katie ladecky. we'll see how she got it done >> dana: katie ladecky is throwing out the first pitch at the nationals game last is that not amazing. i saw this before the game. that is bryce harper who grew up here in las vegas. she had all the medals around her neck and he held out his right arm and she was draping the medals on his arm so he would hold them while she was throwing out the first pitch at the game. >> krystal: that is so cool. >> dana: she's going to be a of endorsements. >> krystal: increedable story of survival. this happened in italy after that devastating earthquake. pulling an eight-year-old girl from the rubble hours after this deadly quake. >> dana: they had a number of tornadoes yesterday and one of them destroyed astor bucks with people inside. >> kim: katie ladecky helping out the washington nationals. we'll tell you what las vegas native helped her with her medals so she could throw that first pitch >> dana: good morning. it is friday eve, most people call it thursday. augu

. >> kim: katie ladecky helping out the washington nationals. we'll tell you what las vegas native helped her with her medals so she could throw that first pitch >> dana: good morning. it is friday eve, most people call it thursday. august 25, 5:00. thanks for joining us. >> krystal: happy to be with you on this friday eve. we're going to slide on into the weekend. >> dana: we got you covered. >> krystal: i know part of your weekend plans include the weather. kelly curran is on top of that work. >> dana: kelly is over in the weather center this morning. >> kelly: we are looking at mainly clear skies across the area but the haze lingering in the area. air quality advisory in place. temperatures 89 at 9:00 a.m. 97 by noon and 101 is your high. that is normal for this time of year. some different weather coming for the weekend. cooler temperatures, thunderstorms a possibility and we'll talk about that in 10 minutes. >> tom: starting off with an accident at the intersections of alexander to the south of loan mt. we see travel times up to speed. i15

michael phelps, katie ladecky, simon manual and many more. >> simon biles will try to make it gold medal number four today. we'll talk about the history she's made here in rio. >> then we are going to try our heads, shoulders, niece a at foot volley. the only thing you can't use is your hands. >> dana: weather looks good there today at least. adele, we'd like you to perform at the half time at the super bowl. she said no thank you. she does not want to perform because it's not about music. she's not beyonce and can't her. her announcement drew boos from her fans as she was at a concert in los angeles over the weekend. i think they want her to perform. super bowl li is going to be held in houston in february. >> kim: michael phelps and his fiance moving right along with their wedding plans. she's giving it's going down. they have picked a date. they are not revealing it. it's going to be an intimate wedding followed by a big bash for everyone in the states. they dated on and off for years before they were on again in 2014 and look what it led to, baby beam. they got engaged in february of

where olympic hero katie ladecky made bryce harper hold her medals so she could throw out the ceremonial first pitch in the still of the night. isn't that funny? minding at all. >> those medals weigh 1.4 pounds apiece. >> look at you with the facts. >> every now and they -- then i mix a fact in, kathy. mike shanahan is celebrating his 64th tonight. >> so much for the rockies purple today. >> another waste of time. >> no. >>> we're halfway through the week. the weekend looks pretty good, a few rain showers out there tonight and a few more tomorrow, but we'll have some sunshine tomorrow. a couple afternoon storms. you know the deal, similar forecast friday, but the weekend looks amazing. if you're longing for summer weather, hang in there, sunday and monday highs back near 90 degrees. >> i lived in seattle for three years. that rain thing is totally overrated. it's not that bad. >> you're positive? >> it never rains hard ever.

katie ladecky captured her third gold in the 200 meter free style relay in rio, and tonight michael phelpsnd ryan lochte compete against each other. kerry walsh jennings and april jennings won their match. and the u.s. basketball had their 28th straight victory in olympic competition. macys planning to shut down 100 stores in the next year. it's a way to stay fit and cool at the same time. the low impact exercise making a splash with local seniors when "action news" comes right back. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs. you can read the plan here. >>> macy's is planning to shut down stores in reaction to falling sales. the retailer says about 100 stores will close next year, we are working to find out which locations, t

while swimmers katie ladecky and will get the spotlight in their 200-meter events. it could be phelps' 20-th gold medal if he wins.. but that's not the only headline he's making lately.. the red circular marks on michael phelps' arms could turn into gold for spas across the nation that offer "cupping." the swimmer uses the procedure to help ease sore muscles. with all the buzz about it - we sent another michael to test it out -- but this one doesn't have any olympic medals or muscles -- mike doria is over at imr this morning on eastern ave. imr this morning the "pilot fire" is still burning in san bernadino county, california. we'll tell you how much more damage the inferno has caused, plus how it's effecting us i got shot down over vietnam and spent eleven months in a pow camp. what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into harm's way. mighthe's unfit to bebeing

