throughout the morning. you can get more news, weather and traffic on the nbc10 app. >> you can go to the app for the preview of the game. good-bye. good morning. the final showdown. michael phelps and ryan lochte grab the top spots in the 200 i.m. final setting the stage for one last duel in the pool tonight. katie ledecky digging deep for a golden comeback in the 400 meter free relay. in beach volleyball a close call for kerri walsh jennings and april ross. but escaping with the win. as the leaders of the final five simone biles and aly raisman get back to business for the shot at all-around gold, "today," thursday, august 11th,

2016. >> the u.s. women win gold in the 4x2. >> that was beautiful. >> that's a gold medal for kirsten armstrong. >> announcer: this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and savannah guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to a special split edition of "today." i'm matt lauer along with hoda kotb. savannah is in new york. we refuse to do a show without medal winners. look at who we have today. that is alison schmidt part of that gold medal relay team in the 4x200 free and josh pernot

is alongside her. >> michael hickson and sam do dorman took silver in synchronized diving and we'll ask what it is like to compete in what is a big story here. the green water in the pool. it's so much fun to watch athletes and the crowd get to hang out a little bit. >> by the way, their parents are all hanging out over here taking pictures of them. by the way, you know who else is joining us on the beach this morning? it's going to feel a little bit like tennessee because the band perry is coming down here to rio and they'll put on a live concert on the beach a little later in the show. savannah, back in new york and i know there's a lot going on in your world as well. >> good morning to you. good to see you. the presidential race as hot as ever here. is this the harshest criticism

yet donald trump leveled against his opponent yet. he accused president obama of founding isis and naming hillary clinton as a can he founder. we'll have the latest on all of that coming up. for now, back to you in rio. >> savannah, thank you very much. we always begin with the biggest olympic moments and highlights from natalie. good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. big night tonight. the duel in the pool. michael phelps and ryan lochte will go head to head tonight. with swimmers, cyclist and divers racking up gold medals, team usa is on the cusp of a big milestone. team usa is approaching a major milestone. >> it's shaping up into u.s. vs.

australia. >> adding to that is katie ledecky. ledecky turned in a powerful performance trailing which bun second when she hit the water coming from behind with incredible closing speed to win by close to two seconds before hitting the pool the team, which included alison schmidt and lee smith took a pre-swim selfie. a stunning win defeating josh pernot. >> biggest shock of these olympic games. >> first ever swimming medal for kazakhstan. michael phelps and ryan lochte took first and second when they compete for gold. an event that phelps never lost

at the olympics and lochte's final race of the games. >> we bring out the best of each other. we've been doing it since 2004. every time i race him, it's the best. >> for olympians outside the aquatic center, it was a battle against mother nature. armstrong wins her third consecutive gold. armstrong now the oldest woman to medal in the sport winning just one day before her 43rd birthday sharing an emotional and tearful embrace with her young son moments after her victory and drama in beach volleyball. americans kerri walsh jennings and april ross facing tough competition from the switzerland. the match taking a turn when one of the players smashed into the sand hurting her neck. it was a nail biter for the u.s. men's basketball team. >> that will do it.

>> winning by just ten points. australia came within striking distance in the last 30 seconds of the game. but superstars kyrie irving led the team to victory. and a quick check of the medal count. u.s. team still leading by a lot beating out china and japan so far and coming up today, events to look out for. golf returning to the olympics after 112 years. >> matt is excited. >> in gymnastics, of course, women's all-around finals. simone biles and harrison tries to make it back to back gold in judo and michael phelps and ryan lochte facing off in 200 i.m. >> busy day. thank you very much. >> can we say hello to a few of team usa's latest medal winners.

alison schmidt part of that gold winning relay and first time olympian josh pernot. how does it feel. you have a gold medal around your neck along with a silver, how does that feel for you, alison? >> i'm speechless. taking in the whole process. the journey has its ups and downs. and to have a gold around my neck again, an amazing feeling with three other girls. >> how much pressure were you feeling on the deck knowing it's your job in the relay to get that team off to a very strong start. >> knowing that you have katie ledecky there's not much pressure. >> is it nerve-racking at all to stand there after you swum your

laps to watch the other girls and wringing your hands making sure it works out. >> i had complete faith in the other three girls. like i said, having katie anchor our relay, i wouldn't have any other swimmer anchor our relay. >> josh, first time olympian. you sit there with the silver medal around your neck. is the way you played it out in your mind for the last ten years? >> yeah. it's absolutely a dream come true. it feels awesome to represent my country that well. >> kazakhstan got the gold. it was a touch. did you realize how close you were at that moment? >> that dude was super far away from me. i could only see two surrounding me so i had no idea. he's a good kid. i'm happy for him. >> as we were talking about families a second ago before we went on the air and just briefly talk about what this has been like for your families to go through this. >> a lot of tears. last night i was able to see my

family for the first time since being in rio, and there were a lot of tears. happy tears. knowing that everything we've been through together, they are there every step of the way. >> they are standing right over there. >> i feel like my family has been loving every minute of this. every day i get a text from mom or dad saying this is sick. we love being here. i'm happy for them. >> we would like to give you a chance to say hi to folks at home. you're from michigan? >> yes. >> josh? >> what's up, berkeley? >> guys, congratulations. >> thank you. >> congratulations. now more on team usa's dominance in the pool and the big races to look forward to today. mike tirico is daytime host of nbc's olympic coverage. good morning to you. let's talk about the duel in the pool. what are you expecting? >> my neighbor over there. i live in ann arbor.

how can you beat one more time phelps and lochte in the pool in this race. these two guys have either one gold or world championship for a decade in this event. one more time a showdown. >> they swim side by side. how do you think that affects the race? >> they have a great sense of where the other guy is at this point after competing in the same event for so long. you just look at lochte and you look at his career and it's great. the problem is he's swimming in the era of the greatest and how will history remember him? in an event phelps won three times in a row in the olympics, if lochte can get this, that will add to the specter of his greatness. >> let's talk about katie ledecky. >> magnificent. >> i used that one. >> give me the list, matt. give me something to work off of. a second down as she gets in the pool last night in the relay you

were talking about. you had the sense it was going to be no chance for anybody else from australia or canada to hold her off or catch her when she took the lead. now the 800, we're looking at a great gold haul for her. >> we don't expect anything but that? >> we learned in sports there's no guarantees. that one feels good. >> i'll ask you and i'll lean back here and ask these two to weigh in as well. could katie ledecky -- she holds the world record in the 800 and as allison will tell me that's 8:06.68. could katie ledecky become the first person to swim 800 meters under 8 minutes in her career? >> that would be a lot given the toll of the week. >> in her career? >> why not? i'll defer to the person that's done it a few times more than me. >> if somebody is going to do it, it's going to be katie

ledecky. >> i'm not betting against katie. >> money holders here. what else are you looking forward to? >> you mentioned golf starting which we're excited about. over a century but gymnastics with the great success of women we saw them with you yesterday on the show. the opportunity now in the individual to have their success. can you win the all-around the title americans have won before. biles is good but keep an eye on raisman. >> i like how that's the rivalry. biles versus raiseman. u.s. versus u.s. >> they can't wait to travel as a team around america and inspire more dreams. >> america can't wait either. mike tirico, as always, thank you. folks, congratulations again. we'll have more on what to expect in that gymnastics competition coming up. you can catch the showdown between michael phelps and ryan lochte during nbc's prime time coverage of these games. let's send it to savannah in new

york. in the presidential race this morning, donald trump stirring new controversy as he labeled president obama the founder of isis and hillary clinton its co-founder. this as we learn more about the man that captured a lot of attention on wednesday when he scaled the side of trump tower. nbc's hallie jackson is in florida for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. all eyes were on that trump tower climber on fifth avenue. here in florida, it's donald trump in the spotlight. escalating his attacks by accusing president obama of founding isis. in florida late wednesday at one of his rowdier rallies, donald trump on the attack with a new line against president obama. >> isis is honoring president obama. he is the founder of isis. he's the founder of isis. >> reporter: and on defense for controversial comments suggesting gun rights advocates could act against hillary clinton. >> if she gets to pick her

judges, nothing you can do, folks. although the second amendment people maybe there is. you look at the power they have in terms of votes and that's what i was referring to obviously. >> reporter: trump you pushing back against a report the secret service talked to his campaign about those remarks for the first time hillary clinton responds. >> that donald trump simply does not have the temperament to be president and commander in chief. >> reporter: clinton under fire herself. an e-mail leak from a conservative advocacy group has questions whether access was purchased to the state department. >> it's called pay for play. >> reporter: bill clinton has defended the foundation with hillary clinton's campaign telling nbc news the new e-mails don't relate to the foundation's

work. all of it coming amid a skyscraper standoff in new york city. suction cups and all. police busting glass to try to stop a man scaling trump tower. the climber quickly becoming a media spectacle on air and online requesting a meeting with donald trump before police hauled him in. donald trump again hit clinton after the father of an orlando nightclub shooter attended one of her rallies. even as one of his attendees raised eyebrows in the sunshine state. mark foley sitting directly behind trump in his camera shot. foley telling nbc he is a trump supporter and they've been friends for 30 years and this new magazine out from "time" shows trump with the simple caption meltdown. savannah? >> hallie jackson on the campaign trail for us. thank you. breaking overnight, at least 25 people were injured and

several others still missing after an explosion rocked an apartment building outside washington d.c. the fire in silver spring, maryland, started just before midnight. more than 150 firefighters were called to battle those flames. they were fueled by a natural gas line. firefighters were able to rescue several people who were trapped inside their apartments. nearly 100 people have been displaced by that fire. and what a bizarre story out of england this morning. police are investigating allegations that a british player at wimbledon was poisoned. taylor was midway through her quarterfinal match in the junior tournament last month when she became sick and was forced to pull out. her mother tells "the daily telegraph" that her daughter was diagnosed with a rare bacterial disease and believes it's not an accident and that she could have been targeted by a rival player or coach. we'll follow that one. we'll send it back to rio.

