alison: rockville native and olympic swimmer jack conger is back on american soil.e landed in miami this morning with his teammate gunnar bentz. ryan lochte, conger, bentz and jimmy feigen have all been under fire, of course, after brazilian authorities accused the swimmers of fabricating the story of them being robbed at gunpoint. lochte issued an apology on instagram today. jonathan: after interviewing more than 100 people reconstricting the gas meter lines and digging by hand through four stories of charred debris, investigators believe that it was a gas leak that caused that explosion at a silver spring apartment complex last week. during a news conference today. seven people killed in that blast. alison: and covering metro tonight, and word that the federal transit administration plans to spend $900,000 to help hire new inspectors. this money isn't just for metro. it's for regional transportation departments all across the country. jonathan: metro now is closing four stations on the red line this weekend. shady grove, rockville, twin brook and the white twin st

they told us off-camera that the conger family are great people. you ca white, blue ribbons around the front tree in the family's home. there was a sign that had been put up by members of the community hanging from the garage. if you were just looking at the house you would have no idea that their son was embroiled in this scandal. alison: okay. keep us posted. thank you very much. jonathan: we have breaking news we're following this morning from the east falls church derailment investigation. that train, remember, slipping from the tracks at the crossover section late last month? now we understand metro transit police are investigating that derailment. there are concerns following employee interviews and also inspection reports when it comes to tracking rail defects. even questions about video that was taken at the time. now we are gathering more information on exactly what all this entails. we'll have more throughout the evening right here on abc7 news. alison: meanwhile, we have more breaking news today. multiple sources involved in that deadly

gunnar bentz and jack conger boarded a flight to miami. meanwhile, their teammate, jimmy feigen, the last to remain in brazil, was questioned for hours by police overnight. >>> donald trump is expressing regret over his remarks for the first time. he says he sometimes says the wrong thing and acknowledged it may have caused pain, but trump did not specify which comments he was referring to. >>> trump is heading to baton rouge today to visit flood victims and tour the damage. a louisiana newspaper is calling on president obama to cut short his vacation to visit the flood zone, as well. but the white house says the president is getting frequent updates on the crisis. >>> looking at today's weather sh, another day of record heat in the northwest. severe storms in the central plains and scattered showers in the south, mostly sunny in the northeast. thursday night in rio taking the 200 meters for the third straight games. >> he goes for another one this weekend. he's called the fastest man alive but just how does bolt blow away the field nearly

is rockville's jack conger. he is not charged in the case. he grew up swimming for the rockville montgomery swim club at our lady of good counsel high school, and he was good. conger is a good alison: prince george's county police say there was an officer-involved shooting and capitol heights -- in capitol heights. anna-lysa gayle is on the scene. what can you tell us? anna-lysa: we just got word about this shooting involving an officer just before 11:00. where the spotlight is pointed is where we believe the scene is located. an officer shot a suspect on shady glen terrace. at the time, the suspect is expected to survive. we are waiting to find out what led up to the shooting. houses inseveral town this neighborhood and they are surrounded by crime scene tape. neighbors are outside, trying to find out what happened. no officers were injured in the shooting. we are told a press conference is expected in about 30 minutes. we will bring you the latest information as becomes available. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. and trump's

conger and bentz were taken off their flight to the u.s.with the u.s. wrestling team was sit next to jack conger on that plane when the police came on board. >> almost expected it in a way, it kind of seemed like, because he never -- he never really got comfortable. >> now, a lawyer representing bentz and conger said his clients did not do anything and didn't say anything to anyone. they didn't speak with any journalists or lie to any journalists. they were quiet and didn't know what wasç happening. ryan lochte came back to the states on monday, his attorney says, we stop hn our statement, saying the swimmers were absolutely robbed at gunpoint as people posing as police with badges and a gun. >>> live in the digital operations center this morning, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> 6:35. 74 degrees outside. a woman who worked as an aide for former philadelphia mayor michael nutter says she's suing philadelphia controller allen butkovitz for defamation. the report filed by butkovitz questioned her use of tens of thousands of dollars for use for

