He only has one more chance for gold in whethat he says is olympic swansong. And hoop dreams. Why Carmelo Anthony could not miss the olympic games. As team usa moves on after a nail biting win over serbia. And Training Like an olympian. Keir simmons get put get in shape like the athletes here in rio. Today, saturday, august 13th, 2016. . Give it to me . Hi, mom. Welcome to the today show. Boomer sooner. Welcome to the today show. Roll tide. . And a good saturday morning to you live from rio. What a fantastic crowd we have with us on copacabana beach. This is a lively bunch. I must say this is a lively bunch. Considering we were out pretty late last night. Yeah. Guilty. Guilty. Some of these folks stayed up late or woke up early. Were in rio. You have to enjoy the night life. That was a highlight. Or lowlight. Speaking of keir simmons. Olympic highlights. Keir is following the action. Good morning. What a night of records. The night belonged to Katie Ledecky smashing her world record in the 800meter phelps missed out on that. He has one more chance today. Team usa winning five medals in the pool friday. Another gold medal and world record. Katie ledecky once again bringing home gold shattering her world record in the 800 free docto freestyle. I want to have a lot of fun. Her nearest competitor 11 seconds behind her. Ledecky celebrating her morning. I had a pretty good feeling going into it i would have a good swim. I had a great week up to that point with best times in all my events. I knew if i won a best time in that event, it would be a world record. Michael phelps sharing the podium in a threeway tie for silver in the 100 fly. I always want to be faster and on the top of the medal podium. Thats what i could do today. Well get ready for that. And singapores Joseph Schooling taking the gold. A familiar face for phelps. The pair met in 2008 before the games in beijing. Watching joe and what he has done over the last two years, he is swimming great. Here they come. And hosszu . No, it is dirado. Unbelile behind and surprising herself as she snagged the win in the 200 backstroke. This is her fourth medal in rio. And 35yearold Anthony Ervin taking gold in the 50 freestyle. 16 years after he won that event at the sydney games in 2000. Everything was perfect for him and he wins this by onehundred. Ervin is the oldest swimmer if i could get the gold back. On the sand, jennings and ross making quick work of the italian rivals. Over in the olympic stadium, team captain Michelle Carter hurled her way to the first gold medal ever for team usa in the shot put. And Foil Team Fencing brought Home Hardware breaking an 84yearold drought for team usa. And finally, it on the court. Usually dominant team usa with an 18point lead over serbia and won by three and it was enough to advance to the quarterfinals. And tonight all eyes on Michael Phelps as he takes his last swim at the games in the 4x100 medley. He says it is the last ever for him. The team is three medals short mark. Checking out the medal count today, team usa is far ahead with 50 medals of china and japan. Keir, thanks. You can catch nbcs primetime coverage of the olympics. It starts tonight at 8 00 7 00 central. First we have other news of the day. More rain expected across flood some areas have already received more than a foot of rain in just 24 hours. Devastating deluge leaving dozens stranded. So far, at least one person has died. Right now, more than 70 Million People are under heat advisories or warnings. Now to politics and donald trump returning to the campaign obama, he said, founded isis. The bold accusation as the republican nominee falls behind Hillary Clinton in Battle Ground states. A wall street journal marist poll shows trump down five in florida and nine in North Carolina and 13 in virginia. Meanwhile, clinton released tax returns on friday and said trump should do the same. In a statement, trumps camp called the move an attempt to distract the voters email stcandal. A small many crashes killing all six on board. They slammed into the wooded area at the airport near fredericksburg. The those are board have not been identified. The ntsb is on the way to the site to investigate the cause of the tragic crash. The wildly popular making a overturned the conviction of brendan dassey. Dassey is the man as a teenager, confessed to helping steven avery in the murder of teresa halbach. He should be freed within 90 days unless it is appealed. Dassey and his uncle were convicted in 2007. Dassey was sentenced to life in prison. Mr. Roker is back with a look at the forecast. Thats right. Lets show you what we hav saturday. Getting things started here at olympic park in rio de janeiro. Great weather for the olympians and families and you at home watching. Closer to home, we are talking about the heavy rain in the lower gulf. You can see it on the radar. Also the moisture will stream up to the mid Mississippi River valley. Northeast and Midatlantic States with the rain today. 