>> i don't know about the games overall, but it certainly doesn't help ryan lochte. the other swimmers aren't helped by it either but he's the bold-faced name. swimmers generally don't make their money endorsements. this is going to hurt him. this is going to stain his reputation. >> do you think an apology is in order if what the brazilian authorities are saying is true? >> i think an apology is in order just as a general matter of decency, but i also think it's a matter of diplomacy. it seems to me unlikely that ryan lochte and his colleagues wind up in a criminal court, but somehow this has to be untangled, and it is a public relations mess. the brazilians are sensitive about the reputation that rio has for street crime. there's legitimacy in that reputation, but if a false claim has been made in the spotlight of the olympic games, they want that claim to be cleared up. they want an apology, and they want it to be made clear that in this particular case they are not at fault. >> all right. bob costas, always good to have you on. thanks so much. >> thanks, lester.

toni friend and enemy, ryan lochte. >>> high-impact sports and hard hits. three signs you may have a concussion. >>> temps in the low one hundreds but will monsoon storms return for the weekend? >>> and you guess the two arizona towns on the most hilarious list? >>> tracking breaking news involving sheriff joe arpaio's contempt case. a federal judge asking contempt charges against sheriff joe arpaio and his chief, jerry sheridan. >> the best live coverage tonight with our investigator, joe dana, and brahm reznik. >>> let's start with brahm reznik. details on what is in the order? remake the news is an earthquake. after 24 controversial years in office, sheriff joe arpaio might be held personally accountable for wrongdoing. a live look right fr team 12 there we will bring you any news we get at any time. federal judge murray snow telegraphed he would ask a federal prosecutor to charge arpaio for intentionally ignoring judges orders to stop racially profiling latino drivers. snow follow through left open -- left open the possibility for perjury charges.

major new fallout for ryan lochte losing big money and sponsors from speedo to ralph lauren. >>> combatting zika in the hot zone as the kids go back to school. comparing this virus with a monumental challenge we faced 20 years ago. >>> what donald trump is now saying about rounding up millions of undocumented immigrants. >>> plus bill clinton's bombshell announcement about what he'll do if his wife is elected president. >>> and tech support scam, that phone call might not be what you think it is, and that person on the other end of the phone might not be there to help. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc world headquarters from new york, "nightly news with lester holt." >>> ryan lochte has been hit right where it may hurt him most, his wallet, because of his discredited robbery tale. big sponsors ending millions of dollars in endorsement deals with lochte because of his exaggerated claims about being held up on the streets of rio with his teammates. while his teammates answered questions in brazil, lochte made it back to the u.s. before officials rooted out the whole sto

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major new fallout for ryan lochte losing big money and sponsors from speedo to ralph lauren. served ties with an american olympic hero scarred by scandal. >>> combatting zika in the hot zone as the kids go back to school. the nation's top disease expert compares this virus to a monumental challenge we faced a generation ago. >>> mixed messages, is donald trump suddenly backtracking on immigration? what he's now saying about rounding up millions of undocumented immigrants. >>> plus bill clinton's bombshell announcement about what he'll do if his wife is elected president. >>> and tech support scam. that computer message might not be what you think it is, and that person on the other end of the phone might not be there to help. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening in a wide footnote to the olympics, ryan lochte has been hit right where it may hurt him most, his wallet, because of his discredited robbery tale. big sponsors ending millions of dollars in endorsement de

ryan lochte and 3 american swimmers in hot water tonight.

olympic bombshell, questions swirling around ryan lochte and the u.s. swimmers who say they were robbed at gunpoint in rio. a judge orders two of their passports seized as a court says th gave contradictory accounts to police. what really happened? >>> raing inferno explodes, devastation and a landmark destroyed by one of the most powerful fires in recent memories. >>> campaign shake-up, trailing in the polls, donald trump makes a dramatic move hiing the head of a conservative website known for inflammatory remarks. >>> an alarming new report about the country. "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. our top story is developing here in rio de janeiro tonight, where big questions are suddenly being raised about the alleged armed robbery of american swimmer, ryan lochte and some of his teammates on th a judge has ordered a seizure of passport from lochte and fellow american, jimmie feigen over alleged inconsistencies of their story

ryan lochte who made waves out of the pool when authorities say he lied about being robs. after lochte said he and three other swimmers were robbed after a night on the town. >> reporter: today ryan lochte breaking days of silence, saying in part on instagram, i want to apologize for my behavior last weekend, for not being more careful and candid in how i described the events of that early morning. his apology coming after police release security footage, that shows that lochte are not victims of a robbery, but vandals, damaging a gas station after a night of drinking. after facing an angry crowd in rio, gunner and jack arrived back in the u.s. this morning, brazilian authorities a allowing them to go home because they never lied to officials. conger said they had been drink vodka and champagne before they stopped at a gas station where ryan pulled off a sign from the wall. conger admitted he and lochte urinated on the plants. ben said the story ryan told the american press was different from what happened. >> they could have avoided all these problems. what they need to d

