"what would ryan lochte do?" the show only lasted one season but lochte told us just last month he would do it again. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> we'reoing to have much more on the scandal surrounding lochte and his teammates later this morning on "gma." >>> the coast guard came to the rescue of a sailboat taking on water 200 miles off the washington coast. the five people on board had to resort to using bucks when the boat's pump couldn't keep that water from flooding. crew didn't want to abandon ship so a new pump was delivered and the coast guard left once it was working so they never left the ship. >>> it was a different kind of rescue for a trapped raccoon. this cute little guy had his head stuck in a sewer ate in massachusetts. lucky for him an animal control officer came over, slipped him out safely with the help of some cooking oil. >> a creative animal safety officer. >>> time now for some ports. the patriots returned to thursday night football without tom brady. >> here with the preseason highl

the other teammate is 12 time medalist ryan lochte 2340 stranger to controversy. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: as brazilian authorities intensify their investigation, we take a closer past. it's not the first time lochte has had a run-in with the law. court records show he was charged for public urination in florida in 2005. pfeifer years later charged with disorderly conduct after he was caught actively involved in a physical fight. both dismissed after reaching prosecution deals. he became a household name making a huge name 23e london games where he took home five medals and earned him a starring role in his own "what would ryan lochte do?" it only lasted one season but lochte told us jus t month he would do it again. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> we're going to have much more on the scandal rounding lochte and his teambhats later this morning on "gma." >>> the coast guard came to the rescue of say sailboat taking on water 200 miles off the washington coast. buckets. the crew didn't want to abandon ship so a new pump delivered and the coast gua

paul ryan, no, he's a good guy. >> reporter: and ryan while he stands by his endorsement of trump, he still has his own concerns. >> he's had a pretty strange run since the convention. you would think we ought to be focusing on hillary clinton, on all of her deficiencies. >> reporter: trump's running mate mike pence is left doing damage control issuing a blanket endorsement for all republicans in congress who are seeking re-election. hillary clinton staying on message during a campaign stop in las vegas bashing trump and his business practices. >> he has cheated contractors. i take that personally. >> reporter: and also adding -- >> i've met people who were destroyed by donald trump, so take a look at what he's done, not what he says. >> reporter: president obama took the gop nominee to task again calling his claims of a rigged election nonsense. >> if mr. trump is up 10 or 15 points on election day and ends up losing, then, you know, maybe he can raise some questions. that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment. >> reporter: trump just can't seem to escape this week's controversie

michael phelps faced off against ryan lochte. lochte's only individual swim but it was phelps who came away with the gold medal becoming the only to win four consecutive gold medals in the same event. lochte finished fifth. phelps placed second in the butterfly. in a huge surprise simone manuel tied for a gold medal with penny oleksiak and set a new olympic record. the u.s.' ryan muir struck struck gold but in the 200-meter semifinal it was more disappointment for missy franklin who failed to qualify meaning her rio olympics are now over. this. looking at the simone biles victory. the margin of victory she won by more than 1980 and 2012 combined. >> we cannot give you a sense of how big it was for the other simone, simone manuel and her victory last night. the first female american swimmer to win any medal, much less gold and, you know -- >> for an african-american. >> exactly. there's been this reputat african-americans are swimmers and so this is just such a wonderful moment to see her do this. >> the look on her face when she

abc's ryan smith has more. >> reporter: quarterback colin kaepernick speaking out. >> here's my salute to you. >> reporter: under fire from fans and fellow players after his refusal to stand up for the national anthem doubling down overnight. >> i'll continue to sit. i'm going t continue to stand oppressed. when there's significant change and i feel like that flag represents what it's supposed to represent i will he stand. >> reporter: the quarterback clarifying sunday that refusal to honor the flag doesn't mean he's disrespecting the military. >> people are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up as far as, you know, giving freedom and justice and liberty to everybody. >> reporter: but kaepernick says the vitriol he's now facing is worth it to make a point. >> i know what i'm doing what's right. >> reporter: i'm ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> ryan will have more on that on "gma" later this morning. >>> in connecticut a 911 dispatcher has been placed on administrative leave for her conduct during an emergency call. a chinese food delivery driver

