raiseman is hoping for an on core in rio. looking to go out on top in what could be her final olympic games. welcome to the olympic zone. i'm trey daerr. the opening ceremony get under way tomorrow night. kicking things off enemy rio yesterday and we begin tonight is hoping to capture a gold medal that evaded her in 2 previous olympics. >> reporter: as an olympic veteran byle is used to be on the biggest stage. in 2008 bizzle was the youngest athlete on the olympic team. >> on phelps. i was so young. >> reporter: returning for her third olympic games as captain. >> for me my role on the team is not necessarily winning the medals or being the face of the sport. it's more behind the scenes and being a cheer leader. >> reporter: the rhode island native made a splash at the age of 5. >> growing up in rhode island it's an ocean state. i loved the water. work out in. my parents got that energy out of me by plopping me in a pool. >> reporter: made her way to massachusetts to join the blue fish swim club. >> they drove me there and b

you have a lot of rio. you saw very strong winds. look how fast they came up. 7-mile an hour wind gusts at 111 o'clock. 20 minutes later, they were gusting to 41 miles an hour. certainly a pattern we could see a couple times during the olympics. back home, clear skies here in phoenix, no storms to talk about. we are tracking isolated storms just near maricopa. mountains. more isolated activity back toward flagstaff. these are weak in intensity. not expecting any severe weather. tomorrow the high temperature 103. the average coming in at 105. things are going to be changing by the middle portion of the week, all in response to this. we have a tropical storm. this is actually tropical st javier. winds of 50 miles an hour will track right up the coast of baja. that could spread a lot of moisture in toward arizona tuesday night into wednesday meaning very heavy rainfall. we could be talking about flooding as well. we'll keep you updated as that moves in. warm for tomorrow. there is that rain moving in late tuesday night, all the way thro

it's like rio's back yard. >> reporter: when i pictured coming to rio this is what i pictured. the shopping. >> what do you think. >> i think you should get that one. >> reporter: the sports, even samba. the the day away. >> we like keep rina. >> reporter: looks like happy hour in rio. >> cheers. >> reporter: next up we head 3 miles down the road to ipa nema beach. >> this is ipa nema. it's more of a cat walk than a brazil are different from the states. >> the first thing is you don't bring your own deck chairs. don't bring your own food. you buy it from the stands of the beach. you don't bring a towel. >> reporter: what do united states lay on. >> you bring a surang. >> if she said it i believe her. >> reporter: and if you would rather take in the sights without the scene there is something for it's really hidden away. almost no one knows it's here. it doesn't look like you're allowed to go in. but anybody can. >> reporter: thanks for showing us the beaches. this has been quite a day. >> this is amazing. look at this place. >> reporter: so if you are beach bound in rio pack yo

for rio, it all comes down to this. nearly seven years after winning the bid -- tonight their olympics kick off. >> welcome to rio. >> reporter: this week, the first sneak peek of what the opening ceremony is going to look like. from leaked photos of a dress rehearsal. the goal is to re-create that gold on unforgettable moment. queen elizabeth parachuting into the stadium in london. the drums in beijing. but brazil is throwing this party in the middle of turmoil. economic recession, a political crisis, and the zika outbreak. today thousands demonstrated to show their support for the president, who faces impeachment. the budget for the opening ceremony was significantly cut back to about one-tenth of what was expected. >> even when you go to very poor areas, you see people know how to smile, are friendly, and are happy and i guess the spirit is in the ceremony. >> reporter: it's that music, dancing and history. there will even be an appearance by beloved brazilian supermodel gisele bundchen. also the security operation,

those guys would never be in rio or were in rio. none of this would have happened and it was my immature behavior. >> the 32-year-old is also >>> there's a lot of action going on tonight here in rio. night 15 of the competition. team 12's bryan moore brings up to speed. >> reporter: paul chalimo almost lost his silver in the 5,000 for this aggressive jockeying. whatever medals the host country did or didn't got the gold medal it wanted most. brazil bating germany in soccer. bryan moore, nbc news, rio. >> bernardino in order legatte is now the oldest man to ever race during an olympics. he is 41 years old. team 12's cameron cox joins us live from back home in phoenix and tells us how he did during the men's 5,000 meters. look like the new 20. lagat went from six to third to fifth in a matter of hours. he finished sixth, then three runners ahead of him were disqualified for stepping on the inside lane. then, paul calimo were cleared of the violation meaning he got bumped back >> let me tell you, getting gold, and then, a teammate gett

