the significance of the iranian -- the first-ever olympic medal of any color for iran. >> no olympic games should be finished without some controversy. there is some around this algerian 1,500 meter runner. >> not as far as the athletes are concerned, but as far as everyone else is concerned, there was something amiss. he arrived fine and took part in the 1,500 meters deep in the semifinals. he was storming in those and then suddenly he was the favorite. the algerian olympic committee forgot to withdraw his participation from the eight hundred meter. cannot do the double anymore. last night, just before the 1,500 meter final was the 800 semifinal. when he took part in the heat, he ran 200 meters and then he dropped out. the governing body said you did not put in a bonafide performance. he got a doctor's note. he was reinstated. there was no sign of injury last night. it was reminiscent of the great little algerian runner who won olympic medals in the past. >> in britain, it's all about team gb. they surpassed the beijing total and all that. there are other countries -- india, the aus

>> i enjoy watching the olympics. the summer olympics doesn't get me as bad. i start to have that feeling like i could compete again but i'm very morning when i watch the summer olympics, especially in gymnastics when i know they've put so much time to get to this one event. even when they have success, i cry, failure, i cry. i love it. i think it's because i know what has gone into it. i always think about in my situation, you know, i got a first and a fourth, so i have a medal to hang on and something to look and learn from, but i always think about the guys who were right there with me, you know, that were, they beat me very often, you know and we went back and forth and they just one little mistake in the olympics and nobody even recognized that they were that far.% >> when you're in the process an olympian with your friends and colleagues, are these guys friends? that bell starts, so to speak you tune these guys outs, you can't stand them, you're going to do everything you can to destroy them or camaraderie with olympians? that is one of the hard things a

but a discrete operation, the olympic festival, whether that's the olympic games or the pair of olympic games is certainly the largest security operation i've ever seen. >> would you say from all your experience that we're ready? >> very much so. >> the military maxim. the army travels on its stomach. the man running the chow line. let's get down to logistics. >> at the moment, we've got just over 1,000 people on board. we've got an extra 600 people that we're feeding. on a 24-hour period. >> that's english -- >> english. >> this is like eggs, bacon, sausa sausage. the whole works. >> they don't have to have that. they can have cereals and toast if they prefer to. >> a message for anyone thinking of stirring up trouble at the games. >> stay on couch and watch it on tv. >> don't mess with you guys. >> absolutely not. >> next, my candid interview with monica's royal couple. from their olympic past to their new life together. [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil® for their headaches. my name is sunshine and i have three beautiful girls. i like taking advilÂ

there are some 70,000 at the london olympics and para olympics. some take their part-time jobs more seriously than others. >> they are the friendly faces of the olympic park. their job is to welcome visitors to london with enthusiasm. while excitement was reaching a fever pitch last week, there was one volunteered to appeared in different. >> i cannot contain myself, everybody. today is a special day. we are going to be telling our children's children's children's children's about this day. evidence of a board of volunteer or an example of dry british humor? >> i think she wanted to do it in her own way. i do not think she wants to come some form, but she still wants to do it. >> the gates are opened. 2012, it all begins. yes. thank you. single lady, one person. >> sarcasm or wit? whatever the view, this one person has become a star of the olympic games. >> some of you will say, "i watched the olympics." others, "i listened to it from outside." gavin hewitt going to show -- i am going to show it to her. this is a shout-out. hi, mom. i love you. th

an olympic event? i think it should. >> that's a trick question. it would be amazing. there's been talks about 2016 in brazil. >> would you do that? >> it would be the ultimate for me to do winter and summer. i'm rooting for it. >> you're here as a guest commentator for mbc sports. what are you doing? >> i'm doing a little bit of the gymnastics. i do a little beach volleyball and then some fencing with john mcenroe, which was interesting. >> who won? >> it was a draw. >> he was kept going "you have got to be kidding!" >> i couldn't see the anger because he had the mask on. i knew it was under there. >> the british are known for their fashion and you are working it, you really are. >> thanks. >> i saw you, best ankles in the biz over here. competition. >> great to see you here. >> thank you. >> let's see what we've got as far as your weekend weather. starting with tomorrow, we do have a look at sizzling conditions in the mid section of the country, risk of strong storms in the northern plains. as we mov

