simone biles and needham's own aly raisman in tears of joy there. they took home the gold and silver respectively in the individual all-around final. really just a dominant performance by team u.s.a. >> sarah: an emotional raisman celebrating silver after being denied an all-around medal four years ago 7's nancy chen has all the highlights now from rio. >> nancy: american dominance on display in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final. needham native aly raisman seizing silver. i was there when she stepped off the podium. >> thank you. >> nancy: the entire arena erupted for you. you seemed emotional, as well. >> yes, it was so special, they whole entire arena, they were screaming and cheering and not being in the u.s. it's so amazing, i'll never ever forget it. >> nancy: teammate simone biles crowned the world champion. >> i'm feeling a whirlwind of emotion, excited, happy, proud of both me and aly, because we both went out there tonight and we both did our jobs. i couldn't ask for anything more. >> nancy: but this was a fight to the finis

need ham's aly raisman and floor. >> reporter: needham's aly raisman dethroned as the queen of the floor ritine but grabbing a silver biles. >> anchor: the night team's nancy chen live in rio with the dynamic duo, nancy. >> reporter: aly raisman, simone biles walking away with silver and gold standing high above all others. better than their best. >> tremendous. r for team usa. >> she makes everything looks so easy. >> reporter: biles and raiseman owned the floor. >> with that routine guarantees her a medal. >> reporter: alley sticking the landing of every twist and tumble. >> i'm so happy for you. so now you stand alone as the second most decorated american gymnast of all time. how does that sound? amazing shannon miller is the most decorated. she was one of my favorite gymnasts. i looked up to her. >> reporter: alley's olympic tally of 6 put next to shannon's 7. >> if you asked me a few months ago i would have said i was done. yesterday we were talking and i'm going to take a break and i mean never say never. >> reporter: team simone boun medal on the beam to show dominance. how did yo

young gymnast in massachusetts were up late last night cheering on aly raisman as she won that silver medal. >> sarah: these girls are training to become future olympic champs at the same place career. here's kimberly becomeman with more. >> aly, aly! >> kimberly: in the heart of neton's excel gym, a cheering section so full of love you have to believe aly raisman felt it all the way in rio. >> we like aly. that's so good at gymnastics. she went to excel, of course. and excel really gave her good stuff to learn. >> kimberly: it is at this gym where the needham native got her start. >> we're so proud toe it's so amazing how she keeps going and going. >> kimberly: they are team aly all the way. >> i think it's inspiring. >> kimberly: in fact, this instructor wear patriotic sneakers raisman gave her in hopes they'd be a good luck charm during the women's individual all-around competition. this inspiring gymnast from raisman's current practice facility in burlington put her positive vibes. >> i feel like she's going to do a great job because she's been working really, really hard. >> go,

aly raisman clearly excited. you tweeted at me. p.s., big fan of your girlfriend, olivia munn, too." >> is that how the veterans do it? is that how the veterans do it? is that how they do it? >> nancy: and aly getting support from olympic super fan leslie jones. she posted her pride on twitter, impressed with the floor routine. jones punched her own ticket to rio with tweets like this one. she's expected to arrive on friday. and rugby returning to the games. team u.s.a. had a strong showing. nate ebner made olympic history yesterday, becoming the first active nfl player to compete at the summer olympics. ebner, who helped the new england patriots win super bowl 49 coming up big for team u.s.a. they shut out brazil 26-0 after a disappointing loss to argentina. earlier in the day. a special teams standout is in belichick granted special permission for ebner to miss training camp. belichick seems to be very supportive of ebner pursuing his dream. yesterday he and several patriots' players were wearing team u.s.a. ebner shirts at camp.

aly raisman goes outs proving there is no one better. >> nancy: team u.s.a. delivering a one-two punch. >> tremendous. aly stuck the most difficult of landings, securing her spot in history. i'm so happy for you. now you stand alone as the second most decorated olympic gymnast of all time. how does that sound? >> it sounds awesome. shannon was the most decorated. she's someone i looked up. to it's crazy. it doesn't feel real at all. >> nancy: aly is now the second most decorated gymnast of all time. cake. >> nancy: this may not be the end for her. >> if you asked me a few months ago, i would have said i'm done, but yesterday we were talking, and i'm going the take a break and then i mean never say never. >> nancy: after a stumble on the beam led to bronze, simone bounced back. she was untouchable, soaring to the top of the podium. >> you were just on fire out there. how did you feel during all of this in. >> i felt pretty good and just ended on a good note. that's what me and aly w that's exactly what we did. >> nancy: as for aly, there's no better way for her

