Friday, 30 July 2021

See how TODAY broadcasts live from the Olympic Games

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Al Roker gives viewers a behind the scenes tour of the TODAY set in Tokyo and explains how the show comes together each morning Plus, a chat with Executive Producer Tom Mazzarelli and the new TODAY show mascot.

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Vaccines continue to be effective, particularly at preventing severe disease, according to the document. But they may not be as good at preventing infection or transmission of the delta variant.

In an Olympic first, men, women to swim together in the same race

The 4x100-meter mixed medley relay is making its Olympic debut in Tokyo on Saturday. Two men and two women per country will swim backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle.

It's a mascot runoff! Vote now to choose the TODAY mascot's name

After an epic week of voting, the TODAY mascot contest is down to two names — pick your favorite below.

Caeleb Dressel's love of drumming helps put him in the swim

Swimmer Caeleb Dressel came into the Tokyo Games with two gold medals and has already added two more. But he has another talent that helps put him in the mental mindset for excelling in the pool: drumming. Craig Melvin reports on the 3rd Hour of TODAY.

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Steve Kornacki compares Caeleb Dressel's wingspan to Craig Melvin's height

NBC News national political correspondent Steve Kornacki joins the 3rd Hour of TODAY in Tokyo to break down what's coming up in the Olympics, including basketball as well as track and field. He also compares the wingspan of Caeleb Dressel to the height of Craig Melvin: Which is greater?

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