after trump's refusal to endorse paul ryan. >> i strongly endorse ryan. he's a longtime friend. >> reporter: partly fueled by this question. could you trust trump with the nation's nuclear codes? one top republican national security adviser writing, imagine having to turn launch keys not knowing if was because a foreign leader said a mean thing on twitter. but even after a list of controversies in just the last 24 hours, trump's still within striking distance of hillary clinton. >> those are the elite republican party he's in trouble with. not the regular republican party like me. >> reporter: some supporters hoping in the gop civil war, it's trump who will prevail. hallie jackson, jacksonville. >> reporter: i'm on donald trump's missteps in colorado. >> if he wants to make america great again, he should start by making things in america. >> reporter: clinton looking to pick off from working class voters today at a tie company accusing trump of outsourcing. >> i really would like him to explain why he paid chinese workers to make trump ties. >> reporter:

ryan lochte swimming into controversy. why police in brazil says his rio robbery story doesn't add up. >> anchor: the details on just one station. >> reporter: more comfortable overnight tonight. humidity stays low for a few days. >> reporter: a tree comes crashing down in north reading. >> anchor: and bouncing to new heights. a closer look at the sport of trampoline. >> anchor: why it's not as easy as it looks. >> 7 news at 7 starts now. >> anchor: a developing story. u.s. swimming star ryan lochte under question. lochte claims he and a group of friends were robbed in rio.

ben said the story ryan told the american press was different from wha avoided all these problems. what they need to do is going over everything and tell the truth. i got drunk, i broke a few things, i got involved in a confusion, big deal. >> reporter: as for jimmy feigen, the fourth swimmer who police say fabricated parts of his story, he revised his original statement thursday, after agreeing to pay nearly $11,000 in restitution to a is resolved. lochte could also face a fine, but will likely pay a much higher cost with his endorsement deal. >> ryan lochte's actions this week are going to sink his endorsement potential. i believe he's going to lose between $5 million and $10 million because of his antics. >> reporter: years of hard work in the pool, tarnished by a late night out that could still sink a career. tonight we have learned jimmy feigen cleared to fly back to the united states. meantime a review committee has been set up to review the actions of the swimmers did. they could still be kicked off the team or placed on probation. that's to be decided in the days to come. >

as ryan lochte could face disciplinary action from the u.s. olympic committee. >>> wedding massacre, isis blamed for a shocking terrorist attack in turkey. many of them children. the suicide bomber also said to be a child. >>> severe weather. tornadoes touching down in at least two states while flooding swamps parts of texas after half a foot of rain with more on the way. >>> and team spirit like you have never seen it. we catch up with two american brothers who may be the olympic's most extreme fans. "nightly news" begins "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight from the olympic games in rio. peter alexander. >> good evening on this wet and windy night. the rio olympics will draw to a close with a final exclamation point. a carnival-like closing ceremony. a fitting end to the first games in south america. for its part, team usa punctuated an historic performance securing 1 most won by americans in three decades, the third most ever. null and the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this country's most popular sport. here's nbc's ste

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 caught up with him this afternoon and the emotions he displayed during the medals ceremony. you weren't supposed to be here, when i say that, no one really expected you to qualify for rio. >> that's very true. >> did you expect to qualify? >> no, i mean this time last year, i was honestly just thinking about u.s. nationals, hoping to make a final, maybe make the world university games, never the olympics. >> now was that where last night, during the medals ceremony? >> yes. that was a combination of the progression of having the past four years, and just thinking about everyone in the swimming community, from the springfield area, the raleigh area, and just remembering how much support and love they showed me. >> as you're racing, are

zbliefrmt ryan lockhte. michael phelps plunking down millions on a new mansion. >> all olympics headlines breaking now. zbleerchlts new video. scandal plagued ryan lochte bringing his playmate girlfriend home. >> i overexaggerated that story. >> to the new olympic scandal today. usain bolt shirtless in bed with a young college student, and wait until you hear who she was married to.