guys, hope you're having a good morning. >> we are, savannah. nice to see you. the sea is less angry in rio here today. you're talking about a rare event back home. >> we saw a tornado in connecticut yesterday. another one in long island. look at the video from connecticut. this is north haven. ef-0 tornado going through knocking down trees and splintering trees and debris. a real mess. thankfully nobody injured and no serious damage. still enough of a problem. let's look at the heat we're talking about right now. we're talking 70 million people under some sort of heat advisory. 22 states stretching from the midwest and plains all of the way into the northeast and new england. heat advisories for boston and new york city. look at the temperatures what they're going to feel like today well over 100 thanks to this bermuda high pushing up oppressive humidity. air temperatures near 100. it will feel like well over 100

today into tomorrow northeast into the mid-atlantic states and the gulf coast as well. we'll get to your local forecast good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a steamy day ahead. a "first alert" for dangerous heat this afternoon. temperatures into the 90s will feel more like 100 degrees in philadelphia. the suburbs will also feel that

heat and humidity. gordontown, 91. 80s there feel like the 90s at the shore. delaware heading into the 90s. have a great day. >> that's your latest weather. guys? >>? >> al, thanks so much. we'll get to the bottom of that big olympic mystery. why is the water in some of the pools turning green and we're going to ask silver medal winners michael hickson and sam romans what it's like to dive into that. >> kerri walsh jennings opens up about going for a fourth straight gold medal in beach volleyball this time with brand new partner, april ross. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back now on a thursday morning. 7:30. take a look at the view. that's sugarloaf right there. we were up there on the cable car. that's taken from a helicopter. let's see if we can pan over to the left. you'll start to see part of rio in the background now as the camera reveals the curve the copacabana beach coming up right now. and i want you to take a look down in the notch of the hill dun below. that's our studio. >> everybody wave. >> turn around and wave, folks. that's studio 1a rio style here on copacabana beach home of the 2016 summer games. >> that was beautiful by the way. nice tour. >> we're getting ready for a

live concert from the band perry here on that beach in just a couple minutes. >> love them. right over there in the orange room hanging out. excited for that. >> we have a lot to get to in this half hour. let's go right to your olympic headlines. another night, another gold for katie ledecky in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay. swimming last. entered the pool in second place and touched the wall nearly two seconds ahead of the competition. she's unreal. as men michael phelps and ryan lochte qualified first and second for the 200 meter i.m. final setting up one last duel in the pool and that happens tonight. >> that's going to be a thriller. in men's gymnastics, japan repeated as gold medal winner in men's individual all-around. women get their turn today including the final five simone biles and aly raisman. we'll have more on that battle just ahead.

>> and after 112 year absence, golf returns to the olympics this morning. it's a traditional 72-hole tournament over the next four days. team usa represented by pro golfers bubba watson, ricky fowler, patrick reed and matt kuchar. >> we welcomed one of the olympic diving pools had turned green and now other pools have done the same. what's with the color change? what's that all about? keir simmons has been checking into that and is he over at olympic park. hey, keir. >> reporter: good morning. i don't know whether to laugh or cry here. athletes spend years preparing for the olympics only to compete in water the same color as the paving here. olympic officials admitting they ran out of the right chemicals. it appears that allowed algae to spread to two pools now and now competitors are complaining that in trying to make it better they seem to be making it worse. >> a startling view today at the

aquatic center. >> reporter: a stunning admission by olympic officials. the unsightly color caused by their own water tanks running out of some of the chemicals used in the water treatment process. >> would you dive? >> you bet i would dive. this is the olympic games. >> reporter: and now new accusations from athletes that the water is being overtreated to compensate. team usa's water polo captain saying i could bear open my eyes for the final quarter. there's so much chlorine in the water, people can't see. despite the irritation, competition moves forward. american divers sam dorman and mike hixon winning a silver medal in the green tinged water. to be clear the no so clear water in outdoor pools normally blue like this instead it looks like this. >> i have no idea what the green pool is other than shrek is in

the pool for a swim. >> reporter: another pool used for water polo competition turning green wednesday one day after the neighboring pool used in diving and synchronized swimming did the same. >> there is absolutely no risk whatsoever for the health of anybody, especially for the athletes and anybody. an independent group confirmed our assessment. >> reporter: is someone playing a joke, u.s. diver david boudia tweeted or are we celebrating st. paddy's day early in rio? olympic officials say the water will be back to blue soon. i tried to take a look. i couldn't get in to check. the irish side on my family are delighted saying they never had so much support at the olympics. >> that's your story and you're sticking with it. thank you very much. americans michael hixon and sam

dorman didn't seem to mind the green water. they won silver in the springboard competition. get this. this is the second time they've competed together in a major competition. michael, sam, good morning to both of you. congratulations. how are you feeling? >> feeling great. >> we'll talk about the green water thing in a second. how have you guys managed to mesh so quickly and form this kind of chemistry with so little time together as a team? >> communication has been huge. letting each other know how each other compete, what we need to do in competition and how to manage that. >> you guys have such different personalities. who is the gregarious one? >> outside of the pool i'm energetic. in the pool i'm very mellow, zen-like. >> 180 in the pool and outside of the pool. absolutely. >> do you have an unspoken thing do you before you go because

it's all about that quick 1.2 seconds or however long it takes to go from the board and into the pool. what do you do with each other? >> so say we're doing 109. walk up and say let's go. that's all the communication we have when we're competing. >> that's for 109c. what about 109a? >> it's our favorite dive. >> before your last dive, which is where i would imagine there's enormous pressure because you guys want a medal, there was this wait while the mexican divers challenged a ruling. they wanted to dive again saying you were distracted. you waited for, like, five minutes. in football, that's how you ice a kicker. you make him more nervous by making him wait. what affect did it have on you? >> it was perfect. that was perfect for me at least because i needed distraction. on our previous dive i was too amped up and thought too much on

it and went over. going into that sitting in the hot tub prior and having that happen and distracting me and throwing me off completely was perfect to get my mind off the competition. for me i have to go into autopilot. >> probably the opposite. it built the moment up for me. there's a huge pause and crowd gets into it and really anxious for the next dive. i was loving to the moment. >> you get to the end of the springboard. you're looking down. used to crystal blue water and it's green. what's the impact of that? >> kermit the frog had a bath the other day. what can you say. >> did it bother you at all? >> it didn't. it's out of our control. we can't do anything about that? >> it doesn't affect depth or what you're thinking or any of that stuff. >> under the lights, the green water is bright so visual cue is even better. >> most positive two people i met in my life. no wonder you have a silver medal around your neck. congratulations. great to see you.

thank you. we appreciate it. >> let's go to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> thanks so much. a great group of folks here hanging out. a family over there. let's show you what we've got going on where you are right now. and we're talking about more wet weather along the gulf coast from panama city into new orleans and in fact rainfall amounts going to be tough over the next several days. some areas may pick up especially in new orleans about 8 inches of rain before it's all over on saturday. that's w good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a steamy day ahead. a "first alert" for dangerous heat this afternoon. temperatures into the 90s will feel more like 100 degrees in philadelphia. the suburbs and lehigh valley will also see that elevate the heat and humidity. and see scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. less of a chance in new jersey. gordontown, 91.

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kerri walsh jennings and april ross. they were challenged by a team from switzerland last night they won it but it was a third set tie breaker. kerri walsh jennings is going for gold but this time with a new partner. >> kerri walsh jennings the most dominant force in beach volleyball history along with her partner misty may-treanor they ran as queens of the sand. follow the london games, misty decided to retire but kerry hi other plans. >> i love what i do with all my heart and plan on getting better for the rest of my life. i don't have a shelf life. when i go to heaven, i'll keep getting better. >> even in the moment of winning her third straight gold medal,

kerri served up a big surprise to her olympic opponent, april ross. >> april goes back to serve. game over. misty and i win. we celebrate we do our thing and shake hands and give hugs to the opposing team. i go over to april. i give april a big hug. i say now let's go win gold in rio. >> it shocked me. that's not what i was expecting her to say obviously. yeah. let's do it. >> with the line in the sand now erased, april joining kerri on the same side of the net to form the next superstar team. and so far the duo has dug in not missing a step. >> she puts it away. >> going 3-0 in group play after defeating switzerland wednesday night in a three-set thriller. i caught up with them in rio where they've not only been taking care of the ball but also each other. look at you two. look at this.

we're a week into the games and still holding hands and arms. that's good. >> this is how we do it. >> any moments in the first couple matches for you. you got a little bit off your game or felt uneasy? >> i feel like we've kind of been -- our coach likes to say he likes to hold us back at the gate and once competition starts he lets us go. we get in the stadium and let it rip and let's go. >> who has more pressure on them you or her? >> i don't think we look at things that way. we made this choice to go for this dream and pressure stems from that. what a beautiful thing. so the pressure i think is equal because we're in this together. >> it's a team thing. >> this is what we've chosen to do. this is what we've worked so hard for for 3 1/2 years. it's up to us and starts and ends with us. >> i was at the game last night with your teammates on the women's side. they played brazil. just about every time lauren or brooke served, they got booed. are you aware of this?

