no communication for the germans. 14-14. now can the germans respond? reckermann. he puts it away! >> that was a mistake. brink had free try. why would they go to reckermann? >> one of the great olympic beach finals. 15-14 germany. fourth match point. the ball is hit out! germany has upset brazil! and they win the gold! >> the brazilians are saying it's in! >> it's over! it is over! germany has done it!

an incredible upset for brink an reckermann. the brazilians shocked. they will have to settle for the silver. one more look. the ball is out but the left linesman has called it in, but overruled. euphoria for germany. >> the germans, as a team, they said they were happy with silver. >> one more look. happy o not with silver, they will love the gold even more. and for the brazilians, they are

stunned. the top seed in the tournament beat by the third seed in the olympics julius brink and jonas reckermann. >> they have had a rough year. injuries. not great finishes against the mammoth and his gold medal partner, but they have prevailed and won the gold! >> a great call. terrific way to end it on day 13. meanwhile, gold medals for u.s. women's soccer team and the u.s. women's water polo team. a reminder, olympic prime time with bob costas comes your way in a little less than three hours. al michaels with dan patrick and our gang and we will talk to you from london tomorrow.

today at 4:00, a 17-year-old east bay mother and her 2-month-old child kidnapped. new dales on the manhunt for the suspect and the victims and how you can help. then, kicking for gold, the bay area is buzzing as cal and stanford alum try to power the u.s. women's soccer team to a gold medal. see how the bay area cheers on its local stars in an on-field battle against japan. all coming up today at 4:00 on

nbc bay area. america's golden girls, bay area athletes claimed gold on the field, in the pool and in the sand. live reports from the south bay and london where a northern california gold rush is on. >> don't you think rate-payers have a right to know how you're spending their money? >> a major local utility company wants to raise your rates and executives won't explain how they're spending your money. the nbc bay area investigative unit demands answers. good afternoon. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we're on with you a little earlier than usual because of the olympics. >> and nbc bay area news will begin right after daytime olympic coverage bringing you special reports from london and profiles of our bay area athletes.

we have lots of them going for gold today. >> first, we want to start with a developing story. missing for 15 hours, within the last hour, though, we've learned a young mother and her 2-month-old baby are safe and okay. the man suspected of kidnapping them at gunpoint in oakland last night is still on the run. oakland police and the krchp issued an am bert alert after marcos hernandez forced his 17-year-old girlfriend and their baby into a silver ford focus after 11:00 last night. police say hernandez hit his girlfriend several times before threatening to kill her if she did not get into the car. the couple had been arguing. police believe hernandez may be headed to sacramento county. he does have a violent history. hernandez is believed to be armed and dangerous. police say anyone who spots him should not try to approach him but instead call 911

immediately. now to continuing coverage of the refinery fire in richmond. tonight, chevron is gearing up to open up a help center for people impacted by monday's fire. starting tomorrow, representatives will be on hand at richmond's nevon community center to take claims from people who suffered property damage or medical problems. but many are seeking their own legal counsel. today, investigators with the state bar came out to warn people to beware of anyone lobbying on behalf of attorneys. they want victims to understand they have many options to turn to for legal help. and fallout from the fire is hitting you in the wallet. take a look at the jump in prices at the gas pump. the price of gas is up seven cents in oakland over yesterday and up 13 cents over last week. san francisco and san jose are also seeing spikes, though not quite as high. the chevron refinery is the third largest in the state.

