andrada . rio's chief of police saying the atletes should apologize - telling brazilian tv network "globo" the only truth is that questioned may get their passports back and be allowed to fly home to the u.s?possibly as early as tonight. adrienne bankert abc news ny now for a look at the top stories now trending. but first, a shocking experience for one texas family. take a look at this. lightning striking just feet from where they were unloading their car...forcing them to the ground, clutching their ears. they suffered minor burns, but are expected to recover. as if lightning isn't scary enough-- check out this monstrous lightning strike-- which looks- like a t-rex. the national park service posted the pictures on their facebook it was captured at blue mesa in arizona's petrified forest national park. nats of dancing check out this virginia cop as he dances to beyonce's hit "formation." it was all for a back to school event collecting supplies for students and teachers. to top it all off, the

mario andrada the police are looking for the cab driver who drove them back to get more information. (14 secs) lochte was snapchatting himself partying with friends at this club - filled with 2500 people? before getting in a taxi to go home to the olympic village - when he says armed men, which police say could have been real military police - pulled them over. ryan lochte the guy pulled out his gun, he cocked it and put my hands up i was like "whatever." (4 secs) none of the swimmers were injured but lochte says, the men took all their money. (8 secs) citing lochte... the ioc initially denying that any robbery had occurred? only reversing course when it says lochte later changed his story. gutman i wonder if you can explain to us what in fact happened - was this ryan lochte lying - was he misleading you? mark adams: i can explain it very simply. what i said was peo to give them an update. i got an update from usoc, i gave you usoc's update and then there was another one after that (8 secs) the us olympic committee tells abc news it was going on the information lochte gave it. this m

andrada says: "you know, let's give these kids a break, you know, sometimes you take actions that you later regret, we-- they are magnificent athletes, lochte is one of the best swimmers of all times, you know, they had fun, they made a mistake, it's part of life, life goes on." the united states olympic committee released a statement in regards to the incident. it reads in part quote : "the behavior of these athletes is not acceptable, nor does it represent the values of team u-s-a or the conduct of the vast majority pieces. how louisiana is looking to rebuild after historic flooding. and those who went to canton, ohio in hopes of seeing the packers play...you finally have some good news. the refunds given to fans - coming yes? please repeat the objective. ?? thrivent mutual funds. managed by humans, not robots. fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses we continue to track a low moving into our area today and tomorrow. right now we are of the system and that means highs in the upper 80s and dewpoints in the upper 60s near 70. we have a chance of rain and thunderstorms today and s

unusually heavy and jammed from sunol boulevard down to andrada. slow lane is blocked by a disabled pickup truck and possibly a crash. no major injuries but look at that jam. there's not a good alternate because this is out of where folks make that 84 cutoff. meanwhile, north of there we're looking at dublin camera and westbound 580 on our live look coming into the area. look at 580 you will see that the traffic flows smoothly lieu this area. this is not yet a traffic holt spot but weatherwise what do you say about the tri-valley? >> hazy skies there, mike. right now you have temperatures around tri-valley. close to 58. 59 in san jose. about 59 degrees there in san francisco. 62 currently around the peninsula. let's take a closer look again at dublin. current temperatures are 58 degrees. now, hour by hour as we go through the rest of the morning and the afternoon. temperatures not too bad. upper 80s in the forecast. closer to dublin. lower 80s for san jose. mid 60s for the afternoon with patchy low clouds for san francisco. north bay, 70 toss low 8

.: sot mario andrada rio olympics spokesman "just this morning, a training session was cancelled because we need to have the water still so we can clean it faster and easier. we reiterate what we've been saying: the water doesn't offer any threat to the health of the athletes." jim ryan, abc news, we'll look at some eye-opening numbers on marijuana.. and what they mean for advocates of medical and recreational use. in today's healthy living.. police have arrested lewdness with a teenager. brown, who is also known as "coach willis" is reportedly director of the boys and girls club on southern highlands parkway. during the investigation, detectives discovered two more victims. in today's healthy living.. marijuana use has made inroads into the mainstream over the past few years. but does that mean there are more regular smokers? mary moloney has a look at a new study. eye-opening new data on marijuana. a new gallup poll says the number of adult american pot smokers has nearly doubled in that breaks down to 1 in 8 people...according to the telephone survey of 1,000 people. a 20-14 governmen

(mario andrada/rio games spokesman) sometimes you take actions you later regret.//they had fun, they made a mistake, it's part of life. police are still investigating and say it too early to decide whether any of the athletes will be charged. jamie yuccas, cbs news, rio de janeiro ((christianne klein)) >> the swimmers did not call she then told reporters and the story took off./// ((christianne klein)) >>> while we wait to see what comes of the investigation... we asked you on facebook if this scenario warrants lochte being stripped of his gold medal from the rio games. so far... 65 percent of you say "yes he should"... but 35 percent think not./// ((weather toss)) <<< tedd florendo the heat continues as temperatures soar near record numbers again. the monsoon stay way north and east of the region for now as we remain dry and hot. winds have picked up as storms have been passing due north. expecting to stay hot before we see a downward trend in our temperatures as we make it ................................ ... ............. u.s. temps have been hot all over. what

