coolest races to be a part of. >> katie ledecky smashes her own world record. >> reporter: ledecky seems to be racing herself, winning the gold in the 400/3 meter. >> it was great to be up there on the podium and sing the national anthem, i'm really proud of this. >> reporter: for team usa, the thrill of three-time gold medal champs losing for the first time in the first round. tonight the drama of the games in the quest for gold. tonight as americans look to medal in the aquatic center just over my shoulder, a short time ago, the plaza behind me erupted in celebration. the brazilians in this venue right here, taking home their first gold in judo, what a moment for this hometown crowd. lester? >> and we heard a little of that moment o employees. miguel, thank you. >>> it was one and gold for ryan held, you saw it in miguel's story. a first-time olympian, 21-year-old north carolina state student and springfield, illinois native had only one race to swim here in rio, and it was the third leg in last night's gold medal winning performance by the usa men in the 400 by 4 meter relay. i

ledecky, back home now, talking about her big wins in rio. tonight she will reveal what was going through her mind as millions of us watched from home as she smoked everybody in the pool. one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. he decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. there's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >>> nbc working for you in the community. we want to thank everyone who went to kingstowne and stopped by apple federal credit union to donate to our backpacks for kids campaign. we still need your help to make sure that local kids are ready and equipped to go back to school. to see a list of things to give and to donate online, go to nbc4.com and search backpacks for kids. >>> boy, did they have great weather collecting those backpack. >> last couple of days it's been that way. doug, you're telling us we're about to suffer again. is that what i heard you say earlier? >> yeah. after days ith we're hoping this stretch will last a little while. looks like

controversy. >>> and back from rio. we talk to katie ledecky after her impressive run in the pool. >> announcer: welcome to "news4 this week." >> hi, everyone. i'm chris lawrence. welcome to "news4 this week." we begin with a familiar face in the community and a long-time d.c. police officer who is now preparing for the next stage of his career. assistant chief peter newsham will becom when cathy lanier retires next month. tom spoke with newsham about his plans for the future with the department. >> reporter: peter newsham, 52, assistant police chief now but a young holy cross graduate when he answered a newspaper ad back in 1989. >> i saw the police department was advertising for police officers in the paper and i took that opportunity and, i've got to tell you, truly and honestly, it's the best decision i ever made in my life. >> reporter: muriel bowser named him as assistant chief. the union and community has endorsed body cameras. >> when you go out to the community meetings, most of those people in the meetings are saying positive things about the police department. >> report

steele johnson dove for silver, while katie ledecky and michael phelps qualified for tonight's events. last night the men's 4x100 meter relay team looked perfect in the pool. >> the united states will win gold in the 400/3 relay again. >> reporter: the fastest team in the world, with help the of greatest olympian in history. >> the young bucks brought tears to our eyes. i was saying to nathan, i was trying to hold back as much as i could and then he started shedding tears and then ryan started shedding tears and that's one of the coolest races to be a part of. >> katie ledecky smashes her own world record. >> reporter: ledecky seems to be racing herself, winning the gold in the 400/3 meter. >> it was great to be up there on the podium and sing the national anthem, i'm really proud of this. >> reporter: for team usa, the thrill of victory comes with the agony of defeat. the williams sisters, three-time gold medal champs losing for the first time in the first round. tonight the drama of the games in the quest for gold. tonight as americans look to medal in the aquatic center just

superstar katie ledecky touches down in the dmv bringing home four gold medals from rio. >> and disturbing details of a federal report claiming kids as young as 3 were abused and humiliated at head start schools in our area. good evening, glad you're here with us tonight at 7:00. i'm adam longo. first at 7:00, stormy weather headed our way tonight. that means another yellow weather alert day for us. chief meteorologist topper shutt here with an update what do you have? >> storms are on our doorstep right now. in fact the yellow weather alert for flood. thunderstorms, hi good shape. most people will be home before it gets going except for the northern folks. high impact of flooding after 8 p.m. we have a flash flood watch in the area. if you are in or near this area you could see flooding tonight. atmosphere is a bowlful of moisture as we say. the storms are about to cross i- 81. couple of storms now ahead of it. and we have seen some storms toward frederick and hagerstown all afternoon. around the beltway get home the next 30 minutes you're fine. notice the lightning strikes out