do in competition. >> needham native aly raisman and u.s. women's gymnastics team off to a near perfect start. >> is she better than 2012? performance solidified her place in the all-around final later this week. i talked to her right after she finished. >> congratulations. i'm so happy for you. how does it feel to qualify for the all-around again? >> it feels really special. i haven't sunk in yet. my mind is for the team final. we're really excited. we were a team tonight. >> nancy: for her, confidence has been key. >> whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. important. >> nancy: aly finishing behind simone biles. the three-time world champion dominated in every event. >> she flies higher than anybody else in this competition. >> congratulations on everything. how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling very excited. i'm confident. i think we're ready to go out and compete. >> nancy: biles was also the top qualifier for three event first female gymnast to ever win five gold medals in one olympics. gabby douglas finished third behind bil

more on all the excitement from rio today. >> wow. >> nancy: a golden moment for needham native aly raisman. she and the rest of the u.s. women's gymnastics team living up to the hype, proving they are the best in the world. >> that medal-winning moment. >> nancy: i caught up with aly and the team moments after they got off the podium. back-to-back olympic gold. how does it feel? >> it feels incredible. i'm just so excited. >> nancy: once they knew they secured the top spot, the team revealed a closely kept secret, their new nickname. >> we are the final five. >> nancy: the final five. tell me about that team name? >> it's her last olympics. and we're the final team of five left. >> nancy: an emotional announcement for the retiring coordinator. >> i am never sentimental, and i heard "the final five," that was the moment i broke down. >> nancy: the final five went to work as soon as they entered the arena. >> you run out of superlatives when you're talking about the u.s. women. that was another great one. >> nancy: dominating every event. >> wow. >> that's what a champion looks like. >> nanc

diane: olympic champion aly raisman getting a big welcome back from her hometown of needham today. she showed off her 3 medals at the rally for aly and thanked kazakiewich is here with more on the celebration. todd: she said she felt the support and pride in person. >> may i introduce to you needham's own aly raisman! todd: if there's anything better than going to the olympics, it's coming home a champion. saturday, needham's own gold medal gymnast aly raisman is honored in her hometown. >> aly! aly! needham, but memories of the summer games in rio are much closer than the time and distance passed. >> what's your favorite part of rio outsides competing? aly: meeting zac efron, i guess. i've really accomplished everything i ever could have dreamed of, especially getting that all around medal -- medal. says she'll never stop dreaming about her goals and those of her fans. aly: to all the little girls that came out today, i hope one day i can watch you all in the olympics. todd: she plans on taking a break eventually. her near future includes touring with her teammates and presenting a

needham native aly raisman and the u.s. women's gymnastics team, just some of the athletes adding to the medal count. good morning, i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price with cindy fitzgibbon. nice out there this morning. cindy: yeah. today we had the best opportunity to see some rain. hopefully you get some water in your community. starting a quiet, just some patchy clouds. just a little light on the horizon. 70 degrees with the dew point in the lower 60'et , low 70's on the cape, 71 back toward orange. tomorrow is muggy dear with the clouds advancing from the west and these extend all the way back out across the western u.s. this is what we are watching as we get into the late morning and early afternoon, southwesterly wind bringing in more humidity. it will not be as hot today, into the afternoon we hold in the lower 80's with showers and thunderstorms, highs at about 85 through the merrimack valley and you can see showers coming in continuing to shift eastward. your lunch hour has the best opportunity is doing th

today will likely be aly raisman's final olympic competition on the floor. she's put in a lot of work to make sure this is a success. so far in these games, aly earned a gold in the team final and a silver in the individual all-around. with her three medals from london. she's tied with nastia liukin and mary lou retton as the second most decorated american gymnast of all-time. shannon miller tolds the top spot. she does medal onhe she will take that number two spot for herself. yesterday aly posted this picture on instagram writing, "last workout in rio. floor final tomorrow. she's on the floor stretching with teammate madison kocian right there. on monday aly's teammates laurie hernandez and simone biles took to the finals for the beam final. they added to team u.s.a.'s success with a brns and silver >> oh, boy. biles landed awkwardly while competing a front tuck and grabbed beam with both hands to avoid falling. she finished in third place. >> i'm disappointed in how i perform my beam, not in the medal i got. i shouldn't hav >> nancy: the bronze medal dashi