where olympic hero katie ladecky made bryce harper hold her medals so she could throw out the ceremonial first pitch in the still of the night. isn't that funny? >> he doesn't look like he's minding at all. >> those medals weigh 1.4 pounds apiece. >> look at you with the facts. i mix a fact in, kathy. mike shanahan is celebrating his 64th tonight. >> so much for the rockies purple today. >> another waste of time. >>> we're halfway through the week. the weekend looks pretty good, tonight and a few more tomorrow, but we'll have some sunshine tomorrow. a couple afternoon storms. you know the deal, similar forecast friday, but the weekend looks amazing. if you're longing for summer weather, hang in there, sunday and monday highs back near 90 degrees. look at all the sun balls. >> i lived in seattle for three years. that rain thing is totally overrated. it's not that bad. >> you're positive? >>> j. lo's break-up news. why it's suddenly over for jennifer and casper. >> now on "extra.? ? ? ? >>> it's over. breaking new details on j. lo's beau casper smart. weeks after shooting down pregnancy ru

phelps picked up two more gold medals in rio, and has 21 in his olympic career, the 19-year-old katie ladecky, took gold for the 200 free style. and serena lost in singles and the u.s. gymnastics team captured the gold. still to come on "action news" at noon, one casino is looking to fill hundreds of openings. we have details on the hiring event happening in atlantic city. and also we know that gas prices are low, but what should be expect after the summer is over. the new prediction from the experts when "action news" continues. i took warfarin for over 15 years until i learned more about once-daily xarelto... a latest generation blood thinner. then i made the switch. xarelto® significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. it has similar effectiveness to warfarin. warfarin interferes with vitamin k and at least six blood clotting factors. xarelto® is selective targeting one critical factor of your body's natural clotting function. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin

. >> less than an hour earlier, 19-year-old katie ladecky not only beat the competition in the 400 meter free style but she defeated herself. topping her own world record time by nearly two seconds. in gymnastics -- >> u.s.a.! >> reporter: the fierce five were back in action. ? team u.s.a. is headed for the team final after dominating the qualifying round. was once again a pint-sized power house but gabby douglas, hoping to become the first woman in 50 years to repeat as olympic champion did not make the cut for the individual all-around. that was less of a shock than this. >> a stunner in rio! >> reporter: after 15 wins, venus and serena williams lost their first-ever olympic doubles match. rio's grueling cycling course proved too much for a dutch rider who was in the lead until this >> oh! she's down. >> reporter: she fractured her spine and suffered a concussion. but later tweeted from the hospital that she was super dis appointed after the best race of my career. the first weekend of the game saw many olympic venues with large swaths of empty seats. some fans blame long security line

katie ladecky closing it up. team usa looking good, an exciting night in the water. rivals. both of them qualified for the 200 meter relay finals. nancy joins us live from rio. >>reporter: wrapping up just behind me. the american women, as you mentioned, what a big night for them. they went for team gold in the women's 4 x 100. katie did not blowing the competition out of the water. made up of allison, leah smith and mia to earn a first place finish. it's a very different squad than the first one we saw. and there are more highlights for usa swimming. >>man: michael on the right. >>reporter: a story renewed in up a show down in the 200 meter. first place finish, lochte a close second. >>man: we bring the best out of each other. we've been doing it forever. any time i get up and race him, it's the best. >>reporter: josh preno snagged silver in the men's 200 meter breast from gold. >>man: that is it. the americans survive switzerland. >>> volley ball while april defeat -- despite dropping the second set. brooks in 14th. japan came out on top winning his second straight olympic

swimmers, michael phelps and katie ladecky will go for gold. and the u.s. takes on columbia. coming up another check of the forecast as we look outside from sky 6 hd showing you the beaches in atlantic city, a popular place to be right now. karen rogers has an update from accuweather when "action news" comes right back. i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!" >>> three, two, one! woo! >> philadelphia city officials were on hand to dedicate a renovated playground in the german town section. plenty of kids got to enjoy the equipment this morning. the park features a mural by philadelphia's willis humphrey. >>> today we are dry and that is good news, why not head to the playground right? all right lets do the weather first, let