end of the olympic spectrum. gymnastics' five five, olympics rookies all, none older than 18, won the team gold. given the nature of gymnastics today, this olympics is quite possibly the only shot for each of them, though it wasn't always that way in their sport, which brings us to larisa latynina, who won 18 medals from 1956 through '64. she was 21 at her first and nearly 30 at her last. changes in training and routines have made latynina's sport the realm of compact teenagers now, and given their short olympic shelf life, no modern gymnast will approach latynina's haul, but a swimmer could and did. michael phelps began his olympic career in sydney, peaked in beijing, and now with his career following a recognizable ark, he remains competitive, if not longer dominant, but as of tonight, his career total of 19 medals and counting means that the only significant olympic mark still out there for him is still his as well. phelps is only 27, yet remarkably, the fab five are all too young to really remember his olympi

winning and breaking the olympic record in the 100 meter, his second win in back-to-back olympics. >> it was wonderful. i came out here to do a job and that's what i did. the crowd is what gives me the energy to go out and do my best. >> sanya richards-ross took gold in the women's 400 meet, redemption after she was favored to win in beijing, but placed third. >> oh my gosh, i've been dreaming of this moment since i was 9 years old. to finally be living the moment, work so hard and gotten here. my ultimate dream come true. i'm living a dream. >> venus and serena, the most decorated tennis olympians of all time. >> reporter: in tennis, venus and serena williams teamed to win the u.s. gold medals in women's doubles. and serena pummeled opponent maria sharapova. commentators called it a ruthless display of total dominance, with utter brilliance, clinching her first singles olympics gold, serena danced for joy. >> it is the end of an era. >> reporter: an historic moment, michael phelps has ended his olympics career winning his 18th gold medal saturday, 22 medals total, the most decorated

in his last individual olympic swim, he won his 21st career olympic medal. gold in the 100 meter butterfly. meanwhile, 17-year-old missy franklin won gold in the 200 meter backstroke, the first american woman to do so in 40 years. already today, a photo finish in the women's triathlon with spirig of sweden winning the gold. here is the finish. they crossed the line simultaneously. they were credited with the exact same time. but the photo review gave speirig the win. coming up today, all of it live. in water polo, the american men 3-0 but now they beat serbia. considered by many to be the gold medal favorite. also, indoor volleyball. the u.s. men, the defending gold medalists and undefeated in london. but today they face a major test against a top contender from russia. and beach volleyball. one day after the olympic champions were knocked out, americans jake gibb and sean rosenthal play a team from russia in a win or go home scenario. >>> also, coming up live, the men's 10,000 meters from olympic stadium. plus, women's springboard diving. gold medal races i

the olympics' busiest day yet. this is a u.s. olympic women's diving suit. two u.s. women qualified for the gold medal round in diving today. and it's a busy night on nbc bay area tonight. you'll see women's volleyball. also a lot of action in olympic stadium with track & field and at the aquatics centre plenty of swimming tonight including what michael phelps insists is absolutely positively his last race ever. that's the latest from the olympic games. i'm phil rogers, nbc bay area news. reporting live from london. diane, back to you. >> phil, one quick question. we talked a whole lot about the weather the first couple of days and it's kind of fallen off. what's the weather like there? is it warmed up at all? >> reporter: diane, i will tell you something. because the wind has died down tonight, it's not bad in here. although it was very, very chilly about two hours ago. now, fast-forward for the next 48 hours. they promise us that on monday evening we're going to see a low of 48 degrees. and remember, when i speak to you, it's 2:47 in the morning here in london. so

