dibaba of ethiopia winning the 10,000 meters with kipyego and cheruiyot of kenya getting the silver and the bronze. impressive performance by tirunesh dibaba in the 10,000. now let's go back to dan patrick. >> all right, tom. a dominant performance of day one of track and field and tomorrow is a day the host nation is waiting for for quite sometime. with mo farrah among the favorites in the men's 10,000 meters. we'll bring you that race live here on nbcment that's all for the daytime drew here in london. olympic prime time with bob costas coming up. for al michaels, i'm dan patrick. we'll talk to you tomorrow.

competition and devotion. how muslim athletes are balancing ramadan and a run for the gold. why some are making history by just appearing at the games. plus, hear from america's golden girl. gabby douglas. see her like you've never seen before. think about this as you get ready for dinner. the food you're about to eat picked by children as young as eight. working long hours in the field and it's all perfectly legal. our investigative unit has their story. and happy friday to you. i'm jessica aguirre. i'm janelle yang. we're with you a little earlier and will be during the olympics. >> our daytime bringing you special reports from london. profiles of our athletes. today we start with history making performances. want to show you this. you're watching 13-year-old

adzo, the team from toe goe finished second in the heat during a 50-meter race. she shattered her personal best and she is only 13 years old. >> and this year marks the first time every country participating in the olympics has a female athlete. the first saudi arabian woman took the stage today. she wore a tight fitting black cap after officials would not allow her to wear her jab. she lost in 82 seconds. in history today, the qualifying rounds for the 100-meter dash. take a look at lane 2. that's a 17-year-old. she's the first woman from qatar to ever enter the olympic games. she suffered a leg injury, though, and needed to be taken off in a wheelchair. now, take a look at afghan runner, she's the only female athlete from her country. she's been outspoken about the harassment she faced while training. after finishing well behind the

leaders, she said while disappointed in the results, remember greatest accomplishment was representing women in her country. for the first time in 30 years, muslim athletes like the three we profiled are competing while observing ramadan. some must choose to fast before the events. >> that's one of the many hurdles many are facing. we're joined live from the south bay islamic association in san jose with a look at the multitude of challenges these women are facing. >> reporter: here at the islamic center in san jose, people are fasting right now as part of ramadan. if you think about it, during the summer, the days are long. so some of these muslim athletes who decide to fast are going without food and water for 16 hours. but other muslim athletes say that's nothing compared to what they had to go through to get to the olympics. this woman took only a dozen steps in the women's 100-meter race in the olympics before

collapsing due to injury. despite leaving the track in a wheelchair, she achieved a world record. she is the first female athlete to ever represent qatar in the olympics. conservative islamic nation saudi arabia, which doesn't allow women to drive on their own, also sent its first female athlete. >> i think it's really inspiring for me as a muslim woman, as an american woman to see these women rising up and saying we're going to take control of our destiny. >> but this muslim athlete from saudi arabia first had to battle how she would respect her religion and cover her head while meeting olympic restrictions for the judo competition. the london olympics also coincides with ramadan which calls for fasting from eating or drinking between dusk and dawn, a tough decision for athletes who micro manage every calorie before competition. here at the south bay islamic -- it's not insurmountable. he says it's a mind over matter

issue. most muslim athletes prepare for it. >> when anyone other than you is eating and drinking and keeping hydrated and you're prevented from doing that, it's going to be an obstacle you have to overcome. with that said, we don't really view abstaining from food and drink as much of a challenge. >> reporter: while the athletes who are the first women to ever represent their countries say they may not win a medal, they say they have already won by making huge strides for muslim women nationwide. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. thank you, marianne. america and the world still abuzz about all-around gymnastics champion gabby douglas. we got a look at her when she was here for the trials. now that million dollar smile will be seen everywhere. we caught up with gabby just after her big win. nbc anchor raj mathai is in london. he continues our coverage there. >> from when she was 14 years old, a couple years ago, she

