>>> TONIGHT, WE ARE >>> TONIGHT, WE ARE LIVE FROM PARIS AS NEW >>> TONIGHT, WE ARE LIVE FROM PARIS AS NEW RECORDS ARE SET AT THE LIVE FROM PARIS AS NEW RECORDS ARE SET AT THE OLYMPICS, WHILE IN THE RECORDS ARE SET AT THE OLYMPICS, WHILE IN THE U.S., THE SOUTHEAST IS OLYMPICS, WHILE IN THE U.S., THE SOUTHEAST IS BRACING FOR A U.S., THE SOUTHEAST IS BRACING FOR A HURRICANE NOW JUST BRACING FOR A HURRICANE NOW JUST HOURS AWAY. HURRICANE NOW JUST HOURS AWAY. THE STORM HOURS AWAY. THE STORM STRENGTHENING IN THE THE STORM STRENGTHENING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO RIGHT STRENGTHENING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO RIGHT NOW. GULF OF MEXICO RIGHT NOW. SET TO SLAM INTO NOW. SET TO SLAM INTO FLORIDA AS A HURRICANE SET TO SLAM INTO FLORIDA AS A HURRICANE TOMORROW. FLORIDA AS A HURRICANE TOMORROW. THE RAIN AND WIND HAVE TOMORROW. THE RAIN AND WIND HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. THE RAIN AND WIND HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. HOMEOWNERS BOARDING UP ALREADY BEGUN. HOMEOWNERS BOARDING UP AND WARNINGS OF HOMEOWNERS BOARDING UP AND WARNINGS OF CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AND WARNINGS OF CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH KOREA. IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH KOREA. WE’RE TRACKING WHERE KOREA. WE’RE TRACKING WHERE IT WILL MAKE LANDFALL. WE’RE TRACKING WHERE IT WILL MAKE LANDFALL. >>> PLUS, OUR UP CLOSE IT WILL MAKE LANDFALL. >>> PLUS, OUR UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE NEW >>> PLUS, OUR UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY BEING SENT LOOK AT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY BEING SENT INTO THE EYES OF TECHNOLOGY BEING SENT INTO THE EYES OF HURRICANES. INTO THE EYES OF HURRICANES. HOW IT’S CHANGING HURRICANES. HOW IT’S CHANGING STORM PREDICTION. HOW IT’S CHANGING STORM PREDICTION. FINAL TEST. STORM PREDICTION. FINAL TEST. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS FINAL TEST. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS MEETING WITH AT LEAST VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS MEETING WITH AT LEAST THREE OF HER TOP MEETING WITH AT LEAST THREE OF HER TOP CONTENDERS, HER THREE OF HER TOP CONTENDERS, HER RUNNING MATE IN PERSON CONTENDERS, HER RUNNING MATE IN PERSON TODAY. RUNNING MATE IN PERSON TODAY. HER DEADLINE TO DECIDE TODAY. HER DEADLINE TO DECIDE LESS TWHOONHAN TWO DAYS HER DEADLINE TO DECIDE LESS TWHOONHAN TWO DAYS AWAY. LESS TWHOONHAN TWO DAYS AWAY. HERE IN PARIS, THE AWAY. HERE IN PARIS, THE HEART-POUNDING PHOTO HERE IN PARIS, THE HEART-POUNDING PHOTO FINISH. HEART-POUNDING PHOTO FINISH. NOAH LYLES WINS GOLD, FINISH. NOAH LYLES WINS GOLD, REDEMPTION, AND THE NOAH LYLES WINS GOLD, REDEMPTION, AND THE TITLE OF FASTEST MAN REDEMPTION, AND THE TITLE OF FASTEST MAN IN THE WORLD. TITLE OF FASTEST MAN IN THE WORLD. HIS EMOTIONAL HUG WITH IN THE WORLD. HIS EMOTIONAL HUG WITH MOM. HIS EMOTIONAL HUG WITH MOM. IN THE POOL, BOBBY MOM. IN THE POOL, BOBBY FINKE SMASHES THE IN THE POOL, BOBBY FINKE SMASHES THE WORLD RECORD, SUNI FINKE SMASHES THE WORLD RECORD, SUNI LEES BRINGS ANOTHER WORLD RECORD, SUNI LEES BRINGS ANOTHER MEDAL IN GYMNASTICS, LEES BRINGS ANOTHER MEDAL IN GYMNASTICS, AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC MEDAL IN GYMNASTICS, AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC COLLAPSES IN TEARS AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC COLLAPSES IN TEARS AFTER WINNING HIS COLLAPSES IN TEARS AFTER WINNING HIS FIRST GOLD. AFTER WINNING HIS FIRST GOLD. KATIE LEDECKY ONE ON FIRST GOLD. KATIE LEDECKY ONE ON ONE. THE FAMILIES AT THESE GAMES THAT HAVE POWERED THEIR ATHLETES GAMES THAT HAVE POWERED THEIR ATHLETES TO VICTORY. POWERED THEIR ATHLETES TO VICTORY. >> Announcer: THIS IS TO VICTORY. >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS," >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS," REPORTING TONIGHT FROM "NBC 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 FROM HERE IS LESTER HOLT. >> GOOD EVENING FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES. >> GOOD