94 degrees for test test test. Reporter most of us got a nice break from the heat and humidity today. The exception will be those south and west of worcester where we still have heat warnings and heat advisories. The ditch is a frontal boundary on one side of the front still oppressively hot. The other side just kind of warm. Now that front will be the focus for some scattered clouds, so kind of a minutes tour of clouds and sun today. The front will also be the focus for possibly some heavy ran and afternoon hours. High temperatures in the upper 70s for boston, and thats your latest weather. Natalie. We mentioned a few minutes ago, it was a nail biter for the Mens Basketball Team barely squeaking by over serbia. 9491. Leading the team is Carmelo Antho anthony. History. He is making history as the first to compete in four olympics and a few games way of winning his Third Straight gold medal. That would be an olympic record. He told me that is not all he wants. Carmelo anthony knocks it down. Carmelo anthony is the heart of the Mens Basketball Team. I enjoy competing and playing basketball. Carmelo leading the way for the u. S. I enjoy playing with the best players in the world. We dont get these opportunities often. I wanted to take advantage of that. Another motivation . Olympic greatness. Anthony fires a rainbow. If team usa keeps winning, he is the only man in basketball history to snag three gold medals. He wants a legacy bigger than in july, anthony opened the espys to ask people to speak up. The violence is not new. The racial divide is definitely not new. The urgency for change is at an alltime high. Lets talk about off the court. You have become a social activist. How did that become . It was a build up of watching what is happening in front of us and rign those things hit close to home. Things like . Freddie gray situation for example. Thats my neighborhood. Those are my people. I know the families and the moms and dads and uncles and aunts. As you know, in the past, guys like you have not always spoken up. You know, a lot of people tell athletes stay away from politics and religion. Were human beings at the end of what we want to speak on. The knicks star took to instagram to post this famous picture of athletes in the 60s and call for peace in the wake of the Dallas Police officer shootings. A week later . Anthony organized a town hall meeting in los angeles on policing and race relations. He says part of the fix is better schools in poorer areas along with more after School Programs and rec that is celebrated. Athletes develop a platform. If it is only used to sell shoes or whatever theyre doing, then it is not used to its ultimate. While carmelo has talked about social issues at home, dont expect it in rio. My statement is getting up on that stand and bowing my head my heart and looking at that flag and listening to the national anthem. There is no bigger statement than that. Carmelo is a good guy who has grown up a heck of a lot. We keep rooting for team usa. Still to come, olympians before they made it big. Can you guess which swimmer this is . And we have here in rio. . What makes a woman feel beautiful . Its an unstoppable energy, from deep inside. A je ne sais quoi. A youthful aura. Advanced g . Nifique by lanc . Me. Every serum drop infuses youthful radiance throughout the skin. Patented until 2029. Advanced g . Nifique. Lanc . Me. Receive a free 7piece gift. Every coconut has a dream. To come out of its shell. To show all the world its true, inner beauty. And then, in an ironic twist, get covered up by chocolate and almonds. Almond joy mounds. What every coconut wants. Im terrible at golf. He is. 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Ask sherwinwilliams during the love for color sale. August 12th through the 15th save 35 on paints and stains. Visit sherwinwilliams. Com save we are back on a saturday morning with whats trending today. Rio style. Earlier this week, we dug up fun throwback pictures. Team usa before they were olympians. Lets look at more pictures from the winners. Young Michael Phelps on the left side. It is like he is wearing an outfit from christmas story. And Simone Manuel in swimming. And ryan lochte there. The second most decorated male swimmer. And kayla harrison. She won gold in judo on thursday. They are all adorable and have medals. It went viral this week. Before his 200meter semifinal race staring down chad le clos. To say it end viral is an understatement. Someone now has to live with that on their leg. They got a tattoo of the famous death stare on the leg. He says he is a huge fan. The phelps face transcended borders. Finally, here is a guy were dubbing team usa super fan. Why you ask . Brent has managed to