good morning solid gold. dominaing to become olympic champions and proudly announce their new nickname to the world. >> we are the final five! in t opposition, michael phelps avenging one of the ss hichael phelps is going to do it again! [ cheers ] adding even more gold just an hourlater. >> number 21. and katie ledecky strikes

for the second time in rio. we're celebrating with all of them today wednesday, august 10, lauer live from rio de janeiro, braz?=il and savanah guthrie li from rockefeller plaza. the u.s. women dominate the gymnastics team final and proudly announce their new nickname to the world. ?@ it is windy, wet, nasty here in rio. >> we don't care, day five of

seven medals, four gold led by u.s. women. we had so much fun with them after we caught up with them after a big win. that interview just ahead. >> had to be some dancing. you were actually there for the competition and got to watch it. >> it was amazing. plus, two of team usa's dwyer and townley haas are with us. stunning upset in tennis. serena williams is out. news in a moment. sarst we go back to new york. ha no id h

the winter olympics and hoda covering the summer olympics. >> not nice out there. guys, we have a bigsu political story. controversy erupting in the e? over a comment about gun rights from donald trump aimed at hillary clinton. question this rning, d he encourage supporters to gage nc the clinn mpai says s and trump campaign says noeven we will sort that out just let's ben with the big

crushi the?c1?w cpetion. leadinthe y simone biles stunning the crowd with a near perfect floor routine. deve captain aly raism performance on balance beam. firstiie off the ult.? before cheering on madison kochon ohuen bn unevs. 2012 all-around champion gabby douglas gave her best performance of the game. in the pool michael phelps is back on top of the 200 butterfly. rival, south african chad le clos who defeated him in london but tuesday night phelps regains

moments after winning, phelps reminding the crowd that he is still number one. >> i don't want to say revenge. that's kind of what it was. i wanted that race back. this is my fifth olympics competing the 200 fly. losing in 2012 definitely stung. into tears from the stands and teammates and coaches erupting back stage. phelps and le clos put aside differences hugging after then kissing his mother, e, and newborn son, boomer. to hisol of the 4 by 200 race style relay. ripped moments before diving into the water.

does! >> reporr:?2 u.s. swimming superstar katie ledecky managed to keep her perfect record in ta winning gold defeatingjorstrum. the u.s. women's soccer team flirting with disaster. hope solo failing to stop tw goals in their match against singles. >> there it is. >> reporter: quickly walking off the court. the first time she will leave the olympics without a medal. sad night for serena, but worth noting the u.s. women's soccer team still winning their group and will advance to the quarterfinals. taking a look at the medal count, u.s. remaining on top followed by china, japan and russia. big events to watch today, tennis superstars are back in

first individual race, 200 im and kerri walsh jennings and april ross in beach volleyball. so much fun. >> awesome. thanks. i had an awesome, awesome assignment last night. shortly after "the final five" grabbed gold in the team final, i had a chance to talk to simone biles, aly raisman, gabby douglas, laurie hernandez. ? >> reporter: whenever i interview these girls, we start off dancing. this time we had something big to celebrate. >> what does it feel like to have the gold hanging around your neck? aly, let's start with you. >> i mean, it feels pretty heavy. we are very excited. it doesn't really feel real. we worked so hard. i had someone ask me if we slacked off because we were favorite to win. it is the exact opposite. if anything we push ourselves

>> 15.8. it's official. >> you guys didn't just win, you won huge. not even big. there is winning big and then winning huge. an eight-point spread. simone, did you guys think it would look like this when the final tally was made? >> honestly, yes and no, right? because prelims went so well and we felt like if we repeated maybe it would be the same. what the judges do. we can only control what we do, so we just went out there and had fun. >> you nailed that last floor routine and it was over. i mean, you nailed it. >> that is an olympic gold medal winning moment. >> how does it feel to have that gold medal, girl? >> it feels so good. >> what did it feel like when you stuck that last landing and you knew at that point you guys had won? what was that moment like for