left her parent and family in virginia and moved to iowa to train for a better gymnastics center. these girls have an amazing commitment to their sport. we spent some time with gabby on wednesday. in fact, with the entire team. they're growing up so fast just this week alone in london. gabby douglas thrilled to win that team medal. now, gold medal number 2 and bottom line, she was flawless. her individual performance, there was no debate. did you see it? her parents, coaches and teammates and people from around the world looking on, witnessing the birth of a new american superstar. gabby douglas becomes the first african-american to win a gymnastics gold in temps of the individual competition and she said herself, she wants to be a role model for all gymnasts. >> i feel amazing right now. and god has given me this opportunity to represent him and he's given me this awesome talent. so it feels amazing. to represent the usa and my coaches and by hard work and effort put into the gym, i'm speechless right now. >> congratulations to her.

16 years old. amazing story. we'll see gabby, by the way, back in the bay area next month, september 8th. team usa will be at the pavilion in san jose. that's going to do it from london. we'll see you later on. i'm raj mathai. back to you, guys. now we have the results from some of the anticipated events of the games. the events haven't aired yet. this is your spoiler alert. we'll play music for 15 seconds, show the results. when you hear us start talking again, it's safe to watch. here it goes. >> ♪ ♪ okay. now here's a look at what's coming up in prime time tonight. michael phelps will swim.

let's bring this up. he will swim the final individual event in the 200 fly. missy franklin goes for more gold in the 200 back and then things get started in track and field competition. coverage starts at 8:00 and followed by nbc bay area news after the game. in other news, chick-fil-a is expected to be slammed once again tonight as same sex supporters prepare to stage a kiss-in at the restaurant chain. the bay area's only chick-fil-a restaurant in fairfield got a huge boost in business on wednesday as people came out in droves for chick-fil-a appreciation day. now it's the other side's turn. this man we're going to show you held up a sign to show his support for same sex unions. he hopes to be joined by big crowds of smoochers at dinnertime. >> i don't think there's anything more beautiful than seeing a couple gay men or gay women kiss. it's one of the most beautiful things on the planet. >> so far the demonstration hasn't gained much steam but is expected to pick up ground around 5:00 p.m.

fairfield police will be keeping a close eye on the situation just in case. the second busiest shopping season is about to get under way. we'll tell you who is offering the biggest discounts to help you save money. >> plus, he's pushing the limits. the human speed limit. we'll look at how fast usain bolt is as only our own bobry dell can. >> the food on your plate may have been picked by young children. nbc bay area investigative unit finds it's happening here in california and it is legal. good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri, the weather center. we're tracking cooler changes for today and even moisture moving up from the south. we'll talk about our chances of getting any showers and/or lightning strikes coming up. here's a little bit of a look into your saturday forecast for the south bay.

take a look at this. a crane came crashing down on the tenderloin neighborhood early today continues to tie up

traffic tonight. police say the intersection of ellis and leavenworth street. the large forklift crane was part of the renovation project on a four-story hotel. it fell during the morning rush hour forcing railway buses to be rerouted along with all traffic. the falling crane took down scaffolding, a light post and damaged a pickup truck but police say miraculously, no one was hurt. car thief is in jail tonight after leaving officers on a four-county chase overnight. finally came to an end at 3:00 this morning on highway 4 in concord. at that point, investigators say darryl crocker tried to one but canine dogs stopped him. he was treated for a bite wound. the chase originally started on the car keen is bridge, north and south across the bay bridge twice into an out of san francis francisco. a spike strip slowed the car down. you're looking at video now. you can see the sparks as the car runs on the rim.

the zigzag route covered 60 miles in total. it is grueling work, long hours and a childhood sacrifice to feed their own families and to feed yours. tonight you'll hear from children who work the fields picking fresh fruit and vegetables. this isn't happening in another country. it's in our own backyard. they're harr rest vesting cheap food that goes on your table. but at what cost? steven stock joins us with their emotional story. >> yes, sir ka, we talked to children as young as 12 years old o. some have worked the fields since they were eight and we found them, not in china or indonesia, not in guatemala or mexico. but right here in the united states right here in california. and for the most part, it's all legal. look closely. these are the hands that work the fields and pick your food.