back in conger's rockville community, signs of support still hang high. while officials in brazil may be done with the matter, even accepting lochte's apology late today, it seems that usa swimming could still act on this and issue some sort of sanction against lochte and the other swimmers, anything from a fine to a suspension. doreen? >> all right. david culver, thank you. >>> metro is investigating another possible red signal violation. it happened this morning in the west falls church rail yard. there were no injuries or damage. earlier this week federal officisl problem with train operators running red lights saying there were at least 68 incidents since 2012. >> hundreds of motorcyclists rolled through maryland and into northern virginia today as part of america's 9/11 ride that. ride started this morning in shanksville, pennsylvania. chopper 4 was over the riders as they made their way along the dulles toll road on the way to the pentagon late this afternoon. the ride will wrap up in new york city tomorrow. this is the 16th year for the ride. it's

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maryland, gunner bentz and jack conger on their way back home. brazilian police say ryan lochte and feegen lied about being robbed with conger and bentz. this is surveillance video. investigators say one or all of the swimmers vandalized the gas station

((brian loftus)) >>> this morning, team usa swimmers gunner bentz and jack conger are on their way home... and teammate james feigen's will be next to leave rio. ((michelle mortensen)) >> feigen's lawyer says he's reached an agreement with brazilian authorities to pay 10-thousand dollars and he'll be allowed to head back to the u.s. american swimmer jimmy feigen testified before a brazilian judge in rio overnight... -nats-cameras...n ot even any apology ...as teammates gunner bentz and jack conger made their way back to the u-s...under a cloud suspicion. bentz and conger were detained in the country wednesday as part of the ongoing investigation into claims they, along with feigen and ryan lochte, were robbed at gunpoint in the city last sunday. pulled us over, they pulled out their guns, they told the other swimmers to get down on the ground. brazilian officials say this surveillance video proves that's not true. they say it shows the swimmers being confronted by armed security after vandalizing a gas station. (gfx) a statement by the u-s olympic committee thursday appeared to agree wi

alison: so today locally many conger? ryan hughes is outside the conger home in rockville. you have been staking out the home and the airport as well. what is the latest? ryan: we have been here for a long time. in the past hour we saw the family car pull in the garage of their home behind me. a short time after that, conger's dad seen driving out of the neighborhood. he would not tell us where his son is. but we know he was set to land at reagan national airport around noon today. but we never saw him get off of that plane. this video taken today, conger and his teammate gunnar bentz landing in miami. on wednesday they were taken off a plane and detained in rio. ryan lochte and his teammates have been under fire after authorities revealed the swimmer fabricated the story being held at gunpoint and robbed the last week after a night of partying. rio police now saying the four men lied to cover their tracks after and have losing a station -- after vandalizing a gas station. we spoke to conger's dad a short time ago. take a listen. >> i can't comment on anything at this time.

here's a new video of gunnar bentz and jack conger on the plane. they're due to land in miami early this morning. hours earlier the u.s. olympics brazil. authorities in rio saying four u.s. swimmers including ryan lochte lied about the armed robbery. >> the incident hit the headlines because of statements from headline, but a series of videos paint a little bit of a different story. >> reporter: as first reported by abc news, brazilian police saying the now-infamous robbery was fictional. all made up. also the first images we've seen of the four entering the club, club france, around 1:45 a.m. lochte snatching this inside the club around 2:35 a.m. the swimmers say they left the club at 4: but this video was stamped 5:47 a.m. they arrive at the gas station this surveillance video obtained by abc news appears to show them going toward the bathroom. they kicked down the door and vandalized the bathroom. the four swimmers continued on here back toward their taxi. at this point, they allegedly ripped a poster off the wall before being confronted by the

gunnar bentz and jack conger board a flight in rio last night. rio police say the pair along with teammates ryan lochte and james feigen were robbers. >> in a statement overnight the u.s. olympic committee says we apologize to our hosts in rio and the people of brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence. they left followed by an angry crowd. abc's matt gutman has more on the investigation and what the swimmers say. >> reporter: it's the robbery that police say never took place. and it's now at the heart of international incident. this video obtained by abc news shows ryan lochte one of the winningest olympians in history and three other swimmers going into this gas station bathroom in the early hours of sunday morning. lochte had been partying with friends snapchatting this video of himself at this club packed with 2500 people. lochte and his younger teammates, gunnar bentz, jack conger and james feigen say that they got into a taxi then to go home to t that's when the story gets fuzzy. l