>> i felt relieved but very excited because laurie went up first and totally rocked it and then aly. >> wow. >> and then it was my turn to just finish it off. i was very proud of the whole team. >> let's clear up the name. >> the final five! [ cheers ] >> tell me why it's "final five." why? >> because this is marta's last olympics. without her none of this would have been possible. so we kind of wanted to do it for her because she is there with us every day. we do competition routines with her all the time. and also, this is the last olympics where there is a five-girl team. the next is only a four-person team. >> you and gabby did something amazing today. the u.s. women's gymnastics team only won all around three times. you two have won two of them

what does that honor feel like? >> it feels amazing. competing at another olympics and making history is something so special, and to have this unique bond with all of these girls and to represent usa as best as we could just feels amazing. >> you made history, baby. history, baby. that is so great. for those of you who have won s games it is rare you get to see someone's life change right in front of you. we got to witness it happening. describe how their lives will change. >> it will be crazy. a lot of attention. a lot of press. we always say the best competition to win is team competition because we get to celebrate together. when we get home we are doing a 36-city tour and travel the country in tour buses and be around little girls who look up to us. we were just like them.

>> i remember like going to one of the tours and watching these two. >> they are so cute. i had the chance to sit with some of their parents. in the 8:00 hour we will get their reaction. you can imagine what that was like watching your kid doing so well. >> look forward to more of that interview. as we said a little earlier katie ledecky picked up her second gold in the games. jenna bush hager caught up with her after that race. >> 200 meter gold. >> reporter: leaving others in her wake, katy ledecky capturing second gold in the game, a race proved exhilarating and exhausting in the final 50 meters. >> it hurt a lot. i came close to throwing up. my legs were hurting.

i was like i'm just going to get my hand on the wall. >> when you were up there we knew it was a tough race for you. does it make it that much sweeter? >> i think it does. i can see my family in the crowd and it was a great moment. >> reporter: some have said this is the ledecky era in women's swimming. do you think that? >> it's a great honor if people think that. i am blessed to be a part of such a great team. having a lot of fun. great to see usa racking up a lot of medals here. >> good for her. one thing is really clear, the aquatics stadium has been really good for team usa. >> it certainly has. 27-year-old conor dwyer won bronze in monday's 200 meter freestyle and last night dwyer and townley

ryan lock tee. conor and townley are with us, hello. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> conor, you're on the deck there. you lead things off. there is a lot of pressure. your teammates are saying. how did you feel? >> michael was asking for a strong start from us. we had some good leadoff so i was happy with that. michael's cap ripped. have two caps swim two legs. i gave ply cap -- my cap to him which was pretty fun. >> you are 19 years old, freshman in college. there is a lot going on in your head. what did it feel like when you dove in the pool? >> incredible. i'm second for the greatest swimmer of all time, and ryan lock tee is right behind me. it was amazing to be able to be out in front for those guys. >> describe what it is like for

gold for you with you? >> it was amazing to me. it was my first gold medal, phelps' 21st. >> who's counting? >> like a huge difference there. it was just unbelievable. >> it's always an awesome moment when you guys are up on the podium that very few of us will ever be able to experience. through your eyes, what is the energy like in the room when you hear the anthem? >> it is a dream come true. it's an amazing experience to be with three teammates and represent your country and make everyone proud at home. we felt all the love all week. we were really happy with the performance. >> when you talk at home the entire united states and chicago and richmond, virginia. do you know who else you made proud? were you aware that in the arena last night a lot of members of the u.s. men's basketball team were there by the pool going crazy? did you see them? >> yeah.

center after we swam, and they came up and said hi which was really cool. >> congratulations. we are so proud of you. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. we will have much more from rio just ahead. don't forget to catch primetime coverage of these olympic games including more swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball. tonight 8:00, 7:00 central time here on nbc. let's send it back to savannah in new york. >> thank you so much. there's a big story dominating the presidential race this morning, donald trump accused of openly encouraging violence against hillary clinton with a comment he made about gun rights during a rally in north carolina. trump is pushing back against critics this morning. more from raleigh. good morning to you. >> reporter: a senior campaign official acknowledges donald trump could have chosen his words more carefully after calling it totally ridiculous

remarks as an assassination threat, but that's exactly how some are interpreting donald trump's latest comments. donald trump now working to clean up another controversy after fresh fallout from these comments about hillary clinton. >> if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. although, the second amendment people, maybe there is. i don't know. >> reporter: does that mean violence from gun rights advocates? trump's team insisting he is referring to voting. house speaker paul ryan after winning his primary in wisconsi >> sounds like a joke gone bad. i hope he clears it up quickly. you should never joke about

