024 RACE ENTERING A DROPPED OUT, THE 2024 RACE ENTERING A CRITICAL NEW PHASE. RACE ENTERING A CRITICAL NEW PHASE. WITH VICE PRESIDENT CRITICAL NEW PHASE. WITH VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND FORMER WITH VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP LAUNCHING NEW ATTACKS. PRESIDENT TRUMP LAUNCHING NEW ATTACKS. >> WE HAVE A BRAND NEW LAUNCHING NEW ATTACKS. >> WE HAVE A BRAND NEW VICTIM AND HONESTLY, >> WE HAVE A BRAND NEW VICTIM AND HONESTLY, SHE’S A RADICAL LEFT VICTIM AND HONESTLY, SHE’S A RADICAL LEFT LUNATIC. SHE’S A RADICAL LEFT LUNATIC. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE HE LUNATIC. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE HE AND HIS RUNNING MATE >> IT SOUNDS LIKE HE AND HIS RUNNING MATE ARE SAYING IS JUST AND HIS RUNNING MATE ARE SAYING IS JUST PLAIN WEIRD. ARE SAYING IS JUST PLAIN WEIRD. >> HARRIS’ SURROGATES PLAIN WEIRD. >> HARRIS’ SURROGATES ECHOING THAT MESSAGE. >> HARRIS’ SURROGATES ECHOING THAT MESSAGE. >> HE IS CLEARLY OLDER ECHOING THAT MESSAGE. >> HE IS CLEARLY OLDER AND STRANGER THAN HE >> HE IS CLEARLY OLDER AND STRANGER THAN HE WAS WHEN AMERICA FIRST AND STRANGER THAN HE WAS WHEN AMERICA FIRST GOT TO KNOW HIM. WAS WHEN AMERICA FIRST GOT TO KNOW HIM. >> THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN GOT TO KNOW HIM. >> THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN SAYS IT RAISED $200 >> THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN SAYS IT RAISED $200 MILLION IN JUST ONE SAYS IT RAISED $200 MILLION IN JUST ONE WEEK AS A NEW POLL MILLION IN JUST ONE WEEK AS A NEW POLL SHOWS HARRIS RIDING WEEK AS A NEW POLL SHOWS HARRIS RIDING THAT MOMENTUM WITH AN SHOWS HARRIS RIDING THAT MOMENTUM WITH AN EIGHT-POINT BOOST IN THAT MOMENTUM WITH AN EIGHT-POINT BOOST IN FAVORABILITY WITH MR. EIGHT-POINT BOOST IN FAVORABILITY WITH MR. TRUMP’S RATING DOWN FAVORABILITY WITH MR. TRUMP’S RATING DOWN FOUR POINTS. TRUMP’S RATING DOWN FOUR POINTS. HARRIS ALSO GETTING AN FOUR POINTS. HARRIS ALSO GETTING AN ENTHUSIASM BUMP FROM HARRIS ALSO GETTING AN ENTHUSIASM BUMP FROM 49% OF INDEPENDENTS ENTHUSIASM BUMP FROM 49% OF INDEPENDENTS COMPARED TO 31% FOR 49% OF INDEPENDENTS COMPARED TO 31% FOR MR. TRUMP. COMPARED TO 31% FOR MR. TRUMP. ♪ MR. TRUMP. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> MEANWHILE, THE ♪ >> MEANWHILE, THE SEARCH FOR HER RUNNING >> MEANWHILE, THE SEARCH FOR HER RUNNING MATE IS HEATING UP. SEARCH FOR HER RUNNING MATE IS HEATING UP. >> NBC NEWS HAS MATE IS HEATING UP. >> NBC NEWS HAS CONFIRMED THE HARRIS >> NBC NEWS HAS CONFIRMED THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN IS CONFIRMED THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN IS CONSIDERING AT LEAST CAMPAIGN IS CONSIDERING AT LEAST EIGHT CANDIDATES WITH CONSIDERING AT LEAST EIGHT CANDIDATES WITH ARIZONA SENATOR MARK EIGHT CANDIDATES WITH ARIZONA SENATOR MARK KELLY, PENNSYLVANIA ARIZONA SENATOR MARK KELLY, PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR, JOSH SHAPIRO KELLY, PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR, JOSH SHAPIRO AND NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR, JOSH SHAPIRO AND NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ROY COOPER AND NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ROY COOPER VIEWED AS TOP PICKS. GOVERNOR ROY COOPER VIEWED AS TOP PICKS. OTHERS ON HER SHORT VIEWED