lochte could also face a fine, but will likely pay a much higher cost with his >> ryan lochte's ede.......... actions this week are going to sink his endorsement potential. i believe he's going to lose betwewewewewewewe $5 million and $10 million because of his antics. >> reporter: years of work in the pool, tarnished by a late night out that could still sink a career. tonight we h learned jimmy feigen has paid his restitution and is now cleared to fly back to nited states. meantime aw committee has been set up to review the actions of the swimmer s. they could be kicked off the team or placed on probation. that's to be decided in the days to come. >>> some pretty dramatic victories on the track here in rio. the fa away the comtion to win gold in the 200 meters, and ashton eaton became the third istory to win back to back decathlons after his win in 2012 olympics. >>> turning now to the infernos raging in california where firefighters are fighting six wild fires, red flag warnings were extended through the day in veral areas, including los angeles and san diego counties. now evacuees

ryan lochte could face disciplinary action committee. >>> isis blamed for an attack in turkey. many killed. the suicide bomber said to be a child. >>> tornados touching down in two states while flooding swamps parts of texas after half a foot of rain with more on the way. >>> and team spirit like you have never seen it. we catch up with two american brothers who may be the olympics most extreme fans. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight from the olympic games in rio, peter alexander. >> good evening on this wet and windy night the rio olympics will draw to a close. a carnival like closing ceremony. a fitting end to the first games in south mevg. team usa with a historic performance securing 121 total three decades and the third most ever. and the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this country's most popular sport. >> reporter: as the soccer team goes so goes the country. at least that is what many brazilians believe. >> neymar has a chance to make history. >> reporter: in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium you could see

here's matt lauer. >> you told me on the phone, ryan, you said we are victims here. we are victims, and we're happy that we're safe. in the police press conference they said not victims, they're vandals. how do you feel about that? >> it's how you want to make it look like. whether you call it a robbery, whether you call it extortion or us paying for just the damages, we don't know. all we know is there was a gun pointed in our direction and we were demanded to give money. >> gunnar in his statement to police said at some point someone who spoke english walked over and offered to help translate this altercation, and he made it clear that the security guard was telling the four of you, you need to pay for that stuff, that damage, before you can leave here or i'm going to call the police. you understood that at that time, didn't you? >> yeah, so then we had to give the money. >> at that point, you're striking a deal. you're striking a deal to pay for what damage you've caused so he doesn't call the police and this doesn't become a bigger incident. isn't that fair? >> w

after refusing to. >> paul ryan is a good guy, actually. >> reporter: ryan standing by his candidate for now. >> with any endorsement of anybody, there's never a blank check. >> reporter: for trump, the endorsement with today another one. >> the tape of taking that money off that airplane. >> reporter: for days, no one's known of what footage he meant of an iranian cash payment. hiss own campaign pointing to video of american detainees arriving in switzer land. after days of doubling down, today tweeting, the plane i saw on television was the hostage plane in geneva. trump admitting he's wrong, maybe trying grow. for the first time since january, hillary leads with men, white voters overall and those with no college education. struggling in some battlegrounds, but his team hoping for a turn around before it's too late. ha lrgs lrgs e jackson, nbc news. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker, tonight hillary clinton on the trust factor. >> people have count on me and trusted me. >> reporter: while speaking to the association of black defense on that email controversy. clinton trying to clari

none of this would have happened and it was my immature with ryan lochte. you can see more of matt's interview with lochte tonight in our primetime coverage and monday morning on "today." >>> here in rio, team usa keeps dominating as these games come to a close. just consider this. if the american women formed their own team here, they would have the third most golds of any country, looking to add to their medal count tonight. is still celebrating another jaw-dropping win. here's nbc's ron mott. >> usain bolt puts them away and charges to the lead. >> reporter: usain bolt won jamaican bragging rights once again after securing perfection for himself. three straight olympics, nine races, nine golds -- an extraordinary finale to his olympic career. >> the triple-triple is in the books. why would you want to stop now? >> because i'm tired. this was my ultimate goal. >> reporter: for a moment, the u.s. men were draped parading smiles dipped in bronze. >> it is just now starting to sink in they've been disqualified. >> reporter: but it was wiped out in an instant

i was saying to nathan, i was trying to hold back as much and then ryan started shedding tears and that's one of the coolest races to be a part of. >> katie ledecky smashes her own 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 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 in our newsroom with our brazilian employees. >>> it was one and gold for ryan held, you saw it in miguel's story. the 29-year-old north carolina state student and springfield, illinois native had only one race to swim here in rio, and it was the thi

an embarrassing episode involving ryan lochte and several teammates. tonight with the last of the four american swimmers finally back home, lochte is opening up about the controversy in an exclusive interview with matt lauer. the 32-year-old calling his behavior that night immature and childish. lochte says he takes full responsibility for his actions and for not telling the full story from the start. >> you told me on the phone line, you said, we are victims here. we are victims, and in the police press conference they said they're not victims, they're vandals. how do you feel about that? >> it's how you want to make it look like. whether you call it a robbery, whether you call it extortion or just us paying for the damages, we don't know. all we know is there was a gun pointed in our direction and we were demanded to give money. >> gunner in his statement to police said at some point someone who spoke english walked over and offered to help translate this altercation, and he made it clear that the security guard was telling the four of you, you need