. >> christa: and i'm christa about that, but aly raisman and simone biles. there was an upset, chris. >> chris: we're talking basically with aly and the crew. they just deliver time after time again. how about this this morning? you feel like you should be looking at palm trees or something. tropical air mass in place. 80 in boston. 80 in norwood. mid-70s for dew points. however, we are going to take the edge off the dew points. we'll lower the humidity through the day. buffalo, new york, dew point at 60. going to be working on in. feels really uncomfortable this morning. just maybe a spot shower trying to get going across new england early this morning. much of the time will be dry. we'll shake off the cloud cover. the breeze also picks up. that will make it feel more comfortable. so we're talking about a northwesterly wind at times, 15, 20mph, even gusting higher than that. while the dew points start off well into the 70s and we'll end the day in the mid-50s to near 60s. temperatures running into the mid to upper 80s. close to 90 tomorrow. the humidity stil

she outranks aly raisman. an win finish one-two, and a few moments ago, we heard from simone biles. >> feeling like a whirlwind of emotions. excited, happy, proud, of both me and aly. we both went out there and did our jobs, so i couldn't ask for anything more. >> reporter: and still ahead, we will take you inside the usa house here in rio. have you heard about it? you have to take a look at it. it's where the u.s. athletes go, corporate sponsorship and something you want to lay your eyes on. and a former eagle was there today. >> and we're going to talk about the face of the eagles' future. talking about carson wentz. an inconsistent performance, including an interception, but the birds did win their first preseason game under doug peterson. and nbc 10 is your official eagles station. but we start with drew smith. and how fans are feeling. >> reporter: it was a scorcher down here at the link. that didn't stop fans from welcominged rookie carson wentz. fans were all smiles in south philadelphia, even when the s

there tonight. >>> meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raisman, winning a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished olympic career, three of them gold. tonight's silver for ma a pair of athletes that clearly rank among the best ever in their respective sports. over five olympics, michael phelps has set records that likely will never be broken. maybe not even approached. while over merely five days, simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. still, there was another simone manuel became the first african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ?? ?? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of the united states of america. ?? ?? >> ladies and gent

there tonight. >>> meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raismang a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished olympic career, three of them gold. tonight's silver for raisman, came on a night that belonged to a pair of athletes that clearly rank among the best ever in their respective sports. over five olympics, michael phelps has set records that likely will never be broken. maybe not even approached. while over merely five days, simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. still, there was another note-worthy champion tonight. simone manuel became the first african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthe

randy: including some high stakes for needam's aly raisman. the eye's erika tarantal is here to set the stage. erika: big medal events in the gym and the pool where t' teammates but also rivals. michael phelps and ryan lochte go head to head in the 200-meter medley. they're considered the top two of all time in the event. and yes in gynmastics, simone biles and hometown favorite aly raisman look to medal in the individual all around. meantime wednesday it was another gold for katie ledecky who helped the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay team finish and carmelo anthony with 31 first. points against australia becomes leading olympic scorer. america leading in the medal count with 32. china still in second with 23. emily: big congrats this morning for a local diver, michael hixon will be bringing home a silver medal from rio. he's on the left in this picture. hixon and his teammate sam dorman competed in the synchronized diving competition. they came in second to great britain, with the chinese team winning bronze. hixon lists amherst as his home

>> christa: need imnative aly raisman qualifying for the all-around final in women's gymnastics. now he's looking to add to her career medal count. >> sarah: raisman is 22, considered to be an advanced age in gymnastics. she says she's even joked about her age when she met tom brady and david ortiz. >> i like briefly met tom along time ago. i made a joke i was old in gymnastics, and, you know, obviously i was trying to explain how in 22, that's like you're super old, so he thought it was crazy, just like, you know, any other athlete i've talked to david ortiz about it, too. it was the same thing. they're like, 22, what? >> sarah: the women's team all-around final is tomorrow night. raisman will then compete in the all-around final thursday. when she competed yesterday, they were saying, i think she's better than last time. you perfect things. chris, it's interesting because i think it was gronk or edelman, they've been giving brady a hard time about his age. >> chris: just turned 39 a couple days ago or was it last week. if you're headed out to wish tom a belated happy birthday, l

