meet jenny thrasher, who is just 19. she'll be a sophomore this fall at the university of west virginia. her first class would be in physics. well, today she was right on target taking the gold in the women's 10-meter air rifle. >> i'm just completely overwhelmed. i'm very grateful to be able to the usa's "national anthem." >> reporter: and how about the preliminary heat of the 100-meter free style relay. she's hoping to earn a second olympic medal in >> we walked out and people were cheering for us. we are ready to go. we are all ready to race. >> reporter: meanwhile, things were bustling in olympic park where it truly was an international melting pot. the zone is home to numerous venues and a meeting place for athletes and fans alike. >> the games and the whole experience has been amazing and the mood is very, very positive, not only from brazilians but from people all over. we're being treated well. it's fantastic. >> reporter: back to jenny thrasher for a moment. five years ago she shot a gun for the first time. in h

>> reporter: ginny thrasher setting the olympics of with a bang taking medal in women's air rifle, a sport that requires superhuman precision. >> if you took a period in time roman font you'd have to shoot that. >> that's insane. shooting may not be the biggest fan favorite at the games but the diminutive thrasher has become one herself. >> my phone's been blowing up the last 36 hours. the entire country i feel is behind me and it's such an awesome feeling. >> reporter: the first olympic gold for the u.s. team in these games. it's historic. perhaps it's that focus that has kept team usa winning. they're in the lead with 19 total medals followed by china with 13 medals and japan with 10 medals. 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: yesterday the human 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 t

it didn't take long to reach the podium. 19-year-old newcomer jinny thrasher, air rifle, the best in >> reporter: the men's archery team also on target. silver for team usa. with half a million visitors in rio for the day -- >> we're so pumped. it is so great here. >> reporter: -- this international destination is brimming with national pride. this morning, a sea of yellow and green. after last night's dazzling display of culture and beauty, the opening ceremony a tribute to brazil's rain forest, the portuguese ships, the slave trade arriving in this country, a cauldron lit by a national treasure. and then an explosion of color for a country that never lost faith. >> i'm so proud. i had goosebumps. i cried. >> united states of america! >> reporter: for team usa, michael phelps led the red, white and blue. embodying the spirit of the games. the syrian refugee who swam for her life swam today in the 100-meter fly. she won her heat but didn't advance. still, she spoke with a heart of gold. >> it was an amazing feeling to be here and to compete here and see all the champions here. yeah.

and ginnc thrasher is a gold medalist. >> she shot her way to the top for team usa. the 19-year-old virginia native learned to shoot while hunting with her dad. >> i'm just completely overwhelmed. i'm very grateful to be able to stand up on that podium and hear usa's national anthem. >> reporter: women's rugby lost their first match to fiji in the olympic debut. this day began on a picturesque note as we went on a scenic tour around rio. tonight men's and women's swimming each have two finals. katie ledecky is is in the 4 x 100 relay. brian mooar, nbc news, rio. >>> matt volusia is live where he watched the u.s. women's soccer team take on france. they got to see their hometown favorite make the first and only goal. >> reporter: the name carli lloyd certainly resonates around here. team usa fans came here to watch that game. it was an uneventful first half as you probably saw. the excitement came in the second half when carli lloyd scored. we heard cheers from inside the bar. carli lloyd is from burlington. there is a connection to medford. she played for the striker

jenny thrasher, west virginia university. she claims it in the ten meter air rifle.s her first olympics. and bleacher report named her as one of the 11 team phenoms we need today watch in rio. now we know why. let's talk about something else that's a big story line. michael phelps, i was at the opening ceremony last night. he was the flag bearer for the usa. he cried when he was given that honor to be the flag bearer. this is his fifth and final games. he has 22 medals already. he said he's feeling the best he ever has. what else do we have to look forward to? another one of the greatest athletes to ever walk the planet, usain bolt can he make it a triple triple? he's won in two previous olympics, his toughest competition is going to be american justin gatlin. i got an exclusive interview with him. hear what he had to say when i asked him about bolt's comments saying gatlin would feel his wrath. >> i'm going to come and just do what i need to do, which is, you know, run, enjoy myself, and make my way through the finals and get on top of the podium and represent usa.

