chad johnson charged be head butting his reality star wife, but he says she's the guilty one. plus, another chapter in the remarkable story of gabrielle giffords. what she's finally doing after being shot in arizona. first tonight, republican presidential candidate mitt romney and his new vp pick paul ryan hit the the road running today. their bus tour left virginia heading for another swing state. today, they focused on north carolina voters with their pitch for the economy.

brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: mitt romney took his new running mate for a test ride in nascar country. >> you know what, north carolina? we can do better than this. help is on the way. >> reporter: with these overflow crowds in north carolina are any indication, republicans are embracing paul ryan as romney's pick. overnight, the house budget committee chairman and powerful wisconsin congressman has become the big draw on the campaign trail. he's the last missing chess piece in the 2012 presidential race. >> i'm so proud to have him on our team and to make sure we take back america. >> reporter: ryan has given a much needed shot in the arm to the romney campaign that seemed stuck in low gear. >> we're in this together. we're going to get the country back on the right track. >> reporter: in chicago, president obama welcomed ryan to the race. >> congressman ryan is a decent man, he is a family man.

he's an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision, but it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. >> brian mooar reporting there. julie kerry will be in tampa for the convention coming up this month. she'll have live reports starting sunday night august 26th. maryland's house of delegates will consider the governor's bill tomorrow in a special session. if passed, the legislation would pave the way for table games and add a casino in prince gorgeous's county. the senate passed the bill friday. even if gets the dgo ahead, the measure needs final approval from the voters in november. hundred of worshippers gathered today at a sikh temple in milwaukee.

it was the first service since a gunman opened fire on august 5th. the service capped a weekend of events, meant to honor those killed and restore the temple as a place of worship. in washington, there will be a vigil to honor the victims. sikh priests will read hymns to honor the lives lost. >> it's like a bullets have hit our hearts. we have all come together as a family. it's a family afire and what we feel is this is not -- it's an american tragedy. >> yesterday, this temple held a service to pray for the sikh temple in wisconsin. in a show of solidarity against hate crimes. after a long, difficult rehab, gabrielle giffords is heading back home to arizona. just weeks after she was shot in

tucson in january 2011, giffords moved to a houston rehab hospital. her husband, mark kelly, a former astronaut lived and work in the city. on twitter this morning, kelly sent out a message, quote, gabby has been waiting for this day for a long time. jad loughner pleaded guilty. beautiful day today, but we could be in for a cooler spell tonight. chuck bell is in storm center 4. beautiful out there right now. >> very nice change in sky from yesterday to today, jim. no doubt about it. good evening, everybody. yesterday's skies were hazy and gray. today, a nice, crisp blue sky. every bit as warm today as yesterday, but it's a change in the dew point. yesterday, in the 70s. today, back into the 50s.

it makes all the the difference in the world as you get those down. down into the comfortable range. as a result of the drier air, it will be a cooler start tomorrow morning. we'll tell you how cool and when the warm-up returns, next. >> se you been watching olympics today? you didn't have to be the london to cheer on the u.s. basketball team. front page grill held an olympic watch party. the men's match against spain was one of the biggest events of the final day. one woman said she came to watch because she's been so inspired by the last couple of weeks. and we won a record numbp event in these games. now, the celebrations are underway in london as the world's best athletes pack up to return home. >> reporter: jim, good evening. it's just about wrap for the 2012 summer games. the competition is over. all that's le is an olympic sized party. when these olympics started,

there were concerns. the weather, security, empty seats, but all that evaporated like a london fog. the country has wrapped itself in olympic pride. thousands of volunteers telegraphing english hospitality. >> britain delivered. we showed the world what we're made of. >> reporter: for the u.s., it's a fifth straightummer games winning the overall medal count. the men's team added to the haul with a win over spain. kevin durant had 30 points. lebron james capping his own season with a gold medal. >> this is all about usa. it's not about me. it's about these three letter ons our chests and we're happy we're able to represent our country and bring home the gold. >> jacob varner of the u.s. also took gold today in men's wrestling. tonight, all the athletes will gather for the closing ceremony. baring the flag for the u.s.