and you can keep up to date with all the latest olympic results at the bbc.com olympics 2012 including the memorable swim. find out if statistics can explain her time in the 400-meter medly. it's all at the website. this is "bbc world news." still ahead. we will find out how some quick thinking saved the day for some of yoo cane's -- usain bolt's biggest fans. time now for our series looking back at past olympics. in 1988, new zealand's went to -- as a defending gold medalist, but many doubted he could carry off another victory. his beloved horse was small for an eventer and by then getting on in age. but what he told us in today's post card is his sustaining olympics was different. >> it was in a pretty foreign country and certainly had no horse background, but built a specialty racing complex there and it was actually amazing. and leading up to seoul. there was a lot of talk that the horse at 16 was past his best and maybe he shouldn't be going and that my younger horse was probably a better bet. but i was pretty confident. and so i went to seoul in a very positive frame of mind and

building up, all the excitement at the olympics. there is that olympic stadium. we had some weather there the past couple of days. some showers but not too bad over the past 24 hours. we are going to have your full olympic forecast coming up. let's get you back to the hometown story. what we have happening is a little bit of cloud cover starting to develop in the pacific. that's a sign of some changes coming our way. we have been at the mercy of this area of high pressure for the last two or three days. it will stay here for tomorrow but eventually, the upper level winds are going to shift and that's going to bring us a cooling wind coming back for the bay area we think is going to be strong enough to not only knock down our coastal temperatures but for the interior valleys. for thursday, 60s and 70s for the coast. it will be hot inland, one of the hottest days of the week. by friday, a little bit of slight cooling. temperatures that could drop 5-8 degrees by this weekend. 93, los gatos. 90, san jose. 96, morgan hill. cooler in palo alto, low to mid-80s. close to

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committed the olympics. we feel we get a reasonable rate of return on our investment. so we're very, very pleased with our relationship with the international olympic committee as well as the regional olympic committees. >> the technology is massively more advanced than even four years ago. 3-d, hd. the one big apparent negative, although it's really up for debate, is this whole issue of taped delay. as one of the main sponsors, how do you feel about what nbc is doing? which is basically ignoring the rally cry to be airing the big events live and sticking to their prime-time schedule? >> it's a great schedule. i have enough trouble running my own company without trying to tell nbc what to do. i think we have -- i have kind of personal and professional. personally of course i'd rather see everything live. but professionally, from what we're trying to accomplish from a marketing and brand standpoint, frankly it doesn't make any difference. at least it hasn't so far in this olympics. the television ratings are

the designers call this a park for the olympics, not an olympic park. it's a place to create a mood befitting a festival of sport. >> it's a mixture, the feel of the stadium, the greenery, the flowers, it's tremendous. >> everybody's been very kind and considerate. i think it's really happy. >> the first time i've been able to wonder -- it's the first time i've been able to wander around london and everyone is talking about this. >> we hope the volunteers get to have a very good party like they did in sidney, because they put a lot of work into making everyone else cheerful. >> 70,000 volunteers in all for these games and the paraolympics to follow. it's brought them a flame from a previous olympic host. >> i congratulate what you've achieved here. it's been a spectacular experience for everyone involved. >> once the summer's over, some venues will go as a transition gets underway. out comes the basketball bubble, the hockey stadium, the water polo pool, in will come the housing, in theory. >> we have the first stage, we always knew that would be the pl

