katie ledecky out there first. she went out really fast. >> everybody criticizes the announcers for saying i was going out too fast but i was. >> and katie ledecky still holding on. when you are 15 years old, you go out there and race. >> it was like waking up from a dream. i have 200 left. i'm an olympic final. i'm winning. >> katie ledecky is a gold medalist with a new american record. >> 15-year-old girl going out for her first final and kills it. and just destroys it. she knows what she's doing. it's fun to watch her. >> katie ledecky was the youngest member of team usa at the 2012 olympic games. yet, instantly found she had a huge fan base. >> it mea t have the support from bethesda. i received so many emails and video messages and text messages. >> katie! katie! [ screaming ] >> reporter: last year's world championships was a powerful surge, carrying her to the undisputed top of the women world. >> katie ledecky, surging ahead of the field. the world. world champion again in world-record fashion. >> one of th

is there anything katie ledecky can't do? >> she worked on it, probably has a mean slider, fastball. what pitch? >> lot of pressure throwing that. >> it's awful. >> she handled it very well. >> nailed it. good for her. >>> we'll move on to the nfl for a moment. redskins might have the new center on their roster. we think. brian stork was released by the patriots today, when we learned he was traded to the redskins. turns out he was actually contemplating retirement and the redskins officially announced they have acquired the third year pro, starting 17 games super bowl with the patriots and is expected to compete with lichtensteinger. redskins and bills kick off on friday night. stick around for the redskins postgame report, carol maloney live with player reaction friday here on news 4. >>> let's go down a level now to college football. starting quarterback, head coach d.j. durkin naming senior perry hill the starter today. he has won the job. starter last season as well. they're hoping for more consistency from them. eight p

phelps adding a 19th gold medal to his record olympic haul in the 4 by 100 relay, while katie ledecky shatters her own world record in her own free, leaving her competition way behind. >> ledecky is on the way to history in these games. >>> the u.s. gymnastics team dominant as they begin their quest for gold. >> beautifully executed. >> but a stunner in tennis. three-time doubles champ serena and venus williams out in the first round. "today," monday, august 8th, >> all by herself down the stretch. >> you are seeing the greatest of all time. >> that's going to give them a significant lead. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and savannah guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. ?? ?? >> it is a party on the beach in rio. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. take a look and listen to some of the performers from the third we're happy to have them here with us this morning. as if hoda needed another excuse to dance. >> wait a minute. i want to point something out. t

i congratulations to katie ledecky. thank you for joining us in the studio. [ applause ] >> go, usa. >> so long for now, everybody. ♪ just when you think you know what a computer is. you see a keyboard that can just, get out of the way. and a screen you can touch. and even write on. when you see a computer that can do all that, it might just make you wonder... hey, what else can it do? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come seek the royal caribbean >>> pure domination. katie ledecky makes history again. and michael phelps falls short. we're in rio with all the reaction from the pool. >>> the only way we can lose in my opinion, pennsylvania, is if cheating goes on. >> a warning for pennsylvania. why donald trump says he's keeping a close eye on the keystone state. >>> and a dirty game of golf, a charity event brings strippers to the links with taxpayers in new jersey footing the bill. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> and we begin with the dangerous heat. we are in the midst of the fifth heat wave this summer. a live look at eighth and market s

katie ledecky back home in bethesda. earlier today, katie got off the plane with plenty of new hardware. why the olympic champ was pleasantly surprised by the hero's welcome. that is next maureen: a judge has ordered ryan lochte to stay in lochte and feigen said they were robbed after a late night out. feigen's father won't comment until it's over. a search is underway for police chief cathy lanier. stephen tschida reports on the possible replacement and what is next for the department. >> chief cathy lanier bowed out before the contract was up in part out of consideration for her partners. >> it would be selfish for me to stay. >> she relied on the assistance. some speculate one of the vims may fill role she is leaving but mayor will look inside and outside for a replacement. >> we will recruit the right leaders. stephen: as far as what lies ahead for th dealing with a department where the officers' actions frequently end up on social media. morale problems among the rank and file and filling a position held by a woman w