>> i have heard smattering of this. they're afraid. >> have you allowed yourself to look down the road a little bit at what could be the gold medal game here? >> we have five more matches to win. we'll be ready. >> april ross and kerri walsh jennings come out victorious. >> when she said they're afraid, she talking about the fans they think are afraid of them winning again for a fourth time so they're trying to rattle anybody that competes against the brazilians. >> tough road ahead. >> no question. we watched them play the other night. they're very good. very good. they're going to play again tomorrow. we'll have much more ahead including -- >> team usa's superstars before they became the greatest athletes in the world. >> and billy bush has the other thing that's changing color in rio. we're talking about ryan

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>> announcer: "nbc10 news" starts now. good morning, i'm tracy davidson. we have issued a "first alert" because of the heat and humidity. let's get to "first alert" meteorologist bill henley. now rain in some places, right? >> yeah, we're seeing plenty of clouds. steamy and additional humidity. but that is being turned into showers and isolated downpours. now, in northern chester county, just clearing the westchester area, just to the south of pottstown. potential bucks county also seeing mainly light showers right now. the possibility of showers, threat of storms this afternoon, through it all, warm and muggy. 80 degrees -- updating, 82 degrees in philadelphia. still in the 70s, though in andorra and chestnut hill, tracy. >> let's take a look at roads and "first alert" traffic. with jessica boyington. >> there's a pretty serious

accident, an overturned vehicle on the southbound of 95 approaching the commodore barry bridge. i just zoomed in so it's a little cloudy. let's take a look at the drive time. northbound by the scene, a little less, 19 minutes there. to the blue route. 38 minutes still if you're headed southbound by the accident scene, tracy. >> jessica, thanks. a new study ranks philadelphia as the 15th would city in the country when it comes to air pollution. the study finds 126 people died in philadelphia last year from air pollution. the study looking at air quality data across the country between 2011 and 2013. the worst was los angeles with more than 1,300 air pollution deaths each other. i'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc10 app. "today" show continues in just a few minutes. thanks for watching.

it's 8:00 on "today." powerhouse performances. katie ledecky brings home yet another gold in the 4x200 meter free relay. michael phelps and ryan lochte take the top spot in 200 meter individual medley ahead of what's likely to be their final showdown and in beach volleyball, a close call for kerri walsh jennings and april ross but the americans snag the win. plus, going for the gold as team usa gymnasts simone biles and alla aly raisman get ready to compete

in this highly anticipated event and rocking in rio. the band perry joins us for a live performance on copacabana beach as our summer concert series goes global "today," thursday, august 11th, 2016. >> i'm here to see the band perry on the "today" show. >> we're here to see the band perry. go hoda and matt. ♪ >> we welcome you back to a special split edition of "today" on a thursday morning. how's that for a way to come back.

christ the redeemer now in the beautiful sunshine. when we were there the other day, not so much. couldn't really see a thing. we have a monitor below the camera. here we go. there. welcome back to the beach. we have copacabana. we have nice people. >> we have the band perry behind the official song of team usa. it's a great song. it's called "live forever." they're going to perform that right here for us live. >> and we have another star with us. camile alves. >> i miss that brazilian barbecue. wait until we show you the

trouble a baseball fan got into going for a foul ball holding a plate of nachos. >> savannah, thanks. let's get into the morning's big olympic headlines. nbc's peter alexander is up at olympic park with everything. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you, phelps, lochte, ledecky all in action tonight. katie ledecky has more gold than most countries at this game and armstrong setting records as the oldest female cyclist and the only one to win the event three times in a row. the closer golden girl katie ledecky getting it done again. an incredible come from behind win anchoring the 4x200 freestyle relay. >> the u.s. women win gold and

ledecky has her third gold of these rio games. >> reporter: on the men's side, teammates who are also rivals. michael phelps and ryan lochte dominant and dynamic for more than a decade. >> two of the best in history. >> reporter: last night in 200 meet individual medley semi, the duo going one, two. phelps coming in just ahead of lochte. >> the stars have aligned once again. >> reporter: setting up what could be their final olympic duel in the pool tonight. >> we've been doing it since 2004. any time i get up and race him, it's the best. >> reporter: in gymnastics, the superman flying high. >> the legend goes on. >> reporter: widely considered the greatest male gymnast of all time. >> you want to have the routine of your lifetime here and that could have been his. >> reporter: winning the men's all-around title for his second

consecutive olympic gold. in cycling, armstrong turns 33 today getting an early birthday present. a gold medal in her third consecutive games. >> that last 5k i knew it was coach. my coach said decide what color medal you want. >> if fencing, homer took silver in men's sabre. >> just happy to kind of take the jump i wanted to and i'll be back next time for gold. >> reporter: an emotional victory in double trap. the army officer taking the first ever gold for an independent olympic athlete after his country, kuwait, was banned from the games. the soldier dropping to his knees and kissing the ground after reaching the final and finally a golf club crisis

averted. argentinean golfer's clubs went missing because of an airline mistake. he asked for help on social media tweeting where do you think my clubs are? fortunately the search had a happy ending. he tweeted this photo with his clubs writing i'm never letting you go again until next flight. one heck of an embrace. golf returning to the olympics for the first time since 1904. more than a century. the clubs were found just in time. the tournament already teeing off here this morning. here is your medal count right now. team usa take a look. way out in front with more than 30 total medals ahead of china, japan and russia. more than 20 medals will be handed out including the women's gymnastics individual all-around. simone biles, aly raisman your favorite. and back at the aquatic center, the 200 meter backstroke and the

individual medley. they get one more chance to go head to head this evening in prime time. >> that is going to be so much fun to watch, peter. thank you very much. let us now go back to new york. savannah has some other top stories. savannah, good morning again. >> we'll start with politics. donald trump out with a new line of attack against president obama calling him the founder of isis. he made that accusation at a rally wednesday night in florida. he also called hillary clinton the co-founder of the terrorist group. trump has previously blamed the president and clinton for middle east policies that allowed isis to gain power and traction. as for his overall campaign strategy, trump told cnbc this morning that he plans to stick with it because "in the end, it's either going to work or i'm going to have a very nice, long vacation." trump is praising new york city police for safely capturing a virginia man who climbed nearly halfway up trump tower on wednesday demanding a meeting

with the candidate himself. the outgoing commander of the u.s. led war against isis says the enemy is retreating on all fronts in syria and in iraq. lieutenant general sean mcf mcfarland said numbers have been reduced to 15,000 but he did warn that isis will remain capable of committing terrorist attacks around the world despite its losses on those battlefields. rescuers searched through the night for possible victims of an explosion and fire at an apartment fire in silver spring, maryland, outside of washington d.c. part of that building collapsed. 30 people were injured. several others reported missing. the fire started just before midnight. it was fed by a natural gas line. and we have seen it time and time again. probably not a good idea to try to catch a foul ball with food in your hands. here's our latest example. this is from pittsburgh. that was a giant plate of chili

cheese nachos. the pirates fan wearing the stadium snack all over his face and his once clean white t-shirt but all was okay in the end because he got a free replacement t-shirt for his efforts. hate to see a good set of nachos go down like that, guys. >> thank you very much. coming up next, will it be a second golden moment for simone biles in rio? could aly raisman pull off the upset? plus, we saw a leo look alike in archery competition. check it out. now it looks like the duchess of cambridge has joined in on the olympic action. we'll explain right after this. ♪ well she loves to say,

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>> please welcome to the tees the players of group ten. >> welcome back to rio where mi history is being made right now. >> as we mentioned earlier for the first time in 112 years golf once again an olympic sport and i'm loving it. you're looking live at the action on the course. we're waiting for bubba watson to tee off. let's bring in nbc's sports golf analyst david. good to see you. let's talk about the team. we have bubba and ricky fowler and kuchar.