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on track chasing olympic redemption. mark barger has the latest from london. >> reporter: another first for the london olympics and team usa, but not the kind organizers wanted. american judo competitor nicholas depopolo kicked out. he said he unknowingly ate food laced with marijuana before the games began. the u.s. picked up another bronze medal, matt emmons in shooting. and lolo jones one her first heat in the hurdles seeking redemption after her stumble in the olympics in beijing. >> got to get overall ten. that's what i love about it. don't ever bet on the hurdles. it is a terrible thing to bet on. >> reporter: tossing a bottle at a track meet is not a good idea either. that alleged move landed a 34-year-old man in court today after it nearly interrupted the start of last night's 100 meter final featuring gold medalist usain bolt. >> not just unacceptable at the olympic games, unacceptable in any sport. >> reporter: the man arrested faces a public order charge. the bottle incident had no effect on the race. >> he's

is there anything quite like the olympics? >> the olympics are unique. i think he came in here saying i'm winning all of it. you can't say neighbor this. sports isn't like a light switch. you have to have it all the time. you can't turn it on in the middle. that's why you saw the frustration on him getting that silver. when he got the silver before the gold, he said you've got to be kidding me. i did everything i was supposed to do. i think he'll have a chance -- >> barack obama called him to congratulate him personally. did you ever have that in your time? >> no, he didn't call me. it's president reagan when i won in l.a., and the times were different. it's so great we've evolved to this time when this was acceptable. acceptable. in our day, we did not have the social media and everything where we could actually communication in a way we do now. i think it's wonderful we can do that.. >> when you were competing at your very best, did you ever imagine that you would have an african-american president? >> no, i didn't. my parents were good friends with dr

for the olympics and all of those who love sports. as michael phelps again topped the podium, but this time he says it will be his last time. what will we do? we are as used to seeing michael phelps on top of the podium as we are in the pool. when he's gone, things, well, just won't seem right. do you ever get tired of this? >> no. you can never get tired of a gold medal. >> number 19! >> reporter: after nearly two decades following today's race this powerhouse with a 6'7" wing span and size 14 feet says he will be hanging up his competitive cap and goggles for good. j.d. and shane humphrey journeyed all the way from north carolina to witness history. >> i think he just inspired a lot of people to swim. >> not even just swim but work hard and accomplish your goals. >> reporter: work hard is what phelps has had to do here in london. it began with a stunning loss to rival ryan lochte in the punishing 400 individual medley. >> after beijing when almost like a machine-like athlete and this time around he is human. he's fallible. rather th

at the previous olympics. greece has become great britain's most successful olympic veteran cyclist winning the men's pairing event to pick up his record six gold the thirty six year old scott also boasts a silver in his trophy case. the relief and the delight when you cross the line and hear the roar you know i had my show when i threw the bike across the link i was unsure of how to know when i read this report from the crate and realized that one of. these ideas hard to express just how excited the maze and i experience was but i think it showed when i got the podium in the house and really it would go a little in but what i experienced that was. why russia hoping to bringing some much needed precious muscle when the rhythmic gymnastics gets underway at the london games artsy said and with to thousand sydney gold medalist. before the current russian contingent tries to repeat that success. i guess it was a dream come true but the moment itself felt almost on a real when i was standing on the podium receiving

he had an amazing olympic games. five medals] from london. >> we've got the women's water polo team also took home gold last night. >> gold and silver medals decathlon. congratulations, guys. ryan lochte. the whole crew here. >> athletes and medal winners. coming down from the top there. >> when you're in london you arrive in a double-decker bus even if you're an olympic medalist. we thank them for being here. we're going to talk to a lot of these folks in a couple minutes. first let's find out the latest olympic news. natalie. >> another huge night for team usa with lots of gold to go around. >> it's all over. redemption for the united states. >> a golden night for the u.s. women's soccer team with a 2-1 victory over japan. not one but two goals from lloyd. the other star of the game, hope solo, an incredible save in the closing minutes. >> a save by hope solo. >> the win redemption after the u.s. lost to japan in the world cup last year. >> we got it back. we snatched our dream back and we're so happy right now, we

