KUSA NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt August 5, 2016
Nightly news from copacabana beach be 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, the picturesque ocean front skyline ablaze in lights as this city, this country this, continent are tonight lighting the olympic cauldron for the first time ever, ashe games beginning. It hasnt been an easy road, a lot has happened in this country, from political upheaval to a disease pandemic since rio was awarded these games in 2009. It starts just a few miles in from us, at the maracana stadiu...