good morning. 100 and counting. team usa hits a medals milestone. ashton eaton winning gold in the decathlon to retain his title as the world's greatest athlete and jamaica' dashes into the record books once again. and vandals not victims. overnight two of the u.s. swimmers involved in that gas station incident with ryan lochte leave rio after surveillance video proves they weren't robbed. a swimmer agreeing to donate $11,000 to get his passport back and u.s. officials issue an apology for their behavior today, friday, august 19th,

>> now by himself as he comes into the home straightaway. >> the first ever olympic gold medal for a woman's wrestler in u.s. history. >> bolt comes off with a lead and now he's really working. >> announcer: from nbc news 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. welcome to our last special split edition of "today" during the summer olympics. i'm matt lauer along with hoda kotb on copacabana beach. savannah is back in new york city. take a look down from the chopper above. some of our athletes from team usa spelling it out for us here on the beach. included in that group, seven medal winners from thursday that

medals including ashton eaton, the world's greatest athlete times two winning the decathlon yesterday. >> by the way, that's a beautiful sight from up above. very nice. >> don't get any wrong, i'm looking forward to going home but i'm going to miss it here. >> it's been blast on the beach and fun with the athletes. we have a lot coming up overnight in that robbery scandal involving four american swimmers including ryan lochte. two of the swimmers heading home overnight after speaking with police. but we still haven't heard from ryan lochte. what does this mean for his future, for his endorsements? we'll talk to bob costas about that and then we'll look back at what an incredible two weeks it's been at the venues and here on our set, right? >> it's really been great. let's go back to new york and

>> i'm all smiles because you guys are coming back. we'll get you caught up on politics. in a surprising shift from donald trump as he does something he's never done on the campaign trail. he expressed regret for making statements that he says have caused some people pain. we'll hear from him in just a bit. for now, we'll send it back to you in rio. >> all right, savannah. thank you very much. let's talk about that scandal that continues to evolve. it involves those u.s. swimmers including ryan lochte. their claims of being officials. the usoc apologizing. keir simmons is at the gas station where it all happened. keir, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this is the gas station that you're about to see in security footage. what's stunning this morning is that an altercation here could turn into an international incident. as you can see, there are security cameras surrounding this gas station.

what really happened would not come out. overnight a brokered deal with brazil. jimmy feigen's attorney saying the swimmer agreed to donate $11,000 to a brazilian charity to resolve the case. >> anything you would like to say to your supporters? >> reporter: hours earlier, gunnar bentz and jack conger allowed to leave brazil after giving statements to police their brazilian lawyer is taking a shot reporters they didn't speak with any journalists or lie to any journalists. they were just quiet and didn't know what was happening. the usoc now confirming the police version of events investigators saying the gold medalists were never robbed. evidence security video from early sunday. at 5:47 a.m., swimmers ryan lochte and jimmy feigen are seen

at 6:07 a.m. you can see one head toward the back of the gas station near the bathrooms. a minute later the four emerge followed by a gas station employee. concerned because the swimmers had vandalized the bathroom. that's one of the security cameras that filmed the footage. the swimmers walk through here and further down as you can see an advertisement appears to have been pulled from the wall. at the back are restrooms that were badly ge the swimmers return to their cab. at 6:09 their driver gets in and security guard approaches reaching out. it's unclear if he has something in his hand. at 6:12 after a discussion, the swimmers exit the taxi. at 6:14 we see a different angle. in the upper left you can see swimmers put their hands up and sit down. a guard approaches them with his hand on the hip. one of the guards told

weapon to gain control of four large athletes one of whom was getting aggressive. the guards let them go after they handed over $50 to pay for the bathroom damage. this is a very different story from the one lochte first told "today's" bush. >> these guys came out with a police badge. no lights. no nothing. police badge. they pulled out their guns and then the guy pulled out his gun. he cocked it. put it to my forehead. >> reporter: in the days since that interview lochte changed details but sticking to the story they were robbed. the american embarrassment forcing usoc to apologize to the people of brazil. the behavior of these athletes is not acceptable nor does it represent the values of team usa or the conduct of the vast majority of its members.

occurs not here at the gas station but beside it at the car wash. this is where you can see in that security footage the swimmers sitting at the curbside. they are having a conversation with gas station officials. what swimmers say is there was no one there who spoke english. brazilian officials say there was a translator. the swimmers, perhaps, didn't understand why they were being asked for money. brazilians saying they made it perfectly clear. perhaps all of this translation. guys? >> all right, keir, thank you very much. we can confirm that gunnar bentz and gunnar bentz have landed back in the united states. we've spoken to jimmy feigen this morning. he confirmed that he has revised the statement he originally gave to the police. he's agreed to pay that $11,000 in restitution. that will get him his passport back. he's not in possession of his passport right now.