now to our exclusive coverage of the london games. we begin with the gold medal game in soccer and what a game it was. cal's alex morgan at the center with the great assist. she passes to carli lloyd who puts the ball in the net. the u.s., 1-0. lloyd wasn't finished, though. in the second half, she puts in her second game. on the defensive end, hope solo lays out like superwoman to stop the game-tying shot from going in. team usa takes the gold with a dramatic 2-1 win. redemption for the americans of losing the world cup final to japan just a year ago. it was awesome. now, much of the power behind the american women's soccer team came from bay area athletes. scott budman stopped by a packed house worth of fans today in san jose. he joins us with more on the celebrations. they are whipping it up. >> reporter: yeah, really good time. you mentioned the bay area. the bay area represented, in fact both on offense and

defense, for the u.s. women's soccer team which kept a packed south bay bar on the edge of its collective seat until the final whistle. it's not london but san jose was just as happy to see the u.s. soccer team earn gold. from the first goal, cheering for local products like uc berkeley grad alex morgan, and an entire team of role models. >> for me, athletes -- they have passion. these women have passion. they're here to win. they're representing the usa. i think it's great for the new generation to play soccer. >> reporter: soccer fans backed into this bar, spending their lunch hour and then some hanging on as the u.s. team did the same. >> oh, yeah, this is great. great escape from work. watch the game for a couple of hours. it's nice seeing the u.s. playing japan again.

>> reporter: half a world away, happy to see gold brought back home. another note about today's soccer game, some 80,000 fans packed into london's wembley stadium for the match, making it the most people ever to see a women's soccer game. reporting live in downtown san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> it was so exciting. thanks, scott. the bay area was also well-represented in the olympic pool today as the u.s. women's water polo team took on spain in the gold medal game. check it out. the u.s. was down 2-1 in the second period when heather petree scores the tying goal. a little bit later, it's danville's sister act, jessica stephens passes to her sister, maggie, who scores the tiebreaker. from there, the team was on a roll. all eight goals were scored by bay area athletes.

everyone into the pool, here they go. for the first time ever, team usa wins gold in women's water polo. >> that was so funny. three-time gold medalist and one of a kind. kerri walsh thrilled us again last night. >> raj mathai continues to anchor our olympic coverage in london with the latest chapter in her incredible story. >> reporter: hello from london. there's one thing we know about kerri walsh. after covering her around the world and of course in the bay area for so many years, there's never a dull moment. from kids to gold medals and now the newest wrinkle, she needs a new partner. london woke up to a splash of gold. >> usa, usa, usa! >> reporter: did you sleep and how do you feel today? rveg >> three hours.

>> reporter: there was no problem making history. late wednesday night, kerri walsh and misty may-treanor nearly inseparable for a decade proved yet again there is no better duo in the world. but unlike their previous gold medals, this one came with a life change for walsh, actually two of them. joe and sundance. >> that's what life is all about, family. and i just feel so blessed that i have the support that i do. my husband sacrifices so much. it was a family journey and a family goal. and misty embraced all of the madness because we are crazy. >> reporter: and her crazy life will continue to change. her volleyball soulmate is retiring. >> can i get to fasttrack disneyland? can it cut this line? she's not going to get rid of me. i'm not going anywhere. i'm going to still be involved with the sport, whatever she needs, if she needs somebody to come serve balls, shag balls.

i'll be there. >> reporter: we got it on tape? >> i know. and i believe it. i want her to coach me to gold in rio. >> reporter: but before rio and even london and before all the gold, there was the bay area. >> i'm such a proud north cal girl. my dream is to move back up there with my family. everyone at home, thank you for rooting for us. i can't tell you how much it fortifies me. she says she can feel everyone's vibe from the bay area all the way out here to london. she'll be marching in that closing ceremony on sunday. that's the latest from the olympics. i'm raj mathai. >> see you soon, thanks, raj. here's a look at what's on tonight. gold medals will be bon in the decathlon plus the men's track 200 and 800-meter races. primetime coverage begins at 8:00. stay tuned for nbc bay area news right after the games. more money, one of the bay area's largest public utilities has asked for a significant rate increase. but the ceo of that utility

doesn't want to tell you where the company is spending some of your money. the nbc bay area investigative unit is asking for financial transparency. and san jose water wants no part of our questions. chief investigator tony kovaleski joins us now. they're not exactly being forthcoming. >> that's true. san jose water wants rate payers to hand over 44% more in the next three years. it's a public utility wanting to keep some of its spending private. san jose water told us, no records and no interview, no interview to explain why. well, we don't have the records, but we did talk with the ceo. mr. roth, tony kovaleski with nbc bay area. we've been trying to talk to you about how you're spending rate payer money. he's the ceo and the chairman of the board. published reports show richard roth earns more than $2 million each year. don't you think rate payers have a right to know how you're

