was a little band there, and i was fooling around with the drums, and just goofing around, and muhammad ali and his photographer came up. so he picked up the guitar and started acting like he was playing the guitar. and i acted like i was playing the drums. >> stephen: ali was one of the most important both cultural and and political figures of the 20th century. why was he important to you? >> my dad boxed, so, you know, boxing was a big sport for me when i was a kid and knew that somebody to be respected. he handled all that. on top of that, he handled a whole lot of issues that had nothing to do with sports, you know, civil rights and human rights issues. >> stephen: as a champion yourself, talk to me a little bit like what his game was like before the contest ever started, the way he psyched out his opponents and used the mental game against the people he was about to box. >> one of the things that really got to me and made me totally think he was incredible was the way, like, when he went to sonny liston's camp, where he was training, and started heckling him while he was trying to trai

much for being here. >> nice to be with you. >> stephen: i'm sorry about the loss of your friend muhammad ali. how did the two of you get to know each other? >> i ran into ali at a party here. i was a freshman at u.c.l.a., and i went to a party, and ali was there. there was a little band there, and i was fooling around with the drums, and just goofing photographer came up. so he picked up the guitar and started acting like he was playing the guitar. and i acted like i was playing the drums. >> stephen: ali was one of the most important both cultural and and political figures of the 20th century. why was he important to you? >> my dad boxed, so, you know, boxing was a big sport for me when i was a kid and knew that the heavyweight champ was somebody to be respected he handled all that. on top of that, he handled a whole lot of issues that had nothing to do with sports, you know, civil rights and human rights issues. >> stephen: as a champion yourself, talk to me a little bit like what his game was like before the contest ever started, the way he psyched out his opponents and used the mental ga

. >>> patients fighting off parkinson's disease, thanks to a new muhammad ali parkinson's center here in the valley. >>> and later how back to school spells trouble for married couples. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us tonight. it is a case that has gripped the valley for months, one that has unsolved, unfortunately. pthe serial street shootings tht have taken place around the valley and taken the lives of seven people, including a 12-year-old girl. >> yeah, but tonight we are hearing from a survivor of the shootings. he is sharing his story tonight for the first time. andrew hasbun joins us now live with police headquarters with his story and the latest on the case. >> reporter: and marc, today police released the details of what happened to this 22-year-old victim and his four-year-old nephew. they were driving when he says the shooter pulled up next to them and opened fire. it happened that quickly. he spoke to us on the condition that we not reveal his identity, and that's because with the serial shooter still on the loose, he's afraid of retaliation. the description pro

cassius clay who later that year changed his name to "muhammad ali" had arrived. it was a fitting introduction for a man who'd go onto become one of the most dominant sporting figures of the twentieth century with a persona outside the ring that was as big as it was inside the ring. one that forever dissolved his designation as an underdog and gave rise to a new moniker, the greatest. and gave rise to a new moniker, the greatest. now we turn back the lens of time on a classic commercial from the 1960's "some shampoos are thin but liquid prell is luxurious. try it. liquid prell's rich lather lets you become anything you want. a balinese dancer, is lovely, alive and shiney. take me to your pharaoh ah ha ha. liquid prell. extra rich shampoo." when our look at the 1960's continues, we turn to t world of television. from the comic book that came to life that would set a new standard for camp to when we all first heard ed mcmahon say "here's johnny." our look at the '60s turns now to television, and from the music, to the car, the language and the tights, they all made

. >>> plus, a boxing record even muhammad ali can't claim. it's a great day for an adventure. surprises are hiding around each corner. come chase thrills that lead in every direction. yet somehow bring us all back together. busch gardens williamsburg and water country usa. vacation packages start at $50 per person. a whole other world awaits. >>> you're watching news4 at 6:00. >> back now, a live look at storm team 4 radar. the rain is outta here. but still super muggy out there. her forecast including cooler temperatures. yes. in less than five minutes. stay with us. >>> the 2016 olympic summer games are nearly over, with the closing ceremony getting set to start. team usa put forth a really good showing on this final day. nbc's mark barger takes a look at the action from olympic park in rio. >> channelling the bravery of muhammad ali, shields -- >> closing out strong. >> win back-to-back olympic gold medals in boxing. >> i want it to be known i'm not just a great female boxer, but one of the greatest boxers that ever lived. >> lest anyone forget, she brought her london gold