american shooter ginny thrasher. matt gutman starts us off in rio with the victories inside and new security concerns outside. >> reporter: the opening gold today. ginny thrasher turned out to be a giant in the games first competition, the ten meter air rifle. the virginia native had never picked up a fun until five years ago. tonight she's toting gold. in the pool, the u.s. men's 400 meter freestyle and women's medically competing for glory. the women's team anchored by katie ledecky. choppy waters for olympic organizers. fresh off these images of water falls in stare wells and unfinished bathrooms. crowds bunching in the heat for hours. lines not moving and manometers not working. the real organizers apologizing say they're fully aware of fans' frustration. also acknowledging a stray bullet hit a tent housing media suspected device at the fine issue line of the road race. it turns out it was just lost luggage. abc news imbedded with the bomb squad all day. showing us this controlled explosion and we learned why the

ginny thrasher who won the air rifle competition in an upset. she's 19 years old. the virginia native is the youngest member of the u.s. shooting team. >> she didn she wanted to be a figure skater. she fell in love with shooting during a hunting trip. amazing. be sure not to miss a moment of the rio olympics with five to watch. go to nbcbayarea.com/olympics. >>> back here in the bay area, let's check in with anthony slaughter with a look at our sunday forecast. >> she's got nothing onslaught onslaughter, thrasher. i couldn't pick my last name. >> hello, klapper. >> last names are like family members, you can't pick them. stuck with what you got. >> that's true. >> they are pulling up the skycam. you can see good morning bay area. they are waking up to clouds. here is san jose. you can see sunshine trying to get through the clouds. that's indicative of a shallow marine layer. that's going to burn off quicker for our inland valleys. that's a warmer day tomorrow and temperatures continue to climb over the next couple of days. highs today in san jose, close to 80. real

>> reporter: 19-year-old sheeting teen star ginny thrasher with a win. on the socker the pitch, the women's team seizing a win with a single goal from carli lloyd. the crowd revolting against the reigning champs, taunting hope solo with boos and chants of zika. >> in france. >> reporter: and in the pool in a day that saw u.s. swimmers rack up three silver medals and a world record smashed by hungarian katinka hosszu. >> and this is just an unbelievable performance. a world record for the iron lady. >> reporter: the biggest splash was made by the 18-year-old syrian refugee. she missed a slot in the next round, but put the world on notice after a stunning first heat. >> i want everyone to do what they feel in their hearts, even if it's impossible. >> reporter: and around the village, the athletes waiting for competition having fun. trying their hand in other arenas. the women's gymnastics team led by simone biles and gabby douglas, showing off at the foosball table. and secretary of state joh kerry putting a pretty mean set and spike on display with the be

to ginny thrasher for getting us a medal.biking event right now. go, usa! >> and she also showed off this patriotic outfit. she's awesome. >> look at her. >>> hollywood power couple ashton kutcher and mila kunis instagrammed this picture. of them wearing matching track suits. and samuel l. jackson said he's pumped to cheer on usa's finest. i wonder if he's watching today. >> he said more than that. >> he did. a couple more things, yeah. >> did he say snakes on a plane? >> we have a competition to get to. >>> you're never too young to start training to be a star athlete. look at 1-year-old rockwell lawrence. of paradise, utah. his dad made him a star in a series of photos. competing in all sorts of olympic sports. allen said he never got into the olympics as a kid. he wanted his kids to take an interest. so they helped him create this photo shoot. >> really cute. >> so cute. >>> now, something less cute. is us. we have our own miniolympics going on. so maybe bean bag toss is not an olympic support. you never know. thank, to an

. >> reporter: a golden start for team usa thanks to 19-year-old ginny thrasher. the americans swam to silver finish in the pool on saturday. and same for women's 4x100 freestyle relay team setting a new american record during their swim. and under the lights on copacabana beach, kerry wall jennings and april ross fight australians for their first win of the olympic tournament. >> we're just getting going. >> looking to keep up momentum and medal hunt for team usa they compete in team qualifier and women's cycling takes to roads of rio and michael phelps will be in the pool for the first time in rio. >>> today in rio chester county riders boyd martin and phillip denton compete and men's volleyball and hernandez in north jersey hits the floor in women's artistic gymnastics qualifier. a mother's plea for help is heard. we'll tell you what philly police and septa place did to help a woman get her and her family's passports back from a thief. plus this. >> honestly, i don't think she's all there. >> coming up, donald trump mocking hillary clinton for "short circuiting

. >> the youngest ever to do so instead of celebrating genie thrasher's accomplishment he found a waysh her victory. ♪ >> so at the risk of beating a troll, let's talk about piers morgan. only because he smeared ginny thrasher, who in her first olympics, scored an upset in the women's 10 meter air rifle event saturday. after her win, piers tweeted, least surprising breaking news ever, america's first olympic gold medal is for shooting. ha ha. sorry, the real least surprising breaking news ever is that piers will do anything for attention including linking a young girl's achievement to violence. never mind that the brits also sent shooters to rio. had they beat ginny i'm sure piers would boast like a drunk fan and in his stinky boxers. only rubes have them and they only use them to kill people. i guess he's still bitter about losing that war to america. after all, if we didn't have our rifles, we'd all be drinking tea in chipped mugs and wearing a bowler and a hat made of cru crumbpet. so piers needs to get over ginny and his dangerous obsession with guns. in life there are winners and

. >> teen shooter jenny thrasher was actually the first usa gold medal winter in the rio olympics, pulling off an upset in the women's 10-meter air she's amazing, too. >> paul is reporting from rio for the next couple of weeks, of course, until the olympics wrap up. you can catch his report every morning on newschannel 8. >> the buccaneers welcomed athletes from florida's special olympic. we caught all of the sights and sounds of experience. >> you be my hero. come on, i'm depending on you. >> yes! >> it take yours mind off everything, and all you think about is just fun, and spending time with them. >> you feel their energy. they're playing, having fun. you just see what life is really about. >> you can learn so much from them, just the way that they i think about, oh, man, i'm out here all day after practice. they're not even thinking about that. they're just thinking let's have fun, that's how it should be. spending time with them. that's the best part. seeing their lives and connecting with them, you know, most of them know who i am, but it feels good, like, who are you again? true fri

. >>> first gold medal went to the united states. 19-year-old ginny thrasher won the 10-meter air rifle. she's a member of the west virginia mountaineers shooting team and the usa men's they still have the games to play. they took on china. they beat them by 49, 50 points. their first game kevin durant knocking down 3 of his 25. usa beats china by 27. >>> how about women's soccer team, back on the field looking to go 2-0. taking on france. france was a threat early. she had a great game. 63rd minute. shoots off the post here. gonna pounce right to carli lloyd. she cleans it up for the goal. that's your final, 1-0. they play colombia on tuesday. >>> a quick look at the medal count. usa and south korea had the most. one gold, one silver each. tied for third, belgium, venezuela and russia all reach with one gold medal. >>> brett marvin harrison, a few of the names enting the hall of fame in canton, ohio. most of them packer fans wanting them to watch number 4. favre played 20 years in the league. won three consecutive mvps. passed for over 75,000 yards. orlando is in so is marvin harrison

. >> a golden start for team usa in rio thanks to 19-year-old ginny thrasher. second in the 400 individual medley. same for women's 4x100 freestyle relay team setting a new american record during their swim. and under the lights on copacabana beach, kerri walsh jennings and april fight. looking up to keep up momentum later today, women's gymnastics competes in the team qualifier. women's cycling takes to the road and michael phelps will be in the pool for the first time. >> today in rio chester county riders will compete and penn state grad max holt leads u.s. against canada in men's volleyball and lori hernandez hits the floor in women's artistic gymnastics qualifier. a lot going on in terms of olympics. definitely don't want to miss it. >>> back in our area, officials investigate this fence collapse at camden bb&t pavilion. the rail gave way and people dropped from the lawn area to cement walkway below. 42 people went to the hospital. secured ushered away performers and medics rushed in to help injured fans. >> there were so many people. >> it was a domino ef

. >> and we're live in rio with >> and so far so good she came here a student but today ginnc thrasher has another title she will keep for life. , she reaches the mark. she is the gold medallist, she shot her way to the top earning the first gold of the rio games for team u.s.a. the 19-year-old virginia native learned to shoot hunting with her dad i'm grateful to be able to stand up on that podium and here the anthem, the rug by team is hoping to do better after the first match in fuji. this started on a picturesque note. they have two finals. and katey ladeki for the free style relay. u.s. history. >> and kerry walsh jennings and april ross are hoping to go for the gold in beach volleyball. >>> the secretary of state is in rio leading the u.s. presidential delegation at the games. he attended the opening ceremony and up talking with nancy chen about supporting team >> the secretary of state is in brazil as the head of the u.s. presidential delegation. i got to catch up with him on the beach. >> he represents the united states. and the opening ceremony the first one at an olympic games

. >> jamie thrasher shot her way in the women's air rifle with the first medal for team usa, na native learned to shooting while hunting with her dad. >> i'm completely and grateful to stand up on the "national anthem". >> the rug by team is hoping to match to fiji. this day began on a picture's exnote with a scenic tour on rio and tonight, men and women's swimming have two finals with the women's 4 by 100 relay, and hoping for this more than any woman in history. and jennings and april ross team up in beach volleyball >> secretary of state john kerry was talking about supporting team usa. >> secretary of state john kerry was in brazil as part of the team delegation and i caught up >> kerry attended the opening ceremony, his first one in the olympic games. marching and they terally filled up the stadium from one end to the other, i was closed to embarrassed. >> not quite? >> no, not quite. >> earlier in the day, the former massachusetts senator visited with team usa at a training facility. >> i, first of all, congratulated them for getting here because champions to be here and they're

the first gold medal went to gina thrasher of team usa shooting. and the soccer team wins against france. that's their first match-up. the best story of the from the syrian refugee team. heat one of the women's 100 meter butterfly. just over a year ago, she and her sister saved the lives of 20 people after jumping off their sinking boat into the sea and pushing their boat to land. what a great story. >> wow. >> it is a fabulous story. you kind of forget the olympics. there are so many of those stories. >> not just the people and the medals. >> good stuff, anthony. >>> that is the news for now. next. i'm joe torres. >> and i'm sandra bookman. i know you! [laughs] welcome! hi! we're your neighbors. we live across the street. thanks for this. i see you've got time warner cable like the rest of the hood. genius. yeah, they offer tons of free hd channels. and you can record six shows at the same time. and with the super fast internet, entertainment nirvana! wow. nirvana. switch to time warner cable for $89.99 per month, you'll get free hd channels, 100

janine thrasher wasn't late to mend. she wasn't even predicted to battle.he united states which has been a credible organization that fosters a positive with 12 other countries that have also won medals for shooting. they should all be proud of their sport. stuart: i don't think europeans in particular do not understand america. they can understand how it is we allow people in our constitution the right to bear arms to defend ourselves. they really don't like it. >> america pays for the defense. it is distractidistracti on away from viacom push method is at least big congratulations jenny thrasher, cory thrasher, corey cogdell who won the bronze medal in women's trap shooting. at the top of their field in their sport not make it a political issue. >> we have to recognize there is a growing feeling in america but we don't want guns everywhere. we don't want to see them walking down the street. you understand how boring coming from, but observation about america in the prevalence of guns. >> if you look at the data, i have to disagree with you. there's more c

olympics won by an american teenager in the sport of shooting. 19-year-old college champion virginia thrasher won the women's 10 meter air rifle gold, she edged out a pair of chinese time she every shot a rifle was 5 years ago. >>> giants practice, jason pierre paul scored a touchdown by scooping up a loose ball with the hand that is missing some fingers, a play that is confirmation of his choice to ditch the club protecting his hand and go with the specially designed glove that allows him to play with more dexterity this year. more than a year after the fireworks accident that cost him a few fingers, he repeatedly affect him. >> how is your hand holding up? >> what you think? >> i gotta ask you. >> i am out there running, right? i am running and banging people. good. >> you have to do anything to take care of it? >> no. my hands feel like my left hand, just missing a couple fingers. that is it. >> his right hand feels like his left hand. just missing a couple fingers. >> that would throw me off. >> apparently they were running passing drills, and he was he clearly would not have been able to

. >> reporter: a golden start for team usa in rio thanks to 19-year-old jenny thrasher.nd women's relay team setting a new american record and under the lights on copacabana beach, the americans have the first win of the olympic tournament. looking to keep up the momentum and medal hunt for team usa later today, women's gymnastics compete and williams cycling takes to the roads of rio and michael phelps will be in the pool for the first time in these olympics. now, also in the pool individually for the first time, katie ledecky, the sensation for team usa. she'll be looking to qualify there. we know that team usa men's volleyball in action taking on canada and we talked about archery team yesterday. they finished with the silver as well. a good medal haul for team usa on day one. that's the latest live in rio. rosemary, back to you. >> looking forward to day two. thanks so much. 5:56 right now on this send. we'll check in with monique braxton live in berks county with more on the investigation into a murder/suicide that took the lives of five family members and we're tra

. >> ginny thrasher a rising softmore won the first gold medal more shooting. >> trevor: an americaneenager won the first gold medal for shooting. usually the news that starts with teen shooter doesn't usually end that well. although americans winning for shooting is a little on the nose, like canada winning the gold medal for politely holding the door open for you. a little too obvious. the magic comes at the most unexpected moments. egypt and italy playing beach volleyball. i don't know if you can guess which country is which con. it's like they're playing strip volleyball and italy is getting their ass kicked. it is good to see good images comes out of brazil and the olympics. the public has been expecting a (bleep) show in the olympics. they have not disappointed. >> australia's coach pulled his swimmers from the pool after the water turned soupy. >> trevor: i'm sorry, the water turned soupy? soupy is never a good word for anything, even for soup! (laughter) that's not something you ever want to hear. how's the chicken noodle today? it's soupy! i'll have the salad. oh, and here's

. >> reporter: american ginny thrasher was the first to strike air rifle. the u.s. men's olympic archery team picked up a silver medal. women's rugby team started with 12-7 loss to fiji but bounced back with a win over columbia. women's volleyball blanked puerto rico. men's basketball cruised past china and croatia beat the water polo team in preliminary competition. >>> a dramatic rescue caught on camera in eastern india. residents saved a woman being swept away from a raging river. this river has been flooding because of nonstop rain. as the group held each other and walked slowly through the river, a woman lost her balance and was her. >>> it was a chaotic violent scene outside a police station in belgium. a man with a machete attacked two police officers and now investigators are saying this is terrorism. police say the attacker said god is great as he attacked the females. he was shot and killed by a third officer. one officer suffered serious injuries. both are expected to recover. the officers regard were guarding station. >>> we're getting a look at a railin

it didn't take long to reach the podium. 19-year-old newcomer thra thrasher, air rifle. the best in the world. >> i'm so overwhelmed. i can't express any emotions. >> reporter: the men's archery team also on target. silver for team usa. with half a million visitors in rio for the day -- >> we're so pumped. it is so great here. >> reporter: -- this international destination is brimming with national pride. this morning, a sea of yellow and green. the opening ceremony a tribute to brazil's rain forest, the portuguese ships, the slave trade arriving in this country, a cauldron lit by a national treasure. and then an explosion of color for a country that never lost faith. >> i'm so proud. i had goosebumps. i cried. >> united states of america! michael phelps led the red, white and blue. for team refugees, for their appearance at the olympics. embodying the spirit of the games. the syrian refugee who swam for her life swam today in the 100-meter fly. she won her heat but didn't advance. still, she spoke with a heart of gold. >> it was an amazing feeling to be here and to comp

ginny thrasher won the air rifle. secretary of state john kerry is leading the u.s. government's delegation to the rio games. he dropped by the men's cycling event today and later he also watched a beach volleyball game. >>> and, still ahead, chaos at a rap concert. >> a railing comes crashing down. how the concert goers and their cell phones may be partly to blame. >> back in the bay area, what a cool change this week as we look toward the transamerica pyramid and cloudy skies. we will have the forecast coming up in a minute. >> later, a huge honor for a couple of bay area legends as they get their place in the hall of fame. ,,,,,, california's clean air laws are working. we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪ down. reporter demarco morgan -- >> scary momen

american teenager has won the first gold medal of the reyee games. 19-year-old ginny thrasher won the women's 10-meter air rifle event. she beat out a two-time gold medalist from china. >>> security is tighter around the venues but jamie yuccas shows us even with police on every corner around rio there are still some noticeable gaps >>> reporter: from the famed copacabana beach to the sports venues at olympic park, more than 80,000 officers and military personnel are on the ground in rio de janeiro protecting some 500,000 tourists visiting for the games like this person from wisconsin. >> there's a cop car on every corner with the lights on. it makes me feel safe plus the army is walking around and driving trucks around all the time. i don't think there should be any problems. >> reporter: there are renewed concerns about security lapses after brazilian authorities arrested 10 suspects plotting a terror attack. >> this is a fullback pack just wandered right in with. >> reporter: with a fullback pack, this journalist walked into olympic park, no questions asked. >> there was only one p

american athletes off to a good start as the first gold medal went to the american athlete, jenny thrasher who won the 10 meter women's air rifle competition. she the youngest member of the usa shooting e team. the gold medal performance set an olympic record. after taking the podium, she spoke about gun control, and saying that the controversy surrounding the gun laws in america have proven to be a distraction for the sport. >> taking you back live to the olympic flame in rio. a l a lot of the competition is taking place in primetime, and we mentioned kerri walsh jennings will be making her first appearance in the copacabana beach volleyball competition. and also, our local swimming stars are going to be taking to the pool as well. the olympic coverage is just getting started, and jessica aguirre will be reporting live throughout, and we will check in with her again later in the newsca newscast. >>> so much fun to check in. and now for other news, for the second time in four months, san francisco complex claims that people who live there have a longer wait before they can move back in. th

instead, it was john thrasher released this statement: quote-- "there are no words to express our heartache over this terrible tragedy. we are shocked that such senseless violence has touched our own f-s-u family..." (vanessa) senator marco rubio also released a statement expressing his condolences... he says violence like this is becoming too frequent... which is why security of americans must be our top priority. (jen now to the fight against the zika virus in florida. the head of the c-d-c says: aerial spraying is quickly killing mosquitoes in the miami neighborhood, that's at the center of an outbreak. mosquito control planes started using a new chemical yesterday ... it's banned in puerto rico because of environmental concerns. but the spray is able to reach mosquitoes that pesticides on the ground can't. officials say they're only using small amounts at dusk and dawn ... so there should be ?no effect on people.. (jen) meanwhile, scientists say they're getting closer to developing a zika vaccine. three this point, only one of them is progressing to clinical trials. but researchers at h