going for gold in rio katy ledecky has become a household name after basically crushing the competition in the water. >> anchor: tonight she is diving in again for another chance to make history. nancy chen reports from rio. >>> katie ledickie made a flash in the spool with three golds and one silver. while that's impressive it's not surprising. four years ago account katie ledecky was the youngest member of team u.s.a. at her first international competition. she was a virtual unknown, then this happened. not only did ledecky win the 800 the feel by more than four seconds. >>> she can't even believe it. looks at the time, look at her place, oh my gosh. what have i done? >>> it was right as i flipped at the 600 point so i had four laps leftive flipped and it was like i just woke up from a dream. it was like i am winning. kitty, don't mess this up. >> anchor: as a child she loved swimming. >>> she started out swimming competitively at the same time. she was only six years old but i think katie saw how much i to try to catch me and eventually she did. >> anchor: growing up lede

could become d.c. next police chief after cathy lanier heads to the nfl. >> she's back! katie ledecky back home in bethesda. earlier today, katie got off the plane with plenty of new hardware. why the olympic champ was pleasantly surprised by the hero's welcome. that is next maureen: a judge has ordered ryan lochte to stay in lochte and feigen said they were robbed after a late night out. feigen's father won't comment until it's over. a search is underway for police chief cathy lanier. stephen tschida reports on the possible replacement and what is next for the department. >> chief cathy lanier bowed out before the contract was up in part out of consideration for her partners. >> it would be selfish for me to stay. >> she relied on the assistance. some speculate one of the vims may fill role she is leaving but mayor will look inside and outside for a replacement. >> we will recruit the right leaders. stephen: as far as what lies ahead for th dealing with a department where the officers' actions frequently end up on social media. morale problems among the rank and file and filling a po

the usa and aly raisman takes silver. a dazzling display as america's katie ledecky blows the competition out of the water. and tonight it's phelps versus lochte. one of the greatest rivalries of all time. >>> deadly explosion. a major rescue operation after fire rages through an apartment building. dramatic escapes and a frantic search for the missing. >>> roller coaster horror. a child plunges off a ride in pennsylvania days after shocking accidents at a water slide and a ferris wheel at other parks across the country. >>> and dangerous debris. an alarming rise in crashes caused by highway cargo breaking free. drivers dodging missiles on the road. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. >>> good evening. here at olympic park, it is gold and silver for team usa tonight in women's gymnastics. most coveted title, the all-around. 19-year-old olympic rookie simone biles seemingly unaffected by the pressure of high expectations just delivered a jaw-dropping performance here to take th

own olympic champion is back home, kate ledecky shared her winning experience from rio with us. we'll have more coming up. >>> you heard people say this a million times. don't give your kids too much candy because they can get a sugar high. some experts say that's not really true. >>> hi there tony and shawn. we're under a flash flood watch until 3:00 in the morning, we have no seen much in the last few hours, there's a storm approaching the frederick area, with a lot of lightening and. it's not severe but we're watching. farther to the west we have a severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00. everybody needs to keep an eye on the sky. between now and midnight we ca get heavy rain and strong thunderstorms. we'll have the latest hour by hour. fox 5 local news at 6:00 is coming right back. shawn you got the tip line >> you see something you want to share with us. 2028953,000, or wt t g.com. we'll be right back. ♪ >> are you going to bake a cake or cook muffins >> no, i don't want to give anybody a sugar high. it may be a myth >> fox's matt king found out having a sweet tooth may not