grab a picture with nearly every athlete and celebrity this year. Three years ago, he signed up for the rio olympics. Thro f great access. He landed a picture with warren buffett. Impressive. You have to volunteer. He is volunteering his face as well. Time for pop start. I have you covered for that. Simone biles has stolen everyones heart. The worlds greatest gymnast in rio. When you thought things could not get better, they do. Invite to Pretty Little Liars and it played out on social media. The show runner tweeted this from the series, simone biles, marlene king wants you and the final five to the set. Biles did not hesitate. Tweeting back a huge yes. I think they need to work them all into the story line of Pretty Little Liars. Moving on to the other breakout star. Snls the most spirited cheerleader of team usa. She has been live tweeting throughout the 2016 games. She is rubbing elbows with olympians and making friends with matthew mcconaughey. We just cant get enough of it. . Mary caroll . Are they insane . Riding on top of the stadium. Leslie jones is here. I love her. Finally as Michael Phelps olympic medal collection continues to grow in rio, there is one piece of hardware that he is missing. Yes, a wedding ring. According to nicole johnson, that is not the case much longer. With an interview with kit hoover, she opened up about the wedding plans. Th later this year. It will be a small and intimate wedding and they will throw a massive bash for everyone in the states. Sounds like a destination wedding. Good time. Still ahead, we have seen agony and joy and nerves and relief as well. We will talk to aly raisman and simone biles parents as their two years ago, silvertech had 40 to 50 employees. Now we have 60 to 70. We took a big hit in the recession, but were back, strong. We had about 70 employees a few years ago, we have over a hundred today. Chynoweth businesses like mine and shes balanced the budget. Narrator and cnbc named New Hampshire the most businessfriendly state in the country. Im maggie hassan, and i approve this message because we need to show washington how we get things done still to come, think you got what it takes to train like an olympian . Keir will see. He will see how grueling the workouts are. And the streets of brazil with the vibrant art everywhere you look. And the meaning behind all those paintings. And look at all we are gathering on the beach. Yeah we are so excited. Packed with flavor, one hero was on a mission to save snack time. Watch babybel in the great snack rescue. You want a piece of me . Good, im delicious. Creamy, delicious, 100 natural cheese. Mini babybel. Snack a little bigger. Fact. People spend less time lying awake with aches and pains with advil pm the number one sleep aid. Gentle, nonhabit forming advil pm. For a healing nights sleep. That was invigorating youre probably wondering why ive just carved a giant wooden tiger. Well, the answer is that a real one would maul me. Ive crafted dr. Whiskers here as a visual aid to show you that should you visit the lot, e to buy a car. Dr. Whiskers wont pounce. Anchor good morning to you of hope your saturday is off to a great start. Its a little gloomy out guess. Lets get over to rob iker with a peek of the forecast more rain on the way, rob . Reporter radar all quiet for now. We are expecting shower and storms layer on this afternoon. Until we get there a mixture of clouds and sun. 69 currently in boston. Most of us will get a break from the heat today. In fact boston almost 20 degrees colder than yesterday. Heat comes back tomorrow, scattered thunderstorms been in the forecast for tomorrow afternoon. Anchor rob, thanks so much. Today. Young boy recovering this morning after nearly drowning in a pool in hyde park. Police say a live guard pulled the yearold out of the water after he got pulled into the deep especially. The lifeguard on a Good Samaritan took turns performing cpr. The boy is expected to be okay. Police are continuing to receive tips as they vet who killed a 27yearold woman in princeton. Redors say they looked into someone who they thought was connected to vanessa marcottes death but came up empty. Marcotte was ed out for a run on sunday. Police say people should be on the lookout for a man with bruises or scratches. Two dozen people recovering after a jet blue flight out of boston hits severe turbulence while on the way to sacramento. Passengers said the turbulence sent people flying into ceilings of that plane. The lean was die veried to south dakota where passengers were treated for injuries. 