there tonight. >>> meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raisman, winning a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished olympic career, three of them gold. tonight's silver for raisman, came on a night that belonged to a pair rank among the best ever in their respective sports. over five olympics, michael phelps has set records that likely will never be broken. maybe not even approached. while over merely five days, simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. still, there was another note-worthy champion tonight. african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ? ? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of the united states of america. ? ? >> ladies

paul burton explains. [ chanting ] >> reporter: it was an olympic homecoming for needham's own aly raisman arriving on a fire truck with thunderous aplus. she took part in a rally for ali on the town common. >> thank you so much for coming today. >> reporter: she grew up in needham class of 2012. today august aly raisman today for the town of needham. >> the beautiful rio 2016 olympics right. >> there is all a dream and it doesn't feel like it's actually all happened because i've spent so much time you know, stressing about competing and then it actually kind of just all came together. >> reporter: during the rally, ali took questions from her fans. >> what is it like being one of very rewarding but a lot of hard work. >> just to see her put herself to this level and go at it again is unbelievable. i give her so many congratulations for that. >> now that ali is back, she doesn't plan to spend a lot of time here in needham. in fact she's about to go on tour with her teammates and then come back and spend much- needed time with her family. >> it's just great to see her represent needham a li

you can also the women's gymnastics team final with aly raisman tonight during prime time as well as michael phelps and katie ledecky going for individual gold. that should be awesome. 7news is your home for the summer games. nancy chen is still in rio. she's bringing you the latest results from competitions. i can't wait to see her. >> sarah: still ahead on "today in new england," donald trump taking on the economy. his plan for changing the tax bracket and what his rival things. >> christa: this ipad taking a plunge. dolphins are so smart. >> chris: hey, get off the ipad. stop taking video of me. beach day today. temperatures close to 80 at the coastline. near 90 inland. no humidity today. two years ago, silvertech had 40 to 50 employees. now we have 60 to 70. we took a big hit in the recession, but we're back, strong. we had about 70 employees a few years ago, we have over a hundred today. chynoweth: businesses like mine mary collins: she's controlled spending and she's balanced the budget. narrator: and cnbc named new hampshire the most business-friendly state in the country. i'm

. >> and aly raisman going for the gold again today. aes best in the world on the eye for this thursday morning. >> 6:00 a.m. on the eye. oppressive heat and humidity on the way today, there is a heat emergency in place in boston, cooling centers, they will be open across the city. good morning, i'm emily riemer. >> i'm randy price with cindy that is the case this morning. oh, it just came in there. >> it is comfortable. >> it is a tropical air in place, and that's a concern today because you go up into the 90s, and you add all that humidity. it's going to be pretty tough later on today, you can see the red color showing up here across southern new england, and this is the impact of the humidity, just oppressive, dewpoints about as high as they ever get here in southern new england, and this is with us all day long, and resulted in some fog here through the overnight hours, and southern new hampshire, the visibility a quarter of a mile from lawrence to beverly and back to orange, as well so keep in mind that fog may slow you down. look

another chance for aly raisman to medal. she and teammate simone biles will go for gold in the individual all-around final this afternoon. biles is the heavy favorite to take the top spot. aly is the top contender for the podium. women's gymnastics one of several must-see moments later today. you can watch aly and simone at prime time starting at 8:00 on 7 nbc. michael phelps and ryan lochte they'll be going head to head in the 200m individual medley final. and judo champ kayla harrison who trains in wakefield will compete later on this morning. taking a look at the medal count, team u.s.a. in the lead with a total of 32 medals so far. they've brought home 11 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze, and china is in second with a total of 23 medals. japan is in third with 18. >> sarah: happening today, a man will be facing a judge after a double stabbing i police say the suspect stabbed a 52-year-old woman and an 83-year-old woman at a home on weston street yesterday afternoon. the 52-year-old is in critical condition right now. an investi

