michael phelps. liverpool's mayor says his city is ready to step in and save the 2022 commonwealth games after the south african government threatened to pull out because of financial pressures. in december officials said they were fully committed to hosting the games, durban was awarded it in 2013 after being the only city to bid but now south africa has been unable to come to an agreement with the commonwealth games association for paying for the tournament. they were first held in 1930 and they are held every four years and a host the countries that were former british countries. if the commonwealth comes to us and says we can post with what we have negotiated, great, but if we can't then we can't —— can host. it's not then we can't —— can host. it's not the result that from the perspective of south africa as a country that we can't host in terms of infrastructure and all those things, it would simply be based on financial consideration in terms of what the commonwealth expected to achieve

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michael phelps, mr. phelps the most decorated olympian of all time, winning 28 medals, including 23 gold medals over the course of five olympic games. both during and after his olympic career, mr. phelps has been a strong and outspoken advocate for clean sport. next, we want to welcome mr. travis tygart, chief executive officer for the united states anti-doping agency. 15 years of experience working at usada, in various leadership roles, he works closely with the usada board of directors to carry out the organization's mission of preserving the integrity of competition, inspiring to sport and protecting the rights of u.s. athletes. now, we also welcome mr. rob koehler, deputy director general of the world anti-doping agency. he comes to us with almost two decades of experience working in the anti-doping field at wada and the canadian center for ethics and sports. in his role as deputy director general at wada, mr. koehler is responsible for the oversight of all u.s. anti-doping organizations and global a

wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today and michael phelps, the most decorated 0lympian of all time has told the us congress he never felt any competition outside of the united states was clea n. outside of the united states was clean. the swimmer testified in front of officials from wada and the international olympic committee. he called for an urgent overhaul of global anti—doping

olympic swimmer michael phelps, testified, he urged frustration of cheating. this is about two hours 20 minutes. >>> good morning welcome to this hearing in ways to improve the national anti-doping system. ton heels of the summer games in rio and less than a year away from pyeongchang. fitting we are holding this hearing on february 28, a champion that's won gold medals and wasn't referring to you mr. -- referring to michael phelps. squl it >> ultimately i hope this hearing hopes to highlight ways which we can strengthen confidence in international sport. within the anti-doping community there are concerns regarding organizational structure and how the current system creates an environment where they are both policing and promoting the sport. wada currently exists, they simultaneously hold policy making decision, they can have real and perceived affects on rigorous possible violations as well as enforcement of anti-doping measures, several have stated that wada lacks support itself, recent proposals suggested removing it from governance structures to improve i

. >> olympic gold medalist michael phelps on how to improve the international anti-doping system. >> i never stood up at an international competition and the rest of the field is clean. and i know when i do stand up in the u.s., i know we are all clean because we are going through the same thing and going through the tests and doing all that sfuff. i think for me in terms of internationally, i think there has to be something done and has to be done now. >> representative chaffetz chairing a hearing on transparency issues. mr. chaffetz: you are relying on guidance and withhold that information to congress? >> the guidance is not in writing. mr. chaffetz: you just made this up? it's not in writing? >> it is a standard practice. mr. chaffetz: no, it's not. >> is this the standard practice? >> no, it's not. there is no attorney client privilege when one government agency is investigating another government agency. >> senator bernie sanders on the trump administration. > we have struggled from the inception of this country. the fight against racism, the right against sexism, the fight aga

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from caribbean countries. >>> olympic swimming champion michael phelps told washington lawmakers that more needs to be done to improve anti-doping measures in international sports. >> if we allow our confidence and fair play to erode, we will undermine the power of sport and the goals and dreams of future generations. the time to act is now. we must do what is necessary to ensure the system is fair and reliable so we all can believe in it. >> phelps told members of the house energy and commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations that he doesn't believe he ever participated in a competition in which the entire field was clean. >>> the nfl combine began today in indianapolis and former college players hoping to impress nfl coaches and executives, they're going to have something else to shoot for. this is a pretty clever promotion here. athletic shoe and apparel giant adidas is offering to give, yes, give any player their own tropical island, ama. >> what? >> yes, if they can break the record for the fastest 40-yard dash time for the combine. that's 4.24 seconds. the catch, of

. >> i really do want to be another greatest olympian of all time like michael phelps. >> we want them to run through the high school years and perhaps get an athletic scholarship. >> reporter: what do you guys want to be when you grow up? >> there's lots of things. i can be a lawyer or i want to be a lawyer and a judge. >> i actually want to be a math teacher or a judge. >> they have hopes, you know, and that's what this track team has done for them, give them hope. >> reporter: because for them, it's not about where they rest their heads. >> things like this kind of set you up for like the real world. >> reporter: but where their feet take them. >> track gives us hope and strength to move on from our problems. >> reporter: a trio to watch no matter where they live. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> and we'll be watching them. that's going to do it for us on this wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching and good night. the police chief of t bay lsuiv. ea's biggescity -- mee w/ the >>> we can't be operating in the dark. >> right now at 6:

