small small joins us -- jarred smalley joins us now. >> never before seen performances that we've had praktly every night in the -- practically every night the because simone biles is just that good. she performed her gravity defying vault and took her third gold. tonight she's out for a nourt the balance beam competition. >> i'm excited that i met my own expectations. i can't worry about what everybody else puts on me. so i'm fairly happy. >> gold medallist allison felix runs the 100 meters. medal. he's from ohio, atiny town of -- a tiny town of 500 people. >> i had great experiences last summer but this is ten times as big. coming from a small town to racing in front of the largest fan base ever it's a wonderful experience. >> and you've heard about the incident that is have gone it happened in the park. it happened right behind us from our live shot location. a camera was running overhead. it runs on wires. the guide wires gave way and it fell to the ground. it crashed about 60 feet belo and injured a -- below and injured a few people in the park. another unfortunate incident. ther

s>> jerrod smalley thank you for shocking crime in paradise. a 16-year-old boy stabbed his mother and younger brother while they were vacationing on siesta key. john rogers found out deputies are still trying to piece together what happened. >> reporter: good evening. a shocking case with a lot of questions. the arrest documents the teen admitted he had a great time with his family but stabbed them anyway. this ramgren joined his mother melissa and his brother charles on a vacation to siesta key. they were visiting from massachusetts but in a twist deputies say wednesday night gust ramgren stabbed in his family multi- possible -- multiple times on turtle beach. >> when you come to paradise it doesn't always mean everything is rosy. >> reporter: after he stepped his family he took off and went to a home a few blocks from didn't want to be on camera but the team that his family was attacked and then sat down and buried his head in his hands. when deputies caught up to him he admitted to the crime. first responders treated his injured family membe

. >> jerod smalley, thank you. >>> paul ryan in rio, catch his there throughout the entire olympic games. >>> for a lot of little girls, simone biles and raisman are more than just olympians, they're role models. >> absolutely, the duo proved themselves as quite possibly the best ever. 8 on your side's jen holloway brings us an interesting story with the gymnasts. >> oh, they may just be starting out their journey of flipping and balancing, but watch closely, one day, one of them could be bringing home the gold. 7-year-old kylie roberts is gearing up for her first gymnastics competition in september. >> we compete on floor, vault, bars, and beam. >> reporter: like any true competitor, she knows there's a lot of hard work and dedication involved. >> at the beginning, they're really hard and you keep practicing. and then they start getting easy and then they look cool. >> reporter: chrissy roberts olympics definitely raised the interest for little girls. >> we've got a lot of kids that come in oh, i learned this on tv and tried to do what they were doing. they learned a lot from just watch

jarod smalley joins us now. >> reporter: stated. we start with the good stuff. this will likely be michael phelps' final olympic games. the actual stunner today from the u.s. women's soccer team. a stunner for the world cup champion u.s. women's soccer team. a quarter final match in sweden ends in extra time and a shoot- out for the mighty americans falling hard. usa missed two shots in the tie breaker and the americans are >> honestly, i don't even know. just doesn't feel real. >> reporter: michael phelps could be competing in his final race in the olympics. >> hopefully i will have a chance to do it again. but that is something that when i do retire, i will miss it. >> reporter: and katie ledecky could break her own record again. she was eight seconds faster than her nearest competitor. ledecky is so strong in that race. team usa men's basketball are back on the court tonight. that arena back there. they are taking on serbia. and newschannel8's own paul ryan will be in attendance there. he will be busy signing autographs while the players give the fans some of

jared smalley joins us live in rio dejaneiro and the united states is still dominating, but some surprises tonight. >> reporter: you're right. just break it down by the numbers. team usa is cruising now, 75 medals as of tonight, nearly 30 running. doesn't mean team usa can't have a few bumps in the road along the way. it happened in women's gymnastics tonight. one slip was all it took for simone biles. she takes bronze and teammate lori hernandez takes silver. >> i'm disappointed in now i performed my game set, not in the medal. i shouldn't have gotten any higher, so it's fine. >> reporter: at the track gold medalist allyson felix in final. shawnae miller at the final dives to the line for gold. felix gets silver. in the men's 800 matters american champion clayton murphy -- meters american champion clayton murphy runs down the field for the bronze, the first medal for the u.s. in that event in a quarter century. in an olympics of oddities this fell out of the sky. an overhead cable camera fell 30 feet to the ground injuring several people below. meanwhile biles still has a chance to win th

jared smalley joins us live frio superstars for team usa, this is probably the most star- studded night we will have. if you take away men's and women's basketball teams, perhaps the four west known u.s. athletes are competing for gold medals tonight. the women's gymnastics team could do it in a route. >> i'm very pleased of just overall the performance and the experience has just been amazing so far. and just everything coming back. i have no regreets. douglas will not defend her gold medal from london, she will likely earn another one tonight. the u.s. ladies have a ten point lead. >> we deserve to do our best. everyone deserves to have their best meet. we work so hard. i'm feeling very excited. i'm confident. and i think we are just ready to go out and compete. >> reporter: and in the water michael phelps continues to grow his legend not only could he add a 20th career gold medal, he is also inspiring a his intense phelps face from last night. focused and loverring it here. >> i'm enjoying what i'm doing again. and, you know, i think i'm to the point where, you know, whatever is left

jarod smalley joins us live from rio. are you ready wa showdown? >> reporter: i have nowhere else to be jen. i can't wait. it has been a great day for team usa. kayla harrison won her second consecutive gold medal in judo. she is a force to deal with in that sport. she brings home another goal for the usa. tonight, two iconic legends in their sport will go head to head. four american ins the field. justin roe stealing the show at the par three fourth hole. a welcome back moment for golf. tonight, two showcase events lie ahead. simone biles and allie raceman compete for the gold medal in the all round. an american has won the past three gold medals in the all round. and tonight, for what is likely the final time the two titans in men's swimming swear off. michael phelps and ryan lochte meet in the final meter individual medley. >> i don't know about the bromance part, but me and him have been racing since 2004. so we definitely created a good friendship. it will be fun. >> reporter: and here comes the nightly disclaimer. yes, the women's gymnastics

. >> we have more on that coming up, jerod smalley,e thank you. >>> the biggest swim of the night tonight. >> clearwater's margalis in the medley, she gave it all she had but was edged out by the bronze by her teammate, durado. hungary's k kotzu won the race. >> you can catch paul ryan's channel 8, he's playing in rio too, not competing for any medals. he will be in rio for the olympic games. >>> a 6-year-old girl is in critical condition tonight due to a traumatic brain injury. she and two others, ages 10 and 16 fell from a ferris wheel in tennessee. all three remain in the hospital. inspectors blame a mechanical failure for that accident. >>> this tragedy happened just a day after a 10-year-old boy died on a water slide in kansas. >> pop parents are wondering if they can trust mez mega structure -- these mega structures made of metal. new questions being raised about the safety of these amusement rides throughout the country. >> whether you're an adrenaline junkie or protective parent, the question of safety for yourself and your family, of course is now top of mind for a lot of people

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