>> christa: we begin with breaking news. tom brady speaking out. the quarterback making his first public statement since dropping his legal suspension. brady says he is trying to move on and stay positive. >> sarah: jonathan hall with more live at gillette. jon? >> reporter: hey, guys. good afternoon. tom brady speaks. we are hearing from the future hall of famer for the very first time since he decided to drop his federal court appeals and accept his four-game deflate-gate suspension.

brady decided not to go all the way to the u.s. supreme court. he is going to take his medicine and sit out the first four games. as of saturday, september 3, in the afternoon, he is not to practice, not play, do any team activities at all for a full month. tb 12 came out. word filtered through the press core here that brady would speak. indeed, he did. as soon as practice ended. just after 11:00. about said that he is trying to stay positive. through all of. this he told us he is trying to get better, to do everything he can. >> we have the best fans in

>> i have a job to do. i try to approach the best way i. can i have always tried to do things the same way. every day is important to me. certainly, i know i have to bring it every day. i have to go out there and lead by example. >> i'm focusing on every day and trying to get better. you have to get better every day.e ys are important for me. they are every guy on this team to get better,

competitive team. i think it's a way to elevate everybody's game. it is a very competitive team. a competitive sport.

garoppolo looks? (inaudible) a lot of new players on the team. going to be a lot of hard work. >> brady toeing the line there. you hear they are staying positive. trying to get better every week. not giving up anything about emotions, anger. you heard me slip in a

garoppolo, the back-up quarterback who will take center stage underneath the hot spotlight. for the first four weeks. brady did not answer that question. but gronk did. i asked gronk about it. he said garoppolo is sharp, getting better every week. and today at the scrimmage, brady handled the offense on one side. garoppolo handling the offense on the other. in effect, it was tom brady versus jimmy garoppolo here at this scrimmage today. reporting live from gillette, i'm jonathan hall, 7 news. >> sarah: sky 7 over the scene in haverhill. a hole in the bridge on 495 south causing traffic problems. chux of concrete came loose on the bridge that runs over the merrimack river. crews are making emergency repairs right now to the bridge. but expect big delays. >> christa: a two-year-old danvers child pulled from his family's pool last night has died at boston children's hospital. danvers police received a 911 call of a near drowning during a small gathering of family and friends.

in the pool by family members who then began cpr. right now, the case is being investigated by danvers police and state police detectives. >> sarah: also on 7: a worker recovering after a danger on the job in newton. his foot gets twisted around the blade in a cement mixer. firefighters and rescue crews were left with a difficult rescue. >> a painful predicament for this worker. they were final little able to get him free. here is victoria warren with the latest on what happened. >> reporter: yeah. really a terrible situation. his fellow coworkers, they are back here on the scene today. well, he continues his recovery in the hospital. the fire department saying that they can't give us too many particulars about exactly how he was injured. but they did give us the update today, saying that he is doing okay. and he is stable. rushed to the hospital. a newton construction worker recovering after an awful accident. the 22-year-old man's leg trapped in a cement mixer.

heard him scream. he yelled... he ran over and unplugged it and shut the machine offer. >> new details about the painstaking efforts to free limb. he was awake for the entire two-hour ordeal. >> it was a great job done by boston. the rescue team. brookline. our personnel as well. >> reporter: itoo hand to rescue him. >> we couldn't use a torch because the ankle was wrapped around the auger. and the heat from the torch would burn the victim. we couldn't cut it with our... cut it with our jaws. >> crews back on site. as their fellow construction worker continues recovering. still unclear how the man fell into the mixer.