katie ledecky arrives as the most dominant swimmer in the zone. and here's her story. >> reporter: when katie ledecky dove into the pool in maryland made plenty of noise. >> here she is in the olympic final. katie ledecky out there first. she went out really fast. >> everybody criticizes the announcers for saying i was going out too fast but i was. >> and katie ledecky still holding on. when you are 15 years old, you go out there and race. >> it was like waking up from a dream. i have 200 left. i'm an olympic final. i'm winning. >> katie ledecky is a gold medalist with a new american record. >> 15-year-old girl going out for her first final and kills it. and just destroys it. she knows what she's doing. it's fun to watch her. >> katie ledecky was the youngest member of team usa at the 2012 olympic games. yet, instantly found she had a huge fan base. >> it mea t have the support from bethesda. i received so many emails and video messages and text messages. >> katie! katie! [ screaming ] >> reporter: last year's world championships was a powerful surge, carrying her to the undisputed top

for mic phelps and katie ledecky. phelps adding a 19th gold medal while kat other own record leaving her competition way behind. >> ledecky is on the way to history in these games. >>> the u.s. gymnastics team dominant as they begin their quest for gold. >>> a stunner in tennis. three-time doubles champ serena and venus williams out in the first round. "today," monday, august 8th, >> all by herself down the stretch. >> you are seeing the greatest of all time. >> that's going to give them a significant lead. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and savannah guthrie live plaza. ?? >> it is a party on the beach in rio. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. take a look and listen to some of the performers from the third as if hoda needed another excuse to dance. >> wait a minute. i want to point something out. there's something for you. and then there's something for the girls. do you remember on opening ceremony night the guy who kind of stole it. oiled u

the pool. katie ledecky qualified for tonight's 200 free final while missy franklin who dominated in london failed to advance. looking at the medal count. the united states holding strong increasing their lead with 19 total through monday followed by china, japan and russia. matt, great start. >> it really is, natalie. thanks very much. let's bring in those divers behind the best u.s. finish ever in men's synchronized 10 meter platform. silver medalist david boudia and steele johnson. guys, good morning, congratulas. don't you want to wear those? >> these are heaviest medals i've seen. >> do you mind? >> please, it would be my pleasure. >> those are fantastic. can i repeat what i just said. the best u.s. finish ever in this event. how does that feel? >> it's actually pretty cool. to do it alongside this guy. we've created such a brotherhood. we've trained day in and day out. it's pretty neat. >> steele, we got a kick watching your dad go crazy at what i like most about this silver medal is you guys had your best score on your last dive so when it was all on the line, you came up with

just ahead. by the way, you can see the u.s. along with michael phelps and katie ledecky during nbc's prime time coverage at 8:00, 7:00 central here on nbc. right now let's send it back to new york and savannah. >> let's start with the presidential race. election day now just 90 days away and our new poll just out this morning shows hillary clinton opening up a double digit advantage. 51-41 over donald trump. this is clinton's largest lead yet in our nbc news survey monkey online she's above 50%. nbc's hallie jackson is in north carolina where trump has two events today. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. as we look at those new numbers, we're also looking at donald trump losing more support from inside his own party. another member of congress now saying she can't back him. it's a move that could open the door for others in the gop to break with their nominee. the newest never trump senator, collins writing there will be no new donald trump, just the same candidate who will slash and burn and trample everything and everyone. her scathing op-ed following

i congratulations to katie ledecky. thank you for joining us in the studio. [ applause ] >> go, usa. >> so long for now, everybody. ♪ just when you think you know what a computer is. you see a keyboard that can just, get out of the way. and a screen you can touch. and even write on. when you see a computer that can do all that, it might just make you wonder... hey, what else can it do? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come seek the royal caribbean >>> pure domination. katie ledecky makes history again. and michael phelps falls short. we're in rio with all the reaction from the pool. >>> the only way we can lose in my opinion, pennsylvania, is if cheating goes on. >> a warning for pennsylvania. why donald trump says he's keeping a close eye on the keystone state. >>> and a dirty game of golf, a charity event brings strippers to the links with taxpayers in new jersey footing the bill. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> and we begin with the dangerous heat. we are in the midst of the fifth heat wave this summer. a live look at eighth and market streets in center city where it is still hot and st