we talk to katie ledecky after her impressive run in the pool. >> announcer: welcome to "news4 this week." >> hi, everyone. i'm chris lawrence. welcome to "news4 this week." we begin with a familiar face in the community and a long-time d.c. police officer who is now preparing for the next stage of his career. assistant chief peter newsham will becom when cathy lanier retires next month. tom spoke with newsham about his plans for the future with the department. >> reporter: peter newsham, 52, assistant police chief now but a young holy cross graduate when he answered a newspaper ad back in 1989. >> i saw the police department was advertising for police officers in the paper and i took that opportunity and, i've got to tell you, truly and honestly, it's the best decision i ever made in my life. >> reporter: muriel bowser named him as assistant chief. the union and community has endorsed body cameras. >> when you go out to the community meetings, most of those people in the meetings are saying positive things about the police department. >> reporter: the police union has fought with chief

team usa is approaching a major australia. >> adding to that is katie ledecky. ledecky turned in a powerful performance trailing which bun second when she hit the water coming from behind with incredible closing speed to win by close to two seconds before hitting the pool the team, which included alison schmidt and a stunning win defeating josh pernot. >> biggest shock of these olympic games. >> first ever swimming medal for kazakhstan. michael phelps and ryan lochte took first and second when they at the olympics and lochte's final race of the games. >> we bring out the best of each other. we've been doing it since 2004. every time i race him, it's the best. >> for olympians outside the aquatic center, it was a battle against mother nature. armstrong wins her third consecutive gold. armstrong now the oldest woman to medal in the sport birthday sharing an emotional and tearful embrace with her young son moments after her victory and drama in beach volleyball. americans kerri walsh jennings and april ross facing tough competition from the switzerland. the match ta

katie ledecky already one of watch in rio. >> likely not the last time katie ledecky will stand atop the medal podium. >> do you mind if i read you some of the things i've read about you lately. most dominant swimmer in the world. greatest swimmer of all-time. greatest athlete on the planet. i don't have a question but what's your reaction to that? >> that's kind of crazy for me to hear. i just having fun in the pool. >> 15-year-old katie ledecky. >> at 15 years old, a young katie ledecky made her olympic debut and she remembers it as if it were yesterday. >> it was amazing being in london. i got to go to opening ceremonies. i walked into that stadium and saw all of the lights and it just took me back to watching on tv the olympics when i was 11 or >> it was a surreal experience. >> at age 10 katie was competitive not letting setbacks stand in her way. >> in fourth grade i broke my arm playing basketball in gym class. one of the first questions i asked can i keep swimming? can i still be in the water? he gave me this special plastic bag that was tight on my arm and i could wear that

as she tells matt lauer, she's just getting started. >> reporter: katie ledecky was the youngest member of team usa and her first international competition, she was a virtual unknown. then this happens. not only did ledecky win the 800 meter free style -- >> ledecky is a gold medallist. >> reporter: she obliterated the field by more than four seconds. >> and ledecky can't even believe it. looks at her time, looks at her place, oh, my gosh, what have i done? >> reporter: at what point during the 800 meter final did you think, oh, my goodness? >> it was right as i flipped at the 200 point. i flipped and it was like i just woke up from a dream. it was like one i'm at the olympics, two, i'm in the finals, three, i'm winning. katie, don't mess this up. >> reporter: as a child she loved swimming. >> we started out swimming competitively at the same time, she was only 6 years olds. and i think that katie saw how i loved the sport and she wanted to catch me and eventually she did. >> reporter: growing up katie said she never thought she would be an olympian. she thought that was reserved for su

it's a bit like katie ledecky in the 800-meter french restyle. it doesn't matter what state you're in at this point in time. >> double-digit in key states like virginia and colorado too. founder of isis saying he's sarcastic. are you buying it. are voters? >> donald trump shot himself in the foot, the leg, the arm, the shoulder. he's done all of this to himself in the course of this and full of holes. i think donald trump's main argument is don't believe what i say. it's basically a presidential candidate saying don't report what i say because i don't really mean what i say during the course of this. he is in deep trouble. he's got to figure out a way to recover but has to do the one thing he hasn't done which is be that's what he has to do. >> disciplined and donald trump, we'll see how that goes. >> they're mutually exclusive. >> thank you very much, matt. appreciate it. >>> by the way a quick reminder, much more on the race for the white house tomorrow morning on "this week" right here on abc. >> we want to move to a terrifying alligator attac

