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friday morning. savannah, good morning to you. >> 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 their claims of being robbed have now been debunked by rio officials. the usoc apologizing. keir simmons is at the gas station where it all happened. 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 could turn into an international incident. as you can see there are security cameras surrounding

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

at a gas station. at 6:07 you can see one of them head toward the back of the gas station near the bathrooms. a minute later the four emerge, followed by a gas station employee. concerned, police say, 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. and at the back are the restrooms that reports say w badly damaged. but we can see no sign of that now. the swimmers returned to their cab. at 6:09 their driver gets in and a 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 the swimmers put their hands up and sit down, a guard approaches them with his hand on his hip. one of the guards told

confrontation with the four large athletes. one of whom was getting aggressive. police say the guards let them go after they handed over $50 to pay for the bathroom damage. this a very different story from the one lochte first told "today's" billy. >> we got pulled over in in our taxi and these guys came out with a badge, a police badge, no lights, no nothing, just a police badge. they out their guns and then a guy pulled out his gun, he cocked it, put it to my forehead. >> reporter: in the days since that interview lochte changed some details, but sticking to his story that they were robbed. the american embarrassment ing t usoc to apologize to the people of brazil. the behavior of these athletes is not acceptable, nor does it represent the values of teach u.s.a. or the conduct of the

now, perhaps the confusion really 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 curb side, they are having a conversation with gas station officials. now, what the swimmers say is that 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, the brazilians say they were making it perfectly clear. perhaps translation. guys. >> keir, thank you very much. we can confirm now that gunnar bentz and jack conger have landed back in the united states, they arrived there just before we went on the air this morning. also we have spoken to jimmy feigen this morning, he confirmed that he has revised the statement he originally gave to the police. he has agreed to pay that about $11,000 in restitution. that will apparently get him his passport back. he is not in possession of his passport right now.

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

think this story got because this really 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? >> well, they are rightly concerned with the image of rio as a place that leave security that you associate with an olympics and terrorism and not aside. they have a legitimate issue with street crime. no one denies that. so if this had been true they would want the world to believe that they would have aggressively pursued whoever was responsible. if it turns out essentially not to be true, then they don't want this to besmirch their reputation when they have done a good job of hosting these olympics. >> what is the future for these swimmers, particularly ryan lochte, in terms of endorsements, in terms of his future in the sport, what's the impact? >> well, he is the boldface name, i think the others more or less get a pass, people forget about it or say they were younger, no at big deal.

money off endorsements, it's not prize money. he has probably cost himself millions and millions of dollars. >> bob, stick around. >> i will. >> he will be back in our next half hour, we will 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 u.s.a. reached a special milestone. natalie is here with all the hili >> really great number. our athletes have now 100 medals for the fourth straight summer games, seven coming on thursday, while usain bolt struck gold again. the fastest man alive usain bolt crushing the competition in the 200 meters. winning the sprint in three consecutive olympics. bolt's parents looking on as their son made history.

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. >> reporter: bolt who has said rio will be his last olympics going for a triple-triple, god medals in the 100, 200 and relay in three straight olympics. champion. >> reporter: it was also a huge day and night for team u.s.a. wracking up five gold medals. american ashton eaton maintaining the title the world's greatest athlete. >> everybody that was behind me throughout all these years this was for them. >> reporter: enduring two days of grueling competition to win back to back olympic gold in the decathlon. in the 400 meter hurdles dell la

teammate ashley spencer taking the bronze. on the men's side karen clem ent improved on his silver in beijing winning gold in the 400 hurdles. in the shot put american ryan crouser also grabbing gold. hurling the 16-pound shot put over 73 feet for a new olympic record. team u.s.a.'s joe kovacs took the silver delivering punch in the event. in women's wrestling another gold, helen maroulis overcoming a three time olympic champion from japan, crying tears of joy on the podium. >> i did not start as a tough girl so i lacked confidence. and wrestling has given me that. >> reporter: on the court the american women steam rolled france winning their match