AS TOP PICKS. OTHERS ON HER SHORT LIST MUM ABOUT THE OTHERS ON HER SHORT LIST MUM ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WHETHER LIST MUM ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WHETHER THEY WOULD ACCEPT AN PROCESS AND WHETHER THEY WOULD ACCEPT AN OFFER. THEY WOULD ACCEPT AN OFFER. >> NOT GOING TO TALK OFFER. >> NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. >> NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. >> I WOULD DO WHAT IS ABOUT THAT. >> I WOULD DO WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST >> I WOULD DO WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY. IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY. >> ALY JOINS US LIVE OF THE COUNTRY. >> ALY JOINS US LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. >> ALY JOINS US LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. IT COULD BE JUST A FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. IT COULD BE JUST A MATTER OF DAYS BEFORE IT COULD BE JUST A MATTER OF DAYS BEFORE WE LEARN WHO HARRIS MATTER OF DAYS BEFORE WE LEARN WHO HARRIS CHOOSES AS A RUNNING WE LEARN WHO HARRIS CHOOSES AS A RUNNING MATE. CHOOSES AS A RUNNING MATE. >> Reporter: THAT’S MATE. >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, THE HARRIS ALLEGATIONS OF ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT ON THE JOB. ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT ON THE JOB. HE HAS SINCE BEEN MISCONDUCT ON THE JOB. HE HAS SINCE BEEN CHARGED FOR MASSEY’S HE HAS SINCE BEEN CHARGED FOR MASSEY’S FATAL SHOOTING AND CHARGED FOR MASSEY’S FATAL SHOOTING AND FIRED FROM THE FORCE. FATAL SHOOTING AND FIRED FROM THE FORCE. STILL AHEAD, THE NEW FIRED FROM THE FORCE. STILL AHEAD, THE NEW TRAFFIC FIGHTING STILL AHEAD, THE NEW TRAFFIC FIGHTING TECHNOLOGY, HOW GOOGLE TRAFFIC FIGHTING TECHNOLOGY, HOW GOOGLE IS WORKING TO CUT YOU >>> WE’RE BACK WITH AN >>> WE’RE BACK WITH AN ASTONISHING RESCUE FOR >>> WE’RE BACK WITH AN ASTONISHING RESCUE FOR TWO SCUBA DIVERS LOST ASTONISHING RESCUE FOR TWO SCUBA DIVERS LOST AT SEA. TWO SCUBA DIVERS LOST AT SEA. THIS IS COAST GUARD AT SEA. THIS IS COAST GUARD VIDEO SHOWING THE THIS IS COAST GUARD VIDEO SHOWING THE SEARCH FOR THE PAIR VIDEO SHOWING THE SEARCH FOR THE PAIR OFF THE COAST OF TEBS SEARCH FOR THE PAIR OFF THE COAST OF TEBS TEX. OFF THE COAST OF TEBS TEX. SEE THOSE WHITE TEX. SEE THOSE WHITE FLASHES? SEE THOSE WHITE FLASHES? THAT’S THEM FINALLY FLASHES? THAT’S THEM FINALLY FOUND AND SAVED AFTER THAT’S THEM FINALLY FOUND AND SAVED AFTER ABOUT 36 HOURS.GOOGLE TEAMING U FOUND AND SAVED AFTER ABOUT 36 HOURS.GOOGLE TEAMING U CITIES WORLDWIDE TO ABOUT 36 HOURS.GOOGLE TEAMING U CITIES WORLDWIDE TO USE AI TO STOP CITIES WORLDWIDE TO USE AI TO STOP GRIDLOCK BEFORE IT USE AI TO STOP GRIDLOCK BEFORE IT BEGINS. GRIDLOCK BEFORE IT BEGINS. STEVE ROMO HAS THE BEGINS. STEVE ROMO HAS THE STORY. STEVE ROMO HAS THE STORY. >> Reporter: BOSTON IS STORY. >> Reporter: BOSTON IS NOTORIOUS FOR BUMP >> Reporter: BOSTON IS NOTORIOUS FOR BUMP TOREBUMPER NOTORIOUS FOR BUMP TOREBUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND TOREBUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND LEAVING BEANTOWN TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND LEAVING BEANTOWN DRIVERS FED UP. LEAVING BEANTOWN DRIVERS FED UP. BOSTON HAS THE WORST DRIVERS FED UP. BOSTON HAS THE WORST TRACHLG IN THE BOSTON HAS THE WORST TRACHLG IN THE COUNTRY. TRACHLG IN THE COUNTRY. DRIVERS CAN SPEND ON COUNTRY. DRIVERS CAN SPEND ON AVERAGE ALMOST 90 DRIVERS CAN SPEND ON AVERAGE ALMOST 90 HOURS A YEAR, ALMOST AVERAGE ALMOST 90 HOURS A YEAR, ALMOST FOUR DAYS STUCK BEHIND HOURS A YEAR, ALMOST FOUR DAYS STUCK BEHIND THE WHEEL. FOUR DAYS STUCK BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE THE WHEEL. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS MORE THAN 50 HOURS. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS MORE THAN 50 HOURS. >> NOBODY LIKES BEING IS MORE THAN 50 HOURS. >> NOBODY LIKES BEING STUCK IN TRAFFIC SO >> NOBODY LIKES BEING STUCK IN TRAFFIC SO THE CITY OF BOSTON IS STUCK IN TRAFFIC SO THE CITY OF BOSTON IS TEAMING UP WITH GOOG THE CITY OF BOSTON IS TEAMING UP WITH GOOG TOLL TRY TO MAKE SURE TEAMING UP WITH GOOG TOLL TRY TO MAKE SURE THEIR DRIVERS HIT MORE TOLL TRY TO MAKE SURE THEIR DRIVERS HIT MORE GREEN LIGHTS. THEIR DRIVERS HIT MORE GREEN LIGHTS. >> IT’S CALLED PROJECT GREEN LIGHTS. >> IT’S CALLED PROJECT GREEN LIGHT WHICH, IN >> IT’S CALLED PROJECT GREEN LIGHT WHICH, IN PART, USES ARTIFICIAL GREEN LIGHT WHICH, IN PART, USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO PART, USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO MONITOR TRAFFIC INTELLIGENCE TO MONITOR TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND THEN COME MONITOR TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND THEN COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO PATTERNS AND THEN COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW. UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW. HE IS A PRODUCT IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW. HE IS A PRODUCT MANAGER WITH GOOGLE. HE IS A PRODUCT MANAGER WITH GOOGLE. YOU KNOW THAT GREAT MANAGER WITH GOOGLE. YOU KNOW THAT GREAT FEELING WHEN YOU HIT YOU KNOW THAT GREAT FEELING WHEN YOU HIT YOUR THREE GREEN FEELING WHEN YOU HIT YOUR THREE GREEN LIGHTS IN A ROW, YOUR THREE GREEN LIGHTS IN A ROW, THAT’S WHAT WE’RE LIGHTS IN A ROW, THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO CREATE WITH THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO CREATE WITH GREEN LIGHT. TRYING TO CREATE WITH GREEN LIGHT. >> WE WENT TO ONE OF GREEN LIGHT. >> WE WENT TO ONE OF THE LIGHTS THAT >> WE WENT TO ONE OF THE LIGHTS THAT PROJECT GREEN LIGHT THE LIGHTS THAT PROJECT GREEN LIGHT ANALYZED. PROJECT GREEN LIGHT ANALYZED. >> WE ARE SHIFTING A ANALYZED. >> WE ARE SHIFTING A COUPLE OF SECONDS FROM >> WE ARE SHIFTING A COUPLE OF SECONDS FROM ONE OF THE LIGHTS TO COUPLE OF SECONDS FROM ONE OF THE LIGHTS TO ANOTHER ONE AND THIS ONE OF THE LIGHTS TO ANOTHER ONE AND THIS PREVENTS TRAFFIC FROM ANOTHER ONE AND THIS PREVENTS TRAFFIC FROM BACKING UP. PREVENTS TRAFFIC FROM BACKING UP. >> Reporter: IT MAY BACKING UP. >> Reporter: IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH, >> Reporter: IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH, BUT A FEW SECONDS CAN NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH, BUT A FEW SECONDS CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BUT A FEW SECONDS CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING A RED MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING A RED LIGHT OR GETTING GREEN BETWEEN GETTING A RED LIGHT OR GETTING GREEN LIGHTS ALL THE WAY. LIGHT OR GETTING GREEN