spending their money? but before he answers that question, let's understand what mr. roth wants from rate payers. the utility has asked for a 44% increase, including 21% next year. one of its reasons for asking for the increase, consumers are apparently conserving too much water, lowering water bills and lowering san jose water's bottom line. >> i rinse, turn the water off. it's all about conserve, conserve, conserve. i would say to them, practice what you reach. >> reporter: tina pays for san jose water bill. >> everything ought to be laid out on the table. what are they hiding? >> reporter: nbc bay area sent this request for records to san jose water. it asks the utility to provide all travel, entertainment and expense reports. we also wanted to review all gift purchases and bonuses for its top executives and board of directors. we wanted to check receipts for

plane tickets, hotels, restaurants and gifts. specific spending records, no state agency has asked to review. >> the goal of d.r.a. is to provide the commission with recommendations that ensure safe and reliable utility service at the lowest possible rates. >> reporter: he's a project manager for the state's division of rate payer advocates. the agency protects consumers by reviewing costs for california's investigator-owned water companies, like san jose water. the d.r.a. has inspected thousands of financial records from san jose water but has not reviewed or asked to see detailed records like the ones requested by nbc bay area. they are records that remain off the radar and san jose water clearly wants to keep it that way. san jose water denied nbc bay area's records request, saying, quote, we are not obligated to provide the requested information and will not be doing so. don't the rate payers have a

right to know how they're spending their money? >> i think they do. >> reporter: but this state assembly member knows under current state law, san jose water doesn't have to share those reports with rate payers. currently the water provider is allowed to keep all the specific records and all that detailed spending secret. >> they operate in an environment where they have no competition and they are charging the public -- the taxpayers, the rate payers to cover the costs of their operations. they ought to make those kinds of records available. >> reporter: dickinson has proposed a new law requiring more public transparency, more public accountability for all public utilities. >> if they want the rate increase, they need to be prepared to justify it. so they've got to make records available that would help the public make that judgment. >> reporter: rate payers have a right to know how you're spending their money, don't they? and the answer from san jose water's highest paid executive -- why is it a secret? >> it's not a secret.

>> reporter: you're not providing it. we've asked for the records. if there's nothing to hide, why not give them to us? >> because we don't have to, tony. it's our legal right. >> reporter: ultimately the ceo of san jose water wants his rate payers to accept a 44% increase over the next three years while keeping all specific travel, entertainment and bonus expenses a secret. you're getting into a $70,000 audi that rate payers paid for. shouldn't they get to find out what else they're buying? >> sure. >> reporter: provide us the records we've asked for. let us come over to san jose water right now and get your expense reports for the past three years. >> not going to happen. >> reporter: why not? >> it's not relevant to the rate increase. and we're a private company and we don't have to. and it's the law. you want special privileges. >> reporter: you're a private company but a public utility, sir. so here's more perspective for you. in the records it did review the

state's rate payer watchdog found problems with san jose water's spending, including athletic club memberships and excessive raises. the watchdog concluded a 10% rate hike over three years was reasonable, not the 44% san jose wants. to see more of that interview, we've posted the raw video on our website, nbcbayarea.com, and click on investigations. we renew our request to mr. roth if there is nothing to hide, let us take a look at those records. >> thank you very much, tony. it is the ultimate rush. every year nearly 1 million americans skydive for the first time. the question is, who's watching over them? tonight, we take a look at the safety standards governing one of the most popular extreme sports. many of the regulations, it turns out, are voluntary. and drop zones, which is where skydivers land, are not actually required to report accidents. how often do these accidents occur and what the the faa doing

about it? the full report tonight after the olympics. if you have a tip for the investigative unit, give us a call or send us an e-mail. a scam we want to tell you about. new accusations of an embezzlement scheme targeting grieving members of a bay area community. we uncovered the new information and how to make sure you're not a victim. and lifting their voices to lift spirits around the world. we'll introduce you to the bay area choir sharing their talents on the olympic stage. and good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. tracking that summer sizzle and we have done it today. topping the 100-degree mark in livermore. 102 for you. 103 in gilroy. that's going to continue to make this air quality suffer for friday. spare the air day in effect. details on how long this heat lasts in just a few.