will be an olympian who survived shotgun blasts to both legs. >> i'm excited. i want to stand for my country strong and looking forward to it. >> reporter: the ath alitos, fans and a global tv audience will be treated to a star studded closing ceremony, but even that show could pale to the spectacular events of the past 17 days. an astounding38% of the u.s. olympic team will take home some kind of medal. a total of 104. 46 of them gold. that's the latest from the olympic games, news 4 in london. jim, back to you. >> very impressive. and tonight's closing ceremony gets underway at 8:30 some of the performers include -- there will alwaso be scene from monty python.

organi again, you can catch it tonight, 8:30 here on nbc 4. coming up, chad ocho cinco johnson is out of jail. he's charged with head butting his reality star wife. why he says he was the real victim. plus, a new health scare for billy graham. what landed the evangelist in the hospital. the h[ male announcer ] the choice on debt... mitt romney's plan: huge tax cuts for millionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and corporations that ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan:

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traffic alert, the eastbound lanes, the road will be closed from 11:30 tonight until 5:00 tomorrow morning. between the beltway and route 123. crews are doing work on the new silver line. you can save cash with maryland's tax free week. starting today, you don't have to pay the 6% tax on clothes and shoes under $100. it's meant to help parents get their kids back the school clothes ready. you have to pay tax on accessories and school supplies. tax free week ends saturday the 18th. up next, chuck's going to

tell us about chances for rain and maybe you've seen them. an antigravity treadmill. catch the st

billy graham is recovering

from a lung infection this evening. he's being treated at north carolina hospital. he was also hospitalized last november for pneumonia. a spokesperson says he's in good spirits, resting comfortably and felt well enough to watch his grandson preach on television this morning. football star chad ocho cinco johnson is out of jail in florida. released this morning on bond. johnson's accused of head butting his wife outside their home. he told police she actually head butted him. police say the fight started when his wife found a receipt for condoms. she's a star on the show, basketball wives. johnson faces a maximum penalty of a year in jail. right now, he's not allowed to coact his fe. a company set out to find out where are all the honest people? they're conducting an experiment and comparing findings from 30

cities across the u.s. derrick ward was in dupont circle today as they tested shopper's honesty. >> reporter: you're looking at a social experiment where people could -- >> it's the honor system so see whether someone would pay a dollar or take a bottle when no one is looking. >> we spent a while watching from a distance. for the time we were there, everyone who took a tea left a dollar. even those who could have done a two for. >> how could you not pay for something called honest tea? >> did folks really need to be compelled? >> we just came from cvs, i thought we forget to pay for something. but we would have bought that. >> they have indeed found that people are overwhelmingly honest, but in the past, they've

found interesting things like handwritten i.o.u.s. >> we've seen everything from folks grabbing a couple of bottles and running to folks put ing in $3 and taking one or two doll lors. >> folks all seem to be on the the up and up when it comes to putting down their money. >> you get the tea, you pay for it. really dbt have to. >> i didn't have to, but you got to pay for what you get. >> after all, this is not really high science. >> it's about being on your own. too. what you do when no one's looking, right? >> nice day to be outside today. well, i mean -- >> it's a quarter. >> a quarter. see if he takes it. >> okay. leave it right there and i'll do the weather. beautiful day outside today. top down weather for sure. ideal car ride today. >> best day of the weekend. >> especially compared to yesterday where we were quite sunshine challenged. that was not the problem today. a lot of folks getting outside

and enjoying the national mall. playing a little touch football out there. it is touch, right? not tackle. well, yeah, they didn't bother him too badly. flag football. that's the word i'm looking for. good day to be outside and a beautiful breeze. keeping all the flags around the base of the monument all day long today. here's our live picture at national airport. that wonderful blue sky. fair weather cumulus clouds. 88 degrees, our current temperature. not much of a breeze left at the airport, but there was a nice breeze for much of the day. 86 in frederick, maryland. upper 70s in the panhandle of west virginia. beautiful weather out there for your sunday evening. nice and mild. temperatures back into the upper 70s and low 80s by 7:00. mid-70s in town, but you folked out towards the shenandoah valley, 60s by 11:00 tonight. if this is your week to go to

the beaches, warm tomorrow, toesty on tuesday. midweek chances for rain showers a t the beaches. not much going on on radar now. one lonesome shower for the unlucky few that decided to stay the extra day in ocean city. that's really the only rain drops on the east coast. there's our next chance for rain across parts of the upper midwe midwest. overnight tonight, quiet weather. start up temperatures in the 50s across the panhandle of west virginia. then tomorrow, plenty of sunshine for monday. it won't last into tuesday as that whole weather system comes marching our way. rain drops likely second half of tuesday. for tonight, nothing to worry about. a few clouds. upper 50s in the shenandoah valley to mid-70s bay side. then for tomorrow, a nice day. mix of sun and clouds outside. little on the warm side as well. highs upper 80s. a few spots are going to touch