>> no word from ryan lochte yet. >> not yet. bring in nbc's bob costas, host of prime time show here on nbc. there have been so many incredibly great stories over the last couple weeks. this story is dominating the headlines over the last three days, bob. in the future, will this be seen as a footnote to these games or something more? >> i think it might be more than a footnote. it's not going to be a dominant story. so many historic things sportswise happened here and although we have our fingers crossed and a weekend back, there have been a few glitches but by in large none of the things we feared about olympics in rio have come to pass. they've done a good job hosting. people have been wonderful. we've all had a good experience and we have come away with dozens and dozens of memories of great sports events and people we met and interacted with so this while i'm not trying to mip mi minimize it, this won't be something in the end that's at

this story got because it hit a sensitive spot in rio the fact that there were these robbers with badges and things like that. how much bigger did it get because of this? >> they are rightly concerned with the image of rio as a place that has security you associate with olympics and terrorism aside, they have a legitimate issue with street crime. nobody denies this. if this had been true, they want the world to believe they would whoever was responsible. if it turns out not to be true, they don't want this to besurge their reputation. >> what's the future for these swimmers particularly ryan lochte in terms of endorsement and future in the sport? what's the impact? >> he's the bold face name. the others more or less get a pass. people forget about it or say they were younger not a big deal. he's the central figure. as you said, swimmers make most

it's not all prize money. he's probably cost himself millions and millions of dollars. >> bob, stick around. he'll be back in our next half hour and we'll talk about the question are we seeing the best athletes? is this perhaps the best u.s. team ever in rio. speaking of actual competition, usain bolt, the world's fastest man was back on the track last night as team usa reached a special milestone. natalie is here with all of the highlights. >> really great number. our athletes have n for the fourth straight summer games. seven of them coming on thursday while usain bolt struck gold again. the fastest man alive usain bolt rushing the competition in the 200 meters. >> he makes it look easy. >> winning the sprint in three consecutive olympics. bolt's parents looking on as their son made history. prior to the race, bolt teasing

in the race, the olympic champ breaking out early and never looking back. but despite another gold, bolt was disappointed he did not break 19 seconds. >> i'm always happy for the win, but i wanted the fastest time. >> bolt said rio will be his last olympics going for a triple triple. gold meldals in 100, 200 and relay in three straight olympics. >> there he is. that's the heart of a champion. night for team usa racking up five gold medals. american ashon eaton maintaining the title of the world's greatest athlete. >>en behind me throughout all these years, this is for them. >> enduring two days of gruelling competition to win back-to-back olympic gold in the decathlon. >> muhammad is out fast. >> in the 400 meter hurdles.

spencer taking the bronze. on the men's side, winning gold in the 400 hurdles. and in the shot put, american ryan crouser also grabbing gold with a new olympic record and a silver delivering a one-two punch in the in women's wrestling, another gold overcoming the three-time olympic champion from japan crying tears of joy from the podium. >> i didn't start as a tough girl. i lacked a lot of self-confidence and wrestling has given me that. >> american women steam rolled france winning their semifinal match getting set to face spain

round. and finally a relay redo for the american women initially failing to qualify in the 4x100 meter relay after allyson felix made contact with a brazilian runner. >> they dropped the stick. >> causing this botched baton handoff but americans were allowed to run again. >> she has the baton. >> in take two, americans managed to qualify for remain unchanged. u.s. and china, great britain and china. u.s. with a commanding lead there. take a look at that number for team usa. 100 through thursday. the fourth straight summer games of 100 medals or more. how much do we love that? and coming up today, the men's and women's 4x100 relay. the gold medal match in women's soccer. it will be sweden versus germany.

you mentioned that gold for ashton eaton in the decathlon. the world's greatest athlete is on with us at copacabana beach. can we just say the world's greatest athlete times two. how does it feel the second time around? >> i'm a little bit more sore now. it feels good. >> this is one of these things that goes over two days. you're known for building up the lead. how were you feeling going into lead? >> i have to admit there were times when i was doubtful. it was a good thing because there's these young kids coming up really pushing me. that challenge is what i thrive on. i rose to the challenge. i'm glad i did. >> on thursday during pole vault you had that amazing pouch.

i'm not sure if this is in the bag. i think at that moment i knew that all my training not just for the last four years but really my whole life, physical and mental, led up to that point. >> all comes down to the 1,500 meter. how much pressure were you feeling standing at the beginning of that race? >> you know what? normally i'm very nervous. i feel a lot of pressure. i'm willing to run myself into the hospital if i have to to get this. i was actually in aol going to step up and do this, ashton? i made a pact with myself. yes, if i have to go to the hospital to run that hard, i'll do it. >> you have ridiculous criticism for wearing canadian cap when in reality your beautiful bride who is here with us is from canada. you were cheering her on. >> you competed. you won bronze as well. how do you guys split the focus?

and keep an eye on what your spouse is doing. >> it's easy for me because i went first. it was tougher for ashton. i don't know how he does it. >> i got inspiration from her. four years ago she walked into our coach's office after getting 11th in the games. she said i want to be on the podium. to see that transition and make that dream a reality was powerful. >> are we going to sit with both of you in tokyo? >> oh man. >> no pressure. >> no idea. loved and enjoyed everything up until now. >> okay. >> thank you so much. world's greatest athlete times two. thank you. we'll have much more from rio just ahead. don't forget you can catch nbc's prime time coverage of these olympic games 8:00, 7:00 central and the spectacular closing ceremony sunday night here on nbc. let's go back to savannah in new york. >> all right, guys. in the news this morning, we

florida. at least two more cases apparently traced to miami beach. nbc's kerry sanders is there for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the florida department of health confirms there are now 35 cases of locally acquired zika in south florida. the majority of those have been concentrated in a neighborhood in miami called wynwood but now sources are telling nbc news that the health officials strongly suspect miami beach. acquired again from local mosquitos. to get at that this morning, the mosquito control efforts on the beach have taken off with a vengeance. they are spraying insecticide and at risk not just pregnant women but also a tourism industry here valued at $24