want to show you some breaking news. this is a live picture what you're looking at. it's a boat that got demasted.

so the ghost card has managed to reach and rescue three people on the bay. they were on a sailboat near alcatraz. and then the mast literally collapsed. we don't know why. but it left three people stranded. luckily everyone's rattled but they're okay. the mast is just hanging there in the water as it gets pulled by the coast guard boat in front of it. that's on the bay near alcatraz. they're being brought in. i don't know what the weather conditions are right now in terms of water or how choppy the bay is. let's turn it over to jeff ranieri to find out. what are the conditions in the bay? >> we have a small craft advisory. anyone thinking about heading out into the ocean, there is a gale warning over the next 24 hours. boaters should be advised by extreme conditions. we're warming up here. brentwood, 104 coming in from our facebook followers. thanks for letting us know about that.

gilroy, 103. walnut creek, 102. and sales representative sales representative at 99. is this the hottest day? not quite. on june 16th, we had 106 in livermore. right now, we have this huge contrast on the weather boards. 60s at the coastline and those low 100s inland. it's clear in downtown san francisco. a lot of blue sky. but here is the thing. we have some fog building offshore. that could provide a little bit of immediate cooling for the coastline over the next 24 hours. but it's not going to thwart a lot of that hot air. we still have more hot weather to contend with heading throughout at least the next 48 hours with high pressure staying across the four corners. here's how the temperatures look. 60s and 70s across the bay. 80s in the east bay and upper 70s in the south bay.

heading throughout 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, another repeat performance. these temperatures near 100 degrees for a lot of the interior valleys. getting lot at the london olympics. temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. best weather of the olympics, the last two full days of competition. let's take a look here at that seven-day forecast coming up later on in the show. we'll let you know about weekend changes and how long these 100-degree temperatures last in just a few minutes. >> see you soon, thanks, jeff. are you having a hard time getting out of bed? you are not alone. coming up, new information that could increase your morning motivation. and then charged with stealing from the families of the dead. a south bay man accused of swindling people in their darkest moment.

they say they trusted him with their money after he promised to help pay for funeral costs when they died. >> but the families of 300 victims in the bay area say they received little or no money at

all. marianne favro is live in san mateo with more on an alleged embezzlement scheme. >> reporter: he ran a company in san jose that is now closed. he was in court in santa clara superior court but didn't enter a plea. the victims are from throughout the bay area, including here in san mateo. for years, hundreds of people got membership cards. when their son-in-law, jeff wiggs, went to look into the benefit, no one responded. >> my in-laws have been members for many years, apparently, and they were at the $14,000 level at that point in time. and they'll receive nothing. >> reporter: this is the man behind the alleged scam, david

ba ngo. he was arraigned today in santa clara county superior court. >> we've charged him with seven felony counts. and you can divide them into three groups. the first two counts charge him with stealing. he is charged with stealing from cmc, the company, and also from the beneficiaries and members of the company. >> reporter: prosecutors claim he stole more than $200,000 from 300 clients. stephanie lei also faces one count of grand theft. jeff wiggs' in-law sent in their payment and say they received this returned check with lei's name added to the check. >> it seems to be a scam. i haven't heard of anyone who was successful in getting money out of them. seems to be a black hole down which money will fall and never come back out again. seems to be another scam against the immigrant community. >> reporter: if ngo is

