alex nador clinching the bronze in the pommel horse competition, truly an unforgettable moment, and here's video of the olympic performance. alex could not hold back the tears as he nabbed the bronze in the event while great britain took home the gold and silver medals. many fans thought that russia would bump out alex as he was the last competitor, but he messed up the dismount leaving alex clear for the bronze. he won the us men gymnastic's the father of one began crying waiting for the scores. it's been a long road to rio for alex. he was an alternate in 2012 in london, then married a world champion gymnast holly vice. he had to train for the olympics while raising their newborn daughter lila. i was told he'd sleep in a separate room away from the newborn so help wouldn't wake them up when he would train in mi that was the only time he had to practice with his full schedule because he's also a realtor, and today all that practicing finally paid off. >> i could scream if they'd allow me to, but i'm just beyond excited, and very happy that everyone back home is supporting me through this

men's gymnastics finals, involving gilbert's very own, alex nador. >> a closer look at the medicine of the games. >> a player from the east valley dies. his head coach in tears. a valley tire shop at the center of a campaign controversy. >> 12 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> good evening, our big story of olympic action in rio. right now, team u.s.a. still ahead in the medal count. >> our arizona athletes are among those, making the medals stand in the competition. joining us live now from rio, hi vanessa. >> reporter: hey gang. so great to see you once again, and good evening, arizona. as you mentioned, today has been a big day for team u.s.a., when it comes to men's gymnastics, of involves gilbert's alex nador. i can tell you alex truly gave it his all. it has not been an easy road onto rio. again, not an easy journey, but it all went down inside of that venue you see behind me. i do have to tell you, alex giving it all in the team all around. i'm not going to give away any spoilers, because you're going to want to see all the action during prime time.

today has been a big day for team u.s.a., when it comes to men's gymnastics, of involves gilbert's alex nador. i can tell you alex truly gave it his all. it has not been an easy road onto rio. again, not an easy journey, but it all went down inside of that venue you see behind me. i do have to tell you, alex giving it all in the team all around. i'm not going to give away any spoilers, because you're going to want to see all the action during prime time. up with amanda boiler. she was a part of the magnificent 7 team that did win the gold in atlanta. she had a lot to share with us, about what she thought alex could potentially do here while he's in rio. >> reporter: alex came here specifically for one job. we had struggles in day 1. two falls. he came up and nailed his routine. i think he can do even better. i think performances across the board. i've watched alex work really hard, and i think it's going to be his time to shine. >> reporter: certainly, we're all here hoping and rooting back hope that that's going to be the case for alex. i'm not going to give away any spoilers, but it was thr

medal count, we have 69 total medals but also leading in the gold medal count -- >>> yesterday alex nador became the first american man to meddle on the pummel horses since the boycott of the 1994 games in los angeles. ended up winning the bronze. max whitlock of great britain took the gold. >>> in the first olympic golf tournament in 112 years american matt kutcher shot a 63 yesterday, good enough to win bronze. he said he's never been so happy in his life to finish in third place. birdied the 18th hole by a single shot. over sweden. >>> good morning on our monday, looking pretty good. here's what's ahead the next few days, lots of sunshine through the early part of the day and then the afternoon storms will fire. of course the movement through the early part of the week will be east-to-west. we'll see the storms last along the coast, across the interior and continue to develop. hot today, 90 and 59 in the upper 70s now. titan doppler radar tight quiet so the morning commute will be dry. patchy fog, nothing widespread. and notice the shower activity to the south from southeast to northwe

gymnast alex nador posted this picture of himself, all with those cupping bruises which can take twoheal. >> many athletes believe cupping speeds the healing process for over worked muscles. science has yet to provide any actual evidence. one thing's for sure, these athletes are convinced it's giving them the extra push they need about. >> now, let's get a handle at all the rest of the sports. >> hi, larry. >> i have done the cup therapy myself. >> have you really? >> and it works. >> it does works? >> you got the marks on you? >> yeah. but you know -- >> can you swim faster? >> i am a superior athlete now, dan, no question about that. >> they just -- you can get that done. in fact, i'll do it in the sports bar for you. >> great, that's all we need. >> a sigh of relief. >> no, there's no relief. there's not going to be any liability here. the giants. you talk about a game that's going to leave a mark. a marathon. buster posey. the shrimp tail slide, and gets a i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today th