now holding them amid questions about whether they were really robbed at gunpoint along with teammate ryan lochte. >>> also breaking now, the monster wildfire tearing across southern california consuming 40 in on neighborhoods. >>> new flooding overnight as severe storms hit the east coast, plus the destruction left behind in the south and midwest. >>> and back in rio, clean sweep. the americans own the 100-meter hurdles as the hoops team loaded with nba stars, they move on, and our golden girl, simone >>> a good thursday morning to you all. we begin with breaking news overnight. an investigation that may become olympic size. >> so this new video is in overnight showing two american swimmers shortly after they were detained at the airport in rio pulled off their planes moments before takeoff to the u.s. now, brazilian authorities questioning whether they along with gold medalist ryan lochte and another teammate were really robbed at gunpoint. >> there's also this video it shows the swimmers arriving at olympic village around 7:00 sunday morning. that's roughly 2 1/2 hours after they say th

lochte's saga. >> ryan, thank you for sitting down with me. what's it been like for you since this scandal about the alleged robbery in ree crowe broke. >> since everything that's happened, i've been laying low. >> if you want to lay low, television is the best place to do that. >> lochte claimed he got robbed in h rio to cover up the fact that he vandali bathroom. the other swimmers said, what were you doing if the bathroom? hold it and do it in the pool like we do. >> when you told that story to billy bush, it was hours after the incident. >> i was still intoxicated. >> okay. but then on wednesday, you told matt lauer again that you were robbed. that was another three days later. >> i was very intoxicated. >> are you intoxicated right now? >> u.s. olympic committee said acting like a drunken jack [ bleep ] in a foreign country, what's more american than that? >> speedo doesn't want to be involved with anyone who tries to hide stuff. >> besides losing the endorsements, he could be band there swimming. not just competitive swimming. even when

now, brazilian authorities questioning whether they along with gold medalist ryan lochte and another teammate were really robbed at gunpoint. >> there's this video obtained by dailymail.com showing them sunday morning, roughly 2 1/2 hours after they say they were attacked. now, the judge questioned that time gap and also wondered why they seemed so upbeat if they really had just been robbed. >> that brazilian judge ordered the seizure but he is back in the u.s. more from matt gutman in rio. >> reporter: we've learned from police sources here that those two men jack conger and gunner police. their passports have been confiscated. at issue is a story that those two men plus ryan lochte, one of the most decorated swimmers of all time and jack fagan told police, they said coming back from partying early sunday morning they were pulled over by men wearing police uniforms, flashing badges, one of them put a gun to ryan lochte's head and demanded their money. after a couple of days of investigating this, police have found that their facts and the story that they told now investigating them

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. >>> ryan lochte says he's taking responsibility and admitting that he exaggerated the story about being held at gunpoint in rio, so what does it mean for the swimmer's future and millions in endorsements? >>> new this morning, a new report details what may have caused prince's overdose and the pills found inside the singer's home. >>> plus, the closing ceremony in rio. simone biles leads team usa. and on the last day of events, the bizarre moment when coaches >>> boy, that's one way to protest a lot of things, indeed. good monday morning. we do want to start with extreme weather that's causing a lot of problems right now. the threat coming in several different forms. >> mandatory evacuations were ordered overnight in washington state after dry and windy conditions fueled wildfires. this new video just in shows flames burning a hillside there and this is just one of three wildfires burning near spokane. the fires have destroyed several buildings including homes. >> and t in texas after a round of torrential downpours, nearly 9 inches of rain in four hours. >> plus, the severe weather mov

. >>> ryan lochte is now under indictment in brazil. it stems from the night he said he and three fellow swimmers were threatened. >>> surveillance video captures a shocking moment a philadelphia police officer is struck by a hit and run driver. watch the right of the screen there. he was standing outside a police cruiser talking with another officer when he was hit and knocked out of his shoes. investigators say he was run over by an alleged drunk driver. the suspect was arrested. the officer will remain in the hospital for a few more days. he's expected to make a full recovery. >>> more dramatic video to show you. a police officer in athens, georgia, is being hailed a e hero. officer dan whitney's body cam caught him running to the rescue. trying to douse the flames with a fire extinguisher. whitney was able to bend the vehicle's door frame and pull the passenger out to safety. the driver, however, was killed. >>> a maryland mom is facing legal trouble after leaving her two kids alone while she picked up food at a restaurant. it's spa