convicted, he faces more than 11 years behind bars. the d.a.'s office tells me they do anticipate that more victims will come forward. reporting live in san mateo, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. a skydyeing jump gone wrong tonight. a man is recovering at a san jose hospital. witnesses say the man leapt from a monterey bay plane yesterday afternoon but his parachute opened too early causing him to land really hard. no word on how seriously injured he is. cities love conventions. they bring in all kinds of tax money. but a new survey of the top convention cities include some surprises. the usual suspects are at the top. orlando, washington, d.c. and las vegas. san diego at number 6 and san francisco at a surprising 16. but does san jose deserve to be at the bottom of the list of 50 cities? irving, texas, beat the silicon valley coming in at number 37.

some believe san jose may rank higher after next year when it's $100 million convention center expansion is finished. google is shelling out a record $22 million to settle charges that it bypassed privacy settings for millions of web surfers. the ftc announced that today. google added special code to websites to shield web users from being followed by advertisements. google still isn't admitting it did anything wrong. as athletes collect medals, fans are starting their own olympic collection at souvenir superstores. every olympic competition has its mascot and a one-eyed creature named winglock is the official representative of the 2012 games. >> this is the helmet of the cyclists. this little thing here is the

lights on the taxis. >> creative. and queen elizabeth has her own souvenir section. clearly her olympic event is tea drinking. >> we saw that little creature with usain bolt. that was funny. >> one of london's most memorable venues, wembley stadium, was the scene of the hottest ticket today. >> mark barger joins us live. i had eight girls at my house all screaming at the top of their lungs. it was a great game. >> reporter: i don't think they were alone around the country. 80,000-plus in wembley stadium for the contest, as the u.s. women's soccer team out to avenge their loss last year in the world cup final to japan. and they did. they got down to business right away. >> morgan has got it. a goal! >> reporter: the u.s. women scored first in this match and never trailed.

midfielder carli lloyd scored both u.s. goals, one in each half. a third straight gold medal, won before a sell-out crowd at london's wembley stadium. >> united states never stopping -- >> reporter: the u.s. women's basketball team also has gold in its sights. they rallied in the second half to get past australia today, 86-73, to reach saturday's gold medal game. on the track, u.s. runner manteo mitchell broke his leg but still managed to finish his portion of the race, helping advance the u.s. to the final. in a different heat of that same event, this collision between runners from kenya and south africa appear to derail medal hopes for amputee oscar pistorius. >> disappointing. i believe we could have run a phenomenal time today. it's a pity. >> reporter: on appeal, south africa was reinstated to the final.

the kenyan team was disqualified. after nearly two hours, the open water marathon came down to a sprint. hungary's eva wristoff taking the gold over u.s.'s haley anderson by .4 seconds. the swimmers actually eat and drink while competing. and one other u.s. team is celebrating tonight the women's water polo team, a first-ever gold medal after beating spain 8-5. big day for danville's maggie stephens, the 19-year-old scored five of those eight goals for the u.s. as they get the gold medal. don't you know the folks at stanford are going to be anxious to have her on campus this fall. that's where she's going to school this fall, joining the water polo team. >> i think she's going to be a star on campus, that's for sure. >> our online coverage of the games in london continues in full force on our website, nbcbayarea.com. it features bay area athletes, video clips and articles.

but as lawrence scott shows us, the coverage extends to the nbc bay area facebook page. >> we've been showing you all the ways we're covering the london olympics online. and the wide array of offerings on our home page is just the start. like anything you really like, there's a facebook page out there. and nbc bay area has a ton of olympics coverage that we certainly hope you'll like. all of the bay area athletes we've been following throughout the games with all of the related video and the top stories of the day are not just on nbcbayarea.com and our various olympics platforms, but also on our facebook page. and one good thing to note is that if you follow nbc bay area on facebook, you'll get updates of events but not results unless you want them. so essentially there's no spoiler alerts because the postings are part of the larger conversation taking place around the games, giving you the chance to let us know what you're enjoying about these games in london. and just like on our website, it's all being continually updated as the summer games head into the final weekend.

i'm lawrence scott. >> thank you. coming up, we go back in time to show you how the olympics have changed. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.

you may remember mark twain wrote that history doesn't repeat itself, it rhymes. >> today, we show you pictures to prove his point. >> day 13 of the summer olympics in london and we're already looking back at a great set of games with still four days to go. but let's go retro. let go way back to the london olympics of 1908. my, how the games have changed. we talked to you about how the interest of archery has really spiked this year. take a look at this photo. women competing in the round. bonnets and petticoats, oh, my.

