week long. >>> and a high-profile meeting between turkey's president and russia's president, vladimir putin. the visit intended to send a message to turkey's leaders that allies in the west and whom he blames for what he considers a lack of support after a failed coup. the president has pressed the u.s. to extradite the man he claims was behind the plot. european union. >>> let's go to to olympics. a big day for team usa. big victories in swimming and gymnastics. >> the americans have won nine gold medals. one more than china. eight silvers. the most of any country. japan has one more bronze than the u.s. overall, we're far ahead in the overall medal count with 26. >> with more on day four's victories and defeats, here's jim ryan. >> reporter: meet the new golden girls. the u.s. gymnastics team. simone biles led with powerful performances in every event, sealing the deal with her floor routine. her teammates quickly rushed in to celebrate. now biles and the team captain get ready to compete against each other in the all-around competition. michael phelps electrifies the world, reclaim

and russia tied for third with ten. for team usa, much of the focus was in the pool. jim ryan recaps day three. >> reporter: michael phelps was back in the water for his signature event, the 200-meter butterfly. but the greatest competitive swimmer was off his game in the semifinal event coming in second to the competitor from hungary. michael phelps is on course to add to his all-time record, 23 olympic medals. the latest swimming superstar, finishing second to sweden. she's considered a shoo-in for more olympic gold. teammate missy franklin, star of the london games, making her rio debut. ryan murray grabbed the gold for the 100-meter. connor dwyer settled for bronze. in the 100-meter breast stroke final, david podia and steel johnson captured the silver in synchronized diving. serena williams was back on the court after she and her sister lost their first doubles match ever at the olympics on sunday. the 22-time grand slam and reigning olympic champion advanced in singles played. in men's gymnastics, the u.s. team could only manage a fifth place finish. the japanese team wo

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end the current u.s. strategy of nation building and regime change. he vowed to work with russia or any country that wants to destroy isis. >>> as for hillary clinton, she was with vice president joe biden at their first joint campaign appearance. speaking at a rally in his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania, biden labeled trump as unqualified and unprepared and said trump cannot be trusted with the nuclear codes. clinton also took aim at donald trump's foreign policy ideas and >> trump laid out his plan last week. i'll admit even before he did, i didn't think it was going to be good for working americans. [ laughter ] but it turned out to be worse than i ever imagined. >> biden said clinton was the most qualified person to lead the country. he praised her foreign policy experience and credited her with having a passion for improving lives. >>> and this note from pennsylvania as well. the attorney general of that state is now a convicted criminal. a jury found kathleen cane guilty of perjury and obstruction. she was accused of leaking information a 2009 grand jury investigation to e

-time and reigning champion in this event. so much for a grudge match between king and russia's efimova. king missed a spot in the final of the 200-meter breast stroke after she made headlines for calling out the russian on doping violations. out on the beach depending gold medalist kerri walsh-generalings and partner april ross kept their winning streak alive. the women battling much temperatures to beat the swiss team. in fencing daryl holmer dueling and making history. trying to become the first man to win a gold medal in any fencing event. but he came up short taking home the silver instead. in the diving pool the american men scored a silver medal. coming in second in the spring board event. a big win in cycling. kristin armstrong taking home the gold in the individual time trials. the women's basketball team dominated on the court beating serbia. while carmelo anthony led the u.s. men's team to win over australia, barely. in the overall competition, the americans couldn't maneuver onto the podium coming in 7th and 14th in men's gymnastics. >>> many of the athletes worked hard to g

, aly raisman impressing with a silver second. and russia taking home the bronze. biles relishing the victory with her teammates, leaving rio with the coveted title, and a taste of triumph. >>> coming up today, michael phelps is competing in the 100 meter butter lie finals. >> katy ledecky in the 800-meter freestyle. she set a record yesterday and the u.s. basketball teams are back on the court as well. the women take on canada. the women play serbia. >> let's hope the men play a little bit better than the last time against australia. >> they were dominating and last time it game very close. >> australia came back. >> carmelo anthony, though, doing very well. >> for the olympic team. not necessarily the knicks. >>> coming up, the three students who are lucky and grateful this morning. >> they were trapped in a cave. spending a lot more time underground than they anticipated. how they made it out alive. >>> and later, two movies with cgi characters but meant for different audiences. "pete's dragon" is looking to smoke sausages at the be feeling the heat the most. i'm thinking dallas. >

payment. >>> russia says it's ready to support a call by the united nations for weekly cease fires in aleppo. the move comes as this image spreads around the globe. it was a little boy pulled from the building after the city was rocked by another devastating air strike. more now from martha raddatz. carry him," the medics shout as the young boy on this video shot by syrian activists is rushed to the waiting ambulance. but with so many more to rescue, the 5-year-old, omran is his name, sits alone for just a moment, and then that instant, the single still photograph capturing his innocence. it is an image that says "this is a child like my own." doctors say his physical injuries were minor and the rest surviving another day in syria is never guaranteed. the five-year war has left at least 100,000 children dead. millions of other children remain inside the war-torn nation just like omran. this happened in aleppo where syrian government forces with the help of russians have been bombing rebel groups. in the last few weeks alone, killed, as well. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> b

. with russia accused of state run doping of disabled athletes and now the unflinching condemnation of russia cheating. >> i believe the russian government has catastrophically failed its athletes. their morals over medals mentality disgust me. track and field coach, accused of soliciting bribes over drug tests. kenya says he'll face an investigation. amid the turmoil, the games go on. earlier we spoke with the first american ever to compete in a head wrap. she said her faith made fencing a perfect sport for her. >> i had to have long sleeves and pants, and with fencing it's a unique opportunity for me to be covered and fit in with my teammates. >> reporter: muhammad has become so recognizable that she came in second to be the u.s. flag bearer here after michael phelps. speaking of fencing, alexander marcialos taking the silver. mat gutmann, abc news, rio. >>> a stunner in the tennis competition. venus and serena williams are out. >> the sisters suffered their first-ever loss in the olympic doubles competition. duo from the czech republic. the loss stopped their 15 match olympic winnin

american. the americans beat russia to take home the bronze in a five set match. this was only the second time he took home a bronze for the u.s. a final night to unwind. pageantry and spectacle. the 2016 summer games passing into history according to tradition. tokyo's governor accepting the olympics flag. the rio olympics torch was extinguished, and in 2020, the summer games will be in tokyo. >> he won bronze? who does that? >> nobody. but him. >> congratulations. >> impressive. as mr. miyagi would say, you beginner luck. >> my first marathon, i'd probably be in the hospital. >> i wouldn't even try. >>> the olympic spirit was not on display during one of sunday's wrestling matches. something else was. >> the two mongolian coaches weren't happy with the outcome against uzbekistan. they thought their wrestler won. when they were told otherwise, they stripped -- oh, no. monte winding up in his underwear. security escorted them out. delicately. >> that was their way of protesting? >> that's their way of protesting. i'm so angry i can't keep my clothes on. >> oh my god. that's what i call a