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these 10 made the olympic team. swimming, judo, track and field, even marathon will have refugees competing each with their own individual stories, includes this olympic family. the team members say for now, they want to focus on their future. antoinette: what a great story. certainly a lot of them coming out of the olympics. emily: an atm machine that dishes out some real dough. the contents much tastier than ? i feel too young to be this old. i just want to be her mom, not her full-time job. i'm the boss of me, but sometimes i need a little help. if you or a loved one has masshealth, call commonwealth care alliance to find out about senior care options. shaws and star market has everything you need, every day! shaws and star market prices. and now save even more during our huge anniversary sale. happy anniversary to me. get lays family size chips or smartfood popcorn $1.99 each, limit 4. 32-ounce gatorades 79 cents each. and 2lb california strawberries or 18 oz blueberries $3.33 each. two years ago, silvertech had

is how the most elite gymnasts on the planet-cell brat when they win the olympics. >> team usa's pint-sized power houses are the team in rio. >> simone biles called the michael jordan of gymnastics and mary lou retton calling her the best she's ever seen. landing on the cover of "time" magazine. she's got bieber fiber. her >> and she's helped me mind my strength and power in and out of the gym so i definitely wouldn't be here without her. >> laurie hernandez is the youngest member of the team. some predicting this jersey girl will be a scene stealer making a big/on the world stage. >> madison kocian is a texas girl through and through. she's cheering on her beloved going to california this fall attending ucla. >>> olympic defending champ gabby douglas is back. >> "extra, extra" she's the first all-around champ to make the olympic team since nadia comaneci, and she shows off her wild side in her reality show, "douglas family gold." >> she would love to pursue aking and maybe crush. >>> aly raiseman a returning ve. member of the fierce five. the now 22-year-old showed off herr moves in the ba

a live look at the olympics flame and team usa is showing the golden touch. so far the americans are leading in overall medal count. jay gray has the latest from inside olympics park. >> team usa making waves in the olympics pool lead by katie ledecki winning gold in the 400. shattering her own record. >> it was great. >> reporter: that hot spot on the podium is a place michael phelps is used to. he added another gold to his collection. in the gym, the american women looked almost unstoppable nearly sweeping the qualifying events with simone biles and ally rossman securing the all around competition. >> i think we're ready. >> they'll get the chance on tuesday. the men will be back in action later today during the finals the u.s. team currently in second place. jay gray nbc news rio. >>> historic moment as well for a stanford fencer born and raised in san francisco. he didn't get the gold but alex massialas did become the first man to bring home a medal since 1960. i will le degarozzo snagged thd for france. >>> family and friends are devastated after the deat

. >> i'm on track to be a college gymnast or world medalist or olympic >> go team usa. >> reporter: simone bile won her third olympic gold medal, this time on the woman's vault. cheetos last to go and beat her come pig by seven tenths of app point. she has two events repaining, balance beam tomorrow and floor exercise tomorrow. madison took the silver in uneven barson and gabbie scottsdale bethany maddox is a first time olympian. she won the gold and won against an opponent who has won as many gold medals as any. venus williams seeking her fifth olympic gold medal, couldn't hold off the bethany maddox fans. they lost the first set 6-7, rall and trailed 6-3 before winning six straight points to win the gold medal. [ inaudible ] major props to scottsdale's own bethany maddox. she will frame her stars and medal a man named socks helped heroine. >> probably not many people knew her game before the games. now many wild. bethany mattek-sands did it. caribe. >> thank, guys. all of these amazing athletes are racking up the medals. take a look at the medal count. gold, 28 silver and 21 bronze. >> n