and they belong to children. >> how long have you been doing this? >> translator: like seven years. since i was eight years old until now. >> listen closely. >> i was 11. >> to their voices. >> sixth grade. >> 11 years old? >> yeah. pretty much. >> what's the hardest part of it? >> some say they worked when they were 11, ten, one teen says he started in the fields of mexico when he was eight before he moved here to work two years ago. >> translator: when i started at the age of eight, it was difficult. i had to carry buckets that weigh 55 pounds. >> i had cuts on my fingers. i came out really tired. it was really hot. i didn't really like it. but it was worth it to help my mom. >> what's the hardest crop to pick? >> right now, it's tomatoes. the hardest thing i've done. >> why? >> you have to be like bending over standing up, like carrying the buckets and filling them.

>> peaches. >> they took me to the peaches. i used the gloves because with the stuff the peaches have, it would stick to me. >> and you do that all day? >> pretty much. >> you don't get like a lot of break. you can't be talking. >> the hard work and long hours has some parents doing everything they can to keep their kids away from the fields. kids like carmen. >> she doesn't want to see me work there. >> that's why carmen's mother forces her to stay in school and away from the fields. >> she doesn't want me to go through what she goes through. she says it's really painful, her work and then every night i massage her back so she can feel better in the morning. >> and go back and do again? >> yes. >> i told her that when i get older, i'm going to buy her a house. i'm going to be working and she's going to be home. yeah. >> the kids in the fields also have dreams. hoping the money they earn will help them break out of this cycle and live a better life.

>> what do you want to do? >> i want to be an artist. >> i want to be a mechanic. i like working with tools. >> i want to discover new things. >> it's absolutely legal for a small farmer to hire a six-year-old to pick blueberries. >> this woman is with human rights watch. she authored this report that found child labor prevalent in fields across the u.s. >> i saw children as young as 9 years old picking cucumbers. children told me they started work, part-time, as young as seven years old. children consistently said that they started working full-time, adult hours, at age 11 or 12. >> current u.s. labor law allows for child labor to exist in agriculture. low wages mean these families need more workers in the field to make ends meet. an economic necessity that continues for generations. >> the whole family. like me and my mom and my sister and dad. >> you're all in the fields

picking? >> yeah. >> it was hard because you have to work in the sun. >> there's eight-year-olds, kids working in the fields, just to help their parents. i think that's not fair. >> now, while many american teens, including myself, worked jobs like mowing the lawn when they were young or waiting tables or bagging groceries, consider this. this is full-time work. nine or ten hours a day in 100-degree heat. sometimes as many as seven days a week. almost every young person we talked with told us they were born right here, meaning they are u.s. citizens. none of them worked on small family farms. we reached out to a dozen grower organizations, food processors and producers to get their views on this issue. none of them would comment. coming up tonight at 6:00, we get a reaction from congresswoman lynn wools i who talks about change in washington because of our report. that's at 6:00 tonight. see you then. thank you very much, steven. it's a harsh reality for those

families. call the tip line at 888-996-8477 if you have a story. or send an e-mail at nbc bay area.com. tonight, there are questions about security on one of the bay area's biggest landmarks. this after a man managed to climb the golden gate bridge and elude the police all night. he was found and arrested this morning but not before causing a huge mess for the morning commute. we're live in san francisco to explain why it happened and why officials let it go on for so long. kimberly? >> chp had to shut down the bridge twice this morning in order to find that man who they describe as a suicidal. according to a spokesperson, that man climbed on to some of the cables of the golden gate bridge around 6:15 last night. a crisis negotiation team was then sent in. but at 8:00, they lost contact with him. that's when the fog came in and the man continued to climb up that cable. this morning, a chp swat team

