Announcer this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the Olympic Games in rio, peter alexander. Good evening on this wet and windy night the rio olympics will draw to a close. A carnival like closing ceremony. A fitting end to the first games in south mevg. Team usa with a historic performance securing 121 total three decades and the third most ever. And the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this countrys most popular sport. Reporter as the soccer team goes so goes the country. At least that is what Many Brazilians believe. Neymar has a chance to make history. Reporter in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium you could see it in their faces. Ago in the semifinal of the world cup, brazil lost in the same stadium to the same team, a crushing, 71. Neymar right footed takes it and scores reporter when that final goal sailed in it wasnt just the countrys first soccer gold medal it was redemption. Brazil strike olympic gold for the first time in their history. Reporter a fitting end to top off two weeks of an olympics that made plenty history. Michael phelps, Katie Ledecky and allyson felix. And Matthew Centrowitz hangs on to win gold. I was dumbfounded a little built. What i just accomplished. Wins gold again helping the count, Womens Basketball and star elaina delladonne. It had been a really exciting olympics. Reporter northeast least for simone biles, who won five medals, four gold. Tonight she is carrying the u. S. Flag in the closing ceremony. It all comes to an end tonight in maracana. The theme of ceremony is carnival. They are bringing in samba students from schools around the city. But they will be battling the weather, the wind and rain. The wind gusts have been recorded as high as 55 miles an hour in rio tonight. Peter . Stay dry out there. Thank you. As for swimmer ryan lochte and his teammates who were caught up in the embarrassing episode last weekend. The head of the u. S. Olympic Committee Said there will be further lochte is apologizing after getting drunk and claiming the americans were robbed at gunpoint. In an interview with Matt Lauer Lochte was asked about two of his teammates who were detained here in rio. When you saw the News Coverage of gunnar and jack being taken off the plane in the airport and you said to me, they didnt damage anything in that gas station and youre sitting at home in the United States safe and sound, feel . Hurt. I mean, i i let my team down. And you know, im just really sorry about im embarrassed for myself, my family, especially those guys. The u. S. Swimming. The whole Olympic Games. Everyone watching. Stupid mistake. Im human. I made a mistake and im definitely learning from this. And im just really sorry. And you can see much more of matts exclusive entire you have with ryan lochte tomorrow morning on today. Authorities in turkey are blaming isis for a mass Suicide Attack leaving 50 people dead adding bomber was a child as well. We get more tonight from nbcs matt bradley. Reporter today in turkey overwhelming grief after a wedding massacre. A suicide bombers savage attack stunned a country where acts of terror have become almost routine. Turkeys president blamed the attack on islamic state. The bomber to through this narrow street where wedding guests pools of blood said this woman. I feel powerless. More than 50 were killed and scores injured many were children. The officials said the bomber was aged 12 to 14. A chilling tactic but not new for isis. A lot of the children are orphans or victims of war themselves. It is easier to groom them into being a suicide bomber. Reporter turkey is isis. Most recently in istanbuls airport where 45 people were killed. In the heart of the tourist district i in january and in ankara last year. Its all part of turkeys growing instability. Just weeks ago top military generals rebebled against Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a it could weaken the army as it confronts a powerful enemy. Matt bradley, nbc news. A week of Severe Weather and more forecast for tom tonight. Reporter winds up to 70 miles an hour whipping through americas heartland with two reports of tornados touching down in ohio, two more in indiana. This as heavy raines pounded the pavem in michigan. Seven possible tornado touchdowns there reported overnight. It was just like the movies. I have watched the wizard of oz i know what it looks like. Reporter leaving traffic lights dangling in the wind. As First Responders raced to help victims. Took out the swing set. Took out my garden. Its scary you dont know what to do or where were staying. Forced to wade through 7 inches of rain, their cars stranded after that same storm system triggered unprecedented flooding in kansas. In texas, the National WeatherService Warning some residents to move to Higher Ground as flash floods damaged homes and businesses just south of san antonio. This is probably the most rain i have seen at one time. Reporter in austin rising waters left this road completely flooded. Now, south texas bracing for more damage with the possibility of heavy downpours overnight. Meanwhile families across the country stand among shattered homes and ruined neighborhoods, stitching the pieces back together. Nbc news, new york. In politics, Donald Trumps campaign suggested this weekend that his policy for dealing with undocumented immigrants may not be set in stone as the candidate for now seems to be staying on message. We get the latest tonight from casey to his new script. Thank you very much. The outsider calling for a more inclusive gop. The gop is the party of abraham lincoln. Reporter it won his praise from the party chairman. I think hes been on message. He has shown maturity as a candidate. Reporter the new Campaign Manager suggested that trump might walk back his law and order immigration proposal. We have to get them out. Rte policy speech set for thursday. Will it include a Deportation Force . To be determined. Reporter they are trying to make Hillary Clinton the focus asking questions about the decision to wait to see if clinton is elected before it stops accepting foreign donations. Donald trump refuses to disclose the full architecture of his financial debts and obligations around herself spending the weekend behind closed doors in massachusetts raising money, touching down on sunday for a private celebrity fundraiser with cher trying to widen the cash advantage her campaign has over trump staying out of the spotlight, leaving the focus on trumps efforts to get back on track. Near st. Louis, missouri, poor residents in a dozen communities are suing their towns,rg their are being unfairly punished for minor traffic offenses. The residents say the towns are ganging up against them to raise money giving them a choice between paying a huge fine or going to jail. We get more from pete williams. Reporter Quentin Thomas worries he will be pulled over by small town police. These traffic stops have caused me a lot career jobs. Reporter in the past four years