Rio De Janeiro – August 14, 2016 – US swimmer Ryan Lochte confirmed to NBC News that he and three other swimmers were robbed at gunpoint in  Rio De Janeiro last night. Billy Bush spoke to Lochte exclusively this morning and the conversation will air tomorrow on TODAY.


The interview will be available on www.TODAY.com following the broadcast. For more on this developing story from NBC News, please visit: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-rio-summer-olympics/u-s-swimmer-ryan-lochte-robbed-gunpoint-brazil-n630396

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