from sacramento arrived and shut down the bridge to check the north tower for him. once that was cleared and visibility improved, the bridge was shut down again so the south tower could be cleared this time. that's where chp found the man and took him into custody. the shutdowns caused major traffic delays, but authorities say their actions were necessary for everyone's safety. >> when there was that propensity for that confrontation to take place, that negotiation to take place, that's when we thought that perhaps there may be some other type of an emergency or he may take action and actually either fall, slip, jump out into the lane. so that's why it was coordated and stopped at that time. >> the man was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. some have questioned why authorities took so long to get to him. chp says once they found out he was suicidal, they had to use extreme caution. had it been someone a threat to others, it would have been a very different scenario with a

very different response. live at the golden gate bridge, kim e kimberly carry, nbc bay area news. she's bundled up in san francisco. lot of fog there. but here, sunny skies. it's all over the place in the bay area. >> she was dressed for winter in the city there. it was really foggy. >> you needed the layers today. that on-shore ocean ac got kicked in around six to eight hours ago. it hasn't let up since. that's why we've had the substantial cooldown in the valleys. also for the south bay. 68 in san francisco, 87 in liver more and 77 in san jose. the temperature is down from yesterday. let's go outside live. sky camera network on this friday. there's the marine layer that's building stronger than it has all week long. not only the cooling breeze to help to drop the numbers that may have been too hot earlier had week. but we also have the chance here of maybe some thunderstorms. let's get you back to the weather boards right now. what you'll find here is a lot

of moisture into southern california. we're not expecting a lot of this, really any of it for the bay area. if you're head today lake tahoe, some of the moisture may make it up across lake tahoe into saturday's forecast. for the morning forecast, the immediate coastline, the peninsula, low clouds back for the southeast east and the south bay. low clouds on saturday morning. by 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 at night, a little bit of cloud cover lingering here across the bay area. then what you'll notice on the edge much your screen over here, a few areas of green getting picked up. once again, mainly for the central valley and across lake tahoe. we could have lightning strikes and potentially areas of heavier rain. that's something to watch out for if you are leaving the bay area. otherwise, coastal temperatures in the mid 60s by the bay. mid 70s for saturday and mid 80s inland. numbers dropping about 10 degrees from some of that hottest weather this week. we'll track a few showers into london saturday, sunday and then by monday, drier and 60s. remember to tune in tonight at 7:30. i'm hosting the olympic zone.

we're going to have all kinds of stories, profiling athletes and taking you behind the scenes in a look at what it's like to get the proper tea in london. tea time. >> oh, that will be fun. a spot of tea. thank you, jeff. >> sure. coming up, one-on-one with olympic heartthrob ryan lochte. tells raj mathai, the thing he's most looking forward to. the new photo app turning olympic pictures into gold medal photos. only nbc bay area news shows you how it works.

today bart launched an experiment to determine whether rush hour commuters can share the trains comfortably with bicyclists. normally bikes are banned from the busy morning and evening commutes. today was the first day that they allowed them to bring in during rush hour. the trial period will be only on friday through the month of august and at the end of the month bart will evaluate and

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around the corner. while parents are getting happy and students anxious, retailers are getting a little scared too. >> actually, today kicked off the second busiest shopping season of the year, second only to christmas. chris clackum shows us why. >> for retailers back to school shopping is truly like christmas in august. >> we have a lot of new collections coming in from the fall. it gets really busy. we're excited. we like to help everyone. >> the help may be needed. 88% of shoppers surveyed by deloitte said they plan to spend the same or more on back to school this year. nearly two dozen states are helping too, with tax-free weekends. which weekend varies from state to state. but alabama's is this weekend. and sent the governor to a walmart in montgomery to promote it. >> also not only saves families money, it brings people out to the stores to shop. >> merchandise offered tax-free obviously includes school supplies, clothing and footwear. but some states exempt big