EVENING FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES. ALL THE HEADLINES FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES. ALL THE HEADLINES FROM HERE ON A BIG SUNDAY ALL THE HEADLINES FROM HERE ON A BIG SUNDAY COMING UP. HERE ON A BIG SUNDAY COMING UP. BUT FIRST, WE WANT TO COMING UP. BUT FIRST, WE WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON THE BUT FIRST, WE WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON THE GROWING THREAT FROM UPDATE YOU ON THE GROWING THREAT FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY GROWING THREAT FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM DEBBY TONIGHT. THE STORM CURRENTLY TONIGHT. THE STORM CURRENTLY MENACING FLORIDA’S THE STORM CURRENTLY MENACING FLORIDA’S GULF COAST, AND MENACING FLORIDA’S GULF COAST, AND EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY GULF COAST, AND EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BEFORE INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL MONDAY HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL MONDAY IN THE STATE’S BIG BEN MAKING LANDFALL MONDAY IN THE STATE’S BIG BEN REGION. IN THE STATE’S BIG BEN REGION. THE STORM RIGHT NOW REGION. THE STORM RIGHT NOW CLOCKING WIND SPEEDS THE STORM RIGHT NOW CLOCKING WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 65 MILES PER CLOCKING WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 65 MILES PER HOUR. OF AROUND 65 MILES PER HOUR. THERE ARE MANDATORY HOUR. THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY ALREADY AHEAD OF EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY ALREADY AHEAD OF POTENTIALLY ALREADY AHEAD OF POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE. LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE. THE FT. MYERS AREA SURGE. THE FT. MYERS AREA MOOPG THE FT. MYERS AREA MOOPG AMONG THE PLACES MOOPG AMONG THE PLACES ALREADY SEEING WINDS, AMONG THE PLACES ALREADY SEEING WINDS, RAIN, AND EARLY ALREADY SEEING WINDS, RAIN, AND EARLY FLOODING. RAIN, AND EARLY FLOODING. DEBBY IS ON A TRACK FLOODING. DEBBY IS ON A TRACK THAT COULD BRING HEAVY DEBBY IS ON A TRACK THAT COULD BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO PARTS OF THAT COULD BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO PARTS OF FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND RAINFALL TO PARTS OF FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COMING DAYS. SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COMING DAYS. WE’LL SHOW YOU THE COMING DAYS. WE’LL SHOW YOU THE LATEST TRACK AND THE WE’LL SHOW YOU THE LATEST TRACK AND THE FORECAST IN JUST A LATEST TRACK AND THE FORECAST IN JUST A MOMENT. FORECAST IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT LET’S GET RIGHT MOMENT. BUT LET’S GET RIGHT NOW TO MARISSA PARRA BUT LET’S GET RIGHT NOW TO MARISSA PARRA IN THE STORM ZONE. NOW TO MARISSA PARRA IN THE STORM ZONE. >> Reporter: TROPICAL IN THE STORM ZONE. >> Reporter: TROPICAL STORM DEBBY DRENCHING >> Reporter: TROPICAL STORM DEBBY DRENCHING FLORIDA, DUMPING HEAVY STORM DEBBY DRENCHING FLORIDA, DUMPING HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE GULF FLORIDA, DUMPING HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE GULF COAST. RAIN THROUGH THE GULF COAST. >> IT HAPPENED THAT COAST. >> IT HAPPENED THAT FAST WHEN IT COMES >> IT HAPPENED THAT FAST WHEN IT COMES THROUGH SOME OF THESE FAST WHEN IT COMES THROUGH SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES AND THE THROUGH SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES AND THE RESIDENCES. BUSINESSES AND THE RESIDENCES. AND IT’S NOT A GREAT RESIDENCES. AND IT’S NOT A GREAT FEELING. AND IT’S NOT A GREAT FEELING. >> Reporter: MOVING AT FEELING. >> Reporter: MOVING AT A CRAWL, DEBBY HAS THE >> Reporter: MOVING AT A CRAWL, DEBBY HAS THE POWER TO PACK A PUNCH A CRAWL, DEBBY HAS THE POWER TO PACK A PUNCH WITH RAINFALL, STORM POWER TO PACK A PUNCH WITH RAINFALL, STORM SURGE, AND FLOODING WITH RAINFALL, STORM SURGE, AND FLOODING THREATENING CITIES AND SURGE, AND FLOODING THREATENING CITIES AND TOWNS THROUGH ITS