wavered, but biles stuck the landing, back on top with raisman in third. >> that was big routine for aly raisman. >> then team u.s.a. took the floor. raisman electrified. >> a return to the olympics has been worth it. >> no score needed for that routine. biles defied graffiti with every leap and her signature move >> this has been her destiny all along. >> the night was theirs. >> gold and silver medalists, one/two. biles took gold, raisman silver. the top two gymnasts in the world from the top team, the final five. >> yay. all five members of the u.s. women's gymnastics team are with ladies, good morning. >> good morning. >> okay. simone, tell me about your dream last night. what happened? you woke up and did you dream about it? >> no, i didn't dream about it, but as soon as i woke up yesterday i walked into aly's room and i said, i have a really good feeling about today and she said, me, too. >> you knew that. do you know what was interesting, i was at the match watching you guys and you guys had done the vault and the unevens and i looked up at the big scoreboard a first, we were second, russ

there tonight. >>> meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raisman, winning a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished olympic career, three of them gold. tonight's silver for raisman, came on a night that belonged to rank among the best ever in their respective sports. over five olympics, michael phelps has set records that likely will never be broken. maybe not even approached. while over merely five days, simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. still, there was another note-worthy champion tonight. african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ?? ?? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of the united states of america. ?? ?? >> ladies an

there tonight. >>> meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raisman, winning a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished olympic career, three of them gold. tonight's silver for raisman, came on a night that a pair of athletes that clearly rank among the best ever in their respective sports. over five olympics, michael phelps has set records that likely will never be broken. maybe not even approached. while over merely five days, simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. still, there was another african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ? ? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of the united states of america. ? ? >> ladies and gentlemen, t

there tonight. >>> meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raisman, winning a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished olympic career, three of them gold. tonight's silver for raisman, came a pair of athletes that clearly rank among the best ever in their respective sports. over five olympics, michael phelps has set records that likely will never be broken. maybe not even approached. while over merely five days, simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. still, there was another simone manuel became the first african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ?? ?? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of the united states of america. ?? ?? >> ladi

she and aly raisman took the top two spots in floor exercise. saved her best performance for last. with three gold medals and a bronze already in tow, she turned in a near perfect performance on the floor. biles became the fourth female gymnast to take home four golds in a single games. the silver went to teammate aly raisman, her third medal of the games and sixth of all time, the second most of any u.s. women's gymnast, just one behind shannon miller. let's go to the sand. kerri walsh jennings and april ross taking on the second seeded brazilian team in the semifinals. the home team upset. walsh jennings serving to stay in the match, but brazil will have none of it. kerri walsh jennings and april ross fall to brazil in straight sets. walsh jennings first match loss in olympic play. earlier in the day, matt baronoski competed in keirin. the bucs county native misses out on a chance at the semifinals. and coming up, they are some of the most well conditioned athletes in the world, but what do they eat when the competition is over? still ahead we

packing a punch, ali raisman and biles hoping to come away with two more med alzheimers as they compete on the floor exercises. first at 5:00 we're tracking the potential for strong storms in our area tonight. the heat wave' we have -- we've had giving way to wild weather. >> adam: let's get to studying the images what is going on. >> reporter: we have a warm front that is draped along the warm front. we noticed showers, thunderstormsants downpours over the last couple of showers. there are two in particular we have been monitoring especially this one right here. coming out of connect now moving across southern worcester county. as of this moment there are no watches or warnings in effect but perhaps your eyes are drawn right away to how that, the warm colors here are bending around. we alluded to this last they interact with the thunderstorms sometimes they rotate the thunderstorms and we have seen some weak rotation in some of the thunderstorms now. what i've done here is switched over the colors to velocity so we're looking at the wind inside of the thunderstorms. and the green color

needham native aly raisman hoping to lead her team to gold. the u.s. is heavily favored in tonight's team final in the qualifying round. the women outscored second-place china by nearly ten points. after the four all-around qualifying events, gymnastics superstar simone biles was ranked number one. raisman came in behind here. you know the fierce five and the magnificent seft. before she left for rio, aly let us in on who cam team name. >> simone says it was her idea, but online i saw a couple other people were tweeting it, and it was in a couple articles. we have a group text message that she said it. and we all loved it. so we're excited. we're going to keep it to ourselves for now until we get there. >> nancy: you can tell they are very close. aly tells me they will reveal that team name tonight after the support from a family member. check out this video from ryan lochte. >> u.s.a.! >> nancy: the swimmer posting that video saying, "my grandma is carrying that olympic or torh at her nursing home." and there's a new olympic re olympic aspirations at