end of the olympic spectrum. gymnastics' five five, olympics rookies all, none older than 18, won the team gold. given the nature of gymnastics today, this olympics is quite possibly the only shot for each of them, though it wasn't always that way in their sport, which brings us to larisa latynina, who won 18 medals from 1956 through '64. she was 21 at her first and nearly 30 at her last. changes in training and routines have made latynina's sport the realm of compact teenagers now, and given their short olympic shelf life, no modern gymnast will approach latynina's haul, but a swimmer could and did. michael phelps began his olympic career in sydney, peaked in beijing, and now with his career following a recognizable ark, he remains competitive, if not longer dominant, but as of tonight, his career total of 19 medals and counting means that the only significant olympic mark still out there for him is still his as well. phelps is only 27, yet remarkably, the fab five are all too young to really remember his olympi

another success in the classic sense of the heart of becomes russia's first olympic diving champ and since the sydney games claiming the men's three meter springboard. and two point three eight rushes the one over his then you. in the men's high jump winning the event. so the london olympics first two are russia has moved up to a fifth in the overall medal table grabbing and the other three goals on day eleven of the competition came in a flat segues diving and synchronized swimming with more he's robert watson at. three golds one silver and one blooms day eleven of the london two thousand and twelve summer olympics has proved to be one of the most fruitful for the russian team with a first victory resurfacing in the synchronised swimming pool. a martian a produced in the flawless performance to win the do it's a bound and proved the country's domination of the sport to the two thousand games in sydney russia has been the nation to beat both induce and teams competitions. it was it was a brilliant showpiece and romesha had a very complicated performance and they did their best it was

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her fourth olympic games. she came so close in the synchro springboard. >> right now, she is splitting the chinese. she is in second place in between two diverse from china. and she's diving beautifully. and her father know what is the olympic games is all about. he won five medals in the olympics and he has been to every olympics since, might i say, the '60s. >> you remember watching him when you were young, right? >> i do. i liked his diving as well. >> there's cagnotto's scores. she's in solid shape to advance to tomorrow's final. now the two chinese divers. this is he zi. leg is wrapped heavily today. was not for the prelims. >> her entries have really improved since round two. did a dive for eight and a halves out of a score of ten in round three. and this entry, once again, she knows how to get through the water, even though i didn't think her toes were point sod beautifully in the air, she doesn't have as good of form as her teammate. >> breaking news. we actually saw a splash from her in the second-rou

number 5 or in the olympic rowers winning gold the second straight olympics there is much inspiration in this year of the woman. for olympic dreams that will some day be fulfilled. there is also a reality check. first-time countries had to be pushed by olympic officials and minimum standards for their competitors were ignored but arguably none of the women competing today dreamed of being an olympian the way we did watching as kids. now their little sisters or cousins just might which is at least the first step. >> that's right. as the parent of a daughter especially that point about the next generation back home watching all of this as they come up so crucially important. great piece of reporting. thanks for being with us. >>> up next here tonight the entire town in vermont without a working police car allegedly because one guy had a very bad day. people we rely on in the morning can rely on dulcolax laxative tablets overnight. they give you predictable overnight relief to help get you feeling like yourself again in the morning. dulcolax laxative tablets. keep you moving. ♪ feeling

olympic committee, trying to get olympics in the 2020s, just a sense of national pride, it is a big deal. >> i think it is a big deal. the americans want it. today was a big step forward in having a good chance of beating the chinese. christine, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> the olympics are bittersweet for marion jones. she went to prison for lying to the grand jury about using steroids. these are the first games since being released. marion, welcome back. >> thank you, piers. >> obviously we had quite a heart wrenching interview a few weeks ago, found it moving mainly as i said to you at the time because whatever you did and you know, i have heard what you said and others have said and so on, the fact that you went to prison over it was a pretty severe punishment, and they stripped you of your medals. when you look at the olympic games here in london, what goes through your mind? what do you feel? >> well, actually my memories of my olympic experience, piers, are quite good. i was able to achieve my dream. the experience for me was very positive now. some of the things that ha