THREATENING CITIES AND TOWNS THROUGH ITS PATH. TOWNS THROUGH ITS PATH. IN FLORIDA’S HORSESHOE PATH. IN FLORIDA’S HORSESHOE BEACH, RESIDENTS KNOW IN FLORIDA’S HORSESHOE BEACH, RESIDENTS KNOW ALL TOO WELL WHAT HIGH BEACH, RESIDENTS KNOW ALL TOO WELL WHAT HIGH WATERS CAN DO. ALL TOO WELL WHAT HIGH WATERS CAN DO. >> THIS IS HOW HIGH WATERS CAN DO. >> THIS IS HOW HIGH THINGS GOT -- >> THIS IS HOW HIGH THINGS GOT -- >> GRILL OWNER LANY THINGS GOT -- >> GRILL OWNER LANY SAYS THE DAMAGE FROM >> GRILL OWNER LANY SAYS THE DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE DAHLIA LAST SAYS THE DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE DAHLIA LAST TIME THIS YEAR WAS HURRICANE DAHLIA LAST TIME THIS YEAR WAS CATASTROPHIC. TIME THIS YEAR WAS CATASTROPHIC. PEOPLE NOW IN DEBBY’S CATASTROPHIC. PEOPLE NOW IN DEBBY’S TRACK PREPARING FOR PEOPLE NOW IN DEBBY’S TRACK PREPARING FOR THE WORST, HOPING FOR TRACK PREPARING FOR THE WORST, HOPING FOR THE BEST. THE WORST, HOPING FOR THE BEST. >> WE’VE REMOVED ALL THE BEST. >> WE’VE REMOVED ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT FROM >> WE’VE REMOVED ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT FROM WITHIN THE KITCHEN. OF THE EQUIPMENT FROM WITHIN THE KITCHEN. >> YOU MAY GET HIT WITHIN THE KITCHEN. >> YOU MAY GET HIT WITH AN AWFUL LOT OF >> YOU MAY GET HIT WITH AN AWFUL LOT OF WATER, A LOT OF RAIN. WITH AN AWFUL LOT OF WATER, A LOT OF RAIN. >> Reporter: ALMOST WATER, A LOT OF RAIN. >> Reporter: ALMOST ALL OF FLORIDA UNDER A >> Reporter: ALMOST ALL OF FLORIDA UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY. ALL OF FLORIDA UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY. 3,000 NATIONAL GUARD STATE OF EMERGENCY. 3,000 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS READY TO 3,000 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS READY TO ASSIST EMERGENCY MEMBERS READY TO ASSIST EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. ASSIST EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. NBC’S GUAD VENEGAS IS RESPONDERS. NBC’S GUAD VENEGAS IS IN TAMPA, WHICH COULD NBC’S GUAD VENEGAS IS IN TAMPA, WHICH COULD SEE UP TO A FOOT OF IN TAMPA, WHICH COULD SEE UP TO A FOOT OF RAIN. SEE UP TO A FOOT OF RAIN. >> TAMPA BAY GETTING RAIN. >> TAMPA BAY GETTING HAMMERED BY THE RAIN, >> TAMPA BAY GETTING HAMMERED BY THE RAIN, WITH THE WAVES HAMMERED BY THE RAIN, WITH THE WAVES CRASHING ON TO THE WITH THE WAVES CRASHING ON TO THE CAUSEWAY. CRASHING ON TO THE CAUSEWAY. AUTHORITIES HERE ARE CAUSEWAY. AUTHORITIES HERE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE AUTHORITIES HERE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE SURGE AND POSSIBLE WORRIED ABOUT THE SURGE AND POSSIBLE FLOODING FROM THE SURGE AND POSSIBLE FLOODING FROM THE RAIN. FLOODING FROM THE RAIN. >> Reporter: STATES OF RAIN. >> Reporter: STATES OF EMERGENCY IN EFFECT >> Reporter: STATES OF EMERGENCY IN EFFECT FOR GEORGIA AND SOUTH EMERGENCY IN EFFECT FOR GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. FOR GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. >> NOW IS THE TIME TO CAROLINA. >> NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE. >> NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE. DON’T GO OUTSIDE. PREPARE. DON’T GO OUTSIDE. WE’RE EXPECTING A LOT DON’T GO OUTSIDE. WE’RE EXPECTING A LOT OF WATER WITH THIS WE’RE EXPECTING A LOT OF WATER WITH THIS EVENT. OF WATER WITH THIS EVENT. >> Reporter: BACK IN EVENT. >> Reporter: BACK IN FLORIDA, RESIDENTS >> Reporter: BACK IN FLORIDA, RESIDENTS BRACING FOR WHAT COULD FLORIDA, RESIDENTS BRACING FOR WHAT COULD BE A LONG WEEK AHEAD BRACING FOR WHAT COULD BE A LONG WEEK AHEAD AFTER WHAT HAS ALREADY BE A LONG WEEK AHEAD AFTER WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN A LONG YEAR OF AFTER WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN A LONG YEAR OF RECOVERY. BEEN A LONG YEAR OF RECOVERY. >> IT’S HEARTBREAKING, RECOVERY. >> IT’S HEARTBREAKING, BUT THERE’S NOT MUCH >> IT’S HEARTBREAKING, BUT THERE’S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT BUT THERE’S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS. YOU