7 news today in new england returns at 9 00, well see you . Surfs up on copacabana beach here in rio. Welcome back. It is august 13th, 2016. Day eight of the olympic games. Still to come of today, we have very proud olympic parents. Their kids have already won gold and silver and these parents have been there every step of the way. Every practice. We will talk to aly raismans and simone biles parents about what this week has been like. And we spent a lot of time around rio. There is one thing you cannot help but notice everywhere you turn in the city. Jenna bush hager finds out the meaning behind all of it. And later on, no question rio is gorgeous, but plenty of other places around the country you can visit. We will talk to one expert about the places you should explore. And before we do that. Look who we have. More than a dozen team usa athletes. More than a dozen medalists. We will have fun with them as well. Lets limbo. Through the olympic rings. Go ahead, craig. It should be higher, guys. Bad back. Bad back. All right. Im sorry. All right. Come on. Go ahead. There we go. Say your name. Michelle carter. Fencing and im from new york. San francisco. And im Joe Hernandez from wichita, kansas. Jake on the archery team. We get the point. We have a back up. And u. S. Archery. Im alexander moss. Im from san francisco, california. Grayson building. Fencing. Brooklyn, new york. Jack. U. S. Archery team. Wellington, missouri. Kim rhode. Shooting. Big bear lake, california. Congratulations. Thats some limbo style. Maya dirado, santa rosa, california. Maya. Whos that . Oh, she got stuck. Katie ledecky. Katie, good to see you. From odessa, maryland. And last, but not least. Oh, he is styling. He has done this before. The old man. Still has that flexibility. Im Anthony Ervin. Swimming. Valencia, california. Congratulations to the United States of america. Nice lineup. Great group. Lets show you what we have for your weather looking ahead toward the weekend. Not too bad. We will see plenty of sunshine here for womens water polo. Womens diving and Beach Volleyball tonight. Perfect weather. The rest of the country today, wet weather through the gulf coast making its way through the ohio valley. Sunday, sunday, more wet weather Mississippi River valley and ohio valley. The heat and sunshine continues out west and it is hot, sticky and dangerously humid in the test test test. Reporter most of us got a nice break from the heat and humidity today. The exception will be those south and west of worcester where we still have heat warnings and heat advisories. The ditch is a frontal boundary on one side of the front still oppressively hot. The other side just kind of warm. Now that front will be the focus for some scattered clouds, so kind of a the front will also be the focus for possibly some heavy ran and gusty winds as we head into the afternoon hours. High temperatures in the upper 70s for boston, low 80s for the south shore. And thats your latest weather. Thank you, mr. Roker. You know the saying, behind every great kid is great parents. That is the case in rio. Gymnasts. The parents of aly raisman and simone biles. Nellie and ron and lynn and rick. Good morning. I have to start with you. It is an olympic sport watching for you competing in the stands with your moves. Tell me what it was like to see aly take home silver and gold earlier in the week. It was awesome. Watching her was amazing it meant so much. Going onetwo, perfect. You could not have written it any better. How does this develop . You guys are just about as big contortionists we have seen. Has it developed or gotten worse as it has gone along . We have no idea were moving when were in the stands. Were so caught up in the it. The girls work so hard and what they give to the sport. We just want it for them so bad. We know what they go through. Thats why we get so nervous. I want to come to you, nellie. How is it going so far . Has it been what you expected . So far, words could hardly express how i feel. It is an experience and it is definitely more than i expected. Im proud of simone. Viewers at home. Take a look at these nails. Talk about patriotic. Did you get those done here . No, i got them done before i got here. Ron and nellie, you are cool as cucumbcumbers. In the stands, you sit there taking it all in. It is a calmly fear. She is squeezing my hand really really hard. Now things are done. How are you celebrating . What are you doing . They are not done yet. Oh, thats right. One more competition. Three more competitions for simone. Then we will be finished on wednesday. Talk about the sacrifice being an olympic parent. Rick, you have been there every practice. It is one of the things you do to support your kids and your daughter. You know, to see them work and give up and sacrifice, you know, day in and day out. Its just, you know, the only thing we can kind of give back to be there for them. You know, it makes it all worth it in the end. And im sure you get recognized more often than aly . I tell aly im more famous than her. Nellie, congrats. Up next, how you can train like an olympian. Keir simmons tried it out. You can imagine how it