flanagan: thank you, great to be here. so we are almost at the end of obama's second term. he's focused on his legacy and many who cover him are focused on his legacy. at relative to nato and european security? mr. flanagan: well, the president came in determined to strengthen the alliance relationships in europe and east asia, which has been strained over the iraq war and other problems in afghanistan and elsewhere. i think that has certainly been achieved. there has been a lot of misinterpretation with the rebalance to asia that somehow, that was turning it's back on europe. that was never the intention of the administration. the administration's goal was to refocus our attention on east asia because of its growing importance. but it doesn't mean because europe at that time, particularly at the beginning of the administration, was seen as a key partner and at peace, solving many of the problems that we were talking about and countering the aspects of war and terrorism in afghanistan and problems in the mediterranean, libya. so europe was a key partner in all of this and t

flanagan: but they got crushed. but the fact is there wasn't an -- was not consensus in the alliance to go and defend georgia so i think we have a , taken a prudent number of steps to try to reinforce georgia's defense capabilities. both the u.s. and now nato at the nato summit will also take some additional measures to help them rebuild their military capabilities and defend against russian intimidation. the important thing is to show united alliance in terms of behavior like that, if it is repeated again and the nation they can repeat that, will be met with stronger response. i think standing up for the principle and continuing to show our support, both politically, militarily, economically for those countries is important. fernando popper thank you. >> coming up, are immigrants taking american jobs? >> no, they are not. >> then what's behind the immigrant backlash? plus, the candidates need women to win. but what do women want to hear from the candidates? >> security. they're almost like the security moms. well,

flanagan and her partner were able to hang in with the lead well into the race. in the 22nd mile she finished 6. lyndon 6th and the winner the first kenyan woman to win marathon gold. now next sunday meb will compete in the men's thayer boston of what he's done here. >> thanks very much. four olympic swimmers including ryan lochte were robbed at gunpoint in rio. he says the armed men were dressed as police and pulled over the taxi. he says the men put a gun to their heads and took their money. the swimmers are okay. >>> the boat sinks in the early morning hours off boston. >> coming up on wbz news tonight, the coast guard rescued 6 people as the vessel went down noon the governor wisconsin readies the national guard after a police shooting sparks protest. >> and big win for the sox and mooky betts he puts his name in the record books alongside a td bank's new intern, bart, uh-uh, bart? why are you winding the clock back? the clock stated 11:35 pm, but they are still working. the clock is fine. our live customer service is available all night, and all day for that

of 6-year-old thomas flanagan -- 66 of-year-old thomas flanagan facing felony charges tonight. he was caught to convince thissen-year-old girl -- 7-year-old girl to get into the truck. when she did he drove her back to the back of the business and started inappropriately touching her. thankfully he let her go and she ran home and somebody called police. they were able to track him down because he was wearing a security company uniform. she passed that information along to police. >>> all right, a dark and ominous start to the day for many of you. woken up by the thunder and lightning this morning. through. air15 capturing the lightning action as the sun started to rise. and in mesa the san tan 202 at elliot back open tonight after this crash. dps telling us the rain caused one of the drivers to hydroplane across three lanes of traffic. all four cars left mangled and badly damaged and luckily nobody was seriously hurt. vegas also hit hard. so many people driving to -- trying to drive through it and learning the hard way. to tow away six cars and an ambulance. your most accurate

and marblehead's shalane unanimous -- flanagan finishing sixth. two other american runnerses a finished in the top ten. this morning here in rio. coming up at 6:45, a proud moment. tom brady talking about his wife and singing her praises. what he thought of her runway walk in rio. and ahead at 6:30. michael phelps calling it a career, despite calls for him the return in four years whom may be taking it the hardest. for now, back to you in boston. >> christa: thank you so much. doing great in rio. i can't imagine the summer commentating in some form or fashion. take a look at the medical count. team u.s.a. has 69 medals, 26 gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze. china in second with a total of 45 medals and great britain rounding out the top three with 38. >> christa: and we have new video after terror in a terminal. j.f.k. airport is now going given the all clear after initial reports of gunshots inside the terminal t so there was chaos and panic as the terminal had to be evacuated late last night. hundreds of passengers were stranded outside after someon