dangerous." elizabeth warren tweeting, "trump makes death threats because he is a pathetic coward who can't handle the fact that he is losing to a girl." the secret service saying it's aware of remarks. this clip from a clinton rally outside orlando. behind her the father of the man night club in june. at pulse >> she did not disavow. if that were me that would be a about trump. >> reporter: overnight, the clinton campaign saying she does disavow the support of the shooter's father who was not invited as a guest. watch for trump allies to go after clinton on that today and for trump to face more questions about his second ament remarks. he says he is referring to the voting power of those gun rights advocates. some argue it sounds like he was talking about what happened after clinton was elected and

in the meantime, these missteps the polls.taking a toll on our new polling in several blue collar battleground states show he is trailing her and a national poll has clinton leading trump by six points. savannah? >> thank you very much. meantime, a scathing justice department report says baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blas, use excessive force and are not adequately held accountable for the misconduct. than six years of records. it was launched after the death of freddie gray while in police custody. the report traces much of the problem to the 1990s when the decisi was made to pursue zero tolenceicers to make large numbers of stops and arrests. that's the news at 7:18. we go back to rio and matt, al and hoda. >> thank you very much. al is here with a first check of the weather.

gulf coast today. panama city beach, florida. we are looking at rough weather. cars flooding out. we have businesses under water, several inches of rain, about a month's worth of rain in two friday. we will continue to watch this very closely. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next

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we're we're back now 7:30 on a wednesday morning. 8:30 in beautiful rio de janeiro. not quite so beautiful on copacana beach today. a storm has blown in. still have nice people out on the plaza away from home.

>> serena williams is leaving rio earlier than expected. the top seed and defending champion was upset by a player 6-4, 6-3. and the u.s. women's gymnastics team captured gold for the seco straight olympics. >> lightning fast so she can just explode up into the air right here. acs.lqlttal score in en or?#that final five" here is nastia

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they have individual all around finals and event finals. their lives are definitely going change. >> speaking of individuals, did you see anything from a trained eye, did you see anything at makes you think things will turn out differently for the women in their individual event? >> no. absolutely not. for simone biles, as i said, i ? think she will come away with five olympic gold medals. there are only sick to be had. yove simone. there's nobody that can beat ali besides simone. >> what about the men? their individual competition starts today. they are coming off disappointment in the team competition. >> i think for them hopefully this will be redemption. what sam need to do is hit six

he has to be consistent. if he is consistent and is able to make the routines he absolutely has a shot at a medal. >> it will be great. thankso much. >> we have more of hoda's inrview with "final five" coming and, looking ahead to women the uneven bars and the vault. mark your calendars. >> next monday the men's fals

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>> they were booing every time the americans served the ball. >> never seen anything like that. >> it has kier simmons asking what gives. >> the entire crowd was booing. every time they were trying to serve. olympic officials have said competitors need to stop criticizing each other over doping allegations. from spectators booing and athletes in open revolt over doping allegations. lilly king accusing russian. >> you are shaking your finger nuer one and you have been accused of drugging. >> accusing chinese competitor forcing the ioc to warn athletes

and respect. >> the start of several swimming events today by the anti doping protests of fans themselves. >> i can't remember hearing boos at olympics just not a part of the scenery no matter how the crowd feels about the athletes. >> and doping allegations have some fans booing athletes. hope chanting "zika" resulting from this picture she tweeted. and shooting and in beach volleyball usa versus brazil our cameras catching this woman who seemed embarrassed. why are you booing?

americans. >> you can hear them every serve. >> i don't agree with the booing ever in the olympics. >> kind of hard to be heard here. the competitors just have to stay focussed. >> we boo in brazil when we are trying to send them bad luck. >> u.s. fans say it is disrespectful. >> it's just part of the soccer team. pressure to win testing the olympic spirit. >> the russians and chinese defend their athletes. the chinese are furious at the way their competitor was being treated. you heard the booing. >> i had not heard anything like that before.