. >> inthe pool, katie ladecky team. when she hit the water, she was trailing by a body length and quickly caught up. on the turn she left everyone behind. nathan adrian's time in the men's 100 freestyle was fast enough for a spot on the podium. he won the bronze. tonight, michael phelps and ryan lochte will face off for the last time in the 200 meter individual medley. the two are also roommates in the villag here are my medals. >> katie ledecky started racking up her medals, she was a fan of the sport and met one of her heroes. she was just 9 years old who is she getting an autograph from? michael phelps. now she's 19 and she's the one signing autographs for her young fans and possible olympians. check out nbcnewyork.com for the four to watch today. biles going for gold in her first olympic all-around competition. you can also read up on the athletes, watch highlights, get details on the must-see match-ups ahead. >> i'm getting a kick out of the ryan lochte and michael phelps roommate thing. >>> still to come, a shocki

last night came from katie ladecki, the 19-year-old shattered her own world record in the 400-meter freestyle and won the first gold medal of the games. she and the women's team blew away the competition coming in first by ten points. you can keep up to date with the big wins in rio with alerts from our fox25 app and from our web site at fox25boston.com. >>> more bad news for russian athletes this morning. the international paraolympic committee is banning them from attending next month's games. russia is once again being accused of offering a state-sponsored doping program. 267 russian athletes against but reportedly plan that decision. the paralympics starts a week after the closing ceremonies in rio. >>> the red sox return home following their 11th road game. more trouble for david price cannot hold a early lead against the dodgers. sox up 2-1, and a bases-loaded double. the two runs score and li take the lead. next inning, price loads the ball through the infield. another run scores. dodgers win 8-5. >>> the yankee also come to fenway and the three-game series the final chance for sox fan

he will be joined by katie ladecky talking about her record breaking week. and cody miller joining the rest of the swim team to show off matt this morning. in london you were saying you were done, not ever doing again. fool me once, you'll see that play out when this program ends. speaking of all of the hardware, all of those medals. u.s.a. still in first place with a big lead over second place china. you can follow with the medal count when we're not on television by going to news3lv.com. 26 gold medals and a total of 69 medals overall. >> dana: the overunder of the sports book was 41 and a half gold meld. they have a chance to go over there thank goodness for sure. passenger frustration not good right now because of airline outages at delta and southwest. several experts say more are in inevitable. we'll tell you why ahead. can you believe this video? this is a tornado spinning through a city in the philippines. we have more of this headed your way this morning. >> dana: a bus driver parks his bus in the middle of the street and officers say it's a good th

first katie ladecky destroying her own world record in the women's 400-meter freestyle. then michael phelps he earned his record 19th gold medal in the men's four by 100-meter freestyle relay. right now the u.s., we've got a total of 12 medals, australia has six but ties the u.s. china with three gold medals. >> always makes you feel good. >> yeah. swimming and gymnastics, those are my favorite. >> they are so much fun to watch. >>> silver in the category today because we are going to be so hot, 109. i promise you the seven-day forecast, we've got to break down rain chances coming up plus your bus stop forecast. >>> we are on the scene of breaking news as a robbery in south phoenix turns deadly at a 7-eleven, dan. >>> delta airlines down right now, problems are about to begin for southwest airlines. rally in 10 cities. rally in 10 cities. that's and much more news with prism on the go from centurylink, you can get your favorite shows right on your devices pretty much everywhere you go. um, paul, that was great. i like how you can walk around and watch your shows. and you

>> dana: katie ladecky. >> krystal: is there anything she can't do. pitch last night. that is bryce harper who grew up in las vegas. down goes harper. katie throwing out the first pitch. she's going to stanford. she'll compete on the college level. >> krystal: they'll do well with her on the team. a lion in a yard. what is this all about? >> dana: that is in portland. we want you to reach out today and help children in our community with life threatening illnesses called wish flight. we know that 75% of the wishes for these make a wish kids involve flights. we're asking you to donate your flight miles to the kids in our >> krystal: a man missing. he's 80 years old visiting our valley. a desperate plea from his family. how you can help them find their loved one. >> dana: due in court. the trial continues for this young man accused of killing a teenager in our community over an ipad. what we can expect today in a live report. good mor. it is 6:30 on this thursday. wishes in flight, the telethon is under way. >> krystal: we're so excited to be a part of this. donate airlin

and katie ladecky winning medals as well. both will be on "the today show" talking about their experience. >> i knew this was the last time. i knew this was the last race i ever had and the lyceums i ever had and everything hit hard and i guess some people at home saw whereso that final night the tears started coming. and bob and i shared some of those emotional moments with one another. i was thinking my last warm up, my last warm down, my last time putting on a suit. my last cold tub. >> dana: he says he's retired for sure this time. he said that four years ago but he says he will not compete in fool me once, what is the phrase? there is no way tom is retiring. he's a staple here at news 3. there he is in sky 3. >> tom: i'm going for the gold. still in competition for the time being. we got an excellent at 95 and valley view. we're just arrive ohingen the scene. looks like that car went into the wall on the side. south bound just approaching the 95 overpast. by the airport connector got a problem with a couple of vehicles a