is michael phelps gearing up for the toughest race of his life. pitting the fastest swimmer of all time against a great white, the possible summer showdown that has everyone talking. >>> good morning, america. great to have david here with us again. so, what's this about michael phelps and sharks? >> somebody saying he may race a shark. i'm still trying to figure it out. >> how do you race in a cage? >> that's a good question. why do you get in the water in the first place. >> a lot of news to get to including president trump's big announcement today and we'll hear from new jersey governor chris christie as we ask him should the republican congressman leading that russian meddling investigation step aside? how the governor answers that. >> a lot of questions to answer that but before we get to that we'll begin with dangerous storms across the south. take a look at this scene from our dallastation, wfaa, the tornadoes, hail and heavy rain destroying homes, 18 million americans at risk and, ginger, you've been tracking it all. >> a very strong to se

. >> olympic gold medalist michael phelps at a hearing on ways to improve the international doping system. i've not think i have set out for a competition and the rest of the field is clean. i do not feel that. i do know we are all clean in the united states. we are going through out of competition tests. we are doing all of that stuff. for me, in terms of internationally, there has to be something done. the rest of the done -- something done now. relying on guidance that you will withhold from congress? >> to my knowledge, the guidance is not in writing. we are working to get -- >> wait a second, you just made this up? it is not in writing? --it is a standard practice >> no it is not. is this a standard practice? >> no, it is not. >> senator bernie sanders on the trump administration. >> be have struggled since the inception of this country to fight against racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia. we are telling mr. trump and his friends loudly and clearly that we are not going backwards. we are going forwards. >> senator marco rubio on a hearing on financial fraud targeting senior ci

. >>> olympic swimming champion michael phelps said more needs to be done to prevent doping. >> we will undermine the power of sport. and the goals and dreams of future generations. the time to act is now. we must do what is necessary to ensure the system is fair and reliable so we all can believe in it. >> phelps said that he doesn't believe he ever participated in a competition in which the entear field was clean. >>> in health news, if you with born in the 1990s, a new study suggests your chance of getting k colon or rectal cancer is higher. they have five times the chance than those born in 1950. it doesn't indicate why the rates are rising. >>> thanks to better technology, certain bemammograms are catchi more tumors, that's the good news. diagnostic mammograms are conducted when can certain cer suspected. >>> the irs is looking for taxpayers, not to collect, but to give out a billion dollars in refunds. rebecca jarvis has this abc news exclusive about a big payout. >> tonight $1 billion in tax refunds up for grab, with time running out, the irs giving abc news this exclusive previe

and michael phelps was covered in the marks during the summer olympics. >> your body needs rest, and can't be to the full potential if you don't let it rest and recover. >> amy introduced a new twist with yoga instructor alex. a class called yupping. >> our goal is to include a lot of different recovery techniques, alice provides the suction cups while you are if a pose. >> pulling up and spreading out is creating a large stimulus in the area. >> and then after a couple of minutes, they are taken off and you can achieve a greater stretch and mobility. and better blood flow. >> we pull that up so the system can flood it out and more nutrients coming to the area. >> and they leave significant marks that last 3 to 10 days, a breaking up of the blood vessels and creases a blood flow that causes a bruising affect. >> the bruises are not harmful but in rare cases can be permanent. while sciencetivic studies did not produce hard evidence that it works but it doesn't say it doesn't. but yoga does. >> whether it's a psychological effect or an underlying physiological effect we are not sure. >

michael phelps on ways to improve the anti-doping system. on --on't believe i stood at an international competition and the rest of the field has been clean. i don't believe that. i know that when i do stand up arehe s -- in the u.s., we all clean. we are going through the competition tests. we are doing all of that stuff. for me, in terms of international, there has to be something done. it has to be done now. jason chaffetz on a hearing on transparency issues at the tsa. >> you are going to withhold information from congress? >> to the best of my knowledge, the guidance is not in writing. you just made this up? it is not in writing? >> it is a standard practice >>. >>note is not. is this a standard practice? >> know it is not. no attorney client privilege when one government agency is investigating another agency. >> senator bernie sanders. have struggled from the inception of this country to fight against racism, to fight againstsexism, to fight xenophobia and homophobia. we are telling mr. trump and his friends loudly and clearly we are

