when we're not competing and training, so that definitely brings us closer together. >> there was a team huddle before the floor routine. what was said in that huddle. aly? >> we all contributed to it. we were all just saying how we were having so much fun and we wanted to finish off on a good note and how much we were so proud of each other, so we just wanted to do the best that we could. >> is there any way to put into words what it feels like? we're not that far removed from the moment, only a few hours removed from the moment as we sit here and record this. and now the gold medals are around your neck, kind of a final statement from each of you about that. mckayla? >> it's surreal. just sitting here with you is absolutely amazing, and i'm just -- there is no words to describe how awesome this is and how you just look back at how hard you've worked, and with this medal around our neck and watching our flag go up and hearing the national anthem, it's the best feeling. >> aly? >> it definitely hasn't sunk in yet. it's really cool to say that

we're olympic champions, but it's still so surreal, i mean, it's really cool to be able to go back to the room and watch the other athletes compete at the olympics and know other people were watching us feels amazing and i'm so excited. >> kyla? >> i'm definitely proud of all these girls. we have definitely worked hard the last couple of months and years and all the sacrifice, hard work, dedication that we've gone through has definitely been put into this moment and it makes it special to be here and have the gold medals around our neck and be a part of team usa. >> it's incredible, thinking of all the hard years of work we've put into this, a lot of us have had to make sacrifices and we've worked hard. it's definitely an amazing feeling. >> gabby? >> it just feels speechless. you're happy, tears of joy, you're so excited, and all of us have put in so much hard work and so much effort into the gym every day, and i just feel very honored right now. i'm so proud of these girls, and we went out there, you know, did

work for team usa and you wear these -- red, white, and blue with pride. it's just an amazing feeling to represent team usa. >> i got to go with one more here, because in a sense, although they changed the roster size from seven to six and now to five, you were trying to equal the 1996 magnificent seven, and yet none of you are old enough to remember that team, carey strag and the dramatic final moments. what's your earliest olympic memory? when did you say to yourself, watching the olympics, i want to do that. >> i remember watching the olympics with kyla, the 2004 olympics and watching carly patterson, i was around, like, 8 years old. it was a great thing to watch and just be inspired and to know i wanted to be there one day at the olympics wearing those red, white, and blue leotards and competing for usa. >> in '04. >> i would watch the '96

olympics over and over again. all day, i was obsessed with it, and i could memorize all their routines at the time. that was so inspiring for me and i knew i wanted to be here some day. >> kyla? >> like she said, in 2004 when we watched it together, that was some of my first memories of the olympics. >> jordyn? >> for my birthday one year, i remember watching it over and over again and dream of going to the olympics. >> gab? >> i was watching it in 2004, watching carly patterson on bars and i realized that i wanted to go there and do what she was doing, and, you know, be like her. she's great on bars, wow, i can do that. i realized that i really wanted to be at the olympics and just exciting moment. >> ah, youth, earliest memories, 2004. take a good look. they made some memories today. this is america's fab five.

nbc's coverage of the games of the xxx olympiad continues tomorrow from london. wednesday in daytime, key qualifying races in swimming. michael phelps, missy franklin, and ryan lochte are all back in the pool at the aquatics centre. the u.s. women's volleyball team taking on china continues its run at a first-ever olympic gold medal and americans on the court on beach volleyball. playing for a place in the elimination round. then in primetime, more swimming. ryan lochte races to reach the final in the 200-meter backstroke. and for a spot in the final of the 200 im, along with reigning olympic champion michael phelps. missy franklin looks to lead team usa back to the top of the medal stand in the 4x200-free relay, and the sports fastest men sprint for the 100-meter freestyle gold. in gymnastics, the men's all-around final with danell leyva and john orozco and japan

looking to claim one of the all-time greats. plus, misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings on the beach. and tomorrow, don't miss 16 hours of coverage on the nbc sports network. live swimming heats featuring franklin, phelps, and lochte, plus, every event streamed live on nbcolympics.com. portions of nbc's coverage are also available in 3d presented by panasonic. check your local listings. the olympics continue on the networks of nbc universal. so, tonight in london, big moments at either end of the olympic spectrum. gymnastics' five five, olympics rookies all, none older than 18, won the team gold. given the nature of gymnastics today, this olympics is quite possibly the only shot for each of them, though it wasn't always