CAN DO ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS. >> MARISSA JOINS US THINGS LIKE THIS. >> MARISSA JOINS US NOW FROM HORSESHOE >> MARISSA JOINS US NOW FROM HORSESHOE BEACH, FLORIDA, WHERE NOW FROM HORSESHOE BEACH, FLORIDA, WHERE THE STORM CAN MAKE BEACH, FLORIDA, WHERE THE STORM CAN MAKE LANDFALL. THE STORM CAN MAKE LANDFALL. AND MARISSA, IT LOOKS LANDFALL. AND MARISSA, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE ALREADY AND MARISSA, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE ALREADY GETTING IT. LIKE YOU’RE ALREADY GETTING IT. >> YEAH, LESTER. GETTING IT. >> YEAH, LESTER. I JUST SPOKE TO THE >> YEAH, LESTER. I JUST SPOKE TO THE MAYOR OF HORSESHOE I JUST SPOKE TO THE MAYOR OF HORSESHOE BEACH. MAYOR OF HORSESHOE BEACH. HE SAYS HE IS VERY BEACH. HE SAYS HE IS VERY CONCERNED. HE SAYS HE IS VERY CONCERNED. YOU CAN SEE SANDBAGS CONCERNED. YOU CAN SEE SANDBAGS PREPPED BESIDE ME, YOU CAN SEE SANDBAGS PREPPED BESIDE ME, BEHIND ME. PREPPED BESIDE ME, BEHIND ME. WE KNOW THERE ARE AT BEHIND ME. WE KNOW THERE ARE AT LEAST SEVEN COUNTIES WE KNOW THERE ARE AT LEAST SEVEN COUNTIES UNDER MANDATORY LEAST SEVEN COUNTIES UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION THROUGH THE UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION THROUGH THE STATE OF FLORIDA. EVACUATION THROUGH THE STATE OF FLORIDA. 95% OF THIS TOWN HAS STATE OF FLORIDA. 95% OF THIS TOWN HAS BEEN EVACUATED WITH 95% OF THIS TOWN HAS BEEN EVACUATED WITH MORE EVACUATIONS BEEN EVACUATED WITH MORE EVACUATIONS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK, MORE EVACUATIONS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK, LESTER. HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK, LESTER. >> MARISSA PARRA, LESTER. >> MARISSA PARRA, THANK YOU. >> MARISSA PARRA, THANK YOU. THIS STORM IS GROWING THANK YOU. THIS STORM IS GROWING MORE DANGEROUS BY THE THIS STORM IS GROWING MORE DANGEROUS BY THE MINUTE. MORE DANGEROUS BY THE MINUTE. NBC METEOROLOGIST MINUTE. NBC METEOROLOGIST ANGIE LASSMAN IS NBC METEOROLOGIST ANGIE LASSMAN IS TRACKING ITS PATH ANGIE LASSMAN IS TRACKING ITS PATH TONIGHT. TRACKING ITS PATH TONIGHT. ANGIE, GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT. ANGIE, GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, ANGIE, GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, LESTER. >> GOOD EVENING, LESTER. THIS SYSTEM EXPECTED LESTER. THIS SYSTEM EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS SYSTEM EXPECTED TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING, WHILE TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING, WHILE IT SPENDS TIME OVER STRENGTHENING, WHILE IT SPENDS TIME OVER THOSE WARM GULF IT SPENDS TIME OVER THOSE WARM GULF WATERS, ALREADY THOSE WARM GULF WATERS, ALREADY BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO WATERS, ALREADY BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WINDS RIGHT NOW AT 65 THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WINDS RIGHT NOW AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, AND WINDS RIGHT NOW AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, AND CONTINUING TO MOVE MILES PER HOUR, AND CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTH AT 12 MILES PER CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTH AT 12 MILES PER HOUR. NORTH AT 12 MILES PER HOUR. INTO THE EVENING HOUR. INTO THE EVENING HOURS, TORNADO WATCH INTO THE EVENING HOURS, TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF HOURS, TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, STRETCHING INTO PARTS THE STATE OF FLORIDA, STRETCHING INTO PARTS OF GEORGIA, AS THAT STRETCHING INTO PARTS OF GEORGIA, AS THAT CIRCULATION SITS OF GEORGIA, AS THAT CIRCULATION SITS OFFSHORE. CIRCULATION SITS OFFSHORE. EXPECTED TO MAKE OFFSHORE. EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE MORNING, EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE MORNING, EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS LANDFALL LATE MORNING, EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW. EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW. AND