ticket purchases too, like computers. >> it says tax-free. the best thing to do is make use of it. >> even with tax-free, some experts say shoppers should still shop for and with the usual discounts. like coupons. >> i estimate that 90% of stores on any given day have a coupon, have an active coupon. >> if you don't necessarily feel compelled to take advantage of tax-free weekends, just wait. >> i always find that the week after it comes out better. the stores come out with more sales, they knock things off anywhere from 50 to 75% off. you do a little bit better than just not paying tax. >> be on the lookout for incentives from retailers like j.c. penney's offer of free back to school haircuts for kids during the month of august. chris clackum, nbc news. living in the shadows of the greatest of all-time cannot be easy. but that's the life for ryan

lochte. >> he declared this would be his time. but in the end it is still michael phelps making more headlines. anchor raj mathai caught up with lochte celebrating something that didn't have much to do with swindling, did it, sflaj. >> happy birthday, dude? >> thank you, big 28. you're here, you wake up, win five medals in london and it's your birthday. >> things are going really good. this is the first time in like ten years where i get to celebrate my birthday and i don't have to swim. >> sho us your gold medal. two goelds, two silver and a bronze here. what does it mean to you? you've gone through so much inside and outside of the pool. what does it mean to you? >> it definitely means a lot. yeah, i wanted all gold. i mean, who wouldn't? but you know, i'm coming back to my country with five olympic medals. i'm really proud of that. >> what are you going to do throughout the summer and this year? >> i'm going to take a vacation. >> as you should. >> i haven't had a vacation ever since i was in high school.

so it's been a while. i definitely want to go to bali. >> like it's been that long since high school. i don't think so, dude. the opening ceremony was a week ago tonight for the 2012 london games. it's flying by. >> while swimming is winding down, today track and field events are up and running. nbc's mark barger continues our coverage from london. good evening, mark. >> reporter: good evening, janelle and jessica. yes, it's been a day of intermittent showers here at olympic park in london. but that did little to diminish or dampen the olympic spirit. 200,000 people packed the olympic park today. the biggest day yet. >> it's so exciting to be here. i'm just thrilled. >> on this first day of track competition, the olympic stadium was filled, enthusiastic crowds braving the rain. as all three americans advanced in the women's 400-meter race. >> it's fantastic to have everyone here in the early

session. it's off the hook. >> it's a beautiful venue near buckingham palace and one of the most popular sports here. a sad day for americans todd rogers and phil dalhausser, beijing gold medalist, they fell to an italian team in a round of 16. the u.s. soccer team was on target. they helped the u.s. to a 2-1 victory over new zealand and a spot in the semifinals. on this next to last day of swimming, americans connor jaeger and andrew gim he will advanced to the final of the freestyle. >> not a bad race. i guess that's my second fastest time ever. >> a judo athlete from saudi arabia lasted only 82 seconds in the ring wearing a headgear compromise for her traditional scarf. but her participation as the first woman from her country made history. also making a debut today, this mini, mini cooper. a remote controlled version that retrieves shot puts, hammers and javelins in the olympic stadium.

>> and it looks pretty cool. also today, we had serena williams and roger federer advancing in tennis. they are each assured of at least a silver medal. federer will play great britain andy murray. prime time coverage tonight, michael phelps in his final event, the 100-meter butterfly. he'll try to win for the third olympics in a row. if he does, he will be the second olympian in the past 100 years to win the same individual event in three straight olympics. mark barger live in london. back to you. we have our friday night programming for us. thanks a lot. still ahead, the world's fastest man may have reached the human speed limit. bob redell goes to the blackboard to explain why usain bolt may never be caught. she may be the biggest store i have the olympics so far. next, get a look at olympic gymnast gabby douglas like you've never seen her before. good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri i in the weather center. we're tracking unusual weather

that could come our way this weekend. some storms to the south may make it up to northern california. our chance of getting any lightning strikes from that, plus cooler weather on saturday. full details coming up.