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welcome back. let's head to our rio orange room. hey, billy. >> i'm outside, the rain and wind is picking up. i would open my umbrella but the next thing you would see is the bottom of my shoes. just a day ago phelps' icy stare down lit up the internet. last night clos came in fourth. phelps celebrating the finger. lilly king taunted her russian competitor. king's move was a statement against her being allowed to swim after being failed to drug

robert writes leclos but no cigar. celebrating in the stands after they got a chance to meet phelps and the rest of the men's relay team and took a bunch of selfies. diandre jordan on the right calling phelps the greatest of all goals. all this action, like seeing boomer in the stands. >> there are very few people who have the right to do it. people like michael phelps have the right to do it. just ahead, party of one. why this team usa athlete had to throw his own opening ceremony. >> much more of our conversation

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families moments after their victory. >> tell me what you're looking for when you look up and see your folks? >> they are like you can do it and you are like i can do it. >> michael phelps and katie ledecky rack up more gold medals for team usa. plus, long road to rio. u.s. women's swim team captain allison schmitt opens up about her four-year battle with depression, which almost kept her out of the pool for good.

to push through. to get through anything. i think we use that mentality all through life. never get through life aloane. >> how her friend and fellow swimmer michaephelps helpe?d and,?l?6 it'ot easy be green. why the athletes going for gold are seeing a very different

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you. >> no, i think it's still your turn, matt. i thought you were going to talk about hoda's birthday and you had a tease. >> no, we were going to ask you if you had something to talk about and then we were going to come back. >> now we have been apart for a week and not on the same wave length anymore. >> welcome back to breakfast with the bickersons here in rio. it was hoda's birthday yesterday. not only did she get to celebrate with the final five, th t listen. ? happy birthday to you ? ? happy birthday to you ? ? happy birthday dear hoda ? ? happy birthday to you ? >> now that's a gold medal happy birthday. you guys, thank you so much. thank you so much. that was such a sweet thing. i have to say, they are the best girls. we have something really cool

right here on the beach? country stars the band perry will join us in rio, a special live concert. >> wow, that is so cool. and just ahead this morning, if the olympics have you wanting to see the world, you're in luck. our pal, jill martin, is here with a special travel edition of make your next trip more affordable and comfortable. i think she is going to play pin the tail on the dunky. a lot to get to. let's start with headlines of the games from the xxxi olympiad. peter alexander is in olympic park. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, must be something in the water this morning. matt, good morning. walking out of the aquatics center last night, one fan looked at me and said, that was insane. he was right. what an unforgettable night. the place was rocking. so many american flags. this morning so many hoarse

michael phelps delivering another performance for the ages. and once again, katie ledecky does not disappoint. >> michael phelps is going to do it again! >> reporter: redemption in rio. >> he did it! >> reporter: michael phelps regaining gold in the 200-meter butterfly. >> look who is back on top. >> reporter: the win coming four years after an agonizing split-second defeat from his rival. phelps who earned his 20th goal ex during the medal ceremony. >> my boys from boston were down at the other end and back in maryland we all sa"o" for the orioles during the part of the national anthem. and all of a sudden, i hearm roar "o," and i knew where it came from and i just losit.on sweeter with his fiance and 3-month-old son boomer in the

>> reporter: phelps punctuating his individual performance with another gold, his 21st, anchoring thep men's 4 by 200 free style relay. >> getting that gold medal on that relay again means epc night for american swimmers -- >> katie ahead. ep katie ledecky extending her winning streak. >> that is what you call racing. >> reporter: holding off in the 200 meter freestyle. >> i was not going to let it go. >> reporter: for the american gymnasts, dominance was never in doubt. >> get the gold medals ready again. >> reporter: the powerful u.s. women's team led by the world's premier gymnast, simone biles, twisting, turning, tumbling their way to gold. the americans beating russia by more than eight points.

champion looks like. >> reporter: a mind-boggling record in the sport typically decided by fractions. >> all: we are the final y$?#?f great run, american travis stevens still seeing silver lining in silver medal after emotional loss to a russian in gme performance and get inspired to follow their own dreams, whether it be in judo or other sports. >> reporter: finally, a colorful mystery in rio. going from ordinary blue to dark green overnight. organizers don't know why it happened but insist the water e, we don't know why it's green, but you are totally good. just get right back in. here is where things stand on medal count today. team usa well out in the lead. chinjapan, and russia all trailing behind.

