i'm bob costas. that one's finally in the books. >> reporter: hey bob. >> hey jill. >> reporter: they want me to do a feature with you where you play an olympic sport. >> what sport do they want me to play. >> reporter: basketball. >> >> reporter: what about fencing. >> i was zoro once on halloween when i was a kid. >> reporter: what about table tennis. >> i played ping pong as a kid. in fact i was pretty good. >> reporter: when did you know that you were that good? >> when i was a little kid as opposed to a diminutive adult i hand eye coordination. >> reporter: do you still play. >> every night when i go back to the hotel yeah, a little bit. >> reporter: do you think you could beat an olympian at this point in your life. >> absolutely. >> reporter: it's funny because i happen to have a table and an olympian who can compete against you standing by. >> i'm ready let's go. i got it. todd so what have we got here. >> we've got a 16 year old. >> a 16 year old to play me. >> yeah. >> li got this. bob cost

with bob costas about what drives him. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening from olympiapark on this busy sunday night. we're continuing to watch the unfolding flood situation in louisiana. we'll be going there for the latest shortly. but there's news her about as well. a harrowing experience for american gold medal swimmer ryan lochte and three teammates worp robbed at gunpoint in rio by men posing as police officers who stopped the taxi they were riding in. lochte is describing the ordeal to nbc news and our ron mott has more. >> a night of celebration shared on social media by ryan lochte turned dark and robbed at gunpoint. the group was in a taxi when a vehicle pulled them over, which lochte detailed exclusively for billy bush. >> we got pulled over in our taxi and these guys came out with a badge, a police badge. no lights, no nothing, just a police badge. they pulled us over, they pulled out their guns and told the other swimmers to get down on the ground.

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bob costas is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] i can't wait for him to tell us how his experiences were. and here to whip up some incredible candy, she is the ceo bar. dylan lauren is here tonight -- [ cheers and applause ] so, i'm so excited about that. i mentioned we got bob costas here. we were off for two weeks. we took a two-week hiatus because of the olympics. we got preempted and had a great two weeks. my wife and i -- we went with our baby, we took our 5-month-old son, ashe, to italy, and it was great. and it was also a full panic because it's a long flight, and we had not flown with him jackpot. he was great. we left around his bedtime anyway, conked out, slept throughout the whole flight, which was the best. and, also, it's great because there were other babies on the plane that were crying. and when your baby is the one that's not crying, it actually, their cries make you feel good about yourself. [ laughter ] i used to hate hearing babies cry, and then, i hear babies crying while my baby is quie

olympic primetime with bob costas, featuring usain bolt and justin gatlin in the 100 meter dash.t one-on-one with michael phelps. tonight on "nbc nightly news." the only evening newscast live from the rio games. al michaels, mike tirico, dan patrick and our entire beach crew. see you tomorrow. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . >>> on this sunday night, robbed at gun point. swimmer ryan lochte talks exclusively with nbc after he and three teammates are held up by criminals posing as cops here in rio. >>> end of an era. my one-on-one with michael phelps. >>> disaster zone. more than 7,000 people rescued in louisiana as deadly and devastating floods sweep through town after town. the dramatic life-saving efforts to save those trapped. >>> violent night. this is his torched car set on fire in milwaukee after the police shooting of a man they say was armed and fleeing a traffic stop. >>> and the fastest man as usain bolt tries to maintain that title, the legend talks with bob costas about what drives him. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting to

bob costas caught up with the world's fastest man in kingston. >> usain bolt! >> reporter: he's always said he'd stop running when it wasn't and now jamaican usain bolt wants nothing less than immortality. >> i want to be the next person that comes along that wants to be a great athlete, wants to be a legend. they have to work extra hard. work harder than me to get to my records. >> reporter: explain to an american, being as modest as you can, how big you are in this country. >> i'm -- i'm a big deal. everybody loves me. of those things that they always compare me to bob marley. for me to be compared to bob marley -- >> reporter: the reggae legend, bob marley. >> the reggae legend, bob marley, for me, it says it all. >> reporter: this island nation of just under 3 million will lose its collective mind if bolt succeeds in his quest for another golden trifecta in rio. >> first olympics and second olympics was big. so i know this one is going to be even