important to note that the department of health have not confirmed cases at miami beach but we have confirmed that cases are being investigated and the battle on the beach is now a full-on war. >> we have all hands on deck. this has been going on since january. i wouldn't want to be a mosquito on miami beach. that's for sure. >> reporter: to try to get an understanding of how important this is here, not only $24 billion but since zika was discovered in south tourism, advance booking at hotels, dropped 72%. of course we need to factor into that it's the end of summer, people are getting back to school and getting kids ready so it may not be directly linked to zika but it's something they're watching closely here. >> absolutely. tourism important where you're standing. thank you. we move to the presidential race and rare admission from donald trump. the republican nominee expressing regret for the first time during the campaign for

he's made along the way. nbc's hallie jackson is in charlotte where trump had a rally last night. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for donald trump and his running mate from charlotte to baton rouge making an unexpected stop in louisiana to tour the flood damage there. it's not the only surprise from trump. as you mentioned, it's something we've almost never heard from him. this rare admission of regret about as close to an apology as he's ever humble in charlotte. listen. >> sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. i have done that. [ applause ]

it. >> reporter: trump today is rolling out his first general election ad hitting hillary clinton and touting his own immigration policy. he's on the air and on attack going after president obama and by extension hillary clinton after the state department confirmed a $400 million payment to iran was tied with the release of the clinton foundation saying if she's elected president, the foundation will stop accepting foreign and domestic donations. >> matt, i love your shirt. also, if you like getting caught in the rain -- >> this isn't pop.

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>> chris: good friday morning, everyone. starting off nice and quiet. comfortable start to the day. temperatures this afternoon will be coolest along the coastline with an on-shore wind developing. close to 80 at the beach. meantime, mid to upper 80s inland with a mix of sun and clouds. sunshine prevailing over the cloud cover. mainly quiet weekend. isolatedan better chance sunday night and early monday for all of us to see some scattered showers and storms across the board. that's it by monday afternoon. we're drying out. really low humidity tuesday >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you. coming up, with big names like final five, michael phelps, the

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it will be coolest at the coastline. sea breeze kicking in. place to be if you have the day off, right, heading out to the beach. mostly sunny skies. temperatures holding near 80. closer to upper 80s to near 90, even a few inland towns. coolest at the coastline over the weekend. more clouds sunday versus saturday. an isolated inland shower second half of the weekend. more likely widespread. >> christa: i thank you so much, chris. one person was seriously hurt after a stabbing in woburn. it happened in the parking lot of the jake and jill's last night. investigators say someone stabbed the victim in the neck. right now police say they don't have any suspects. and police are investigating a serious late-night crash in south boston, as well. officers there say at least two cars were involved in this crash. it was at old colony avenue and dorchester street. at least one person was taken to boston medical center and at this time their condition is unclear. we're back w introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee,

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we've been showing the beautiful beach all week long. now we're going to show you a great sight here at the beach. we're back at 7:30 on a friday and take a look at all of the athletes from team usa who have come to join us on this friday morning. getting a nice welcome from the crowd here. >> so emotional. beautiful. beautiful. we're going to get you caught up on all of the olympic headlines. u.s. olympic committee is

behavior of four swimmers including ryan lochte who will claimed they were victims of an armed robbery. investigators determined that's not what happened. the group actually vandalized a gas station bathroom. gunnar bentz and jack conger were allowed to leave rio last night arriving in the u.s. this morning and jimmy feigen agreed to pay nearly $11,000 in restitution to get his passport back. that money goes to charity. >> last night was a big one in track and field. usain bolt cruised to gold for the third straight olympic. american ashton eaton won a second straight gold in the decathlon and delilah muhammad became the first woman to win gold in the 400 women's hurdles. >> and the women's basketball team will advance to the final.

>> let us begin with a rare do over at the olympics. a baton botched appeared to drop the women out of the relay. defending champs filed an appeal and given another shot at making tonight's final. >> felix now to garner. >> they dropped the stick. the united states is out. >> a botched baton exchange leaving team usa frustrated. >> see if we >> i felt contact and it tripped me up. >> allyson felix quick on her feet kept hope alive encouraging her teammates to finish the race so they could file an appeal. the successful protest disqualifying brazil and giving americans a relay redo. a race against the clock alone on the track a shot at

chance to qualify for tonight's final. >> she has got the united states in the final. >> we definitely feel vindicated. our job was to come out and qualify for the finals the first time. we bounced back. we're confident. >> team usa once again in the running as it prepares to defend its gold medal from the 2012 london games. >> it's been tough no doubt. i have an amazing team and these ladies have lifted me and encourage me just to advance to the final but they did so with the fastest qualifying time and you can see that race tonight here on nbc. >> let's get a check of the weather right now from al. >> this is pretty -- this is amazing really. look at this. a parade of olympic athletes all here on our deck just hanging out. all together. look at this. you're not going to see this

how exciting is this? wow. all right. i'm just going to walk back again because i can. let's show you what's going on as far as your weather as we head into the weekend. upper midwest looking at some strong storms from minneapolis all of the way back into the mid plains and down into texas. there's a meandering front that will cause problems bringing strong storms from iowa into oklahoma. tomorrow from c dallas. heaviest rain is going to be focused down in texas where over the next several days we'll be looking at anywhere from 3 to 5 inches. some areas locally could pick up >> chris: good friday morning, everyone. starting off nice and quiet. comfortable start to the day. temperatures this afternoon will be coolest along the coastline with an on-shore wind developing. close to 80 at the beach. meantime, mid to upper 80s inland with a mix of sun and clouds.