rio decided to spread it out amongst the four areas of rio de genaro -- rio de janeiro. and you have barra, which is the new area, where the city is growing. it is a suburb. more wealthy. you had diadoro, a suburb that is underprivileged. and they had built some venues there for the pan-am games and they said, let's expand on the pan-am games, use what was there for the pan-am games and embellish it for the olympics. and they felt that since diadara, it would be the second largest park in brazil, since it had no green spaces. and it would add to the otherwise impoverished area. have the machana, i have pictures of how the mayor of rio took that area under his wing and redeveloped the whole area. and then you have the picturesque copacabana area. which i'm sure you saw all the shots from beach volleyball and the marathon and triathlon and it was just brilliant. so let's look at the olympic budget because i know everybody's heard sochi was $50 billion and you know, london was -- beijing was 40 billion, sochi at 50 billion. london, was 12 billion and these figures are, are

along rio's famous coastline, another. they carve animals, castles and, of course, brazilian beach bums in the hopes of attracting an audience. >> translator: we get the water down there at the sea and here i only need a knife and a spatula. the rest is in my mind and hands. >> reporter: it's not just a day at the beach, this occupation comes with some untraditional hazards. >> the coconut tree shakes a lot in the wind and the drop. if it rains, my job is doomed. >> reporter: but it's all worth it to create a masterpiece for a picture-perfect memory. >> and from the beaches of rio to hang gliding over the host city, never a dull moment there, these photos come to us courtesy of brianna, one of our news 3 team rio members. >> she harnessed up for these amazing photos. can see her story and so much news3lv.com. >>> she came to the olympics in london as 15 and left as an olympian champion. >> now katie ledecky arrives as the most dominant swimmer in the zone. and here's her story. >> reporter: when katie ledecky dove into the

has fun in rio. i don't . i want to have fun both competing and just enjoying every moment. >> isn't that what it's all about? just having fun. medals come, great. but just have a good time. >> it makes you love her. i didn't think i could love her more until that last answer. that was awesome. >> katie told me she doesn't have any plans to turn pro after rio. she'll enroll at stanford in the really great. >> the interesting thing, we consider her a friend of the show, and she's been around a long time. i mean, check out her appearance on "today" more than 18 years ago. >> where is this little one from? >> maryland. 16 months. katie ledecky and michael ledecky. can we say hi to our >> everybody got hellos. >> i look like i swallowed katie ledecky. >> it's so cool. i said this a couple times. katie's uncle john, we went to high school together. dear friend of mine. >> that's amazing. >> that's how old i am now. people who are adults were children, babies, infants, they showed up on the "today" show. f

rio. >> all right, savannah. thank you very much. >>> let's talk about that scandal that continues to evolve. it involves those u.s. swimmers, including ryan locht their claims of being robbed have now been debunked by rio officials. the usoc apologizing. nbc's keir simmons is at the gas station where it all happened. keir, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey there, guys. good morning. this is the gas station that you are about to see in security footage. what's stunning this morning is that an altercation here could turn into an international incident. as you can see, there are security cameras surrounding there was never any chance that what really happened would not come out. overnight, a brokered deal with brazil. jimmy feigen's attorney saying the swimmer has agreed to donate nearly $11,000 to a brazilian charity to resolve the case. >> anything you'd like to say to your supporters? >> reporter: hours earlier -- >> have you talked to lochte at all? >> reporter: gunnar bentz and jack

in rio. ? cake by the ocean ?? >> happy birthday, hoda! >> nice to see you. the 9th day of august, 2016. another great crowd on the beach. beach volleyball in the background. another sunny and beautiful morning. >> what happened to your sweater? >> that sweater was a really good idea at 6:30 in the morning. wasn't so good when the sun came up. >> what is the temperature, al? >> about 80 degrees. it's gone up. showers tomorrow. >> here in rio, perfect sleeping weather. op and temperature of 65 degrees. meanwhile, we're still in the opening days of the olympics. the aquatic stadium is a cool place for team usa. let's head to peter alexander at olympic park. peter. >> matt, good morning. a warm one here at the olympic park and things are going to get heated at the pool this evening formation of at least one fierce rivalry and setting the stage for the culmination of another. on day three of the olympic games, determination and destiny. >> best turns in the world. >> over at the aquatics center. >>