what are our chances? >> we have great chance. there was pat reed who loves to play with flag on his back. he has nasty in him, which is what you need to win a huge event like this. >> we haven't seen golf in the olympics for 112 years. what does it mean for the sport itself? >> it's been around since the 15th century. it means a tremendous amount because there are so many developing countries and countries that don't or haven't had golf as a program that haven't had any government funding. when it becomes an olympic sport, that money comes from governments. >> take a look at the monitor, david. nobody calls a swing better. here's bubba on the first tee. >> left that one a little to the left. not too bad. a little into the tough. >> this is an individual sport

here. these guys are all competing for an individual medal. some people have said why not make put a team element in this so you can make it feel more like a ryder cup. how do you feel about that? >> i think for the first time back the 72-hole stroke play, it might be the way to go. they'll look at it again after these olympics and maybe go to something different for the first time it's the way to determine a champion and best way to do that. >> a bunch of players decided not to come because of zika concerns. do you think they're missing out? >> absolutely. it's such a festival atmosphere and an amazing event to take part in. my hat is off to the ladies. nine of the top ten in the world, top four in the world are here. they decided they were going to be all in. you know, there are americans all over the world that wear the

flag on their uniform that are getting shot at so i think for an athlete to be able to wear it is a tremendous honor and if anyone gets a chance to do it, should. >> fun to watch. golf back after 112 years. david covered the last time it was in the games. really good to see you, david. >> you can catch golfing right now on our sister network, the golf channel. david, thanks again. >> announcer: "today's" rio is sponsored by coca-cola. open a coke, enjoy the games. >> all right. we move on. this morning on "today's" rio, gymnastics once again in the spotlight. >> that's right. last night was disappointing for the u.s. men's team missing out on medals in the individual all-around finals. tonight the women get their turn led by american simone biles and aly raisman. here to talk about all of it, nbc sports analyst and olympic

gold medal winners. a bummer for guys last night. what happened, tim? >> just disappointing. what it came down to was sam had a shot but he's got to be great and he hasn't been great. hasn't been able to put together six routinroutines. he started sluggish and went to vaulting and put his knees down. when you do that it's a full point off. >> i didn't get to see it live. a lot of person this morning were talking about max from great britain winning bronze. what was the deal there? >> he's been great since london four years ago but the first time that great britain has been on the podium in over 100 years. a huge moment for him. >> can we move to women? a lot of people will have eyes trained on what we're going to see. we have seen them do all-arounds before. will we see something different tonight? >> not anything different. they'll do the exact same thing they've been doing here in rio and for the last few years. they need to go out and do the

exact same thing. easier said than done. they'll definitely get the gold and silver if all goes according. >> how would you like to be a gymnastics headline writer this morning trying to figure out what you're going to write about simone biles that you haven't already written. >> they could write a whole front page of adjectives. she has every quality you need to be a tremendous gymnast. she's physically amazing. she's coordinated. she has great air sense. she's quick. she's strong. she's everything. >> they call themselves the final five because it's marta's last time coaching them. what do you think she's meant to the sport? >> she's created this legacy. i had the honor to compete under her as well. nothing but amazing memories. specifically martha being her last one. >> who will take her place? >> it could be her father. >> it hasn't been announced yet.

i don't know anything. >> i'll take that as a maybe. >> thank you. you can see the action tonight on nbc. >> i think we have mr. roker with a check of the weather. hey, al. >> you bet. thanks so much. the cat that swallowed the cana canary. very nice. let's show you what's going on with your weather. we're looking in rio. it's been rainy but things improve today as we head to maracana stadium. men's volleyball. usa versus brazil. a big one tonight. clear skies. 66 degrees. let's look at your weekend outlook. we're looking at wet weather through the gulf coast. heavy showers and thunderstorms moving through the plains today. it's going to be toasty in the midsection of the country. you can see plenty of sunshine making its way through the mid-atlantic states. more monsoonal moisture in the southwest. pacific northwest looking

spectacular today with plenty of sunshine and the plains look good as well. that's what' good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a steamy day ahead. a first alert for dangerous heat this afternoon. temperatures into the 90s. we'll feel like more than 100 degrees in philadelphia. the suburbs and lehigh valley also will see that elevated heat and humidity. and see some scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. less of a chance in new jersey, gordontown, 91, will feel like 99 this afternoon. 80s will feel like 90s even at the shore, and delaware heading into the 90s. have a great day. >> if you're on the go, don't forget to check us out out on ss xm channel 108. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. you know what it's time for in rio? almost as if i told them to say that. let's start with this. the french cyclist turning heads on the streets of the city. not just because of her fast

moves. check this girl out. this is pauline ferrand-prevot. she's 24. last year she was the first person in the history of cycling to hold three big titles at the same time. but have a good look at her, billy. do you notice any royal resemblance? >> more pippa to me. i know what you're thinking. >> look at that. >> it's in the dimple. >> drawing comparisons to duchess kate. the two women seem to share the same features especially those dimples. >> definitely. the smile. >> would you like throwback thursday? why don't we do that? all right. we're looking athletes before they were olympians. >> so cute. >> he added to his collection of medals winning bronze in 100

free. here's simone biles as a baby before becoming a final five. david boudia back in the day made moves on dry land on his tricyc tricycle. and here's aly raisman. i love those. >> aly raisman, not only a great gymnast. she's good at seeing the future. 13 years ago ali was at summer camp with a girl named emily cohna. ali was on point with her prediction about the future. aly said in 20 years she would be an olympic gymnast. too humble to mention the gold medal but i will be in the olympics. mr. roker, what did you write in your book? what was your prediction? >> i hope to have extra servings of ice cream. >> that worked out.

for a while. >> is it time for billy bush's "pop start"? >> who is having more fun at the games? last night matthew and camila were at the pool. americans managed to get the win and by the way, camila will be with us in the next half hour and to taylor swift, she's taking a break from her feud with kim and kanye to support team usa and send love to the women's gymnastics team. taylor tweets this. sending my biggest congratulations to simone, aly, laurie, gabby and madison. you did it, girls. #finalfive. and reese witherspoon on vacation in croatia. taking a dive.

i'm no katie ledecky but i tried and as far as i can see it looks like video was shot in 1927. looked amazing then and amazing now. that's your "pop start." for more pop culture news, check out "today's" facebook page. >> that was her grandmother's video. >> looked terrific. >> my son is great at those filters. i have no idea. none whatsoever. just ahead, we've got a special treat. we've got the band perry. we're looking forward to them. first, some images from our friends at getty. ♪

good morning. just before 8:30. i'm tracy davidson. today is a first alert day because of the heat and humidity. also tracking heavy showers up some places. let's get you updated with details and thunder. >> right on cue, you heard that thunder. showers. thunderstorms this morning, and

a chance of more this afternoon. not raining in center city just yet, but the showers are not far away. in fact, they're very close by. a thunderstorm activity moving through the suburbs right now. delaware county and lower montgomery county, and just getting ready to enter center city. that's not the last of it during the day today with high heat and high humidity. expect to see more storms into the afternoon. that will cool things down a little bit to start with, but the temperatures climb into the 90s later today and will feel like more than 100 degrees. >> we'll be ready. let's check the roads. jessica boyington has that. where are you looking? we're watching the schuylkill expressway now. with the rain suddenly hitting us around the center city mark, you can see we're a little wet over here. that's going to create gridlock for traffic. we're westbound right now at a drive time of 33 minutes. that's pretty heavy. expect that to increase with the rain right now, also coming at a bad time with rush hour just getting under way. this is right around the boulevard, so big delays headed

westbound and eastbound into the city. also around this area, this is logan square. traffic lights are out and malfunctioning on south 20th and vine street. watch for delays through center city and the vine street expressway. >> the birds will take the field at the link tonight for the first of four preseason games. the first time we see eagles overall number one draft pick, carson wentz. he's expected to make his debut tonight. he is expected to start the second half. nbc10 is your official eagles station. coverage starts at 6:30 on csn and cozi tv. we'll have another update in about 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather, especially track the rain moving through with the nbc10 app. you can track it right to your neighborhood. thanks for watching. have a great day.

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the band perry gearing up for a live concert from our home away from home on copacabana beach. >> also our good friend camila alves is here to help us indulge in the best street snacks out there. her native brazil has to offer and we'll talk to her about why her husband, matthew mckun hay is a super fan. >> and armstrong won her third

straight -- good morning to you. you made history, girl, right? >> did i really? >> i think you did. >> i saw my medal on my bed stand. all right. this really happened. >> as i read, the only athlete in the history of the sport to win it three times. how does that measure up? >> each have been a different journey. this has been the most difficult journey for a lot of different reasons. mainly we don't get any younger. i'm all about pushing the envelope and setting high goals and show the world it doesn't matter how old or young, if you believe in yourself, you can make things happen. >> i heard something and i want you to expand on this. toward the end of the race your coach was trying to drive you harder and said you have to decide what color medal you want. >> wow. >> so in time trial up against the clock for individual we go

off every minute and a half and there was about five clikilomet to go. he got on the radio. he said, all right. here's the deal. it's up to you what color medal you want to bring home. at that point i think i went from 48 kilometers an hour to 53 kilometers an hour and put almost ten seconds on the people that i was close to before and so it was the comment and drove me. >> words at the right time. you just mentioned we don't get younger. >> we don't. you have a birthday, am i right? >> i do. that, too. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> i get to eat my cake too. >> you get your cake and get to eat it too. >> do you want some? i'm a bad influence. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> hoda, have you smelled this? >> look in the monitor here. we have a special message for

you. >> it's kerri walsh jennings. i'm so proud of you gold medallist. happy, happy birthday. i hope all your dreams keep coming true. i can't wait to watch you keep doing it. great job. >> moms getting it done. >> you're 43 today? >> i am. >> happy birthday. are you ready? >> it's time now for al and natalie's portuguese class. kristen, you can help us with this. we have a special guest. camila alves. >> camila is portuguese as well. >> you and your husband, matthew, a power couple. we wonder how you might say that in portuguese. >> okay.