medal round. and finally a relay redo for the american women inially failing to qualify in the 4x100 meter relay after allyson felix made contact with a brazilian runner >> and they dropped the stick. >> reporter: causing this botched baton handoff, but the americans were allowed to run again, but alone. in take two the americans managed to qualify for finals. so the standings in the medal count remain unchanged, the u.s., china, great britain and russia, u.s. with a commanding lead there. take a look at that number for team u.s.a., 100 through thursday. fourth straight summer games 100 medals or more. how much do we love that? coming up tod the men's and women's 4x100 relay, the gold medal match in women's soccer,

to watch for sure. you mention that gold for ashton eaton in the decathlon, the world's greatest athlete is on with us at koeb cab in a beach. how does it feel? should we just say the world's greatest athlete times two? how does it feel the second time around? >> i'm a little bit more sorry now. but it feels good. >> you know, this is one of these things that goes over two days, you are known for building up a le >> how were you feeling going into the second day, did you think you could hold the lead? >> i have to admit there were some times when i was a little bit doubtful and it was a good thing because there are these young kids coming up pushing me. that challenge is what i thrive on and i rose to the challenge and am glad i did. >> on thursday during the pole vault you had that amazing pass, 5.2 meters, the emotion you showed after that kind of said it all. describe what that was like for

i'm not sure this is in the bag and at that moment i knew all my training not just for the last four years but my whole life physical and mental led up to that point. >> all comes down to the 1500 meter. >> yeah. >> how much presse were you feeling standing at e beginning of that race? >> dyou kn what, normally i'm very nervous, feel a lot of pressure but i thought i'm willing to run myself into the hospital if i have to to get shower beforehand thinking are you going to step up and be able to do this, ashton? i made a pact with myself, yeah, if i have to go to the hospital to run that hard i will do it. >> you got i think ridiculous criticism for wearing a canadian cap when in reality your beautiful bride who is here with us is from canada and you were cheering her on. >> yeah. >> you competed in the help tat long and won bronze as well.

and keep an eye on what your spouse is doing? >> it was 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 at the game and she said i want to be on the podium. so to see that transition and have her make that dream a reality was powerful. >> are we going to be sitting with both of you in tokyo? >> oh, man. o >> we have no idea. >> no? >> we can say that we've absolutely loved and enjoyed erything up uil now, past tt -- >> oka >> thank youo much. >> world's greatest athlete times two. thank you. we will have much more from rio just ahead. don't forget you can catch nbc's prime time coverage of these olympic games tonight 8:00, 7:00 central time, and the spectacular closing ceremony sunday night here on nbc. let's go back to savannah in new york. all right, guys.

a new report that zika may be spreading in southern florida. at least two more cases apparently traced to miami beach. nbc's kerry sanders is there for us this morning. kerry, 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 winwood, but now sources are telling nbc news that the hh strongly suspect that they have found two cases of zika here on 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 that's valued at $24 billion. overnight the city sent residents an e-mail about this

of health has not confirmed any cases on miami beach, however, we have been informed that cases are being investigated. and the mayor here says the battle on the beach is now a full on war. >> we have all hands on deck, but 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 and get an understanding of how important this is here, not only $24 billion, but since zika was discovered in south florida tourism advanced booking at hotels have dropped 72%, but of course we need to factor into that that it's the end of summer, people are getting back, getting ready to go to school, getting their kids ready. it may not be directly linked to zika but it's certainly something that they're watching closely here. >> tourism so important where you're standing, kerry. thank you. now we move to the presidential race, a rare admission from donald trump, the republican nominee expressing regret for the first time during

divisive comments he has made along the way. nbc's hallie jaj son is in charlotte where trump had a rally last night. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. good morning. for donald trump and his running mate from charlotte now to baton rouge, the two will be 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 donald trump sounding strikingly more 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.