that little girl on the right had to have his nine-year-old girl katie ladecky. now they are teammates on team u.s.a. katie has won three golds at these olympic games. she will win at least one more in the 800-meter free stale, probable win the race by five seconds. she's dominant in the pool. some compare her to michael phelps and she's still really young. was 15. that's the same age as michael phelps when he first competed in the olympic games. there is a lot of similarities between the two. both are just as dominant. check out the new girl scout cookies. the new smores cookie. this is if one that is not covered in chocolate this. is the that you know s. they have two different cookies outs u january. it's tough to beat the thin mint. >> kim: what kind of cookie lover are you when it comes to the girl scouts. sound off on our facebook page. matt continues to report live from rio on "the today show" in a matter of moments. he went to school with her uncle and she's like ok already. now matt is seeing she's the best in the world. 800-meter prelims. >> kim: we enco

olympic gold medalist katie ladecky will be throwing out the first pitch at the nationals game. bryce harper will be there to see is it in person. you can see her returning from the rio games with all those medals around her neck. she is now a u.s. hero for what she was able to do in the olympic games this summer. recently she was hanging out for a little car pool karaoke. james is the really talented by the way. just had a birthday on monday. these are a huge hit. they get hundreds of thousands of hits online. >> krystal: he's had so m passenger seat. even had the first lady doing car pool karaoke. we had a lot of fun with you this morning. from the fun to the more serious. >> dana: the earthquake that happened in italy overnight. they are still cleaning up and looking for survivors in all of this rubble. >> krystal: 38 people lost their lives, 150 people missing. this happening in italy and there was also an earthquake in east india. a lot going on this morning. >> dana: the latest on "the today show" after this program. for local news have you to check out jeff. jeff i'm fill

over katie ladecky carry the united states to victory in the war by to roost -- freestyle last night. the deck he pulled out that one and that's her third goal to enforce metal overall to olympics. michael phelps beat his teammate ryan locks in the semi-finals at the individuals. both men will be competing for the goal tonight. the second most decorated at the cafÉ behind phelps. kristin armstrong won the cycle trial yesterday. it was her third consecutive goal in that event. armstrong is 43 years old today. u.s. basketball team had to work hard for when over a study last night. americans trailed 72-70 with nine minutes left. carmelo anthony scored 31 points and kylie irving had 19 including kerry. the u.s. has the lead with 32 followed by china and japan. turn to baseball the boston red sox fans got a chance to boo alex rodriguez again before he was done. a-rod pitches slide out of the seventh inning of the yankees 9-4 win against the red sox last night. a-rod scheduled to start again, red sox tonight in finishing tamari yankee stadium. yankees cut him loose. before you head out the

. >> look at katie ladecky we're going to see her in four years. >> as long as i still like diving in the pool at 5:00 a. >> is that what time you get in? >> yeah. >> and then back in the afternoon? >> yes. >> you got any new endorsement deals? >> got a few things on the table. we'll see what happens. >> this is a full time job. you don't do anything else but swim. >> pretty much. it's a good life. >> congratulations. you made us proud. >> thanks. >> thanks for copping in early in the morning. for you. >> thanks for bringing your mom too. >> kim: the good life and a great guy. cody miller thank you. still to come on the program, a scary scene after a driver backs into a gas pump and we know what happened next. we're sharing it ahead. plus -- they are locals. are certifiable and we have the must see memos that played out in prime time on this channel tithe you can see the work crews are out there. it started up a couple of days ago and planned to go through november. have you one lane blocked off most of the direction. looks like the restrictions are 24/7. down to two lanes. you might

the 800 freestyle relays, the women led by katie ladecky, missy franklin swam this morning with the second fastest swim. there's a pool in the diving venue that is bright green and it's not supposed to be. >> reporter: no, it's not supposed to be bright green. brazil now. the official word from rio is they've got an algae problem. >> reporter: they ran out of a specific chemical need to be put in the pool. no chemical means a lot of algae. >> reporter: maybe they should do this because green is one of the colors of the olympic rings, so why not try all the olympic ring colors. you should consider making them maybe blue obviously and then green. we've done that. red seems kind of cool but a little disturbing and yellow -- we at all. >> probably not. >> were know. >> reporter: maybe we stick with blue. in fact, the organizers promise from now on it will be blue. the water will be blue. >> anything but yellow, anything. >> it feels right to make it blue again. >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh. >> cheryl, as you know and, matt, too, with the little ones you always keep an eye out on you expect that at