speaking out today for thest time since the death of her husband muhammad ali. we have a look at the exclusive interview. >> i was wondering as i sat at this memorial service were even you surprised by the out pouring and stories of impact he had on others lives? >> absolutely. we had planned for this the last five or six years and i kept thinking it was mum mad's wish it be in an auditorium. i said nobody does that. to come so we did it. >> krystal: you can catch that full interview in minutes on this channel on "the today show." >> tom: we are cruising the southern beltway right now coming up on the eastern avenue interchange and seeing sunlight in the background while shadows are over most of the valley below. it looks good froms perspective. >> jeff: we've got a wet perspective at craig and las vegas boulevard. we had a real active weather night with storms that passed through leaving behind rain. we're looking at this intersections here withstanding water in the right lane. drivers able to get past this ok. keep an eye out for standing water. doesn't look l

now, i bet you went to all three of them, they would say they loved muhammad ali. you love him and not love him for the stance he took not to be inducted into the vietnam war. if you say yeah, yeah, yeah, it's the same thing. >> ali said if i kept my mouth shut just because i can make millions, then this ain't doing nothing so i just love the freedom and the flesh and blood of my people more so than i do the money. and jackie robinson said i cannot stand and sing the anthem, i cannot salute the flag, i know that i'm a black man in a white world. that was jackie robinson in 1972 in his autobiography. >> this is the tradition. what colin is doing now is not popping out of nowhere. there's tradition, tradition of african-american athletes standing up and using their platform to say something is wrong. >> you think he's going to pay a price for it? >> they all do. ali, three years of his prime. john carlos, tommy smith, of course. but these brothers do this knowing that there will be ramifications and they don't care because this is their belief. another thing i have to

it is where muhammad ali lost his last fight and daredevil evel knievel took his fame must fall. in a city where other strip properties have been torn down, jay sarno's legacy survives and as it continues to evolve itself. >> it has continued to yes little like cesar's of 1966 and that is why it is still here, because if it did it would have long ago turned into a pile of rubble. >> reporter: and the president of cesar's on stage tonight, promising the best is yet to come. and by the way, this party, of course, continues tomorrow. there will be a red carpet event. plenty more stars. tony bennett, donnie and marie osshort-handed, a bunch of people out here at cesar's for the weekend. tonight, kelsey thomas, news three. >> that long successful history really does speak for it self. kelsey, thank you. >>> a metro officer came under fire today trying to stop an armed robber, who rammed his patrol car. >> he stuck his hand and arm out the window and he shot two rounds one of them struck my car. >> you are not injured. >> no injuries on the. >> that was the officer on the radio right a

muhammad ali changed his name. >> i think muhammad ali was a vociferous opponent.people -- >> but he didn't do it during a fight is what i'm saying. jim brown didn't do it during a game and bring in his whole team. ali didn't bring knit on his opponent. he did it as a private citizen. >> he is a private citizen. i think that what he's doing is brave and necessary. i think that's a mirror. i think that people are seeing things they don't like. they want him to shut up and play. he's paid for his athleticism, for his ability to throw the ball. he's not paid for his silence. people don't like what he's saying because they know it's inherently true. colin kaepernick is saying what a lot of people can't. >> let's talk about the substance. we look at chicago. >> sure. >> we see dwyane wade's cousin nykea aldridge killed while walking her baby in a stroller, about as stark a picture of the wrongness of the violence as you can have. in the election it is also coming into play. donald trump is looking at a situation like chicago and saying, the democrats have failed you. ch