what's next for the olympic legends? we'll ask them live. and it was a big night for team usa at track and field. americans capturing 7 of 12 medals. now the u.s. women's soccer team goes for its third straight gold facing the world reigns champs today, thursday, august 9, 2012. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from olympic park in london, england. >> good morning and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning here in london's olympic park. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. >> good morning. you want to cap off your olympics and you do it the way mist ooe may treanor and kerri walsh jennings did it. it could have been southern california, it was all americans. >> it was a good night to be americans. misty and kerri winning in straight sets. when it was over the dynamic duo could not contain their excitement. we'll talk to misty and kerri about their dance moves and the final match straight ahead. >> it was also all about team usa at the

russia have finally claimed a gold medal in boxing at these olympics the country's newest a limp dick champ you go to me. he battle it out against stones. in a very light heavyweight. meanwhile in richmond gymnastics russia has been a dominant force for decades after you've been agonizing was gold in the individual all around event on saturday the russians proved their class in the group competition this was russia's fourth consecutive allenby gold in the discipline one moment all for russia on the day game in the men's basketball undertaken olenka and co managed to collect themselves after their disappointing defeat from spain in the semifinals and secured a bronze medal with an eighty one to serve a seven win over argentina this was also russia's first olympic medal in this event well the london olympics are over now and russia's final stats are twenty four golds twenty five still worse and thirty three bronze medals just won gold and none medals more than in beijing four years ago over in two thousand and eight russia finished third in the overall medal standings while here in lond

for the add-on for your browser, just click on olympics blocks, olympics spoilers. and our exclusive coverage of the london olympic continues in about ten minutes. we'll go back to london, and hear from cal's own nathan adrian, who helped michael phelpss go out on top. he said it was a lot of pressure. >>> and we're following the situation in wisconsin tonight. a gunman shot and killed six people at a religious temple, two others were hurt. and tonight's sikhs throughout this country are trying to understand what happened and why. nbc's bay area kimberly terry is in los angeles, trying to find out more on the investigation. hello, kimberly. >> reporter: hello, diane, the situation hits very close to home here, that is because one of the members of this temple has a loved one actually injured in the shooting. and we're told this evening he is on his way to milwaukee to be with that uncle. police, and also members of the sikh community are searching for answers tonight, a motive, a reason why. >> what did we do wrong? was this a madman? a guy who flipped? did he hate

first the latest olympic news. natalie has that. >> another huge night for team usa with lots of gold to go around. >> it's all over. redemption for the united states. >> reporter: a golden night for the u.s. women's soccer team, with a 2-1 victory over japan. not one, but two goals from carli lloyd. >> lloyd, still lloyd! oh, i say! >> reporter: the other star of the game, hope solo with this incredible save in the closing minutes. >> what a save by hope solo. >> reporter: the win, redemption after the u.s. lost to japan in the world cup last year. >> around our necks we got it back, snatched our dream back and we're so happy right now we're on top of the world. >> this means everything to us. it seems surreal in the moment. we're going to party and live it up and celebrate this gold medal. ♪ >> reporter: it's the third consecutive olympic gold for u.s. women's soccer. >> eaton continuing on his run. >> the golden night for the u.s. also played out in track and field in the decathlon. ashton eaton won gold. trey

now back to the olympics. the chinese badminton coach has apologized on national television for two of his players disqualified from the games for trying to lose their matches. one says she is now quiting the sport. two from indonesia were also thrown out for the same reason. mike woolridge reports. >> tads scandal continues, the chinese player says farewell my dear bad pin on the. a teammate wrote on her web page, you're not only disqualifying a match, you're disqualifying my dream. >> yu and the others are among eight players expelled for throwing matches in an attempt to obtain more favorable draws later in the tournament. the others from south korea and indonesia. as the players deliberately served into the net and missed easy shots, they were warned by the umpire and tournament referee and the spectators became increasingly angry booing and chanting. the head coach of china's badminton team apologized on chinese television saying we didn't follow the olympic spirit and didn't follow the fighting spirit of

