anchor: and coming up, rugby star nate talks about the support he is getting from the as the first south america city to host the games. nancy will look at the iconic locations where the events will be taking place. and the olympic zone begins tonight right here on 7, news, everything you need to know about the upcoming games starts right here. >> anchor: sunshine right now, >> anchor: the sunshine is gorge, although we're starting to see the effects of this drought we have going on. the grass is all crunchy. earth is thirsty. >> we definitely need rain. possibly this weekend. >> reporter: the best i can offer up, again, only as the manager, not like i -- messenger. a few scattered thunderstorms possible saturday afternoon. what you get. gorgeous summer weather, granted we're in the middle of a severe drought. the city, 79. bedford, 86. the cape and island, 60s, 70s. high pressure is with us. so we have lot of sunshine. a few fair weather cumulus clouds drifting through. they'll fade away. mostly clear skies tonight. this cool front, you see that. that will be our next chance of rain. you notice as y

rio is hoping to shine as well, the first south america city to ever host an olympic game. and trying to make a splash organizing venues around the most iconic sites. clusters in the city, with a journey officially kicking off america eye, the legendary soccer stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies as well as the soccer finals. in the north, home to rugby 7, as well as equestrian, and rio's famous beach will get a starring role as the home to beach volleyball. the heart of the olympics will be here in e, the home of the athletes are staying. this is where the world's best gymnasts, tennis players and swimmer will compete. behind me, the aquatic stadium where michael phelps, katie, missy franklin will compete. these arenas will host judo, wrestlepping, basketball and they're supposed to represent the mountains of rio. this is where it all happens. the world coming together in a spectacular celebration of those venues will all be opening up shortly. the olympic park isn't open to the public just yet. the opening ceremony will bring every one in after friday. 7 ne

. >> anchor: coming up, rio is hoping to stand out as the first south america city to host the games. we'll look at the iconic locations where the events will >> reporter: sunshine today. and the dry pattern rolls on, the drought, the severe category expanding westward. this is the new update from the climate division of the weather service indicating that the drought conditions have obviously worsened. you go back to the first of the year. many cities and towns running about 7-8-inch rain fall deficit. you won't want to make that up in one afternoon. we won't make that up any time soon. the best i can offer are scattered showers and storms on saturday african. again, widespread. i don't see any break down of this dry pattern, really for the rest of august. perhaps even into fall. 70s, 80s, the city right now at 79. bedford, 86. no humidity. no moisture in the ground, what are you evaporating? not the moisture. the air is comfortable, the good news. dew points, 40s to 50. eventually, a southwest wind will drag in some more humid air whether, a cool front popping scattered showers and

away from the opening ceremony, nbc 10 is live in rio with olympic access you can't get anywhere else. ♪ >>> tonight, all eyes on rio, as the city hosts the first summer games in south americaas the olympic torch moves one step closer to the calderon, security remains tight with the opening ceremony less than a day away. good evening. i'm jacquelyn london live from rio de janeiro, brazil, we are less than 24 hours away in the official start of the olympic games 2016. more than 500 team usa athletes are here in rio tonight. many of them from our area, and they are ready to compete. coming up in a few minutes, i'll introduce you to one local athlete making history at these games. but first, let's hand it back to the nbc 10 studio with jim rosenfield. >> we'll see you soon. >>> new at 11:00, take a look at this photo that has hope omeown on edge. an arrow shot into a house near where a toddler sleeps. they want to know who did it. >> reporter: it's not something you expect to see in your window, an arrow lodged in the glass of a second-floor room. the homeowner's son posted these photos on a facebook forum, saying the arrow came close to the room where his child takes naps. we

there water pollution, crime and the zika virus to name a few but the city unveiled its metro line getting ready to host south america's first olympic games. security is also been stepped up in rio armed soldiers guarding the athletes village and a are patrolling the waterssomes after a private firm hired to provide security was fired overred weekend. nancy chen is in rio, she will cover all the action leading up to the opening ceremonies. for live reports starting this thursday. apple making serious changes to their eemoji. bullets are out and water is in. apple replacing the pistol emoji with a green water gun. consider it am's version of gun control. some people got in trouble with the law because they used the piss toll in social media posts. last year a group against gun violence started the campaign to specifically get rid of the firearm emoji. it must have worked because the gun goes bye-bye with the newest iphone and ipad update but that is not thes only emoji change. you will see a woman detective, construction worker and police officer. there are also new female athletes. a pride flag and more family options for si

