>> the gauntlet has been thrown down. bob costas, michael phelps and company winning the 800 free relay. >> yet again. quick look at tonight's medal count. the united states continues to hold a commanding lead with 26 overall medals and they have pulled ahead in golds, as well, one more than china. the medal count brought to you by mcdonald's supporting towards olympic gold. michael phelps' own personal medal count is 25, 21 gold, two silver, two bronze, historic tally highlighted by his remarkable run of eight golds in beijing in 2008. if you consider the full arc of phelps' olympic career his performance tonight in the 200 butterfly has to be way up there among the long list of victories because while there were a lot

competitively coming back in 200 fly and reclaiming the title he owned in '04 and '08 was a big deal to him. tonight he became the oldest swimmer male or female to win individual gold medal in olympic history. we take one more look at michael phelps latest remarkable showing. so long from rio. >> take your mark. >> kenderesi in lane four. cseh in lane three. >> everybody on the planet has

leclos. the other two swimmers have a great chance to win. kenderesi probably because he is so young might not be able to do it. phelps had a great turn in the middle of the pool. >> cseh had the lead at the turn. michael phelps in lane five the lead here at the half way point. >> phelps in lane five looking really good early on. that is a little long on that turn. not too bad. but out very quickly. he was 53 flat when he went 164. >> had half second lead on leclos.

cseh two lanes above him. leclos looks like he is running a clear second. michael phelps has the lead with 50 meters left. he tracks that turn. leclos had a big turn. >> gaining on michael phelps a little bit. he is running second right now. michael phelps hanging on. 15 meters left for michael phelps is going to do it again. and leclos didn't even know.

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grabbed gold. plus, unbeatable in the pool. michael phelps and katie l. patriots fans holding their breath. not one but two key players, hurt at practice. why the team wants a do over. >> why some fans are shaking their heads. we won't see many like that tonight.

finish. >> team usa and the new golden girls. a live look at the olympics in rio. >> team u.s usa's winning ways traveled to the phelps adding another relay gold. what an exciting night. >> what an amazing night. you're sleet absolutely right. plenty of wins. of course the one we're so excited about. the gymnast team.

back-to-back gold since 2004. 20 gold medals, that's how many michael phelps has now. also grabbing goll i gold in th0 200-meter freestyle. when team usa took gold, the energy was electrofying.

i caught up with the team, moments after they got off the podium. how does it feel? >> i feel excited. >> they reveal a closely held secret. an emotional announcement for the team coordinator. >> i broke it. >> as soon as they entered the arena, they went to work.

>> this is the second team gold for gabby douglas. >> after her golden moment she passed it to her coach. >> soaking in the moment and sending a message. >> i home and share my medal with all you guys. >> she competes again on thursday. now we got superman. >> gold medals piling up for team usa.

phelps. the most decorated olympians. adding a 20th medal. defending champion, finishing off the podium. >> no way anyone is going to catch michael. >> and we saw another golden finish for la decky. this superstar swimmer becoming the first woman since the 60s

dethroning sarina williams. williams seemed out of sorts. the number one in the world exiting early. no american man has ever won goll. gold. he took theil even though it's not what you wanted, i love you and i am proud of you. >> now at the pitch where he made olympic history. he's the first to compete in the summer games. his first was action packed.

first win. late in the first, the patriot safety got a pass. the team shut out brazil. patriots tom brady great start. one team u.s usa, let's go. they wore the rugby shirts burg practice. we're very proud of him and how hard he worked.

to show some patrio patriotism. >> we'll show you why rugby is so special. we'll also tell you why allie's dad is shirt. >> live in rio, we'll see you in a bit. >> now we will show you the first story. >> after that let's get to worster. >> tonight there are concerns

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vincent. >> this is a terribly disturbing story. one woman was attacked inside the business and the other in a car. he'll >> also breaking tonight, in framing ham, a man fighting for his life after being hit by a car on route 9. the victim is a man in the 60s. he was flown to the hospital

>> she was killed sunday night. a former classmate showed up for her memorial. >> she said she'll never run again. we're all very nervous. it's a tragedy. >> they've received tips but no arrests. they don't know if it was random. >> the man assaulted a student while helping him in a restroom. mcdonald facing multiple charges.

leaving the playing field injured. >> two big name patriots exiting early. likely scare but a more serious injury for --. after coming off a physically unable to perform list. apparently it was just a scare and he didn't damage that foot further. donald trump defending some comments.

clinton is elected, gun advocates may do something about it. >> trump is calling the reaction ridiculous. >> if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. people, maybe you can. >> the second amendment people are very unified. >> nothing who is seeking a leadership position, especially

violence. >> donald trump makes death threats because he's a coward that can't handle losing to a girl. this is time he stayed away from the second amendment. >> tonight a bobble backfired. >> we need some rain and it's in the forecast. i'll let you know how much is on the way. >> it's not like the u.s. gymnastics team needs any help, gymnastics team needs any help, but when people ask me what it's like to win an olympic medal, i tell them, "you already know."

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and alley raisman and her dad have a lucky charm. >> he has a lucky shirt he's >> he wore it to a competition and i did well, so now he has to wear it. another olympian making a name for himself. he helped the rugby team get the first medal.

what fuels his passion. >> he made a name for himself on the patriots. >> his dad played and he took him to the field all the time. they played every weekend. >> he was his when nate was in college he was attacked and died of his wounds. >> when his father was killed, nate went into a dark place. >> after months of grieving, his mom told him to carry on.

to me, he would be so sad you're not moving forward. >> he gave up rugby and took up football. so coming back to play rugby on team usa is a legacy that lives on. >> for him, if his father were here, it would be his proudest moment. >> what he always has with him is a charm that says live strong. >

clear to partly cloudy skies. now as we look at to new england. some thunderstorms. this batch of rain blossoming. it's scattered in nature. a lot of tropical humidity. tomorrow a mix of clouds and sunshine. mostly cloudy around lunchtime. 79 to 84. if you have a morning commute, dry. we will have down pours throughout the afternoon.

but i'm not overly concerned about severe weather. it's not to say that will happen in that location, but it gives that it's possible. i think we can move it out of here for the sox gam thursday we're into the sunshine. look at that temp, 96. that will be a heat wave. some isolated storm saturday. cooler on sunday, but still humid. a head scratcher causing

>> fans disappointed, but planning what to do, moving forward. >> this is supposed to be a big night. the give away of the bobble heads. but after the first pitch, they decided to hold back. excitement >> at the end of the day,. >> the team deciding to scrap the bobble heads. the heads that were supposed to look like this, didn't make the

racially o offensive. >> many fans coming from far away only to find out they'd be leaving empty handed. >> if i get one and appropriate, that's fine. >> i came to get a bobble head but they're not giving them out. >> all the fans that wanted to

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