went. Well show it to you after these messages. Poor foster kid black immigrant muslim poor mouth breather. Allergies . Stuffy nose . Cant sleep . Take that. A breathe right nasal strip instantly opens your nose up to 38 more than allergy medicine alone. Shut your mouth and say goodnight, mouthbreathers. Breathe right. In our house, imagination runs wild. But at my table, i keep the food real. Like country crocks recipe made with real simple ingredients. And no artificial flavors or preservatives. Real Country Fresh taste from real ingredients. Welcome to crock country. . Its no secret it takes a ton of hard work and athletic ability to think about competing in the olympics, but whats it really like to train like an olympian . Nbcs keir simmons is back with us now. I guess this is great, guys. You get to use the techniques the training is not easy. Diet and excise is super intense. I had to try to out. Can the olympic techniques benefit you and me . Modern olympians analyze their genes. Now you can do the same. Advanced fitness. Dna fit highlight your physical strengths and weaknesses. If you wanted to buck out of every session, you should figure the sessions to be onethird power and twothird endurance. Which foods to eat and avoid. You are likely to store excess carbs. French fries, chocolate. Everything i like. Your injury risk is high. Yes. Got that right. And i have cramps in my muscles here. Taking the guesswork out of you can save time and money and frustration. Powerful stuff. The first of three training sessions. She puts me through my paces and soon has me all figured out. Many people fail. Are we done now . Olympics . Not. So perhaps i need to get some help. At a University Sports lab, transcranial stimulation. The exercise feels easier and small reduction in pain. It is legal. It is not regulated. This is untested. We have not tried this technique. Im a guinea pig . Essentially, yeah. Three, two, one. Off you go. Keep going. Keep going. Great effort. You were more efficient today. That 1 more efficient. Do this continually, we repeat it and you reduce the effects. Nutrition is a key part. I have never made a smoothie before. That is really awful. No pain, no gain, i guess. And the latest technical accessories which monitors your tracks your exercise accordingly. Primarily resting heart rate. It can be an indication you are overdoing it. The results of four weeks of pain and sweat. Impressive says the app. Jumping squats. Phenomenal. 300 increase. Massive increase in everything. And those are the gains you can get when you work with your genetics and not against them. Olympic trials . Possibly for 2020. Why not . One piece of advice. It is okay to go out and have fun. Thats fine. You should. The four of us were out last night. I kept going a little longer. A few more hours. Not like an olympian. Not like an olympian. You party like an olympian. Olympic partier. You will be fine for 2020. Thank you for that. Coming up next, we will explore the incredible street art all over brazil. But first this is today on i pinky promised my little girl a fabulous g gden n rty y r hehebirthday. So i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. I thought i got everything. Almost everything you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a billllf up to o 1000. But for only 7 a month, ridx is scientifically proven to ridx. The 1 brand used by septic back on a saturday morning from rio and if you walk around the streets around here, you notice many towns throughout the country lots of colorful art. Meets the eye. Jenna bush hager went to see what it is all about. It is art with a purpose. Murals with a story and social political imbalance and hope for better times. At sao paulo or batman alley, street art covers walls of several blocks. Recently m l citys mayor, it is a small sample of the graffiti that turned highways, bridges and tunnels into canvases. You have graffiti and each art manifestation has their own intent. And some of them are social and some are political. Some are social in terms of poverty and social divide. And part of the movement where artists like eduardo and the twins and el have made a name for themselves internationally. So the issues that brazil is facing are so intense that there is a lot to be said. Wherever they are in satisfaction and happiness, there is a need to expression. Much of the art is social and political frustration hidden in plain sight. St give a voice to the communities they are in. And it is work symbolic of the struggle between classes. Here, we dont have nature. We have only buildings. Street art has very big contributions to the People Living here because they can have a little bit of escape from world. A population with no voice. The value of the street art in the culture goes well beyond the location where it was created. And the art really