congratulations to katie ledecky. thank you for joining us in the studio. [ applause ] >> go, usa. >>> good evening, tonight was less stormy than the past couple of nights, but some still heard rumbles. >> there are still places cleaning up after storms earlier this week. first, let's get to betsy for what we can expect overnight. >> we have a flash flood watch that starts tomorrow afternoon and we have scattered rain showers. most of that is offshore, but the last what is something that is concerning. we start on the showers that are moving away from us and we still have a chance for isolated reinsurers -- rain showers. as you can see it is along a cold front that is ever so slowly moving to the northeast and is that trajectory moving through northern ohio. this is more of a timing issue than a quick inundation and it looks like once we get that front a little bit closer it has several strings of moisture and there's even upper level support. i would say we are looking at a widespread one to rain by monday night and

and so is katie ledecky. she actually won her weakest event, what was it about what she did last night, how did she pull it off? >> well, and that's the thing about katie ledecky. 1,500, which they don't even race at the olympics, that's her strongest event and she's still winning. she's still dominant, and she's going to win probably another gold tonight in the 4x200 relay. so, those two in the pool, we're seeing something incredibly special. >> yes, katie and michael will be swimming tonight. so much to look forward to. julie foudy, thanks so much. lara, back to you. >> thank you so much, amy. and team usa racking up major wins in rio and we go to jesse with the exact medal count. >> thanks. well, heading into day five of these summer games, team usa has the most overall medals with 26. however, they have pulled ahead of china in the gold medal race. you see the americans have nine. they have the second most bronze with nine and they have the most silver medals with eight right now and you see china in seco

local swimming superstar katie ledecky touches down in the dmv bringing home four gold medals from rio. >> and disturbing details of a federal report claiming kids as young as 3 were abused and humiliated at head start schools in our area. good evening, glad you're here with us tonight at 7:00. i'm adam longo. first at 7:00, stormy weather headed our way tonight. that means another yellow weather alert day for us. chief meteorologist topper shutt here with an update what do you have? >> storms are on our doorstep right now. in fact the yellow weather alert for flood. thunderstorms, hi good shape. most people will be home before it gets going except for the northern folks. high impact of flooding after 8 p.m. we have a flash flood watch in the area. if you are in or near this area you could see flooding tonight. atmosphere is a bowlful of moisture as we say. the storms are about to cross i- 81. couple of storms now ahead of it. and we have seen some storms toward frederick and hagerstown all afternoon. around the beltway get home the next 30 minutes you're fine. notice the lightning str

katie ledecky, team usa's golden girl. picking up the fourth gold after the 800-meter freestyle. with an 11 second lead over the second place, katie sat down with us and said she felt good going into the race. and michael phelps will compete this would bring his gold count, if he gets it, to 23. talk about a close call for the basketball team. team usa barely holding on to beat serbia after a serbian player missed a three-pointer at the buzzer. the score 94-91. >> wow. theyer week at the rio games. from michael phelps making history and the final five can't be stopped. the gold medals keep coming all week long. >> and the united states will win gold at the 400-free relay. >> michael phelps and his fifth olympic games still dominating first a gold in the 4x100-relay and in the ready room before the butterfly and epic staredown with le clos. >> going on to beat le clos in the final. phelps son boomer cheering him on all the way and even making a visit to the "today" set. >> it is amazing to share it with boomer although he won't remember outside of the pictures and videos. it's real

katie ledecky. unbelievable. breaking the world record winning gold in women's 400 meter and it seems again she's a professional -- she made it look so easy. >> she does. i was sitting with the group from los angeles including our mayor and they just said the race is for second. she's incredible. her swimming speaks to herself. i've never -- >> ahead by like five seconds from everybody else. >> i love watch her swim. more importantly, i think she's just an amazing woman. she's kind. she's humble. i texted her beforehand and i said good luck. she said i hope leah smith wins a medal. she's worried about medal instead of herself. >> not a professional. she's the amateur. she doesn't have to show up with the watch company or whatever it is. she can stay in her zone. >> she wants to go to she's going to stanford next year to get her education and swim for a team and does it because she loves it. >> michael phelps 19th gold medal. this is the first of perhaps many here. how many more golds does he really have a shot at

katie ledecky, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> reporter: or letting us join you at your oldmping ground. something that struck me watching you swim but also out of the pool, it's just this joy you seem to radiate. >> i always loved swimming. i started swimming when i was six years old for a team and they made it fun from day one, and i never really looked back. i started swimming year-round and did it with my family, my friends, and i just have gotten to meet so many great people.e >> reporter: i was sprayed to see in 2012 when you went to the olympic training camp, they gave you an elite athlete test just on your physical abilities and it came back saying remarkably unremarkable. what does that mean? >> i'm not ridiculously tall for swimmers. i don't have very big hands, i don't have very big feet. nothing really unusual. i think it's just been hard work that's gotten me to where i am today. it's not a lot of talent really, it's more of getting through work and setting big goals that has gotten me to this point.in >> reporter: do you enjoyy working hard? >> i do, and it wan