grabs at the pool including the relay. men's 100-meter freestyle. also in gymnastics, the men's turn. this time, the individual all-around. and to the beach, kerri walsh-jennings and april ross will face off with the swiss. likely to be wet sand. >> no question about it. peter, thank you very much. wasn't on tv. thanks so much. in the news this morning we will talk politics, donald trump

people, maybe there is, i don't know. >> clinton's running mate tim kaine accused of trump countenancing violen. and senator elizabeth warren tweeted trump is a pathetic coward. a woman was shot and killed in florida accidentally during a roley erci about 35 civilians taking pa in citizens police academy punt gorda, florida. one woman chosen at random for a demonstration was hit with a live round. the officer involved has been placed on leave while the state's department of law enforcement investigates. police are investigating what may have been irni a peacel demonstration to mark the second anniversary of the deadly police shooting of michael brown. some viewers may find this video disturbing. witnesses say shots were fired

by a car. they don't believe anyone was hit intentionally. >> shooting, shooting! oh, my god. >> there were no reports of anyone being hit by bullets. the michael brown shooting in 2014 led to nationwide protests and a federal investigation that found patterns of racial bias in the ferguson police and court systems. florida governor rick scott has announced four more locally transmitted miami's winwood neighborhood. that brings the total to 21. at a news conference governor scott pleaded for emergency funding from washington. hillary clinton visited a miami clinic and called on congress to return from recess immediately to pass a zika bill. and when you're on a boat off the coast of massachusetts, you're probably hoping to catch a glimpse of a whale, maybe a dolphin. so ferry passengers were stunned to see this.

in the atlantic ocean. passengers tried to rescue the dog themselves but couldn't. because the ferry boat was too high. they managed to flag down a fishing boat. they were able to scoop him up. the dog apparently fell from another ferry earlier that day. so they got him. happy ending. back to matt and savannah and al in rio. >> that makes us all smile. thank you very much. up next, the app that is taking the athletes village by storm and it is not pokemon go. >> all right. and what it was like to be the parents of the final five watching as their kids struck gold. and more of our exclusive interview witlynx.

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we are back in rio on this wednesday morning. with more on that historic gold for the u.s. women's gymnastics team. hoda scored a coveted ticket to the event. >> not only was i in the building, i got to sit right near the families,ine unsung?] of this journey. ? come on girls, let's show them how we do it ? ? glorious ? >> reporter: the strongest, the fastest. >> stratospheric. >> reporter: and nearly flawless. >> that's what an olympic champion looks like. >> reporter: last night, five gymnasts made history and the world watched. combination of lifetime of effort by this crew and their support team. standing by every step, leap and bound of the way. what does it feel like watching your girl up there? >> i'm glad i'm standing up. i thought i was going to faint a couple of times.

>> when you look up in the stands and you need something, tell me what you're looking for when you look up and see your folks? >> it's kind of just that extra support. to be at the biggest competition of my life is such an amazing thing i feel like we went through it together. >> they are like you can do it. and you're like, yeah, i can do it. >> madison, wow. i knew where your mom and dad were sitting. i thing i saw people leap out of their chairs. >> my mom has never sat with my think. >> oh, she was wandering? >> it is called agony. >> the best reactions in the business. >> aly, your parents are hysterical. i'm sorry. your parents are memes and

>> i walked up to this guy and said i love the t shirts, you have the simone biles faces there. who are you here to see? he goes, oh, she's my sister. that's ron biles right there. >> reporter: he's carried his sister's picture all over rio. it's your good luck >> simone, you have a posse. you have a brother with the cutouts. >> he face-timed me the night before and said i am finding the "today" show and i am going to be on it. i said whatever. the next morning he text me and said i told you i was going to be on it. i did it. i got on. >> your mom and dad, they kissed after you nailed one of your routines. and i walked up to them and i said -- what did you say before that kiss? >> you did it.

they need to stop that. it's cute. it's very cute. >> reporter: there was one more who led them to the podium. coach martha karolya?m, who is retiring this year. the team named themselves "the final five" in her honor. >> without her none of this wod >> reporter: thanks for all who are now members of an exclusive club and a new kind of family. >> it's so amazing to share it with these girls. they're like my older sisters. it's kind of like a won a gold medal with my family. >> aw. >> aw. >> and not only are they superclose, the families are superclose because they're used to -- they're hanging on to each other, praying together, hoping together. it was something special to be

now time for a special olympics edition of what is trending today. you ready? billy's here. natalie's here. let's go. >> have you ever wondered what olympic athletes do in their down time? we might have the answer. some of them are looking for love on tinder. at the athletes' village, matches on the dating app have surged 129%. that according to "the daily mail." active users in the area jumped 64%. among users we hear ryan lochte. he told "gq" he signed up after hearing winter olympians were using it in sochi. billy, do you have any insight? >> allegedly his girlfriend is down here with him. so he better be using it very carefully. >> okay, that's going to go over well. a triathlete named ben could

opening ceremony. he was at a training camp in arizona. he decided not to pout. here is what he did instead. ? good for him. he staged his own opening ceremony complete with the olympics theme. fans cheered him on and ben told today.com that doing this video was a fun way to commemorate the moment, even though he wasn't there. >>k >> that's the best. that's the olympic spirit. let's turn to mr. bush.." >> here we go. we are tracking stars cheering on the athletes both here in rio and bat first, matthew mcconaughey, okay case winner matt, making his he was clapping and pointing.

