double defends his beijing title. soni races for her second gold in the 200 breaststroke and missy franklin dives in for the final of the 100 meter free. plus women's gymnastics. fresh off the u.s. victory in the team competitions, two of the fab five, gabby douglas and aly raisman go for gold in the individual all-around finals. also tomorrow, 16 hours of coverage on the nbc sports network. live swimming heats featuring phelps and franklin. plus every event streamed live on nbcolympics.com. portions of nbc's coverage are also available in 3d presented by panasonic. check your local listings. the london olympics continue on the networks of nbcuniversal. okay. so that's tomorrow. coming up in late night, mary carillo talks with danell leyva following his bronze medal in the men's all-around. as we leave you tonight, a look at the medal ceremony for the 4 and 200 relay. left to right, there they are. they did it in olympic record

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this is the pursuit of perfection. and i just can't believe that it's around our neck right now. i love how it's purple and it's gold. so, i mean, it's pretty amazing. >> the fab 5 still glowing after their golden win. tonight, they reveal some of the sacrifices they made for glory ri. and then risky business. facebook has the state in a new cash crisis. why it could lose hundreds of millions of dollars. >> the nbc bay area investigative unit looks at the danger on bay area roads and asked if cal-trans is doing enough to keep people safe. >> good evening, everyone.

in a rut and popular bad maintained roadway heed to the death of a bay area man? that's what his family believes. his death may not be an isolated tragedy. the lack of road maintenance can cause accidents, even deadly ones. nbc bay area's been looking into it and joins now to see how they could prove deadly, as well, at least. >> every day, we drive on some of the poorest roads in the country here in the bay area. there is growing concern that if roadways to continue to be elected, your chances of being in a car crash will only increase. >> no one expected it to happen. >> it's hard to tell your kids that their father died. >> gone and 53 years old.

al lee slammed his back bike into a pothole. his wife nancy says a car then hit him head on. >> probably needed to be paved. that's why we have infrastructure. that's why we pay our taxes. >> harry creeper says he is seeing more and more accidents. during the last four decades, he served as an expert witness in a growing number of lawsuits against public agencies due to poor road conditions. >> the accidents that result are serious accidents, not just small and trivial incidence. >> david wraglen says as pavement ages, it becomes more of a hazard. >> there will be more crashes, more off-the-road-crashes.

>> crunching the numbers from the national highway traffic administration from 2001 to 2010, we found nearly 70 people were killed in car crashes in the bay area. a all were caused by reoad conditions. fatality rates could spike if roads are not fixed. >> we are only 40 pnt of the funds that are needed for us to maintain and rehabilitate our roadways. >> cal-trans admits it's had difficulty keeping up with repairs due to lack of funding. but says that has not impakted safety. crews go out on a daily basis and repair what they can repair daily. >> they should warn that the pat holes exist. >> but creeper argued the state

isn't doing enough to keep drivers safe. take highway 12 near fairfield, for example. the state took so long to install a median. >> we can see that there is an issue that needs to be addre addressed. an we always prioritize those first. >> she says whether the problem is funding or planning, something must be done. >> it's a shame that it came to this. i just lost my husband and their dad. >> we did reach out to the city of oakland. because the lead case is pending litigation, it won't comment. cal-tranz argsbout the disstressed pavement. if you have a tip, give us a

call at 888-996-tips. new tonight, facebook's stalk slide could cost taxpayers even if they did not invest in the networking giant. that's because the site took a big risk. oturo has more. >> janelle, this isn't the first time the state has used assumed revenues to help balance the budget. we described it as going on a wing and a prayer. facebook closed at just under 1 $21 a chair today. the continued side side has its legislative analyst office worried hundreds of millions of dollars after assumed revenue will never be realized. the state department finance assumed facebook would be worth $35 by menu and the oao office

estimated 45 dlarsz. if those numbers don't come to fruition, the state is in a lot more than people thought on. we can all walk around aid say jeez, you know, i would like to make x amount of dollars. i'm going to assume i am. >> facebook would have to execute a drastic about faith. >> well, they've got to showcase a future that has growth associated with it. >> facebook has to overcome shortcomings such as better talent. facebook advertisers becoming more and more set and its low add value. >> if they don't do something pretty quick, it's going continue on down. >> all the analysts need to do is be brutally hon es abo lly h

mund they have and the money that they've spent. now, a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. the san jose police are poised to pull officers from a university. department officials say they're pulling dozens of officers from specialty yunts to beef up the 9-1-1 sponsz. burglaries are up 7% this year and that number is not alone. officers shoud be added to the yunt, not removed. officers say they're doing the best they can. >> i think be're all a little bit frustrated, you know. we all want to do police work. and it's hard. >> the chief says if the division pulls offices from other units to hit the treats, as well. tonight, campus police are warning stunts at the yumpunivey keep their doors and windows

locked. the suspect ed open the unlocked window, but when he saw her, he fled. anyone with information is urged to call police. new details on a last-minute, london pull-out. the california bmx cyclist will not be head to the 2012 games. aerial martin suffered serious injuries to her liver and one lung. the olympic hopeful suffered another accident four years ago which knocked her then for the bay jinx gambeijing games, as w. nathan adrian, it's as good as it gets. hey, raj? >> hi, i mean, he pulled it off by that bhuch.