here in rio, we have witnessed a mt. rushmore of modern sport. >> here's bolt, he makes it look easy. >> ledecky is a gold medallist. >> reporter: cementing their legacies. >> "superman" is finally hanging up his cape. >> where redemption was sought and history is made. >> peter alexander, nbc news, rio. >> so much fun, that is going to do it for us on this friday. prime time coverage of the olympics begins at 8:00, 7:00 central, and usain bolt goes for the gold again in the relay. i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night from rio.spare the air. a combination of problems leading to poor air conditions >>> right now on nbc bay area news, spare the air. a combination of problems leading to poor air conditions . ross the bay area. evenews at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm janelle wang . >> i'm raj mathai. a hazy and problematic evening for a lot of people. smoke is smothering parts of the bay area. just look outside. . have gotten several calls and m

and we are live in rio. ===raj/vo=== jessica aguirre shows us behind the scenes...the final moments before the opening ceremony. ===janelle/vo=== and, nbc bay area responds. the new milestone they're celebrating and how they can help you. ===janelle/close=== next. ==nats of fireworks== >>> fair to say each of the athletes here in rio have an impressive story to tell. but one of the women on the first refugee team, it's a remarkable story of perseverance. here is kelly. >> reporter: it's in the water where she feels most at peace. >> when i am in the water, i forget about everything. >> reporter: one of syria's stars in the pool, she even completed on the world stage at just 14. but ichra now 18, never imagined she would be swimming for her life, as her country crumbled around her. last august, ichra and her sister fled, with plans to join their father who had left them earlier. ichra and her sister escaped damascus, they made it to lebanon and then turkey. after way to greece, their overcrowded boat started

daughter of lincoln ch rio. team usa reigns supreme. in its core 5 players who share a common bond with the head coach whose built the most dominant program. the host city of the 2016 summer olympics is home to pretty good waves as well. we'll hit the water with one of surfers. from aly raisman winning the silver medal to jebby stone rowing her way to the silver it's been a productive summer games so far for our local athletes. the bronze medal from the drasage competition. laura graves hoping to add another medal in individual final. graves going second to last in the grand prix free style. and the vermont native game posting a personal best score of 85.196. graves' stellar performance put her in third place. germany closed out the day by sliding into second knocking graves off the podium. growing up as the daughter of former rhode island senator and governor lewisa chafy is used to herself in rio. nancy chen has more on tonight's home town hero. >> louisa chafy last name may sound familiar. her father is former rhode island governor l

saturday morning in rio. after a buildup to summer olympics filled with controversy and concerns, brazil officially pulled back the curtain in rio last night for the opening ceremony that went off without a hitch. jay gray is inside olympic park in rio this morning for a look at last night's party and some of the events ahead. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. what a party it is last night. fitting for the country that hosts carnival. look, some of the fans are still partying. olympic park opened for the figure time today behind me, and some americans walked through. for the athletes, they have to suddenly turn focus to the business of the olympics and getting to the medal stands here. for the first time ever, the summer games open with brazil shining in the spotlight sharing tradition and history with the world. >> they did a great job. put it on well. >> supermodel michelle bundchen walks down, and they lit the 2016 rio summer games. team usa led by michael phelps. >> being my fifth olympics, it's an hon

although she came to rio with four gold medals, rio has been disappointing. she continues to train and break >> it's venus time. >> she is celebrated the win. >> she has won her gold medal. >> and dealt with the losses. >> the williams sisters lose a first round exit. >> venus is one of the greatest tennis players the sport has ever seen. it has been a rocky time in rio, venus has big goals. >> i have more i want to achieve and every day i play is a day i want to be better. i hope when i retire a up, that was my best day and i can end on my best day. >> venus now, 36, grew up in compton, california. she started playing professionally when she was 14. she grew up with the sport alongside her younger sister serena. >> we were playing doubles forever since the '80s. i always played the ad court and she played the deuce. that is where dad put us. the world and the first african-american woman to achieve this ranking in the open era. >> changing the face of tennis is not something i planned. all of a sudden, you change the game and it is beyond a dream come true a

going into rio i'm riding with her on my shoulders. i definitely want to give her a proudly ride cheryl strong. >> reporter: a crash in the semifinals prevented post from making it to the final 4 years ago in london. aiming for a better result in rio when she races for a medal tomorrow night. we'll introduce to you the new technology helping american wheelchair racers go faster than ever. introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee, steeped slowly in cold water for small batches with an ultra-smooth, full-bodied flavor. discover the craft of cold brew today and keep on. for the road. for the ride. for the early mornings... long days... and late nights. for the love. >> reporter: checking the medal count team usa continues to dominate in rio. 32 gold. 32 silver and 31 bronze. the americans sit comfortable atop the medal count with 95 total. china second with 58. great britain rounds out the top some of the worlds most inspiring athletes will take center stage in a few weeks for the paraolympics. why some of team usa's athletes will be rac