also admired muhammad ali. trained in this film. we'll talk more with usher after >> this is 7news now. >> sarah: good morning, everybody. happy tuesday. it's 8:27 as you take a live look over boston. let's send it over the chris lambert with a check of your forecast this morning. >> chris: an air mass in place. 65 in boston right now. 60 in norwood. sunshine to hold on to that nine through the day. degrees this afternoon. low humidity continuing for one more day tomorrow. temperatures back mid to upper 08s. upper 80s thursday and friday. as you get into thursday night, you could have an isolated storm. >> sarah: all right. now to our top stories. crews are working to reor the power. clear roads this morning after a tornado tore through concord. the ef-1 twister packed winds which reached speeds that packed 100mph. boston police are searching for assaulted a woman in the south end yesterday morning. investigators say he threatened the victim with a knife and forced her to walk through the playground before assaulting her. a park ran

finally, the greatest fighter of all time, muhammad ali whose widow lonie, asking people doing >> muhammad had this saying, >> all right, we told you the storms were coming and we can show you with a live image now. >> gerard ramalho made it all the way to crais and losie. what are you seeing? >> we made it o cannery hotel and casino. the rain has tapered off but enough came through to wet this intersection, cars have been slowing down a little bit, just because it looks like there's a lot of water in this area. quite a few lightning strikes as well. at this moment it is still sprinkling out here, we're not sure if it's going to pick up again or moved through had area and perhaps to another part of analysis let's turn it over to kevin janison. in the news center. >> all right gerard. it continues to push to the southeast, about 25 miles per hour. rainbow between spring mountain and alta. when it went over the 215, it dropped half an inch of rain. hail flowing there, not the case anymore. we're still getting wind gusts of 30 to close to 40 miles pe if it heads that way it will go in a weake

i'm in the history books with the likes of muhammad ali and george foreman. it's surreal. when i look at my medal, it's hard to believe it's mine. my professional career -- i've been groomed since i was a kid. god blessed me with a desire to work hard. and i'm trying to win more championships. >> tell me about your training. how do you train as a 32-year- old? >> in your early 20s you don't have to warm up as much. that's for sure. you get in and go. and you recover a lot faster. and you do whatever you do and the next day you're back. i used to get body work as a luxury. now i have to do them. >> what do the years give you in terms of an edge? >> you don't realize how important experience is until you have it. he's trying to stop me from a bigger goal. a two division championship. finishing is extremely important to me. i started good and i've had a tremendous career. >> you don't have any practices a loosing. >> i actually do. i had five losses. >> how important is that oracle crowd. >> every guy that was eager to come here says i'll fight him again but not at oakland. i

he wants to be up there with names like pele and muhammad ali. usain bolt is legend.ed the closing ceremony flag bearer for team usa. i got to spend time with the high flying simone biles. all of her hope and dreams came true here in rio. so i had to ask, what's next? four gold medals you'll compete in 30 plus cities after this. all kind of talk shows talking about gymnastics, what's the first thing you're going to do when you get home unrelated to gymnastics. >> we fly to new york directly from rio after closing ceremonies and us girls, we want to throw a huge pizza party and watch the team final. because we haven't been able to watch any of our teams yet. >> reporter: all of your hopes and dreams came true here in rio. >> yes. >> reporter: you medzt zak efro. how did meeting him compare with how you always imagined it could be? >> oh, gosh. i thought i would like, die if i met him. and then i got to meet him and i thought i was going to die. so it was the same exact feeling, except i didn't die. i just thought i was going to die. the girls kept asking me simone, are

muhammad ali is perhaps the world's most recognized sports figure. the greatest died in june. his ideals in and out of the ring a standard to live by. his wife, lonnie, is carrying on his message called "ali asking people to dedicate 75 hours of volunteer service to commemorate what would have been ali's 75th birthday next january. how are you doing? >> hanging in here. >> each day -- >> living each day with purpose. >> i thought about muhammad a lot in rio. we were there for the olympics. the olympics meant so much to him and he meant so much to the olympic movement. >> correct. he did. that's where he got his start on the world stage. village in rome. >> we talked a number of times over the years about the power of muhammad ali. i was wondering as i sat at his memorial service about the stories and impact he had on other lives. >> we planned for this for the last five or six years. i kept thinking it was muhammad's wish that it be in an auditorium. i he says i want my fans to come. okay. so we did it. i really thought maybe it would be about 1,000 people. there was no way wa