finger. wagging going on. yesterday, matt took in a rugby match and posed with the women's team.zs]fjf??e one of the women was to thrilled, she captioned the photo using the hashtag "dying." another oscar winner taking in the sights, eddie redmayne. eddie jumping to his feet and cheering with his wife, hannah. he said they both feel really lucky to be in rio. saw hi r he is really low key. nobody recognized him. apparently "the danish girl" hasn't opened down here. he's a nice guy. chris pratt is back at home on his instagram shared a video of his wife and son jack watching simone biles.

chris said the fily is proud he aletes. no booing in the pratt house. that is yourop start. for more stories check out today's facebook page. >> thank you very much. hoab >> they are noposttong weather of the year. new york city heat advisories tonight into tomorrow. look at the heat indexes at well over 100 degrees acrs a wide

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lose in a first round exit. >> reporter: then another tuesday in the third round of singles play. >> sense of upset in the air. but none like that. >> reporter: running an abrupt end to her dream of gold. serena holding back tears in what may likely be her last olympic games. >> one of the great champions ever. >> she is great champion. but it was kind of stunning to watch her exit that quickly. >> it was shocking. >> a lot of people wonder what

coming up in just a couple of weeks. meanwhile, just d,he strug to the olympics iny4n. first a look at incredible images from the rio games from our friends at yeti.

coming up, good morning i'm corey rose, here's a look at what's happening. 2,000 needles in a couple months. there's progress on the cherry creek trail clean up. but no fix yet. the flu shot might be only needles this year. why your kids might not be able

the new tools to help firefighters save our furry friends in emergency situations. let's check traffic with amelia and becky. we're looking at such app huge delay out of the tech center, out of aurora, out of the drive on the north side through the elevated deck on 70. here's a look at the 225 and i- 25 crash. you can see a couple cars off to the shoulder. drive times 30 minutes for southbounders out of downtown into the dtc. and across the maps, just that central corridor, right around wn so many different accidents. i'm going to detail all incidents on 20. i'll leave you with a little bit of good news here, i-70 is clear at york street. we may see a couple showers and thunderstorms out there. most of those will be starting up over the mountains, and that will be just after lunch time today. i know we've all ready seen some activity there. that will settle down by late this morning. 6:30:00 p.m. we could see one or two of

storms not huge today. these storms more than likely carrying lightning and brief ... ?mea. vy rain here to part here's a look at that rain forecast, speaking of, most of the heavy showers will be located over the higher terrain, along the foothills, through fair play, into the southern mountains, you could see a half inch, to 3/4 of an pinch. possibly up to an inch of moisture. as they cross 25. they'll be few and storms crossing into northeast colorado where we could see large hail and gusty winds. 96 in yuma. 60s and 70s up in the mountains. winds will be out of the 15. we'll see late showers and thunderstorms lasting through the evening. and then later this week into

it's all happening on "to "today." tomorrow the last chapter in the rivalry. a preview of phelps, lochte in rio 2016. today is where the ? we are back now 8:30 on a wednesday morning. 10th of august, 2016. you are listening to one of brazil's most popular samba groups. chances are you have seen and heard them closing the show in

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>> he won gold in london. he is back for more in rio. how are you? good to see you. >> you are defending olympic champion in your event. you look okay. how are you doing mentally as your competition is about to get started? >> i feel good. >> it's been a lot of time we have been here training and sharpening up skills and getting >> you have such a great life going. you have a gorgeous family. you have a -- >> two months tomorrow. >> what is it like? how laz it changed the way you compete knowing you have the family behind you. >> no more naps in the afternoon. late nights and very early mornings a lot of so my family is very

greatly. they're all coming down on monday. >> the baby is coming? >> yeah. >> what is the mental part of this? we all know the physical part. the mental part. >> it is really about preparation. confidence from not only abilities but people that you surround yourself with. i have a great team of coaching staff. training staff at home. i just work hard. i work hard. i believe in the things that they have done for me and the positions that they have put me in. dreams. they put me in the right position and then i go and kick butt. >> because of you wrestling is enjoying a resurgence in the united states. >> absolutely. >> all those young men and women, too, who want to compete. what does it take? >> it takes a lot of discipline a lot of character. but it is built throughout your competition in sports. i started wrestling when i was 5 years old. since then i have developed a lot of character. and into the man i am today. thankful for the sport of wrestling.