very good. >> i love that it's different than what you had up there. you went with it. >> that's what i have to do because camila is right. here's a question you must get asked a lot. can we take a selfie? how do we say that? >> the trick with those kind of words in portuguese you have to put extra e at the end. >> okay. and an expression you must hear a lot, all right, all right, all right. >> many different ways of saying that. if you're from rio. valeu, valeu, valeu. >> that's

good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. live in the first alert weather center. that's a thunderstorm moving into philadelphia with some heavy downpours. a line of showers and one thunderstorm, and it's moving just into center city. it's moving to the east at 20 miles per hour, which means it's going to be in kensington within minutes and in pennsauken just before 9:00 this morning. and in meadow brook at 8:56 this morning. this won't be the last of the storms, as the heat builds during the day today, expect more showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. nnouncer: "today's" gold moment is sponsored by coca-cola. open a coke and enjoy the games. >> guys, the olympians have their eyes on the gold, we are working with our sponsor coke to highlight gold moments in people's every day lives. robin writes when you walk in to find your toddler ignoring his

favorite tv show and reading a book instead. #that'sgold. kate writes reuniting with best friends in my new city after months of being apart. kate, bring them to rio and share your special moments big and small using #that'sgold. guys, back to you. >> announcer: today"today's" ol moment is sponsored by walmart. save money, live better. >> are you ready for "today's" olympic moment? this involves sweet revenge in table tennis. take a look. it was a rematch four years in the making. the battle for gold. china going head to head for olympic gold. the top two table tennis players and teammates have been here before when they faced off for the same title in the 2012

london games. in rio, the pressure was on. 75 minutes of intense back and forth play. >> great inside out shot. >> huge forehand. >> amazing how both these athletes able to execute at the highest level with all the pressure on. >> as both women fought to take home gold in their country's most beloved sport. and then finally the moment of redemption. >> she gets her revenge. she wins olympic gold. >> this time the match ending in tears of joy after being runner-up in london, she waits four years for the rematch against her teammate and finds a way. she wins olympic gold. >> wow. there is nothing about table tennis and the olympics that resembles ping-pong. >> intense. >> up next, we have camila alves

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9 out of 10 u.s. olympians grew up drinking milk. moms know kids grow strong when they milk life. we're back with fo"today fo" in rio. camila alves is here and brought along favorite local treats for us to try. >> so good to see you. >> we've been waiting for this. look at the stuff you brought here. do you want to take us down the table? >> growing up in brazil as a kid, in the states you have a lot of cupcakes. basically these are very sweet. they're not that healthy for you. this is one of my favorite made out of peanuts and sugar pretty

much. coconut, strawberries. it's good, right? >> delicious. >> it's like a better kind of peanut brittle. it's really good. >> now if you're walking on the street -- we're going to talk street food. if you walk on the streets you have the popcorn carts. they pop it fresh for you and it's half salt and half sweet. you mix it up all together. >> what do they use for sweet? >> melted sugar. >> and chocolate. >> exactly. variations of it. this is my favorite right here. i was trying to find some yesterday so bad. they sell it on the streets. they walk around with little carts with a pot of hot water and boil the corn. the corn in brazil tastes different than anywhere in the world. >> you hold that. we're having mike troubles. >> can you hear me now? >> hoda, you try it so you have corn stuck in your teeth. >> the color is different than

in the states. >> it's sweet. >> the corn is salty. >> very different than anywhere in the world. >> make way. look at what's next. check this out. explain what these are. >> hot dogs. in brazil on the street we have the hot dog carts. the difference from united states to hot dog in brazil is we put a different topping. >> check them out. >> we have green olives and quail eggs. >> on the hot dog. matt? >> this one is ice cold but really good. >> you called me over to do the lesson over there. >> the olives taste great. corn tastes great. the egg. >> and potatoes is traditional as well. shoe string potato. >> how about drinks down here? >> i grew up drinking this when i had tests in school and had to stay up late. you can only find in brazil from the amazon. it's your natural red bull.

not bad for you. really good. it tastes really bad. >> oh thanks for that. >> so we make it into a juice to make it taste better. >> nice. >> it's good, right? >> it wakes you up. really natural and good for you. i have to give this to you as a gift. my favorite almond oil. maybe you can find a use for that with mr. hoda. >> my god. >> you know what she said when she met the tonga athlete, don't you? >> you can catch much more of camila on e news on our -- >> i'll do it. on our sister network e throughout the olympic games and online. it's concert time from the band perry. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> every word. we've been waiting patiently for this. the band perry has been cranking out multiplatinum hits since the release of their debut album in 2010. >> the sibling trio performed at usa house last night. we're happy to have them with us this morning on the beach performing the official song of team usa, "live forever." ladies and gentlemen, the band perry. ♪ ♪ i was dreaming of war ♪ saw that i wouldn't die ♪ i was dreaming of shores ♪ that my ship would fight

♪ i was dreaming because it made me feel so alive ♪ ♪ but i was dreaming this all from my bed last night ♪ ♪ you will be my only one ♪ won't you hold my hand so we can run ♪ ♪ you and i we're staying young ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ we're going to live, we're going to live forever ♪ ♪ this time i want it all ♪ i want it right now, feel the fall ♪ ♪ go, go crazy, go, go, go cra y craze ♪ ♪ we're going to live forever ♪ this time i want it all ♪ i want to feel the fall ♪ go, go, go crazy ♪ we're going to live, we're going to live forever ♪ ♪ i was feeling a storm ♪ but it wasn't outside

♪ i was feeling a force i'm electrified ♪ ♪ i was feeling my heart ♪ there was thunder inside ♪ i was feeling this all from my bed last night ♪ ♪ you will be my only one ♪ hold my hand so we can run ♪ you and i we're staying young ♪ ♪ we're going to live forever ♪ this time i want it all ♪ i want it right now i want to feel the fall ♪ ♪ go, go, go crazy ♪ we're going to live, we're going to live forever ♪ ♪ this time i want it all ♪ want it right now i want to feel the fall ♪ ♪ go, go, go crazy ♪ we're going to live, we're going to live forever ♪ ♪

♪ we're going to live, we're going to live forever ♪ ♪ all the things that i don't know ♪ ♪ all the dreams that i've been shown ♪ ♪ all the ways that it could end ♪ ♪ tonight let's just close our eyes ♪ ♪ we're going to live, we're going to live forever ♪ ♪ this time i want it all ♪ i want it right now, feel the fall ♪ ♪ go, go, go crazy ♪ we're going to live, we're going to live forever ♪ ♪ this time i want it all ♪ i want it right now, feel the fall ♪ ♪ go, go, go crazy ♪ we're going to live, we're going to live forever ♪

>> the band perry. they've got more music ahead from copacabana beach on a thursday morning. this is "today" on nbc.

>> just another thursday morning here on copacabana beach.

we've got more music ahead from our road group this morning. >> the band perry have five platinum singles and they are on the way to another one with their newest hit. it's called "comeback kid." guys, take it away. ♪ they like to kick you when you're down ♪ ♪ they like it better when you're there on the ground ♪ ♪ and up until now i've never made a sound ♪ ♪ hey, hey ♪ i bet they never had a broken heart ♪ ♪ but they sure know how to beat the hell out of one ♪ ♪ sometimes i think they do it just for one ♪ ♪ hey, hey ♪ but, no, i'm not leaving even though i'm bleeding ♪ ♪ even though this nightmare makes me wish i was dreaming ♪ ♪ even though i hate it, i'm

going to take it ♪ ♪ until i win ♪ cause i'm a comeback, i'm a comeback kid ♪ ♪ don't know why bad things happened but they did ♪ ♪ i don't think i deserve the hurt i get but i'm made for it ♪ ♪ it's not the end, no, it's not the end ♪ ♪ i'm a comeback kid ♪ down for a minute i'll get up again ♪ ♪ looks like i'm breaking but it's just a bend ♪ ♪ it's not over yet ♪ cause in the end ♪ i'm a comeback, i'm a comeback kid ♪ ♪ i'm going to finish what i started now ♪ ♪ you interrupted me with all your doubts ♪ ♪ how you dare ♪ even though this nightmare makes me wish i was dreaming ♪