olympic team... a promising young american competing today is wearing traditional muslim head garb. ibtihaj muhammad has become a coach and inspiration for many muslim women.she's an olympic fencer and will compete in the summer games wearing a hijab. religion comes firstmy hijab is a part of who i am. you know, my faith comes first, my religion comes firstmuhammed says many people have been still... she says she's proud to represent team u-s-a. want to show your support for team u-s-a... here's one way you can do it.you can re-tweet this gold medal from the summer games in rio.just head to the official olympic twitter page and click on the retweet button.and don't forget to hashtag your olympic team. looking at the medal count so far, the united states are in the united states are in the lead with 12 medals.china in second with eight. third with seven.australia has six, putting them in fourth. and south korea rounds out the top five with five medals. much more is happening at six-- on live at daybreak. including...flights grounded. we have team coverage-- on a computer glitch causin

another american and six afghan soldiers were wounde the british olympic team returns home -- why it turned into chaos at the airport. and the search for survivors continues in italy after a major earthquake. how a local family is dealing with the crisis coming up at 7-30. and it was night of the twisters last night in indiana. after the break how families are cleaning up after the tragedy. and carl is hanging out with the you are watching the fox 6 dick adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no continue cleaning up this morning after multiple tornadoes touched down last night. thousands are still without power. at least eight tornadoes hit indiana according to the state's governor. authorities say around twenty people have been injured throughout the state. but, serious. residents living in the city of kokomo are reporting the worst damage. marsh says: "i went into the bathroom, called 911. i tried to push the door, the wind was blowing so fast. i was disturbed because i've never seen anything like this in my life.

who will pass on the olympic torch? luckily for team usa there are so many olympic nubies and any one of them could be the next big american star in the pool. >> it is a great group of kids. eager group of kids who are after some of us step out of the sport. ? sunset higher ? ? higher ? ? higher, higher ? >> reporter: of the 45 swimmers on the u.s. olympic team this year, 30 are competing in the games for the very first time. >> do you ever want to pinch yourself? >> i honestly do not feel like it set in yet that i am an olympian. >> reporter: 21-year-old ryan murphy hold the current american records in the men's backstroke, events that give him a solid shot at gold in rio. his dream started at age 27 when he wrote and illustrated a short book in library class, boldly stating he was going to be an olympian. >> it didn't feel right for me to just take it all in. all these people were cheering for me. that's still something i am getting used to. the atention. you know, having that confidence like, i am one of the best. >> also in the elit

in 2008 bizzle was the youngest athlete on the olympic team. >> on phelps. i was so young. >> reporter: returning for her third olympic games as captain. >> for me my role on the team is not necessarily winning the medals or being the face of the sport. it's more behind the scenes and being a cheer leader. >> reporter: the rhode island native made a splash at the age of 5. >> growing up in rhode island it's an ocean state. i loved the water. work out in. my parents got that energy out of me by plopping me in a pool. >> reporter: made her way to massachusetts to join the blue fish swim club. >> they drove me there and back every day without a question. just for me to live my olympic dream. i owe all my successes to them. >> reporter: her parents and her home state supporting her all the way. >> rhode island has been the biggest support system i've since my olympic journey. i have an anchor tattooed on my rib for rhode island. i love it that much. >> reporter: an event she took silver in london. it's a race she's approaching differently. >> i know this is possi

stew and dave sailed on making the olympic team earlier this year. trevor won't be with them in person, stew and dave know he will be with them in spirit. >> he knew all the time that we could create and make a successful olympics for ourselves. back on the water today for their final 3 prelim races. in rio nancy chen 7 news. >> anchor: mcmay and hughes sit in 4th place and will sail for a medal tomorrow afternoon. coming up on the 7 news olympic zone. she fights for her home town, her country and recognition. in rio clarissa shields is fighting for another gold medal. meet a track and field star a when people ask me what it's like to win an olympic medal, i tell them, "you already know." the medals you've earned are all around you. your bronze. your silver. your gold. and liberty mutual insures them all. liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance. >> reporter: checking the medal count team usa blowing away the field in rio. 28 gold, 28 silver and 27 bronze. the americans remain atop the great britain second. women's boxing made it's olympic d

