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today in rio -- adeline gray takes to the mat this afternoon. she's from right here in denver -- and is a heavy favorite to win gold in wrestling. usain bolt will go for his third straight 200 meter title - he'll have to hold off some strong competition from candian sprinter andre de grasse. volleyball will play in semi-final games. basketball faces france - and volleyball takes on serbia. a massive wildfire california is being called a once in a lifetime event. but one man is taking matters into his own hands. the united state's dominance of the olympics continued wednesday... adding nine more medal for a total of 93. 30 gold... 32 silver... 31 bronze. china is in second with 54 total medals. great britain has 50. russ and japan is back in the top five this morning with 33. dramatic new video from a southern dramatic new video from a southern california fire shows a man - trying to hold off flames with a garden hose. his cousin saw him t-v and called a news station - who sent firefighters to check on him. hockaday's home is o-k for now - but he

. >> the journey began 19 years when adeline gray started to wrestle at the age of 6 and competed against boys through high school, winning a junior world championship along the way. this summer the denver native will represent the usa on the sports' biggest stage. >> there there is not that many in the country and olympics is one of the ways that we have an opportunity to really be able to expand our wings and test ourselves physically and else emotionally and allow young girls to dream big. % >>she dominated with three world championships and no. 1 ranking in her weight class and hasn't loss since february of 2014. adeline hopes to keep that american girl. >> that top of the podium is where i belong and i'm so excited to go out there and earn it. you know, i'm going to have to. >> she is as good as it gets right back now. when it comes to on the mat accomplishments the only thing she is missing win gold in wrestling. >> just the dream to be the first one to make that history is awesome, but i also get to do something very bad-ass and something that i have dreamt about for years. >> from

tomorrow one of the chances of gold will be on the mat with adeline gray competing in women's wrestling. she is the daughter of a denver police officer and grew up with a bunch of brothers. she made wrestling teams at bear creek and chatfield high school. >> we meant to be on the top of that podium. the united states does not have an olympic goaled medallist. heading into rio is my opportunity to shine. i've really set the platform to go in there and be that first one. i >> the competition starts out tomorrow morning against a wrestler from columbia. >>> as the olympics move into their final days, the focus shifts to the team competitions. the u.s. women's water polo team defeated hungary. they'll face italy on friday. this will be the 4th time in five olympic appearances that the u.s. will be in the games. >>> the u.s. volleyball team struggled at start of the olympic tournament. today they had to beat the world champ to make it to the semis. they play italy on friday. >>> the women start their medal round tomorrow with a semifinal match against serbia. both u.s. basketball teams are p

. >>> a colorado wrtler hopes to bring home the gold, and her family is cheering >> adeline gray often competed in men's tournaments. >> i'm nervous. i mean, to be an olympian is her dream. >> she's ready for it. she's earned that title of world champion and now she needs to go out there and prove it one more time. >> and she could bb the first u.s. woman to win the gold in wrestling, so something to >> it's awesome she has to wrestle with men because there were not programs. >> i like the dad, from gray to gold. >>> take a look at the sunshine out here, still widely scattered dark. but we will have a bright sunrise this morning. 64 at city park, 9 at evergreen and 44 in estes park. last week we with overnight lows in the 0s in the mountains. won't be that cool this week, at least till the end of it. at the bus stop this morning, a nice start. by 8:00, 9900, we should be in the low 70s, then about degree warmup. good day for the sprinklers. >>> slip and slide, my favorite. across aurora. take a look at the map. 6th avenue, restricted here later on today for the work on the sewer line b

denver's adeline gray arrived in rio as the heavy favorite to become the first american to win gold in women's wrestling. instead, the three-time world champion was upset early. >> the three-time world champ looking to become the third day. >> gray breezed into the 75- kilogram quarterfinals where she faced an opponent from belarus who pulled off the shocker. defeating the 25-year-old gray and snapping her two-year winning streak. >> best in the world last two years, those dreams of gold go by the wayside. >> the fact that i'm done after just two matches is a bit of a heartbreak. but i'm a know that i can definitely hang with these girls. i just didn't prove it today. >> olympic history was still made by team usa's helen maroulis, she beat the defending champ to claim gold in the 53-kilogram division. >> they drop the stick. >> all seemed lost when allyson felix dropped the baton in the four by 100-meter relay but the judges agreed, she was bumped giving team usa one more chance

adeline gray has been getting ready since she was 6 years old. her dad, a denver police officer, taught her to wrestle along with one of her coach, and she said the challenges as a little girl helped her get tough enough to be an olympic athlete. >> with her being so hyper and or instead of becoming negative in her life, learning to deal with those. this is a hard sport, and if she hadn't possibly to go through those operation from the time she was 10 months old, she might not be where she is. >> what you did when you were a kid. you're a sick kid and you tough through and having some of those adversities when you're a kid, teach you how to understand kind of that pain tolerance, take it to "is this broken?" "yeah, go to the doctor." "okay, i'll go to the doctor now." >> reporter: yeah. she's just a little bit tough. she had a lot of surgeries on her ear growing up and could be the first u.s. women's wrestler to ever win gold in that sport at the olympic. >> reporter: you know, athletes and pretty much everybody on the planet coming to the city a