is beautiful. The other night, natalie and i went out in a neighborhood in rio. It is all over. I love that. It makes the city vibrant. Sure does. Jenna, thank you. Coming up next, exploring the other hidden gems brazil has to offer, but first these messag i had a wonderful time tonight. Me too call me tomorrow . Im gonna send a vague text in a couple of days, that leaves you confused about my level of interest. Ill wait a full two days before responding. Perfect were never gonna see each other again, will we . Nono. Wouldnt it be great if everyone said what they meant . The citi double cash card does. It lets you earn double cash back. 1 when you buy and 1 as you pay. . Ask sherwinwilliams during the love for color sale. August 12th through the 15th save 35 on paints and stains. Visit sherwinwilliams. Com save to find the store nearest you. The inlaws have moved in with us. And, our Adult Children are here, still. So, we save by using tide. Which means we use less. Three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. Those are moms. Anybody seen my pants . Lasts up to two times longer. Brazil is a gorgeous country and while we got to know and see a lot around rio, there are so many other cities and beach towns that are worth visiting. Mark is with conde naste traveler. He saw some of the sights. Good redeemer and sugarloaf. Take us outside. Im going to take you on a sea part of brazil. It is right in the center of town. Just under the christ the redeemer statue. The botanico. It is named after the botanical gardens. You have 800 plants in there. Amazing lilly pond. What is the great destination folks should consider . The place you have to go is iguacu falls. That is a world landmark. It forms the border with argentina and brazil. It is like niagara, but larger. I havent been, but my wife and kids came back from there on both sides. They raved about it. They said it is unbelievable. I have never been. Im dying to next week on today as well. The beaches of brazil. Besides copacabana, there are other beautiful beaches. Natalie, the most glamorous corner of brazil. Oh, thats me. It is buzios. It is like the hamptons of rio. She made them a chic get away. Everyone goes. What about the next one . This is brasillia. It is bras capital. It was invented in 1960. They hired the man to build the dream city. The whole building is laid out like a jet plane. The fuselage and government buildings and wings. It is like an architecture wonderland. Check out the architecture. Paraty. If you want to kickoff your shoes, enjoy the old colonial era of brazil. It hasnt changed in 250 years. You will instagram like crazy. How far from rio . About four hours drive. No cars. Close your eyes and it could be 1800. Beautiful. Such a wonderful period here. That will do it for the special edition. So good to see you. Thanks for hanging out with us. I know you usually sleep in. A big day of olympic action ahead, including what is likely to be Michael Phelps final race at the olympics. Plus, usain bolt hitting the track for the first time in rio. You can catch that and more on nbcs primetime coverage of the olympics. It all starts tonight at 8 00 7 00 central. Have a great anchor good morning, everybody. A christa delcamp. Anchor im kris anderson. Is it ale head on 7 news today in new england, goad medal machine u. S. Swimmer Katie Ledecky. Did you see this last night . Shattering her own world record if rio. Anchor left everybody in the dust there anchor a spectacular light show courtesy of wild weather lighting up the skies in westport. Anchor an eyewitness who helped save a boy from drowning describes the scary scene. Anchor the road to the white house is coming to New Hampshire. Democratic vp nominee tim kaine headlining an event in manchester. Anchor americas newest election heros, the time five opening up about their gold anchor lapping the shattering performance by Katie Ledecky leading another strong showing in rio. Anchor wild weather hits our region. Taking a i look at the live wires just lying right in the middle of street in bedford. Anchor a scare at a local swimming pool. A life guard and Good Samaritan springing into action to save a boy in danger. Anchor double dipping on the diamond there. Hanley ramirez going deep twice as the sox open up a series against arizona. Anchor. Goo, everybody. Thank you for to spending some time with us today. April christa delcamp. Anchor is it monday already . Anchor fast forward to the weekend. A kris anderson. Glad you are here with us. Anchor thanks for being here. Anchor what do you want by the way . Anchor i want some sunshine today. That would be nice. Anchor that would be nice. Y have some rain out there at least to start off the day. Anchor lets take a live look outside. T not a great start to the day. Lets get over to rob iker. Any peeks of sunshine possible, rob