THEN MEANDER TOMORROW. AND THEN MEANDER ACROSS PARTS OF THE AND THEN MEANDER ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST, THIS SLOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST, THIS SLOW MOVEMENT AS IT STALLS SOUTHEAST, THIS SLOW MOVEMENT AS IT STALLS OUT IN THAT REGION. MOVEMENT AS IT STALLS OUT IN THAT REGION. GOING TO BE OUT IN THAT REGION. GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC FOR HEAVY GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. PROBLEMATIC FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT RAINFALL. POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT HISTORIC AMOUNTS, 10 POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT HISTORIC AMOUNTS, 10 TO 20 INCHES WITH HISTORIC AMOUNTS, 10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED SPOTS UP TO TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED SPOTS UP TO 30 INCHES. LOCALIZED SPOTS UP TO 30 INCHES. WE’LL WATCH THAT FLASH 30 INCHES. WE’LL WATCH THAT FLASH FLOODING AND URBAN WE’LL WATCH THAT FLASH FLOODING AND URBAN RIVER FLOODING ACROSS FLOODING AND URBAN RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THIS REGION, AS WE GET RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THIS REGION, AS WE GET WELL INTO THE END OF THIS REGION, AS WE GET WELL INTO THE END OF OUR UPCOMING WORKWEEK. WELL INTO THE END OF OUR UPCOMING WORKWEEK. LESTER? OUR UPCOMING WORKWEEK. LESTER? >> ANGIE LASSMAN, LESTER? >> ANGIE LASSMAN, THANK YOU. >> ANGIE LASSMAN, THANK YOU. >>> IT IS CRUNCH TIME THANK YOU. >>> IT IS CRUNCH TIME FOR VICE PRESIDENT >>> IT IS CRUNCH TIME FOR VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS, WHO NOW FOR VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS, WHO NOW HAS LESS THAN TWO DAYS KAMALA HARRIS, WHO NOW HAS LESS THAN TWO DAYS BEFORE SHE’S EXPECTED HAS LESS THAN TWO DAYS BEFORE SHE’S EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE HER BEFORE SHE’S EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE HER RUNNING MATE. TO ANNOUNCE HER RUNNING MATE. AND TODAY, NBC NEWS RUNNING MATE. AND TODAY, NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED SHE MET AND TODAY, NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED SHE MET WITH AT LEAST THREE HAS LEARNED SHE MET WITH AT LEAST THREE CONTENDERS WITH AT LEAST THREE CONTENDERS FACE-TO-FACE. CONTENDERS FACE-TO-FACE. ALI RAFA REPORTS FROM FACE-TO-FACE. ALI RAFA REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. ALI RAFA REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, WASHINGTON, D.C. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA >> Reporter: TONIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS CLOSING IN VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS CLOSING IN ON THE MOST IMPORTANT HARRIS IS CLOSING IN ON THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION OF HER ON THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION OF HER PRESIDENTIAL RUN SO DECISION OF HER PRESIDENTIAL RUN SO FAR. PRESIDENTIAL RUN SO FAR. WHO WILL SECEDE HER AS FAR. WHO WILL SECEDE HER AS VP IF ELECTED. WHO WILL SECEDE HER AS VP IF ELECTED. HARRIS HOLDING VP IF ELECTED. HARRIS HOLDING SEPARATE IN-PERSON HARRIS HOLDING SEPARATE IN-PERSON MEETINGS AT HER SEPARATE IN-PERSON MEETINGS AT HER WASHINGTON HOME TODAY MEETINGS AT HER WASHINGTON HOME TODAY WITH THREE OF HER TOP WASHINGTON HOME TODAY WITH THREE OF HER TOP CORN TENDER WITH THREE OF HER TOP CORN TENDER CONTENDERS, ARIZONA CORN TENDER CONTENDERS, ARIZONA SENATOR MARK KELLY, CONTENDERS, ARIZONA SENATOR MARK KELLY, WALZ, AND JOSH SHAPIRO SENATOR MARK KELLY, WALZ, AND JOSH SHAPIRO ACCORDING TO A SOURCE WALZ, AND JOSH SHAPIRO ACCORDING TO A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE ACCORDING TO A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE MEETING. FAMILIAR WITH THE MEETING. BUT SHAPIRO MUM WHEN MEETING. BUT SHAPIRO MUM WHEN ASKED BY NBC NEWS BUT SHAPIRO MUM WHEN ASKED BY NBC NEWS SATURDAY OUTSIDE HIS ASKED BY NBC NEWS SATURDAY OUTSIDE HIS HOME ABOUT HIS WEEKEND SATURDAY OUTSIDE HIS HOME ABOUT HIS WEEKEND PLANS. HOME ABOUT