that way in their sport, which brings us to larisa latynina, who won 18 medals from 1956 through '64. she was 21 at her first and nearly 30 at her last. changes in training and routines have made latynina's sport the realm of compact teenagers now, and given their short olympic shelf life, no modern gymnast will approach latynina's haul, but a swimmer could and did. michael phelps began his olympic career in sydney, peaked in beijing, and now with his career following a recognizable ark, he remains competitive, if not longer dominant, but as of tonight, his career total of 19 medals and counting means that the only significant olympic mark still out there for him is still his as well. phelps is only 27, yet remarkably, the fab five are all too young to really remember his olympic debut. but decades from now, they will all be able to recall having

been on the same team as the greatest olympian of all time. as we say good night, let's look in on the medal ceremony for the 4x200 freestyle relay. the gold, of course, to the united states. there they are, ryan lochte, conor dwyer, ricky berens, michael phelps, left to right. the bronze to china, silver to france. ♪ ♪

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tonight on news4, a story of survival and joy. >> i think this touched everyone that saw it. >> how one virginia sheriff's deputy beat breast cancer and watched her daughter's reaction go worldwide. a local apartment complex overrun with bats. plus the best ever, period. and introducing the golden five. what a night in london. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm wendy rieger. a bizarre sporting accident. a 26-year-old woman suffering

life threatening injuries after being struck by an arrow. police believe she was practicing archery when the arrow ricochetted and hitter. a woman battled breast cancer and ignited something. her battle of survival is inspiring strangers throughout the world. >> reporter: brenda smith of warrington, virginia knows she has beaten grim odds given her family history. >> she was 46. >> reporter: her mother died of breast cancer in her prime. she was determined to go for annual mammograms. but ten months ago devastating news from her doctor. >> there is something there. and it is -- it is probably cancer. >> reporter: brenda underwent a double mastectomy and aggressive chemotherapy.

finally three weeks ago with treatment completed, brenda got good news. >> i said, ashley, guess what, the doctor says there is no evidence of cancer. >> i'm not going to lose my mother just like my grandmother. how incredibly cool is that? >> reporter: so cool that ashley turned to this decidedly low tech way to share the news with everyone in their neighborhood, tacking up this handwritten sign where everyone could see it on their way home from work. >> this is the fastest way to let my world know. >> reporter: but in this world of smart phones and tablets her poster was seen by a lot of people outside her family's world. someone snapped a picture of the poster and it wound up on the facebook page of do something.org. the page quickly filled with thousands of visitor yule high fives in the form of comments and half a million likes. >> why did they feel something? because why wouldn't they?

it just touches everyone. >> reporter: jim rosenfield, news4. turning to the weather now, downpours in parts of the area and that rain has not moved out yet. >> it moved in, in many lotions. we real -- locations. still having a problem making it to the i-95 corridor but there are showers in fredericksburg trying to come north. as you look to the west down in culpepper county all seeing good rain out there right now. we're not done with the rain just yet. i'll show you your chances for tomorrow. they sneak in under the cover of night. bats. move into a maryland building leaving families on edge. shomari stone takes us inside the huntington apartments on

waldorf and how residents are fighting back. >> reporter:en residents in this neighborhood are concerned about rabid bats especially since the health department said that one tested positive for rabies. bats that look similar to this one in our file video invaded buildings in waldorf. she says one recently flew inside her home and got away. >> i'm paranoid and i'm anxious because the moment i wake up to the moment i go to sleep i'm on the lookout. i'm on the prowl for bats. >> reporter: a card board box covers the bottom door and she keeps the vents and windows closed. bats can enter from cracks as small as your fingernail. health officials said a bat tested positive for rabies last week. the department held a community meeting.