a tentd tenth of a second. nathan adrian, a really nice young man. he says he wants to be a doctor, quote, when he grows up. he is a bona fide olympic star. let's take you inside that swimming arena and television an amazing finish. nathan adrian, this is where he makes his noise. he beats out the australian swimming star, this fantastic finish at the end. nay van adrian out-touches madison to win the gold. now, adrian, this is the third career o lilympic medal. this is, by far, the sweetest, the 100 meter free style. he gets the gold. a great reaction at the end. >> yi don't know if you can see it in my expression. and then i was like, did i really win?

and then i kind of double checked and low and behold, there was a one next to my name. >> nathan, you really won. congratulations. the last american men, the last american male to win a gold in the 100 free back in 1988. so another gold for cal. that's where he grew up and now nathan adrian in some rare company. team usa gymnastics. it's amazing. they win the gold, they chat with president obama. and then soccer city of london, like rock stars. what's next for them? well, things are going to change, but their first stop when they return to the united states is in san jose, once again, take a look. >> lights, camera, action. >> pretty crazy right now. from here on out, their lives will change forever. >> i saw this medal and i was looking at it and i just can't believe it's around our neck right now. i love how it's purple and it's

golt. it's prettity amazing. >> i put it under my clothes because i don't want anyone to steal it. i'm very protective over it already. >> cute as can be in london, but this is serious business. upon their arrival in the u.s., these young girls will grow up quickly. but even at age 16, they're coming home with some life lessons to share. >> we sacrifice a lot. like, just being in the gym, you don't have time for anything else. all of that is worth it when, i mean, you make it to the olympics and you're on that team. >> that team that flourished here in london but was picked in the bay area. >> yeah, the fans of san jose were amazing. it was the loudest crowd than i have ever been in. so it was so much fun to be competing. that was definitely one of my favorite competitions. >> yes, they are really fun to hang out with behind the scenes with them.

a couple more weeks in london and then back home. and then september 8th, they're doing a tour which starts right back where it started in san jose at the hp pavilion. guys, i think it's going to be very loud, once again, for these young ladies. >> full circle for sure. that's going to be extraordinary. rveg . . moving onto news, several o initials report three passenger jets came within seconds of a mid-air collision. it happened near reagan international airport when confused air traffic controllers launched two out bound flights just as another plane was coming in for a landing. the three planes all operated by u.s. airways. the problem? appeared to be miscommunication. the faa is investigating. witness learning tonight that president obama gave the cia an order to help bring down the syrian president.

nbc news is affirming the president approved an order earlier this year. the white house says it is not giving the rebel's weapons. the state dpt has confirmed it has put aside $25 million for what it calls nonlethal assistance to rebels. the new report says six weeks before the massacre, the therapist was so alarmed, she notified the campus threat assessment team but no action was taken. he's accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. the yuchuniversity is not commenting. >> ask and you shall receive, unless you're asking for stun guns.

tonight, a fourth san francisco police chief is, again, asking the permission to give city officers a less lethal option. live at city hall with some politics at play and there's some discussion on whether they really are nonlethal. >> the police chief believed a stun gun would have prevented an officer. but police commissioners and the victim's family, are not supportive of the idea. >> i remember that day, july 18. i dropped him off. he looked at me. he hugged me. and he told me he loved me. >> her brother was shot and killed by san francisco police july 18th. police say he attacked a coworker with box kutsers. police chief greg surge with officer crisis intervention training to try to diffuse the

situation. >> he turned on her and she had no choice. maybe if she had a tazer, we're finding out why he was the way he was. >> he is the fourth san francisco police chief to ask the police commission for the tool. >> the difference is i'm not asking for the entire police dp. i'm asking it for trained officers. there are 74 of them right now. >> opponents lined up at wednesday night's meeting, starting with commissioners. >> i've been extremely stressed out and upset that this is happening so quickly. >> and to express my deep disappointment to try to get tazers. stun guns are too expensive and a liability. members of the public expressed out rage.

it's about public safety. not politics. >> i'd just like to save a life or two. >> this debate not over. i did ask the aclu attorney why the agency didn't oppose the vote to approve state your full name guns in sunnyvale. she says she was not aware of that vote. >> okay, thank you very much. coming up, stanford and synchronized diving, it all adds up to that guy and a big win. >> plugs, the jiengiants have a hunter. >> and good evening. we are tracking some fog in the sky camera network. it was one of the hotter days of the week, '97 and here's the preview for the south bay. we are expecting mid 80s.