okay. she's the undisputed queen of the games. gabby douglas captured our attention in san jose. then she took our breath away going for team gold on tuesday. >> she stole our hearts with a brilliant performance. john kelley is here now with a look at the images that show gabby like never before. >> everyone is talking about america's new golden girl, gabby douglas. a 16-year-old gymnastics dynamo wowed the crowd winning the all-around competition as a championment she's the second african-american woman to win olympic gymnastics gold. the first woman, dominique dawes, she couldn't contain her excitement for douglas tweeting

out, i'm still on cloud nine for gabby douglas. joining in the course of cheers, oprah winfrey who tweeted omg. i am so thrilled for gabby. throwing happy tears. >> it's huge when you make oprah say omg. >> that's when she says it a in a tweet. you can pick up a box of all things, corn flakes over the weekend. here's a sneak peek. gabby douglas on the soon to be released breakfast cereal. not bad. good for her. >> truly the breakfast of champions now. next we jump into the throwback machine. because she's 16, you don't have to go too far. that was last year i think. she was only two years old. now celebrating with that gold medal. huge congrats. how about this, can you figure out who this guy is? >> no. >> that's boom, right there. >> he grew up. >> that is synchronized diving bronds medalist david boudia. he grew up. >> for all olympics coverage, turn to nbc bay area.com.

click on the olympics live blog on the upper right corner of your screen for links to some of the great shots. >> also want to remind you, you can start your day with laura and i on today in the bay. we're 4:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. enjoy the olympics and check us out on today in the bay. jeff is rolling in now with the weekend forecast. been waiting for this moment. >> it gets better and better. if you're sick of this hot weather, we're going to be cooling off. live look in the east bay. sun and clouds. talk about even a chance of thunderstorms coming up.

it's being called the seven minutes of terror. nasa's $2.5 billion project to find if life can exist on mars is well on its way. >> from mountainview, we're looking forward to an awesomely -- >> ahead of the sunday night landing of the curiosity rover, nasa hosted dozens of media

faithful randomly selecting people to hear from the project engineers through satellite. a handful got the chance to ask questions about the two-year mission. the curiosity is the heaviest rover to land. it's also set to go for more than 13,000 miles per hour to zero in less than seven minutes. >> this is huge. this landing is so exciting because it's never been done this way before. so not only is the rover so big, but the fact that they need a super sonic parachute to slow it down from 13,000 kilometers, i think it's amazing. >> it's been 35 years since the last similar mission with the viking mars robots aboard curiosity. it's a device set to detect organics. nasa says the mission have a 40% success rate. >> that is nothing compared to jeff ranieri, he's got a 99% success rate, right? >> exactly. i was going to go 100. >> you want to leave a little room. >> modesty is always good. satellite radar picture has

something unusual at least for this time of the year. some showers and thunderstorms down here in southern california. we've been tracking it all week. still so far at this point looks like a lot will move over lake tahoe. it is going to be something to watch here, we may get a few stray lightning strikes from that heading throughout saturday and sunday. meanwhile, current temperatures are down from 5 to 8 degrees from this time yesterday. 68 in san francisco and 70s and 80s inland for the north bay, cooler for you. let's take you out live to the hd sky camera network. here's a view from san rafael. we don't bring you this much. i don't know why. we'll go back to san francisco. we use this a lot because it lets us know where the fog is and is not. that marine layer is very strong right now. building up to 1500 feet. let's get you back to the weather boards. the 48 hours is signs of changes we've been monitoring. the jet stream is poised well

into canada. but it's gradually going to moderate through saturday and sunday. it's going to reinforce this cooling foggy breeze here for most of the bay area. so that will keep 50s, also 60s at the immediate coastline and also plenty of low cloud cover as we head throughout saturday and sunday. even as we head into the interior valleys, we're looking at widespread 70s and 80s. definitely a lot cooler than this week. as we start off at 6:00 a.m., extensive low cloud cover for the bay area and the peninsula and you'll be fogged in in san francisco and in the immediate coastline. we'll hold on to the cloud cover even to 2:00 p.m. on saturday. we'll get window of sunshine here back into the east and the south bay. one of the cloudiest days so far this week. then here's the other thing to notice. if you are traveling up to the sierra, let's say on saturday evening, right around 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. we're picking up on the showers that may produce thunderstorm activity. if you're hiking, doing any kind of biking up at lake tahoe,