>> we don't get to see a lot of these athletes but once every four years. the last we saw you was in london. i remember now vividly that you have this amazing attitude. pleasure to be around you again. good luck to you. come back next week. >> absolutely. >> you'll be back with that medal around your neck. >> you will. mr. roker? time for natalie's gymnasts, female gymnasts is "the final five." that would be -- [ speaking portuguese ] >> the phrase when top swimmers face off. duel in the pool. [ speaking portuguese ] >> there you go. >> go with your version.

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today's olympic start is sponsored by kellogg's. what gets you started? >> and this morning on today's olympic start, the remarkable story of allison schmitt. the u.s. women's swim captain. >> we have jenna bush hager with more on that. nice to see you. >> good morning. it's amazing. 26-year-old three gold medals in london. looking at her today, it's hard to belief her struggle with depression nearly kept her out of the pool for good. >> there has been times in practice that i have never made in my life. mentally i think i'm stronger than i've ever been. >> reporter: today allison schmitt is feeling strong. and that's no small feat given

just ask her coach, bob bowman. >> you're an american record holder and then you don't make the championship team the next year? that's a big fall. she didn't make it the next year or the next year. four years later to be on an olympic team, that's some perseverance. >> perseverance that took place mostly outside the pool. >> when i woke up in the morning, i would look forward to going back knew it was time for practice. but my thought was, when can i get back in bed? >> reporter: her battle with depression nearly ended her swimming career. >> i was failing almost every time i got in the pool. a place that i love, a sport that i love and diving every time and fail. i didn't know what else to do. >> reporter: allison started seeing a psychologist in early 2015. but it was just the beginning of

>> i think it hit me hard when i got that phone call. it was shocking knowing that my younger 17-year-old cousin killed herself. had such a promising future, had just came back from visiting a division i school. >> she in many ways was like you, outwardly happy helping others, which is what a lot of your teammates have said about you. >> if there is one thing that i can say is if i knew and help her and let her know that there was a light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: april's death was a wakeup call for allison. she needed to find light at the end of her own tunnel. and she couldn't do it alone. >> she was somebody who never would share when she was in a bad mood or something was going on. >> reporter: by michael phelps, allison's long-time friend, teammate, and roommate, knew she was struggling. >> when you're in a place like that, you kind of continue going

i went through. >> reporter: as an athlete, allison says sharing her burden didn't come easily. >> we are taught at a young age to push through anything. i think we use that mentality all through life. i think now i realize you can never get through life alone. >> reporter: so with phelps by her side, and an agreement with her coach to take things day by day, allison kept going. going to rio has already been like a medal for you. >> i don't think there's anything to prove. what i care about is myself and the people around me. my whole circle of friends and family. if i can make them proud and finish rio proudly that is what will make me happy. that is what will cap off the past four years. >> i can't wait to watch her race. but also, you know, she said this has created a whole new passion in her life. she wants to work to spread

she's incredible. >> i'm sure a lot of people thought if she can do it i can do it. >> it is important that we speak out about it. and the fact that she's a strong athlete taught to keep on. it's also important to speak out about whatever she's going through. >> by the way, she's in the pool tonight. >> can't wait. we are back with much more in a moment from rio.

we are back with a special rio edition of steals and deals. there are 206 countries participating. if you are inspired to visit any of them today contributor jill martin is here with gold medal worthy travel deals. you came all the way with your

first thing which our producers travelled in to test everything out. not in but with. >> in would have been odd. >> this is olympia luggage. >> we have been there. >> wesley. >> come out. it's a three piece set. 21 irchs, 25 inches, 29 inches and deal $125 for all three. these. these are cute. >> passport holders. retail $55. >> i brought candles with me for my hotel room. >> i travel with candles. the retail is $90.

go to today.com. the deal is $27. >> nice deals, jill. >> what do we have here? >> a lot of people get dehydrated including me.