like, four feet high. i don't know how his leg got in there. but that is still under investigation. >> reporter: and that investigation continues. newton's fire department tells me that osha will take the lead on this investigation. and it will likely take some time. live in newton, victoria warren, 7 news. >> sarah: some of boston's finest fighting for more protection. the police union calling for better protective gear like helmets and ves. this comes in the wake of violence nicole oliverio has a closer look. boston police unions are taking aim at the city's mayor and police commissioner. in a scathing letter, the union demanded more needs to be done to protect officers out in the streets. it read in part, "we have requested long guns for our patrol officers. we now demand it. the need is necessary and the

heated. it is what it is. report t letter comes after officers were ambushed and murdered in dallas and baton rouge. the police union begged for more officers and more equipment like ballistic helmets. this, as the boston police patrolman's association also tweeted out a picture of officers and kids with the caption "who needs police gear, we have hoodsies." referring to the boston police's new $89,000 ice cream truck, meant to foster goodwill and help with community engagement. commissioner evans s priority but believed that union's letter was a bit much. >> i think he is speaking from the heart. you know, i wish some of the words he didn't use. a little offensive. but i think it's a hard time to be a police officer now. i know where he is coming from. report t commissioner says the department is reviewing all of its policies to see if there are any changes that could be made. in boston, nicole oliverio, 7 news.

expressing concerns about the police department's voluntary body camera program. they told officials they were upset. officers have not been wearing body cameras during a public hearing thursday night. officials had announced some officers would begin wearing the cameras last month. police commissioner william evans says no volunteers have come forward to where the camera is. he will likely assign officers to take part in the program. >> sarah: in the race for the white house: new polls showing hillary clinton growing in her lead against the republican. this comes as more politicians back down party's nominee. >> do you want a president who stands for your... you're fired or one who stands for you're hired! he has cheated contractors. i take that personally. >> reporter: several new polls put hillary clinton in the lead. clinton is up nine points in the latest nbc-"wall street journal" poll. 15, according to mcclampy marist.

in new hampshire and pennsylvania. wisconsin does not look good either. >> trump is in trouble in wisconsin. i don't think he helped himself in his own party where his support has been soft by picking a fight with the most popular republican politician. right now there is a lack of enthusiasm for him. >> reporter: trump is not backing paul ryan. but his running mate is. >> i say, "mike, you like him? yes. go ahead and do it. 100%." >> sarah: another lawmaker annc trump. >> it just seems that he is, at times, hell-bent on losing a very winnable election. >> sarah: more trouble for trump: today he is back where it all started in iowa. president obama says trump's claim that the election process is rigged is ridiculous. he added that heed a had never heard of anyone complaining about being cheated before the score had even been tallied. >> christa: we are headed into the olympic zone. things are about to get wild in rio. the opening ceremony

gisele bundchen will take part. here she is. on thursday at one of the ceremonies' dress rehearsals. she posted this photo on instagram. writing "as i walk down tonight on the longest runway i have ever seen, i will be senning out all my lover and positivity." she is honored to be part of this historic moment for her country. the tweet of the day coming from pope francis. he showed his support for the athletes. tweeting "good luck athletes." "rio 2016." "may you always be messengers of goodwill and true sporting spirit." we are keeping a very close eye on thealt let's that made a name for themselves right here in new england. and nancy chen has more on the locals you will want to watch out for. >> reporter: there will be dozens of athletes competing here in rio who are locals, hoping to make everyone back home in new england proud. i had a chance to catch up with some of them before we made our way to south america.

six olympic medals in one... and one super bowl ring. these are some of what the olympic athletes from new england bring to the table. ali raisman returning to rio for her second olympic games. as the captain of the u.s. gymnastics team. she and the fierce five were a force to be reckoned with in london. now, with a new team, she tells me she is looking to do it again. >> there is nothing like competing at the olympics and, like, having the whole world come together and watch. history when she became the first american to win gold in judo. she is ready to defend her titlest, but during our conversation, she admitted she still gets nervous. >> when you care this much, you are going to be nervous about what the results are going to be. i know that i'm prepared. i have done everything in my >> nancy: elizabeth beisel is looking to make a splash. rio will be the third olympic appearance for the captain of the u.s. swim team.

>> i'm excited to swim the first day and then literally, have 7 days of just watching the olympics. watching the best sporting event ever. i get to do it in person. so it's going to be really exciting. i'm so excited. >> nancy: the 2016 games are a first for safety nate ebner. earlier this year, he announceed he was taking a of absence for the pats. the tryouts, a risk that paid offer. >> one of the biggest sport how do you not want to be part of that? st really, those thoughts flooded my mind. along with what type of regret would i feel if i didn't try to do it? >> nancy: they are hoping to bring some hardware back to new england.