isolated inland shower on sunday. better chance sunday night and early monday for all of us to see some scattered showers and storms across the board. that's it by monday afternoon. we're drying out. really low humidity tuesd >> don't forget get that weather any time you need it on the weather channel on cable. so proud. >> that's amazing, al. coming up. what pressure to moments before the biggest race of his life. >> first, taking the game to new heights. is rio the greatest gathering of olympic champions ever

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indelible mark. phelps, ledecky, biles, final five, it's like a mt. rushmore of modern sport showcasing a stunning cast of stars. in the pool -- >> michael phelps is going to do it again. katie ledecky looks like she'll win another olympic gold. >> on the track. >> usain bolt still invincible. >> and through the air. >> that is an olympic gold medal games aren't nearly the best in the world but perhaps the best ever. >> a u.s. sweep. the first in olympic history. >> one more time for the ages. >> michael phelps calling it a career after a record 23 gold medals. >> done, done, done. >> with five coming here in rio. >> michael phelps is going to do it again. phelps passing the swimming

meter free by more than 11 full second seconds. >> this is something historic we have here. >> team usa clinching gold number 1,000. >> because you won the 1,000th medal, you get this framed picture. >> equally unparalleled, the u.s. women's gymnastics team. the final five winning all-around by a mile. margin of victory the biggest in the olympic motto is faster, higher, stronger. this summer at these games here in rio, athletes are living up to that greatness. that mantra on display at newsstands. "sports illustrated" calling them the greatest and "people" crowning america's sweethearts and the freakishly past usain bolt after cementing his place as the world's fastest man for the third consecutive games

historic three-peat and show the world his signature celebration one last time. and usain bolt's jamaican team and u.s. face off in a sprint relay showdown. bolt is looking for another three-peat this evening. a win would earn him a ninth gold tying him for most track and field medals ever for a man or woman. >> peter, thank you very much. >> look at us. >>ob upstaged. no pressure, bob. is this the greatest gathering, not only team usa but all of the athletes here in rio, the greatest gathering of olympic athletes ever? >> you could make that case. i think peter used the term mt. rushmore. if there is a mt. rushmore of olympics all-time, usain bolt and michael phelps are obviously

farewells here. simone biles is already the greatest gymnast of all-time and debuts here. who knows what katie ledecky may do. everything happens in context. i think back to 1960, we did a piece called wonders of rome. wilma rudolph basketball team was all college players then including jerry west and oscar robinson on the same team. you can make an argument. with these people standing behind me, i'll say this is the greatest collection of olympians ever. [ applause ] >> can we talk michael phelps for just one second. he had a couple stumbles in

>> not after seeing him in omaha and talking to him in omaha. he was in better shape physically and emotionally than at 27. he achieved what he hoped to. he did not surprise me. nothing he does surprises me. >> what about someone like katie ledecky. is she a once in a generation athlete? >> for this generation, yeah. i don't know that she'll rank as greatest of all-time. it's a subjective she won a gold medal at age 15. it isn't just that she won as often as she did here, she out distanced everybody. if the 1,500 was an olympic event for women as it is for men, she would have won that going away as well. and her range from the 200 to the 1,500 is incredible. >> just a little bit of a footnote here, the glasses, you're not trying to tell me something, are you? >> i'm trying to tell you -- >> i'm leaving tonight.

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>> this is 7news now. >> sarah: good morning, everybody. happy friday. 7:57 as you take a live look over boston. let's send it over the chris lambert with a look at your forecast. everyone. patches of clouds across met woe rowe west right now. a mig of sun and clouds through the day. temperatures from the 70s now back into the 80s this afternoon. sea breezes along the coastline. temps a couple degrees either side of 80. upper 80s inland. >> sarah: a man is rushed to the hospital after a shooting in mattapan. it happened on orlando street around 10:30 last night. police say he suffered potentially life-threatening

made. police are investigating the death of a toddler in woburn. investigators say the one-year-old suffered a fractured skull on monday and died last night. authorities say family friend was baby it ising the boy at the time. the boy's death is being investigated as a possible homicide. we're back in 25 minutes with another update.

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it's 8:00 on "today." 100 medals strong. team usa adds to its impressive run at rio and ashton eaton takes home gold in the decathlon retaining his title world's greatest athlete and usain bolt does it again. dashing to gold in the 200 meter race. his second three-peat of the game. and model behavior. >> wow. >> you look good. >> al and i shop until we drop with super models as we try on some of brazil's hottest trends.

you promised me. approaching the finish line. >> a gold medal in the final olympic race of his career. >> from the medals and milestones to the surprises and sights on our final morning in rio we'll look back at the highlights and fun we've had "today," friday, august 19th, 2016. >> let's go team usa! >> i'm on the "today" show in rio. >> we miss you, savannah! ?