. >> i want to be another greatest olympian of all time like michael phelps. >> we want them to run through the high school years and perhaps get an athletic scholarship. >> what do you want to be? >> i can be a lawyer or lawyer and a judge. i want to be a math teacher or a judge. >> they have hope and that's what this track team has done for them, give them hope. >> for them, it's not about where they rest their heads. >> things like this set you up for the real world. >> reporter: where their feet take them. >> track gets us hope and strength to move on from our matter where they live. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> i love that story. >> love that story, talk about inspiration. >> no kidding. >> determination, good for them. >> let's get one final check of the weather. you have your work cut out for you, ma'am, we're talking snow. >> first time all winter we're talking about snow. we have blustery conditions and i do want to mention, we'll see a few snow showers passing on through tomorrow. you may blink and miss them real quick. we're not expecting much. a lot of people asking

this week, michael phelps posted on instagram a starbucks barista labeled his coffee "the goat" -- [ light laughter ] for "greatest of all time." [ audience aws ] while another customer was like, "actually, i think there was a mix-up. they, uh -- [ laughter and applause ] you got my latte, or" -- this was weird a little girl in australia packed her own lunch for school this week, and check out what she brought. >> a post goes viral this morning after a 5-year-old girl accidentally packs her a frozen vodka drink. [ laughter ] mom says she told her daughter to grab a frozen juice pouch from the freezer, but the little girl grabbed this instead. mom got an interesting phone call as you can imagine from the teacher that day. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] yeah. the teacher was like, "are you up?" [ laughter and applause ] i didn't know those things existed. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: that sounds like fun. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: bad for kids. >> steve: only in australia. >> jimmy: yeah. guys, it's the end of another crazy week, and since there's too much to talk about, instead of giving y

. >> olympic gold medalist michael phelps at a hearing on ways to improve the international anti-doping system. >> i don't believe that i stood up on international competitions and the rest of the field has been clean. i don't believe that, i don't think i have ever felt that. i know that when i do stand up in the u.s., we are all clean. we are going through the same thing. we are going through the whereabouts, the out of competition tests, all that stuff. for me, in terms of internationally, i think there has to be something done, and it has to be done now. >> representative jason chaffetz during a hearing on transparency issues at the tsa. >> you are relying on guidance in the department, and you are going to withhold information from congress? >> sir, to the best of my knowledge, the guidance is not right. >> wait a second. you just made this up? it's not in writing? >> sir, it is a standard practice -- >> no, it's not. ms. lerner, is this a standard practice? >> no, it is not. there is no attorney-client privilege when one government agency is investigating another. >> senator berni

lincoln made a michael phelps side kick and took a few laps. be sure to check them out and leave your own there, too, and you might see them on television. >> jim rosenfield reporting for us doing the back stroke right there. >> the snow, the wet roads, they could freeze as the temperatures drop overnight. >> chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with a look at how low the temperatures are going to go. >> a lot of our area especially the areas that got snowfall it's going down into the teens. that's a hard freeze. and there's some wind on top of that just to make it more uncomfortable. we were showing you sunshine a little while ago. now the clouds are back as well as snow showers in the western sky and the temperature is about to go down. there's nothing to stop it. there's colder air coming in on northwest winds and we're about to get into nightfall. remember the sun sets a little later. you got a little bit extra time to clear that snow and ice before it gets dark. at the shore we finally have a land breeze. the west wind. s

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at 10:00, a house hearing on the international doping system with michael phelps. and later, supreme court oral argument on racial gerrymandering that was sent back to the lower courts this week. coming up on today's washington journal, the american civil liberties union representative talking about the justice department's recent decision to reverse course on an obama administration plan that would phase out private prisons. and then john lott joins us to discuss the rollback of an obama during the rule on background checks. and later, a look at the data. topic ins about the the latest edition of democracy journal. which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, ♪ it is saturday, march 4, the talk in washington is starting to pick up quite a bit on the economy. some key hearings and major deadlines are coming but what about you -- what is most important to you in the area of economy, what you want from washington, cong

. >> olympic gold medalist michael phelps on ways to improve the international anti-doping system. >> i do not believe i stood up at international competition and the rest of the field has been clean. i do not believe that. i do not think i have ever felt that. i know when i stand up in the u.s., i know we are all clean. the cause we are going through the same thing. we are doing all of that stuff. terms ofk for me, in internationally, i think there has to be something done, and it has to be done now. >> representative jason chaffetz chairing a hearing on transparency. >> you rely on guidance from the department, and you will have hold -- withhold that information from congress? >> to my knowledge, the guidance is not in writing. we are working to get -- >> wait a minute. you just made this up? it is not in writing? >> it is a standard practice -- >> no, it is not. is this a standard practice? >> no, it is not. there is no attorney claim for when one government agency investigate another. >> senator bernie sanders on the trump administration. >> we have struggled, from the inception o

. >> controversial because we remember what happened to michael phelps in the beijing olympics because he had that suit on and gave him an unfair advantage they say. could the same be said of these marathoners. it's unfair because they had technology making them faster. >> this world record first of all won't count because it's not officially sanctioned and they're looking into it. nike says we think it's aboveboard but this international athletics federation is looking at it to make sure it is -- >> will it help me get a seven-minute mile. >> what do you run now? >> about nine. >> i've never done a marathon. 10k. >> you'll need a car. >> thanks, t.j. appreciate it. >>> thank you, matt. thanks for hanging in there. >>> get ready to get motivated. tony robbins is here. he'll share secrets about how to put more money in your wallet. what's in your wallet? >>> a workout that could reverse aging? dr. besser and fitness expert chris powell are here live so come on back. i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to keep from having another one. and i'm taking bri