the cultural centers of south america. and i got a chance to explore some of the city's most iconic sites. first up, christ the redeemer. one of the 7 new wonders of high over the city to. get there, you have to take a train that cuts through the forest. providing some jaw-dropping views along the way. then it is a steep climb to the top. 200 steps later. and we are finally here. the view is supposed to be one of the best in the city. mother nature, however, had a different idea for our visit. getting up here isn't easy. but it's worth it. christ the redeemer is the largest art deco statue in the world. an in for a country of brazil. what really takes your breath away on most days, though, is the view. rain or shine, you can't leave without snapping a touristy picture. from there, it was back down into the city itself. rio is a city of passion. and that's evident here on the steps. named after the artist who reconstructed them as a tribute to the brazilian people. at first, the neighbors mocked him for covering the steps in the colors of the brazilian flag. but he continued on, selling paintings to raise money to do the

the olympics in south america for the first time ever. >>> crews continue to clean up of an area today airports brief injured. high rains and in funnel cloud pummeled crescent city thursday afternoon toppling the trees taking out power lines. that's a mess and rattling a few nerves as you can imagine. it's not a place that takes things lightly. >> no, exactly i. remember my first storm when i moved to louisiana from pennsylvania they are no joke. >>> let's check unwith our forecast. not expecting anything severe but i am expecting rain and possibly a few rumble of this is a live picture from our studio. we're looking towards downtown recally. loo act those clouds. we saw some sunshine as the sun -- look at those clouds. we saw some sunshine since it rose but more clouds than sunshine. here's your satellite and radar composite most of us on the dry side but that is changing quickly as we speak. so i want to bring you in, stop this from the big picture it doesn't look like much. a few isolated showers across person county and mecklenburg county. we're seeing those showers starting to.up right south of lillington and northern portions of sampson county around 95 an

the cultural centers of south america. and i got a chance to explore some of the city's most iconic sites. first up, christ the redeemer, one of the seven new wonders of the world, topping a mountain 2,300 feet high over the city. to get there, you have to take a train that cuts through the forest, providing some jaw-dropping views along the way. then it's a steep climb to the top. >> 200 steps later and we're finally here. to be one of the best in the city. mother nature had a different idea for our visit. getting up here isn't easy, but it's worth it. christ the redeemer is the largest art deco statue in the word, an icon for rio and the country of brazil. what takes your breath away months days is the view. rain or shine, you can't leave without snapping a touristy picture. from there back down into the city itself. rio is a city of passion. steps named after the artist who constructed them as a tribute to the people. at first his neighbors mocked him for covering the steps in the color of the brazilian flags. then people all around the world started donating tiles. now there are more than 2,

between the drug cartels and potential terrorists, do you think first and foremost that exists in a strong link? >> i tell you it doesn't surprise me. when i was the director of mexico city and south america as the head of the drug enforcement, drug were involved in overturning governments and revolutions and everything else. what's new? now you have the terrorists joining forces with the drug traffickers. i remember when donald trump first announced i supported him way back, he talked about the terrorists crossing that border and the wall. the wall wasn't just for illegal immigration, it was for terrorists and drug trafficking. so that's why he wanted to build that wall. i guess he was right as you see what's going on today in mexico, connected with the terrorism problem that we have. deirdre: he was listening to experts such as yourself, which is always a good sign. sheriff joe arpaio, thank you for the time. >> thank you. deirdre: my next guest is critical in the mainstream media. says donald trump is facing unfair pressure for saying the president is the founder of isis. he is ignoring saying hillary clinton made a similar comment about donald trump. i don't want to live with the unce