>> wow. >> all right. welcome back, everyone, to our final special split edition of "today" from rio and from new york. we're just hanging out with the people on copacabana beach. >> we need to vote on matt's shirt. matt's shirt, yeah? thumbs down. >> that means i don't which is good. >> hold on a second. >> let's bring in savannah. she's back in new york. savannah, we are just a couple days away from getting back to you. >> two thumbs up for the shirt. it has been so lonely and boring around here without you guys. just ahead, we're going to give you a little peek at what i've been doing here at 30 rock to entertain myself for the past two weeks. that's just ahead this morning. >> we're looking forward to

first, the latest olympic action and overnight developments on that incident involving ryan lochte and three teammates. peter alexander is here with the latest on that. >> this story has been developing about as fast as these guys race through the pool these days. two american swimmers returned home to the u.s. touching down in miami after resolving their status with brazilian police. also new this morning, a third swimmer jimmy feigen telling li weekend and appears one step closer to finally heading home. overnight hours after giving statements to brazilian authorities, american swimmers jack conger and gunnar bentz allowed to fly out of rio. their lawyer says they were never charged with anything and never investigated. they were just witnesses. this is surveillance video that

from gas station surveillance cameras prove that lochte lied when he said they were robbed at gunpoint. they vandalized a restroom before armed security staff stopped them from leaving demanding they pay for the damage. lochte is already back in the u.s. this morning jimmy feigen tells nbc news he's been asked to pay nearly $11,000 to resolve the case. the usoc apologizing releasing a statement in part saying the behavior of these a not acceptable nor does it represent the values of team usa or the conduct of the vast majority of its members. despite the distraction, more thrills on the track. soup star sprinter usain bolt playing to the crowd before the 200 meter. >> and there's the gun as bolt jumps out of the blocks. >> adding to his legend becoming the first man to win gold in three consecutive olympics in the 100 and 200 sprints. >> he makes it look easy. >> later celebrating with fans

lightning bolt pose. now preparing for what he says will be his last olympic race. the men's 4x100 relay tonight. >> it's a team event. i know it will be fun and exciting. i'm looking forward to it. >> for team usa, the hurdlers hauling in more gold. americans dalilah muhammad winning in the hurdles. american ashton the decathlon vaulting, hurling, sprinting to the gold for a second straight games. >> the world's greatest athlete. >> eaton talking about his achievement earlier on "today." >> there's these young kids coming up really pushing me and that challenge is what i thrive on and i rose to the challenge and i'm glad i did. >> the first woman to ever win

and in men's beach volleyball, brazil adding to the host country's gold medal count. the dynamic duo pulling off a stunning victory over italy in front of a raucous hometown crowd. >> the dream has come true for brazil. >> taking back the title for the first time since 2004. so with seven more medals on thursday, team usa brought their total to 100 in front of china ahead of great britain, ahead of russia as well. 22 more to be handed out today. today women's soccer gold medal game, sweden versus germany. i was at athletes village. swedish king was greeting players. these guys are going home for royal treatment when they're done with these games. >> we talk about medals but for us it's been great to hang out

thank you so much. let's go back to savannah in new york. she has the other top stories of the morning. savannah? >> let's catch you up. this morning donald trump released his first tv ads of the general election. also he plans to visit flood victims in baton rouge today after a rally in north carolina where the first time he acknowledged some of the things he had said during this presidential race may have gone too far. >> sometimes in the heat of multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. i have done that. and believe it or not, i regret it. >> meantime hillary clinton met thursday in new york city with top police officials from around the country. she called for restoring bonds of trust between police officers and communities. for the first time, a member of the obama administration has

$400 million cash payment to iran in january and release of four american captives there. on thursday defense department spokesman john kirby said the payment was used for negotiating leverage. he also acknowledged the money was withheld until the americans left iran but the white house denies the payment was ransom insisting it was money owed to iran for a failed 1970s arms been lifted in san bernardino, california. firefighters made significant progress thursday and the fire was 22% contained by last night. now, although it's been slowed, the fire is still threatening canyon and hillside communities east of los angeles. the zika virus may be spreading in south florida. health officials are investigating two new zika cases possibly tied to miami beach. it's one of the world's top

there is no epidemic or outbreak. earlier this month federal health officials urged pregnant women to avoid miami's wynwood neighborhood because of zika infections that started there. we may have the beginnings of a new olympic sport. see what you think. snake wrangling. these workers in rio have the havoc of removing a snake spotted on the olympic golf course on thursday. they did manage toat high degree of difficulty with that work. we'll send it back to the guys in rio. >> all right, savannah. thank you very much. up next, siynchronized swimming in the spotlight. is it the most captivatie iing t of these games. >> and moments that will define the 2016 olympic games. we get set to say good-bye to rio. >> al and i go on a shopping

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>> we have our final edition of "what's trending today" from rio. >> usain bolt is the man of the morning winning gold in 100 and 200 meter races. how does this guy get ready for a race? >> how? >> he does what hoda does. he dances and he sings. other runners take a lap around the track. they get warmed up before the race. not usain. he puts on his lost in the music oblivious to what's going on around him. you know what? it works for him. >> i want to know what he's listening to. >> i want his playlist. >> we'll show you a sweet moment from the triathlon that happened. way out in front. he's leading by so much that he stops running and he walks to the finish line. he then collapses to the ground. a few seconds later the second

that's his younger brother. >> i love that. >> he crosses the finish line and he, too, falls to the ground. brothers taking gold and silver in the race. they're so overcome they embrace on the ground. >> that's fantastic. >> brotherly love. that's everything right there. beautiful. >> billy, what is it you always tell me, you love synchronized swimming more than any other sport in the olympics? >> i do. don't have a team in it but we're there every night. >> al and i have done it. >> it was epic. >> people don't see a lot of it. the event unfolds so fast it can be easy to miss how incredible these routines are. look at these stunning pictures. they show how athletic these ladies are. they flip through the air and the water twisting and turning upside down all underneath the

this. they perform in perfect harmony. we did try it. we almost drown. >> we really did. it was not pretty. >> i feel sorry for the underwater camera. >> billy, "pop start." >> here we go. this morning we're looking at some of the most liked olympic moments from the stars. here we go. instagram sent us the numbers. they say this. the top three posts all involve -- don't be too surprised -- zac efron. aside from that the other t users love this photo. gisele was a big hit on instagram. her picture from opening ceremony catwalk racked up big numbers. and adriana lima released this photo and alessandra ambrosio