just having fun in the pool. >> 15-year-old katie ledecky. >> at 15 years old, a young katie ledecky made her olympic debut and she remembers it as if it were yesterday. >> it was amazing being in london. i got to go to opening ceremonies. i walked into that stadium and saw all of the lights and it just took me back to watching on tv the olympics when i was 11 or >> it was a surreal experience. >> at age 10 katie was competitive not letting setbacks stand in her way. >> in fourth grade i broke my arm playing basketball in gym class. one of the first questions i asked can i keep swimming? can i still be in the water? he gave me this special plastic bag that was tight on my arm and i could wear that and kick with the kick board. >> she looks like a birdak >> now 19 and already a two-time gold medalist, katie comes to rio with a target on her back. >> can you swim fast with that big target attached to your back? >> i don't think there's a target on my back i'll just flick it off. it's not going to weigh me down. >> but the ledecky threat is real as katie excels in short and long distanc

we know what katie ledecky did this weekend. it's looking good for the u.s. swim team. >> we're used to seeing them bring home gold medals. what ledecky did. natalie said it. she won by f shattered the world record and that's the start -- >> her world record. >> the start of what people think will be gold for her. >> can we talk gymnastics for a second. if you look at the beginning portion, the u.s. is so far out in front. ten-point spread with china. how do you see this playing out? >> the great thing is internal competition. we know they have the best of the world. simone biles incredible. it forces everyone to perform at the moment. qualification yesterday. you saw that. everyone encouraging each other and pushing each other. they could have a massive win coming up not just tomorrow night but the next several days as well. >> i get why there's so much attention on women's gymnastics team but let's give the men credit as well. they had a strong weekend. >> you're right. they have a legitimate chance to medal in team coming up tonight. they put themselves in

katie ledecky with the gold medal. lots of gold medals around her neck this morning. >> and not to be outdone. we have two other gold athletes. maya dirado with another win with the 200-meter backstroke a gold medal as well, making an amazing comeback in the 50 meter freestyle. get this, 16 years after he first won the gold in that event. hard to believe. >> amazing. >> wow. >> we will get to all of them and a whole lot more in just a moment. let's start with keir simmons. he is with us with all of the olympic action from friday. good to see you. >> craig, good morning. good morning, guys. a beautiful sunny day. a night for new records in rio. team usa with incredible wins well. five medals in the pool friday for team usa. katie ledecky leaving everyone in her wake as she easily takes home gold in the 800 free. smashing her previous time and setting a new world record. >> another gold medal in the 800 and the world record. >> reporter: the nearest competitor 11 seconds behind her. >> it felt good the whole way thro any

it's a bit like katie ledecky in the 800-meter freestyle. when you're that far ahead, it doesn't matter what lane you're in so it really don't matter what state you're in at this point in time. >> double-digit in key states like virginia and colorado too. so he's doubling down on those comments that president obama was the founder of isis saying he was being sarcastic. buying it? >> well, i think donald trump has basically shot himself in the foot, the leg, the arm, the shoulder. he's done all of this to himself in the course of this and full of holes. i think donald trump's main argument is don't believe what i say. it's basically a presidential candidate saying don't report what i say because i don't really mean what i say during the course of this. he is in deep trouble right now. he's got to figure out a way to recover but has to do the one thing he hasn't done, which is be disciplined. that's what he has to do. >> disciplined and >> if that works together or they're mutually exclusive. >> thank you so much, matt. appreciate it. >>> by t

>> reporter: the australians had a nearly one-second advantage, a lifetime in the pool before katie ledecky could rocket into the water. >> and you can see it already as she's just swimming right there with her. >> reporter: surging through the pool, ledecky needed only 50 meters to catch the aussie. >> and ledecky has the lead with a hundred meters left. >> every person in this pool is scared to race katie ledecky. >> reporter: with each stroke ledecky builds on her lead pulling away in a sprint that wasn't close in the end. >> ten meters left for katie ledecky of the united states. >> reporter: ledecky cruised to the wall nearly two seconds ahead. >> the u.s. women win gold in the 4x200. >> she won the gold medal. that's a part of history. we're all just so happy to be a part of it and just soaking it all in. >> reporter: tonight the shine of a champion who in history stands alone. later on tonight over at the aquatic center, michael phelps and ryan lochte will face off in what will likely be their final duel against each other. they have had a great american rivalry. yesterday we told yo