conger did not make any statement about what had happened.hte apologized in this instagram post reading in part this was a situation that could and should have been avoided. i accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons. the one question conger's father did answer, when i asked how he felt knowing his son was back on u.s. soil. >> i'm glad he's back, yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: we did mention that fourth swimmer jimmy feigen being allowed to return to the u.s. after being ordered to pay nearly an $11,000 donation. coming up at 6:00 i'll walk you through what's next for the swimmers. jim? >> all right. >>> back in rio another day of competition after team usa hit triple digits in the overall medal count. >> we've added a couple more today, but it's been a little rough out there today. hour men's volleyball team will have to go for bronze after falling earlier today to italy. and american wrestler jordan burroughs lost his quest for gold. the london games champion fell in the quarterfinals of me

thursday night, conger and bentz seen at the airport to finally come home. sources who spoke to all four swimmers tell abc news they were, in fact, held up by armed gunmen until the gunmen were paid hundreds of dollars which they say is verified by police video. members of the ioc conducting their own investigation and >> let's give these kids a break. sometimes you take actions that you later regret. >> reporter: rio's chief of police saying the athletes should apologize, telling brazilian tv network, globo, the only truth is they say they were drunk. and sources close to the four swimmers are saying the brazilian government is lying about what really happened and they're blowing this whole thing out of proportion. apologized to the people of brazil and of rio, and we have a producer who is on board that plane at this hour with them. he said they were the first to board. they are seated at the back of the plane. he spoke with one of them. he said the last 24 to 48 hours have been quite the ordeal. >> it's interesting. there are a lot of people jumping on th

bentz posting this snapchat video of conger as they made their way to their plane. this new video emerging of the moments after they were pulled off their flight. also tonight, the first images we've seen of the four entering that club, club france, around 1:45 a.m. lochte snapchatting this inside the club around 2:30 a.m. the swimmer says they left the club at 4:00, but this video was stamped 5:47 a.m. they arrive at this gas station, just after 6:00 a.m. this surveillance video obtained by abc news appears to show the men going towards the bathroom. police say the swimmers kicked down the door, then vandalized the bathroom inside. then, those four swimmers continued on here, back towards their taxi, and at this point, they allegedly ripped a poster off the wall before being confronted by those security guards. the camera cuts, showing bentz, conger, feigen and lochte walking towards the gas pumps, trying to get into the wrong cab, then, into theirs. they are confronted by a man in black who comes to their window and motions for them to get out of the car. police s

to see what role conger might have played in this. young men and family in this neighborhood, people describe him as the ideal neighborho-- i neighbor. we talked to someone who says he want to follow in his footsteps, or more accurately, in his wake. >> he was humble, and he was always like hard working and nice. >> reporter: folks know that he is still in rio. they're hoping for a safe return here. and as you see back there, there's the flag that says "jack, you are always -- you make this flower valley neighborhood proud." i'm sure he'll get a great reception once he makes it home. live from rockville, back to you. >> thank you. >>> amid all the controversy, there is still competition underway right now in including a gold from one of our local athletes. wrestler helen maroulis who you may remember from wendy's story the other day, is now the first american woman to win gold in freestyle wrestling. and on the track, kiran clement became the first of the one's track team to earn gold for the 400-meter hurdles. also on the tracks, the

s as we know conger is here from f rockville. to the house last the night to tree to see if his parents wanted to talk. apparently they were not home nh last night but if that was my kid i'd be there.here. >> you just don't know what -- how their government works in these other countries.ountries. we know how things are overw tha here but we just don't knowon k how it works over there. there you're at the mercy of whatever he they decide to to. o >> reporter: you have the yave u.s. consulate. this isn't just a tourist tou caught up in this.p inhi >> hope for the best.>> hfo >> thank you melanie. man >> time now to talk weather weah with mike thomas. hey, mike thomas. tho >> hey wisdom.>>ey w good morning.good we are tracking what's left of f kind of or storm system fromrm last night. we have a few showers s moving g through the region. rn. temperature still on the mild ml side, still on the humid side. s reagan national 75 degrees5 degr this morning, both dulles and dd bwi in baltimore checking in at 73 degrees at this hour.s h t