of brazil. that's your "pop start." >> mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> looking at more wet weather. a cooling trend. good news for parts of the country that have just been dealing with all this heat. look at the temperatures dropping back into the 70s and 80s back through the plains. we see that cooling trend making its way all of the way down into the southeast. unfortunately in the northeast it until later in the weekend and >> chris: good friday morning, everyone. starting off nice and quiet. comfortable start to the day. temperatures this afternoon will be coolest along the coastline with an on-shore wind developing. close to 80 at the beach. meantime, mid to upper 80s inland with a mix of sun and clouds. sunshine prevailing over the cloud cover. mainly quiet weekend. isolated inland shower on sunday. better chance sunday night and early monday for all of us to see some scattered showers and

we're drying out. really low humidity tuesd >> announcer: "today's" olympic moment is sponsored by walmart. save money, live better. >> are you ready for "today's" olympic moment? an upset for the ages producing the first gold medal ever for a u.s. woman in two world champions going head to head. the difference huge. the u.s., a reigning world champion against japan, a three-time olympic gold medallist who had not lost a match in four years. the first period ending.

turn. >> big second period. >> getting the first takedown. and then pushing her opponent out of bounds gaining another point. >> able to get the push out on the edge. >> 4-1 with 30 seconds left. it was too late. >> the first ever olympic gold medal for a woman's wrestler in u.s. history. she does it against the nearly unbeatable japan. >> her third loss in 14 years. >> both women in tears for very different reasons. >> i did not start as a tough girl so i lacked a lot of self-confidence and wrestling has given me that. to have a gold medal, i'm on the mat, really, me? >> the stunning upset and incredible history making moment.

us. wait. >> in the flesh. >> here she is with her gold medal. >> congratulations. that was amazing. i kind of liked what you said about how you couldn't believe that you were the one who was going to win it. that you had insecurities. it makes us all feel like we can sort of relate to you. that's part of who you are, huh? >> definitely. i think i looked at being a gold medallist as this elite club and you had t to be in there. in my training leading up, i was lacking confidence because i was looking perfection realizing i was never going to find it. once i took a step back and my pastor told me christ is in you and you're enough. >> so nice. >> where are you going to keep your gold medal? >> right now around my neck. >> don't take it off.

>> after watching you wrestle, you can keep it anywhere you want. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> coming up, matt and al go shopping with some supermodels. >> first, a look back at exhilarating, inspiring and memorable games in rio. >> the waiting is finally over. >> go usa! >> the games are under way. >> the most team in olympic history. >> usain bolt still invincible. >> superman is hanging up the cape. michael phelps, count them, 20 gold medals. >> number 20 in the books. >> one more time for the ages. >> a gold medal in the final olympic race of his career. >> i wanted to come back and finish my career how i wanted. >> thank you for giving us a

>> we are the final five! >> that is an olympic gold medal winning moment. >> gold and silver medalist, one, two for team usa. >> there it is. >> oh boy. >> wow. >> laurie hernandez. >> do you remember you said that if you would need a defibrillator. do you remember that? >> live from the copacabana beach! >> boomer, let me start with you. what's the best moment of your

michael doing the face. >> usain bolt, the first man in history to win three 100 meter races in a row. >> a dive by miller for the line. >> that's allyson felix, the most decorated u.s. woman in olympic track and field history. >> it is a u.s. sweep. >> it's encouraging that a simple act of kindness resonates with people. >> he stumbled on that first hurdle. he gets up and he keeps going. >> having a parade. >> we did it. we got the shot. >> amazing match so far, isn't it, billy?

>> standing up al. >> katie ledecky smashes her own world record. looks like she's going to win another olympic gold and she does. manual is going to do it. >> the americans have gold again. >> i didn't have that many people to look up to. hopefully it inspires other african-americans to get involved in the sport. >> seeing your face during that ceremony, that's why we love covering t >> he won gold and he won so many hearts. >> the world's greatest athlete ashton eaton. >> the united states has won the bronze. >> we didn't lose. we won this. >> dalilah muhammad to win the

? >> savannah, i don't know if you know how much we miss you.

>> this is 7news now. >> sarah: happy friday, everyone. 8:27 as you take a live look over boston. send it over to chris lambert with a check of your forecast. >> chris: good looking start out there, sarah. 77 in boston. temperatures low to mid and cities. take a look at the satellite and radar composite. we had some batches of clouds especially west out near 495. overall, a warm afternoon, 88 inland. closer to 80 along the coastline thanks to that ocean breeze kicking on in. >> sarah: now to our top stories, one person seriously injured after a stabbing in woburn. it happened late last night in the parking will the of jake n joes restaurant.

police do not have any suspects. police are investigating a serious late-night accident in south boston. officers say at least two cars were involved in a crash on old colony avenue in dorchester street. at least one person was taken to boston medical center. their conditions were not known. police are investigating the death of a toddler in woburn. investigators say the one-year-old suffered a fractured skull on monday and died last night. authorities say a family friend was baby-sitting the boy at the time. the boy's death is being investigated as a possible homicide. "today in new england" returns at 9:00. we hope to see you then. one day, history was made. the greatest olympic career of all time.