>> also this is the 1908 women's pommel horse. this young lady is getting air time that would make michael jordan proud. >> time to join the olympic mile high club. bmx is an olympic sport. the bikers debuted at the 2008 beijing games. they can fly on two wheels. >> next, if olympians are too busy to make it out, no problem. word is in london, little special on the wrestling mat. free facials. >> i can't imagine breathing. no, no. forget the smash hit movie "the avengers," meet the new hulk. russia won a gold medal and ripping off the shirt for a little extra flex appeal. >> you can always find some of these great shots on our website at nbcbayarea.com. >> and you can join the two of

us on today in the bay from 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. it is one of the best parts of the olympics, watching gold medal winners sing the national anthem. >> coming up, meet the one man responsible for recording all 205 of them. raj mathai has that story. and good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. tracking this summer sizzler that's producing unhealthy air quality. 100 in lafayette. also 98 in morgan hill. south san jose with low 90s. and that allergy forecast as the temperatures spike, it's going up, too. details on how long this lasts coming up. [ female announcer ] safeway presents

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if you struggle to get out of bed in the morning, here's some motivation. experts say the morning is the best time for self-improvement.

they say adults who use the morning for productive tasks like exercises, meditation or work get the most out of their day. researchers say that's because people are less likely to follow through on nonessential activities as the day goes on. the body also has the most energy in the morning and the mind is in the best position to make important decisions. curiosity is turning out to be a busy machine. today it upgraded its photo output sending out the first color image from mars. there aren't a lot of colors on mars, as you can see. and the photo is kind of choppy. but it's still an amazing sight, considering this picture came from over 300 million miles away. nasa engineers are thrilled at the enthusiasm curiosity is generating. it has its own twitter account now with more than 820,000 followers. and that number grows at the rate of about 1,000 per hour. >> that is pretty spectacular. >> i know. >> so weird.

>> it is. >> it is so hot, it feels like mars in livermore. >> might just be. temperatures in the low 100s in the east bay. also some low 100s in the south bay. go, nasa, too, by the way. here in san francisco, we have a little bit of cloud cover moving in. we'll let you know what that could do to our temperatures for tomorrow. coming up. here's what we have for you today in sports, plenty of baseball. giants had a chance to close out their road trip by taking 3 of 4 from the defending champs. could madison baumgartner and company leave the city on a high note. we have your answer next.

i feel like my allergies are popping up. usually by the end of the summer, my eyes are all dried out. let's get the check of the forecast with jeff. >> are you complaining to me? >> yes! >> we have some improved

allergies and air quality eventually down the road in the seven-day. but the pollen is at unhealthy levels for a lot of the bay area. all it takes is a slight northerly component plus all this hot air aloft to help temperatures jump up quite a bit. brentwood, one of the hottest, 104. gilroy checking in with 103. livermore, 102. walnut creek, 102 as well. and san ramon with 99. but it's an afternoon with the huge contrasts on the board. 60s throughout san francisco. and then 30 miles to the south, we're in the 90s right now in san jose. live hd sky cam, this is an awesome shot. look at this. if you're complaining about the heat, at least a little bit of a cool picture here with those water fountains down at san jose. nice and refreshing. let's bring you back into the weather boards. we have out here across the four corners, this area of hot high pressure we've been monitoring. that is still going to be with