ledecky smashes her own world record. >> smashing her own world record by almost 2 seconds. there's beating the competition and demolishing. that's what stanford bound katie ledecky did last night. gave u.s. the gold for the first time this year. she was celebrating while everyone else was finishing. >> i have a lot more events so i'm very busy here. but i'm still having the same amount of fun i did four years ago. and team usa is going to do just as well as we did four years ago, if not better. we're having a lot of fun. >> ledecky's olympics journey continues this morning with a 200 meeter free. and team usa's dominance in the pool continued with michael phelps earning his 19th gold medal of his career. nathan adrian celebrating there, too. phelps swam an incredible second leg of the 400. nathan adrian the cocaptain of the u.s. men's swim team secured the victory. >>> a lye look at one of two olympics kacalderons burning. >> jessica aguirre is live from rio. team usa continues to lead in the medal count and looking to add more to the count today. bay area athletes have been stand

last dual ithe pool tonight. >>> katie ledecky digging deep for a golden comeback in the 400 meter free relay. >>> in bcholleyball a close callor kerri walsh jennings and april . but escaping with the win. >> that is it! >>> as the leaders of the final five, simone biles, and aly rais n get back to business for the shot at alaround gold, "today," thursda august 11th, >> the u.s. women gold i the 4x2. >> that was beautiful! >> that's a gold medal for kirsten armstrong. >> announcer: this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and savannah guthrie ve from rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to a special split edition of "today." thursday, morning, day 6 of the rio olpics. i'm matt lauer along with ho kotb. savannah is ew york. we'll talk to her in a one second. >> you know wha we refuse to do back on copacabano beach. >> what is that? >> we refuse to do a show look at who we have today. that is alison schmidt part of that gold medal relay team in the 4x200 free and josh prenot is alongside her. >> cong

roll. they added to their medal count as you said. katie ledecky dominating the pool, however, team usa did well but they had everyone nervous until the very end on the basketball court. >> reporter: katie ledecky for the united states, as expected, the u.s. women win gold. >> reporter: katie ledecky brought it home for the united states 4x200 meter freestyle relay team and winning gold in the grand finale of the night for swimming. it brings ledecky to four medalses, three gold and one silver with one more event to go. defend his 100-meter freestyle title, settling, stead, for bronze. american fencer daryl homer scored silver in fencing and powered by carmelo anthony, the u.s. basketball team survives a scare from australia rallying from a five-point deficit at halftime. in the u.s. women's basketball, the women routed saesh. diana taurasi broke her own record for threes. american cyclist won gold, braving slick conditions on a treacherous course. she celebrating the win in more ways than one. today is her 43rd birthday. making the rounds on social media this morning, another olymp

gold on sunday. katie ledecky continued her world dominance. also a great start for the u.s. women in gymnastics. >> cnn's coy wire is in rio right now with the developments. look at that background behind coy? a tough life there, coy. three day into the competition. >> reporter: no doubt about it. ryan, we're a long way away from buffalo. good to talk to you and alison. what an opening weekend for team usa. actually up in the air about or not michael phelps would be selected to swim in the 4x100 relay. a few swimmers vying for the team. i'll go out on the limb and say the coaches made the right decision. the squad lightning fast. phelps' second leg in the race for team usa was key. phelps gets his 19th gold medal. extra special because it was in front of his 3-month-old son boomer in attendance. his first individual event is today. alis alison, we talked about katie ledecky. she smashes her world record in the 400 meter freestyle. she took home the gold after beating her best time from 2014 by almost two seconds. she killed it. ledecky will defend her olympic title in the 800 freesty

