Cancer patient to the ground. See what led up to the scuffle. Simone strong in gymnastics. Simone biles is crowned as the sports new queen in gymnastics, but in the pool, Simone Manuel does what no other africanamerican swimmer has done before. And Michael Phelps for the win. He won his 22nd gold medal and even managed to bring the nfl to a standstill. The gold medal man in the waters has done it again good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, donald trump says if the Republican Party diverts funds from his president ial campaign to congressional races, hell just stop fundraising for the gop. Discontent with trump among gop leaders continues to grow. In a letter to the Republican Party, 70 worried republicans urged the gop to stop funding having a tremendous problem in utah while Hillary Clintons lead in National Polls has widened. Craig boswell reports. Reporter donald trump courted voters in flor
So exciting. History made in rio last night. Simone manuel is the first ever African American swimmer to win gold at the olympics. She tied with canada in the 100 meter freestyle. Thats just one victory. The u. S. Adding many, many more medals. And now to leigh to see what to expect. The olympics have been so fun to tc if you were watching yesterday afternoon; it was barely raining, and then clouds and a few showers in polk and highlands county, and then towards 6 00, 7 00, 8 00, very strong storms along i75, and it actually took it until about midnight for most of them to push into the gulf of mexico. I think today to will be similar. If youre headed back to school today, giving the forecast an a for during school time. Partly cloudy at lunchtime, and and still only a small rain chance, and its after that, 5 00, 6 00, 7 00, again, a 60 rain chance along i75. Thats as good for lakeland, and hillsborough county, and a smaller rain chance. At 5 38, a temperature trend for you. We will he
Evening, southeastern mass appears to be the targeted area. We could see the activity become more scattered and weaker. Thunderstorms of moved are some of the area, but places like hartford, concord, New Hampshire , has not happened yet. At the cape, a little bit cooler. Excessive heat warning or heat advisory depending up talk about the weekend changes in a few minutes. Ben all right, harvey. A controversy in new bedford after a man facing heroin distribution charges is approved to coach pop warner in the city. Maria newscenter 5s Nicole Estaphan explains he never made it quickly changed. Chest but he will not be able to coach. Nicole not on the roster this year, or maybe ever again. The decision made friday by new bedford bears pop warner co parks department. After a well liked coach, 39yearold Sharik Mendes was charged in a heroin drug traffiking ring. I think it shocked the whole city those that liked him and , those that didnt. Nicole perhaps no one more shocked than conceicao, wh
Her younger sister still fighting to recover and what we are learning about the Company Behind that dangerous ride. And rough night in rio. American superstar Allyson Felix. It will be tight. Beat by a photo finish. Her competitor grabbing her gold with a dive over the line and in the gym, Laurie Hernandez snags a silver but simone biles slips on the beam. Oh, boy. Settling for bronze oneonone with Michael Phelps this morning. We ask is he really retiring, about fatherhood and he reveals the secret inside his shoe. Were live in rio with team usa. Good morning, america. Announcer live in times square and rio de janeiro, this is Good Morning America. That was Allyson Felix saying good morning to america. Big fight at the olympics again, the moment so many people are i wouldnt have lost all those races in grade school if i knew i could do that. Team usas Allyson Felix considered a favorite but she was denied gold by a dive there. The world debating that silver medal. Felix still breaking
Simone biles and aly raisman and the other simone who shocked the world. Nightly news from rio begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening from copacabana beach. Now one week into the rio olympic games, several big headlines from here that we will of course get to. In the deep south where many areas are under states of emergency tonight. Record flooding is ravaging parts of louisiana and mississippi, leaving communities cut off, pressing rescuers into action and plunging many into the dark and it comes as other parts of the country suffer in devastating heat. Gabe gutierrez is watching it all for us tonight. Reporter tonight much of louisiana is under water. This is my neighborhood right in the houses. Insane. Reporter dozens of stranded residents rescued after being trapped in their homes by the rising water, in some areas more than a foot of rain fell in 24 hours, this School Bus Stuck in f