. >>> well, olympic star and future stanford swimmer katie ladecky showed she can also play some baseball. she threw out the first pitch before a washington nationals game after having mvp bryce harper hold her five olympic medals. gasia can throw like that. >> no, i am in awe. >> it was the third time she has thrown out a first pitch at a washington nationals game. she won it after she won the gold in the 2012 london olympics and before game one of the nationals' division series with the giants in 2014. >>> great britain's olympic team arrived home to a lot of fanfare, but they ran into trouble at london's heathrow airport. team gb tweeted this photo saying, baggage collection could be interesting. see, organizers gave all 320 athletes matching red luggage. the olympians poked fun on twitter saying, hey, anybody seen my bag? it's red. no, mine's the red bag. it's just a red bag. it should be there. great britain's athletes won 67 medals during the rio games. a record for that country. i have a black bag. just as bad as although reds. >> you got to put the ribbon on. >>> sal, can you figu

you've got michael phelps, katie ladecky, simone biles, american greats it says and between the three of them think about this. we're talking about a dozen gold medals, pretty amazing stuff there and by the way, katie, 6' 1, michael phelps, 6' 4, simone biles 4' 8, but these proven to the world she's larger than life. in fact, i just retweeted something she tweeted. she's getting a kiss from zac efron. she said go ahead, just call me mrs. efron already. >> reporter: why not? somebody is hoping to give their competitor ki clarissa shields. she trains in colorado springs. in the spring clarissa shields is as fast -- in the ring clarissa shields is as fast, as strong and as confident at ever. >> i'm way faster, i'm strong. my confidence grows from hard work. >> reporter: a confidence she's earned. at 17 winning gold at the 2012 olympics in london. >> i just remember like i knew round. all of a sudden i'm the gold medalist. >> reporter: after a lifetime of fighting out of the ring. >> i've lost enough in life, so no time to be losing now. >> reporter: growing up in flint, michigan and an

we've got more swimming tonight with michael phelps and katie ladecky both set to make more olympic history. >> the story today in rio is a shocking one for the women of usa soccer. they're out. they lost in a shootout in sweden. cheryl and matt are in olympic park. we could say this is a big giant understatement to say no one expected this from the women's soccer team. they're ly >> reporter: i know. it wasn't even on really anyone's radar that they could lose to sweden. i mean think about this. u.s. women's soccer has won four out of five of the last olympic gold and they have never failed to make a final match at the olympics since soccer started being a sport in 1996. i think a lot of people just assumed they were going to come here and win gold. >> reporter: it's difficult to medal at the olympics, but this thought well, bronze, silver most likely gold for sure. they're the world cup champions. they were trying to do something that's never been done by winning gold here. they were so confident no. one expected them to get -- confident. no one expected them to get knocked out in the qua

. >> reporter: big part that have is because swimming sensation michael phelps and katie ladecky have ruled the pool in rio. all eyes on those olympians that are game changers for the sport. >> to see the parents come up and asking for their child. what would i do? they are watching and learning and they are calling. >> reporter: mickey sprout with clark county parks and rec is talking about all the parents pushing their little athletes to try swimming. >> she went to training every day. >> reporter: six-year-old jacqueline learning how to kick in the water. >> i know how it feels when you are out there. and everyone looking at you. and you know i want her to experience that. >> reporter: swimmers like their accomplishments. >> maybe someone from las vegas is next michael phelps. >> reporter: that was kelsey thomas reporting. green light for a big off road race here in nevada. best in the desert vegas to reno race green light to go ahead next week. next friday near alamo. and will finish near dayton nevada saturday august 20. race is one of the longest at more than 600 miles. and it i

. >> reporter: less than an hour earlier, katie ladecky not only beat the competition, but she defeated herself. topping her own world record time by nearly two seconds. were back in action. team usa is headed for the team final after dominating the qualifying round. three time world champion samone biles was, once again, a pint-sized power house. but gabby douglas hoping to become the first woman to repeat in champion did not make the cut for individual all around. that was less of a shock this. >> a stuter in rio. >> reporter: after 15 wins, venus and serena williams lost their first ever olympic doubles match. ben tracy. >> romona: that's a surprise. >>> there's also been some real security concerns. two australian rowing coaches were robbed at knifepoint near their hotel. and a stray bullet flew through the tent of a tent at the equestrian center. that carried security cameras. >>> pinpointing the weather where you live. now your cleveland 19 first alert forecast. >> rio usually averages about, oh, i don't know, like 100 degrees. they can get that days in. we're going to be doing th

. >>> simone biles with katie ladecky and michael phelps all posing with the medals they won in rio. the line reads, the greatest stars of the red-hot summer.or y boosting america's medal count. u.s. leads with 84 totals medals. 28 gold, 28 silver, 28 browns. china second with 58 total and great britain with 50. nice work by all of them. a live look at your expressway. volume pretty typical at this hour. nothing too concerning. i will have drive times for you coming up. jason. >> right now, catherine, breezy, humid winds. gusting hour this morning. how long the breezes stay with us and when the winds change and help us out in the humidity department straight ahead. >>> 5:09. a local grandmother says she is sitting in her home when a bullet came racing in. how close she came to being hit and a similar shootings. >>> mr. schilling wants to go to washington. the local politician he wants to sends wish you could nourish your hair without it falling flat? dove oxygen moisture with oxygen fused moisture... for the nourishment you need... with 95% more volume. dove oxygen moisture. i can't