do in competition. >> reporter: aly raisman and the start. >> is she better than 2012? >> i actually think she might be. >> reporter: her strong performance solidifying her place in the all-around final this week. i talked to her after she finished. >> congratulations. i'm so happy for you. >> thank you. >> reporter: how does it feel to qualify? >> it feels very special. it has not really sunk in. i think my mind is for the team final on tuesday. we're really, really excited. we were really a time tonight. we'll be the same on tuesday. r has been key. >> pretty darned good. >> whether you think you can or you can't, just the mental game is the most important. >> reporter: aly finning -- finishing behind simone biles. dominated in every event. >> she flies higher than anybody else. >> reporter: congratulations. how are you feeling? >> very excited. confident and i think we're ready to compete. finals, balance beam, vault and floor and is on track to be the first to ever win five gold medals in one olympics. 2012 olympic champion gabby douglas finishing third behind biles

all-around and aly raisman takes silver. they're with us today, friday, august 12th, 2016. >> harrison wins gold again! >> this has been her destiny all along. >> one more time for the ages. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to a special split edition of "today." rio and new york. the games of the 31st olympiad. dark and rainy and windy on copacabana beach. it doesn't matter because yesterday was bright and cheery and fantastic for team usa. african-american woman to win gold. i have a feeling in individual swimming if we mark our calendars in nine months there will be a lot of simone being named. >> no question about it. it's been a big olympics for simons. >> another simone found success. simone biles turned in one of the most impressive performances ever to win gold in the women's all-around. right on her heels of course, teammate aly raisman who took silver

simone biles and aly raisman will compete on the floor. i was there and had a chance to talk to medal winners when they left the podium. >> american simone biles has already made usa gymnastics history. a record five gold medals ended on the balance beam. >> she's so fantastic. so consistent. >> she started off strong. >> beautiful. >> then uncharacteristically ltered midway touching the beam. seeing that mistake, dutch gymnast shaunae miller adjusted her routine doing something less difficult and winning gold. >> laurie hernandez took silver and biles got bronze. >> are you okay? >> i'mdisappointed i how i performed my beam set. if you think about it i'm the only gymnast out here that has done this as many times as i have so props for that. >> hernandez was the silver lining for team usa. >> great form. >> just 16 years old competing in her first ever international meet, hernandez followed wevers with a rock solid routine nailing her dismount and walking away with her first individual medal. a silver. >> this was a tremendous routine. >>

aly raisman and flurry hernandez spotted cheering her on in the stands. biles is now the most decorated gymnast if the u.s. history at world and olympic competitions. >>> i am excited i met my own expectations. >> anchor: her final five teammate coming in second place in the women's uneven bars. she was edged out by the deat thing gold medalist of russia. >>> it's crazy right now. i am very excited to i have silver medal around my neck and happy with the routine i did today. >> anchor: gabby douglas came in 7th after struggling to to stay on the high bar. >>> i was upset i messed up first part but do you know what? just going to get it out of my head and not really think about it because when you dwell on it you just get sad. >> anchor: the u.s. also collect a medal in men's gymnastics. >>> i best i have ever seen him do in a right there. >> anchor: bronze earned on the medal in the event. and turning now it a scare here in rio tore members of the u.s. swim team including rhine lochte. early this morning their taxi was pulled over by armed men posing as p

another gymnast, aly raisman also in the competition. and then there is the final dual in the pool american swimming stars michael phelps and ryan lochte. these two have been battling each other in the 200 m in the olympics since 2004. we basically have seen these two swimming superstars grow up before our very eyes and inside the pool. telling you guys i am sure tonight will not disappoint. between gymnastics and swimming, is going to be an incredible night of prime time i can't wait. i know what happens but i won't spoil it for you. it really truly is worth watching. >> i will call you after the newscast and find out. >> that idea. >>> you seen it during olympic coverage, fun in dc. >> the parents of these olympians ride a roller coaster of emotions as they watch their kids compete. >> we are capturing some of those magical moments coming up at 6:30. >> parents have been through the entire journey as well so especially aly raisman's parents getting headlines as well. >> they deserve a gold medal for all the sacrifice. >> it is a villag