conger and bentz won't be alwed to leave brazil until they answer questions. lochte is already back in the u.s. >>> donald trump is in north carolina today holding a fund-raising rally in charlotte and hillary clinton meets with law enforcement leaders in new york. the democrat dismissed an trump's campaign says it doesn't change the man who is running against her. hena daniels joins us from new york. >> reporter: with trump's second campaign shake-up in just two months, his opponent hillary clinton says voters should not be fooled by the billionaire businessman's latest attempt to revamp his candidacy. donald trump attended his first classified intelligence briefing at the fbi offices in new york wednesday. >> this is something that has to come from the top. >> reporter: he also talked congressional leaders in trump tower, but trump is shaking up his campaign staff with less than 90 days until the election. stephen bannon, who runs breitbart.com, now joins the campaign at its ceo and kellyanne conway joins as a new campaign manager. paul manafort will remain,

thursday night conger and bentz seen at the airport to finally come home. boarding the plane before anyone else, busy making phone calls, unaccompanied by security or family. sources who s spoke to all four swimmers today told abc news they were in fact held up by armed gunmen until the gunmen were paid hundreds of dollars, which they say is verified by police video. one member of the ioc urging forgiveness. but overnight, the u.s. olympic committee apologizing to the host nation for the admitted act of vandalism. rio's chief of police saying the athletes should apologize, telling brazilian tv network globo the only truth is that they say they were drunk. and the sources close to all four swimmers telling abc news it is the brazilian government lying about what really happened and blowing the whole thing out of proportion. adrian bankerd, abc news. >> download the app for free and enable push alerts to get updates as they happen. >>> a sheriff's deputy and his k-9 partner are being credited for a major pot bust in sonoma county. they're looking at a picture

we'll see what happens to jack conger and bens being held tonight. >> what happens in rio.th the latest on this story thanks so much. >>> new information about the deadly explosion that the silver spring apartment complex, we've learned the national transportation safety board is among those blast could be out by friday. until then, some people who live in the flower branch apartments tell us they're scared to go back home. meagan fitzgerald explains why. >> very scary. can't sleep at night. >> reporter: it has been a week since life changed for the neighbors who live here. many are moving out. while other families like felicia are trying to figure out what to do next. >> this is the car that my son and i slept in. >> reporter: this car and a hotel has been where she and her family have stayed ever since that night. >> he said honey, honey, you need to get up. there's fire. >> reporter: felicia has nightmares, constantly thinking about the traumatic night she woke up to a fiery explosion yar yards away from her home. >> because all of us were so scared seeing what door to o

this afternoon, benson conger met with the police for nearly four hours. fighting their way through a liar! >> their destination the rio airport, where they boarded a flight home. they should not expect a warm welcome when they land. the brazilians are soured on the four swimmers and the headlines are reflecting growing feelings on american soil that is far from flattering and the usoc has given a statement to apologize. they so where one of the athletes committed an act of vandalism, an argument ensued between athletes and two armed staff, who displayed their weapons and ordered the athletes from the vehicle and demanded that they provide a payment, once the payment was secured the athd leads were allowed to leave, the behavior of the athletes is not acceptable. we apologize to the hosts in rio >>> five days and counting on the story with no end in sight. by the way, gunner benson, jack conger are on a plane right now, on their way home to the united states. now, from olympic news, to olympic competition, and the focal point was track and field and who el

jack conger and gunnar bentz were detained by police. lochte and feigen and bentz and conger said they were robbed. >> investigators say they found little to support the claim and say some details in the swimmers' stories vary. the judge who ordered their passports seized says the group doesn't appear shaken up in security video obtained by "the daily mail" that was recorded shortly after the alleged robbery. conger and bentz won't be allowed to leave brazil until they answer questions. lochte is already back in the u.s. >>> donald trump is in north carolina today holding a fund-raising rally in charlotte and hillary clinton meets with law enforcement leaders in new york. the democrat dismissed an internal shake-up of trump's campaign says it doesn't change the man who is running against her. hena daniels joins us from new york. >> reporter: with trump's second campaign shake-up in just two months, his opponent hillary clinton says voters should not be fooled by the billionaire businessman's latest attempt to revamp his candidacy. donald