bravery of muhammad ali, claressi shields accomplished something even the greatest never did, winning back to bark olympic gold medals in boxing. >> i want to let it be known that i'm not just a great female boxer, but i'm one over the greatest boxers to ever live. >> reporter: she brought her london gold to remind the worlds. gaylon rupp won bronze in second ever marathon. >> maybe this is my best event. >> >> reporter: no doubts a about kyle snyder's best event. he won gold in wrestling. team usa defeated serbia to win gold on the court. and in volleyball, the men won a bronze. in the final hours of these games, one last flourish of style and color in rhythmic closing ceremony. >> and, of course, a couple of weeks a ago in the opening ceremonies, michael phelps carried the flag for the u.s. >> and tonight one of our favorites around here, simoni biles. a big honor for a 4'8" powerhouse of >>> mary has a breakdown of some of the most notable social media moments over the 2016 rio games. >> reporter: good evening. there were so many fun moments on social media, it was honestly hard to

muhammad muhammad ali, he was vilified back then and ultimately has a lot to do with the social changenscience and opinion so you could say that, sure, we want to see you throw the football but at the same time you are leaders, you are societal leaders and can have an impact. what about the rest of the team, how do they factor into that? >> sometimes it can be a distraction, you take muhammad ali, the thing about boxing, it's an individual sport whereas football is a team sport. when someone is making a statement or protesting, do it on your own time but not on the team and the organization time because now you're asking the organization, you're pulling in teammates and now we're being teammates, we're asked to having to respond or ask question and answer the questions to kaepernicolin kaepernick's action and sometimes that can be a distraction and no nfl team wants a distraction going into a season especially with two weeks around the corner for the nfl to start. >> full disclosure, hines ward, i have a total sports crush on you. you're great at what you do and i'm so glad you're with

. >> reporter: she's even been featured for the muhammad ali collection. >> have the prettiest foot work, the prettiest face. >> reporter: a run-time model, she doesn't mind the bright lights, but she says female fighters shouldn't have to show skin to get paid. >> how you fight in the ring, but companies want to put a pretty face behind their products and it's sad but true and that's the harsh realities of the world. >> reporter: in another harsh reality it's the men, mayweather and pacquiao ring a bell? the top ranking female fighters make less than minimum wage. >> a typical championship fight for a woman professional, she'd make about $5,000 still. but a man championship fight, he's going to make hundreds of thousands, and potentially millions of dollars. >> reporter: something that these heavy hitters are hoping they can knock out together. >> i do believe i'm going to get a chance to headline in vegas. you gotta be, you know, a woman that everybody wants to see fighting. >> reporter: but this year, they have their sights not set on green, but on gold. just last month, we caught up

he had told her stories of muhammad ali, of all his children, only his daughter, laila, became a boxer. >> my goal is to become an olympic boxer at the age of 17. >> 17-year-old shields has overcome every obstacle thrown >> reporter: by london, gold was within reach. >> there's the bell and she has captured a gold medal! >> reporter: she returned to a hero's welcome. >> it's unbelievable, i can't believe it. >> reporter: an olympic champion and emerging celebrity with the nickname, "t-rex." >> if the boxing ring is no place for a girl, then >> reporter: already in the history books, claressa is now inspiring others the way laila ali inspired her. >> she has a toughness inside of her and seems to be fighting for a cause other than just herself. i think that is what makes a difference. >> reporter: of course, she's more than just a kid from flint these days. in her the adults see pride and the children possibilities. >> yeah, girl. >> reporter: her family, strength and resolve. she calls her sister, breanna, her hype man. fight, fight like you never won. what's a winner if you never lost