♪ even though i hate it ♪ i'm going to take it ♪ until i win ♪ cause i'm a comeback, i'm a comeback kid ♪ ♪ don't know why bad things happened but they did ♪ ♪ i don't think i deserve the hurt i get ♪ ♪ but i'm made for it ♪ it's not the end ♪ no, it's not the end ♪ i'm a comeback kid ♪ down for a minute i'll get up again ♪ ♪ looks like i'm breaking but it's just a bend ♪ ♪ it's not over yet ♪ cause in the end ♪ i'm a comeback, i'm a comeback kid ♪ ♪ i believe in what i am ♪ i believe in what i was ♪ i believe in losing you ♪ i've never been given so much ♪ ♪ i believe it's been a year, the worst one i've ever lived ♪ ♪ i believe i'm better now than i have ever been ♪ ♪ i believe that ever since

everything went south ♪ ♪ i believed in every word that ever came out of my mouth ♪ ♪ i believe you missed me mu don't have to miss me cause i'm not leaving again ♪ ♪ cause i'm a comeback, i'm a comeback kid ♪ ♪ down for a minute i'll get up again ♪ ♪ looks like i'm breaking but it's just a bend, it's not over yet ♪ ♪ cause in the end, yeah i'm a comeback, i'm a comeback kid ♪ ♪ i'm not leaving, i'm not leaving ♪ ♪ i'm not leaving, i'm not leaving ♪ ♪ i'm not leaving ♪ i'm not leaving ♪ i'll save you a spot at my big parade ♪ ♪ you're all inviteded on my comeback day ♪ ♪ i'll serve you ice cream and lemonade ♪ ♪ hey, hey

>> hear more from the band perry and all our summer concert artists at applemusic.com/today. >> we have more music. we have more athletes. more medals. more fun from beautiful copacabana beach in rio de janeiro on a thursday morning. first, these messages and your good morning. i'm tracy davidson. heat and humidity and now tracking rain. let's get you updated with the first alert neighborhood forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> a line of showers moving through the area. you can see the raindrops on the lens looking toward center city. was a thunderstorm that rolled through. thunder and lightning have come to an end but twlz rr still rain coming down right along the delaware and 95 this morning. upper darby, philadelphia,

cinnaminson seeing some of the showers and to the south, just passing chester right now and moving towards west deptford. these storms are moving to the east at 20 miles per hour. the first round will move out and then we're watching temperatures soar into the 90s this afternoon. tracy. >> and we just got this cell phone video of a tree that fell on lincoln drive in east falls. you can see it's blocking one side of the road. drivers are only able to get past in one lane on the other side. >> now, let's check how else the rain is impacting the ride to work. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has that. >> that's not the only downed tree we have in the system. we have another one on mlk drive by falls bridge and montgomery drive. also the blue route, southbound before the schuylkill expressway. pretty slow by the seen. we had more lanes blocked earlier. it's in the right-hand shoulder now with all of the traffic moving by but slowly. >> a pool in montgomery county

will likely reopen after it was shut down over health concerns. someone who is diagnosed with a parasite swam there. they tweeted the water. they should be back open by 11:00. >> the perjury trial of kathleen kane continues today. a former aide and one-time boyfriend of kane is e pktded to face more prosecution. i'm tracy davidson. thanks for watching. ? toomey voted seven times to defund planned parenthood. he even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. and toomey's against a woman's right to choose and supports overturning roe v. wade which would allow states to criminalize abortion. pat toomey: he's focused on his own agenda, not us. majority forward is responsible for the content of this advertising. [ hip♪ olympics 2016, let ] me get you on my level. ♪

♪ so you never miss a moment, ♪ ♪ miss a minute, miss a medal. ♪ why settle when you can have it all? ♪ ♪ soccer to wrestling. track and field to basketball. ♪ ♪ fencing to cycling. diving to balance beam. ♪ ♪ all you have to say is, ♪ "show me," and boom it's on the screen. ♪ ♪ from the bottom of the mat, ♪ ♪ to the couch where you at? ♪ ♪ "show me the latest medal count?" ♪ ♪ dang they even got that! welcome to it all. watch the rio olympics on nbc networks starting august 5th. today, guns can be bought or at a weekend gun show. and if the wrong people get a gun... we know what can happen. pat toomey put our safety ahead of partisan politics. toomey crossed party lines twice, first to support background checks, and now to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list. no wonder pennsylvania cops endorse pat toomey

as best to protect our families. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales and billy bush live from the olympic games in rio de janeiro, brazil. >> welcome to "today." beautiful shot, isn't it? welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, august 11th, 2016. al, you have our morning jam this morning. "we are one." >> world cup song, right? >> 2014. we just kind of get into the mood a little bit. >> our audience can't hear it. >> can you hear it?

they feel it. >> natalie, without natalie, we wouldn't eat down here. we would starve to death. >> we spread berries all over your face. today we'll go easy. this is one of my childhood favorites as a kid. if you want to take something back from brazil, you can buy these. they are called serenade of love. if you take a bite, it's like having a serenade of love. get in there, al. >> a little crunch. a little thing in the middle. >> some kind of nugget or something. >> it's like a wafer. >> a small brazilian girl running around for job well done. you get one of these. >> serenade of love. >> there was not a serenade of

love yesterday. it was a reuniting of sorts and there's love between me and two-time olympic figure skater known for his over the top dramatic fashion. a couple years ago you may remember at the winter olympics in sochi, we went fishing amongst the 95-year-old russian dudes that sit out there and fish for hours at a time. he goes out there. >> we want to know what did he wear to fish with you this time? you fished right off the rocks here, right off of our set. >> it's about a 35-foot drop. there's johnny's outfit. gale force winds. torrential rains coming down. did it stop johnny and i? absolutely not. >> looked like a scarlet big bird. okay, billy. let's go fishing. >> shorts and the whole thing.

the pumps. he's got a record to uphold here. he actually caught a fish in sochi. >> did he catch one here? >> that remains to be seen. >> we'll find out tonight on "access hollywood." >> this show is becoming one big tease for "access hollywood." impressive. by the way, to tease our show tomorrow, johnny will be here. >> he will be here. >> the crowd favorite. who doesn't love him? >> right now he's probably changing out of that scarlet big bird outfit. >> he's coming in an oscar the grouch outfit tomorrow. >> if he jumps into the pool, it will be a green one. olympic teammates phelps and lochte went head to head in the semifinal yesterday. phelps came in first. lochte came in second. finals is tonight. we're into that. it's lochte's hair that's caught

everybody's high. >> we were talking about that. we were saying he dyed it that silvery blue color and you're in that chlorinated water and air turns green. >> he looks like the joker now. he looks like a young but still old paul newman. new the hair because of the chlorine has turned green. >> it's like a minty color. >> it's to match the water in the olympic pools. >> everyone is turning green. >> amazing their bodies haven't turned green. >> that's a big story here is the green water in the pools and what they're trying to do to overcompensate for the algae problem that they have. >> they say it's safe. i got to tell you -- >> it's overnight it turned green. >> that doesn't look so good. >> it would be great if everyone died their hair a different color every day. >> i'm no biologist but i got to say, that doesn't look good.

it looks soupy. which is not great word. >> water polo guys say by fourth quarter in their match they couldn't see. >> they couldn't open their eyes. >> again, that doesn't seem like it's great pool conditions. >> side by side there you see it. >> they tested it and say it's safe. >> officials came forward and said, all right, there's something wrong with the water. >> that's why they're officials. >> wow. >> do we have them here? two olympians. >> silver medalists. sam dorman and mike hixon. when i talked to you guys earlier, you said you were probably the only guys who didn't mind jumping in. it didn't bother you. >> didn't bother us. mike it did after the last dive.

>> i think we have jenna bush's microphone on while we're doing this before jenna says something. >> says something she might regret. >> you're in the water for a second. you probably jumped into worse or you haven't? >> i don't think we have. we had no issues. something we didn't focus on. we focus on one dive at a time. water wasn't really an issue. >> it helped us actually. bright under those lights that it helped visual cues a little bit. >> the water was brighter than normal, which was nice. >> florescent almost. >> i saw you guys before the show. you were each with your parents and it was the first time -- you guys hadn't seen them before the competition. this was the first time this morning you got to see them. >> i tried to go in the stands yesterday and they told me no. last night we were doing interviews all night long. first time seeing them this morning was great. seeing the look on their face --

>> special. >> are you going to get to spend time with them? are you still competing? >> we get to hang out with them. i'm done competing. we're going to head to the u.s. house in a bit and hang out there. i'm free. >> hit the nightclub while you're at it. >> why not. >> have fun. you're looking great. >> when you stand on that podium, what did that feel like for you guys? >> i was so -- i felt so blessed and grateful to watch our flag raise and to know that we represent that. that was huge. to share that moment with my coach and my family was amazing. >> there are so many people that go into that. so many people that contributed to our success so grateful for all that. >> congratulations. you make us so proud. >> sam, a little zac efronish. >> i was thinking that exactly. >> who do you get? >> i get james franco.