thursday night conger and bentz seen at the airport to finally come home. boarding the plane before anyone else, busy making phone calls, unaccompanied by security or family. sources who spoke to all four swimmers today told abc news they were in fact held up by armed gunmen until the gunmen were paid hundreds of dollars, which they say is verified by police video. one member of the ioc urging forgiveness. but overnight, the u.s. olympic committee apologizing to the host nation for the admitted act of vandalism. rio's chief of police saying the athletes should apologize, telling brazilian tv network globo the only truth is that they say they were drunk. and the sources close to all four swimmers telling abc news it is the brazilian government lying about what really happened and blowing the whole thing out of proportion. adrian bankerd, abc news. >> download the app for free and enable push alerts to get updates as they happen. >>> a sheriff's deputy and his k-9 partner are being credited for a major pot bust in sonoma county. they're looking at a picture o

congre conger and bentz will continue to speak to police today. the u.s. state department is on the case, but otherwise tight lipped at this point. this is the statement from the state department. we have seen media reports of two u.s. citizen athletes detained. we stand ready to provide all appropriate consulate assistance. we will have more from rio on the games and including the american sweep of the american sweep of the hurdles. >>> and to the turn to the race for president. the reboot for president is under way. the campaign is pushing back saying it is not a reboot. and details to what led to the shake up. sources telling cnn that jared kushner called his vacation short calling for campaign manager paul manafort and bringing in kellyanne conway and steve bannon from breitbart. he sent out a staff memo calling the revamp an exciting day for team trump. for the very latest on what is happening, let's go to sara murray covering the campaign. >> reporter: good morning, christine and george. another reset for the trump campaign. the reason trump did this

it cops the day after fellow swimmer jack conger and the flight. i was sitting there. they said you need to debark the plane. reporter: overnight, the u.s. oc releasing this statement. jack conger and gun nar bent from released with the understanding they would continue their discussions about theness dent on thursday. jimmy feigen is communicating. abc news is learning ryan lock kiss back in the u.s. previously telling nbc news, he had gun to his head. >> a gun. he put it to my forehead. he said go down. i put my hands up. i was like whatever. reporter: but now saying the gun was only pointed in his direction. a brazilian judge questioning demeanor of the men when they returned to the lem pick village s. as seen here in surveillance video ob tabbed by the dally mail.com. the u.s. olympic committee saying that conger, bentz and feigen have been leased but awaiting with brazilian authorities. abc news, new york. >> well, fast forward. 7 on your side throughout the 2016 limb pks. sign up for text alerts about your favorite sports and athletes a z well a z the latest meda

among them rockville's jack conger. brazilian authorities pulled him and and swimmer gunnar bentz off their flight home. the two were with teammates ryan lochte and jimmy feigen when they said a man robbed them at gunpoint. a brazilian judge now doubts what happened, saying the two told police different stories. lochte has already returned to the u-s. feigen is believed to still be in brazil, possibly in police custody. we will be staying on top of this all morning. breaking news just coming in.. a shooting now a homicide in prince george's county. the update - next and the clouds clear this morning - but another chance for wet the stormwatch seven team is tracking the areas that could be seeing rain today.

conger and bentz were escorted out of the airport early this morning. officials say the pair will not be allowed to leave brazil until they testify about that robbery. teammate jimmy feigen was also scheduled to be on that fright but he never showed up at the airport. ryan lochte is already back in the united states. he is defending his claim that he and his teammates were robbed at gunpoint last weekend. now, a judge found contradictions in the swimmer's reports and order heard the lock will be's passport be revoked, but the gold medalist had already left the country. the u.s.o.c. released a statement about conger and bentz overnight saying in part, "they were released by local authorities with the understanding that they would the incident on thursday." now, also this morning, new reports that a member of great britain's olympic team was robbed in a separate incident. that robbery is also under investigation right now. in the newsroom, jennifer eagan, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: all right, jen, thank you. also breaking, a tense standoff