the only evening newscast live from the rio games. al michaels, mike tirico, dan patrick and our entire beach crew. see you tomorrow. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . >>> on this sunday night, robbed at gun point. swimmer ryan lochte talks exclusively with nbc after he and three teammates are held up by criminals posing as cops here in rio. >>> end of an era. my one-on-one with michael phelps. >>> disaster zone. more than 7,000 people rescued in louisiana as deadly and devastating floods sweep through town after town. the dramatic life-saving efforts to save those trapped. >>> violent night. this is his torched car set on fire in milwaukee after the police shooting of a man they say was armed and fleeing a traffic stop. >>> and the fastest man as usain bolt tries to maintain that title, the legend talks with bob costas about what drives him. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. >> good evening from olympic park on this busy sunday night. we

. >> announcer: "today's" rio sponsored by coca-cola. little bit. >> that's exactly what natalie, jenna and i did. let's just say, rio will never be the same. >> there's an olympic tradition for all of us. it's our favorite. it is called girls night out. >> we're going in there. >> don't take your life in your own hands when you cross. >> hold onto the cocktails. >> can we talk about the only word that i know in portuguese. >> this is strong. >> we have a long night. dark natalie has to come out at some point. >> dark natalie is already here. >> can i tell you one thing. i wore red because i want to dance with a stranger. >> henry, did you hear that? >> i want to dance with you. >> say the night is young. >> what is this, poetry? let's get going already. let's samba. >> who is ready to dance? >> you can feel the energy. >> work the camera. work it. work it. there you go. >> this is where we're going to dance. >> we're going to dance here, girls. >> i feel the rhythm already >> let's go in the booth. >> my god. that's so fun. >> i'm like

team ever here in rio? >>> all right, speaking of actual competition, usain bolt, the world's fastest man, was back on the track last night as team usa reached a special milestone. natalie's here with all the highlights. nice number to reach. >> hello. our athletes have now 100 medals for the fourth straight summer games, seven of them coming on thursday, while usain bolt struck gold again. the fastest man alive, usain bolt, brushing the competition in the 200 meters. >> he makes it look easy! >> winning the sprint in three consecutive olympics. bolt's parents looking on as their son makes history. the tv audience at home. in the race, the olympic champ breaking out early and never looking back. but despite another gold, bolt was disappointed he did not break 19 seconds. >> i'm always happy for the win, but i wanted the fastest time. >> bolt, who has said rio will be his last olympics, going for a triple-triple. gold medals in the 100, 200 and relay in three straight olympics. >> and there he is. that's the

rio day ten. let's go. >> here we go. >> this afternoon in gymnas fourth gold but did collect bronze on balance beam while her u.s. teammate laurie hernandez took silver. >> new jersey is up and roaring at the possibilities here for laurie hernandez. >> tonight at olympic stadium, david rudisha defended his gold.

glory, the incredible thrill of victory here in rio. "nightly news" begins right now.of victory here in rio. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news with lester holt" reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. >>> good evening from copacabana beach as we begin the last weekend of the 2016 summer games. the fact that we are here in brazil reporting our top story tonight carries a certain degree of irony, because for all the worries about zika in theld rio olympics, it has traveled to florida raising new red flags tonight after five locally transmitted cases were identified. a new travel warning women against travel to two areas in miami. word of new cases now threatens to deliver a blow to the area's vibrant tourist industry. nbc's kerry sanders has details. insecticide, but with so many high-rises, planes can't swoop down to spray. at risk, public health, and a $24 billion tourism industry. >> tourism is a driving force of our economy and this industry has the full support of our state in th

in rio de janeiro they open the olympic games with a brazilian signature. a massive party welcoming the globe. now the samba gives way to the rhythm of competition.