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alexander jackson on vocals. she's put news the mood all morning long. >> if there's music that makes you feel like you have a warm hand on your heart, it's what she's singing right now. that's beautiful. brazilian musical culture for the games playing for the most high profile nationevents. >> to do shopping. we'll show you what we tried on and purchased. we'll see matt's modeling it right now. we hit the stores with alessandra ambrosio and adriana lima. >> another day shopping with models. >> don't forget good times from these games are heading back to the plaza. we want you to deck yourself out to show us your olympic spirit. come to the plaza for a chance to win $25,000.

ball pit. you find it, you get the $25,000. >> we'll keep going every day through thursday until somebody finds that winning ball. you can check out today.com for more info on that story. >> all right. we told you that we got to 100 medals for team usa. we're surrounded by seven athletes that helped us get to that total so we want them to introduce themselves and tell us what they did on summer >> i got gold in 400 hurdles. >> dalilah muhammad, gold in 400 meter hurdles. >> i'm ryan krauser. >> gold medal in women's wrestling. >> often times we don't get a chance to say where you're from.

maybe someone that didn't make the trip to rio. where are you from? >> i'm from the great state of oregon. i want to let everyone know back home that this one was for you. thanks for the support. >> i'm from trinidad originally. i live in gainesville, florida. thank my family for being here and witnessing history. >> i'm from queens, new york. my beautiful sister, i love you so much. >> i'm from indianapolis, indiana. i m wonderful support system back home in indy. >> i'm from oregon but my hometown is called boring, oregon. >> not anymore. >> not too much. just like to say thank you to everybody back home especially my training partner. he didn't make it, but i wouldn't be here without him. >> i'm from pennsylvania. i want to thank my friends and family who couldn't be here and

they've been following me nonstop and i don't think they slept since they've been here. thank you to them. thank you so much. >> i'm from maryland. i want to thank everyone back home. i have my family here. carrie, i know you're watching. you love the show. >> let us bring savannah back in. she's in the control room back home where apparently you've been spending a lot of time we hear the people that make this show possible. it's been so fun. we've been seeing how much fun you've been having in rio. i want you to know i have not been twiddling my thumbs. trying to keep myself busy. take a look. >> we'll send it back to the folks in rio. >> natalie is here with the roundup. good morning. >> 7:16. let's send it back to the guys in rio. >> with zac efron. >> her voice goes up four

>> thank you very much. >> and we're clear. you're all set. >> "today" show. matt lauer is not here right now. do you want his e-mail address. sure. it's easy. >> what is trump thinking about? he's actually talking about possibly -- >> still running a dr. doolittle campaign. >> i'm sorry. hold on. are you doing okay? >> hi >> i am a big fan of the show. we'll talk offline. >> thank you, savannah. >> hi, everybody. i'm al roker from the "today" show. welcome to the behind the scenes tour at nbc studios. >> look up for familiar faces. you never know who you might see. savannah, are you doing the tour? good to see you. >> are you willie geist? >> i am. >> can you take a picture of the two of us.

>> in this control room this is where we assemble the "today" show. they're putting it together while they're out in rio. >> all right, everybody. standby. animation and music. five, four, three, two, one. animate. fade up. music. okay. roll 81. standby animation. animate d music. standby. cue matt. >> easy like that. >> i'll take it. >> impressive. >> amazing. >> wow. >> you have a director in you. >> we'll make sure you're not bored. >> barking orders came natural to me. can i just say, being here and getting to hang out with our crew and in this control room has given me even more respect for what they do every day.

show on from rio every single day. i'm so proud of them. it's been really, really fun. just wanted to give a shout-out to them. also, apparently they eat dog food here at the control room or this is my reminder to tease that next week on the show we have a great surprise. we're getting a new puppy. this is going to be a puppy with a purpose and we'll tell you about that purpose next week. i have a little sneak preview. i'll show you a picture of the litter. >> which one? >> our little guy is find out which one. how cute. >> so cute. >> really cute. >> adorable. >> glad you made yourself useful while we were gone. >> exactly. >> can't wait to see you. >> by the way, since you couldn't be here, we decided to pick up a few things for you. a basket of gear for your family

you brought me my girlfriend jenna. she's back. thank you so much. >> we couldn't bring you any drinks so we brought you baby clothes. >> so cute. >> we love you. it wasn't the same without you. >> thank you so much. >> you popped. >> i did pop. matt, you're going to have to hoist me on the chair next week. you'll see. you'll need >> see you next week. thank you so much. >> see you next week. >> we'll see you. take care. jenna, thank you very much. how about your portuguese lesson? >> our very last one. feeling misty. all right. so, natalie, how do we say we've had great time in rio. >> you give it a shot. go ahead.

>> we'll be home soon and finally tomorrow this is this guy's birthday. a special day. so i'm going to take this one. ? >> thank you. >> one our runners. they have been amazing. our life line in rio. >> thank you for everything. >> happy birthday. >> chris: good friday morning, everyone. starting off nice and quiet. comfortable start to the day. temperatures this afternoon will be coolest along the coastline

developing. close to 80 at the beach. meantime, mid to upper 80s inland with a mix of sun and clouds. sunshine prevailing over the cloud cover. mainly quiet weekend. isolated inland shower on sunday. better chance sunday night and early monday for all of us to see some scattered showers and storms across the board. that's it by monday afternoon. we're drying out. really low humidity tuesd >> here we go. >> that's your latest legends all week long. this morning here's a legend for you. michael johnson, 12-time gold medallist and olympic world champion starting in the early '90s. close to a decade on top racking up world records in gold medals thrilling us at the '96 games in atlanta. >> he's here in rio as a commentator for bbc and involved in los angeles 2024 olympic bid.