LIGHTS ALL THE WAY. >> WE HAVE GREEN LIGHTS ALL THE WAY. >> WE HAVE GREEN WAVES. >> WE HAVE GREEN WAVES. >> FRANKLIN HODGE IS WAVES. >> FRANKLIN HODGE IS BOSTON’S CHIEF OF >> FRANKLIN HODGE IS BOSTON’S CHIEF OF STREETS. BOSTON’S CHIEF OF STREETS. HE SHOWED US THE STREETS. HE SHOWED US THE CITY’S TRAFFIC CONTROL HE SHOWED US THE CITY’S TRAFFIC CONTROL ROOM. CITY’S TRAFFIC CONTROL ROOM. >> YEAH. ROOM. >> YEAH. SO THIS IS THE TRAFFIC >> YEAH. SO THIS IS THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER. SO THIS IS THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER. >> HERE ENGINEERS MANAGEMENT CENTER. >> HERE ENGINEERS MONITOR THE CITY’S >> HERE ENGINEERS MONITOR THE CITY’S ROADS AND PROJECT’S MONITOR THE CITY’S ROADS AND PROJECT’S GREEN LIGHT MAKES ROADS AND PROJECT’S GREEN LIGHT MAKES SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE GREEN LIGHT MAKES SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE ENGINEERS CAN TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE ENGINEERS CAN IMPLEMENT THOSE ENGINEERS CAN IMPLEMENT THOSE CHANGES. IMPLEMENT THOSE CHANGES. JOSH SAYS THIS WILL BE CHANGES. JOSH SAYS THIS WILL BE A GAME CHANGER. JOSH SAYS THIS WILL BE A GAME CHANGER. WE THINK PROJECT A GAME CHANGER. WE THINK PROJECT GREENLIGHT CAN BE A WE THINK PROJECT GREENLIGHT CAN BE A PERFECT PART OF GREENLIGHT CAN BE A PERFECT PART OF REDUCING DELAY IN PERFECT PART OF REDUCING DELAY IN BOSTON. REDUCING DELAY IN BOSTON. >> PROJECT GREEN LIGHT BOSTON. >> PROJECT GREEN LIGHT IS ALREADY LIVE IN >> PROJECT GREEN LIGHT IS ALREADY LIVE IN SEATTLE AND IN 12 IS ALREADY LIVE IN SEATTLE AND IN 12 OTHER CITIES AROUND SEATTLE AND IN 12 OTHER CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, IMPROVING OTHER CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND CUTTING THE WORLD, IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND CUTTING DOWN TIME AT STOP EFFICIENCY AND CUTTING DOWN TIME AT STOP LIGHTS. DOWN TIME AT STOP LIGHTS. IT SAVES TIME FOR LIGHTS. IT SAVES TIME FOR DRIVERS AND HAS AN IT SAVES TIME FOR DRIVERS AND HAS AN ADDED BENEFIT FOR AIR DRIVERS AND HAS AN ADDED BENEFIT FOR AIR QUALITY. ADDED BENEFIT FOR AIR QUALITY. YOU SEE THE QUALITY. YOU SEE THE PROTECTION, AND 10% OF YOU SEE THE PROTECTION, AND 10% OF THE EMISSIONS THAT PROTECTION, AND 10% OF THE EMISSIONS THAT AFFECT INTERSECTIONS. THE EMISSIONS THAT AFFECT INTERSECTIONS. HOPING TO PUT THE AFFECT INTERSECTIONS. HOPING TO PUT THE PROJECT IN THE FAST HOPING TO PUT THE PROJECT IN THE FAST LANE, MAKING A PROJECT IN THE FAST LANE, MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LANE, MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND FRUSTRATED DRIVERS. ENVIRONMENT AND FRUSTRATED DRIVERS. STEPHEN ROMMO, NBC FRUSTRATED DRIVERS. STEPHEN ROMMO, NBC NEWS, BOSTON. STEPHEN ROMMO, NBC NEWS, BOSTON. >>> WE ARE BACK IN A NEWS, BOSTON. >>> WE ARE BACK IN A MOMENT FROM THE PARIS >>> WE ARE BACK IN A MOMENT FROM THE PARIS OLYMPICS. MOMENT FROM THE PARIS OLYMPICS. WHY THIS AMERICAN OLYMPICS. WHY THIS AMERICAN RUGBY PLAYER IS A WHY THIS AMERICAN RUGBY PLAYER IS A SOCIAL MEDIA STAR AND RUGBY PLAYER IS A SOCIAL MEDIA STAR AND THE FASCINATING STORY ♪ ♪ >>> WE ARE BACK FROM ♪ >>> WE ARE BACK FROM PARIS WITH MORE OF OUR >>> WE ARE BACK FROM PARIS WITH MORE OF OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE PARIS WITH MORE OF OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE INCLUDING ONE OF THE OLYMPIC COVERAGE INCLUDING ONE OF THE GAME’S SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDING ONE OF THE GAME’S SOCIAL MEDIA STARS. GAME’S SOCIAL MEDIA STARS. SHE’S A RUGBY PLAYER STARS. SHE’S A RUGBY PLAYER FROM VERMONT INSPIRING SHE’S A RUGBY PLAYER FROM VERMONT INSPIRING FOLLOWERS WITH HER FROM VERMONT INSPIRING FOLLOWERS WITH HER EMPOWERING MESSAGES FOLLOWERS WITH HER EMPOWERING MESSAGES AND UNFILTERED LOOK AT EMPOWERING MESSAGES AND UNFILTERED LOOK AT THE OLYMPICS. AND UNFILTERED LOOK AT THE OLYMPICS. SAVANNAH CAUGHT UP THE OLYMPICS. SAVANNAH CAUGHT UP WITH HER AND HER SAVANNAH CAUGHT UP WITH HER AND HER FAMILY. WITH HER AND HER FAMILY. >> RUGBY IS NOT FOR FAMILY. >> RUGBY IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. >> RUGBY IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. YOU HAVE TO BE TOUGH, THE FAINT OF HEART. YOU HAVE TO BE TOUGH, POWERFUL. YOU HAVE TO BE TOUGH, POWERFUL. YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE POWERFUL. YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE ILONA MAHER. YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE ILONA MAHER. >> IT’S JUST, LIKE, ILONA MAHER. >> IT’S JUST, LIKE, BOOM. >> IT’S JUST, LIKE, BOOM. YOU WANT SOME MORE? BOOM. YOU WANT SOME MORE? >> WATCHING VIDEOS OF YOU WANT SOME MORE? >> WATCHING VIDEOS OF HER TACKLES AND YOU >> WATCHING VIDEOS OF HER TACKLES AND YOU BEING TACKLED, IT’S HER TACKLES AND YOU BEING TACKLED, IT’S INTENSE. BEING TACKLED, IT’S INTENSE. >> YEAH, IT IS INTENSE. >> YEAH, IT IS INTENSE, AND I THINK >> YEAH, IT IS INTENSE, AND I THINK WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT INTENSE, AND I THINK WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT OUR SPORT IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT OUR SPORT IS THE SAME RULES FOR IS THAT OUR SPORT IS THE SAME RULES FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. THE SAME RULES FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. I LOVE THAT WE’RE BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. I LOVE THAT WE’RE ENCOURAGED TO BE I LOVE THAT WE’RE ENCOURAGED TO BE PHYSICAL. ENCOURAGED TO BE PHYSICAL. >> WE MET ILONA AND PHYSICAL. >> WE MET ILONA AND HER GREGARIOUS FAMILY >> WE MET ILONA AND HER GREGARIOUS FAMILY AS THEY GATHERED AT HER GREGARIOUS FAMILY AS THEY GATHERED AT HOME IN VERMONT FOR AS THEY GATHERED AT HOME IN VERMONT FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND IT HOME IN VERMONT FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND IT WAS HER RUGBY-PLAYING THE HOLIDAYS AND IT WAS HER RUGBY-PLAYING DAD WHO FIRST INSPIRED WAS HER RUGBY-PLAYING DAD WHO FIRST INSPIRED HER TO TRY THE SPORT DAD WHO FIRST INSPIRED HER TO TRY THE SPORT IN HIGH SCHOOL. HER TO TRY THE SPORT IN HIGH SCHOOL. >> SURE ENOUGH SHE IN HIGH SCHOOL. >> SURE ENOUGH SHE PLAYED ONE GAME AND WE >> SURE ENOUGH SHE PLAYED ONE GAME AND WE STARTED GETTING CALLS. PLAYED ONE GAME AND WE STARTED GETTING CALLS. >> ILONA MAHER. STARTED GETTING CALLS. >> ILONA MAHER. >> Reporter: FAST >> ILONA MAHER. >> Reporter: FAST FORWARD TO 2021, HER >> Reporter: FAST FORWARD TO 2021, HER FIRST OLYMPICS IN FORWARD TO 2021, HER FIRST OLYMPICS IN TOKYO. FIRST OLYMPICS IN TOKYO. >> WHAT DOES IT FEEL TOKYO. >> WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO GET TO SAY THE >> WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO GET TO SAY THE SENTENCE I’M AN LIKE TO GET TO SAY THE SENTENCE I’M AN OLYMPIAN. SENTENCE I’M AN OLYMPIAN. >> I LOVE IT. OLYMPIAN. >> I LOVE IT. I USE IT TO TRY TO GET >> I LOVE IT. I USE IT TO TRY TO GET MYSELF FREE THINGS. I USE IT TO TRY TO GET MYSELF FREE THINGS. I WEAR THE RINGS MYSELF FREE THINGS. I WEAR THE RINGS PROUDLY BECAUSE I I WEAR THE RINGS PROUDLY BECAUSE I WORKED VERY HARD FOR PROUDLY BECAUSE I WORKED VERY HARD FOR IT AND WE SHOULDN’T WORKED VERY HARD FOR IT AND WE SHOULDN’T DIMINISH HOW HARD WE IT AND WE SHOULDN’T DIMINISH HOW HARD WE WORKED. DIMINISH HOW HARD WE WORKED. >> I’M HERE TO TEST WORKED. >> I’M HERE TO TEST THE CARDBOARD BEDS FOR >> I’M HERE TO TEST THE CARDBOARD BEDS FOR YOU ALL. THE CARDBOARD BEDS FOR YOU ALL. >> LOOK AT ME. YOU ALL. >> LOOK AT ME. SHOWING UNVARNISHED >> LOOK AT ME. SHOWING UNVARNISHED TAKES ON LIFE IN THE SHOWING UNVARNISHED TAKES ON LIFE IN THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE. TAKES ON LIFE IN THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE. >> I DON’T KNOW WHAT OLYMPIC VILLAGE. >> I DON’T KNOW WHAT OLYMPIC TIKTOK HAS >> I DON’T KNOW WHAT OLYMPIC TIKTOK HAS DONE FOR YOU, BUT I’M OLYMPIC TIKTOK HAS DONE FOR YOU, BUT I’M HYPED FOR [ BLEEP ] DONE FOR YOU, BUT I’M HYPED FOR [ BLEEP ] RUGBY SEVENS THIS HYPED FOR [ BLEEP ] RUGBY SEVENS THIS YEAR. RUGBY SEVENS THIS YEAR. >> PERFECT BODY TYPE YEAR. >> PERFECT BODY TYPE AS THE MANNEQUIN. >> PERFECT BODY TYPE AS THE MANNEQUIN. >> I KNEW IF I KEPT AS THE MANNEQUIN. >> I KNEW IF I KEPT THIS UP WITH PEOPLE >> I KNEW IF I KEPT THIS UP WITH PEOPLE WATCHING ME ON TIKTOK THIS UP WITH PEOPLE WATCHING ME ON TIKTOK THEY WOULD TUNE INTO WATCHING ME ON TIKTOK THEY WOULD TUNE INTO MY SPORT. THEY WOULD TUNE INTO MY SPORT. >> SHE’S RACKED UP A MY SPORT. >> SHE’S RACKED UP A MILLION-PLUS FOLLOWERS >> SHE’S RACKED UP A MILLION-PLUS FOLLOWERS AND USES HER PLATFORM MILLION-PLUS FOLLOWERS AND USES HER PLATFORM TO EMPOWER WOMEN. AND USES HER PLATFORM TO EMPOWER WOMEN. >> IT IS COMPLETELY TO EMPOWER WOMEN. >> IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. >> IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. >> SHARING DEEPLY NORMAL. >> SHARING DEEPLY EMOTIONAL MOMENTS. >> SHARING DEEPLY EMOTIONAL MOMENTS. >> YOUR BODY IS EMOTIONAL MOMENTS. >> YOUR BODY IS PERFECT. >> YOUR BODY IS PERFECT. TALL, SHORT, WHATEVER PERFECT. TALL, SHORT, WHATEVER BODY YOU’RE IN, THAT’S TALL, SHORT, WHATEVER BODY YOU’RE IN, THAT’S THE BODY OF A WOMAN. BODY YOU’RE IN, THAT’S THE BODY OF A WOMAN. >> I DON’T SEE MY BODY THE BODY OF A WOMAN. >> I DON’T SEE MY BODY TYPE IN MEDIA. >> I DON’T SEE MY BODY TYPE IN MEDIA. I’M A VERY BIG, MUSK TYPE IN MEDIA. I’M A VERY BIG, MUSK AR WOMAN. I’M A VERY BIG, MUSK AR WOMAN. I JUST WANT TO KEEP AR WOMAN. I JUST WANT TO KEEP DOING IT FOR THEM, FOR I JUST WANT TO KEEP DOING IT FOR THEM, FOR THE GIRLS WHO MESSAGE DOING IT FOR THEM, FOR THE GIRLS WHO MESSAGE ME AND SAY YOU MAKE ME THE GIRLS WHO MESSAGE ME AND SAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT ME AND SAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT MYSELF. FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT MYSELF. >> SHE’S GOT A FAN MYSELF. >> SHE’S GOT A FAN CLUB AT HOME, TOO. >> SHE’S GOT A FAN CLUB AT HOME, TOO. >> IT’S AN CLUB AT HOME, TOO. >> IT’S AN OVERWHELMING FEELING >> IT’S AN