. -- mu ma'am -- muhammad ali world. >> reporter: lisa, it was refreshing to hear an athlete talk about it, and most will saying? say i never said that and on and on. but him taking on these issues must make him feel prettiy on good about where he is in life. and he has an animation film on the way and issues off the field dealing with those, too. te >> thank you, dan. >>> a decorated olympian will play a big symbolic role in rio. >> who will carry the american flag during the opening ceremony. >> could this be the future of commuting? a test drive for a bus that rides over traffic. >> and it's a tiny house going for big bucks. wait medical you hear the price tag on the tiny home in cambridge. >> a beautiful day in the the gardens are now exploding after a little bit of rainfall, and we'll have a look at the forecast next. >>> and one more reason to love this time of year. wbz is proud to be your official pmc station. we are just 2 of days away from the pan masses ceremonies. and on sunday, we'll stream the finish line at it will be live on cbsboston.com. it's where you can go to learn

muhammad ali lit the torch. remember, the bomb went off in centennial park. we'll go back in time 20 years you by cleveland hospital. >> it's going to be great tonight. >> all right. thanks a lot. >> and thank you for watching. jimmy and betsy back at 7:00. lester is next from rio. i will see you after the games. . >>> breaking news tonight. olympic bombshell, questions swirling around ryan lochte and the u.s. swimmers who say they were robbed at gunpoint in rio. a judge orders two of their passports seized as a court says that gave accounts to police. what really happened? >>> raing inferno explodes, devastation and a landmark destroyed by one of the most powerful fires in recent memories. >>> campaign shake-up, trailing in the polls, donald trump makes a dramatic move hiing the head of a conservative website known for inflammatory remarks. >>> an alarming new report about the

also admired muhammad ali. we'll talk more with usher after >>> we're back at this 8:30 on tuesday morning and meg is about to explode if we don't let her jump in this pit here and have a sh >> that's the only thing you have to do. somewhere in this pit is a gold ball. if you find it, you will win $25,000. >> i don't know what's worse. if you find it or you don't. >> 30 seconds. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> good luck. >> ready, set, go. if she finds it, watch out, she's throwing things, she gets $25,000. >> meg is on fire. she's looking through every ball looking for that elusive gold ball. >> ten seconds, meg. >> you have it. five seconds. come on. >> five, four, three, two, one. >> come on out here. that was a great effort. what was the strategy there? >> don't stop. >> you lived up to that. we have a lovely consolation prize. rio swag for you. we'll play again tomorrow. come to the plaza outfitted like meg. wear your olympic best. make that olympic spirit shine and we could pick you and you could look for

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you said somewhere muhammad ali is smiling. just think, we spend time this summer really celebrating muhammad ali's life, the ideas, the values he stood for. and now we have a situation where an athlete uses his stage, his very profound stage in the nfl. now, granted, he wasn't winning a gold medal when he made the stand, but really made a bold statement. and in the spirit of ali, in the spirit of john carlos and tommy smith, to really bring attention and awareness to something that is on the minds of a lot of our citizens, particularly african-americans. and so that's why i applauded colin kaepernick for taking the stand, although, as you mentioned, it definitely was a lot of backlash. sometimes when you make a statement, you have to be willing to accept that. >> and he knew no doubt he'd receive some backlash here. victor cruz, new york giants wide receiver, he was asked, he said, i think personally the flag is a flag, regardless of how you feel things are going on in america today and around the world with gun violence and t

brooklyn museum, which includes everything from the ole known sports photograph dating from 1843 to muhammad aliayle bucklynn is the curator. >> they show us the passion, the sacrifice, and the victory. >> reporter: 230 images, some iconic, some last seen in a long forgotten daily paper, document the narrow slice of humanity where excellence dwells. >> these people take human potential as far as they possible can. >> reporter: no, it may not be the way most of us are following the olympics, but there is something about the richness of one still image that can move us in ways video cannot. howard schatz has built a career on that. >> i shoot to surprise and delight myself. truly. >> reporter: just one of many here who celebrate human movement by the way they stop motion. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more from rio and the investigation into swimmer ryan lochte's robbery allegations. >>> plus, we will go to kiev as donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort faces new questions about his ties to pro-russia groups in ukraine. that is

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