you're going to want to keep your eye to the sky. because the lightning strikes, if they do happen, could also spark a few wildfires. 83 here in san jose for saturday. 79 in sunnyvale. mid 70 in palo alto. close to 100 yesterday. tomorrow down to 83 in dublin. 70s in the valley. 74 in hayward. 66 in san francisco. 79 in santa rosa. 74 in valet hoe. the olympics here on nbc and traffic started to get going for today. throughout saturday, we'll keep showers in the forecast. keep also a chance of showers for sunday. then things clear out as we head into monday. just in case you missed this, did you know there are 510 adjustable hurdles just starting to get going at track and field? 2,000 athletes will compete in the 47 different events. out of that, four olympians will be coming right here from the bay area. okay, that three-day

forecast, we may see an isolated chance of a slight thunderstorm here for the hills of the east bay. so you want to watch out for that on saturday. by sunday, temperatures stay on the cooler side with a mix of 80s to 60s at our coast. >> so some changes coming our way. nothing we can't handle this time of the year. >> thanks. time for more olympics. >> as you well know, the 2012 olympics are not taking place in london. they're not just on your tv set, they're on your computer and your phone. >> let's go to raj mathai in london with a look at how a silicon valley company is making it easier to share pictures with the folks back home. >> when you see the olympians walking around the park and the various venues, they have phones in hand taking pictures and tweeting back home. it's not just the athletes doing this, but it's the fans and there's new technology for taking pictures and sending it back home. let's bring in our business and tech reporter, scott budman. >> this olympic games will be

the most photographed in history. while you're taking photos -- >> i'm going to choose this -- >> you may want to doctor things a bit and then share them. which you can do from your ipad thanks to adobe's new photoshop, touch. >> we're seeing a desire for people to post things immediately, to share things with friends, family, co-workers immediately. >> why take photos unless you've got a good photo app. adobe has one of those, too. they call it ref he will. for your ios or android mobile device, you can shoot, filter, store and share all your photos in the cloud. >> essentially, what we've done is created one photo you can access from all devices. >> that's why his team's new app makes sharing photos with your friends a snap. >> in the context of something like the olympics, imagine if you're going to the olympics with a couple of friends but not

going to the same events. if you're connected to the same photo library, all the photos you take are automatically into that library and you can see them stream in, in real time. >> say what you will about adobe's tools being productive, when it comes to the games, they're all about being social. >> you want to share it with your friends, you want to show them, hey, i'm there right now. you make quick adjustments and photoshop touch while in the audience and post-it straight to facebook in one app. >> shooting and editing, all on one mobile device. all with one silicon valley company's tools. let the social games begin. >> it is indeed the social network olympics. by the way, you can follow me on twitter and facebook as well. that's going to do it from london. i'm raj mathai. >> thank you, raj. he's 25 years old and he is considered the fastest man in the world. this weekend, we will find out if usain bolt, that jamaican track superstar will set another world record. >> bob redell set out to find out how fast he really is.

that one man says bolt is about to hit the human speed limit. >> even a bolt of lightning has its limits. >> usain bolt is a great showman. but it's been three years now since he broke the world record. >> to break his 100-meter world record of 9.58 seconds, usain bolt would almost have to violate the laws of nature. >> 9.58. >> according to stanford biomechanics professor. >> the prediction is 9.48. >> by his calculations, 9.48 seconds is the fastest man can run in 100 meters. which bolt is right up against. >> running that kind of speed is sort of inhuman anyway. >> no kidding. if you were to clock usain bolt with your car, the speedometer would briefly top out at around 27 miles an hour. >> what i did was go back to history -- >> he bases the numbers on historical running times.