. >> adeline gray's family is getting ready to cheer on the champ in rio. no us woman wrestler has ever won the gold medal, but gray hopes to change that remitting colorado in rio and her family can't wait. >> she has a lot of medals like this, all 1st place. >> reporter: only one medal on their minds. >> we talk about america's best chance for a gold medal. >> reporter: adeline's strength and focused shined through on a three-time world champ in rio getting ready to wrestle for the gold. >> it's a progression from the excitement here, the stress is here, and now seeing her progressing into the i'm ready to wrestle. >> reporter: these are her parents, donna and george gray. george a denver police detectivee they describe what it's like watching their daughter compete. >> we're like, you know, moving, you know. >> yeah, i don't want to is it next to me. tears. my girls tease me all the time. >> reporter: the oldest of four sister, she started wrestling at age 6. throughout middle school and high school she competed in tournaments with the boys. >> she eaaned

adeline told us that when we interviewed her after qualifying for the olympic team. >> and the top of the podium is wh there and earn it. >> reporter: heading to rio, hoping to turn gray into gold. >> and she is ready for it. she has earned that title as world champion. now she's going to go out there and prove it one more time. >> adeline wants to inspire other girls to dream big and get into sports even if that sport is heavily dominated by men. her parents also want the colorado state high school association to take steps to get more girls involved in the sport. she competes on thursday. over there. >> yes, they are. they are impressive to watch. >> leading the gold medal count, 50 medals right now. >> it's impressive and it's not over yet. i love watching the olympics. >> it was fun. >>> but i also love when it's a beautiful day outside. today the sun was out. this is our headlines for today. well the metro will see some increasing cloud coverage as we head through the afternoon. a very slight chance for seeing a few afternoon showers and storms. for the most part best chance for seeing any stronger thunderstorms this afternoon. but we will stay very dry through t

won the battle servia for spot and a shot at the gold medal games adeline gray go for the team usa firstwomen's wrastling today in the tech on friends and basketball that matter to determine who plays for the gold and sprinters a page in the record book is nice. >>darya: howe led effort trip may have been meeting the man of the dreams. >>reporter: just because she crush of the competition does that mean she cannot have a crush the 19 year-old a lifetime dream the kiss from actors that ephron a kiss that inspire this the performance she definitely said about her crush the he gives her breathing problems a leotard with his face all over actually she has been kissing him on a regular basis since christmas of 2014 that is when she received this life-size cutout that she keeps in her bedroom instead of khar'kov she got real zachary he surprise turn and he seemed out to meet them he kissed her on multiple times she kissed him canossa herself on cloud nine she may not have needed a lift but she got one the gym this boy friend joe only she won four gold medals and there was only one anzac which

there's a lot going to happen including an historic moment with adeline gray. >> reporter: her dad is a denver police officer and taught her to wrestle at one point. she had surgeries horniers as a little girl and helped her be tough enough to be an olympic athlete. >> she had severe ear problems and learned to deal with those. it's a severe sport and if she hadn't had to go through those operations from the time she was 10 months old, she may not be where she is. through and have adverse if ied -- adversities. is this broken? go to the doctor. >> she could be the first woman from the united states to win gold in in >> reporter: many people come to christ the redeemer. when we got up there, we noticed people put themselves in strange positions to put the perfect picture. ? >> can't miss out on this. >> reporter: just under this 124-foot tall statue and pedestal -- >> so massive but beautiful. >> reporter: dozens of people just laying down on the ground. >> priceless. >> reporter: even if you don't understand what they're saying, it's clear what they're trying to do. frame up the perfe

adeline gray is wrestling in the 75 kg and is already a world champ and heavy favorite to take gold. she'll start out facing a colombian wrestler around 7:00 our time. wrestling, swimming, gymnastics, little girls and boys are playing out daydreams in hopes of being like idols. as many as 50 ne joined up at a gym last week, inspired by team usa and veterans like 13-year-old james "j.j." marshall have gold in their eyes while watching the game. >> i want to become a 2020 olympian because i just put what it takes in my gymnastics, and i stay confident and i just push myself because i know i can do it. >> did you see what she just did? >> i'm telling you, you saw her and practices twice a day, totaling 34 hours week. tiger is now making plans to add even more classes. you can see why they're inspired. >> that's for sure. >>> we love the olympicses and broncos. more broncos football around the corner this weekend. denver will host san francisco at the stadium on sunday night. that's not before the two teams get together to hit each other in practice. they have been working out together a