he has been ordered to pay 1200 for fees and traffic violations and spend eight days in jail when he couldnt pay. He is part of a lawsuit accusing the towns for arresting residents. No one is arguing there sdn punishments but we cant hold people in jail because they are too par to pay a debt. Reporter last year the towns were so aggressive they issued one arrest warrant for every adult and the suit contends they are in it together. Failing to appear in a charge in one generates a warrant for others to use as a chance to make an arrest and collect more money. Similar Court Practices contributed to the resentment that led to rioting in ferguson, missouri after the shooting of for their part several of the towns say they take in less through their courts than state law allows and every case begins when someone actually breaks the law. The laws are there for a reason. Its not filling coffers, its got everything to do with trying to make the street safe and implementing the law. Reporter though Quentin Thomas says jail cost him his car and two jobs he is back at work but still worried when he is on the road. News, washington. Tonight, how south korea is gearing up . Music . Extraordinary starts here. A stimulating gel that takes her pleasure to new heights. As things wind down here in rio they are hard at work more than 11,000 miles away getting ready for the next olympics the 2018 winter games in south korea. We went in for a progress report. Reporter the either is moving fast in south korea, the next olympic venues rising quickly from the skating rink to deliver its first winter games. This is historic . Yes, historic. In terms of venues we are ready. Reporter pyeongchang is upgrading the ski jumps, test events coming soon. The venue will be completed november 8 this year. Are you feeling nervous . Still a little bit nervous but we are so excited. Reporter there is one problem, though, snow. Pyeongchang doesnt get much of even without snow from the sky, we will make snow. Artificial snow. No snow but thats not a problem. No problem. Reporter its not all about snow. One of the greatest olympic performances i have ever seen. Reporter former korea olympic champion now retired. Too old to skate i think. Reporter is promising a games to remember. Well make reporter officials have praised its skiing preparation and promising to crack down on doping with new and clean testing labs. All of this, it says on time and on budget. Olympic games dont come cheap. These will cost 13 billion. But thats a bargain compared to the last winter games when russia spent four times morn the most expensive in history. At koreas temples they are praying for success. We pray to buddha a long, long time. Reporter and its not too long before the next games begin, 78 weeks from now. Bill nealy, nbc news, pyeongchang, south korea. 78 weeks, not that anybodys counting. . . You probably know the catchy tune the girl from ipanema the most famous bossa nova song from this country. Tonight, Gadi Schwartz . . Reporter it was this unfeshtable highlight of the Opening Ceremony that seemed to slow down time. Gisele bundchen gracing the worlds longest runway. At the piano, the grandson of the songs composure. Oh, my god. Beautiful. Reporter from ipanema is almost a Second National anthem. This is the walk that she would take. Every day she would go here. This street and go the beach. And they would be sitting in this bar. Look at this girl. Shes incredible. There she goes again. Shes so tall. Shes so tan. Lets write down the song. Wow. Reporter this was the restaurant where they dreamed up the music. They were here so needed to get ahold of them they would call the bar. Call the bar, theres a phone for you here. Getting the phone and sinatras voice here. Reporter daniel invited us into his home and sat at the piano passed down to him by his grandfather. . Tall and tan and lovely the girl from ipanema goes walking and when she each one she passes go hi . Since the Opening Ceremony, the song written more than 50 years ago has seen a 1200 spike in online streams, classic made new as the Younger Generation feels the pull of the melody. Beautiful for romance. Reporter in portuguese there is a word that there is no but the song comes close to describing how it feels. Sologi is something you long for and you miss. Could be a person or a place or just maybe a feeling of everything. Reporter a song that inspired loves longing and quests to find the girl from ipanema and appreciate the beauty of youth as it passes by. News rio. Over the course of the games we have seen our share of emotion, joy, relief, agony. In a matter of minutes we saw all of it on the mat. A mongolian wrestler began celebrating thinking he won the bronze but it turns out he lost. He was crushed. The protests, they began furiously undressing, one coach the crowd went nuts. But sadly for mongolia that didnt change the score. When we come back the finally tonight, its been a thrilling couple of weeks here in rio and the spirit of the games extends beyond the pool and the track to the stands where fans all over the globe converge on what is one of the worlds great sporting events. Tonight ron mott meet a couple of brothers from texas. Reporter ifch were an olympic sport these brothers would medal. They have amassed a stash, participation medals, part of their collection of memorabilia from every summer games they have been to and then some. It was a big flame. Reporter the torches, autographs, pins. 1971, 1976, 1980. And one of them is named rome. Out of this olympic my mother was a national champion. Reporter a gymnast who missed rome and gave her first born the honor instead. I named my children after the cities, paris, sydney and athens. He and brother talon, a gallery owner an their families are wrapping up another summer games the pairs 11th starting with munich in 72 noshow since. You run into people left and right and try to communicate and theres something about that where you are just around the world. Reporter olympic fever has taken them around the world. Red, white, and blue goodwill ambassadors looking for Something Special to take home. The nextgeneration is showing signs of affection too. We have the best Family Tradition in one, two, three. Already looking forward to the next summer olympics and promising to keep it up when they are the ones hoisting. Ron mott, nbc news, rio. Usa see them in tokyo. Thats nbc nightly news for this sunday. Im peter alexander. Tune in for the closing ceremony beginning at 8 00, lester holt will be at home with you tomorrow. Thank you for watching and have a great im embarrassed. For myself, my family, especially those guys, the whole Olympic Games. American olympic swimmer ryan locht the robbery that never happened in an exclusive interview with matt lauer. The xxxi Olympic Games came to a close as team usa dominated with 121 medals. Isis used a child to carry out a mass Suicide Attack at a wedding. Donald trump tries a different approach. And are you brave enough to