it wasn't the olympic debut that rio. losing that match in the round of 32 last wednesday gave him something to think about. dersh wits is heading home with his head held high. >> reporter: for many people attending harvard is a dream for 25 year old eli he put that dream on hold in order to pursue the olympic podium. it's been called physical chess. 2 people, 2 swords, one winner. >> it takes physical and mental dominance in order to win or to be the best or to be a champion. >> reporter: and eli has worked hard to master boat. >> i'm excited about seeing where my hard work can get me. >> reporter: the sherborn native >> as a kid you see people with metal swords in their hands and they don't get in trouble. i didn't see why any kid wouldn't want to do it. >> reporter: after finishing his freshmen year at harvard university he made the decision to take a year off to focus on his olympic dream. >> it's a tough year of training with ups and downs. >> reporter: as for what s list. >> the only thing i will not share with ever

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we're here in rio. we're going to try to bring the summer games home for the first time since atlanta. >> i hope so. cheering for that. >> janet evans, thank you. you can catch all of the olympics coverage tonight at 8:00/7:00 central. including the michael phelps race. >>> some other news to get you donald trump still under fire for saying president obama was the founder of isis. this as we learn aides are taking a new tact, trying to keep him on message. katy tur is outside trump tower this morning. katy, good morning. >> hey there, craig, will that new plan work? he's in connecticut trying it out today. last night, he backed away from calling president obama the founder of isis, but then he went on to say he was warning of voter fraud in certain parts of pennsylvania. >> i want to get the hell out of here. i want to go home. >> reporter: down in the polls and facing threats of a gop revolt, the republican nominee now has a chaperone, a source close to the campaign telling nbc news top aides are tradi

we're getting up rio as the rio olympics -- previous the real olympics are about to begin. his book "brazil's dance wiwith , the devil: the world cup, the olympics and the fight for democracy." stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we talked to dave zirin but the opening of the olympics, talk about other athletes you are following, but start out by talking about what is happening with russia right now. how many russian athletes have been banned? is is something like 118? >> yeah. that is right. in each federation now gets to judge which russian athletes get to compete in which russian athletes don't. difficult to separate what is happening right now with russia in the olympics with a lot of the anti-putin, anti-russia hysteria that is been so linked with donald trump these elections. you look at the coverage -- if you look at the pressure that was put on the international olympic committee by the west to ban russia wholesale and just not even have their flags fly at the olympic games, it is

live in rio, i'm bruce beck, news 4 new york. chuck and sibila, in seven hours, we get down to business. >> all right. can't wait, bruce. thank you very much. and you can get the complete schedule of the 2016 rio olympic games on nbcnewyork.com. you can also follow 4 to watch. this is the four things to look for every day at the olympics. and of course bruce will be live from rio throughout our coverage of the olympics. >>> here at home, storm team disrupt your weekend plans, especially if you're thinking of a saturday beach day. janice is here with the severe weather that's headed our way. >> if you plan to go to the beach tomorrow, you may want to get off the beach and off the shore by 2:00 or 3:00 because the storms will be pressing in then. we're already tracking that cold front that's moving through the eastern great lakes now. just south of buffalo they're seeing some storms. also over towards binghamton. they're getting closer, but we're not expecting any big rain in the area tonight. that will really start to pop up might

rio is ready. it is the olympic opening ceremonies. >> anchor: there is more news tonight. >> anchor: first on alert, on the cape. as many as six sharks spotted swimming near the shore forcing beaches to close and people out of the water. >> anchor: also tom brady why he decided to end his fight and accept his suspension. >> >> reporter: tracking scattered showers and storms. timeline coming up. >> anchor: a big gator found from florida. where it was found slithering around new england. >> anchor: first this morning, crews on the cape watching the water for sharks just like this one. the concern is so high, three beaches were closed today. >> anchor: as we head into the weekend, they are worried as many as six great whites are still near the shore. john cuoco is live right now in truro. >> reporter: well, kim, these are the signs that were posted earlier today. warning people about the sharks closing the beaches to swimming. people here say it is strange to see sharks on this side of the bay. a fee