swimmers jack conger and gunnar bentz are at an undisclosed location in brazil.. they were pulled off a plane on their way home late last night. ((michelle mortensen)) >> the two, along with fellow swimmer, jimmy feigen, are now stuck in the country.. as hena daniels reports, the athletes will be questioned by locl police about differences in their story about being robbed at gunpoint. u-s swimmers jack conger and gunnar bentz were taken off their u-s bound flight home...and instead briefly detained at the airport in rio by local authorities. their brazilian defense lawyer spoke with reporters saying: the athletes were the country. a brazilian judge had ordered the swimmers' passports seized because of discrepancies in their stories. and now even more questions over lochte's first account of the robbery sunday night: they pulled us over they pulled out their guns. they told the other swimmers to get down on the ground. the guy pulled out his gun. he cocked it, put it to my forehead and gun. he cocked it, put it to my forehead and said get down, and i was like, i p

this flower valley drive neighborhood is 100% behind jack conger. it's evident in the family home and the neighborhood pool, and even a visitor like this tree contractor can see it. and the controversy, well, he's got a take on that, too. >> to me to's wild. you know, i don't know why it's really such a big deal over there. >> reporter: while it was eye big enough deal to get conger and another pulled from the home, they're not rushing to judgment. >> you got to know both sides to the story. >> reporter: what role jack conger played if any has yet to emerge. this neighborhood is standing behind its favorite son and olympic swimmer. this young man says conger was one of his early swim teachers. >> he was humble, and he was always hard working and nice. >> reporter: it looks like he'll still enjoy a hero's welcome one he gets home from rio. you know, wendy alluded to this, that it is a distraction from all of the accomplishments that people are still just waiting to see exactly how all these pieces fall together. live in rockville, news4. back to you.

swimmers, the apparently happened, one of them have rockville, jack conger are talking to brazilian police exactly what happened. this is new video of the group exiting the police station south of rio, but the men were about to be en route home when they were called in by police. one of them already is. ryan lochte already back on american soil. at the live desk, erika gongs. >>> brazilian authorities became suspicious of the swimmers story after seeing this video obtained by the daily mail. it shows the athletes checking back into the olympic village sunday night. the men did not act like they had just been robbed and seemed to have several items in their pockets despite claiming their wallets were stolen. police also said ryan lochte's story doesn't match with his teammates story. lochte spoke to matt lauer by phone and said he may have been embellished what happened. >> when he talked to me tonight, he said that's when the guy and cocked it and i pointedly said to him you had said before

four, ryan lochte already back in the united states, james feeling and remained in rio, and jack conger, were pulled off airplane last night, and not allowed to leave. what you are looking at there is the swim club where jack conger used to sm, montgomery county, his family's home covered in olympic flags, wishing him well. nobody was talking at the swim club today. but otherwise, in rockville, a lot of people had a lot to say about this, as they say brazil should let conger come home. >> they've got to let him come home unless they have some serious, you know, evidence against him and all that. >> i'm swim team mom. and between phelps and rideki and him, we're really happy. so of course everybody will be worried about him, and everybody's been worried about the whole brazil olympics. >> brazilian decide, they can call them back. >> now, as for ryan lochte, his attorney tonight is double down on all of this saying that lochte is a victim and he's standing by his in washington tonight the us state department tells fox5 news that the consolate in brazil has reached out to the 2us olympic

at his rockville home, conger's dad was not saying much more. >> reporter: conger and benz said they were so drunk on vodka and champagne, they didn't know where they were or what time it was. they wanted to keep quiet about the gas station vandalism and payoff, but watched as olympic star ryan lochte fabricated a story on the today show. lochte is saying on instagram, i want to apologize for my behavior last weekend for not being more careful and candid in how i by news time there were 16,000 comments, the vast majority critical. one wrote he keeps lying, his teammates said he was not being honest. in jack's hometown, a lot of people felt the same way. >> ryan lochte, i don't know about this man. >> reporter: krauss is from brazil. >> peeing on the street, would he do that in a gas station here? no. i'm an american citizen. i love this country. i wouldn't do this here. i wouldn't do it in brazil. >> reporter: we also talked to people who said look, it is the olympics, people get together from all over the world to celebrate and if a few competitors make a mistake, blowing out steam

