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as they sat on their porch. also -- >> got on the plane. you gotta be cool. >> he's the man that steered this plane to safety. and as we head back into the workweek, it looks like we're heading towards another wet week. let's dive right into the olympic zone. the flame burning brightly in rio as the u.s. gets morse gold medals. what a n. >> there were impressive performances in the pool as well as in the gym. nancy chen is following all of the high-flying action live in rio for us. nancy? >> reporter: it's been a very busy day here at the olympic park. usa shining is right that includes aly raisman and michael phelps. both making their debuts.

routine, flying off the vault as well. she had no problem getting the points needed to advance team usa and aly will be moving onto the all-around final later this week. michael phelps, bringing more success toll swimming superstore. taking home the gold for the men's free-style relay. an katie ledecky schattin shattering her own record. and tennis trouble for the williams sisters. out of the doubles tournament in the first round. we'll start now with gymnastics. coming into these games, there was a lot of hype surrounding the women's team and when they made it on the stage, they did not disappoint. >> that was the best that we've ever seen aly raisman do in competition. >> reporter: aly raisman and the

start. >> is she better than 2012? >> i actually think she might be. >> reporter: her strong performance solidifying her place in the all-around final this week. i talked to her after she finished. >> congratulations. i'm so happy for you. >> thank you. >> reporter: how does it feel to qualify? >> it feels very special. it has not really sunk in. i think my mind is for the team final on tuesday. we're really, really excited. we were really a time tonight. we'll be the same on tuesday. r has been key. >> pretty darned good. >> whether you think you can or you can't, just the mental game is the most important. >> reporter: aly finning -- finishing behind simone biles. dominated in every event. >> she flies higher than anybody else. >> reporter: congratulations. how are you feeling? >> very excited. confident and i think we're ready to compete.

finals, balance beam, vault and floor and is on track to be the first to ever win five gold medals in one olympics. 2012 olympic champion gabby douglas finishing third behind biles and raisman. but she will not get to deep fend her title because of the rule that only allows two gymnasts from every current to move forward. and now with the finish, nearly ten points ahead of second place china, the u.s. is stage to take home yet another team gold medal. several other americans going for gold. this was a busy second day of olympic competition. >> and phelps for the olympic gold medal, number 19! >> reporter: michael phelps show the world he's not done yet. the most decorated olympian, made his rio debut in the 4 by 100.

ahead of france. american swimming star katie ledecky also shining bright. >> it's all about ledecky. >> reporter: the 19-year-old was the favorite in the 400-freestyle final and she didn't disappoint. >> still ahead of the world record! >> reporter: she shattered her own record and grabbed gold. ? falling early in the first round here. number one ranked 5:00 lost. against tnumber one in the world. >> a stunner in rio. >> reporter: a doubles defeat for venus and serena williams. >> for the first time if their career as teammates, the

>> reporter: they fell to the chec czech republic. they arrived in rio with a 15-0 doubles record. earlier, serena's defense of her title got off to a better start. the tennis star took down her opponent in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. [laughter] >> reporter: even though wild winds made serving tough. were canceled because of the high winds. rain later in the afternoon may have contributed to this crash. >> oh! >> reporter: a dutch cyclist flipped over her handlebars and on the ground and she had a concussion and three minor fractures in her spine. but the federation said she's okay. an update for you. yesterday, we told you about a scary injury involving a french gymnast. the latest on that,well, he snap

on a vault. today, here is on the mend. he posted a video from the hospital proudly showing his country's colors on his cast and thanking fans for their support. guys? >> wow, nancy. good to see he's doing okay, all things considered. >> and nancy, we had a question after seeing phelps return to the pool, he and some of the others have small circular marks. can you explain what those are? >> reporter: it's part of a heal cupping. heated glass cups are put on their skin creating suction in an effort to simulate blood flow. phelps is not alone in doing this. another gymnast was spotted, you could say, with the marks as he petted saturday night. -- was spotted saturday night. we have much more ahead including how boston sport's

what they have to say about calling her old at the age of 22. and a saturday night live star earning herself an olympic invite. i love this story. we'll show you the tweets that captured the tweets of the olympic producer. >> we'll be here. also from the night team, a disturbing message here at home. it's left at a place where police are searching for the vandal who wrote, you can see it there, kill cops. this was at a state park. let's go outside. kris anderson is live in tewksbury with the details. kris? >> reporter: kim, those disturbing words have been removed. but police still don't know who wrote them and it's a threat that they are taking very seriously. kids spending the sunday evening on their bikes and skates board

