Carlos Yulo: World-class gymnast, Olympic champion

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Carlos Yulo: World-class gymnast, Olympic champion;  Floridians brace for Hurricane Debby's landfall;  U.S. citizens, foreigners urged to leave Lebanon

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00:00Riddle me this, people in the world of amateur sports, what could possibly surpass or surmount

00:10the magnitude and prestige of winning an Olympic gold medal?

00:15Simple, winning another one or maybe even more.

00:18Good afternoon, I am William Theo and this is PTV News Now.

00:22And today's big news is one that has lingered since over the weekend and has given the entire

00:28nation something to smile and talk about for a long time.

00:33Carlos Yulo, by virtue of his first place finish in the men's vault barely 24 hours

00:38ago, has become the most honestly bemeddled male gymnast in the Paris Games thus far and

00:45has catapulted the country to the 21st place in the medal standing, which is sure to even

00:51improve with guaranteed bronze medals from female boxers Aira Villegas and Nesty Petesho

00:57and a strong finish from formidable track star EJ Obiena in the finals of the men's

01:03pole vault.

01:04Yulo's triumphant performance in the men's vault, which drew a high score of 1,500-433,

01:13the highest mark among all competitors, and his earlier victory in the floor exercises

01:18where he cracked the 15-point mark for sticking the landing in his third pass and dismount

01:24underscores the years of hard work, sacrifice and relentless training Yulo put in just for

01:30the edge of a hundredth of a point to spell the difference between gold and silver.

01:37Meanwhile, the Sunshine State is bracing and prepping itself for yet another calamitous

01:43landfall of one tropical cyclone gaining strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of

01:49Mexico.

01:50Hurricane Debbie, a Category 5 hurricane, is approaching the Big Bend coast of Florida

01:55packed with gale-force winds and record-setting rainfall that will surely bring catastrophic

02:01flooding and life-threatening storm surge.

02:04The storm is expected to make landfall north of Tampa early Monday or just about now Philippine

02:10time.

02:11A tornado watch has been issued in Florida and neighboring Georgia where Debbie is expected

02:16to dump torrential rains that could lead to unexpected high and rising flood waters.

02:22Debbie is the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season after Tropical Storm Alberto,

02:28Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Chris.

02:34In other news, Lebanon is turning out to be an undesirable place for foreigners as the

02:39United States preps to beef up its forces in the Mediterranean amidst Iran's threats

02:45to exact revenge against Israel for killing a Hamas political leader in Tehran during

02:50the inauguration of its newly minted prime minister.

02:53VOA's Arash Arabasady has more.

02:59U.S. warships and fighter jets are on their way to the Middle East to deter an all-out

03:04war and, in quote, defense of Israel.

03:07The Pentagon is moving significant assets to the region to prepare for what may be another

03:12need to defend Israel from an attack.

03:16While simultaneously we are working very hard to de-escalate this situation diplomatically

03:20because we do not believe that a regional war is in anyone's interest in the current

03:24moment and that is something we've been trying to avoid since October 7th.

03:28The show of military might comes amid rapidly soaring tensions in the region following the

03:33assassination of top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week and a rocket

03:40strike on Israel's Golan Heights area that killed a dozen children on a soccer field

03:45days before.

03:46Israel blamed the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah for the attack and struck what it

03:51said were Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

03:53A Hezbollah commander was killed.

03:55Both Hamas and Hezbollah are backed by Iran.

03:59Hezbollah's ongoing aggression and brutal attacks are dragging the people of Lebanon

04:06and the entire Middle East into a wider escalation.

04:12While we prefer to resolve hostilities without a wider war, the IDF is fully prepared for

04:21any scenario.

04:23But in Beirut, on footage carried by the Hezbollah-controlled Al-Manar TV, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

04:30denied the group's involvement.

04:34We categorically deny our responsibility of this incident and we have the courage to take

04:39responsibility if we bomb the place, even by mistake.

04:42Despite the finger-pointing, there are real-world consequences for people living in the region.

04:48Israel's Iron Dome air defense system triggered over the weekend to intercept attacks from

04:53across the border in Lebanon.

04:55And with military reinforcements on the way, the State Department issued a do-not-travel

05:00advisory for Lebanon, encouraging U.S. citizens to depart.

05:05Arash Arabesati, VOA News.

05:11And that is a wrap for this afternoon.

05:13Join me again later tonight for yet another set of breaking news stories.

05:17William Theo urging you to stay connected by catching the news right here.

05:21Thank you for watching TTV News Now.

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