conger admitted he and lochte urinated on the plants. bentz said the story ryan told the american press was different from what really happened. >> they could have avoided all this problem. what they need to do is tell the truth. i got drunk, i broke a few things and i got involved in the confusion. big deal. >> reporter: as for jimmy feigen, the fourth swimmer who police say fabricated parts of his story, he revised his original statement thursday after agreeing to pay nearly $11,000 in restitution to a brazilian charity, his lawyer says his case is resolved. lochte could also face a fine, but will likely pay a much higher cost with his endorsement deal. >> a review committee has been set up to look at the actions the swimmers did while they were here in rio, they could face anything from probation to being kicked off the team. >> that was nbc olympic correspondent miguel almaguer reporting from rio. >>> coming up, the zika virus prompts a travel warning right here in the u.s., why one of the best known tourist spots in the country is i

lochte has already left brazil but jack conger, gunnar bentz and jimmy feigen are still in rio. conger and bentz were pulled off a plane wednesday night after a judge ruled she wanted to hands up. i was like, whatever. lochte has already left brazil but jack conger, gunnar bentz and jimmy feigen are still in rio. conger and bentz were pulled off a plane wednesday night after a judge ruled she wanted to hear from them again. brazilian authorities began doubting the athletes' report when their stories did not match. lochte first feigen said there were several. and on wednesday lochte changed his story to say there were two gunmen. one olympic official is defending the swimmers. (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

a lawyer representing bentz and conger said his clients didn't do anything and didn't say anything toanyone. they didn't speak with any journalists or lie to any journalists. they were quiet and didn't know what was happening. ryan lochte came back to the states on monday. his attorney is reacting to the rio police claim and said, quote, we stand behind our statement saying the swimmers were absolutely robbed at gunpoint by people posing as police with badges an a gun. now, the u.s. olympic committee are weighing in calling the athletes' behavior unacceptable. they released a statement that reads in part, we apologize to our hosts in rio and the people of brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence. the olympic committee says it will review the matter and possible punishments for the swimmers once the games are over. live in the digital operations center, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> two women were saved from a roxborough apartment after police say they were being held as slaves and forced to work as prostitutes. bruce steele

gunnar bentz , jack conger arriving a short time ago.hey were able to leave rio yesterday on thursday after talking to brazilian police. this morning though jimmy feigen faced brazilian judge so that he could exit the country. the american swimmer will be headed back to the u.s. he reached a deal, donating $11,000 almost to a local charity in exchange forgetting his passport back. that's apparently something they do here in brazil where you can avoid being charged with something if you make a donation. now, this all stems from that alleged robbery with teammates bentz , conger, and ryan lochte. if you remember lochte told the press the group had been taken over by these armed gunmen and that they had put a gun to his head and now surveillance video the brazilian video found shows the men at the gas station where they apparently vandalized the gas station and then got into an altercation with the security guards who were armed who asked the men to pay for the vandal m vandalism. that didn't happen. the story got out and lochte now could f

behind me, the house where jack conger lived.d in colorful olympic symbols and red, white, and blue ribbon. there there's. folks are taking two tacks this. some say let's wait and see what happened. others don't care. >> to me, it's wild. i don't know why it's such a big deal over there. >> he was humble and he was always like hard working and nice. >> reporter: but almost unanimously the opinion is they are going to wait to see how this all falls out. back to you. >> at 6:00 this morning, we will get the perspective of an nbc reporter who has spent a lot of time in brazil on the tension this incident with swimmers has caused. >> 3, 2, 1! >>> and with just a push of a button mayor muriel bowser, d.c.'s francis caseonic bridge is l cool, huh? the story you saw first on your phone. he works for the faa for eight years now an alexandria man has been suspended because of child sex charges. scott casoni attempted to meet a 10-year-old girl for sex. he has pled not guilty. >>> an advisory group in alexandria recommends changing the nam