and coming up later today, swimmer katie ladecky has a shot at winning more goals when she competes in the 800 meter freestyle. women's skeet shooting and trampling are also events. >>> a raleigh restaurant owner says it's time to appreciate the good things law enforcement officers do every day. right now, we show you the man working to spend some love with something every officer enjoys. a good meal. >> reporter: man on a mission. >> how are you doing, man, good to see you. >> reporter: the owner of o'malley's pub and restaurant in raleigh has launched a campaign called feed the force to honor local law enforcement. >> i don't think these people get enough credit and we want to shine a light on them, got them on the back and make them feel like the heroes that they are. to officers in uniform september 4 and fifth. >> these guys, they deal with a lot, especially the way things are going these days. these guys have a lot of weight on their shoulder. it's nice to come into a nice, comfortable environment where people appreciate what they're doing for us. >> reporter: flying burrito is a

and 19-year-old katie ladecki shattered the world word in the 400-meter freestyle. up for medals in fencing, rugby and judo. more on our app or web site at fox25boston.com. >>> good morning, everyone. it is 6:17 on this monday, and we are starting to see things slow down just slightly. so still actually not that bad. route 1, as you approach 128. a little volume building on the expressway around morrissey. 93 south moving along fine is route 1. the leverett connector a little bit backed up now but traffic over the zakim bridge isn't an issue. here are your live drive times. 29 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass avenue. 22 minutes on the expressway. 28 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. and that would be the traffic-weather issue this morning. >> shiri: not the issue that we mind having necessarily, but one that could have you dropping your sunglasses this morning. bright and pleasant weather. humidity and storms coming back in on wednesday during the afternoon and we have stormy times all the way from wednesday through the weekend. i

. >> our big stars in the pool here in rio have included michael phelps and katie ladecky. i got a chance to try out sin sin kronized swimming before i came to ri. ester put it on the map. synchronized swimming with greats choreography and of course it's smilings. all while under water. it's like sprinting and running and holding your breath all at the same time. it's athletic and it's hard. leah on the national synchronized swimming team for nine year. now the head coach of the team at the andover ymca. the sport all about making it no matter what. they are giving me a lesson. how hard it is to keep swimming. the routine looked easy out of the pool. in the waterist in over my head. literally. i found it hard to keep up with treading water. much less performing routines. but thankfully i had some experienced teacher. you look at the person behind you and the person look at you. eventually you arell >> they can hear the count through under water speaker. everything is timed to the millisecond. good. then the lesson was over and my legs could finally take a break. >> you've d

. >> brown: katy ladecky is gold. >> she is. ld be most surprising is katy not winning. >> brown: really? she should be 5, 6 seconds ahead in the 400, 11 seconds ahead in the 800 free style, she has the 200 free and the four by 200 relay. if everything goes well for her, four gold medals, most for any american in terms of swimming, and she'll come out of the olympics as the swimming star of the games. >> brown: so now i want to switch to track and field, and there the doping scandal has an impact. but start first with usane bolt. >> he is back, trying to do a triple double. it's winning the men's 100 and the men's 200 in three consecutive olympics. beijing, he did it. people remembers how he finches by turning around, jumping up and down, looking at his competitors, dancing while he's still running, has these incredible times, and did it again in london. he will be 30 years old on the day the games end. that's not exactly a spring chicken. >> brown: had injuries. a hamstring pull a few weeks ago. he says he's healthy. we'll see.

katie ladecky showed she can also play some baseball. she threw out the first pitch before a washington nationals game. first she had bryce harper hold her five medals. not bad at all. this was the third time the 19- year-old threw out a first pitch at a nationals game. she did it after she won gold in the 2012 olympics. >>> hope solo has been suspended for six months. this follows comments she made after the u.s. lost to sweden on penalty kicks at the olympics. she said the team from sweden was, quote, a bunch of cowards for focusing on defense rather than attacking. the president of u.s. soccer said the comments are unacceptable. on her social media account solo said she was saddened by the decision. she also wrote, i could not be the player i am without being the person i am. even when i haven't made the best choices i said the right thing. she says i have only wanted the best for this team, for the players, and the women's game. now, the suspension means that solo cannot play for the women's national team until february. there is a c

katie ladecki led the relay with the victory over australia. and a scare for the men's basketball team. the nba stars trailed australia at halftime but came back to win 98-88. >>> a silver medal will be coming back to massachusetts. diver michael hixon and his second in the diving competition. hixon on the left in this pick you are you see here from amherst and currently a student at indiana university. >>> and here is the medal count after five days of competition. the u.s. has 32 including 11 golds. china is second with 23 medals, ten of them gold. japan is in third with 18. >>> this morning, red sox fans are waiting to learn how long david ortiz will be out of action. ball off of his right chin in the 9th inning against the yankees and limped off the field in pain. the red sox says x-rays taken after the game are negative. no broken bones. the team said ortiz will be listed as day to day. steven wright and mookie betts will be out of action with minor injuries. >>> as for the game, the fenway faithful sending their best wishes to a-rod. he a

