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chips, isabel and grandma. these ones all came here in 1928. they've been at the zoo -- >> 1928? >> yeah. she's probably 130 to 140 years old. pretty simple. undo the twist tie and drop it in. toss it all down here. >> we decided since you did an excellent job today, we'd have one of the ambassadors let you know what he thought of your work today. jake, how do you think he did today? >> i know what you had for breakfast. >> i had a great time. most internships at the zoo are not hands on. they're typically office jobs. that said, the zoo says i am now koala-fied to work there. chew on that. see what i did there? >> did you have a favorite animal? >> i liked mr. woo the panda. >> pooped 50 times a day. interesting. >> turtles since 1928? >> about 140 years old, which is amazing. >> that's fun. >> if you're a lady, don't wear perfume by the lions. >> there is protection. it's okay. >> drive them crazy. >>> coming up tomorrow, high fashion, high stress. we'll see if natalie has what it takes when she interns at "kozma poll -- cosmopolitan" magazine. >>> the men of "today" cleaned ou

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and you know, i'm only 22 years old, but everyone says i'm the grandma and i'm super old. but this is like the oldest team we've had. >> how do you stay calm, gabby? how do you keep it centered? >> we all motivate and encourage each other. and i guess we've just done so many routines and we're just on autopilot. it just goes and it flows. >> come back down to simone. everybody's talking about you. that's a lot of pressure. it seems like you've figured out a way to navigate those waters, the only one that can put expectations on myself, and i know what we're capable of as a team. so i just don't let it get to me, because i know i'm the only one that can control it. so, there's no point of adding extra pressure. >> but what about zac efron? >> oh, yeah. >> okay. wait, is he coming? >> i don't know. >> okay, wait -- >> he'll be watching on the couch. >> i think this is a moment. i think if you look -- >> no, you're going to get my hopes up. >> here he is. let's see. >> okay, zac efron, i think we need you here at the team final, because we'll all get to be there and we need y

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proud grandma right there. >>> diving a trending topic this morning not just because team usa won silver in the synchronized event. look at these images from the competition. do you notice anything unusual? just hold that for a second. anything unusual back in the crowd? anything. >> they're nude. >> it looks like censorship thanks to strategically placed graphics. it makes it look like they're nude. >> music change here. >> how cold is that water? >> what's nice is that some of them needed larger graphics than others. i know i said it, al, but you were thinking it. >> not about the size of the graphics. >> speaking of diving, earlier we talk to david boudia and steele johnson. they're back with us and they have a surprise. guys? ? >> look at the coaster. >> david, come around here. steele, come back here also. >> can i try it on? >> it's your birthday. >> are you allowed? >> still competing. >> what a birthday cake. >> thank you. >> hoda is not having any fun in rio. >> thank you so much. congratulations. >> our pleasure. thank you. happy birthday. >> i need that. >> i'll take that back

some of her teammates call her the grandma. when i talked to her, i quickly learned that ali regular kid at heart. >> that is an olympic gold medal winning moment. >> all of the girls agree there's nothing as amazing and special as being able to win that team gold medal. whatever else happens, the rest is just kind of icing on top of the cake. >> aly raisman, no stranger to that sweet taste of victory. she took home two golds and a bronze back in london and a lifetime of memories. trip i've ever been done. we had so much fun together. we used to have a crush on all of the swimmers. we would try to plan our meals and go to dinner around the same time as them. >> one of my favorite moments from london was seeing your mom going stick it! stick it! stick it! >> funny when i watched the video after the meet, my mom and dad's video they had more views than my floor routine did. it's funny. i didn't know they would get that nervous. >> after london raisman stepped now she leads her team in fierceness and fun. when you guys get a chanc

congratulations, grandma. how do you feel? >> i feel very good. i feel very young. >> you do? >> yes, i do. i'm very happy. i lost my voice a little bit because i was cheering so loud for the other girls the other days. >> i was screaming. did you hear me? >> i did. i did hear you. ever. >> wow. >> how does that feel? >> you're the only person to actually say that out loud. i hadn't thought about that, but it feels amazing. it's crazy. i can't believe i have six olympic medals. so it doesn't feel real. if you told me that when i was a little girl, i would have thought you were crazy. >> two athletes at the top of their game but leaving the future wide open. will you be in tokyo? your coach says you're as strong as ever. >> up until now, i hadn't been think being it, but i'm going to take a vacation, take some time off, t never say never, you know. i'm definitely thinking about it. >> how do you improve for tokyo? >> i don't know. that's a really long ways away. we'll see. >> and just when you thought they left all their moves on the floor, they managed to save their best moves

. >> in floor, grandma raisman grabbed silver. while biles soared to her record fourth gold. >> once again obliterate. weren't enough, zac efron, team of heart meeting their heartthrob. a perfect end to a near perfect run in rio. how happy are we? here they are. olympic champions. you can't wipe these miles off their face. can have you come down off that high yet? are we still floating a little? >> i still could see him again. >> so this is just so you see. i know you guys haven't seen this moment, right? by the way, i think one thing we left out of the piece that you said was that we're setting a wedding date. you know what he said? >> that was pretty big. >> let's look back at all of what happened. first of all, the fact that you guys have made history in gymnastics. you guys right now will go down in history books as the winningest gymnastics team. aly, what does that mean to you? >> it's special. it probably won't hit us for a long time. we're on cloud nine right now. feels like it's just a dream. it hasn't sunk it's just incr

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. >> my grandma can't kiss him good after she is gone, he asks why can't he leave with her. >> they are been happily married for more than 60 years and they have been inseparable until now. >> our family takes them to visit each other every second day which financially and physically is exhausting for both of them. >> 83-year-old was hospitalized after january after he suffered complications from dementia. he was unable to return home because he requires more care than his wife can provide. become sostressed after all of this, that she is no longer mobile. she requires a walker. >> she entered the assisted living facility. she thought the move would allow her husband to join her. but they say that the pair has different health issues impacting where they can live. >> our priority is to bring couples together. we will do what we can to make sure that they can be together as long as can be meet. >> we hope it works out for them. and still ahead, he is back, tom brady hitting the field for preseason, all the highlights someone's hacked all our technology. technology... say, have you seen a

. >> my grandma can't even kiss hm good night. he calls out for her when he ses her, but after he's gone she asked why she can't be with him. >> they've been inseparable and married for 60 years until now. >> our family takes her to visit exhausting for both of them. >> the 83-year-old was hospitalized in january after he suffered health complications from dementia. he requires more care than his wife can provide. >> my grandmother, he's become o stressed during all of this, tht she has become immobile. she requires a walker which maks it even harder. >> the 81-year-old thought the move would allow h but officials say there are no available beds at her home. it also says the pair have different health issues impactig where they can live. >> our priority is always to bring couples together, so we will do what we can to make sure up they can be together, as long as both of their needs can be met. >> jadiann thompson, 7news today in new england. >> i hope they can get back together. >> yes, definitely. >> coming up today on new engla