>> we will collect the animal and send it in for testing. based on the results of the tests we may recommend that individuals get the treatment for rabies. >> reporter: people talk to nurses and a wildlife control contractor has been hired to remove the bats. >> we put out notes for the residents. >> reporter: a rabies shot does not calm her fears. >> i understand they want to give the rabies shot but that doesn't help me sleep at night. >> you can get a chimney cap and make sure you have secure screens. i'm shomari stone, news4. a united airlines flight landed safely after colliding with a bird this morning as the plane approached denver international airport. once the plane landed passengers posted pictures of the damage online. a 12-year-old boy is in

critical condition after the rest of his family was killed in a murder-suicide. police say the boy's father, frank hayward jr. shot and killed his wife and two-year-old daughter and set the home on fire before turning the gun on himself. court records show that his wife filed for a protective order in 2007. a new clue in the search for a man who kidnapped cal ripken's mother at gunpoint. police have released a composite sketch. he snatched violet from her home in baltimore last week. she was tide up, blindfolded and driven around before being released unharmed. no word on a motive. a simulation from the national transportation safety board demonstrates the horror as a bus filled with tourists flipped over. four people were killed in that

accident in 2011. the driver admitted he fell asleep. the ntsb blasted the bus company for a lack of training and blamed a federal agency for not shutting the company down after two earlier bad safety reviews. one of the nastiest things in a hotel room is by your head. a hotel chain is using high-tech tools to illuminate the germani lurking in lodging. this best western employee is looking for lurking germs. best western is leading the way in high-tech hotel cleaning in 2,100 hotels nationwide.

the tools, a black light to locate the bacteria and a uv wand to sanitize touch points like doorknobs, light switches, remotes and the alarm clock. the spots are bacteria lurking on the alarm clock. >> is it the number one thing that people think about today. people want to know how clean is my room? >> reporter: the owner of this best western says a cleaner hotel means more repeat customers. >> best western developed a wand that puts out a uv light. we run it across the major touch points in the guest room. that sanitizes those points. >> they clean first? >> clean first. >> and run the wand over? >> and run the wand over and come back a black light and  shine over the areas. >> reporter: uv radiation is used to sanitize in hospitals.

the centers for disease control says it helps destroy germs on surfaces. at the best western staff clean with fresh sheets and scrubbing and follow with the high-tech tools. >> the beeps mean it is sanitizing. every time you hear the beeping is it sanitizing. >> reporter: back to the alarm clock. she cleans off the bacteria spotted with the black light. >> there is another spot. i will take my wand and sanitize. >> it's like you're a private eye. >> and it looks pretty good. >> liz chrenshaw, news4. part of a 100-year-old row house collapsed sending bricks to the sidewalk in northwest. investigators are trying to figure out what caused this wall to buckle. relief for commuters in

virginia tonight. the department of transportation reached a $925 million deal to build high occupancy toll lanes on i-95 between stafford and fairfax county. the construction will begin next month. they hope to have it done by late in 2014. a show of support for chick-fil-a amid a gay marriage controversy. more than a half million people nationwide plan to support the chain tomorrow for chick-fil-a appreciation day. the company president ignited a firestorm when he said marriage should be between a man and a woman. the comments were condemned by several mayors. what is the problem? >> a shark attack. >> the calls for help after a man is attack bit a great white shark and it all unfolded in front of his son.

the mystery behind the beltway ufo has been revealed. michael phelps makes history at the olympics and the fab five take home the gold. dan hellie joins us live from london with the performances that have everyone talking.

what's the problem? >> a shark attacked. he's bleeding. he's wounded. >> experts say it's the first attack by a great white shark in massachusetts in 75 years. the man was swimming with his

teenaged son in cape cod yesterday when the shark bit into his leg. that man was rushed to a hospital for surgery and is expected to survive. a doctor and a nurse on the beach led the rescue effort. our first close up look at what sparked ufo rumors in maryland. a lot of people tweeted photos and thought it might be a flying saucer last month. that drone took flight for the first time this week. it is set to make history this fall. is it the first unmanned military aircraft to be stationed at sea. two big wins for team usa. the gymnasts took home the gold and michael phelps made history becoming the most decorated

olympian of all time. >> dan hellie is live still in london with more on this historic moment and a big day today. a lot happened. >> reporter: yeah, probably the biggest day of the olympics so far. if you talk to older track athletes they don't want to call michael phelps the best olympian of all time but she the most decorated of all time. 19 medals after a day in which he won two capped by a gold in the 200 meter relay race. this guy was just phenomenal in this race. michael phelps feeling great. it started with the 200 meter butterfly. he has held the world record since he was 15 years old and led nearly the entire way. by more than a second at the final split. but at the very end he loses the same way he won in beijing by a half stroke and had to settle for silver. an hour later, phelps back in