look at the lead by katie ladecky. she is stanford bound. she is just crushing field.he is touching the wall. she wins gold by nearly five seconds. a new world record. >> no record yet for simone biles and that's because yesterday was the qualifying. she was brilliant over all four events. other than phelps, she is the one to watch. >> other than women's gymnastics, this is my thing. >> she is 4'9", 100 pounds. look at the medal count. some people want to know how the united states is doing. so we follow the medal count. as long as we are on top, you see 12 total medals. >> and it's early. >> it's very early. we got two more weeks left of this. so lots more to comen this. i want to ask you guys. since 1992 when the united states started sending nba players to the olympics, the athletes have stayed away from the olympic village. what do you think about it? we asked the viewers. >> u.s. basketball team? >> yeah. the players. the argument is they are going to get hounded for autographs. >> like they are the rock stars? >> the security thing. >> i see it both ways. i am al

leading the way with 12 medals including a medal for michael phelps and a gold for swimmer katie ladecky who destroyed the competition and broke her own world record. china has eight, italy and japan both have seven. cardinals football is back on abc15 because the cards host the raiders on friday, kickoff is at 7:00. cardinals pregame starts at 6:30 but we will have live coverage for you starting at 4:00 here on abc15. go cards. >> so excited for the return of right? a little bit cooler. because today we are going to be anything but cool. 109 degrees today, hotter than we were yesterday. your winds about five to 10 miles per hour. our uv index is going to be in the extreme category. that's the highest one we have. your air quality, it's also going to be in the moderate category as well. no other weather alert to tell you about so that's good news there, and we don't have rain chances today so we are going to be pretty dry. as we take a look hour by hour here breaking all of this down, you can see that we just it's already warm right now, 96 degrees by 10:00 a.m., 104 by 1:00 and 107 by 3

came from katie ladecki. the 19-year-old shattered her own world record in the freetile to win her first gold medal of games. it needham's own aly raisman qualified in the all around. she and the women's team blew away the competition coming in you can keep up to date with the big wins in rio with alerts from our fox25 app or on our web site at fox25boston.com. >>> michael phelps, man, he is a machine. good morning, everyone. expressway northbound, easy single-digit ride right now. 9 minutes from the braintree split to the exit to the pike. >>> shiri. >> big range in from the mid-60s to 70s. mostly sunny today. and the drive at 5 p.m., track down the hot spots coming up and when the storms and the humidity returns in a few. >> daniel: shiri, thank you. >>> the murder of a young mother goes unsolved for more than a month. now the young girl's father is the prime suspect in the crime. coming up this half hour, the violent past now coming to light from his criminal past. >>> newbury street open to everyone but t

katie ladecky will attend stanford this year. won gold. set a world record in swimming.roke her record from two years ago. >> dana vollmer picked up a bronze medal in the 100 meeter butterfly. a silver as part of the 400 freestyle relay team. she is returning to the pool after having a baby last year. >>> the giants lost their series with the washington nationals. the giants had some chances to score in yesterday's 1-0 loss with two on and two out in the stop of the 7th. brandon belt hit a deep fly ball to center but then revere caught it ron the warning track. nice grab. in the bottom half of the inning wilson ramos hit a solo home run off madison bumgarner. it was one of only two hits he allowed as he took the loss. the giants begin a three-game set in miami today. >> that's a shame. >>> the oakland a's are struggling. they were swept by the chicago cubs over the weekend. sean manaea had another quality start yesterday allowing two runs on six hits, but he couldn't get run support needed to over come the lead. they lost 3-1. the a's host the baltimore orioles for a fou

look no further than american gold medalist katie ladecky posing with phelps at nine, 10 years later they are winning gold together in rio. >> incredible to have helped kids go after their dreams and goals. >>i am seeing a different capacity. one is athlete. competitor. and also michael phelps the mentor. he has become a role model to so and taken swimming to a sport that used to be -- well, it is olympic and now it is cool. >> reporter: across the countries and now retirement. phelps did not just come back for a farewell tour he crushed them. winning five gold medals and he is standing on top of the olympic podium 23 times. >> this is a young persons sport. this is a sport where teenagers win gold medals. he is 31. if in baseball years that's probably 55. and the thought that he can on this. at this points extraordinary. >> reporter: on top of the world in the water. phelps sometimes struggled out of the pool. controversy. two d.u.i. rehab in 2014. after all of it he emerged with a new commitment to compete in fifth games. this is it for phelps? he could not have written a better en

