. >>> katie ledecky took her third straight win in the 1,500 event and nabbing her 12th win overall to pass missy franklin as the all-time winningest female swimmer in world championship history. she won her semi-final about 45 minutes after that race. >> you said she's 20 years old? >> we've never seen any female swim are quite like her. >>> now to some weather. in china some incredible flash flooding that forced 600 to evacuate. in las vegas commuters took their chances with flooded roads and high waters in mississippi forced several people to be rescued. >>> bill karins has a look at the day ahead. >> more of the same, more thunderstorms, severe thunderstorms and possibly flash flooding. today out ahead of this, it will be just warm and humid enough and we'll get enough sunshine for about 4 million people to be at risk. again, not too many tornadoes. this is the time of year you get a lot of wind damage with these storms. this could have ripple effects because of the airports across the country. from new york to d.c. to philadelphia, all the way back to the mississippi river, the mi

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sports hall of famer katie ledecky taking the gold in the woman's 400 freestyle and also won goal in 4 by 100 freestyle winning her third straight title and is now up to 11 world titles overall. she's already in the hall of fame. >> it makes you people like you're standing still. >> ri she's unbelievable. bethesda's own, congrats to her. >>> what do you have for us tomorrow? do we need to jump in a pool tomorrow? >> we'll dry out tonight, as some of us should anyway, but we have a dryout tomorrow after the showers and storms tonight, hot tomorrow, an isolated storm and much better tuesday and wednesday before the storms come back for the second half of the week. >> we'll take it. what are we going to do really? you can get updates any time to our wusa9 app. you should follow us on facebook, twitter and all that good stuff. thank you so much for joining us! have a great night! [ intense music playing ] ] it's here, but it's going by fast. the opportunity of the year is back: the mercedes-benz summer event. get to your dealer today for <

how about katie ledecky tweeting? saying help rendon get over the line. yes. and then there's the analyst pf santangelo saying make america orange again. rendon repping orange in the -- votes. and wizards' guard bradley beal also getting involved and th local pro teams like the kastles supporting rendon. showing their support respecting the flow with this hair and teammates making it simple like trey turner with the hashtag #partythere -- all right scary moment at wimbledon earlier today. bethanymatic sands with a scary fall in her match. a gruesome knee injury. and you can hear her scream help me, help me! she was carted off the court metedly and taken to the hospital. still waiting word on her condition. but on the grass always scary with those knee issues, we wish her the best. >> wow. >> that was not fun to see. yes. >> how's it looking for tony two bags? >> the votes were closed up at 4:00. at 6:00 we shall see. i don't think he's going to make it. i think somebody else outhashtagged him. >> he sederves that. all right. >>> coming up new at 6:00. our scot

we're moments away from katie ledecky and the 400 free at the usa swimming national championships, butoday, it was stage 2 of the 104th edition of the tour de france from dusseldorf, germany to belgium. in stage 2 was marred by nasty weather and slippery course. three-time tour winner c

she beat out olympic swimmer katie ledecky, wnba parker and serena williams for the honor.mnastics team was so dominant that kevin durant told me he wants to play for them next year. and i gotta tell ya, i don't think you'd start for that team, kevin. russell westbrook, what do you think?"> (darya) peyton manning was the host and kevin durant was the target of a lot of jokes. it doesn't look like durant found many of the jokes funny. he sat there with a straight face. (darya) russell westbrook won best male athlete at the espys, while olympic gymnast simone biles earned best female athlete honors wednesday night.westbook was the nba mvp, led the league in scoring and set a record for most triple-doubles in a season with 42. the oklahoma city thunder star won the trophy over kris bryant of the chicago cubs, sidney crosby of the pittsburgh penguins and olympic swimmer michael phelps. "it's been an unbelievable journey for me," said westbrook, a fashion fiend who adjusted his black shirt and green pants with wide white stripes before he spoke. "i want to make sure i look good

katie ledecky anchored the usa to the women's 4x200m freestyle title to win her fourth gold of the championshipsing. it was redemption of sorts, just 24 hours after she was beaten into silver in the 200m freestyle. herfirst defeat in 13 finals at the worlds. the 20—year—old still has one race left on saturday night when she defends her 800m freestyle crown as the reigning world and olympic champion. a psychologist in mexico has come up with an unusual way of enabling children who are dealing with trauma to open up about their experiences. julia borbolla is getting them to speak to a cartoon alien. her approach is controversial but being applied in schools, jails and women's shelters. richard kenny from the programme bbc world hacks reports. this cartoon character has been helping children in mexico talk about their problems. called antennas, it's operated by a trained psychologist. their creator believes it can quickly get to the root of a child's problems. antennas is an alien from another planet, and monopoly, he or she, because it doesn't have a gender, doesn't know anything about life on ear