HIS WEEKEND PLANS. >> YOU HEADED TO D.C.? PLANS. >> YOU HEADED TO D.C.? WHERE DID YOU GO >> YOU HEADED TO D.C.? WHERE DID YOU GO TODAY? WHERE DID YOU GO TODAY? >> I’M TAKING MY DOG TODAY? >> I’M TAKING MY DOG FOR A WALK. >> I’M TAKING MY DOG FOR A WALK. >> WALZ ALSO AVOIDING FOR A WALK. >> WALZ ALSO AVOIDING SPECULATION EARLIER >> WALZ ALSO AVOIDING SPECULATION EARLIER THIS WEEK. SPECULATION EARLIER THIS WEEK. >> THAT’S NOT A THIS WEEK. >> THAT’S NOT A DECISION THAT I’LL >> THAT’S NOT A DECISION THAT I’LL MAKE. DECISION THAT I’LL MAKE. THE DECISION VICE MAKE. THE DECISION VICE PRESIDENT HERSELF WILL THE DECISION VICE PRESIDENT HERSELF WILL MAKE THAT. PRESIDENT HERSELF WILL MAKE THAT. >> AN ANNOUNCEMENT MAKE THAT. >> AN ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED VERY SOON, >> AN ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED VERY SOON, WITH HARRIS AND HER EXPECTED VERY SOON, WITH HARRIS AND HER RUNNING MATE KICKING WITH HARRIS AND HER RUNNING MATE KICKING OFF A SEVEN-STATE RUNNING MATE KICKING OFF A SEVEN-STATE BATTLEGROUND TOUR WITH OFF A SEVEN-STATE BATTLEGROUND TOUR WITH A RALLY IN BATTLEGROUND TOUR WITH A RALLY IN PHILADELPHIA ON A RALLY IN PHILADELPHIA ON TUESDAY. PHILADELPHIA ON TUESDAY. >> WE HAVE A FIGHT IN TUESDAY. >> WE HAVE A FIGHT IN FRONT OF US. >> WE HAVE A FIGHT IN FRONT OF US. AND WE ARE THE FRONT OF US. AND WE ARE THE UNDERDOGS IN THIS AND WE ARE THE UNDERDOGS IN THIS RACE. UNDERDOGS IN THIS RACE. >> Reporter: POLLS RACE. >> Reporter: POLLS INCLUDING ONE RELEASED >> Reporter: POLLS INCLUDING ONE RELEASED TODAY SHOW HARRIS AND INCLUDING ONE RELEASED TODAY SHOW HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY SHOW HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP LOCKED IN A TIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP LOCKED IN A TIGHT RACE, AND IN NEARLY LOCKED IN A TIGHT RACE, AND IN NEARLY ALL OF THE CRITICAL RACE, AND IN NEARLY ALL OF THE CRITICAL BATTLEGROUND STATES, ALL OF THE CRITICAL BATTLEGROUND STATES, THE VICE PRESIDENT BATTLEGROUND STATES, THE VICE PRESIDENT VIRTUALLY ELIMINATING THE VICE PRESIDENT VIRTUALLY ELIMINATING TRUMP’S LEAD FROM WHEN VIRTUALLY ELIMINATING TRUMP’S LEAD FROM WHEN PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS TRUMP’S LEAD FROM WHEN PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS STILL IN THE RACE. PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS STILL IN THE RACE. MEANWHILE, TRUMP STILL IN THE RACE. MEANWHILE, TRUMP RAMPED UP HIS ATTACKS MEANWHILE, TRUMP RAMPED UP HIS ATTACKS AGAINST HARRIS AT AN RAMPED UP HIS ATTACKS AGAINST HARRIS AT AN ATLANTA RALLY LAST AGAINST HARRIS AT AN ATLANTA RALLY LAST NIGHT. ATLANTA RALLY LAST NIGHT. >> WITH OUR NIGHT. >> WITH OUR LEADERSHIP, EVERY LEADERSHIP, EVERY LEADERSHIP, EVERY SEEN LEAVING A SHORT LEADERSHIP, EVERY SEEN LEAVING A SHORT TIME AGO. SEEN LEAVING A SHORT TIME AGO. LESTER? TIME AGO. LESTER? >> ALI RAFA, THANK. LESTER? >> ALI RAFA, THANK. >>> LET’S TURN NOW TO >> ALI RAFA, THANK. >>> LET’S TURN NOW TO OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE >>> LET’S TURN NOW TO OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE HERE IN PARIS. OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE HERE IN PARIS. WHAT A DAY FOR TEAM HERE IN PARIS. WHAT A DAY FOR TEAM USA, SWEEPING UP MORE WHAT A DAY FOR TEAM USA, SWEEPING UP MORE MEDALS INCLUDING GOLD USA, SWEEPING UP MORE MEDALS INCLUDING GOLD FOR NOAH LYLES. MEDALS INCLUDING GOLD FOR NOAH LYLES. IT WAS A RACE THAT FOR NOAH LYLES. IT WAS A RACE THAT LASTED LESS THAN TEN IT WAS A RACE THAT LASTED LESS THAN TEN SECONDS THAT HE WON BY LASTED LESS THAN TEN SECONDS THAT HE WON BY MERE MILLISECONDS, AND SECONDS THAT HE WON BY MERE MILLISECONDS, AND THAT ENDED A 20-YEAR MERE MILLISECONDS, AND THAT ENDED A 20-YEAR DROUGHT FOR AMERICA IN THAT ENDED A 20-YEAR DROUGHT FOR AMERICA IN THE MEN’S 100 THE MEN’S 100>> TOM, THANK YOU MUCH. THE MEN’S 100>> TOM, THANK YOU MUCH. TUNE IN FOR PRIME-TIME MUCH. TUNE IN FOR PRIME-TIME COVERAGE OF THE TUNE IN FOR PRIME-TIME COVERAGE OF THE OLYMPICS HERE ON NBC COVERAGE OF THE OLYMPICS HERE ON NBC STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. OLYMPICS HERE ON NBC STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. EASTERN. STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. EASTERN. >>> NOW TO MY EASTERN. >>> NOW TO MY ONE-ON-ONE WITH >>> NOW TO MY ONE-ON-ONE WITH OLYMPIC SWIMMER KATIE ONE-ON-ONE WITH OLYMPIC SWIMMER KATIE LEDECKY, WHO JUST MADE OLYMPIC SWIMMER KATIE LEDECKY, WHO JUST MADE HISTORY HERE IN PARIS, LEDECKY, WHO JUST MADE HISTORY HERE IN PARIS, AND TELLS ME SHE MAY HISTORY HERE IN PARIS, AND TELLS ME SHE MAY NOT BE DONE YET AND TELLS ME SHE MAY NOT BE DONE YET EITHER. NOT BE DONE YET EITHER. >> WHAT IS YOUR BODY EITHER. >> WHAT IS YOUR BODY TELLING YOU, AFTER >> WHAT IS YOUR BODY TELLING YOU, AFTER FOUR MEDAL-WINNING TELLING YOU, AFTER FOUR MEDAL-WINNING PERFORMANCES? FOUR MEDAL-WINNING PERFORMANCES? >> WELL, I’VE PUT MY PERFORMANCES? >> WELL, I’VE PUT MY BODY THROUGH A LOT >> WELL, I’VE PUT MY BODY THROUGH A LOT THIS WEEK, THIS WHOLE BODY THROUGH A LOT THIS WEEK, THIS WHOLE YEAR, JUST ALL THE THIS WEEK, THIS WHOLE YEAR, JUST ALL THE TRAINING, SO YOU GET YEAR, JUST ALL THE TRAINING, SO YOU GET TO THIS MOMENT. TRAINING, SO YOU GET TO THIS MOMENT. >> THE 800, THE ONE TO THIS MOMENT. >> THE 800, THE ONE AND ONLY KATIE >> THE 800, THE ONE AND ONLY KATIE LEDECKY. AND ONLY KATIE LEDECKY. >> YOU TRY TO PUT IT LEDECKY. >> YOU TRY TO PUT IT ALL OUT THERE AND I >> YOU TRY TO PUT IT ALL OUT THERE AND I FEEL LIKE I DID A GOOD ALL OUT THERE AND I FEEL LIKE I DID A GOOD JOB OF THAT. FEEL LIKE I DID A GOOD JOB OF THAT. >> SHE SURE DID. JOB OF THAT. >> SHE SURE DID. KATIE LEDECKY WON FOUR >> SHE SURE DID. KATIE LEDECKY WON FOUR MEDALS HERE IN PARIS, KATIE LEDECKY WON FOUR MEDALS HERE IN PARIS, BRINGING HER GRAND MEDALS HERE IN PARIS, BRINGING HER GRAND TOTAL TO 14. BRINGING HER GRAND TOTAL TO 14. SHE’S ALSO MADE TOTAL TO 14. SHE’S ALSO MADE HISTORY WITH HER WIN SHE’S ALSO MADE HISTORY WITH HER WIN IN THE 800 METER HISTORY WITH HER WIN IN THE 800 METER FREESTYLE, SHE BECAME IN THE 800 METER FREESTYLE, SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN FREESTYLE, SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN FOUR MEDALS IN THE THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN FOUR MEDALS IN THE SAME INDIVIDUAL EVENT, FOUR MEDALS IN THE SAME INDIVIDUAL EVENT, AND SHE’S NOW SAME INDIVIDUAL EVENT, AND SHE’S NOW OFFICIALLY THE MOST AND SHE’S NOW OFFICIALLY THE MOST DECORATED FEMALE OFFICIALLY THE MOST DECORATED FEMALE AMERICAN OLYMPIAN OF DECORATED FEMALE AMERICAN OLYMPIAN OF ALL TIME IN ANY SPORT. AMERICAN OLYMPIAN OF ALL TIME IN ANY SPORT. BUT SHE REMAINS AS ALL TIME IN ANY SPORT. BUT SHE REMAINS AS HUMBLE AS EVER. BUT SHE REMAINS AS HUMBLE AS EVER. >> YOU MADE HISTORY ON HUMBLE AS EVER. >> YOU MADE HISTORY ON SEVERAL COUNTS. >> YOU MADE HISTORY ON SEVERAL COUNTS. DID YOU SURPRISE SEVERAL COUNTS. DID YOU SURPRISE YOURSELF WITH ANY OF DID YOU SURPRISE YOURSELF WITH ANY OF THEM? YOURSELF WITH ANY OF THEM? >> I’M NOT ONE TO THEM? >> I’M NOT ONE TO REALLY THINK OF THE >> I’M NOT ONE TO REALLY THINK OF THE HISTORICAL MARKERERS, REALLY THINK OF THE HISTORICAL MARKERERS, SO -- HISTORICAL MARKERERS, SO -- >> MOST DECORATED SO -- >> MOST DECORATED FEMALE OLYMPIAN IN >> MOST DECORATED FEMALE OLYMPIAN IN U.S. HISTORY. FEMALE OLYMPIAN IN U.S. HISTORY. >> A LOT OF THE TIMES U.S. HISTORY. >> A LOT OF THE TIMES THE MEDIA HAD TO TELL >> A LOT OF THE TIMES THE MEDIA HAD TO TELL ME WHAT I WAS THE MEDIA HAD TO TELL ME WHAT I WAS ACCOMPLISHING. ME WHAT I WAS ACCOMPLISHING. AND I DON’T THINK A ACCOMPLISHING. AND I DON’T THINK A LOT OF IT HAS SUNK IN. AND I DON’T THINK A LOT OF IT HAS SUNK IN. >> FIRST WOMAN IN LOT OF IT HAS SUNK IN. >> FIRST WOMAN IN HISTORY TO WIN FOUR >> FIRST WOMAN IN HISTORY TO WIN FOUR OLYMPIC GOLDS IN THE HISTORY TO WIN FOUR OLYMPIC GOLDS IN THE SAME EVENT. OLYMPIC GOLDS IN THE SAME EVENT. >> TOHE FOUR-PEAT IN SAME EVENT. >> TOHE FOUR-PEAT IN THE 800 WAS A BIG ONE, >> TOHE FOUR-PEAT IN THE 800 WAS A BIG ONE, AND OVER THE WEEKS, THE 800 WAS A BIG ONE, AND OVER THE WEEKS, OVER THE MONTHS, OVER AND OVER THE WEEKS, OVER THE