OVERWHELMING FEELING OF PRIDE. OVERWHELMING FEELING OF PRIDE. >> HOW SOON CAN I OF PRIDE. >> HOW SOON CAN I BRING UP THAT MY >> HOW SOON CAN I BRING UP THAT MY SISTER IS AN OLYMPIAN? BRING UP THAT MY SISTER IS AN OLYMPIAN? >> ABOVE ALL, THAT SISTER IS AN OLYMPIAN? >> ABOVE ALL, THAT PRIDE IS WHAT DRIVES >> ABOVE ALL, THAT PRIDE IS WHAT DRIVES ILONA MAHER. PRIDE IS WHAT DRIVES ILONA MAHER. >> I WANT TO CONTINUE ILONA MAHER. >> I WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THEM PROUD AND >> I WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THEM PROUD AND I WANT THEM TO SAY TO MAKE THEM PROUD AND I WANT THEM TO SAY ILONA MAHER IS MY I WANT THEM TO SAY ILONA MAHER IS MY SISTER. ILONA MAHER IS MY SISTER. ILONA MAHER IS MY SISTER. ILONA MAHER IS MY DAUGHTER. ILONA MAHER IS MY DAUGHTER. >> WILMINGTON, DAUGHTER. >> WILMINGTON, VERMONT. >> WILMINGTON, VERMONT. >>> WHEN WE COME BK,AC ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, ♪ >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, MAKING THOSE STUNNING >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, MAKING THOSE STUNNING OLYMPIC MEDALS. MAKING THOSE STUNNING OLYMPIC MEDALS. THE ATHLETES WHO WIN OLYMPIC MEDALS. THE ATHLETES WHO WIN HERE WILL EACH GO HOME THE ATHLETES WHO WIN HERE WILL EACH GO HOME WITH MUCH MORE THAN HERE WILL EACH GO HOME WITH MUCH MORE THAN MEMORIES. WITH MUCH MORE THAN MEMORIES. THEY WILL ALSO LEAVE MEMORIES. THEY WILL ALSO LEAVE WITH A PIECE OF THIS THEY WILL ALSO LEAVE WITH A PIECE OF THIS CITY’S MOST ICONIC WITH A PIECE OF THIS CITY’S MOST ICONIC LANDMARK. CITY’S MOST ICONIC LANDMARK. ♪ LANDMARK. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> IT’S THE MOMENT ♪ >> IT’S THE MOMENT EVERY OLYMPIC ATHLETE >> IT’S THE MOMENT EVERY OLYMPIC ATHLETE DREAMS OF. EVERY OLYMPIC ATHLETE DREAMS OF. ♪ DREAMS OF. ♪ >> THE CULMINATION OF ♪ >> THE CULMINATION OF YEARS OF WORK, A MEDAL >> THE CULMINATION OF YEARS OF WORK, A MEDAL AROUND THEIR NECK, A YEARS OF WORK, A MEDAL AROUND THEIR NECK, A FOREVER REMINDER OF AROUND THEIR NECK, A FOREVER REMINDER OF THE MOMENT THEY WERE FOREVER REMINDER OF THE MOMENT THEY WERE AMONG THE BEST IN THE THE MOMENT THEY WERE AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD. AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD. THEY’VE BEEN AN WORLD. THEY’VE BEEN AN OLYMPIC STAPLE FOR THEY’VE BEEN AN OLYMPIC STAPLE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. OLYMPIC STAPLE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. THIS COLLECTION ON MORE THAN A CENTURY. THIS COLLECTION ON DISPLAY IN PARIS FOR THIS COLLECTION ON DISPLAY IN PARIS FOR THE GAMES DATES BACK DISPLAY IN PARIS FOR THE GAMES DATES BACK TO 1896, BUT THERE WAS THE GAMES DATES BACK TO 1896, BUT THERE WAS ONE BIG DIFFERENCE TO 1896, BUT THERE WAS ONE BIG DIFFERENCE BACK THEN. ONE BIG DIFFERENCE BACK THEN. >> THERE’S ONLY TWO OF BACK THEN. >> THERE’S ONLY TWO OF THOSE MEDALS RIGHT >> THERE’S ONLY TWO OF THOSE MEDALS RIGHT NOW. THOSE MEDALS RIGHT NOW. WHY? NOW. WHY? BECAUSE IT WAS WHY? BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINALLY JUST A BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINALLY JUST A SILVER AND A BRONZE. ORIGINALLY JUST A SILVER AND A BRONZE. >> IT WAS NEVER A PLAN SILVER AND A BRONZE. >> IT WAS NEVER A PLAN FOR A GOLD. >> IT WAS NEVER A PLAN FOR A GOLD. >> THERE WAS NEVER A FOR A GOLD. >> THERE WAS