>>> good morning. she rules in the pool. katie ledecky proves once again she is unstoppable. >> another gold medal in the 800 and the world record. >> leaving the competition in the dust. while michael phelps misses out on another gold. >> a three-way tie for silver. >> grabbing silver. and today swimming in what is likely his last olympic race ever. and maya dirado pulling a stunning come from behind victory. >> to get the gold. unbelievable. >> plus, a soccer shocker. >> the u.s. women knocked out of the olympics in the quarterfinal round missing the opportunity to go for gold for the first time in olympic history. but there are plenty of other chances for team usa to add to the medal count as week two of the olympic games gets under way, today, saturday, august 13th, 2016. >> another gold medal in the 800 and the world record. >> dirado gets the go unbelievable. >> three-way tie for the silver medal. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today at the olympic games." >> and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm craig melvin alongside natalie

cups to scale trump tower, saying he had >>> and katie ledecky leads the u.s. to another gold medal. the sights and sounds from day five of olympic action. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> today, hillary clinton is outlining her economic plan in detroit. meanwhile, her opponent, donald trump, is claiming the man who currently occupies the oval office created the world's most feared terror group. >> isis is honoring president obama. he is the founder of isis. he is the founder of isis. he is the founder! >> the white house hasn't responded to that claim yet. in the meantime, trump is taking clinton to task for a guest at her rally, while someone front >> reporter: directly behind donald trump is disgraced former republican congressman mark foley. he resigned in 2006 amid allegations he sent sexually suggested e-mails to teenage boys who served at pages. ironically, donald trump criticized clinton for her own event where the father of the orlando nightclub killer sat behind her. >> wa

. >> katie ledecky beat her off the start. >> as record-breaking katie ledecky dominates in the pool and america's golden boys pick up another first place. >> the united states is going to win the gold medal. >> michael phelps adding two more gold medals to his record-breaking tally. we're live in rio for all the action this morning. >> good morning, america. >>> and good morning, simone biles and the rest of america. how about that team usa dominating the olympics blowing away the competition. four more golds on tuesday. >> including michael phelps winning his 21st gold. there he is celebrating with his son boomer. amy is at our olympics desk in rio this morning. >> good morning, guys. so much excitement for team usa in the pool and on the mat and not trying to brag here, but i did get to be in the pavilion when the five made history with america's first consecutive team win in gymnastics and that was just one of the night's big moments. can't wait to bring you the rest. >> we can't wait. much more from rio ahead. >>> first new trouble for donald trump. under fire for comments about hil

the pool before katie ledecky could rocket into the water. >> and you can see it already as she's just swimming right there with her. >> reporter: surging through the pool, ledecky needed only 50 meters to catch the aussie. >> and ledecky has the lead with 100 meters left. >> every person in this pool is scared to race katie ledecky. >> reporter: with each stroke ledecky builds on her lead pulling away in a sprint that wasn't close in the end. >> ten meters left for katie ledecky of the united states. >> reporter: ledecky cruised to the wall nearly two seconds ahead. >> the u.s. women win gold in the 4x200. >> that's a part of history. we're all just so happy to be a part of it and just soaking it all in. >> reporter: tonight the shine of a champion who in history stands alone. in just a short time over at the aquatic center michael phelps and ryan lochte will face off in what will likely be their last head-to-head showdown. they had one of the great rivalries in american history. all eyes on the pool. we told but the two pools that turned green. today they're still green. >> stil

-a.. making waves in the olympic pool.. led by 19-year-old superstar, katie ledecky who shattered her own world record -- winning gold in the 400 free.."it feels good. it was great to be up there on the podium"the top spot on that podium is a place michael phelps is used to.. he added a 19th gold medal to his collection as the men's 4- by-100 relay team edged out american women looked almost unstopable.. nearly sweeping the qualifying events as a team -- with simone biles and aly raisman securing a spot in the individual all-around competition."i think we're ready to just go out and compete team finals already." they will get that chance tuesday..while the men will be back in action later today during the team finals.. the u-s team is currently in second place.. both phelps and ledecky are ck keri walsh-jennings and april ross will play under the lights on copacabana beach looking to advance in beach volleyball..i'm jay gray in up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--the one member of the bush family throwing his support behind donald trump.also-- the governor of texas expect