>> it's a city known for its fearsel its ability to pull off south america's first olympics. >> despite all the controversy over water quality, zika these games have been really well produced and enjoyed. >> if team usa's women were a country, they'd rank 3rd in the medal count for golds. >> i'm not sure i'll feel normal again. >> thanks to the four golds won by simone biles, team gold for the final five. a 3rd consecutive gold for is the first ever us women's gold triathlon for gwen jorgensen and another american first, a women's sweep in the 100 meter hurdles. ashton eaton, only the 3rd man to repeat gold in decathlon and michael phelps lived up to the hype. >> i can't even wrap my head around 28 medals. that's just insane. >> michael phelps retires the most decorated olympian. leaving usa swimming's future to uncertain future for four swimmers after a bathroom incident seen around the world. there is now a warning for future athletes. >> i think the lesson learned is you're on a big stage. the mistakes you make are magnified. >> despite highly visible security, some athletes reported street

city known for its natural beauty. but rio de janeiro faced ugly fears of zika, dirty water and its ability to pull off south america's first olympics. despite all the controversy over water quality, zika these games have enjoyed. >> if team usa's women were a country, they'd rank 3rd in the medal count for golds. >> i'm not sure i'll feel normal again. >> thanks to the four golds won by simone biles, team gold for the final five. a 3rd consecutive gold for cyclist kristin armstrong. the first ever us women's gold in triathlon for gwen jorgensen and another american first, a women's sweep in the 100 meter hurdles. ashton eaton, only the 3rd man michael phelps lived up to the hype. >> i can't even wrap my head around 28 medals. that's just insane. >> michael phelps retires the most decorated olympian. leaving usa swimming's future to 19 year old katie ledecky and an uncertain future for four swimmers after a bathroom incident seen around the world. there is now a warning for future athletes. you're on a big stage. the mistakes you make are magnified. >> despite highly visible security, some athletes reported street violence and robberies and fans com

the first south american city to play host to one. what we're were olympic games first hosted in a country outside europe or north america?1920, 1940, 1956, or 1972. stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. >>> this week's book of the week is "isis, a history." this is written by a well informed guide to the region. everyone opining about isis should be required to read this book first, at the very least, they should read it's wise concluding chapter. >>> the past few weeks have not been easy for russian sports fans. doping allegations are keeping scores of russian athletes on the sidelines at the olympics. but have no fear. perhaps giving rio a run for its money, russia is now hosting it's own international sporting event. last saturday, just outside of moscow, the second annual international army games opened, a two-week long, 19 country military competition. interested in watching sniper versus sniper? war medic versus war medic? you've come to the right place. but the tank biathleon, tank teams are scored on speed and accuracy, other than a sniper team from greece, there are other athletes from nato countries

the 2016 rio de janeiro olympics. deirdre: it's a city known for its natural beauty, but rio de janeiro faced ugly fears of zika, dirty water and its ability to pull off south america's first olympics. over water quality, zika, these games have been really well produced and enjoyed. deirdre: if team usa's women were a country, they'd rank 3rd in the medal count for golds. >> i'm not sure i'll feel normal again. deirdre: four golds won by simone biles, team gold for the final five, a 3rd consecutive gold for cyclist kristin armstrong, the first ever u.s. women's gold in triathlon for gwen jorgensen, and another american first -- a women's sweep in the 100 meter hur ashton eaton only the 3rd man to repeat gold in decathlon. and michael phelps lived up to the hype. phelps: i can't even wrap my head around 28 medals. that's just insane. deirdre: michael phelps retires the most decorated olympian, leaving usa swimming's future to 19-year-old katie ledecky, and an uncertain future for four swimmers after a bathroom incident seen around the world. you're on a big stage. the mistakes you make are magnified. deirdre: despite highly visible security, some athletes reported street vi

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city and 85 were killed in a terror attack down in nice. >> you were probably watching last night, a dazzling display in brazil to open the olympics, first ever held in south america the ceremony included fireworks and music along with messages about climate change. nbc's decision on show the opening ceremony on a tape delay angered many viewers who also objected to the frequent commercial breaks. but it was party time for the athletes especially for swimmer michael phelps who carried the flag for team usa. the largest team at these games. more than 75,000 people in the stadium rose to their feet to honor the first ever olympic refugee team who marched just ahead of team brazil. >> if you stayed up really late, the american won the first gold medal. still ahead, the major effort under way to contain the zika virus in the united states. we'll tell you what you need to know for protect yourself and your family. >>> and this is tough to watch. surveillance cameras capturing the frightening after math of what is an all-too common driver error. and -- getting fished out of the water. how bad timing turned a day of reeling in a fresh catch to the fishermen having to be