>> yeah. >> absolutely. >> this is the celebrity olympic games. >> you and tirico. >> that's the best i can do. the best tirico can do. best i can do. >> the cyclist that looks like ko kate middleton. >> all right. speaking of olympic champions, also somebody who inspired so many olympic cyclist, kristen armstrong was here a little while ago with us. she won gold in the women's individual time trial making history. she's the oldest female cyclist but makes history because it's her third consecutive gold. she's turned 43 today. you saw at the finish she apparently didn't know she had won and asked the official. did i win? and the minute she heard she won she sort of collapsed off her bike. but the paramedics thought she was injured because she had a

nose bleed during the race. they came to her. they were trying to treat her. she is just relieved and exhausted at that point. she has a 5-year-old son, lucas, who is just adorable. >> earlier on our "the suze orman show" she said the last leg her coach called her on the radio and said what color do you want? what color do you want to mote vi -- motivate her. >> as is with tradition, she will retire for the third time. after beijing's gold she retired to have a family. after london she retired to have three hip replacement surgeries and now she'll retire again and maybe this time go -- >> i think we'll see her in tokyo. what the heck? >> don't count her out. she did say i hope i continue to inspire others that age is not a number that defines you. i was talking about her 5-year-old son. that picture of her with lucas at the finish.

when she was crying with the medal around her neck, such a proud moment, mom, what's wrong? why are you crying? didn't you win. i have to explain that now sometimes you cry even when you're winning and in those moments the joy that you're crying. >> the irony. the greatest name in cycling. armstrong. kristen armstrong. >> nicely done. let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. we're looking again at nice weather here in the beautiful rio de janeiro area. it looks like our graphics are stuck. nothing is moving. here we go. there we go. today, partly cloudy, 73. isolated shower or two tomorrow. 72 and gorgeous day on saturday with a temperature of about 74 degrees. heat is the big story back in the states. 70 million people under some sort of heat advisory from the plains all of the way to the northeast and new england. heat advisory and warnings in philadelphia, new york city, on into boston.

big bermuda high off the coast bringing up that oppressive humidity. temperatures will come close to 100 but the feels-like temperatures over 100 both today on into friday and part of the weekd. that's wenha good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. get ready for a hot and humid day and more showers and thunderstorms are possible, especially this afternoon. philadelphia, the suburbs, the lehigh valley. feels like temperatures topping 100 degrees for much of the area. afternoon temperatures reaching into the 90s. keep an eye on the sky for an isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. even in vineland. 94, the feels like temperature in new jersey. a little cooler at the shore, into the 80s and 90s for delaware. have a great day. >> that' >> that's your latest weather. coming up, the u.s. continued its dominance in the pool last night and two swimming

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are moments gained with excedrin. #1 neurologist recommended. [heartbeat] another rio evening. allison schmitt, way to go and first-time olympian josh prenot took home his first medal. you are the team captain. what do you say to girls when you're gathered around before the race. how do you pump up the team? >> let's go. there's not much more you can say. you are swimming for america, swimming for that cap on your head and it's exciting every time you get to dive in. when we have that black cap, we know that we're fighting for a medal.

>> how did you celebrate last night? >> media and laying in the bed in my village. i didn't sleep. i haven't slept since 9:00 a.m. yesterday morning. i'll be cheering tonight at finals and hopefully after that i'll be sound asleep. >> a big one to cheer tonight because you have phelps/lochte. you have a soft spot for phelps. you're best friends. >> he's been there every step of the way and living with him, nicole and boomer this year has been an absolute blessing. i'm so excited to watch him swim. >> they call you aunt schmidty. >> are you a godmother for boomer? >> i'm auntie schmidty who also gets peed on and pooped on sometimes. >> that can happen. >> hands on. >> i love it. never thought i would say that. >> josh, how does this feel for you? >> it's been awesome. just to see the leadership that

these guys are providing meshed the team really well and i've been enjoying every moment. loved it. >> josh, you got silver by 0.07 of a second. a lot of people are like who is this guy? he came out of nowhere. did you know he was slightly ahead of you the whole time. >> he was super far away from me. i couldn't see him. i had no idea where i was in the race. i was super stoked to look up and see a two on the scoreboard. >> if it was 210 meter breaststroke, do you think could you have had him? >> i'm not sure. i don't know if i want to hedge like that. >> studying to be a physicist. this is the first time in over a decade a man has medaled in this. is there a formula? can you come up with a formula for this? >> that's why i think swimming is really cool. it's just kind of the process of learning how to get better. each person does it differently.

it's just taking every workout using that as information just to push yourself forward. >> how did you do in chemistry? >> it's been a long time since i took that. he's all right. >> i was asking you what was going on in the pool. you might have insight into the green water? >> i don't know if i'm the guy to fix it. >> who does he look like? >> i heard young matt damon. >> with a narrower nose. a younger, thinner matt damon. i can see that. >> and a little ann hathaway here. >> i've heard that before. >> we'll do that with everybody. celebrity look alike game. >> one thing i have to say is i've been so impress eed by you positivity. you're one of the most positive people i ever met. >> thank you. i love to laugh and be happy. other people like to be happy. let the sun shine. >> as it is now. >> tonight we have the duel in

the pool. phelps, lochte. >> you'll be there? >> we'll be there. >> how does the rest of the team that's supporting, how do we choose? we don't? >> you cheer for usa. >> it used to be more tighter competition. now they're more friends, right, because they're old men at 32. >> as a team. just like we are. >> you're awesome. coming up, athletes that will keep you glued to the olympic games once you hear their stories right after this. >> just like these guys. so proud of you guys. so proud of you guys. congratulations! clean food. words you don't often hear. words we at panera live by. because clean food is food as it should be. with no artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners, and no colors from artificial sources. we think clean food tastes better, feels better, does better. 100% of our food will be clean by year's end. every bite will be food as it should be.

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as today's events kick off, let's check out where the medal count now stands. look at that. usa way on top. my gosh. china, japan, everybody else just take the bus back to the dorm. >> another action packed day ahead. we want to share with you some olympians you ought to know. >> these are great, great stories. first up, we have david smith. 6'7" member of the u.s. men's volleyball team who reminds us of the power to achieve. born with 80% to 90% hearing loss. never let that stand in his way. during matches he takes out his hearing aids because

perspiration causes them to malfunction. he relies on hand singles and lip reading to communicate with the team. you can catch him tonight when the u.s. men's volleyball team takes on brazil in the preliminaries. that will be a very heated match. u.s./brazil. two great big volleyball stars. >> another athlete to check out. ashley johnson. first black woman to play for the u.s. olympic women's polo team. she grew up with her mom in miami, florida. she's the only member on the u.s. women's water polo team who is not from california. 6'1", a standout star on the team. her coach says she plays the position of goalie unlike anyone has ever played it before. she's the hope solo of polpolo.

in a sport with little racial diversity, hard work can get you anywhere you want to go like the olympics. everyone knows football and famous manning brothers. we've got some sisters to tell you about. female fencing duo at the london games made history as part of the bronze winning team. both sisters competing in their second olympics together. one of seven sets of siblings competing in the games this year. grew up in a fencing family. they say the sport is in their blood. parents even met at a fencing club. girls have a chance to medal at the competition later on today. and still ahead, we've got much more for you. the two words that go together. brazilian supermodel.

good morning. i'm tracy davidson. a stormy start to the day in some parts of our area. let's get you updated with meteorologist bill henley. >> plenty of humidity and temperatures are building. we have seen some showers and thunderstorms. the first has cleared philadelphia. there's another one popping up to the southwest of the if first storm that moved through delaware county, getting ready to move into new jersey. heavy downpours as these move to the east at 20 miles per hour. we have some showers and thunderstorms to deal with to start with, and rising temperatures. 81 degrees now in the suburbs. you can see the sunshine peeking through the clouds. 83 already in the lehigh valley. and we will be in the 90s this afternoon with a chance of more scattered showers and thunderstorms. tracy. >> bill, thanks. >> after that first storm moved

through, we got this cell phone video of a tree that fell on lincoln drive in east falls. it's completely blocking one side of the road. drivers are able to get around in one lane on the other side. now let's see how the wet roads are impacting traffic. jessica boyington has that. >> we're seeing a few downed trees. another one on mlk drive southbound. here's 95. you can see after that rain moved through, we're a little wet here, but just a little slow at girard avenue. and an accident out in lower merion. >> the birds will take the field at the link tonight for the first of four preseason games. also the first time we see the eagles number one overall draft pick, carson wentz, in action. he's expected to make his debut tonight. nbc10 is your official eagles station. the birds face the buccaneers at 7:00. coverage starts at 6:30 on csn