so far in her career now katie ledecky has 11 world titles.our more races and is favored for the gold in all of them and that would tie missy franklin's record of six golds from the 2013 world championships. >> okay. >> next time she comes to see us tucker going to have to bring in like a wheelbarrow. >> for all her hardware. >> steve when we were younger we didn't have swim suits like that. that's why i think i didn't set records. >> it might have delayed your progress a little bit in the pool. >> maureen i see what you're doing there. no, it's -- it was all in the swimsuit. 77 now in winds south-southwest at eight. i raced an olympian a few weeks ago for zip trip remember. >> you did. >> yeah. he beat me by two full pool lengths. here we go. satellite and radar few clouds out there early. warm and very humid today. and daytime highs in the low 90's this afternoon. we have a front that's back in the ohio valley and as that drops in later this afternoon it may fire up another shower or thunderstorm late this afternoon and this evening and then

. >>> from the diamond to the pool, katie ledecky at swimming worlds. a 200 meter free for katie and she is in the middle of the right lane and in a battle. the world record holder surges ahead and finishes in first. ledecky finishes in a tie for second place. the first time ledecky hasn't won gold at world championships. she will have to settle golds this week. >> she is human. >> what does silver look like? >> a reminder she has got enough golds to see her through the rest of her life. >> tnks forha one laugh, and hello sensitive bladder. ring a bell? then you have to try always discreet. i didn't think protection this thin could work. for incredible protection... snap! so it's out of sight... ...and out of mind. always discreet. for bladder leaks. i've discovered incredible bladder leak underwear that hugs every curve. can't tell i'm wearing it, can you? always discreet underwear. for bladder leaks. >>> tonight, trump's transgender military ban. the president on twitter reverses an obama policy and leaves thousands of troops in li

new this morning, phelps former teammate katie ledecky is still collecting medals. this was just after he won the world championship in the 400-meter free-style. the competition is in budapest, and she pulled ahead and raced to a world record time. she also won gold at a relay and has a shot for mohr medals. >>> last night strasburg only lasted two innings saying they removed him as a precaution. >>> nearly 20 years after her death, we are hearing from princess dianna's sons about the woman most people did not know. >> we felt, you know, incredibly loved, and i'm very grateful that that love still feels there. >> the documentary is set to air tonight on hbo, it's through the eyes of prince william, prince harry and others who were close to her. the world always had a spotlight on her, who could forget that dress, right? to her humanitarian work and ultimately her tragic death. she died in a car crash in 1997. >> you get the private dianna from this film. in some ways, children see us in ways that nobody else does. >> the film does not touch much on the controversial

. >>> katie ledecky is unstoppable. the bethesda native is the most decorated woman in women's swimming history. not surprised about the title. the race was over even before it began. >> no peers whatsoever. she will win the race by 15, 20 seconds. >> you realize the announcers are saying this before she even gets in the water, right? but guess what, they were right. the 20-year-old came in first place in the 1500 meter freestyle. >> look at that. nobody behind her. >> nobody. she touched the wall 19 seconds ahead of second place finisher. she still has a chance to win three more medals in world championships. i think her competitors are thrilled to be in the pool with her. good ambassador for the sport. >>> 5:38. new details about a virginia police officer who says he was refused service at a mcdonald's. what's happened since to the worker. >>> forget making dinner tonight. good. you may want to make patio reservations instead. >>> we told you the story how mcdonald's wouldn't serve a police officer in virginia. >> we