same spot where somebody wrote a disturbing message. now police want to find out who wrote that threatening message on one of the ramps in this park sometime wednesday night. investigators are taking the threat very seriously. >> we have to take every threat as credible until we prove it otherwise. >> reporter: living ston street park is a popular place for people to play and hang out, especially children. parents are hoping this was a prank gone too kids, certainly. i think the police have a great relationship with the community. >> it's a hard job in general, not to mention day in and day out, you know, i think it's just -- it's a horrible thing. it's a scary message to send to people, especially with what's happening with the little kids around. up don't nope what they will do. >> reporter: which is why police are eager to find out who wrote this message, tweeting out this photo hoping someone can help.

comes and someone saw something or heard something. if it is kids, a lot of times they like to talk to their fellow kids and usually it gets back to an adult eventually. >> reporter: now, police say whoever wrote this message could face vandalism-related charges. but they are more interested in reaching out to the this individual and opening up dialogue to find out why they feel that way and would write such a message. that's the latest her anderson. to an alarming crime in worcester. two women hit by a stray bullet while sitting on their porch. our reporter is live in worcester. police say these women were not the intended targets. >> reporter: well, that's right, nick. the two women that were hit by that stray bullet are expected to be okay. but now neighbors are on edge, worried that another random shooting like this could happen again. two women hit by a stray bullet

afternoon as they sat on the porch inside this three-story apartment building. >> three shots. three shots. >> reporter: juan lives on the third floor and says the gunfire started everyone. >> bam! bam! really loud. >> reporter: police say a single bullet pierced the wall to the second floor porch hitting the woman, the bullet went through her leg and grazed a second woman. >> it could have been anyone. you know what i mean? you are not safe. >> reporter: police are searin they don't believe the women were the intended target. so far no suspects have been identified putting neighbors on edge. >> my daughter, she lives on the third floor. i mean, the people shooting crazy like -- like -- like they -- like a gun is -- is something serious. >> i'm thinking of the worst. this sort of things happening a lot in worcester these days. it's sad. you can't be safe. there's so many children in this neighborhood.

street. >> reporter: now, police are still investigating. but at this point, they have limited leads. if anyone has information on this shooting, police would like to hear from you. back to you. a community coming together tonight to honor and remember bella bond. today would have been the young girl's 4th birthday. at a memorial, people left cards, gifts, flowers and even sang happy birthday. her body washed up on deer island last june. she was months until she was identified. her mother and her mother's boyfriend are charged with the death. tonight, bella's grandmother was at the vigil thanking everyone for keeping her in their hearts. >> the love is so strong, it's just beal. really is ver -- is just beautiful. very nice. everybody came together like family. >> organizers are always impressed and grateful for the number of people that come out

turning to the race for the white house. new poll numbers show hillary clinton pulling ahead of donald trump in a nationwide poll. this is an abc washington post poll. it shows clinton up 8 points over trump. that's double the 4-point lead she had going into the convention. society a bounce for her. another poll asked voters which candidate they think has the right temperament and personality to be president. about two third, 59%, actually, say hillary clinton the right temperament. as for donald trump, two-thirds believe he doesn't have the right temperament and personality to become commander-in-chief. this poll was taken after trump's comments about the family of a muslim-american soldier. both candidates will be in detroit this week and both will be talking about the economy. trump speaks tomorrow hoping to sway voters with his plans to improve the u.s. economy and then clinton plans to deliver

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the pilot who pulled off this rough landing talks about his ordeal. he had to land that small plane after he realizes it's missing a wheel on the landing gear. >> yeah. not something you want to deal with. but he managed to keep everyone safe during those heart-stopping moments. first, the night team's kelli o'hara is live in beverly tonight. >> reporter: scary situation and believe it or not, that pilot had just received his instruct we're license. he had only been in the sky a

saturday, his third lesson when the emergency occurred. mansour rhilane says everyone was fine during his flight on saturday until it wasn't. as soon as i hit 1500, i hear a noise, boom, boom, boom. my first thought, is it the engine not running smooth? and i think it was the engine. >> reporter: but it wasn't the engine as the pilot and his student were well above the beverly airport, they noticed one of the wheels had fallen off muttered that no one wants to hear. >> you guys are gonna have to do an emergency landing. >> reporter: but student and teacher didn't panic. their instructs kick instruct -- ininstincts in. >> you can't panic. >> if you panic the situation won't be good for anyone. >> reporter: with prayers and a lot of practice, the 30-year-old flight instructor and passenger got ready for the landing of their lives.