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you might need a bigger budget if you plan a wedding, retirement party or other champagne worthy celebration. there could be a bubbly shortage on the horizon. grape growers in the champagne region of france have had one of their worst years in decades. mildew, rot and severe frost wiped out much of their crop. by now we learned it's not a good idea to try to catch a foul ball with food in your hands. a pirates fan with a plate of nachos is left wearing the stadium snack. he got a free replacement t-shirt for his efforts. let's head back to rio. al, how are you today? >> doing good. better than that guy that's for sure. last night darryl homer won the silver medal in cyber. first american to catch a silver

in this event. what a great story. you were born in the u.s. virgin islands. grew up in the bronx. saw a picture of a fencer in a kids' dictionary and decided i want to do that. why? >> the chic outfit. told my mom i wanted to check it out. she laughed at first and then saw two african-american guys fencing promoting 2001 olympic games and that was hit. that's where i started. >> when did you realize i could be an olympian? >> i always had dielusions of being an olympian. i would say actually probably when i was 16. i medaled in world championships and then i made the senior team. going through the ranks ever since. >> amazing. you're known for this move

called the flunge. could you demonstrate? >> i'm sore from yesterday. we have a standard move just a lunge here. mine is a flying move forward. obviously i cover a lot more distance when i pick up momentum. it's kind of my claim to fame, yeah. >> the flunge. sounds like something you don't want to catch. >> exactly. >> a bad case of the flunge. congratulations. glad the flunge is working for you. >> thank you. >> so proud. >> that' what's goings good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. get ready for a hot and humid day and more showers and thunderstorms are possible, especially this afternoon. philadelphia, the suburbs, the lehigh valley, feels like temperatures topping 100 degrees for much of the area. afternoon temperatures reaching into the 90s. keep an eye on the sky for isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. even in vineland, 94 the feels like temperature in new jersey. a little cooler at the shore,

into the 80s, and 90s for delaware. have a great day. >> that's your latest weather. >> they're some of the most beautiful women on earth from one of the most beautiful places on earth. >> we asked our own beauty, jenna bush hager, who else, to get to the bottom of what makes brazilian supermodels so super. >> many of the most famous and highest paid faces in fashion come from right here in brazil. the supermodels i sat down said it's more than just being long and lean and gorgeous. it's something that comes from inside. they've been called angels on earth. sexy. sassy, and sophisticated. brazil's beauties. talk to me about what makes brazilian woman so beautiful? >> it's the mix of races and

diversity and also the way we are brought up here. our culture. >> an attitude of the brazilian makes us stand out in the world. >> members of brazil's supermodel squad. a group that includes the likes of cover girls, some of the highest paid and most famous faces in fashion from one of the world's top model producing countries. >> they took the supermodel to another level to celebrity level and people get interested in models and fashion. >> show me a couple of your moves? >> sure. >> one in front of the other. >> what does it feel like to be the first supermodels from your country? >> it's pretty special. girls come to us all the time and ask how do they become a model? it's really like you have to fight hard for your dream and believe in yourself and it wasn't easy for us.

especially opening the doors all over the world because people didn't know brazilians. >> with all of this exposure that we have comes responsibility because you become an example for girls. >> their following on social media, 15 million combined. at agency kids, a modeling school, more than 500 children a day apply to be part of their training program. an indication the director says of how important modeling is to brazil. when you think about the celebrity that modeling has brought you, are you overwhelmed? is it something that you can't believe? >> modeling definitely brought us a lot of success. that's not the reason i do my job. the reason i do my job is because i truly love it.

>> when you're a young model, you have no idea how far can you go. it's definitely a dream come true. >> okay. so they are as lovely on inside as they are on the outside. they say that brazil women and we can see this in our own natalie, have a spirit in them that brings that beauty out. >> is it confidence? >> it doesn't hurt they have a lot of brazilian assets. >> how would you say in portuguese the joy of life? >> they definitely have that. one of them was discovered, adriana was discovered in a contest that she came in second. >> who was first? >> where is number one? >> thank you, jenna. >> up next, from the best dressed to the most team spirit, we're heading out to our own

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>> even if you're not necessarily a sports fan, there's something for everyone to love at the olympics. we're getting into the spirit with a segment we're calling as good as gold. >> almost as good as gold. we're joined by social media expert beth troutman to give out athletic awards in nonsporting categories. >> best dressed. happiest to be here. beth, good morning. >> good morning. >> let's get to it. social media is your wheelhouse. you say your favorite facebook follow is usain bolt. >> he has 17.5 million followers. he's doing a really great job of posting from here at the games. he's done some great photos from his press conference. there's one that's spectacular doing a selfie and it looks like thousands of cameras behind him. giving him that kind of attention is so much fun. he has a really colorful personality and he's back from that hamstring injury. he's a world record holder in the 100 meter and 200 meter

sprints. people are excited to see him down here. he seems on social media really excited to be here. >> we'll go with bolt on facebook. what about the happiest olympian in rio? a chinese swimmer fu yuanhui breaking the internet with this video. take a look here. >> great reaction. >> she got fourth place but she got third. tied for third with a canadian swimmer and she didn't know it until this reporter told her. this is when she found out that she was in fact an olympic medalist. >> team spirit. japanese commentator shoz shozo matsuka.

take a look at this. >> i'm not sure what he's doing. >> this is what's great. a lot of people haven't seen this video yet. he's watching the 4x200 that michael phelps and ryan lochte won. the japanese team got bronze which is huge for japan. he was swimming along with them. he was in that press area called the mix zone and he could not get enough. people aren't talking about this one yet. it will pop today. >> thank you so much. coming up next, we're talking to the band perry about performing for team usa in rio. plus, we've got a performance that you are going to love after these messages.

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(whispering) what are you doing up? (whispering) mom said i could have a midnight snack. well, i say it's late, and you need to go to bed. why? because i am the boss. you're not the boss, mom's the boss. well, technically, we are co-bosses. technically, mom's the boss. mmmm. shhh. the family favorite. yoplait. >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> grammy winning group the band

perry has been a music powerhouse for the last decade churning out platinum hits after platinum hits. >> we're excited because they're here to sing another big hit on our rio concert stage this morning. >> siblings kimberly, reed and neil perry, take it away with "done." >> let's hit it. ♪ ♪ you've been wearing that crown and tearing me down ♪ ♪ it's been a while since you treated me right ♪ ♪ you strung me around for far too long cause i forever gape you have the fight ♪ ♪ until now it's going to hit you hard until you see stars ♪ ♪ it's going to put you through a world of hurt ♪ ♪ i don't believe in getting

even but giving what you deserve ♪ ♪ oh my ♪ mama always told me that i should play nice ♪ ♪ she didn't know you when she gave me that advice ♪ ♪ i'm through with you ♪ you're one bridge i would like to burn ♪ ♪ bottle up the ashes, smash the urn ♪ ♪ i'm through with you ♪ i don't want to be your just for fun ♪ ♪ don't want to be under your thumb ♪ ♪ all i want to be is done ♪ you cross the line too many times ♪ ♪ i'm going to put you in your place ♪ ♪ you play with dynamite don't be surprised when i blow up in your face ♪ ♪ oh my ♪ mama always told me that i should play nice ♪ ♪ but they didn't know you when

she gave me that advice ♪ ♪ don't want to be part of your fun ♪ ♪ don't want to be under your thumb ♪ ♪ all i want to be is done with yourse of selfish ways ♪ ♪ let's do it ♪ ♪ mama told me that i should play nice ♪ ♪ but she didn't know you when she gave me that advice ♪ ♪ mama always told me i should

play nice but she didn't know you when she gave me that advice ♪ ♪ i'm through with you ♪ you're one bridge i'd like to burn ♪ ♪ scatter the ashes, smash the urn ♪ ♪ i'm through with you snoeft ♪ i don't want to be your just for fun ♪ ♪ don't want to be under your thumb ♪ ♪ all i want to be is done ♪ all i want to be is done ♪ ♪ all i want to be is done ♪ >> come on. everybody go crazy. let's do it. ♪ >> hear more from the band perry and all our summer concert

artists at applemusic.com/today. the band perry. thank you, guys, so much. we're back in a moment after this. this is "today" on nbc. ♪ what's that?! a bird? no, it's gus, the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania! have no fear, wonder gus is here!

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good morning. i'm tracy davidson. showers and thunderstorms moving through our area. let's get you updated on them and what's to come together with meteorologist bill henley. >> they're moving through. already seeing breaks of sunshine in philadelphia. so the temperatures wibe climbing. we're still tracking thunderstorm activity, now just south of the city, moving into new jersey. these are moving to the east at approximately 20 miles per hour. that's going to push it in the next few minutes and we will see sunshine return.

the storms have dropped temperatures in philadelphia into the 70s, but we're headed to the 90s this afternoon. a steamy afternoon that will feel like 100 degrees or more. >> jess, what do we need to know? >> we're starting to see some of the rain hits part of new jersey. we're looking at our cameras on 42 for the 42 freeway in new jersey, deptford around route 41. dark and hazy. you can see the rain covering some of the roads. headed northbound to philadelphia, just a little slow because of the rain. also, once you get here, 95 around cottman avenue, watch for an accident scene blocking part of the ramp to 95 northbound. no big delays behind it. traffic is moving throw by the scene. gr in rio today, golf tees off for the first time in the olympics since 1904. the top four players in the world won't be competing because of zika fears, but ricky fowler and bubba watson are there. also, u.s. gymnast simone biles and alley riseman go for the competition.

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come here to buy a car. dr. whiskers won't pounce. nobody will. ♪ michael phelps is going to do it again as they reach for gold. he did it! ♪ ♪ a look from high above the olymc park, the biggest hub of activity at these games and about 15 miles to the east another busy day on the sands at copacabana beach on day six of the rio olympics. and from our daytime home on the beach where the sunshine has returned, good morning, welcome along i'm rebecca lowe, now last night in rio, katy ledecky took the women's 4 x 200-meter relay to