MONTHS, OVER THE YEARS, IT WILL OVER THE MONTHS, OVER THE YEARS, IT WILL EVENTUALLY SINK IN. THE YEARS, IT WILL EVENTUALLY SINK IN. >> BUT YOU DIDN’T SIT EVENTUALLY SINK IN. >> BUT YOU DIDN’T SIT DOWN AND SAY, THESE >> BUT YOU DIDN’T SIT DOWN AND SAY, THESE ARE MY GOALS? DOWN AND SAY, THESE ARE MY GOALS? >> NO, MY GOALS ARE ARE MY GOALS? >> NO, MY GOALS ARE NEVER HISTORICAL >> NO, MY GOALS ARE NEVER HISTORICAL MARKERS OR ANYTHING NEVER HISTORICAL MARKERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. MARKERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I’M VERY FOCUSED ON LIKE THAT. I’M VERY FOCUSED ON TIMES AND MY I’M VERY FOCUSED ON TIMES AND MY TECHNIQUE, MY PACING, TIMES AND MY TECHNIQUE, MY PACING, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. TECHNIQUE, MY PACING, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. >> HOW ARE YOU ALL OF THOSE THINGS. >> HOW ARE YOU FEELING? >> HOW ARE YOU FEELING? >> I’M ALL RIGHT. FEELING? >> I’M ALL RIGHT. >> IT’S BECOME A BIT >> I’M ALL RIGHT. >> IT’S BECOME A BIT OF AN OLYMPIC >> IT’S BECOME A BIT OF AN OLYMPIC TRADITION WITH ME TO OF AN OLYMPIC TRADITION WITH ME TO SIT DOWN WITH LEDECKY TRADITION WITH ME TO SIT DOWN WITH LEDECKY WITH NEW MEDALS SIT DOWN WITH LEDECKY WITH NEW MEDALS HANGING AROUND HER WITH NEW MEDALS HANGING AROUND HER NECK. HANGING AROUND HER NECK. FIRST IN LONDON WHEN NECK. FIRST IN LONDON WHEN SHE WAS JUST 15. FIRST IN LONDON WHEN SHE WAS JUST 15. THEN RIO, TOKYO, AND SHE WAS JUST 15. THEN RIO, TOKYO, AND NOW PARIS. THEN RIO, TOKYO, AND NOW PARIS. AND AS FOR THE NEXT NOW PARIS. AND AS FOR THE NEXT ONE -- AND AS FOR THE NEXT ONE -- >> AND THIS IS THE ONE -- >> AND THIS IS THE PART OF THE INTERVIEW >> AND THIS IS THE PART OF THE INTERVIEW WHERE I SAY, ARE YOU PART OF THE INTERVIEW WHERE I SAY, ARE YOU GOING TO BE IN LOS WHERE I SAY, ARE YOU GOING TO BE IN LOS ANGELES IN FOUR YEARS? GOING TO BE IN LOS ANGELES IN FOUR YEARS? >> I WOULD LOVE TO BE. ANGELES IN FOUR YEARS? >> I WOULD LOVE TO BE. I’LL DEFINITELY BE >> I WOULD LOVE TO BE. I’LL DEFINITELY BE THERE IN SOME I’LL DEFINITELY BE THERE IN SOME CAPACITY. THERE IN SOME CAPACITY. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD CAPACITY. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LOVE TO BE SWIMMING AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LOVE TO BE SWIMMING THERE. LOVE TO BE SWIMMING THERE. IF I’M STILL LOVING THERE. IF I’M STILL LOVING THE SPORT, I’LL IF I’M STILL LOVING THE SPORT, I’LL CONTINUE ON AS LONG AS THE SPORT, I’LL CONTINUE ON AS LONG AS I CAN. CONTINUE ON AS LONG AS I CAN. >> MY CHAT WITH KATIE I CAN. >> MY CHAT WITH KATIE LEDECKY. >> MY CHAT WITH KATIE LEDECKY. WE’LL HAVE MORE FROM LEDECKY. WE’LL HAVE MORE FROM THE OLYMPICS IN JUST A >>> BACK TO OUR LEAD >>> BACK TO OUR LEAD STORY TONIGHT. >>> BACK TO OUR LEAD STORY TONIGHT. A STORM STRENGTHENING STORY TONIGHT. A STORM STRENGTHENING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, A STORM STRENGTHENING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, SET TO HIT FLORIDA IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, SET TO HIT FLORIDA TOMORROW AS A SET TO HIT FLORIDA TOMORROW AS A HURRICANE. TOMORROW AS A HURRICANE. AND RESEARCHERS ARE HURRICANE. AND RESEARCHERS ARE USING NEW TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCHERS ARE USING NEW TECHNOLOGY STORM PREDICTION. PRIA >>> TEAM USA’S GABBY >>> TEAM USA’S GABBY THOMAS WON THE FIRST >>> TEAM USA’S GABBY THOMAS WON THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WOMEN’S THOMAS WON THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WOMEN’S 200 METER SPRINT HERE WOULDN’T MISS THIS FOR THE WORLD. STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC THE WORLD. STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS, PARIS. STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS, PARIS. >> THAT’S NBC NIGHTLY NEWS, PARIS. >> THAT’S NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SUNDAY. >> THAT’S NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR THIS SUNDAY. NBC’S PRIME-TIME NEWS FOR THIS SUNDAY. NBC’S PRIME-TIME COVERAGE OF TH