sponsored by citi, proud partner of team usa, proud sponsor of progress. >> and we are back with today's athletes to watch. one of the sports making a return to the olympics this year is rugby. >> we love that. the u.s. men's team kicked off the competition on tuesday with a win over brazil and loss to argentina. they will be back in action

>> good to be here. i wish the weather was better. they should have won the game. england popular all over the world rugby has not been a part of the olympics since 1924. the teams that won gold that year, the americans were defending champs. this year's team has been training hard. it's been called a gentleman's game. match there is not much that looks gentle. under the bright california sun america's best rugby players come together in the hopes of defending a legacy. the u.s. was the last country to win olympic gold. in the 1924 games in paris. that was 92 years ago and a slightly different game. traditional rugby has 15 players on each team and games are

halves. each team gets seven players and halves last just seven minutes. more room to run and quicker pace often means higher scoring matches ideal for speedsteres on team usa. he was trained to become an olympic sprinter. growing up this wasn't on your i never thought i would play rugby. >> another star on the team, perry bacon, a former arena football player he has become a rugby sensation. joining the team after resigning with new england patriots is nate. he played rugby in college before switching over to football. now he is hoping to get a gold medal to wear with his super bowl ring.

standpoint, running standpoint it is way more strain. >> we got to watch them work out and work together. >> we can beat any team in the world when playing well. >> that is madison hughes. he is also team captain. >> to get a better grasp i ask the guy to give me a lesson in unique the scoring is similar to american. >> there is a kick after called conversion attempt. there is the rock. >> as he gets tackled he reaches back and presents the ball to his teammate.

it's how play starts again after the ball goes out of bounds. and let's not forget the scrum. it's when players bind up and go head to head after an infraction to try to push each other off the ball. >> average american doesn't know a great deal about the sport of rugby. what would you have them know before you -- >> i think don't get caught too >> i couldn't leave without challenging rugby's fastest man to a foot race. america's rugby team hopes to leave opponents in its wake on its way to gold. >> i would have won that. >> by the way, pitch again this afternoon against world number one fiji.

we may see french food in brazil. first on a wednesday morning

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>> he jumped at the chance to come to brazil and and his tropical f morning. >> you can smell this. what is this, banana. >> i it's a red. i will put it now anyway. >> you put a lot in. >> a lot. you are getting like orange, red. beautiful. >> beautiful. >> when you take the grouper you want that to sizzle in that pan.

salt, pepper and in france we love butter. >> how long does that have to cook in the pan. >> pretty quick. >> very quick. >> welcome back. >> very, very easy to do at home. very easy. you have to do the sauce. >> could you substitute another fish for grouper? >>ou example. you can put -- >> the sauce that goes on top to plate it, is that raisins? >> garlic, onions, butter. >> this is what that looks like when it cooks down? >> so then you take it and you plate it up. show us how you would plate

>> we are getting forks ready. >> thank you. you have the fish. >> and the sauce. >> the sauce. it's like sweet and sour. >> amazing. >> unlike mr. lauer. >> we are going to taste --

this is 9news. hi everyone. i'm gary shapiro with this 9news update. i-70 through glenwood canyon is set to close in five minutes. it'll be completely cl until 3:30 this afternoon. be aware if you're traveling. it'll be closed tomorrow as well as crews work on rock fall mitigation there. i know amelia t ur? barrels to collect water, 110- gallon capacity is the maximum. the barrha be covered to prevent them from becoming a mosquito bit. i'm not sure how you would use them indoors to collect rain. yeah. to?hto rain. >> i'll let you do the mental olympics on that one, gary. let's take a look at the forecast for today. we have a chance for some

coming well after 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon. most of the rain activity we get today will be up over our northern, central, and southern mountains. one or two storms could also pop up in the far east lanes. and those may not only carry heavy rain but could also carry eastern plains. 93 today at 5 do 15 miles per hour. and again, showers and thunderstorms are possible but not until late this afternoon. and it's only going to be a

still ahead of the world record, she's going to break it. >> ledecky is on her try history at these rio games.a??bp?f skie at these games but it is a different picture so far today, a rainy wednesday morning in rio on day five of the 2016 olympic games. and from inside our studio at copacabana beach, welcome along, i'm rebecca lowe. what a night it was in rio with gold for simone biles and the u.s. women's gymnastics team and in the pool a two-gold night for michael phelps including the thrilling win in the 200-meter