michelle flanagan led the way with a sixth place finish. kenyan woman to win the marathon. the men's will take place next week. >> how important is this upcoming game for jimmy g? >> just keep progressing. just keep building momentum. i think he's fine. >>> president obama vacationing on the vineyard right now. instead of playing basketball, one former athlete joined him ? with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright >>> the first family is relaxing on martha's vineyard. >> in the middle of their two week vacation to the island. this is video of the president enjoying one of his favorite sports on the golf course. he golfed with alonso heating and several others. this is the president's sixth round of golf since kicking off his vacation. they went for a hike this morning in the heat. good for them. >> we will be right back. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to live a full life. most people spend more time planning their vaca

flanagan was a former reporter for the station. tributes for parker and ward are coming as well today. earlier this month the station completed a memorial to parker and ward right outside the entrance to their studios. >> marie: neighbors in a washington community are unhappy pet pythons that keep escaping. andrew ryan says he breeds the pythons as pets but they aren't contained in the tank so if the window is open they slip right out. neighbors say they fear for the safety or the safety of their pets. they got involved and had police get involved as well. those officers issued a nuisance report now ryan has ten days to respond or he will be cited. >> jim: the prosecutor fighting to try to get a harsher sentence for convicted oscar pistorius lost in court. pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day in 2013. he claimed he mistook her for an intruder. the prosecution argued that the six-year prison term is shockingly lenient. they could petition south africa's supreme court of appeal. >> marie: police

no medal for marblehead native shenan flanagan. she improved on her time from her london finish four years ago. >>> and the americans remain at the top in the overall medal count in these games. the u.s. has 69 total medals, 26 of them are gold. china is next with 45 total medals but more bronze medals than gold and silver. great britain comes in third right now. this is what gold medal status looks like smooth sailing on the pike headed into boston and north, 95 south, 93 south also looking good. to it is going to take you 13 minutes on route 1 from route 128 to the tobin bridge. 9 minutes on the expressway. and then 20 minutes on 93 southbound from 495 to the leverett connector. jason brewer, tracking some more sticky weather out there, jason. >> jas oppressive. we will go in the right direction today. look at those numbers we had today. 96, 97 degrees and many locations are normal in boston. it is 8 now. to we are way above that. -- it is 80 now. we are way above that. the record is 98 and cut 10 degrees off the record today. ye

flanagan owns the fastest dive posted by an american woman in history. she's hoping to find similar success in rio and usain bolt making his debut today, he did not disappoint. good evening everyone and welcome to the 7news olympic zone, i'm trey daerr. to say the u.s. men's and women's swim teams have dominated in rio is an

when "vester lee flanagan" opened fire at least eight times.. flannagan was a former reporter.. who was fired two years earlier... today -- the station plans to hold a there will also be off-air tributes to both alison and adam's lives. alison's boyfriend "chris parker" -- remains at the station as an evening anchor.. he won't be there today -- instead taking some time off with family members and close friends.. (vanessa remember those monster long lines, at airport security a few weeks ago. they're gone. part of it is: summer's over... and fewer people are flying. but the improvements started before then. t-s-a beefed-up staffing... and three of the nation's biggest airlines-american, united, pitched in to fund that effort. and airports hired contractors to pick-up bins and direct lines, so t-s- a workers could focus on screening. (jen new this morning... if you're one of those people who just can't function without multiple cups of coffee-- blame your genes. researchers looked at people's d-n-a and asked how much coffee they drank. they found people who drank less coffee than

no medal for marblehead native shah lane flanagan, finished sixth, very respectable, first american to cross the finish line and improve on her time ago. >> daniel: u.s. olympic economy does not plan on change. lochte and teammates were returning to the olympic village yesterday morning when they were stopped by a group of men posing as police officers. one of the officers held gun to lochte's forehead and took his money and wallet. twelfth time olympic medalist posted on instagram and while it is true my teammates and i were victims of robbery earlier important is that we are safe and unharmed. lochte's teammate michael phelps says he was not with lochte and has never had a safety concern in rio. >> been to brazil multiple times and felt safe every time i have come here. never felt an issue. >> street crime was major concern of olympic organizers going into the games. brazil deployed 85,000 soldiers and police to secure the games. used during the 2012 london olympics. >> stephanie: time right now 9:10 and 32 minutes from the braintree split to the mass pike. 49 minutes still on 93 sou

i'm joined by tom flanagan with the bay area management district.have had some smoke impacts in the south bay particularly, but there has been good news as we have seen the winds shift out of the northwest, which means the smoke is starting to move away from the bay area. >> we've had some spare the air day as of late. and they don't think too much about it. but what should we do when we do hear that? >> it is related to smog pollution as we want to see people get out of their cars, stop driving so much on those days. it's a little different from the wood smoke pollution that we're seeing from the fires itself. >> how so? is it the smoke? i would think? >> actually hot temperatures in the summer months combined with the vehicles on our roads, combined to create smog in the atmosphere. the smoke and the sot from fire will create a different pollutant that aggravates our lungs as well. it is kind of two-fold. >> for those folks living in that area, they are north of the fire, right in that direct path. what do you do to protect yourself and not, you k

. >>> and no medal for shanay flanagan who finishedth in the woman's marathon. he was the first american to cross the finish line and improved on her time from her london finish four years ago. americans remain on top in the 23 of them are gold great britain comes in third with the overall tally of 38 medals. >>> the u.s. olympic committee says it does not plan on changing its security plans in rio after ryan lochke and three other u.s. swimmers were robbed at gunpoint. lochke and teammates returned to the olympic village stopped by a group of men posing as police officers. one of the officerhe to lochke's forehead and took his money and wallet. he posted on instagram, it is true my teammates and i were victims of a robbery, what is most important that we are safe and unharmed. his teammate michael phelps said he was not with lochke and never had a safety concern in rio. >> i have been to brazil multiple times and i felt safe he time i have come here. i never felt an issue. of olympic organizers. brazil deployed 85,000 soldiers and police to secure the games twi

no medal for shah lane flanagan. finished sixth yesterday. she was the first american to cross the finish line and improved on her time from london finish four years ago. so the americas remain at the top these games. u.s. has 69 totals medals, 26 of them are gold. china is next with 45 total medals but more bronze medals with gold or silver. great britain comes in third with 38 medals. >> gene: not changing security plan in rio after ryan lochte and swimmers robbed in gunpoint. swimmers were stopped by what were thought to be police officers and took money and wallet. he posted on instagram while it is true we were victims of robbery sunday morning we are safe and unharmed. brazil unharmed 85,000 soldiers and secure the game, twice as many as britain used during 2012 london olympics. >> stephanie: crews continuing you over an hour to get into the city. >> jason: taking heat off. we will tell you how long it lasts coming up. >> gene: boat capsizes in boston harbor sending six people into the water. coming up at 8:30. race against time to get

he didn't know that i'd grown up at boystown, father flanagan's boys' home. i said i want to work with the kids. he said how would you like to work at a school called rosewood? and my first job was at rosewood high school on rikers island. and i worked there for three years with girls and women between the age os of 16 -- ages of 16 and 65. and everything that you just described was what was presented to me without any backup preparation, highfalutin teacher training program. all it was, was me showing up to work, happy not to be a struggling actor anymore, having health benefits, you know, all that. and engaging with these stories, every single story that you say people don't want to talk about, they all wanted to talk about prostitution, violence. it was, i was deconstructed, you know? it was like a death process. i went home crying every night, shaking in my bed, you know? but i kept on wanting to come back because i knew that something really important for myself was happening. you know, the glue was that i think we identified with each other, because we

shalane flanagan and elyse kopecky are here sharing recipes from success from their "run fast eat slow" cookbook. another olympian joining in, dominique, great to have you back. >> thank you. >> shalane, first of all, welcome home. >> thank you. >> congratulations, placed sixth in the marathon, incredible. and what was it like this time? >> i, it's always so special to slip on that usa jersey. there's nothing better than representing your >> we're proud to have you back here. welcome home. elyse, tell me what was behind the idea of this cookbook for people. not everyone is an olympic athlete. >> in "run fast eat slow" we want to prove there's more to hitty eats than just kale juice, a juicy burger. food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. >> dominique, you'll jump in here. i want to do this first reveal. this looks delicious. >> these are our celebrity i eat these before i go out training, for breakfast and also great for a snack on the go. >> you call them superhero muffins. >> they are, yes. no, they're amazing. >> you seat one and you end up in a marathon in rio. anywa