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back to london and the olympic pool where a teenager with bay area ties made quite a sflash. . >> boy, did he. he's a stanford grad and he is now an olympic medallist. back with us live from london, raj, i love this. >> you do like skipolini's pizza? i think they have four or five locations in the east bay. they own skipolini's pizza. now they are out here. i just chatted with the parents

and they are thrilled. but let's put pizza on hold for just a minute. they're thrilled about that bronze medal that their son has just earned here in london. synchronized diving, i'm new to this. it's so cool to watch. i'm sure a lot of people agree with me. they win the gold, chris along with his diving partner, synchronized diving. he grew up in the east bay, yes, a stanford alum and a medallist here in london. back to the family business, perhaps they name a pizza after him back home. >> do you think this will be a special pizza dead sined to celebrate this medal? >> that's a good question. i need to talk to my dad, he is back there, you can is him maybe, yeah. that would be amazing if there was an olympic sort of pizza. that would be awesome to bring in new customers. >> they will, in fact, they've said the lines have been ringing off the hook for the east bay.

but all good for this family here. really excitiing for christian ipson. he had a lot of support, also, especially in the east bay where he grew up and where he went to high school. cheryl joins us from dela sal high school in concord. dela sal will be known for football and diving thanks to the london olympic games. >> they gave him the tools and support to get to this level. i'm happy for them and for the u.s. to get that bronze medal. >> proud that he's a graduate of la sal. >> high school swim coach watched gibson for four years grow to become a a phenomenal diver. he's always been an attention getter, at least. >> everything stopped. >> the clayton native told

reporters he felt tremendous pressure to help his veteran dive partner to do less. he succeeded tonight, ringing the bronze. >> the amount of su port that's been shown just by the phone call today and everything, it's been huge. >> his parents are proud but problably most proud with the wy that their sob handled himself. gibson's parents wrote a lettered that touched almost every faculty member. >> thank you for the love and support. most importantly, we want to thank you for your guidance in helping christian become the young man he is today. that was touchy. >> a matter he says comes along every 20 years. >> reporter: for christine,

everyone comes along for the ride. >> so we should note the united states olympic committee does pay all the athletes who win medals. but he tells us he is going to go back home and work some hours in the family restaurant. jessica, when you were there, you just might bump into it. >> thaupg, raj. >> well, a hot night for bay area olympians and a hot day today. it's going to be warm tomorrow. >> yeah, we were close to the century mark today. didn't kwiets get there in the east bay. we have to release the next 48 hours for some of you. san francisco, anywhere from 5-10 miles an hour. we have a lot more colder air where we'll likely have soom cooler numbers. a lot more fog than we had this time last night. each time, it consecutively is

starting to get worse hire as we may have some delays in san francisco. and here's what we're tracking. we have to look about 1500 miles out, but it is that next possible change in the forecast chlts clouds up here into alaska and canada, it a's a sign of th jet treem. that jet stream is going to be moving towards the northwest. it's going to amp up the cooling wind not only with the coastline, but all the way over to the east bay and for the south bay. we'll see what we see. plenty of widespread '60s. just a little bit cooler there and then from the interior, anywhere from 80s to 9s. the coldest pot will be in the north bay. a few upper 40s anywhere fromso

to anywhere around napa. let's get you today time highs. the weekend is almost here. i can feel it. 8 89 here in san jose. back to the east bay, still the widespread, hottest spot on the map. 95 concord and 97 in lynn mor. don't have to go too far. and also double hates for the valley. 74 in san francisco and you're heading over to oak lanld. we'll have 77 for our thursday. olympics, so many events, so much coverage here on nbc. whatever will be happening tomorrow, temperature ins the upper 60s. are we going to get rid of the showers doesn't look like it. yes, when it comes to archery, did you know that it didn't become permanent and a toll from the line where, you know, you

use the whole archery apparatus, the target, the bull's eye, 22229 229.66 feet. that's all the cooling we can get you here as we head into saturday and, also, sundays. >> all right. thanks. we'll be back in a moment. we've made major advancements in reducing the incidents of broken bones in seniors. we've received recognition for getting hypertension under control for over 80% of our members.

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a toy recall is in effect tonight. the mill-valley based company green toys is recalling about 50,000 toy cars. the wheels and the hub caps on the environment tally friendly toys could fall off. green toys is pulling many police cars, ambulance and taxi. we'll be back with sports in a moment.

>> the giants hosted the mets on wednesday night featuring the san francisco debut of hunter pence. the giants also had matt cane on the hill. to the action, hunter pence got a warm welcome. down 1-0, with two on. pence pops out to first base. he was hitless on the night. fourth inning, now 2-0 mets. a diving catch. what a play. almost identical to his catch in matt cane's perfect game. bottom of the sixth, good-bye. solo home run. number 14 to left into the bright spot. the jiepts fall 2-1. >> a pretty crazy game. unfortunately, didn't really do much that, you know, they brought me over here before, but it's game one. getting my feet wet over here. >> and the rays beat the athletics 4-1.