90 degrees. hottest day will be tuesday ahead of the rain drops into the mid-90s. cooler for wednesday and a nice little stretch of late summer thursday, friday. next weekend, saturday looks cloudy and wet, but cooler weather. couple of 90s. little something for everybody. >> strange to hear late summer. wow. coming up in sports, the nationals off to a rough start against the

are we worried about this rough start? >> no, i'm not because i'm still getting my hands around the fact that we have the best team in the big picture. mackerel. >> taking a step back. >> exactly. 71-43. that's the record for your nationals. all they need to do is win series. they've already won the series against the diamond backs taking two out of three. could they improve on the best road record in baseball this afternoon? ross on the bump and he is victimized by some poor defense today. bottom of the second, paul goldschmidt to ground the third. cannot connect. zimmerman is charged with a two-base error.

the next, kurt suzuki throwing and into left field, goldschmidt comes home for the game's first run. johnson knows this is not his team's day. right now, it is 7-2 in the seventh inning. o's, royals in camden yards an a year to remember for manny. second inning, two-run smack the right center. just over the wall, his third homer in four big league games. seven rbis and a batting average of .375. bottom five. royals up 3-2 and nick markakis saying rookie, you can't outdo me. orioles tie it up. markakis' 13 of the season. top of the seven, orioles up 4-3. and how about some defense for a change?

here comes nate mclouth. beautiful grab. orioles, a winner. 5-3 is the final. >> i'm going to miss a number of things about the xxx olympiad. michael phelps in the pool. the jamaicans and the u.s. on the track. chuck bell not being able to stay away from looking at the spoiler alerts. >> what was i thinking i? >> and today, an end of an era. u.s. takes the gold over spain in a rematch of the beijing olympics. kobe bryant in his final game. a tight one throughout. local boy kevin durant, corner ball. 30 points for durant. 156 points for the games. that's a u.s. record. fourth quarter and look at the wizardry of chris paul. mike krzyzewski is loving that. his last game as usa head coach, usa goes on to win the gold,

lebron giving his coach an h20 send off. coach k, 62-1 in olympic play. >> you know, this was a great game. wasn't a good game. it was a great game. i'm a happy guy. and proud. >> we knew it wasn't going to be easy. these guys played hard. they're a bigger team than us. every mistake they made, we capitalized on it. chris paul, lebron, kobe were great and you know, we got a really good win. >> so with the games coming to a close, here's a look at the medical count. usa, 104 medals. ladies bringing home 29 of those. host nation great britain the 65. funny that with all the subway and adidas commercials, robert griffin iii was the number two

pick in the draft. the colts depending a lot on andrew luck. and the number one picks started today against the rams. first quarter, lucks very first nfl pass. a dump off to donald brown, weaves through the defense and he's gone. 63 yards. for brown. and luick is like really? it's that easy? 7-0 lead for indy and the rookie is just getting started. second quarter, same score. look at this pass to austin colley. luck, 10 of 16 for 188 yards and two touchdowns. colts win big over st. louis. 38-3 is the final. nascar now, patriotism on display. watkins glenn and some final lap drama. cars coming around the final turn. kyle busch is bumped by brad koz lou ski. they're going to talk about that

one. they're going to talk about that one. home stretch now. trying to hold off ambrose. ambrose wins the finger lakes 355. and 23-year-old rory mcilroy won the u.s. open here at congressional, but since then, he's been less than impressive, but he's getting it back at the the pga championship. he leads at 11 under. >> that is our news for now. "nightly news" is up next and we will be back tonight after the olympics. until then, have a great night, everybody. [ male announcer ] the choice on debt...

mitt romney's plan: huge tax cuts for millionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and corporations that ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion.