. >>> venus williams racked up a silver medal making it the only in history to win five olympic medals. she is the head of v-star interiors and 11 by venus. we sat down with this small business star to find out how she ball lans her time and why she'll never settle for less than her best. >> i wake up in the morning and what i can achieve. it is the same thing for v-star. you know, i had drawn it out and everything. it was trying to make sure it was me. i was like do you like it? after that i got a lot more c confident. it is nice to have constructive criticism. sport teaches you so much. it gets you ready for life if you allow it to. for business, what it taught me, of course there's nothing around hard work. vib able to apply lessons of preparation and lessons and goal setting and even team building. you do have a team. you have your coach and your physical trainers and some times play doubles. for me, i know that i'm involved and that's important because that's what's set the tone for our business and made us successful is me being involved with our team and their team being involve

world. >> a stunner in rio. >> nancy: a doubles defeat for defending gold medalists serena and venus williams. >> for the first time in their olympic doubles career as teammates, the williams sisters lose a first round. >> nancy: they fell to the safarova and barbora strycova in the first round. earlier in the day serena's defense of her singles title got off the a better start. she took down her opponent in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. meantime, an update. we told you about a scary situation involving a french gymnast. the news from him is he is now recovering. he posted a video on his facebook page sunday showing him as his hospital bed as he shows off his cast, which features the colors red, white and blue in honor of the french flag. he broke his left leg when he competed in the vault during saturday's competition. crews had the load him on to the stretcher and the fans in attendance gave him a standing ovation as he was taken out of the arena. i want to get back the aly raisman, because she had is a big night. she's really considered old at this point. a lot has been made about her age at the

venus williams will make her rio debut and kerry kwal much jennings steps on to the sand in hopes of securing her fourth gold medal in volleyball. catch our going for gold special, we're profiling local athletes that you want to look out for in rio. it airs this evening at 7:00. right after that it's the olympic zone as we follow the games and profile more local athletes in rio. you can catch the olympic zone tonight at 7:30. >>> in other news this morning a powerful union boss and city councilman are the apparent targets of fbi raids conducted all across philadelphia and south jersey yesterday. our cameras caught federal agents seizes truckloads of evidence, documents and computers. the raids were linked to two figures, one of them john dock erty, better known as docky doc, the liter of ibew local 98 the electrical workers union. the other figure bonnie heinen who was elected to philadelphia's city council in 2012. the fbi searched nine different locations including the ones you see here. heinen's office at city haul, dock erty's home. monique braxton is live just outside the u.s. a

venus williams will make her rio debut and carrie walsh jennings in hoping of secure her fourth goldal. jay, an incredible start to the games and now the real action gets going. >> reporter: yeah, rosemary, you are absolutely right. what a fantastic start. what a party it was last night with the flare you would expect from a nation that hosts carnival. the party continued for fans well into the night and for some into the early morning. for team u.s.a. as you talk about it's time to turn to business and taking care of the matter at hand. that's getting to the medal stap for team u.s.a. for the first time ever the summer games opened in brazil, shining in the olympic spotlight. >> they've done a great job for the liechs. >> reporter: supermodel gisele bundchen providing the star and grace. the marathoner the fire lighter the cauldron to open the 2016 rio summer games. for team u.s.a. led by flag bearer michael phelps. >> being my fifth olympics it's an honor and dream come true. >> reporter: that dream quickly shifts to reality and rigger of competition, men's basketball, soccer, beac

she won it in mixed doubles between venus williams and regine brown. >> winning that match point, what a feeling. it's not comparable to anything else i've experienced. she wore in the match, you can see them there. she said they are retired but maybe we'll see a new pair in tokyo 2020. >> congratulations. >>> time for a look at our medal count. u.s. has 84 medals so far and 28 is the magic number. twenty-eight gold, 28 silver, 28 bronze. china is second followed by great britain with 50. >>> the "today" show is the biggest no doubt about that. when it is olympics time, they do the kind of coverage you really can't get anywhere else. we here at 12 news get an exclusive sneak peek behind the scenes at what it really takes to put on the show of this magnitude. >> five, four, three -- spotlights camera -- beach. the today show taking over copacabana during the rio games. >> day in and day out, this is going to be tough to beat. corner ipanema. we've got sugarloaf behind us. this is really as good as it gets. >> reporter: matt lauer and huck -- hoda kotb part of the team spearheading the m

match was filled with errors one day after losing her first-round doubles match with her sister venus. williams taking out her frustration on her racket at one point. >> there it is. >> nancy: in the end she won in two straight sets, 7-6, 6-2. and katie ledecky and michael phelps will be back in the pool tonight. >> sarah: the u.s. men's team once again did not earn an olympic team. team u.s.a. finished fifth in last night's competition, more than two points behind china, which earned the bronze. japan won gold in the event. russia finished with silver. the u.s. men's gymnastics team last won olympic gold back in 1984. and here's a look at the updated medal count in rio. a big night for the americans, bringing their total to 19 medals, six more forna japan reaching double-digits with ten. >> christa: and nate ebner and the u.s. rugby team one of tonight's must-see minutes. the match will air during nbc late-night coverage. you can also the women's gymnastics team final with aly raisman tonight during prime time as well as michael phelps and katie ledecky going for individual gold. that should b

three-time doubles champ serena and venus williams out in the first round. "today," monday, august 8th,

three-time doubles champ serena and venus williams out in the first round. "today," monday, august 8th,

venus williams out of the singles and doubles. u.s. is on top with 12. china with 8, and italy and japan tied for 7. stay with nbc 4 for all your olympic coverage. head to nbcnewyork.com and check out the 4 to watch today. the highlights include michael phelps, he will be back in the pool. u.s. men's gymnasters team competes in the final. four olympians all from new jersey competing in fencing and judo. the men's 4x100 freestyle . there, there wasn't a percentage of body fat on all four of them. >> unbelievableunbelievable. >> 4:42. it is monday morning. you may have heard this over the weekend. tragedy on the tallest water slide in the world. the incident that left one little boy dead. that's coming up next. >>> and changes coming to disney world. we'll tell you what they're doing to prevent another tragedy resort. >>> and weather and traffic on the 4s is coming up. >> follow us on facebook, twitter and on instagram, darlene4ny and michaelg4ny. you're watching "today in new fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can fix things differ

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and in a shocker, serena and venus williams lost their first round doubles match to an the sisters entered the match with a 15 and 0 career record in the olympics. the united states is leading the medal count with 12! time now is x:xx --- influence of pokeman go is spreading... we'll tell you which business is getting a major boost from people who play the game. and later...a new report claims governor brian sandoval was close to becoming donald trump's running mate. we'll explain why the governor i'm one of them. yo tambien. i'm one of over 300,000 nevadans who rely on social security. social security helps us pay the bills... ...and enjoy the retirement that we've earned. that's what makes joe heck so dangerous. his plan to privatize social security means billions in profits for wall street... ...risking retirement security on the stock market. what if it crashes again? wall street has given joe heck i wonder who he's working for? because it's not us. afscme people is responsible an australian were driving when they were stopped by gunman this morning. afghan security officials say one g

with her participation venus williams becomes the first tennis player to compete in five olympic gamesmany of the athletes are busy posting pictures all over social media. that includes simone biles. the 4'8" dynamo found david lee, that's a two foot difference. he's a volleyball star. the tallest athlete on team usa. >>> there are reports that the water in rio has dangerously high levels of bacteria. >> like swimming in a public restroom. >> pretty much. so i was cracking up watching jimmy kimmel tonight. check out this joke. >> jimmy. >> the air is unsafe to breathe and the water had just a hint of raw sewage. they say there's so much bacteria it's hard to know if they're swimming in rio or the bachelor in paradise episode. >> it's 1.5 million times wo could be right in this country and if you swallow three teaspoons, there's almost a guarantee you'll catch something. >> dr. besser is in the process of testing the water. we'll be able to tell you how bad it is. >>> when we come back, what we're finding out about kris jenner's car crash. >>> and orlando bloom's uncensored photos. "the

venus williams and her partne walked away with the silver medal in mixed doubles. >>> adalyn gray's family will be cheering her on. >> she's got a lot of medals like this. >> reporter: only one medal on their minds. >> we talk about america's best chance for a gold medal. >> reporter: adalyn gray's strength and focus shined through on the mat. a three time world champ in rio getting ready to wrestle for the gold. >> it's just a progression from okay, the excitement's here, the stress is here, and now i see her progressing into the i'm going to get ready to wrestle. >> reporter: meet parents, donna and george gray. they describe what it's like watching their daughter compete. >> we're like, moving. >> you don't want to seat next to me, because i get this high voice. and tears. my girls tease me all it's time. >> reporter: the oldest of four sisters, she started wrestling at age 6. throughout middle school and high school, she competed in tournaments with the boys. >> i think she earned a lot of respect with the boys, by, you >> reporter: now the match of a lifetime. adalyn told us this, aft

serena and venus williams lost to a czech republic duo. they remained unbeaten in the olympic competition. >> what happened? they haven't lost. >> phelps will try home run his 20th gold medal in his 200 meter butterfly and the u.s. men's basketball team one of my favorites. they are back on the court as well. i go to bed watching the olympics and feel so inspired. >> go usa. 11 minutes after the top of the hour. pokeymon murder. after a knowledcollege baseball gunned down-playing pokeymon go. >>> the uphill battle in krit corral swing states. >> can trump win ohio? >> can trump win ohio? he is going to win parts of ohio where people are really hurting. >> what can donald trump do to win the swing states? our political panel is here to weigh in. >> the moment a woman mounts her mercedes on top of a pretty rare car. she spent summer binge-watching. soon, she'll be binge-studying. get back to great. this week sharpie singles now twenty-five cents. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. but thanks to booking.com to ever

serena and venus williams out of the first round here of their olympic defense just a few hours ago.t is, of course, as i say, the three-time defending gold medalist. serena in it for the singles. venus went out today. a massive seismic shock in tennis. we also saw the world number one on the men's side. novak djokovic fell to juan martin del potro. it is the second olympic games he fell. we don't know what happened to his game. he went off the court and he had tears in his eyes. to be his last chance of an olympic medal. he will be 33 when he comes back in four years. >> christina, thank you so much. >>> we have breaking news this morning. delta airlines is experiencing a global computer outage on the corporate twitter feed it says all flights are grounded as a result of the outage. the airline says it is working to get things back on track and hopefully it won't be much longer. the best advice is to check with the airline if you are flying delta today. delta with a global outage. >>> take a lot of patience. let's get an early start on your money. ticket prices for a-rod's final gam

three-time doubles champ serena and venus williams out in the first round. "today," monday, august 8th,

they put themselves in great position with the qualifying. >> can we talk venus and serena williams. wh they didn't have a great night or the other team was dominant? >> a little of both. venus lost her singles match. serena struggled. those two embrace the olympics. venus kept going in tennis. she wanted to be here. got here, disappointing for them. but novak djokovic also lost. it's a tight tournament. >> by the way, we have the body oil back stage. >> a closer look at the impressive debut for the women's gymnastics team. and you can catch nbc's prime time coverage all in action tonight. that's 7:00, 6 central here on nbc. let's go back to savannah in new york. >> guys, thank you. now this breaking news that's going to cause problems at airports all day. delta is dealing with a computer outage that forced the airline right to gabe gutierrez at hartsfield international in atlanta. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. delta's ground stop has been lifted and there are limited departures. still the airline is warning of large scale cancellations throughout the day. the line behind m

but the tennis court - belgium's kirsten flipkens defeated venus williams the u-s women's soccer team -- however --beat the french team. there was also a horrific injury for a french gymnast but it's too graphic to show on tv. right now we are working to figure out what started this fire near the olympics stadium overnight. abc news is reporting the fire was a mile and a half away control. it's not believed to have been intentionally set. if you're thinking about adding a furry friend to your family... now is a great time! the animal foundation is lowering adoption fees... for select dogs as part of its "bark-to-school special." now through the 22nd of august.... adoption fees for all dogs ... 6 months and older are 25-dollars. and get this... there's no fees for pit bulls six months and older! all the information is on ktnv.com this morning several events are one of them-- the largest toy- con... in the world. why don't have much time left ...to get in! ((ad-lib)) and -- a major accident puts a nascar race on hold.... how drivers are doing this ryan sieg ...and thrown into the wall.

venus williams and her partner had to settle for silver losing to teammates.r his second consecutive olympics gold medal. american basketball ballers kept up the win streak. the women trouncing the team 40 points and the men barely held off their opponents beating france by three points. jim ryan, abc news, rio day rio de janeiro. >> sorry, adele fans. the british star will not do the super bowl half time show. she said she was asked to do next year's show and she declined. she knows she is not high energy like beyonce. the half time sponsor pepsi says they have not made a formal offer to anyone just yet. >>> teenagers can give parents lots of grief. yes, they can. but they can also surprise them in ways they never imagined. here is that story of an illinois man who had an unexpected surprise from the girl he helped to raise. >> when he began unwrapping a present sally to the right and lauren on the left. >> how am i going to react? >> joe is sally's boyfriend. a relationship that began when they were a year old already. joe has been in lauren's life since she

which is harder, puts more pressure on you, playing against venus williams in rio or throwing out the pitch in a baseball game. >> my coach went and bought baseballs and a glove. i was like no way am i going to mess this up. i'm going to get hit to the catcher and get it straight. i feel i did a good job. way. >> after that huge event where you got the gold, you're still working though, right? you're not taking a break. >> the show moves on. circus keeps going. i'm here for a couple days, then my next big event is u.s. open. i leave for that next week and get ready to go. yeah, a lot of my competitors and friends were competing in an event this week in cincinnati. tennis is non stop. >> i was going to say, how does that compare for you athlete to get a gold medal versus wimbledon and other championships? >> in a way, tennis -- we're lucky we have the big grand slams we can play four times a year and get four chances. that's why i respect a lot of athletes that train four years to get this moment. it's not comparable to any slam titles i have. again, it happens only every four years. i

venus williams andersister, serena, losing a doubles tennis match for the first time. ves also lost a single match earlier in dbu is running ttakeit in rio. >> serena s a in london've evee sn. i can only hope gee again. that was inse. >> reporter: other nions had to dl with setbacks off the field. kea'track and field manager sent homd facing investigation following the releas of a video showing him offering to protect athletes from drug test >>> they failed the para athletes their medals over morals sgusts me.r:ow rememr, guys, teamussia still cpeng in the current ga although morth100thletes were banned part o dong scandal. in fact, the international olympics committee ignored recommendatis to ban russia outright and got a lot of criticism for it, gu. >> all right not gat day forhe willia sisters, but a pretty team.day overa for overall, they're ahead. me, 12 tonight we'll see the fir woman to wear ahijab for the american team compete in fencing. g ng to possibly see for the first time in yrs female womes rugby take home a medal tonight. that right, the women's rugby t

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three-time doubles champ serena and venus williams out in the first round.st 8th, 2016.