bob costas truth, i'm holding a burger behind his back. we will chat with clear clove photos and interviews, a look that the beautiful country happening only on news 3. >> kim: we're recapping the must see moments from rio from friday night. a billion people caught that cat walk. we have more of that must see moment and what she said about it after headed your way. >> dana: nasa released pictures from space. what are we looking at here? answers ahead. >> kim: as we send to you break, welcome aboard. not so fast. live pictures out of atlanta this morning this. is one of the busiest airports on planet earth. because of a delta outage, we have a lot of people hanging out at the airport with nowhere to go today. you know the ripple effect being felt here in las vegas. craigg when >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, i have an important message about security. write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. this is a lock for your life insurance, a rate

bob costas with the olympics. from the track to the beach and points in between. the world's fastest man u sane bolt returns for the semifiables. one step closer to another historic 3 pete jamaican contingent. in the womens 100 meter hurdles an american team will try to power the field. it's all coming up in prime time. >> that's all our time for this half hour. thanks for joining us. for all the latest olympic news you can always log on whdh.com. moms know their kids need love. and encouragement. they also know milk is a nutrient powerhouse. with 8 grams of natural protein, plus 8 other essential nutrients. it's no surprise 9 out of 10 u.s. olympians grew up drinking milk. ? good is in every blue diamond almond. ? from whole natural to wasabi & soy sauce. good is a catalyst, good is contagious. it's a wonderful feeling, a magical feeling, and once it gets going there is no stopping what you can do. get your good going. they're going to play the star spangled banner again. ? ? >>> as an olympic games proceeds, it

games here on 7 nbc. >> from the international broadcast center in olympic park, bob costas welcoming you to rio and the games of the 31st olympiad. coming up in prime time, the men's gymnastics team competition that gets under way with familiar rivals china and japan, the ones for the americans to catch and swimming begins with a host of races meter and the individual medley with derotto swimming for her first olympic medals and won three events attain olympic trials in omaha. and kerri walsh jennings and april ross will christen that venue and that will be exciting and jennings seeking her fourth consecutive olympic gold at these olympics all coming up in prime time. >> thank you, our half hour for this evening. thank you for joining us. we're going to be back after prime time coverage for a special edition of "7news" at 11:00 and the chase for beisel's chase for gold and the 400 meter im. and you can check www.whdh.com any time you want to check information. i'm trey daerr. capital one believes your bank should work for you, not the other way around. so capital one reimagined banki

here's bob costas with a look at what's coming up next at prime time on 7 nbc. >> reporter: bob costas at the 2016 olympic games. american simone biles goes for her 4th gold of these games in the balance beam final along de then in track the 400 meters with the american allison felix sprinting to become the first woman ever in track and field to win 5 medals. it's all coming up in primetime. >> reporter: that's our time for this half hour. thanks for joining us. for the latest olympic news you can log on to whdh.com. i'm joe amorosino. introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee, steeped slowly in cold water for small batches with an ultra-smooth, full-bodied flavor. discover the craft of cold brew today and keep on. ? yeah, in the summertime ? ? livin' in a dunkin' paradise ? what are you doing? papi, i'm making sure cuppy doesn't burn. ? dunkin' iced, oh, yeah, in the summertime ? >>> usain bolt still invincible! asks the first man in history to win the 300-meter crown in a row. ? >> announcer: long before they came to rio, they set their sights on days and nights like this. days and n

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bob costas, always good to have you on. thanks so much. >> thanks, lester. >>> now to a pair of disasters unfolding in separate parts of the country at home. in louisiana, relentless flooding is forcing new evacuations. and in california fire threatens thousands of homes but some refuse to evacuate. we have it all covered beginning with nbc's jolene kent in jolene, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. the destruction here is rampant. but just now developing, a few evacuations being lifted. one of the major losses is the popular summit inn. it sits on historic route 66. this was the scene here 48 hours ago. today cecil stevens surveys the damage. >> it makes me sick at my stomach to see it. >> reporter: he owned the summit inn for nearly 50 years entertaining celebrities like pierce brosnan and clint eastwood. >> i know where every light switch is. you know, i know where every plug is in this place. >> reporter: the marshall fire just won't quit. threatening homes and businesses as more than 80,000 people are for