. >> andrada rio's chief of police saying the athletes should apologize telling brazilian tv , network globo the only truth is that they were drunk. >> a federal police source tells abc news that at least two of the swimmers being questioned may get their passports back and be allowed to fly home to the u.s., possibly as earlas tonight. toya: abc news is also following this investigation. watch for their reports from after this newscast. kathy: tonight, the packers take on the raiders for the second pre-season game. these are live pictures from lambeau. kickoff is at 7:00. wisn 12 sports stephen watson is there live. watch for his live reports tonight at 6:00. toya: you either love or hate our weather right now. kathy: mark, one more day of heat and humidity to contend with. mark: i'll time out the cold front and the needed rain next in weather watch 12. toya: then, neighbors helping neighbors. the group of good samaritans working side-by-side with the kathy: also ahead, 50 hours. hundreds of deals. the online shopping extravaganza starting in just a few hours. >> good evening everyone

right around andrada road. reports of a crash. no major injuries. doesn't sound like lanes are blocked. chp should arrive shortly. north of there, 880 coming in toward the dublin area. predictably smooth as well with company out of the altamont pass. >>> now to a definite hazard on the road, new this morning, one person is locked up in jail after a car smashed into a building in san mateo. you see it just took out the glass there. this is the scene just after 3:00 at a precor home fitness store in el camino. that car smashed into a window sending ellipticals flying into the air. that's what the car looked like afterwards. police say the driver of that car suffered minor injuries and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. >>> right now a developing story raging out of control. the size of the blue cut fire still burping in southern california, about 26,000 acres. unknown number of homes have burned. thousands more are in danger. we sent nbc bay area sheryl herd to the front line of the fire. >> reporter: it is day three of the so-c

but mario andrada, with the rio olympic organizing committee, said no apology is needed. >> lochte is one of the best they had fun. they made a mistake. it's part of life. life goes on. that's cool. >> reporter: now, we've tried contacting ryan lochte and his attorney several times, and they have not responded. as for the three u.s. swimmers who are still here in rio, it is unclear when they're going to be allowed to leave brazil. and, scott, it is still possible that they could be charged with falsely reporting a crime. >> pelley: our man in rio, ben tracy, ben, thanks very much. east of los angeles, more than 1500 firefighters are walls of fire 80 feet tall. hot, dry gusts are whipping up fire tornadoes across brush, brittle from drought. it's not known home homes in san bernardino county were torched, but more than 80,000 people have fled their neighborhoods. carter evans is there. >> reporter: the air assault on the most stubborn part of the fire is relentless. drop after drop, and the flames even tiny embers could be catastrophic. you're looking at the head of the fire right now,

ryan lochte and 3 of his teammates following their now infamous gas station confrontation-- mario andrada these kids were trying to have fun// let's give these kids a break grfx https://twitter .com/erickfernandez/status/ 766288925556178944 the internet exploding "shout out to all tps://twitter.com/obj3/status/ 766337484 183728129 new york giants wide reciever odell beckham junior tweeting out"double standards." others comparing the claims to gymnast gabby douglas - who last week was called out for her form during the national anthem - putting her hand on her heart = travesty 32 yr old drunk white man trashing property and lying = "just a kid" sot brennan it's not the first time lochte has run ins with the law - grfx court records showing he was charged for public urination in florida in 2005 -- 5 years later, // charged with disorderly conduct after police say he engaged in a physical fight" - both caseses / dismissed after reaching prosecution deals. lochte, currently dating a playboy playmate, became a household name making a huge splash at the london games in 2012 ...taking home 5 med

(mario andrada/rio games spokesman) sometimes you take actions you later regret.//they had fun, they made a mistake, it's part of life. a spokesperson for team usa says the american athletes are cooperating with the investigation. jamie yuccas, cbs news, rio de janeiro ((christianne klein)) >> the swimmers did not call police after the incident. lochte told his mother he was robbed.. she then told reporters and the story took off./// ((paul joncich)) to the men and women in blue. ((christianne klein)) >> what they had to say to law enforcement regarding the latest police violence./// ((paul joncich)) >>> the race for the white candidate gary johnson is scheduled to hold a rally tonight. it will be at the s-l-s on the strip. doors open at 6, and the rally starts at 7. his running mate william weld will be there as well. you do not need a ticket.//// ((paul joncich)) >>> hillary clinton and donald trump are both appealing to law enforement today. >> they are a critical voting group. their endorsement is important. craig boswell has the latest from the white house. h

you know where the crash was reported south 680 at mission boulevard but it might be at andrada.as very bichdifferent. i'll pursue that area of interest. the bay bridge toll plaza, interested in the backup. the fastrak lanes is back up. cash lanes are flowing. bring that cash because those lanes might get you through quicker today. back to you. >> all right. >>> back to school with some olympic medals, olympic swimmer maya dirado returned. the school district posted this video on social media. drape with her two golds and her two silver medals from rio, dirado shared the love. by the way, she said high was harder in stanford in terms of time management. she's also a stanford alum. >> a lot of medals kids are going to get to touch those and experience that. amazing. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," we investigate. >> i have not heard a coherent explanation as to why some cases are considered to be prioritiesing and why others are not. >> cases given priority while others are not critical. a decision that can mean the difference between swift justice and years of delays. w