katie ledecky and michael led ledecky. can we say hi to our >> everybody got hellos. >> i look like i swallowed katie ledecky. times.s so cool. katie's uncle john, we went to high school together. dear friend of mine. >> that's amazing. >> that's how old i am now. people who are adults were children, babies, infants, they fantastic. all right. here's your weather. before they had satellites i was working. look at the weather we're expecting over the next several days here in rio. gorgeous today. sunny, 81 degrees. showers tomorrow about 74. thursday partly cloudy. temperature about 71 degrees. that's what's going on around >> don't forget you can get your cable. >>> up next, gymnastics star stevent! that's just vandalism. whatever you want to call it, don't miss the volkswagen model year end event. hurry in for a one-thousand dollar volkswagen reward card and 0% apr on a clean food. words you don't often hear. words we at panera live by. because clean food is food as it should be. with no artificial flavors, preservatives,

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katie ledecky and michael ledecky. can we say grandparents? >> everybody got hellos. >> i look like i swallowed katie ledecky. >> it's so cool. i said this a couple times. katie's uncle john, we went to high school together. dear friend of mine. >> that's amazing. >> that's how old i am now. people who are adults were showed up on the "today" show. fantastic. all right. here's your weather. before they had satellites i was working. look at the weather we're expecting over the next several days here in rio. gorgeous today. sunny, 81 degrees. showers tomorrow about 74. thursday partly cloudy. temperature about 71 degrees. that's what's going on around thee weather any time you need it. check out the weather channel on cable. >>> up next, gymnastics star simone biles will try to live up to very big expectations as we are live from rio right after this. ?? olympic glory doesn't just belong to athletes. and it doesn't just happen every four years. it happens one morning at a time. and one cup at a time. folgers, proud spons

. >>> and katie ledecky leads the u.s. to another gold medal. the sights and sounds from day five of olympic action. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> today, hillary clinton is outlining her economic plan in detroit. meanwhile, her opponent, donald trump, is claiminhe man who occupies the oval office create the world's most feared terror group. >> isis is honoring president obama. he is the founder of isis. he is the founder of isis. is. >> the white house hasn't responded to that claim yet. in the meantime, trump is taking clinton to task for a guest at her rally, while someone front brian webb reports. >> reporter: directly behind donald trump is disgracer republican congressman mark foley. he resigned in 2006 amid allegations he sent text messages to boys that served as pages. donald trump criticized clinton for her own event where the father of the orlando nightclub killer sat behind her. >> wasn't it terrible that the father of the animal th

swimmer katie ledecky. did you see this last night? shattering her own world record if rio. >> anchor: left everybody in the dust there >> anchor: a spectacular light show courtesy of wild weather lighting up the skies in westport. >> anchor: an eyewitness who helped save a boy from drowning describes the scary scene. >> anchor: the road to the white house is coming to new hampshire. democratic vp nominee tim kaine headlining an event in manchester. >> anchor: america's newest election heros, the time five opening up about their gold >> anchor: lapping the shattering performance by katie ledecky leading another strong showing in rio. >> anchor: wild weather hits our region. taking a i look at the live wires just lying right in the middle of street in bedford. >> anchor: a scare at a local swimming pool. a life guard and good samaritan springing into action to save a boy in danger. >> anchor: double dipping on the diamond there. hanley ramirez going deep twice as the sox open up a series against arizona. >> anchor. goo, everybody. thank

women win gold. >> reporter: katie ledecky brought it home for the united states 4x200 meter freestyle relay team and winning gold in the grand finale of the night for swimming. it brings ledecky to four medalses, three gold and one silver with one more event to go. nathan adrian came up short to defend his 100-meter freestyle title, settling, stead, for bronze. american fencer daryl homer scored silver in fencing and powered by carmelo anthony, the u.s. basketball team survives a scare from australia rallying from a five-point deficit at halftime. in the u.s. women's basketball, diana taurasi broke her own record for threes. american cyclist won gold, braving slick conditions on a treacherous course. she celebrating the win in more ways than one. today is her 43rd birthday. making the rounds on social media this morning, another olympic pool turned green. first, it was the diving pool. then, yesterday, we heard about the water polo pool turning olympic officials say just too many people are getting in the pool and a certain chemical is spiking. >> jamie yuccas in rio, thank you so muc