the pool for the 200 meter freestyle relay. phelps was able to cruise to victory as the anchor leg, bringing home the gold for the u.s. and his 19th career medal. >> anything is possible. and i have put, you know, i've put my mind on doing something that nobody has done before. there is nothing that would stand many my way of being the first michael phelps. that's what i've said all along. this has been an amazing ride. >> reporter: so michael phelps could leave the games with 22 total medals. he's going to pad the stats just a bit if he keeps on swimming well. from the pool to the gym where the women's gymnastics team was just spectacular last night winning the first team gold since the magnificent seven in 1996.

what a fun event this was to watch. this year the team had been dubbed the fab five. michaela maroney set the tone in the first round with a stellar vault. and gabby douglas from virginia beach continues that momentum on the uneven bars. with a win in sight, aly raisman secures it with the floor routine. u.s. gets the gold, russia get the silver and the chinese get the fourth. >> when the crowd claps and cheers it gets me hyped up. to have that support behind your back it's an amazing feeling. alex ovechkin over here taking part in the olympic experience. his girlfriend is playing tennis for russia, so he has been at wimbledon every day. after yesterday's match when she

advanced to the third round we talked about a ton of stuff for about ten minutes. but the most interesting thing was what it is like for him to be a fan watching his girlfriend perform. >> you know, i play hockey and my family watching me, you know, they just explain to me how they are nervous. and just way nervous. it's simple. right now watching her play. and you know, i get nervous because, you know, you think, come on, like, do something better. and you know, it's always hard. but it is what is it. once in a while when i have a chance, i just have some -- she presented me her tennis racket and i play with her sometimes. but she beat me pretty badly. she gives me advantage 40-0 and

beat me 6-1. so -- >> so she is a much better tennis player. a lot of hockey fans say you didn't talk hockey. we will put the interview on www.nbcwashington.com. what shape is he in? he has his trainer here in london and is working out every day. he knew that semin was going to leave. everything will be on www.nbcwashington.com. more coming up tomorrow morning as well. guys? >> i have a quick question for you. i got to see the olympic venues. but you see them with people in them. are you seeing them? >> i was at wimbledon all day yesterday. i saw djokovic take on roddick. i sthe women's tennis.

i didn't get to see the gymnastics. but the cool thing is the national pride and anybody from great britain and the crowd goes crazy. is it a lot of fun to be here. hopefully we can bring you a lot of flavor over the next ten days. back here in rainy old washington. earlier we had full moon and it was a lovely evening. >> what a time for the rain to come. we had downpours during the day today might have caught you off guard a bit. you needed umbrellas during the day today and again during the day on your wednesday. tonight light steady rain and that is much needed rain. the lawns are dry after an extremely hot july and a fairly dry year. high temperature on tuesday but 90 degrees. a low of 74. that makes it 22 of 31 days at

or above 90 degrees. that is a lot of 90 degree days but not a record. what is a record is how hot the entire month was. 2011 last year that was the hottest july on record and the hottest month on record in d.c. at 84.5 degrees. this year was number two. and number three was 2010. the last three years have been the hottest months ever in our history here. that is the high and the low averaged out over the course of the year. it has been a hot july and august will start off warm too. 76 degrees and winds out of the southwest at 7 miles an hour on this first day of august. as we look at the temperatures to the west. rain-cooled 64 in winchester. 70 in la plata and 70 in annapolis. fairly warm and muggy. but the rain is trying to work into the district. the heaviest storms in

fredericksburg and culpepper. but having a hard time moving close to the i-95 corridor. will they? it's possible but the bulk will stay off to the west. more showers and storms tomorrow. we will see more rain tomorrow but we are also talking about the chance for more heat. 90 degrees tomorrow with a 50% chance of storms. 94 on thursday. 96 on friday and 93 on saturday. this weekend, a typical early august weekend. temperatures in the low 90s with 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. just be ready for a passing shower or storm in your area. shower or storm in your area. comi[ ringing ]

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