i'm in a movie. i knew i had to stay calm. >> reporter: he approached slowly and brought the plane down, safely, despite that missing wheel. >> this morning, i was flying again and it happened. thank god, we're okay. >> this is my lucky day and i'm alive to fly for another day. >> reporter: and luckily to be alive, both of them. now, believe it or not, as for thatla investigation as to what caused that wheel to fall off. both men, believe it or not, were up in the air first thing sunday morning. they love to fly and will do it again and again. in beverly, kelli o'hara, 7 news night team. >> wow. coming up after the break, we'll head back to the olympic zone with a report from nancy chen. and bri will be here to give

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we're going to head back to rio. summer games are on and tonight, our hometown olympian aly raisman putting on quite a show to call fi for the all-around competition. >> pretty amazing stuff. but at the age of 22, that's really old when it comes to gymnastics. they gave her the nickname grandman. nancy chip joinin chen has more reactions. >> reporter: 22 people are saying she's mature. but you know, you are right. she had an incredible night at this point in gymnastics. you could say she's considered an old pro. a lot has been made about her able age, 22. but some people like tom praydy had something to say about it. >> it was a long time ago. and i made a joke like i was old in gymnastics.

22, you are super old and he thought it was crazy just like any other athlete. i've talked to david ortiz about it and -- the same thing. [laughter] >> reporter: clearly, age is just a number. meantime, another star seems to have punched her ticket to rio. we're not talking about an athlete. it's leslie jones, comedian. her tweets have gotten her an invite down to brazil. leslie jones goingor twitter. >> i got my medals ready. we're ready for the olympics, 2016! >> reporter: the saturday night live show showing her support for team usa. >> usa! go, rio! ! >> reporter: she's been live tweeting the rio olympics. >> go! go! >> seriously, dude do you know

out of your knees? >> this is the most aggressive game of ping-pong i've ever seen and i'm scared. >> reporter: one of follow her followers thought she deserved a spot on the commentary team and tweeted. jim bell agreed, the nbc producer, and said okay, lessgy jones, yo -- leslie jones, you are invited to rio the want t want. want to come? because you need me. i would have the olympics pumped. bell tweeted that he would connect with her. we'll have to wait and see. i will keep my eyes peeled. >> i know you will working around the clock. thank you, nancy. >> leslie tag team duo there. >> yes. >> doing a great job. we're having a lot of fun. it's just beginning. we'll be with the olympics for a

half-hour. that's from 4:30 until 7:00 a.m. a lot of olympics. people excited about watching tonight. today, though, people were excited about the more comfortable weather we had. >> yeah, you know, leslie jones, she would have been pumped. low humidity but comfortable warmth. highs nearing 90 degrees. but look at where the dew points are, in the 50s. that's a manageable amount of humidity. with hope humidity, clear skies overnight tonight, we will see the temperatures falling back t so open up the windows and let the fresh air in. 76 in boston. we drop into the mid-50s for most of us overnight. and then we do today again tomorrow, 82 to 88. mostly sunny skies. keeping the humidity in check. for a couple of the days. but it surges back in as we get into the middle of the week. and wednesday is our next chance to see showers and storms in the forecast. i think in the afternoon and

down those details. high pressure keeps things nice and dry. sunny and warm for the next couple of days. and then here comes a front. and it nears the area. i don't think it clears the area. so we'll keep the heat and the humidity around past wednesday as well. there could even be another heat wave in store for us, well into the 90s. boy, i gotta tell you. thursday looks like a scorcher, not just with the heat but with the humidity, making it feel like triple digits. for quite a pleasant day in store for us if you like 80 degrees temperature. beaches, good place to spend it. high tide 4:05 in the afternoon. wave heights 1, to 2 feet. here is a look at the of the from. we're in the 80s on wednesday. that's when the humidity pumps in. watching out for some storms. unsettled weather heat and humidity lasts into the weekend. have a great night. >> thank you. i think it will be ponytail thursday.

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