>> anchor: also on 7, tom brady speaking out. the pats quarterback talking for the first time since his decision to drop his deflategate appeal. tb 12 will be sitting out the first urw but he is sta. >> anchor: brady said he will be cheering on his team very enthusiastic and good luck, tom. he is trying to put deflategate behind him. jonathan hall live this foxboro with the latest now. jon? >> anchor: cheering on his team kim, we don't want tom brady as just a cheerleader, do we? but 500 plu deflategate controversy and tom brady spoke. he was. can. he was measured. he was focused as you would expects but as you also might expect, he wasn't really showing his true emotions. tb 12 scrimmaging on the field with jimmy g, husband understudy then making a surprise appearance in front of the cameras to finally say something about the end of his court battle. just a personal decision. so i tied to come out here and

to get better and help our team. like i said, i will be excited to be back when i'm back. >> anchor: tom brady wouldn't bite when asked if he is angry at the powers thhe nfl meaning roger goodell who slapped him with a four game deflategate suspension. i have a job to do and i try to approach it the best way i can and i have always tried to do things the same way and every day is important to me. certainly as someone who has been around here for a long time i know i have to bring it ever out there and lead by example and try to bring it and show my teammates that i'm ready to go mentally and physically every day. >> anchor: the future hall of famer asked whether his family has been a comfort through this ordeal. my family has been everything to me so obviously the support of my teammates and coaches and mr. kraft and jonathan, the whole team and all our fans. i said the other night we have the best fans in the world and

reasons to cheer this year. >> anchor: the team split. >> anchor: two at today's practice with brady and jimmy garappolo squaring off in a scrimmage. brady did not address jimmy g's progress but star tight end rob gronkowski did. gronk, how does jimmy garappolo look to you. he is looking great. the way he has just been producing every single week just upgrading his game every single week and knowing offense every single week is going super well. >> anchor: well, really counts when the season begins for real that is september 11 facing arizona in arizona. live at gillette, jonathan hall, 7 news. >> anchor: brady will be sitting out the first four games as we all know but his teammates say he stills a big impact from the bench. alex corddry, live at gillette stadium where braid ooh's team is weighing in on the quarterback's influence. alex? hey, adam. well, just like all of us, his

15 when tom brady posted on facebook that he was accepting his four game suspension. so even though the patriots had moved on, we were all waiting to hear from the patriots quarterback. brady talking about his decision today wasn't very emotional as it was pretty much just business as usual. i think it's just personal and i tried to move on from it. >> anchor: after an off season of silence, taking sole responsibility for calling the play to end his deflategate fight. field rather than the courtroom. every team is working hard this time of year and we can't take any days off. we have to go out there and try to work on something every day and everyone has to be ready to ago hor: brady is taking every opportunity to get ready to go for his 17th nfl season ad coves. i will deal with that when it comes. i could have a plan then change the plan.?9

>> anchor: the patriots quarterback was calm while answering questions which was a stark contrast to his play on the field. tb 12 was all sorts of fired up in the scrimmage he went a perfect 25 for 25 putting on a show. it's cool just to see a guy like him who has been around and i don't know how many training camps this is for him but for him to come out here and be this excited like i was saying before it's contagious. being a part of the blue team today and keating it's fun. it's contagious you know? it just touching everybody. >> anchor: if brady was this fired up at practice, we can only imagine what he is going to be like during week five when they head on the road to play in cleveland on object 9 and he is back under center. live in foxboro, alex corddry, 7 news. >> anchor: all right. yes, i'm watching the olympic zone because that's where we're headed right now and this is a

the opening ceremony there tonight and as always with the olympics, it is expected to be filled with pageant reand excitement. >> anchor: as athletes get ready for this big night, they are taking to sew media to give us an inside look at all of the action. ryan schulteis with more. >> anchor: adam and kill kim, theselism wait four years for these games and with less than two hours to go they are ready to celebrate. here is the man of the night for team u.s.a. michael phelps coach posting this picture a short time ago say the most deb of all-time is ready. you can see he is wearing the illuminated jacket made just for team u.s.a. thing that bearer. he is that guy there. tennis superstar serena williams also ready. she posted this picture with other members of the u.s.a. tennis team. all of them wearing their opening ceremony outfits. of course brazilian supermodel giselle will be featured in tonight's opening ceremony. her role is being kept top-secret but the official rio 2016 instagram account posting this photo of her strutting down

instagram today writing as i walk down tonight on the longest runway i have ever been on i will sent out all of my love an istity. she added to she is humbled to take part in this poem for her country. days pointing news for the people of brazil after years of battling health problems brazilian soccer legend pele said eis too sick to attend this year's opening say. the 75-year-old soccer star was rumored to be the person who was going to light the cauldron. ryan schulteis, 7 ne >> anchor: secretary of state john kerry doving u.s. at in rio today. kerry spent time taking some pictures and chatting with some athletes aching hands and wearing them well in their respective events. he also visited a u.s. training facility at brazil's naval academy. he is giving us t tweet of the day. very proud of the amazing at leads on team u.s.a. honored to show our support and cheer them on as rio 2016. >> anchor: and here at home we're keying up with our local

she made history winning gold in the london gales for her judo skills. trey daerr with more on what she is saying about her return to the olympic games. kim, one of the top returning gold medalists from those games is as you mentioned kayla harrison. the top ringed competitor lives in danvers and trains in wakefield. she won gold in london in 2012 amazingly just five months after a serious knee injury. harrison is the first american ever to win gold in judo and tonight she gets to walk the opening ceremony as a olympic champion. i am super excited for tonight. last, in london the olympics, the opening ceremonies were kind of what really made me realize like this is it, kayla. this is your dream. so i am excited to get that feeling again and i will walk with my coach, big jim, who has been in judo for 40 years and who never walked in the opening singapore airlines so i am really excited to share this home with himp it's going to be amazing. >> anchor: she said she will likely retire after rio so she said this is her chance to build

it. live in the newsroom, trey daerr 7 news. >> anchor: all right. so kayla harrison just one athlete from new england hoping to bring home gold. >> anchor: for some it's their first time at the games, and others they are coming back for another shot at the gold. nancy chen has more on the locals to watch. there will be dozens of athletes competing here in rio who are locals hoping to make everyone back home in new england proud. ied had a chance to catch up with some of them before we all made our way to south america and they told me ou >> anchor: six olympic medals and one super bowl ring. these are just some of the what the olympic athletes from new england bring to the tail. returning for her second olympic games as the captain of the u.s. gymnastics team. she and the fires 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 thelic and like having the whole world come together and watch. kayla harrison who trains in wakefield made history at the

first american to win cold in jude so oh. she is ready to defend her title but during our conversation she admitted she still gets nervous. >> reporter: when you care this much, you are going to be nervous about what the result will be. i know ultimately that i am epe ever. >> anchor: rhode island native elizabeth beizel is looking to make a splash. rio will be the third olympic appearance for the captain of the u.s. swim team and she is ready to make the most of it. i am just excited to swim the fit olympics. watchinging the best sporting event ever and i get to do it in person. so it's going to be really, really exciting. i am so excited. >> anchor: the 2016 olympic games are a first for new england patriots safety nate ebner. earlier this year he announced he is take a leave of absence from the pats to try out for the olympic rugby men's 7 team. a risk that paid off. the part of the one of the biggest sports competitions in the world and how do you not

really those thoughts were kind of what flooded my mind along with what type of regret would i feel if i didn't try to do it. >> anchor: they will be going up against the best athletes in the world but they are hoping to bring some hardware back to new england. in rio, nancy , 7 news . >> anchor: aly raisman the gymnast who left london with three olympic medals. two of them gold, is athe olymp repo and tells nancy chen about her medal confusion. 7 news will be live in rio. >> anchor: and tonight the athletes will be dressed to the nines for the olympics opening ceremony. coming up in just a few minutes, we'll take a lessor look at their outfits. i like those byof the those are sweet thought so too. >> anchor: how some local companies played a role in making sure they are the best dressed. 7 news of course your home for summer games and there is so much excitement we're adding an extra half hour to the morning show today in new england so

headlinefrom olympics plus these day's otnews starting at 4:30 in the morning going until 7:00. >> anchor: more news right now, follower f.b.i. fitzpatrick is sentenced after pleading guilty in federal court. fitzpatrick charged with perjury bulger case. he received two years probation and a fine. prosecutors telling the judge fitzpatrick lied to the government and the public for decades about his relationship with the former mob boss. they say he was just trying to enhance >> anchor: serious pothole problem in haverhill sky 7 hd above where chunks of concrete came loos rubr right o merrimack river. a rough day on the road for people trying to get around. byron barnett live in haverhill with more and i guess the money question is, are things smoothing out there? yes, that's right. the good news is that all of the lanes have reopened so traffic is moving and but for several hours it was a real mess up there on i 4on a hot friday

. >> reporter: a traffic nightmare on 459 south in haverhill. only one lane open for several hours. highway officials say a beats of concrete came loose in the center lynn of the bridge over the merrimack river. creating an opening right through to the river below. state highway crews worked all afternoon to make repairs. creating a massive traffic backup and massive headaches for drivers. how long were you stuck in the traffic? two hours. what was that like. brutal, miserable hours. whatever they are doing it can't be that important. there is people that are probably running out of gas. >> anchor: frustrated drivers gettinofafter sitting in traffic for hours. other drivers getting on the highway with no idea of what they were about to run into. you are about to drive in a role bad mess. yeah. >> reporter: you may want to consider a different route. i should. i have no ac.

destinations after such a miserable afternoon on the road. that's the story live from haverhill, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> reporter: lots of sunshine in haverhill and metro boston. the weekend a few scattered

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game garb and it's all thanks to some companies right here in new england. you sethose gorgeous shoes, a maine group taking on the task of making the boat shoes. i went a pair if you are listening. just kidding. in fall river e the olympian shirts lk minds behind these impressive designs. >> anchor: the olympic athletes will all be decked out for team u.s.a. and part of their uniforms were made right in new england and we got a closer loo before athletes into will dress to impress in red, white and blue for the opening sail. when they step on to the international stage here in rio, they will be wearing shoes that were made in maine. i have great pride in the fact that we are going to make shoes that will be seen on the world stage. ralph lauren approached mike ran court, ownerp ran court and company last year. it was almost an immediate response i was so asked and the answer was theirr him and his team, to make the

and closing ceremonies. for the wo's it t size five and went up to size 16 and on men size 6 to 18. >> reporter: it took section months to when you get to the eggs treatments whether it's small or large, it does pose some challenges. >> reporter: workers paying attention to every detail. the athletes are standing up for this country and they are doing what it is we do and outfit them. report: a sense of pride felt further south. it's a great thrill to have a chance to do something for our country. owner of the fall river company was canned by ralph laen u.s.a. will wear for the closing ceremoniknow what they were going to look like so we actually saw the shirts themselves and saw how expressive they were for lack of a better term, it becomes pretty exciting.

they were able to do this. >> reporter: nearly 5,000 shirts werein a fact story that dates back to 1883. every item going through intense inspection. i mean, these are national and international worldwide visual products and so obviously they wanted to make they were absolutely spot on perfect. >> anchor: perfect and patriotic items made in new england. make sure you keep anout for olympic outfits tonight. in reoh, nancy chen, 7 news. >>nc prejudice. i think these, those shirts are like the coolest things i have seen the athletes wear in years and years that i can even remember. >> anchor: i feel like they are really nice and i feel like you are in the olympic spirit with your red and i'm like, you know, gray. >> anchor: put on a blue tie tonight. you are neutral and switzerland by the way i thought they wouldn't have a size 12 in those shoes. i will keep an eye for christmastime. we're talking a lot about the

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>> anchor: here we are, the weekend upon us and it's a decent weekend now there is the threat of scattered showers and storms tomorrow afternoon. sunday back into the sunshine, breezy, less humid on sunday. low 80's right now.

afternoon. bedford 86. nashua 87. dew point temperatures much of the day down into the 40's and 50's, so it was a dry heat if you will. but the numbers are start atically overnight tonight and through the day tomorrow. it's a muggy day tomorrow with dew point temperature in the mid 60's and then that front will do its dirty work and sweep the humidity right back out to sea so that sunday we are comfortable. where is that front right now? here it is coming through the great lake states with the is aered showers and storms and again the key word here is scattered showers and storms not widespread rain which in a drought yould want to pick up widespread rain but that won't happen. tomo, rr m there may actually be a couple of isolated shores tomorrow morning but i think most of the activity is through the afternoon and this is not one of those days where we wait all da 5:00 or 6:00. they may be get going asoon as noon. connecticut river valley, her is the time line of the give our take an hour but you get the point here the storms form

metro boston early to mid afternoon and in fact we may be out of the storm threat metro boston by 3:00 or 4:00 then there will be a few lingering isolated showers after that time. now when some storms are barreling through southern newe frequent lightning, some brief, heavy rain and there may be gusty winds with some of the stormsment some of the storms may have wind gusts over 40 miles per hour but at this time i'm not anticipating widespread severe weather in southern new england. so that's tomorrow. sunday the front bless offshore, much isolated showers and sprinkle berkshires and the up through the lakes region of new hampshire. but otherwise i think we are dry. temperatures both weekend days upper 80's but again tomorrow is the uncomfort will day with the humidity. on the cape and islands a few storms possible tomorrow afternoon sunday and monday mostly sunny skies, 70's and low 80's. pan mass challenge this weekend again a couple of scattered showers and storm sunday looks delightful. have a great weekend ofwe'll

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tonight, live from rio. let the games begin. a star studded opening ceremony, wild excitement as team usa goes for and a man killed by police, suspected of stealing a car. sudden change, as his poll numbers plunge, donald trump does an apparent turn got. and a cold-blooded sniper sending a new city deep into fear. tonight a dramatic plea for help. and here in rio, a