end of the olympic spectrum. gymnastics' five five, olympics rookies all, none older than 18, won the team gold. given the nature of gymnastics today, this olympics is quite possibly the only shot for each of them, though it wasn't always that way in their sport, which brings us to larisa latynina, who won 18 medals from 1956 through '64. she was 21 at her first and nearly 30 at her last. changes in training and routines have made latynina's sport the realm of compact teenagers now, and given their short olympic shelf life, no modern gymnast will approach latynina's haul, but a swimmer could and did. michael phelps began his olympic career in sydney, peaked in beijing, and now with his career following a recognizable ark, he remains competitive, if not longer dominant, but as of tonight, his career total of 19 medals and counting means that the only significant olympic mark still out there for him is still his as well. phelps is only 27, yet remarkably, the fab five are all too young to really remember his olympi

the 100-meter dash is always the marquee event of any olympics. the 100-meter dash is the heavyweight fight of the olympic games. >> all right. this is the big one. let's switch to the women's 100-meter. another head-to-head matchup, 2008 gold medalist shell ay-ann frazier-price versus carmelita jeter. >> i think shelly-ann fraser-praise price has it, but you can never count carmelita out. she looked incredible in her heat, absolutely fantastic. >> and carmelita jeter has a lot of excitement, with her, her performance, just watching her, to your point. we cannot bet against this woman. >> no, no. you can never, ever count carmelita out. however, i mean, shelly-ann looked absolutely like a machine. she's back from injury, and the money has to be on shelly-ann. >> and let's talk a little bit about oscar pistorius. >> oscar ran a great heat, a major, major victory, one that oscar's here, two that he qualified for the semifinals. that is oscar's big win. he's not going to win the 400. he's probably not going to make the finals. for him to make the sem

, oscar pistorius. >> this is how much it means to olympic athletes. >> it's what olympic movement is about. he's such a true sportsman. >> reporter: the fastest man alive showed he could take his time, too, pausing during a tv interview out of respect to u.s. gold medalist sanya richards-ross and the national anthem. >> the great thing about the olympic movement of olympic sport is it's actually a metaphor for life. it's about hard work. it's about diligence. it's about great coaching. it's about friendship and respect. >> reporter: it's about the promise in the olympic oath, pledging competition for the glory of sports and the honor of our team. and there is the upholding of the olympic ideals off the field of play. just for an example, swimmer dana vollmer, she found out there's a hospital near where she's staying in london and today brought her three gold medals along as she visited patients there. brian. >> that's what we love to see about the games. chris, thank you as always. >>> that is our broadcast on wednesday night. thank you for being with us. a reminder, olympic coverage

like it so should be a fun olympics. >> reporter: as sochi and russia race towards their winter olympics debut on the world stage. jim maceda, nbc news, sochi. >>> we're back in a moment with some of the day's other news, including a couple of pictures that are out of this world. >>> we're back with a view from the surface of mars where as promised the images from the curiosity rover just keep getting better and better. these latest pictures are the first high resolution photos sent back since curiosity landed. the shots show the landscape around the rover which nasa describes as closely resembling parts of the southwestern united states. >>> back here on earth, millions were treated to a spectacular show in the sky last night as the annual perseid meteor show reached its peak. shooting stars putting on a light show around the world. the next big show on october 21st when dust of halley's comet lights up the sky. >> and take a look at this scene. a massive dust storm in phoenix this weekend. it's becoming an increasingly common sight in the phoenix area this summer when thunderstorms blo