it. >> reporter: trump today is rolling out his first general election ad hitting hillary clinton and touting his own immigration policies. nbc news learning it's part of a $4 million ad buy in for battle ground states. he is 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 to the release of american de of her own this morning. the clinton foundation now saying if she is elected president the foundation will stop accepting foreign and corporate donations. >> thank you so much. 7:20. let's send it back to rio, hey, matt, i love your shirt. >> yes. >> i love your shirt and also if you like mean in a clad das and getting caught in the rain you should wear this shirt.

bassanova. >> i'm already tweeting from that shirt. just so you know. >> it's got its own account. we'll see you in a little while. what's happening weatherwise. >> out west we still get that heat, it's not helping the fire danger down throughout california. gusty winds in the mountains, dry, warm into the weekend. you can see red flag warnings and we are also looking at record heat in the pacific northwest. look at these temperatures, records today and saturday, cooler into next week. medford we're talking temperatures triple digits, not feels like but actual air temperatures getting down into northern california. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. to poor to foster kid black immigrant cancer patient smal

thas your latest weather. guys. >> all rit, al, thank you very much. coming up with big names dominating lik michael phelps the final five and usain bolt his real home to the greatest group of olympians ever assembled.

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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 morning. august 19th, 2016. 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.

apologizing to brazil for the 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 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.

saturday. men play spain this afternoon. >> 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. >> s i >> 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

redemption. making the most of the second 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 >> now the americans not only 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.

gentlemen. this is pretty cool. 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 tomorrow from chicago down to 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

>> don't forget get that weather any time you need it on the weather channel on cable. so proud. >> that's amazing, al. what pressure usain bolt was up to moments before the biggest race of his life. >> first, taking the game to new heights. is rio the greatest gathering of

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this olympics has made an 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 winning moment. >> biggest names of the rio 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

crushing her competition in 800 meter free by more than 11 full 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 history. 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 a >> bob costas, we've been 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

they've made their olympic 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. wi in rome. 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

at these games? >> 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 kat ledeck 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. sheon 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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just two days left of the summer games in rio, but there's still plenty of olympic action to watch.the u-s men's basketball team moves on the fi against spain.women's golf enters its third round today. american stacy lewis is just one stroke behind leader inbee park of south korea.plenty of track and filed action going on.the u-s women's four by 100 team gets a chance to defend their gold medal.and the u-s men's four by 100 team sees if they can beat usain bolt and team jamaica. looking at the medal count this morning the u-s has hit 100 medals.they're still in first.china in second with 58.

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it's 8:00 on "today." 100 medals strong. team usa adds to its impressive run here in rio. ashton eaton takes home gold in the decathlon, retaining his title as the world's athlete. and jamaica's 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 forgot to try these.

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. dads back in philly. let's go, team usa! >> gold in brazil! >> shoutout to columbia, south carolina. i'm on "today" 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. this is debatable. a thumbs up for matt's shirt, let's hear an applause. thumbs down? >> that means i don't have to around here without you guys. just ahead, we're gog to give yoa little peek at what i' been doing here at 30 to entertain myself for the past two week that's just ahead this morning. >> we're looking forward to

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. within the last hour, two of those american swimmers returned home to the u.s., finally touching down on american soil in miami after resolving their status with brazilian police. also new this morning, a third swimmer, jimmy feigen, telling statement about that night last weekend and appears at least 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 let go because they cooperated with police. he says they were never charged with anything and they were never investigated. they were just witnesses. this is surveillance video that has ryan lochte and three

brazilian police say the video from a gas station surveillance cameras prove that lochte lied when he said he and the others were robbed at gunpoint. instead, the athletes 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 behavif not acceptable nor does it represent the values of team usa or the conduct of the vast majority of its members. thrills on the track. superstar sprinter usain bolt playing to the crowd before the 200 meter. >> and there's the gun as bolt jumpsut 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 their respective races in the 400-meter hurdles. american ashton eaton domite 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.