her teammate, aly raisman, taking silver. and we talked to both of them after the medals ceremony. >> it is the final event in women's gymnastics. >> the usa's women's gymnastics team dominated once again. >> this will be remembered as one of the greatest dynasties in gymnastics history. >> 19-year-old simone biles twisting and tumbling her way into olympic history. >> she sets herself apart look so easy. >> with a record fourth gold medal, the most any american woman has ever won in a single olympic games. >> and once again, obliterates! >> did you have any fun at all today? >> yes, i had tons of fun. it was very exciting. >> biles was hoping to leave rio with five gold medals, but that ended on the balance beam monday night. >> oh, don't touch! >> you know the expression's it's not whether you get knocked yesterday. how did you gather yourself? >> well, it was pretty easy, because if you think about it, like, i fell on beam and still got a bronze, and how often do you see that? >> clearly, it did not stop the pint-sized pow

aly raisman springing to the podium, too. biles moments ago. >> we just kept telling each other to have fun, it's only one more routine. and i think that's what we did. >> reporter: in guanabara bay, belgian evi van acker, a sailing front-runner, has fallen behind after falling ill. her coach says she got an infection while training in the polluted waters last month. olympic officials home gold and won the hearts of millions with this special mother and son embrace. >> when you become a mom, there's no reason to give up your goals and your passions and your dreams. >> reporter: in the pool, the americans needed wonder woman to come to the rescue after falling behind in the 4x200 relay. >> australia, i believe, has the lead right now. >> reporter: the australians had a nearly one-second advantage, a lifetime in the pool before rocket into the water. >> and you can see it already as she's just swimming right there with her. >> reporter: surging through the pool, ledecky needed only 50 meters to catch the aussie. >> and ledecky

there tonight. >>> meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raisman, winning a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished olympic career, three of them gold. tonight's silver for raisman, came on a a pair of athletes that clearly rank among the best ever in their respective sports. over five olympics, michael phelps has set records that likely will never be broken. maybe not even approached. while over merely five days, simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. still, there was another simone manuel became the first african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ?? ?? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of the united states of america. ?? ?? >>

there tonight. >>> meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raisman, winning a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished olympic career, three of them gold. tonight's silver f came on a night that belonged to a pair of athletes that clearly rank among the best ever in their respective sports. over five olympics, michael phelps has set records that likely will never be broken. maybe not even approached. while over merely five days, simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. simone manuel became the first african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ? ? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of the united states of america. ? ? >> ladies and gentl

on top today, simone biles and aly raisman in the women's floor exercise. on the track tonight, the men's high jump and then back on the beach, april ross and kerri walsh jennings face off against the reigning world champs from brazil with a trip to the final on the line. u.s. women 3-1 against brazil head to head. matt and hoda? >> it will be a good one. >> a barn burner. peter, thank you. savannah back in new york city with the other top stories of the morning. savannah? >> guys, good morning. in the news, the red cross says the flooding disaster in louisiana is now the worst since superstorm sandy four years ago. search teams found more victims in the baton rouge area on monday raising the death toll to at least seven. about 11,000 people are now in shelters and louisiana's governor is urging them to stay there until crews are able to clear the roads. of baton rouge now as rain swollen rivers surge toward the gulf of mexico. >>> a man described by police as a serial arsonist has been charged with setting the wildfire that destroyed more than 175 homes an

. >> we're cooking with the >> kim: going for gold in rio as ali raisman competes for the title of best gymnast in the world. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> kim: we're following breaking news first at 5:00 7 police revealing a key piece of evidence in the case of this murdered jogger in princeton. police say vanessa marquette injured her killer. >> adam: police are looking for someone who may have come away with scratches or bruises, dan with breaking details for you, dan. >> reporter: we got the word less than an hour ago, the district attorney told us that vanessa mark cott put up a fight and left maximum on him just before he left her for dead. vanessa's body was found sunday night after she didn't come back from a jog that afternoon. she worked for google in new york but was visiting her mother here in princeton when she was' killed. police were searching again vanessa's body was found. back in the woods off the road less than a mile from her mother's house. now the d.a. says vanessa marked her killer and they want people to look for the marks. >> we believe there was a

we're talking to aly raisman about this fantastic achievement. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to live a full life. but living for today doesn't mean forgetting about tomorrow. most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do for retirement. but i like to think of retirement like it's a 30-year vacation. so how are you going to get there? and i can help. so if you have a question about retirement, ask me. sincerely, bernard tynes >>> let's go back into the olympic zone, 2012 olympic gold medalist kara harrison is the first american to win a gold medal in juno. >> here's more on tonight's hometown heroes. >> kayla harrison made history at london olympics when gold. four years later she's back and ready to defend her title. >> reporter: it was a golden moment for kayla harrison. >> it's surreal, to this day it's still surreal. >> reporter: an historic win for her country. >> kayla harrison just won the gold medal! >> reporter: at the 2012 olympic games the 26-year-old became the first american to win gold in judo. >> it h