. ♪ ♪ magical moments in rio... the controversy and scandal took a back to seat to the culture and spirit of the brazilians. team u-s-a made a grand entrance >>> magical moments in rio. the controversy and scandal took a back seat to culture and spirit of the brazilians. team usa making a grand entrance, and smaller nations making a grand impact. the olympics officially under way after a spectacular show watched by billions. >> good evening and good morning. thanks for joining us here on nbc bay area. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm janelle wang. quite a show in rio tonight. the opening ceremony is over. but the olympic cauldron burns bright and will continue to do so for the next 17 days. a live look at the flame right now. it's 4:30 in the morn, saturday morning in rio. >> plenty of events will begin in just a few hours. tonight we have team coverage from the bay area to brazil. let's start in the olympic city with our own jessica aguirre. jessica? >> reporter: raj and a janelle, brazil promised grand. the start of the

it's our last day here in rio. back now 8:30. back on the east coast of new york. 9:30 here in rio. we have entertainment here from alexander jackson on vocals. she's put news the mood all morning long. >> if there's music that makes you feel like you have a warm hand on your heart, it's what she's singing right now. that's beautiful. brazilian musical culture for the games playing for the most high profile nation >> coming up, matt and i decided to do shopping. we'll show you what we tried on and purchased. we'll see matt's modeling it right now. we hit the stores with alessandra ambrosio and adriana lima. >> another day shopping with models. >> don't forget good times from these games are heading back to the plaza. we want you to deck yourself out to show us your olympic spirit. come to the plaza for a chance to win $25,000. to hunt for gold in a special ball pit. you find it, you get the $25,000. >> we'll keep going every day through thursday until somebody finds that winning ball. you can check out today.com for more info on that story. >> all right. we told you that we got to 1

. >>> 1:00 am to the second in rio. let's finish up with a look at the medal count brought to you by mcdonald's, supporting athletes on their journeys to olympic gold with three days of competition remaining, the u.s. has reached 100 medals other country has as many as 60. american women particularly have been successful here, winning 60% of the country's gold medals and more than half of the medals overall. >>> update on the ryan lochte story. two swimmers involved in the incident, jack conger and connor bentz are currently on a flight back to the united states. also scott blackman has released a statement saying, and we quote, behavior of these athletes is not acceptable, nor team usa or the conduct of the vast majority of its members. we will further review the matter and any potential consequences for the athletes when we return to the united states. on behalf of the united states olympic committee, we apologize to our hosts in rio and the people of brazil for this distracting ordeal of what should rightly be a cele

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>> rio de janeiro seven years ago. many cheering here were hoping for more work and a better future. 120,000 temporary jobs were created. after all, rio needed roads, stadiums, and a new metro line. it still happened didn't harbor was in desperate need of an upgrade, and the city whitney dozens of new hotels. -- the city would need dozens of new hotels. >> rio de janeiro would not be where it is today without the olympic games. history will talk about rio de janeiro before the olympic games and a much better rio de janeiro after the olympic games. >> the country has modestly poured both money and concrete into new construction projects, trying to avoid the spiraling costs of previous olympic dames. until now, the gold medal for cost went to the winter olympics in sochi two years ago at $22 billion. silver into the 2012 summer games in london at $15 billion. rio doesn't even make it to the podium at $4.6 billion. but the olympics have still pushed the city to its limits. rio de janeiro had to declare a state of financia

both competing in rio. travis tigert believes in second chances though his number one priority is leveling the playing field. >> obviously we have to hold individual athletes who cheat accountable. but getting to the root cause, the system of the win at all costs, those are the leaders within the sport. team doctors, trainers, owners who may be pressuring athletes. those are the ones we're doing our best to hold accountable on a daily basis. >> reporter: obviously there will be a lot of eyes allowed to compete here in rio. today the head of the international olympic committee said more than 5,000 tests will be administered and they're going to keep them on file for ten years for reanalysis. >> all right. ron mott tonight, thank you. >>> when we come back, charges of extortion, fraud, and even worse as dozens of >>> federal agents today arrested nearly four dozen men accused of being part operation. in what officials are calling a significant blow to the mob, the fbi rounded up what it said was leaders and m

in rio, who is ready for a party? >> i am. >> i am. >> if you have never been to carnival here, you are about to get a very good sample of what the energy is like. ♪ ♪ [ speaking portuguese ] >> this is a rio-born percussionist, 80 years old. >> dejuan lucas, dancing samba since he could walk, he was "born in samba" the expression that brazilians use. did i say i am in love. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> all of these people you see marching in, samba dancing, they're from samba school. meredith is busy googling where she can buy the outfit. they actually compete every carnival. but tonight they're not competing with each other. they're just having a good time. i love the costumes. ♪ ♪ >> this is anitta, 23-year-old pop singer from rio. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> like people that are bold enough to give it a go. ♪ ♪ >> we have to tell you a couple nights ago, meredith told hoda and me she actually went to youtube and looked up samba videos so she could learn the samba. to be hon