team name? >> it's her last olympics. and we're the final team of five left. >> nancy: an emotional announcement for the retiring coordinator. >> i am never sentimental, and i heard "the final five," that was the moment i broke down. >> nancy: the final five went to work as soon as they entered the arena. >> you run out of superlatives when you're talking about the u.s. women. that was another great one. >> nancy: dominating every event. >> wow. >> that's what a champion looks like. >> nancy: this is the second team gold for aly and gabby douglas. >> i can't describe it, so amazing, all the hard work and effort pays off. >> nancy: after her medal moment, aly passed her new hardware over to her coach. >> no words. there are no words. >> nancy: aly soaking in the moment and sending a message to everyone back home. >> thank you guys all so much for the support, and i can't guys. i love you guys. >> we had wonder woman a moment ago. now we have superman. >> nancy: gold medals filing up for team u.s.a. >> fell until fell is goi

but it's been 80 years since the u-s put together it's first olympic basketball team. a start with an even more impressive finish. andrew mccrea takes us today you realize the important history behind this gym in downtown mcpherson kansas and is tied to the 1936 olympic games the rich hughes knows it well but u s olympic team was composed of the town team from mcpherson kansas were here at the court the court where the played the old gym still holds much of the charm of decades ago this balcony once held hundreds of spectators came to watch their hometown team there this is this is how it's been in 1934 1935 1936. in the nineteen twenties and thirties businesses might sponsor a team to publicize their products and services. in mcpherson it was the globe refiners coached by gene johnson considered by many to be the father of modern basketball. he developed the zone press fast break and dunking the basketball. mcpheresons players worked at the refinery for 4 dollars a day. while they loved the game, they were also glad to have a job for basketball in the olympics and a te

team gold. after not having an olympic gold i caught up with the team three months ago at the olympic training center in colorado springs. i mean, look at that technique on the pommel horse. at the time they were still an eclectic bunch of 16 athletes fighting for five spots. >> almost died. that was almost an 8. three more inches this way, you'd be good. >> reporter: the youngest 19. the oldest 30. all of them craving olympic glory. but greatness. we're training to be the best in the world. >> how do you decide the team? what are the parameters? >> that's really difficult. it's a puzzle piece a little bit. we're looking for the five guys that fit best together on the events. maximize the team score. >> reporter: you could say the pressure is on the guys, unlike their counterparts on the women's team, who have won two of the last five team gold medals at the olympics and are favored to win again this year. >> what do you think your >> i think we've got an incredible chance. we have so much depth here when you look at these young guys. they're not only pushing themselves to try and get on that team, t

for him to make the olympic team was amazing. i'm honored to be considered for the competitive team. i'm ready to go. >> veteran jake dalton and first time alex naddour show me how close these guys really are. >> we have grown up together since we were 6 years old. sam was with me in a meet. jake was we are brothers. for us, i know each and every one of these guys. we are on a roll. if we put pressure on, we can shock the world. >> brothers trying to take the podium starting tonight, guys. >> i'm excited for that. >> everything. i love the olympics started. >> you can watch it here. teams and qualifiers and swimming events tonight on nbc at 8:00. >> we are back in a moment, but >>> that's beautiful. >> you know, we are all olympics. craig, what is the number one thing you want to see? >> basketball. i spent time yesterday with melo and coach k, by the way, he said t country needs the olympics, that time is now. i'm looking forward to the men's basketball. >> women's gymnastics. >> the fierce five. craig, it looks absolutely beauti

olympic zone. another golden moment. team u.s.a.'s ryan murphy and lilly king bringing gold back to the states. >> christa: they weren't the only ones seeing success as a couple more olympic stars qualified for the finals. michael phelps. nancy chen has more from rio. >> nancy: hello from rio. and there was a grudge match in the pool. let's get over into the highlights. >> lilly king has the lead. she's going to win it! >> nancy: lilly king setting an olympic record to win gold in the women's 100m breaststroke. it was a fight to the finish with russian swimmer youk nova. she was allowed to swim in rio despite a hto she came in second. teammates michael phelps and katie ledecky punching their tickets to gold medal races. michael phelps came in second in the 200m fly semifinal, which means he will now advance to the finals tuesday night. it will be his first chance at an individual gold at these games. a second-place finish by ledecky sending her to the women's 200m free final. the semis but she didn't advance. >> yeah, big score here,