? my home sweet home, god bless america, my home sweet home ? the u.s. women's team swimmers remarks they are, and men, i guess, are there. psyched themselves up yesterday by singing god bless america. rhode island nati beisel recorded this video after finishing the song, the swimmer started a u.s.a. chant. and the singers clearly enjoying themselves. coming up, at 12:30, we will see how they are showing off some serious talent. outside the swimming pool. they still have the gear on. >> christa: that is the best

don't forget, we are your home for summer games. there is so much to talk about. we have now added an extra half hour of today in new england. just because of. this so starting on monday, you can camp all the highlights and headlines from 4:30 a.m. until 7:00. >> sarah: all right. still ahead, a connecticut home crumbling. a massive explosion leaves it

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the rest of us flirting with 90 degrees. as we get into this afternoon. a great day to beat the heat by heading to the beach. a very faint sea breeze. shouldn't have anything to do with those observation sites temperatures. it might feel refreshing to you. something else that is comfortable would be the level of humidity. dew points really staying in check for us through most of the day today. when you are below 60 degrees with the dew points, that is a comfortable amount of moisture in the air. when you get above that, into this evening, overnight tonight, the dew points will be rising, though. and tomorrow, the humidity will definitely be noticeable. we are in for another warm day tomorrow. but also humid. might make it feel even warmer than those upper 80's that you see there. we are watching out for scattered showers and thunderstorms. that may affect those outdoor plans like the pan mass challenge. high pressure is in place today. then we turn our attention to this front. you see it out here.

through into this afternoon and this evening. for us, the timing of this looks to be tomorrow. midday into the afternoon. behind it, we get less humid air. that surges back in for sunday. however, we will also be watching out for the risk for severe weather. some of storms could prove to be strong to even severe. and the spc has put us in the marginal category for that. the main threat would be heavy straight-line damaging wind gusts. as well as locally heavy which we could really use. not in the severe area. we can't buy a rain-drop right now. for more on the drought, danielle gersh. >> danielle: thanks. we don't necessarily need the severe weather. we will take any rain we can get. this stretch from june 1 to early august in lawrence and reading than driest on record. both places, 20% to 30% below average where they should be in the rainfall department. for the past about two months. we certainly do need the rain. and in boston and in worcester, since january 1, the rainfall

now, this is the drought monitor. notice all of this orange. this is the severe drought. a lot of massachusetts, all the way up to new hampshire and the whole area really in some sort of a drought. if you are getting away this weekend, watch for the storms as bri was talking about on saturday. heading up north friday, upper 80's sunday. saturday, watch out for rant. heading down to the cape for today, low 80's and low 80's again on sunday. bri, back to you. dayk to weather-aware. watch out for those scattered showers and storms. midday into the afternoon, we will be tracking it here for you. i wouldn't cancel your plans. you might need to dodge inside for a bit. if you have a backyard barbecue planned. as we head into next week, a big warm-up in store. looks like 90 degrees in store for wednesday. another round of showers and storms. >> christa: still ail head, health experts wage war against zika. what they are doing now to

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>> christa: we are back here at 12:30 with tom brady speaking out. the quarterback making his first public statement since dropping his legal fight against his deflate-gate suspension. brady says he is trying to move on and stay positive. >> sarah: jonathan hall live at gillette with more on what the pats player said. >> reporter: we have been all waiting for this. tom brady speaks. as you say, we are hearing from the future hall of famer for the very first time since he dropped all those appeals and decided to accept his four-game deflate-gate suspension. brady did appeal the league decision to federal court through a couplele of rounds but opted not to push it all the way to the u.s. supreme court where the justices were

that appeal. according to legal experts. brady grudgingly agreed to the punishment handed out to him by the n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell. brady is on the field practicing this week. as of saturday, september 3, sometime in the afternoon, he is not to practice, not to participate in any team activities. of course, not to play for four games. he told us he is trying to get better in these scrimmages and do everything he can until he has to shut it down due to that n.f.l. suspension. >> i tried to positive as i can be. that has always been my motto. in the course of my career, i have been faced with different things. i tried to overcome them the best way i could or knew how. you know, i do the same thing. i want to go out there and play really well. hav had really good competition. we are trying to push each other so that we are ready to go. i mean, it is tough competition in the n.f.l. you know, every team is