another big win came from katie ladeckie and free style to win the first gold medal of the games and allie raismain and she you can find out more on fox25boston.com. >> daniel: minor accident outside coffee shop may lead to expensive insurance claims. check this out. happened outside a costo shop in nation's capitol hill. gathering place for cars. hundreds normally show up on weekends. ferrari is hit and cost nearly $300,000. that's how much the car actually too. >> wonder what the reaction was to the owner. >> julie: don't want to know. >> julie: tattoo that tests sweat for alcohol and sends results for phone. researchers at university of as you can get without a blood test. keep people safe. >> daniel: this is cool. ice cream museum just opened in new york city. next stop. museum is dedicated exclusively to the sweet treat showing ice cream art and flavors around the world and fan favorite, pool filled entirely with sprinkles. if you want to go to the museum, you better think fast. runs to the end of the month. tickets head to the muum ice cream.com. what a advertiser. >> julie: i

katie ladecky who will attend stanford this year won a medal.llmer picked up a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly. also a silver as part of the 400 freestyle team. they helped put the u.s. at the top of the medals. china comes in second with eight medals and three are gold. australia has three golds and a total of six medals so far. a number of olympic events had to be postponed or delayed because of high winds yesterday. this barrier is down on the ground. defending tennis champ serena williams had to wait an hour and a half for her match to start. rowers were ordered off the water. >>> a pennsylvania bride was able to have her father's presence at her wedding even  though he died ten years ago. >> thank you so much. >> are you kidding? >> tears everywhere. some of the conversation right before arthur thomas walked jen stepien down the aisle. she put her head to thomas' chest to listen to his heartbeat because thomas' heart came from jen's father. jen's father was shot to death ten years ago. his family decided to donate his organs and t

come out on top. >>> king's teammate michael phelps and katie clinching their spots in gold medal races. phelps came in second last night. ladecki finish. missy franklin not moving on. >>> big scores here. they are on the podium. the best finish yet for the men's diving team. they took the silver medal on the ten-meter platform. johnson burst into tears after their final dive. it's his first olympic games. >> tricky combination right mistakes in several event leading to a fifth place finish. in rio. nancy chin. 7news. >>> all right. nancy. thank you. here's a look at the medal count. team u.s.a. in the lead. they have total of 19 medals. china in second place with tote obviously 13 and japan a number third spot with ten. >>> coming up ali raisman's parents are gti nancy chin spoke with them about what they go through when watching their daughter compete. always entertaining to watch them when she's competing. >> feel like they burn a lot of calorie. >> nay are -- they are like doing it with her. the president reaching a milestone on the vineyard. >> a boat race to the rescue when a little dog is spotted lost at sea. >> a lot of

. >> swimming super star katie ladicki anchored the 4 by 100- meter fr style relay. she was outstanding as sual. ladecki is favooed to win goll in her three individual events. venus williams took to the court and struggled against belgium's kristin. in a huge upset the belgian evailed. in soccer the u.s. women beat was perfect for team america. had an easy time d bykevin durant and carmelo anthony. the americans charge toward a third straight gold medal with a 119-62 she cking of the chinese team. in men's beach volleyball, team usa's jacob yid and casey patterson were victorious over the team from qatar. they claimed the win 2 nonn at 40gib is the oldest player in the competition. the women's beach volleyball, it was kari walsh jennings and ril ross versus the australians. as expted the american duo victorious >>> olympic tragedy for jimmies sameer syed. he suffered a severe break below his llft knee while llnding after a vault. stretcher. team usa claims its first medal and it is gold for teenager virginia thrasher who won the 10-meter air rifle. vollmer advances in the 100- meter butterfly and syrian

katie ledecky and michael phelps all they won in american summer. the 11th time that michael phelps have been featured on "sports illustrated". the second cover for ladecky and biles. the u.s. leads all nations with 84 total medals. china second with a total of 51. great britain is a very close third with 5. >>> a little more than six weeks left in the season, the red sox are just one game out jays and the orioles. the first of two games in. another stellar night for mookie betts with two men on. betts hits a bomb and 3- orioles tie it up and betts hits a second home run. sox win 5-3. the 0s and sox are tied one game behind the jays in the american league east. >>> drive times as we check traffic and weather. 128 university avenue to the tolls, 12 minutes there. >>> jason? >> jason: a breezy morning, 33-mile-per-hour wind gusts in worcester. 20, norwood. gusty, humid winds coming through, and i am tracking a change in the wind direction that will change the humidity and the temperatures for us coming up. a woman is finally facing a judge for the murder of her baby. still ahead at 4:00, how a >>> and developing on the west coast, homes completely swallowe