with a new olympic record. >> reporter: team u.s.a. dominated the pool at the 2016 rio olympic games including winning gold in the 400 medley relay. it was an emotional win for michael phelps who says this will be his last olympics. having collected 23 gold medals, three silvers and two bronzes. today phelps addressed finish my career. this is the cherry i wanted to put on top of the cake. this is it i said it before, but you guys can say, this is the last time. >> reporter: gymnast simone biles captured gold again sunday in the women's vault final. there were incredible twists and spins but she did not perform the so called vault of death. the dangerous front handspring followed by roughly two and a half somersaults will only be attempted by india's dipa of uzbekistan tonight. kyla ross. >> that is why gymnasts are in the sport, they want to see how far they can take themselves, and to achieve something that someone maybe has never done before or something different. so i think that's just the nature of the competition. >> reporter: wi

first female wrestler from team usa to win olympic gold. these guys and gals are sending their congrats. >> congratulations from the arizona state team. >> helen, you everyoned everything you have gotten. >> reporter: the founder of sunkist kids wrestling club knows her as a smart hard working athlete and she had to be to beat the three time olympic gold medalist. 13 time world champion today. >> at the right day, at the righh. i hope we help you in some way. she is a wonderful person, i'm so happy for her. >> reporter: now, the founder of the club says he knows helen will go onto be a great ambassador for the sport. trisha hendricks, 12news at 10:00. >>> now we have to talk about the story that has been the states. ryan lochte's account of what supposedly happened here early sunday morning. apparently, that story is unraveling. i will be sending it back to you for the very latest on the investigation. >> okay vanessa. >>> instead of being held up at gunpoint, the swimmers were out partying until about 6:00 a.m. took a taxi to a gas station

they are the refugee olympic team. >> when i'm in the water, i forget about everything. i feel like it's my home. they've overcome odds and obstacles to realize their olympic dream. this athlete lives in the largest refugee camp in the world, with about theam utah. it's been home to her for over 13 years since she was just 9 years old. >> and we ran away from my country. >> she'll be running in the 800 meters, an event she trained for without the money to afford shoes. >> we compete among the refugees. some of us without shoes, like me i was running barefoot. >> reporter: others like from war-torn syria. when her family's boat lost power while fleeing to the haven of greece, they jumped in the water and spent three hours pushing it to shore. >> i was thinking me and my sister that it would be really swimmers and in the end we all die in the sea. it was my biggest fear. yeah, i swim this whole life and then i will drown here? >> reporter: the historic first by the ioc comes at a as sparked fears in europe and here in the united states. >> if i win, they're going back. they

olympic team member came home to a burned down house. he lost it in the wildfire in lake county. tonight he told jackie ward he and his wife bought the property two months ago. >> reporter: up till a few days ago he was in rio. >> spent their fencing lives in order to get to that point on the opponent and when they do they want the machine it go beep. >> reporter: now he has much bigger problems to worry about. like where he and his wife will live. on the right is what the neighborhood looked like saturday. on the left, is what it looks like today. he is the equipment manager for u.s. fencing. when the fire started in lower lake he was in brazil. >> it was not good. i was trying to not be frantic. >> reporter: sunday afternoon he got reassurance. they were safe. an hour later the fire flared up again and she had to evacuate. despite attempts they haven't set up their insurance yet. >>> we know how tough it is to buy a home in san francisco but how about this, 9-10 can't even afford a median priced home. that type of home cost $7,000 a month in mortgage payments. anyone hoping to