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katie ledecky swam for a piece of history yesterday at the world championships. ledecky who won four gold medals last year came into 1500 meter race as a huge favor she quickly opened a huge lead at some point she was swimming in one direction while the rest of the field still in the other. she won by a full 19 seconds her 12th overall gold medal moving her past missy franklin as the all-time winningest female swimmer >> good british in the pool as well >> i haven't been keeping track. >> we need some uk on the leaderboards >> swimmers, cyclists. tennis players >> a little disappointing in the tennis but any way, coming up, latest news out of washington >> and another check on u.s. futures. coming off record highs for the s&p, nasdaq and the russell, the strength continu ts rng. w futures up 31. your privacy makes you my number 1 place... ...to go number 2. i love you, but sometimes you stink. ♪ new febreze air effects with odorclear technology cleans... ...away odors like never before. because the things you love the most can stink. and try febreze small spaces

stanford's katie ledecky... locked in another victory with the time of 15:31...lowing away her competition in the 1500-meter freestyle to take gold todayit's her third gold at these world championships she holds the record for most career world titles ever by a womenledecky won 5 gold medals in the rio olympics(wipe to lily king) fellow american lilly king... won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke... and did it in a world-record time of 1:04.13... it's the 3rd title at the world for king... an indiana native who is also the olympic champion in the event a new lottery game has kicked off in wisconsin with a sports twist...the state's lottery has unveiled new packers scratchers which will include various different prizes... up to and including pairs of tickets to a packers home game this seasonthe ultimate prize?... four club level seats... food and beverages... pre-game sideline passes... and a saturday dinner with packers alumnithis is the seventh year wisconsin's lottery has teamed up with the packers they have since sold more than $51.7 million worth of tickets

. >> no surprise, olympian katie ledecky claiming gold in the 800-meter freestyle. she did not earn any personal best times but still walked away a winner, and she captured five gold medals total and one silver at the event and the most successful meet of her career in terms of medals. >> a lot of motivation this weekend using it way moving forward. >> the championships were held in budapest, hungry. >> love her. >> yeah. >>> actor kevin bacon got to sing familiar lines at a local stage for a good call. >> it was a benefit in alexandria, and it was like he was ren mccormick all over again. >> you know that tune, right? bacon and his brother performing "footloose," and also up there police chief brown, and it was karaoke with cops, a fund-raiser yesterday afternoon, and the brothers perform in this area often. >> alexandria has been good to us throughout the years. thank you for all you do. so um, thanks for having us. >> cool. on a was there and thanked officers for their quick actions at the congressional baseball shooting last month. >>> 9:27 is your time on this

olympian katie ledecky is a world champion again. the swimmer capped off the world championship meet by claiming gold in the 800 meter freestyle in hungary. she got a silver medal in the 200. but she plans to take away lessons and move forward. she's always learning even though she's at the top of her game. the next summer olympics in tokyo. she's training for that already too. >>> it is a first for washington nationals. retired player ivan rodriguez earned his place in the baseball hall of fame. better known as pudge. played 21 seasons in the majors. he spent his final two seasons with the nats. he's the first one who played for the nats. advice to kids playing baseball today, be passion. >> words that ring true for anything in your life, right? >> very true. >>> one d.c. man found that looking to the sky really helped him with everything in his life. >> rodney scott said two decades ago he was in trouble. his father was murdered, his mother addicted to crack and his life was headed in the wrong direction. that's when he met a bird

." >>> katie ledecky is proving her dominance again. she won the freestyle in budapest yesterday. has a chance at four more medals. go katie. we'll keep you updated on her medical count. >>> our colleague jim vance passed away on saturday morning after a battle with cancer at the age of 75. you can leave your memories on the nbc washington facebook page and find tributes in the nbc washington app. that is the broadcast this morning. the "today" show is coming up next. >> thanks for joining us. we'll be back in 25 minutes with the possible tornado in maryland. our weather and traffic and local news. until then, enjoy >>> good morning. breaking overnight, nothing to >>> good morning. breaking overnight, nothing to hide. president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner denies he colluded with the russia during the campaign. he heads to capital hill where he's expected to face a grilling today. >>> tragic dmi texas, a truck driver now in custody said to be charged this morning in a horrific case of human smuggling. >> they were very hot to the touch. >> 39 people discovere

. >> second place is not a place katie ledecky is used to being.or the first time ever at the world championships, ledecky did not finish first in a race. the bethesda native finished second in the 200-meter freestyle last night. italy's pellegrini came from behind in the final lap to win the race. today, ledecky will swim in the relay. on saturday, she will compete in the 800-meter freestyle. she's favored in both races. she is still awesome. >> it doesn't matter. >> absolutely. come on. look at her wins so far. >> yeah. >>> all right. the start of today's nats game is just about 40 minutes away. sheena will get for players and fans today out there. >>> and coke zero is out. coca-cola zero sugar is in. find out if this is a change you will taste or just see. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first