an olympic medal for that country. and finally in men's beach volleyball, brazil hauding to the host country's gold medal count. the dynamic duo of alison and bruno 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 all way out 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 victimin 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 debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't chhtords o 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.

the obama administration has drawn a direct link between a $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 deal. en lifted inn orders have calirnia, where t blu cut wildfire has ford more than 80,000 people from their homes this week. firefighte made gnificant progress thursday and the fire was 22% contained by last nit. now, although it's been slowed, the fire is still threatening canyon and hillside communities east of los angeles. the zius mir be spreading in south flori 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 d on the olympic golf course on thursday. th drop it safely into a bag. high degree of difficulty with that work. we'll send it back to the guys . >> all right, savannah. thank you very much. up next, synchronized swimming in the spotlight. is it the most captivating sport of these games? >> plus, the moments that will come to define the 2016 olympic mes a we get set to say good-bye to rio. >> and al and i go on a little

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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.

that's not just any competitor. 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. >> especially when al -- we 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 rouines 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. posts came from models. 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

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

>> 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 take a look. 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 second period the tables 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 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

if only we had helen here with 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 insecuriti 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 medais you had to be perfect in order 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.

down. >> 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. 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 youai if a certain person showed up, you would need a defibrillator. do you remember that? >> live from the copacabana beach! >> boomer, let me start with

olympics? >> first time i saw the video of 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. >> three. >> 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, ts covering the olympics. >> 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

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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 nation >> coming up, matt and i decided 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.

to hunt for gold in a special 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 vacation. >> ashon eaton. >> 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

who would you like to say hi to. 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 indiana. i have my beautiful family here. 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

the 14 family members i have over there in the crowd. 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 hear. >> this is my new hangout with 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.

>> 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. holdon >> hi. >> are you all right? >> 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

>> big fan. >> 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

you know, they help get this 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 on you got to tune in next week to 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

>> look. 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.

>> 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. by the way, a huge thank you to our runners. they have been amazing. our life line in rio. >> thank you for everything.

>> >> we've been talking about 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 arrogant. 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 place in los angeles. the focus is on really supporting the athletes and

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 ? ? ? you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life.

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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 not more. the pride he showed for england 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.

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 the israeli athlete after 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! >>ho looking for that brazilian style. >> we need a couple guides. 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. >> it looks like what i actually

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 >> you look good. >> 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.

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.

shirt. >> i love it. that's a winner. >> all right.

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people that have been helping us 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 >> i agree. i got to take my kids to the 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. ??

>> how perfect is that? >> i miss you guys so much. >> we love you. >> boomer did not like that. didn't think it was funny. you seriously took 45 seconds because you couldn't get your phone to turn on. >> look at the pictures.

....waukesha native and university of wisconsin runner gwen jorgensen goes for the gold in the women's triathalon. jorgensen... the two-time reigning world champion considred the favorite. coverage of the women's tri is right here on today's tmj4... starting at 9-am saturday. it's our final olympic zone special... tonight at 6:30... for exclusive olympics coverage. you can also head to our website -- tmj4-dot-com slash olympics-- for all your up to the minute olympic event results. ryan lochte watch continues this morning the u-s. he has yet to comment publicly since authorities and his own teammates blew-up his "robbery story. two other swimmers are back home here in the u-s after brazilian authorities returned their passports following a round of questioning. the group apparently made up a story about being robbed at gunpoint... after authorities said they vandalized a gas station bathroom.the u-s olympic committee apologized

she is a 4'8" giant and they're going to spay the "star-spangled banner again. it's the final friday of these games in rio de janeiro. and it begins with the familiar sight of sunny skies on day 14 of the 2016 olympic games. from our studio here at copacabana beach, good morning, welcome along. i'm rebecca lowe. last night, all eyes were on usain bolt in the 200 meters. he won the eighth olympic gold medal of his career.