and try to work on something every day. and you know,ea eve to go.n eveg for me. obviously, you know, the support of my teammates and coaches, and you know, mr. kraft and jonathan, the whole team. all our fans. i said the other night. we have the best fans in the world. and we do. hopefully, we will give them reason to cheer this year. we have team this year. certainly, when i'm i >> reporter: part of the competitive team, number ten. jimmy g. brady opted not to take my question about how many he thinks jimmy g is doing. gronk told me he is doing just fine. getting better every week. he thinks he will be ready. jonathan hall, 7 news.

from his family's pool. it happened last night. and he is has now died at boston children's hospital. danvers police received a 911 call of a near drowning on drury lane during a gathering of family and friends. griffin lamar was discovered in the pool by family members who then began cpr. right now, this case is being investigated by danvers police and state police detectives. >> sarah: 7 news now with the check of the forecast. incredible weather continuing this week. low humidity, too. so bri, i don't know. is it going to last through the weekend, though? i don't think so. >> bri: we have been on this summertime stretch, haven't we? we are at it again today. temperatures already in the mid-8's in most spots. we climb into the upper 8's, flirting with 90 in some spots today. however, this comes to an end as we get into tomorrow. at least because the clouds are moving in. and the humidity that will be creeping up. we are also watching out for some scattered afternoon to evening thunderstorms.

become strong to even up to severe criteria. we will have to talk more about the timeline on that to come in a few minutes. >> christa: okay. meantime, investigators are trying to figure out what caused this house to explode in connecticut. right now, crews are back on the scene. they are digging through some of the debris. we are also hearing from people who witnessed the blast. >> i was cooking in my apartment. this afternoon. when i heard a boom. a huge explosion rocking vernon, connecticut home. and the force of the blast sending pieces of that home flying when it collapsed. four people, including a 7-year-old child had to be pulled from the debris. when police got there, one adult and two children were already outside the collapsed house. and investigators say the young child that had to be pulled from what was left of the home has significant injuries. >> what i can tell you so far is that at least four people, we confirm very, been inside the house. when it collapsed.

responders arrived. they were injured and have been transported to the hospital. since i have been here, rescue crews pulled at least one injured child from the home. a young child. >> one guy in the very beginning, he was like, picking away debris. where the front porch used to be. he could hear them. we knew that they were okay. >> reporter: you can see police diing through the debris. trying to figure out exactly what happened. the explosion not leaving behind much. we also know that three of those children remain in the hospital, including the 7-year-old boy. and officials say none of their injuries appear to be life-threatening. >> sarah: we are back in the olympic zone. gisele bundchen taking center stage in rio tonight. mrs. tom brady has a starring role in the opening ceremonies. this is video. the today show got its hands on it from a rehearsal from the other night. she looks like she is having a great time, doesn't she?

tonight's opening ceremony, they will be decked out in amazing outfits. parts of them were made here in new england. >> christa: nancy chen with the story. >> nancy: the olympic athletes will all be decked out for team sauf. part of the uniforms were made right in new england. we got a closer look. before the athletes change into their uniforms and go for gold, they will dress to impress in red, white, and blue for the opening ceremonies. when they step on to international stage here in shoes made in maine. >> i have great pride in the fact that we are going to make shoes that will be seen in the world stage. >> nancy: ralph lauren approached mike rancourt last year. >> it was an immediate response. i was so proud to be asked. the answer was, of course, yes. >> nancy: their mission for him and his team, to make the boat shoes worn in the opening and closing ceremonies. >> for the women, it started

on the men's, size 6 and went up to a size 18. >> nancy: it took eight months to create the shoes for the athletes and officials. >> it does pose some challenges. >> the athletes are standing up for this country. they are doing, you know, what it is we do. we get to outfit them. >> nancy: the pride shared farther south by new england shirt company. >> it is a great thrill. to have a chance to do something >> nancy: robert was contacted by ralph lauren to make the shirts team u.s.a. will wear for the closing ceremonies. >> we didn't know what they were going to look like. we were excited to have the possibility. when we actually saw the shirts themselves, and saw how expressive they were for lack of a better term, it becomes pretty exciting. >> it is really an honor. and the people here are very proud. they were able to do this. >> nancy: nearly 5,000 shirts

that dates back to 1883. every item goes through intense inspection. >> i mean, these are national and international worldwide visual products. and so obviously, they wanted to make sure that they were absolutely spot-on perfect. >> nancy: perfect and patriotic items made in new england. make sure to keep an eye out for the olympic outfits tonight. in rio, nancy chen, 7 news. >> christa: all decked out. the athletes are she has been in rio for a week now. finally, had theand chanc practc arena. she will be competing for the first time. raisman says she has had a great time in the olympic village. getting to know fellow athletes. including jamaican sprijter usain bolt. he wasn't the only star athlet he met so far. >> i mean, i met usain bolt very briefly.

be around the best athletes in the world. you know, i have been having a lot of fun pin-trading and meeting athletes. everyone here is excited and here for the same reason. it is nice to beer a a the hardw excited we are to represent our country. >> sarah: of course, we have a lot of coverage coming up. swimmer elizabeth beisel back for her third olympics. the rhode island native talks about what it will be like at her final games. and a little later, we will see how the swim team is showing off some serious talent.ide the swinning pool. >> christa: still ail head, the first family celebrating president obama's birthday in style. how they are ringing in the big day at the white house. >> sarah: a live look at rio. she is sugarloaf mountain. gorgeous day in rio. nanciy chen is there. opening ceremonies tonight. much more on all the action

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>> sarah: the first family headed to martha's vineyard tomorrow for a two-week vacation. the obamas visit the island every year: before that, the there will be a huge celebration for president obama's 5th birthday. some of the stars expected to attend, beyonce and jay z. usher and ellen degeneres. no social media, nothing like that is allowed. you know, you have to have real conversation, not phone conversation. >> christa: you know, that is hard to do sometimes. isn't it? well, looks like they will have nice weather. maybe with the exception of tomorrow. right? >> bri: i was just thinking. especially, tomorrow might be a tricky one. today we enjoy the sunshine. less humid as we make it into

for us. we keep an eye out for storms. current temperatures, warming up to that warm sunshine. already into the mid-80's. going to be a hot one. but humidity remains in check for today. so it really should be an enjoyable warmth. maybe you are hitting the beach or cape and the islands. staying in the upper 70's for today. with a southwesterly flow. now, talking about the weekend forecast. a lot of outdoor activities. i get that. it is not the best thing to have these storms to watch out for. for tomorrow. i cancel your plajs. yo belexibl with those plans. come inside for a time. then heading back out afterwards. the storm's prediction center has issued us a marginal risk for severe weather tomorrow. that means that either scattered storms we are expecting. some storms have the potential to become strong and even up to severe criteria. so again, it is a day to be aware of what's coming in the forecast. this main threat for these storms will be strong damaging

couple of weeks ago. they can really blow a picnic table over. and then also locally, heavy rainfall. where areas could get that rain, we really need the rain. we don't necessarily want it to come along with the severe weather. high pressure slides farther to the east. and around it, we get this return flow pumping in. more humety. and pumping in more heat. those two things coupled together. coming can along with this front. we will fire up those showers and storms as we make it into midday. into the afternoon hours. as we hit the early evening. it is less humid for sunday as well. so the dew point trend up on saturday. back down and in check for sunday a to talk more about the dry conditions, danielle gersh. >>, bri. in places like lawrence and reading, from june 1, until beginning o a this year, this is actually the driest stretch of that time period. on average, from june to the beginning of august, and those places like that, they should get around eight inches of

to 30% of that rain.ly need th. and since january 1, since the beginning of the year, our rainfall deficit in boston and in worcester, between sevenht i. we need any rain we can get. this is the drougon orange here. this is where we are in a severe drought. a lot of the state up to the bs is a moderate drought. it is really far too dry forthi. bri was mentioning for some storms as we head into tomorrow. for today, if you are heading up to the lake, upper 8's sunday. tomorrow, temperatures in the low 80's. heading down to the cape for the weekend, a nice weekend for that. sunday, the better day. temperatures in the low 80's. for the rest of the forecast, bri, back to you. >> bri: overnight tonight, temperatures won't be as cool as they ever been the last couple of nights. 63-69. perhaps you are headed to fenway.

pearl jam, looking jamming for the forecast. 80 degrees tonight. around 7:00. here is a look at your 7 on 7 forecast. we stay in the 80's. warm and humid tomorrow. that will make 87 feel warmer than it did today. getting into next week, 90 by wednesday. possibly another round of showers and storms. >> christa: still ahead, hoping the third time is a charm. we will hear from one local olympian who is swimming for

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the rhode island native is looking to gout on top in what will likely be her final games. >> christa: she is hoping to capture the elusive gold medal now that she is in rio. nancy chen has more on today's hometown hero. >> nancy: as an olympic veteran, elizabeth beisel is used to being on the world's biggest stage. she has been here before. she says she is looking forward to making the best of it. in beisel was the youngest athlete on the u.s. olympic swim team. >> i was just so, you know, like, a deer in a headlights. on a team with michael phelps. and ryan lochte and stuff. i was so young. >> nancy: eight years later, it is her third olympic games as captain. >> for me, my role on the team is not necessarily winning the medals or being the face of the sport.

>> nancy: this rhode island native first made a splash at the age of five. >> growing up in rhode island, the ocean state, i absolutely loved the water. i wouldn't sleep unless i got a workout. in my parents got that energy out of me by just, like, tossing me in a pool. thank god for my parents. they drove me there and back every single day. without a question. you know, just for me to, you know, live my olympic dream. successes to them. >> nancy: her parents in her home state supporting her all the way. >> rhode island has been the biggest support system i have had. you know, since my olympic journey. for rhode island, i love it that much. >> nancy: the 23-year-old will compete if the individual medley. an event where she took silver in london. but this time, it is a race she is approaching a little differently. >> you know, in the back of my mind, i do know that this is

so i do want to make the most of it. i want to make sure that i'm leaving my olympic experience the way that i want to leave it. >> nancy: a possible end to a chapter many years in the making. >> it's really been an amazing journey. i have seen some amazing suffer the happen. michael phelps winning gold medals. i have seen so many world records broken. i have made, like, the best friends of my life. i really would not change a thing about the journally that i have been on for team u.s.a. >> nancy: elizabeth plans on cheering on fellow swimmers and the rest of team u.s.a. nancy chen, 7 news. >> sarah: up next, olympic athletes belting out some tunes. how swimmers are getting in on

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>> christa: we are now hours away from the opening ceremony of the olympic games. hundreds of athletes from team u.s.a. are getting ready for really their first taste of the games in rio. >> sarah: before they d fun. and sinning tunes along the way. nancy chen has more. >> reporter: the u.s. swim team had some fun on the road. >> is anybody going to play music? >> the u.s. swim team hitting

michael phelps, elizabeth beisel, some of the swimmers belting it out. now, as you may remember, back in 2012, the u.s. swim team did a viral video that was "call me maybe." that video got more than 13 million views. this video on its way to becoming viral as well.

>> sarah: so funny. that is my favorite package of the day. >> christa: we will see these people with goggles on. swim hats. >> bri: still some more warming to go. tomorrow, it is just as warm. but also muggy. watching out for those afternoon and early-evening thunderstorms. here is a look at the forecast. staying in the 8's through next week. wednesday, look to be 90 for a high. with more scattered showers and storms in the forecast. >> sarah: thank you so much for joining us, everybody. i'm sarah french. >> christa: 7 news continues first at 4:00. of course, the countdown to the games continues. with this beautiful live look at rio right there. we will be back on the air, of course, at 7:30. with that. nbc coverage starts ? i feel too young to be this old.

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