it's the veep stakes olympics. unlike the one in london this has one judge, ultimately one winner who will make it to the podium. here are your finalists. there is rob portman. mr. experience. senator, former house member. twice served in a presidential cabinet and he is from ohio. the state that could decide it all. tim pawlenty, the son of a truck driver, and was a popular governor of minnesota. check it out. he has already appeared in a romney ad. making a late surge, paul ryan. he is just 42, but he is the man with the plan. called the path to prosperity, it would slash government spending and change medicare. giving seniors the option to buy private insurance instead. ryan is risky, a lightning rod. democrats will call him the man who would destroy medicare. the big list has lots of names, rubio, rice, christie, jindal. the question is -- could we have an upset, surprise at the podium? only one guy knows for sure. most republicans close to romney who i have spoken with expect he will make his pick well before

olympic games. on the set is matt lauer with savannah guthrie and al roker. coming up -- that is a lot of people. >> they expect 30,000 people to come through the park today at least. >> we have track and field under way so the olympic stadium is getting busy. coming up, the golden girl with the golden smile. >> who are we talking about? the golden gabby. gabby douglas last night winning gold in the individual all-around. that will go nicely with her team gold medal she got with her teammates earlier in the week. she now joins the other three women who have managed that feat. we'll talk to gabby in a few moments. >> then ryan lochte will be going home with a lot of hardware. we got to see it last night. >> we did. >> very, very cool. he is already looking ahead to rio. today's his birthday. we'll talk with him in just a little bit. >> first time as an olympic sport women's boxing gets under way, our five-time national champ queen underwood is going for gold. she also had a chance to catch up with je

just click on olympics. >> wbal-tv 1 sis your home for the olympic games. george pete myself for the olympic zone coming up tonight at 7:30. tony joins now. we had some rain in some areas. it is that out of the way? >> that heavy rain, too. maybe up to half inch in some areas. things have setted down this evening. let's take look now. if you are out and about for the next couple of hours. i don't think you have to worry about any precipitation. most of the thunderstorms in pennsylvania now. you can't rule out the possibility that something would pop-up here. for now, it is going to be okay. 72 dewpoint, though. thick out there this evening. the forecast for the rest of tonight we'll put that 30% chance in for a thunderstorm this evening, partly cloudy skies and muggy conditions will settle backing to the 7os. will bab back with 7 day in a few minute. thanks so much, tony. this they are trying to determine what caused an early morning fire in northeast baltimore. crews responded to the hip-hop chicken before 4:00 in the 2800 block of hillen road. that is whe

well, for our latest olympic postcard, we're back to the stadium where it all happened. >> the 1984 olympics here in los angeles was dominated by a boycott and drama on the track. l.a. was the only city to bid and california did it on the cheap, using the coliseum which had previously hosted the 1932 olympics, and relying heavily on corporate sponsorship. but they made huge profits and became the model for future games. it was the height of the cold war. four years earlier, america had led a boycott of the moscow olympics. so it wasn't surprising that the soviet union did a similar thing. in 1984, 14 countries stayed at home. among them, iran, libya, cuba and east germany. ♪ a hundred,000 people were -- a hundred thousand people were here for the grand opening, including a rocket man, and beneath every seat was a card and when held up and pieced together displayed the flag of every nation taking part. it was here the american sprinter carl lewis won four gold medals. britain's sebastian cow won. and on this track, bird and decker so famously clashed. 1984 is considered financially one of t

after four olympics phelps says it is time to go. what an incredible accomplishment we have witnessed. >> what a magnificent night in the pool. this time michael phelps says it is the last time. we are as used to seeing michael phelps on top of the podium as we are in the pool. when he is gone things just won't seem right. do you ever get tired of this? >> no. you can never get tired of a gold medal. >> reporter: after nearly two decades following today's race this powerhouse with a 6'7" wing span and 14 feet says he will be hanging up his competitive cap and goggles for good. >> he inspired a lot of people to swim. >> not even just swim but work hard and accomplish your goals. >> reporter: work hard is what phelps has had to do here in london. it began with a loss to ryan lochte in the 400 individual medley. >> after beijing when almost like a machine-like athlete and this time around he is human. rather than make that worse for him i think it has made him more human and more relatable. >> reporter: he remains the man who hates losi