there tonight. >>> meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raisman, winning a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished olympic career, three of them gold. tonight's silver for raisman, came on a night that belonged to a pair rank among the best ever in their respective sports. over five olympics, michael phelps has set records that likely will never be broken. maybe not even approached. while over merely five days, simone biles has left an impression that will never be forgotten. two champions who once again tonight, not only won, but truly outdistanced their competition. still, there was another note-worthy champion tonight. african-american woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal. manuel, a 20-year-old from sugarland, texas, tied for the gold with canadian penny oleksiak, with sarah sjostrom of sweden winning the bronze. a rarity as the canadian and american national anthems are played. ?? ?? >> ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of the united states of america. ?? ?? >> la

aly raisman led these highly accomplished young women to a stunning win, beating their closest rivals by more than eight points, the biggest margin since 1960. raisman sharing her joy on twitter writing "we are the final five, oh and one more thing we're also olympic champions. next stop for raisman the individual all-around tomorrow. team usa just as golden in the michael phelps with two big wins, in his signature event the 200-meter fly and anchoring the 4 by 200 freestyle relay. that ups his total of golds to 21. and american katie ledecky captured her second gold of these games winning the 200 meter freestyle. that all adds up to some pretty impressive hardware the u.s. now has 26 medals, nine of them gold. china still in second place. one disappointing note, defending champ serena williams committing a stunning five double faults in one game alone. randy, emily. emily: harvard researchers release a concerning study on drinking water. randy: the chemicals found and the potential impact on the health of those drinking it. and a family pet killed at a kennel. the decision law enforc

do. >> reporter: aly raisman and the u.s. women's gymnastics team off to a near perfect start. >>> is she better than 20? >> reporter: aly's strong performance solidified her place in all around final later week. i talked to her right after she finished. >>> congratulations. i am so happy for you how does if feel to qualify for all around again? >>> it feels very special it. hasn't really sunk in yet but i think right now my mind is for we're really, really excited. we were really a team tonight and we'll be the same thing on tuesday night. >> reporter: for her confidence has been key. >>> just whether you think you can or you can't ask right. so just the mental game is the most important to be confident. >> reporter: aly fib iing behind simone biles. the three time world champion dominated in every event. >>> she flies higher than anybody else in this competition. >>> congratulations on everything. how are you feeling? >>> i am feeling very i am confident and i think we're just ready to go out and compete in the finals alread

aly raisman and the entire final no other country even coming close. nancy chen was inside the arena for that whole competition. >> what a night for team usa. the u.s. women's gymnastics team defending their olympic title. lives there for the whole session and when team usa took gold, the energy was electrifying. [ applause ] >> reporter: needham native aly raisman once again girl. leading the u.s. women's gymnastics team to two consecutive titles. >> an olympic gold medal winning moment. >> i was there went team stepped off the podium. >> back-to-back olympic golds, how does it feel? >> it feels incredible. >> reporter: the girls finally were feeling the secret name they've given themselves after the big win. >> we are the final five! >> tell me about the final five. we kind of want to dedicate it to her and the next olympics there's only a four girl team so we're basically the final five left. >> reporter: the dedication bringing the national coordinator to tears. >> i've never sentiment and i heard the final five, that was the moment that i broke do

teammate aly raisman won silver. >> felt pretty good. ended on a good note. that's what me and ellie were hoping for. that's what we did. >> the women's gymnastics team leaves rio with its best medal count ever, nine, topping the aid earned by the team usa in 1984 and 2008. >>> every four years during the surge in parents signing their kids up for gymnastics and swimming. this year it is bigger than ever. you won't believe how young some olympians are when they start training to win gold. the answer coming up in about eight minutes. >>> the arizona cardinals week of practice with the chargers in san diego was supposed to be the highlight of training camp. it took a ski return tonight. here with the details. >> indeed. bruce arians missed practice stomach pain. cameron cox has put the team in san diego with the latest. >> reporter: what started as a day with so much excitement for these two teams quickly turned into a very serious situation. cardinals head coach bruce arion was was taken to a nearby hospital. before practice, according to the team, he told the