>> the probability -- >> a formula that takes about as much time to write as a person walking the 100 meters. >> it lets you predict rare events given a small amount of data. >> i realized something. i think this is a c. >> no. it's actually one over -- >> c, i think. >> do you think there is a human speed limit? >> i'm over here. >> yeah. but i think -- stanford runner spencer chase thinks man is better than 9.48. >> i take it personally. it makes you want to do it more. that's a target. >> people just assume that things are always going get better. things will get faster. at some point they can't. >> look at horses. they haven't gotten faster since the 1940s. dogs since the 1970s. women since the 1980s. >> he expects men to plateau in the next 10 to 20 years. >> i would love to have usain bolt or anyone else do better than that. so we know the human body can do

something unpredictable. >> bob redell, nbc bay area news. what a great piece, man. watching bolt run is like getting whiplash from one side to the other. >> here's our speedy guy. henry wofford in the sports net sports room. what's coming up? >> we got a lot of baseball. giants fans are ignoring the cliche. the g men lost seven of the last ten games at at&t park. the guys hope to turn things around on the road. giants looking to rock their former teammate in rocky mountain high territory tonight. yes, jonathan sanchez will take on the first place san francisco giants. sanchez threw a no hitter for the giants in 2009 but last year, he was traded to kansas city for melky cabrera. he's have an allstar season and sanchez is struggling to stay in the league. so he was traded to the rockies last month in two starts his

e.r.a. is 11.88. maybe that's enough to get the giants back on track. san francisco, well, they've scored a total of 22 runs in their last eight games. teams want to get off to a good start on this seven-game road trip. >> i think it motivates you, you know. we're in this race. and that's something good. hopefully, i'll be able to feed off of it and we'll get the whole offense clicking here. >> a lot of times when you owe you think you're going into a rut, you try to press and do too much. that's when you get farther in it. as a team, just need to trust ourselves and know that we're here for a reason. you know, on top of your -- we just have to be ourselves. >> over to the oakland a's, they've traded the man behind the plate. suzuki headed east to join the

washington nationals. the 28-year-old catcher has been with the a's for 5.5 seasons. he's batting .212. he was traded for prospect catcher. the sixth practice in a row today. due to a right leg injury. crabtree hasn't paragraph pated and hasn't worked out since the first day of training camp. pre-season game. it's now questionable. that will do it for now. much more coming up a little bit later. plus, the latest on the san francisco giants. that's at 6:00. back to you, jess and janelle. thank you very much. we'll be right back.

the punishment that could be coming for young perpetrators believed to be behind the crime. pinned between two cars.

the investigation into a crash that brought traffic to a halt on san francisco's busy market street. >> plus, get ready to gamble. new information about san jose's casino, when it will open its doors. we have an important programming note for anyone watching the olympic games tomorrow on nbc. the morning olympic tennis gold medal matches will be broadcast live with coverage beginning in the morning and continuing until 3:00. >> and that will be followed by a special hour long edition of nbc bay area news. we hope you'll join us. get ready for more news at nbc bay area news at 5:00.

. this is absolutely unacceptable behavior. >> right now, small children facing big consequences. animal abuse accusations that could turn 5 and 10-year-olds into convicted felons. a kissing crusade. the same-sex marriage protest happening right now in the bay area. >> here's something you don't see every day. the golden gate bridge and at the peak of the morning commute. what happened and why it has some concerned about bridge security. and good evening, i'm jessica aguirre. i'm janelle wang. new at 5:00, it's a horrific case of animal abuse.

even more disturbing is the age of the suspects. they're all children between 5 and 10 years old. now, as nbc bay area's trujillo explains, the controversy is over the punishment and how harsh it should be. >> come here guys. >> the kittens are about six weeks old. their eyes are puffy because they have a respiratory infection. they survive what the animal shelter calls a harrowing experience. a third kitten had to be euthanized after the suspects threw him against the wall repeatedly. >> the other two kittens were apparently hung by a noose and swung around. >> one of them will have to lose his eye because of the trauma. >> i was really horrified. we see things like this not on a regular basis but when we do we don't know who the perpetrator is. to know it was three young children is not something that was easy to get over. i spent quite a bit of time crying about it. >> the shelter wants the da to throw the back at