denver's adeline gray was the favorite so it was an upset when an opponent from belarus defeated the champ. cheryl preheim talked to her after the match. she is glad to have made it this far. >> i'm super happy i'm an olympian. that is a title i have been searching for a long time. this experience in rio and with the people here has been fantastic. i just hope i didn't disappoint too many people today. >> it is more that i'm devastated for her, not for us, she said she is sorry that she let her coach down. but that is not how i feel. >> she didn't reach her ultimate goal at this point, but reaching the olympics was her original goal and i was over the moon when she did that. and anything at this point is just extra. >> we are sure she will be back strong one day. she is still a dominant force in her division. she had been undefeated for nearly three years. >>> we are another week closer to the start of have a new starting quarterback for preseason game number two. today, coach kubiak announced trevor siemian will start against the 49ers. mark sanchez following and paxton lynch will g

gray. their daughter adeline will compete on thursday. if she were to win. she'd be the first u.s. woman to win the gold in wrestling. >> and in michigan some older athletes are not letting their age prevent them from pursuing olympic dreams. 101-year-old fred winder and competing in the senior games. winter competed in several field events including the high jump. one of his training rituals? >> i'm up to 100 push-ups right now. the secret to push-ups is bang bang bang bang. you have to do them fast. if you just do them slow, you won't make it. >> he could coach me. i can't do a single push-up. an official qualifier for the 2017 national senior games. i was surprised to find out you have to beover 50 compete. so he's twice their age. >> and still doing 100 push- ups. >>> we are learning which cities are the best when it comes to retiring. >> the anaaysis showed denver in the top 25 cities, landing at 22. colorado aurora was 104th. orlando, florida was the best city to retire in, and montana, california was the worst. >>> the denver center for performing arts is the world's largest

adeline street. witnesses say a group of people in a gray car were being followed then shot at by two men in a white car. >> when officers got out there, they found numerous shell casings on the ground along adeline street there. they found one parked car had been hit by gunfire. >> reporter: one car hit by gunfire but thankfully no people hit in this mostly residential area. investigators are trying to determine a motive and aren't sure if this was road rage or something else. they're hoping more surveillance video will provide those answers and lead them to the suspect. now at this point in the investigation, police aren't saying what type of guns were used in the shooting or how many bullets were actually fired. they are also holding on to the full surveillance video for now. reporting live in emeryville, kim yonenaka, nbc bay area news. ♪ >>> okay. let's get to all the good news from brazil. one game away from a medal. the u.s. women's water polo team advanced to the finals today. on this team, five bay area athletes including k.k. clark who graduated from sacred heart prep in atherton. you could

adeline street. there was a shoot out between the white car and a gray sedan.wo types of shell casings were found by police. no one on the street was hurt but a car was hit by bullets. the cars sped off towards oakland. >>> this afternoon the court hearing for the man accused of killing sierra lamarr is due to resume in the south bay. lawyers for the defendant have asked the judge to move the trial out of santa clara county saying, he can't get a fair trial because of too much publicity. sierra lamarr vanished in 2012 on her way to school. prosecutors say they do have evidence to convict torres even though the girls body was never found. >>> it has been a very violent month in the city of hayward. police say an unprecedented number of violent crimes reported. police have made arrested two homicides, they involve family disputes. they are still searching for suspects in three other homicide cases. >> detectives are working with no days off because all of this stuff has happened. we don't have a serial murderer going around. it is unfortunate that they all happen

gray vehicle that you can't see in this picture. sky 7 hd captured the scene shortly after 11:30 this morning between 45th and 47th on adeline. there were at least two shooters and they shut down to recover what they called numerous shell casings with this amount of gunfire going back and forth, police say it was a miracle that no one was hit. >> one park vehicle was hit and that is the only damage that we're aware of right now. we are not aware of any injuries. no one has reported being injured and there are no reports right now of any gunshot wounds. >> reporter: this is the picture again. seeing the man leaning out the window of the passenger side of the car and firing. since this was aa residential area with homes on both sides of the street, police are taking this seriously and that -- that shooter, if you recognize him, or that car, emeryville police would like to hear from you. live in emeryville, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> two people in san francisco were hurt in a head-on crash that sent one of the vehicles into the garage of a day care center. it happened on judson avenue near detroit around 4:30 p.m. the red hond