the team to beat at these olympics the superstars of the u.s. women's gymnastics team. >> go usa! >> we know we have big responsibilities ahead of us. we're just super dieted. >> reporter: spring simone biles made her gargantuan landing on rio's stage, leading team usa to an unheard of 10-point lead in their competition. 2012 double gold medalist allie ri allie rise man on the balance beam. the women will go for team gold tonight. it seems the women's team gets more attention than the men's the men's team sam mccullough thought they'd better market if they competed shirtless. they certainly made a statement with this instagram picture they posted on copacabana beach earlier this year. >> oh, this is a great picture. like wow, this is a great background, let's post it. then people like freaked out about it. >> reporter: trying to prove they are more than just muscle, the men's team took their shot at the team gold. after not having an olympic gold medalist since 2004. i ca months ago at the olympic training center in colorado springs. i mean, look at that technique on the pommel ho

olympic teams around the world. 43 athletes were identified and then these 10 made the olympic team -- swimming, judo, marathon, and even track and field. will all have refugees competing, each with their own individual story one that now included this olympic family. all the team members say they emily: an organized crime bust in the bay state, and a first of its kind event on boston's newbury street. it's ahead in news to go. plus, an atm machine that dishes out some real dough. the contents much tastier than money, ahead. and another live look at the boston skyline. skies brightening as the city wakes up. with hood sour cream, you can love every delicious bite and every spoonful you scoop because it's only 30 calories per tablespoon. that means every meal can be made easy and delicious with all-natural hood sour cream. antoinette: drought concerns are growing as we kick off your news to go this friday morning. nearly 62% of the state is now considered to be in severe drought. that's up from 40% a week ago. cindy, we are getting some rain. cindy: a tough situation. this is that ora

olympic swim team. >> i was like a deer in the michael phelps, i'm so young. >> eight years later she is returning to her third olympic games as captain. >> for me, the role on the team is not necessarily winning the medals or being the face of the sport. it's more behind the scenes and being a cheerleader. >> reporter: the rhode island native first made a splash at the age of five. >> growing up in rhode island i absolutely loved the water. i would not sleep unless i workout in. my parents got the energy out of me by putting in a pool. >> reporter: they made her way to massachusetts to join the swim club. >> my parents drove me there and back every single day. without a question, just for me to live my olympic dream, so i pretty much owe all of my successes to them. >> reporter: her parents in her home state supporting her all the way. >> rhode island has been the biggest support system i've had, journey. i have an anchor tattoo on my ribs for rhode island, i love it that much. >> reporter: she will compete in the 400-meter, medley, an event where she took silver in london. this year

that may shut the entire team out of the upcoming olympics games. they announced across the board ban preventing from all russian para olympians from competing. teams being tied to the doping scandal. about half of russia's olympics team is not being allowed to compete. russia plans to appeal the para olympics ban. >>> the ftc is cracking down on celebrities who advertise on social media. >> it's not always obviously they're getting paid. >> that's right. that's all the ftc wants. advertise all you want. make product mentions all you want. said you're getting paid for it. for most people something like this an instagram posting from this fashion blogger, personally, i think it's incredibly obvious this is an ad for sunscreen. and she has added #ad to the text on the right there. but the ftc said it's not enough. celebrities, they say, need to be more straightforward and the ftc is cracking down. >>> walmart said it brought jet.com. if you have not heard of it. i'm not surprised. walmart doesn't have a very good online presence and they have to get be

olympics. the 30 year old has competed in the past 2 games for team usa learning more about himself every time. >> i feel more confident heading into this olympics than i have for any 1. sites in london. >> man, that is never going to leave me. imagine 80% of your life working towards a goal to not only fail, but to feel like it was taken from you. that was one of the hardest things in life i've ever had to go through. >> reporter: there was a silver lining. inspired stevens to find a new balance in his life. making judo and his >> the balance out of sport and in sport was so important going into this one. even if we fail for this one i still have my balance. so not all of my happiness is weighed on just my sport. >> reporter: it's a mindset that served him well. stevens jumped into the olympic medal mix after taking home gold competition. >> that was a complete mistake. we checked the wrong box on a form at a local youth center. got my class schedule in the mail and here i am today. >> reporter: he went on to train at gyms around the world. >> i wasn't wildly successful until i put trust into

