a strong performance in the semi final scaring michael hickson a spot in 9 men's three meter spring board fina the top 12 divers go for gold. last wednesday he scored silver in the synchronized three meter spring board with his partner. louisa chafee finishing 4th and in the 17 middal rate with her team mate. the result landed them in 8th play, chafee is the daughter of former rhode island governor lincoln chafee. this was her first competing at the olympics. three american olympic magazine cover. you will see the headline the greatest. they've proven dominant in their respective sports totaling 14 medals in rio alone, biles will look to add to the total in one of tonight's must see moments. simone and aly raisman hit the mat. on the beach kerry walsh jennings and april ross ross and devon allen who place ducks will be chasing gold in the 110 meter hurdles, tune in for all the action and stick around for 7 news and a recap including a live report from 7's nancy chen. joe amorosino, 7 news. >> adam: have you ever wondered what it takes to be a fencing champion? well, our very own nancy che

. >> reporter: michael hickson will be diving into the semifinals in the mens individual 300 meter spring board. last wednesday hickson scored silver in the sick ronized spring meter spring board with sam doorman. and we turn now to unsportsman athlete sent home from rio. a judo competitor was forced to pack his back bags. the international olympic committee said he was reprimanded for his behavior. when sassoon extended his hand he backed away shaking his head. the egyptian olympic committee strongly condemned and sent him home. a scare in the olympic park to tell you about. 7 people were hurt when an aerial television camera came crashing down. the injuries were not serious. the olympic broadcasting committee is investigating why that camera fell. and a smokey situation at the game. high winds blowing smoke and ash into the olympic field hockey venue. united states had just finished problem became noticeable. great britain and spain went on as planned. officials are monitoring the nearby mountain bike site for problems. much more coming up from rio including a patriotic present for alle

michael hickson has a medal. christian is hoping to advance as well. jim ryan, abc news, rio de janeir heather:apple is expected to reveal the next generation iphone. >> and the long awaited feature might include potential reveals in new documents. >> and an out of control wildfire triggering a new round of evacuations tonight after flames jump a road and destroy homes. harvey: and a slight change in the humidity for the better, but that is not going to last. we have to keep an eye on storms in the midwest. >>> several hotel chains including in vermont may have been hit by hackers. malware was put in place at the hyatt, marriott and westin hotels collecting card numbers and exoperation dates and codes dating back to december. the recent terror attacks down 90% and trips to turkey down 30%. experts say vacationers are turning to spain and portugal instead. the trips there have increased 12% from a year ago. >> volkswagen has received approval for another $460,000 cars pitted with software to help them cheat emissions tests. it includes smaller polo and

. >> michael hickson and sam do dorman took silver in synchronized diving and we'll ask what it is like to compete in what is a big story here. the green water in the pool. it's so much fun to watch athletes and the crowd get to hang out a little bit. >> by the way, their parents are all hanging out pictures of them. by the way, you know who else is joining us on the beach this morning? it's going to feel a little bit like tennessee because the band perry is coming down here to rio and they'll put on a live concert on the beach a little later in the show. savannah, back in new york and i know there's a lot going on in your world as well. >> good morning to you. good to see you. the presidential race as hot as ever here. yet donald trump leveled against his opponent yet. he accused president obama of founding isis and naming hillary clinton as a can he founder. we'll have the latest on all of that coming up. for now, back to you in rio. >> savannah, thank you very much. we always begin with the biggest olympic moments and highlights from natalie. good morning to you. >> good morning, guy

diving the american sam doorman and michael hickson, they find silver in the green waters of the diving pool. that is the highest they have finished. i've been taeasing you a bit so want to give you your due. chris from britden repeating. jack laugher and chris mears gold in the spring board event. the agrgreat day for the brits e in rio. >> i stand corrected. they are in the top ten. >> we have three golds in total. that's not bad. >> jay, thank you very much. >> very strong. >> we'll be back with jay throughout the olympics. i like that. three golds. we're catching up. >> here's the medal count so far. u.s. coming in first. 11 folds. 32 medals. second is china, japan, raush and australia. great britain now making a move. sixth place. ninth. ninth we are with three golds. ninth place. >> we're going to come through. >> what did we bet on, you owe me a meal. >> a twitter question. fine, inside joke. >> political news, hillary clinton today set to give an economic speech in michigan this afternoon. tracie potts joins us with the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: as you know th

big congratulations for a local diver, michael hickson will bring home a silver medal from rio. he's on the left in this picture here, and he and his teammate, sam doorman competed in the synchronized diving competition and came in second to great britain winning bronze. he lists amherst as his hometown but currently attends indiana university. the white house is using social media to keep the lines of communication open. if you want to send a note to president barack obama, all you have to do now is pull up the facebook messenger. the obama administering's chief digital officer says that they are trying to expand the president's reading material, and one way to do it is to open up a pass for facebook users. >> and the girl scouts, add arsenal. they used yesterday to announce the sandwich cookies. they are going to be part of the lineup next year and going on sale in december. >> olessa. >> oh, yeah, right up her alley. >> yes. >> how many boxes should he be ordering for you? >> 14ish. >> ok. >> 15. >> okay. >> too much? >> no. >> all right. >> thank you. >> and a live look outs

michael hickson will be driving in a preliminary round for the men's 3m springboard, and simone biles and laurie hernandez will represent team u.s.a. on the balance beam. so you can catch all those events during prime time starting tonight at 8:00 right here on 7 nbc. by the way, guys, speaking of th on sunday about how proud he is. >> it was amazing to see her out there and this that. that was the best part of the olympics for me. it got over on opening night. there hasn't been much reason for me to watch outside of seeing her represent her country. so pretty amazing. she's an amazing woman, and amazing mother, and she represents the best of brazil as far as i'm concerned. so it was pretty amazing person. >> sarah: brady clearly very proud of his wife there. meantime, the tweet of the day coming from president obama. the commander-in-chief taking time during his vacation to tweet about team u.s.a.'s success. he wrote, "final win for phelps, world record for ledecky, three number-one finishes for biles. that's how team u.s.a. gets america 1,000 golds. way to make history." pretty cool

. >> reporter: for american divers sam doorman and michael h hickson, the only color on their mind was gold. but they were out dualed by the british and settled golfers will tee off in rio today. this is the first time golf is back in the olympics in more than 100 years. but the top four golfers in the world won't be here. they're staying home staying they have fears of the zika virus. ben tracy, cbs news, rio de janeiro. >> romona: the current medal count for the u.s. stands at 11 gold medals, 11 silver and 10 bronze. >> mark: when the athletes aren't competing, they have home rio. jamie eukis is getting answers from inside the hospitality houses. >> reporter: when you think of rio de janeiro, you don't think of ice rinks or snow globes. >> you feel like they're in switzerland. >> reporter: switzerland brought its culture and food to brazil. hoping to entice world travelers to visit one day. it's hospitality house welcomes the public to come mingle for free. the holland house does the same and features a pay to enter but it's another big reason behind the hospitality halls. >> friends