do his thing. michael, good morning. >> good morning. >> wow. how has it been watching usain bolt for you? >> it's been fantastic. he's been so amazing for the sport of track and field and for the olympics. not only a fantastic talent on the track but he entertains the crowd. he's having such a good time. it's all authentic. in 2008 when he first came on the scene doing all of this stuff, everyone is like he's arroga arrogant. e everyone has embraced him over the years and realize it's who he is. he's fantastic. >> he makes it look so easy on the track. let's look ahead. 2024, can l.a. get it done? >> absolutely. our bid is sustainable and as you know the cost of hosting the games have become astronomical. over 80% of the venues are in

supporting the athletes and making an athlete centered games but also an amazing experience for the fans. >> we have our fingers crossed. you are a big part of it. good luck to you guys. >> appreciate it. >> bring back some great memories as well. >> coming up next, tirico! >> mike is going to hand out his cheers and his jeers from the rio olympics. first, on a friday morning, this

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>> announcer: rio cheers and jeers is sponsored by mini saluting u.s. olympians that defy labels. >> couldn't leave rio without checking in one more time with al's nemesis, mike tirico, host of nbc's daytime olympic coverage.

i walk in and say hello nemesis. >> we're talking cheers and jeers. number one? >> katie ledecky. you can go phelps. so many performances. katie ledecky i'll never forget the performance because it was mike mom and ducklings following behind her. something i'll never forget. >> you love the return of golf after 112 years. >> we talked about this last week. justin rose winning proved that major champion could win a gold medal and matter just as much if not more. th and team gb will stick with me for a long time. >> we talked about how usain bolt makes it looks so easy. >> not just that he wins. it's the style. i was there last night. when he walked in, the whole building changed. usain bolt, the chants and then the way he celebrates. >> you're number one jeer i would agree with involves the goalie for u.s. women's soccer team, hope solo.

how she reacted to the loss saying swedish team were cowards in their style of play. they built an amazing house that u.s. women's team stands on, for hope to act that way hurt a little bit. i think they know that shouldn't be the way they act. >> it was disappointing. >> sports brings nations together that are sometimes at odds. in judo when the egyptian athlete didn't shake the hand of e losing. >> everyone who saw this said, you know what, that's not what the spirit of the olympic games are about. we've seen too much the spirit is there. that was disappointing. >> more than disappointing. that was awful. it's been great having you. thank you. >> up next, al and i do a little shopping in rio with the help of friends.

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we're about to peak at the olympics. it was shop until you drop time in rio. >> two of brazil's top models, alessandra ambrosio and adriana lima asked al and i to go shopping. i said i didn't want to go. al said we should really do this. >> what! >> shopping trip. looking for that brazilian style. >> weee some help. >> hello. how are you? >> worked out nicely. >> we'll shop first at this beautiful very typical brazilian fashion store. are you ready? >> ready. >> let's go. >> after you. >> i would suggest this. you cannot leave brazil without a t-shirt.

need. i'm supporting brazil. >> speedos. >> adriana, seriously? >> not even to try? >> you know the chances of this are very slim. >> okay. no problem. >> put it on your arm, al. >> a fitting room. >> we're not going together. >> that's up to you guys. that's up to you. >> do you want to go together? >> good luck. >> wow. >> >> thank you. >> you guys look great. >> fantastic on you. >> that's fantastic. very nice. >> you guys are 1 for 1. all right. let's try something else. here we go. >> matt, you forgot to try these. you promised me. >> al, you promised. >> oh boy.

hey, al. do you have yours on? >> i do. >> are you coming out? >> no way. >> good. >> are you ready for your final look? >> yes. i like it. >> turn around. >> my gosh. >> and we have some for you guys. bad boys, bad boys. the gold shoes really represent the olympic spirit. the gold medal. >> matt, we need to get you something. some bling. >> thank you so much. >> in the olympic spirit. >> i present you with this laurel and hardy handshake.

that's a winner. >> all right. just ahead, all of the good times and adventures we've had in rio. first on a friday morning, this is "today" on nbc. introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee, steeped slowly in cold water for small batches with an ultra-smooth, full-bodied flavor. discover the craft of cold brew today and keep on.

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in rio. members of our staff that have done an amazing job. >> great job, guys. >> couldn't have done it without them. >> we want to mention favorite thing here. >> favorite thing just that rio pulled it off. so much negativity and i was so proud of this city and the brazilian people. >> mine were some of the athletes that showed great heroism and sportsmanship like abby d'agostino when she fell. >> i temple of football and see a game featuring brazil. that was unbelievable. >> i think the time we've all had together. crew, cast, everybody. it's like summer camp. you don't get a chance to bond and have a good time with people. it was really special. >> summer camp. >> let's spend the weekend together. >> there you go. >> time to go home. >> one more installment of the things that have made us smile

it is a party on the beach in rio. >> matt lauer! ? >> do a happy dance for hoda. i kept a secret. ? >> usa! ? >> three. good morning all you medal winners. ? >> go, hoda.

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>> two american olympic swimmers back in the u.s. after being pulled off a plane by brazilian peopled. police looking for knife wielding suspect after a man is stabbed in a restaurant. we meet a world famous shotputter. good morning, everybody. we made it to friday. i'm sarah french. i'm kris anderson. we need to see what the fast will be like. hopefully lots of sunshine >> we will have a lot of dry weather. always need the sunshine over the weekend; right? so many things to do across necessarily new england.