olympic team. ryan lochte spoke exclusively with nbc's matt lauer and took full responsibility for, quote, over exaggerating the events of that night. you can see what else ryan lochte had to say. more from matt's interview tomorrow morning on "today." >>> health officials say the zika virus isn't going away any time soon. which part of the u.s. is most flood-ravaged residents. >>> what caused the church goers fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet line. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >>> welcome back. tonight the daughter of one of the victims in the train crash is speaking out. loving, her daughter says. she was killed when another mj transit bus ran a red light.

today she went on a rant about the swedish team, called them a bunch of cowards after the u.s. went down in the first ever u.s. women's olympic "the best team did not win today. i strongly believe that. i think you saw american heart. sweden dropped off. they didn't want to open play. they didn't want to pass the ball. they didn't want to play great soccer." they also have not beaten their former coach in four matches since she took over the swedish team. she coached coming up in sports, recap the efforts by two colorado players under the u.s. team. >>> another star studded american team expected to win gold is the u.s. men's basketball team, filled with top nba talent. though they had trouble with serbia. the u.s. hung on for a 94-91 victory. >> with the next events getting underway of the colorado contenders. >> reporter: >> reporter: they're pill arise of usa swimming right now. katie ledecky and michael phelps. they have earned more than half of the gold medals for the entire united states olympic team! >> from the pool to the track and field stadium, those events are really gonna start get very long busy in rio now. now

thank you. >>> we have a new member of our olympic team joining us tonight. you recognize her. natalie coglin will be in studio. she will join us for the olympic moments of the day coming up later in our newscast. >>> training for the real thing. we are there as san jose cops prepare for use of force scenarios. >>> they spend two weeks battling a fire near big sur. now 22 santa clara county firefighters are back home. coming up, i will have one firefighter's amazing story from the front lines. >>> good evening. beautiful evening. looking across the south bay. your full forecast coming up in a few minutes. story...regarding the toxins seepinginto the bay...this is near the carquiniez brid. >>> get back to our top story regarding the toxins seeping into the bay. this map shows where it's happening west of the bridge. here is jodi hernandez. >> i grew up here. i wouldn't know it. >> reporter: while joe loves his home, he doesn't love what's hidden nearby. more than 2 million cubic yards of toxic waste. buried beneath pavement along this bay. >> i think it's just a real problem. it'

for him to make the olympic team was amazing. ady to go. >> veteran jake dalton and first time alex naddour show me how close these guys really are. >> we have grown up together since we were 6 years old. sam was with me in a meet. jake was in my wedding. we are brothers. for us, i know each and every one of these guys. we are on a roll. if we put pressure on, we can shock the world. >> brothers trying to take the podium starting tonight, guys. >> i'm excited for that. >> everything. i love the olympics started. >> you can watch it here. all of the men's gymnastics teams and qualifiers and swimming events tonight on nbc at 8:00. >> we are back in a moment, but acme has everything you need, every day! the freshest food and low acme prices. and right now you can save even more during our 125th anniversary sale. happy anniversary to me. stock up during our mega event! get gatorade, 32-ounce bottles, for only 69 cents each when you buy 6. and pick up quaker cereal, breakfast bars and oatmeal for just $1.49 each when you buy 6. acme's