joining me bob costa from "the washington post" and michael barbaro of the "new york times." i'm pleased to have both of them. bob costa, tell me about this change. >> a couple of months ago trump's campaign manager was fired and then trump moved under the direction of paul pau paul t who tried to get trump to be more disciplined. trump has grown agitated in recent weeks and he decided to follow steve bannian. banion was going to be the chief executive. >> rose: how will trump be different? >> what we're seeing from trump is someone in one way with conway's guidance is trying to appeal more to women, have the presentation as president. you had a meeting in new york that looked like a cabinet meeting, trump in trump tower doing national security things. what we'll see from trump is a rally, much more of trump being aggressive and going after clintons. banion went after the clinton foundation and other endeavors. it's a trump that listens to party leaders. >> rose: a winning formula, mikele? >> there is one thing donald trump has to do to get out of the death spiral he's in and

thank you. >> thank you charlie. >> rose: next we'll talk about bob costa from "the washington post." >> rose: joining me is now bob toss from "the washington post." glad to have him back at this table. let me understand from you because of your reporting, where do you think this campaign is as it concerns donald trump. >> the khan family and this whole episode represents something that's unprecedented because trump has a public opponent that's unusual for trump. this is a family that's a gold star family. i was with them on monday night here in washington. they don't travel around with handlers, they're not really partisan figures even though they did speak at the democratic convention. so it's presenting trump with some fresh challenges about how to really act as the nominee. the question whether this is pivotal, this is hotly debated especially within the republican party because we've been watching donald trump for over a year how these controversies double up almost daily. and he seems to still be competitive. perhaps he could be doing better the thinking goes here in washington.

bob costas, michael phelps and company winning the 800 free relay. >> yet again. quick look at tonight's medal count. the united states continues to hold a commanding lead with 26 overall medals and they have pulled ahead in golds, as well, one more than china. the medal count brought to you by mcdonald's supporting towards olympic gold. michael phelps' own personal medal count is 25, 21 gold, two silver, two bronze, historic tally highlighted by his remarkable run of eight golds in beijing in 2008. if you consider the full arc of phelps' olympic career his performance tonight in the 200 butterfly has to be way up there among the long list of victories because while there were a lot competitively coming back in 200 fly and reclaiming the title he owned in '04 and '08 was a big deal to him. tonight he became the oldest swimmer male or female to win individual gold medal in olympic history. we take one more look at michael phelps latest remarkable showing. so long from rio. >> take your mark. >> kenderesi in lane four. cseh in lane three. >> everybody on the planet

bob costas, michael phelps and company winning the 800 free relay. >> yet again. quick look at tonight's medal count. the united states continues to hold a commanding lead with 26 overall medals and they have pulled ahead in golds, as well, one more than china. the medal count brought to you by mcdonald's supporting athletes on their journey towards oic michael phelps' own personal medal count is 25, 21 gold, two silver, two bronze, historic tally highlighted by his remarkable run of eight golds in beijing in 2008. if you consider the full arc of phelps' olympic career his performance tonight in the 200 butterfly has to be way up there among the long list of victories because while there were a lot of personal reasons that drew competitively coming back in 200 fly and reclaiming the title he owned in '04 and '08 was a big deal to him. tonight he became the oldest swimmer male or female to win individual gold medal in olympic history. we take one more look at michael phelps latest remarkable showing. so long from rio. >> take your mark. >> kenderesi in lane four. c

bob costas talked to michael phelps. ryan seacrest interviews the fen world premiere of the music video for katie peri's new song rise. a preview of the olympic games coming up in prime time. >> don't forget we got the opening ceremony coming up tomorrow night. for the first time in his olympic career michael phelps carrying the red white and blue into the olympic stadium. life's morning multitasking for a growing family, and drawers with many layers, to show exactly what you need. life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> no won has won more. the most dominant in history. ? ? ?

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 w

. >> an update on the shocking news that bob costas came on the officers. they had gone out hanging out in rio. ryan lock te'o is done swimming so he's just enjoying the atmosphere and all of the athletes he's become close with. they go to a few bars and to a party and back to the athletes village when they get pulled officers. they were not. they were posing as police officers. what happens next is going to have you talking today. here is ryan lock te'o in his own words. >> they pulled us over and pulled out their guns. get down on the ground. they got down on the ground. the guy pulled out his gun and cooked it and put it to my forehead and said get down. he took our money. he took my wallet. >> kim: there he is talking about this event from over the weekend with. maybe a few locals will have the opportunity to hear him recount this in person. he is going to be here in las vegas >> dana: on "the today show" we're going to see team u.s.a. swimmers and golfers. cody miller is going to be on michael phelps, katie la deck can i, bubba taking home gold in the