NEVER A PLAN FOR A GOLD IN >> THERE WAS NEVER A PLAN FOR A GOLD IN 1896 HOWEVER, THEY PLAN FOR A GOLD IN 1896 HOWEVER, THEY INTRODUCED THE GOLD 1896 HOWEVER, THEY INTRODUCED THE GOLD MEDAL. INTRODUCED THE GOLD MEDAL. IT WASN’T GOLD UPON. MEDAL. IT WASN’T GOLD UPON. IT WAS GILT SILVER. IT WASN’T GOLD UPON. IT WAS GILT SILVER. >> THE GOLD, SILVER IT WAS GILT SILVER. >> THE GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE WINNERS >> THE GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE WINNERS HERE WILL CARRY A AND BRONZE WINNERS HERE WILL CARRY A PIECE OF PARIS WITH HERE WILL CARRY A PIECE OF PARIS WITH THEM FOREVER, AN PIECE OF PARIS WITH THEM FOREVER, AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF IRON THEM FOREVER, AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF IRON FROM THE EIFFEL TOWER ORIGINAL PIECE OF IRON FROM THE EIFFEL TOWER EMBEDDED IN EACH FROM THE EIFFEL TOWER EMBEDDED IN EACH MEDAL. EMBEDDED IN EACH MEDAL. THEY WERE DESIGNED BY MEDAL. THEY WERE DESIGNED BY ICONIC PARISIAN THEY WERE DESIGNED BY ICONIC PARISIAN JEWELRY DESIGNER ICONIC PARISIAN JEWELRY DESIGNER SHOMEI. JEWELRY DESIGNER SHOMEI. >> WE WANT TO WELCOME SHOMEI. >> WE WANT TO WELCOME THEM, OF COURSE, AND >> WE WANT TO WELCOME THEM, OF COURSE, AND WE WANT THEM TO GO THEM, OF COURSE, AND WE WANT THEM TO GO BACK HOME WITH THE WE WANT THEM TO GO BACK HOME WITH THE MOST PRECIOUS THING BACK HOME WITH THE MOST PRECIOUS THING FOR US, SO IT IS MOST PRECIOUS THING FOR US, SO IT IS REALLY AN HONOR FOR FOR US, SO IT IS REALLY AN HONOR FOR US. REALLY AN HONOR FOR US. >> THE IRON SAVED US. >> THE IRON SAVED DURING RENOVATIONS. >> THE IRON SAVED DURING RENOVATIONS. >> WE ASKED WHERE WAS DURING RENOVATIONS. >> WE ASKED WHERE WAS THOSE PIECES AND WE >> WE ASKED WHERE WAS THOSE PIECES AND WE GAVE US -- AND THEY THOSE PIECES AND WE GAVE US -- AND THEY GAVE THEM TO US. GAVE US -- AND THEY GAVE THEM TO US. >> EVEN THE REBONES GAVE THEM TO US. >> EVEN THE REBONES DESIGNED TO MIRROR THE >> EVEN THE REBONES DESIGNED TO MIRROR THE LATTICE ON THE TOWER. DESIGNED TO MIRROR THE LATTICE ON THE TOWER. >> THE ULTIMATE LATTICE ON THE TOWER. >> THE ULTIMATE SOUVENIR FROM THE >> THE ULTIMATE SOUVENIR FROM THE PARIS 202020 GOLD GOLD SOUVENIR FROM THE PARIS 202020 GOLD GOLD YOU REALLY THE BEST IN PARIS 202020 GOLD GOLD YOU REALLY THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND THERE IS YOU REALLY THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND THERE IS NO LARGER MOMENT. THE WORLD AND THERE IS NO LARGER MOMENT. >> THAT IS NBC NIGHTLY NO LARGER MOMENT. >> THAT IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SUNDAY. >> THAT IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SUNDAY. STAY WITH US FOR OUR NEWS FOR THIS SUNDAY. STAY WITH US FOR OUR PRIME TIME OLYMPIC STAY WITH US FOR OUR PRIME TIME OLYMPIC COVERAGE STARTING AT PRIME TIME OLYMPIC COVERAGE STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. EASTERN AND COVERAGE STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. EASTERN AND 7:00 P.M. PACIFIC. 7:00 P.M. EASTERN AND 7:00 P.M. PACIFIC. I’M LESTER HOLT. 7:00 P.M. PACIFIC. I’M LESTER HOLT. WE’LL SEE YOU BACK I’M LESTER HOLT. WE’LL SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW NIGHT WE’LL SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW NIGHT FROM PARIS. HERE TOMORROW NIGHT FROM PARIS. PLEASE TAK CARE OF E