>>> on this sunday night, winners and losers, the entire russian olympic team is kicked out of the olympic competition after doping. wild weather spoils events as team usa is am leaders. the must see event ahead. >>> he's out. cheerful alex rodriguez announces his retirement from the new york yankees, walking away with millions. in the lead, hillary clinton. how trump's campaign is planning to gather. >>> the place where hundreds of kids can be kids. hitting the beach. of the question. why are they so addicted to beach volleyball in rio? "nightly news" right now. >>> good evening. athletes from around the world play for gold and national pride in these olympic games. humiliating defeat suffered by russia's take the field. the team baned from competing here in rio. the latest in the doping scandal that rocked their olympic program and tarnished the athletes weeks before the start of the paraolympic game. miguel almaguer has the details from the olympic park. >> reporter: the russian flag was hoisted in olympic village under a next month when the paraolympic games start in rio. today, the in

here they are, all 10, 10 athletes who are now the first olympic refugee team ever. >> we do not know the same liquid, we are not from the same countries, but the olympic flag united all of us together. nigel: she escapes syria on a boat sank that we were in. without swimming, i do not think i would survive. nigel: she did, and now swimming has brought her here. >> i had a lot of problems. i do my best in the water when i jump into the water. i let all of my problems behind my back and swim harder. olympics. >> it gave me a chance to reach the olympic games, so i'm ready. nigel: when the international committee decided to create the olympic team, 43 athletes were identified, and then these 10 maybe a lipid team. swimming, judo, -- these 10 made the olympic team. swimming, judo, track and field, each with their individual stories, one that now includes they now want to focus on their future. live at the rio games, i am nigel robertson, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: all right, nigel, thank you. an organized crime bust the bay state, and a first of its kind event on boston's newbury street.

olympics. yukon head coach leads team usa for a second straight olympic games. and rossy hitting 5 shots from behind the arc. helping olympic medal in women's basketball. u.s. womens volleyball team bouncing back nicely against the netherlands to capture the bronze medal with the win. team usa medals in its third straight olympics. mens soccer gold medal game. a 1-1 draw who else it's namar out helping brazil capture the country first ever gold medal in the olympic. germany handed the brazilians a 7 to 1 loss in the world cup finals. >>> that near miss in london made the hanover new hampshire native realize medaling in rio was a possibility. nancy chen with more on tonight's home town hero. >> reporter: here in rio there she left empty handed. she told me when she came here she's ready for redemption. most olympians specialize in one sport. sarah true excelled in 3. >> i think the balance of 3 sports kept me fresh and engaged in the sport for as many years i've been in it. she has to deal with the surf but also the turf. before running 10,000 meters to the finis

team usa. we're going to check in with the women that many of the athletes rely on more than their own coaches. >> abc s sorority of olympic moms. >> reporter: they're three of the most ferocious fighters on the u.s. women's gymnastics team. simone biles. >> masterfully put together pba routine and stuck landing. >> reporter: boxigabby douglas and laurie hernandez. we caught up with their moms in rio before fighting for the group gold medal. excitement and the nerves. how is rio different for you? >> i think it's a little different because gabrielle is four years older and to see how she's handling everything now. more settled and grounded. >> reporter: for nelly biles, her daughter in the spotlight for the first time. the pressure, does she feel it? she's walking to rio and all the commentators are saying she's going to win five gold medals. that's pressure. >> i think simone tries not to pay attention to the expectations of others. i believe there's more pressure on me than her. i am so nervous. i am just a wreck. >> reporter: i want to know what it was like when you were with your daughters and saw their commercials run

of course, on the team is nate ebner, pats' safety right there. he made olympic history becoming ebner helped the patriots win super bowl 49 coming up big for team u.s.a. they shut out brazil 26-0 after a disappointing loss to argentina earlier in the day. a special teams standout is in rio because pats' coach bill belichick gave him permission to miss the first part of training camp, highly unusual. you know the pats. belichick seems to be very supportive of ebner pursuing his dream. yesterday he and several patriots' players were wearing camp. and pats' q.b. tom brady posting this picture writing, "great start. pumped watching my patriots' teammate indicated indicate and team u.s.a. rugby in their matchup against brazil. let's go, team u.s.a.! " now, olympic divers might have been concerned during tuesday's event. for some reason the water in the diving pool turned green. take a look at this video here. it's not just any kind of green. it's a murky green. it was during the women's driving final. earlier the wear appeared to be blue. meantime water in the tank n