. >> that was bob costas. that's going to do it for us tonight. reminder, nbc prime time coverage starts tonight at 7:00, 6:00 central. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, good night from >>> connecting arizona, 12 s starts now. >>> good afternoon, a huge congratulations to two of our arizona athletes in rio, bethany won in tennis beating out venus williams and her partner. >> and winning bronze in the pommel horse. >> the valley cheering him on, side. >> and vanessa ruiz is in rio, and spoke to alex after getting his medal, and how excited was he? >> reporter: so excited. hey, gang. it's great to see you on this amazing day for our arizona athletes. 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 c

turns out today had drama and by his reaction looked like rose olympic primetime with bob costas, featuring usain bolt and justin gatlin in the 100 meter dash. also tonight, lester holt one-on-one with michael phelps. tonight on "nbc nightly news." the only evening newscast live from the rio games. al michaels, mike tirico, dan patrick and our entire beach crew. see you tomorrow. ? ? >>> right now on news channel 8 at 6:00. >> a day of day of danger after' 3-year-old little boy nearly drowns but there was also a hero in his sights. >> thank you for joining us on this sunday night. >>> tonight a 3-year-old boy is recovering after nearly drowning at indian rocks water park. >> an off duty detention deputy saved the toddler's life. where the deputy works. survival this is. >> reporter: an absolutely amazing story. deputy han was enjoying the day with his family. he heard a woman screaming for help. >> reporter: deputy habib hansony pictured here with his own son not realizing his training as a first responder would come into play. >> as we were going river, um, a lady in front of me she had a

. >> reporter: from rio de janeiro bob costas at the 2016 olympics. coming up for you in prime time. the final night of gymnastics. simone biles goes for a 4th gold in rio. with teammate aly raisman defending her title in the event. carry walsh jennings and april ross play for a spot on the gold medal final. the fastest women return with the 200 meter semifinals. plus oregon duck devon allen sprints for mens high hurdle gold. that's coming up in prime time. >> reporter: that's our time for this half hour. thanks for joining us. for the olympic news you can log >> first man in history to win three 100 meter olympic crowns in a row. ? ? >>> no matter where you come from, no matter how many times you've been here before. at the olympic games it's about finding a balance between recognizing the magnitude of the moment and maintaining the poise that got you here. this was their final chance to

>>reporter: bob costas has wa >> we know american athletes in baseball and other sports, lance armstrong, tim montgomery, justin gatlin, just off suspension, they know american athletes are not 100% clean remake in a few cases there is public shame but young athletes rarely see the dangerous side effects that come from steroid use far away from the spotlight. >> strokes, heart attacks, you look out for? >> if you see your child get a lot larger, that is a big sign. acne, the back, the body, mood swings, you've heard of roy to rage, depression, all over the place. >> changes in your children physical or mental can be a warning sign they have crossed the line to get the competitive edge. question of the day something may irritate you on social media but could help make your smile brighter. the question is, what is it? >>reporter: turns out a new study taking a video selfie brushing your teeth help improve oral health it can help you in asking feedback from your dentist on proper hygiene. and increase of accuracy of brushstrokes overall a% improvement in toothbrushing making you change your

here's bob costas with a look at what's next in prime time on 7 we'll have a last look at some of the olympics best athletes. on the track allison felix the most decorated female olympian of all time will try to add one more medal. a race the americans haven't lost at the olympics since barcelona in 1992. meanwhile the american men will try to reclaim their title in the event after being upset by matthew cent row wits leadaise pack of challenges in the 1500. it's all coming up in prime time. >> thank you bob. that's all our time for this half hour. thank you for joining us. for the latest olympic news log enjoy the games. introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee, steeped slowly in cold water for small batches with an ultra-smooth, full-bodied flavor. discover the craft of cold brew today and keep on. for the road. for the ride. for the early mornings... long days... and late nights. ? >>> to win the gold medal. for the host nation brazil. against hall. right footed, takes it and scores! brazil striker olympic gold for the first time in their history! they've completed the set of inte

we're going to talk to bob costas about that. and then we're going to look back at what an incredible two weeks it has been at the venues and here on our set, right? >> it really has been great. >> yeah. savannah on this 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, okay? >>> a surprising shift from donald trump as he does something he has never done on the campaign trail, he expressed regret for making statements that he says have caused some people pain. we're going to 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, inclg their claims of being robbed have now been debunked by rio officials. the usoc apologizing. nbc's keir simmons is at the gas station where it all happened. keir, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey there, guys. good morning. this is the gas station that you are