here in rio, we have witnessed a mt. rushmore of modern sport. >> ledecky is a gold medallist. >> reporter: cementing their seg cities. >> "superman" is finally hanging up his cape. >> peter alexander, nbc news, rio. >> so much fun, that is going to do it for us on this friday. prime time coverage of the olympics begins at 8:00, 7:00 central, and usain bolt goes for the gold again in the relay, i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you >>> lights. access. rio. >>> brazilian government says they might charge you guise. >> what happens with lochte now? >> ryan lochte apologizes. but will his choice of words create more backlash? i'm natalie morales. and is lochte's image now damaged beyond repair? >> i was like, what is this guy's deal? we're hanging out. >> their gold and bronze love story sealed with bread sticks and a mix tape. gigi hadid's "vogue" shoot had him in shock. >> he told me what he asked her and i was like -- >> it wasn't a slap they're saying, it was a -- ♪ >> the golden guy shared the screen

longa said afterwards that rio was a very emotional games for him. he said watching the racing of my sons and my sons watching my racing and then celebrating today with them, it's just been too much for me. from rio, we'll return to the medal ceremony for the women's floor exercise earlier today. simone biles capped her impressive olympic debut with her fourth gold medal of the games while aly raisman collected the silver. her sixth over all. joining them was amy tinkler of great britain who took the bronze. biles, millions upon millions of americans who only a few months ago might not have known who simone biles was are more than familiar with that beaming smile. and she has had ample reason to show it to us time after time here. five medals, four of them gold. and already, by acclamation, the greatest female gymnast in history. aly raisman with six career golds one behind the american gymnastics held by shannon miller. here they are on the podium awaiting their national anthem. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? [ cheers and applause ] >>> coming up in a b

we're loving rio. >> celebrating my 10th birthday in rio. >> happy birthday! ♪ >> we're from milwaukee, wisconsin. >> we would like to give a shout-out to team usa's final five! >> we love the final five! >> all right. we're back now. 8:00 on a thursday morning. 18th day of august, 2016. we're back at the beach with a few hundred of our closest friends. so what happened yesterday? who saw some great events? what did you go to? >> u.s. women's water polo. >> i watched men's basketball on tv and went to bed. >> i slept in. >> i got a pedicure. i needed it badly. >> what did you do? >> men's soccer. i watched brazil take on honduras. i took billy bush. i took three of my kids. it was about 1,000 degrees in that stadium. >> come here, titus. can we bring you? do you know who this baby belongs to? nia ali. >> he ran on to congratulate mom when she won her medal. everyone is talking about titus. titus wanted to say hi to everybody. can you do kisses. titus, do you want to give kisses for tv? okay. so cute. >> look at this hair. that's the best hair. >> beautiful.

gone all rio on us. we're doing so with food. >> we have chefs in the studio today and they are giving me a lesson in brazilian food. it's darn good folks. >> kim: let's focus on what is in front of us. if you go to the local the authentic fair. what do we have? >> brazilians are known for their meat. they roast and barbecue them and shave them off by course in the restaurant. they are also known for seafood. one of my favorite things when i'm not eating this meat, these biscuits are they bring as many as you want. >> kim: what is this? >> they have a wonderful salad bar. you go for the meats but vegetarians can like it too. one of the best salad bars in town. you can go just eat the salad bar. >> you can go with a big group of people because of the nature of how they slice the meet. >> they keep slicing until you say uncle. >> this is at downtown summerlin. >> also on west florida mingo. >> they are all over the now. this is the best introduction to brazilian cuisine i know. >> kim: these look like scra

we will spotlight athletes from our area who will be competing in rio. but first we start out of the gate and brought to you by akron's children's hospital. elyria tonya is pursuing gold last tight she qualified with 11.23 seconds. she moves on to the semi finals. her hometown is showing its support. eli square is a sea of red and white ribbons including a banner wishing her good luck in rio. the mayor has proclaimed au 12th, 16th, and 18th tiana day. murphy is from new paris, ohio which is on the ohio-indiana border. he is scheduled to race at 9:26 p.m. eastern tonight. the finals are set for monday night in prime time. good luck to clayton murphy. clayton murphy is one of three olympians with ties to the university of akron. another track and field star is pole vault. sean barber will represent team canada. the 22-year-old is on a role. he has won gold at the pan-am games in toronto. and gold at the world championships in beijing. he is a three-time ncaa champion with the zip. donovan sat down with barber and asked him why he is competing with team can

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