us here over the next 48 hours. here's the thing, a lot of this hot air we've been dealing with, at least for the past two days is eventually going to kick off to the east. and that will bring us a break in that seven-day forecast. it's also going to allow more fog to build back at the coastline throughout the next 48 hours. we'll find 60s and 7 at the immediately coast. also that fog building heading into tomorrow morning. for the interior valleys, anywhere from 90s to 100s. and we'll keep some isolated forecast in temperatures in the low 100s for saturday. as for our friday, 90 in san jose. 95 in morgan hill. 99 in gilroy. 94 in los gatos and 87 in palo alto. for the east bay, yes, it's going to be another day with triple digits here. walnut creek, 100. 101 in livermore. 100 in antioch. 99 in pittsburg. 85 in fremont. 73 in san francisco. 92 in santa rosa and low 90s up into wine country. two full days of competition left at the olympics. sailing will be happening. mostly sunny skies, temperature of 80 degrees. and it looks like the best

weather of the games coming right as we head throughout this weekend. a slight chance of a shower heading into the closing ceremony on sunday. but not a big storm. sailing debuted in the 1900 games in paris. and we have three bay area folks competing in that competition. three-day forecast, temperatures in the low 100s to 90s inland. low 90s inland. it's not going to stay hot for too much longer. so far, everyone has been reveling about the hot air. seems like. >> yes. >> they like it. >> i know. but after a while, it just -- >> it can get on you. >> he doesn't want to hear it. >> i love you, though. 205 nations are competing in this year's olympic games. while not all of them will have athletes win gold, they all could. that means their national anthems would be played. >> who put that is music together? it's the job of one man. raj mathai continues to anchor our coverage from london with that part of the story. >> reporter: hello from london.

one of the best parts of the olympics is the national anthem of any country, standing on that podium listening to your national anthem. now, there was one composer in charge of recording all of the national anthems. and now, lester holt is all years with the composer of the london philharmonic. >> reporter: athletes stand i atop the platform far from home as the strains of their national anthems fill the arena. the tears of national pride flowing in london are tearing of affirmation of this man. >> when i saw michael phelps on the podium and he had tears, i would like to think that 2% of that was the music he was hearing at least. >> reporter: english composer philip shepherd was tasked with scoring and arranging all 205 anthems of the olympic nations. they were ultimately recorded by the london philharmonic orchestra. >> what i do is take the melody as being sacrosanct.

you can't touch it. it's perfect as it is. my challenge was to take the harmony f you like, and the phrasing and the way the chords fall and reimagine them. >> reporter: a musical tightrope of national honor. >> i'm looking at the anthem as being literally an instrument of state. a flag is a flag. it's a very important thing for people. people live and die for these things. an anthem has the same kind of integrity to it as well. >> reporter: because of music copyright issues, the london organizers were required to record the new arrangements. they started with shepherd's handwritten manuscripts. but there were challenges. for example, the anthem of uganda at just 18 seconds had to be stretched. >> when you have a medal ceremony, there's a window of 60 to 90 seconds that the music has to last. >> reporter: the anthems, which each country approved, were recorded in just over 50 hours. but then, regime change in

libya. >> we went back into abbey road studios recently and rerecorded the new libya anthem. >> reporter: shepherd and i briefly collaborated on an anthem the u.s. and uk each claim as their own. for most of us, the drama of the olympics is over who takes the medals. for philip, it's over, will the right anthem play? >> i was watching the other day and they were about to play the chinese national anthem. and i was thinking, that's chn on the sheet. right next to it is chi, which is chile. please press the right button. >> reporter: one final note, the national anthem of uruguay is the longest of all nations at almost seven minutes. it was respectfully shortened for these olympics. from london, i'm raj mathai. >> thank you, raj. let's stay with the musical theme. by now you know lots of athletes are sent to the 2012 olympics.

many of them from here in the bay area. but that's not all we sent. >> joe rosato, jr. tells us about others who put on a show just the same at the london olympics opening ceremony. ♪ >> reporter: over a few hours every tuesday afternoon, a small church becomes the centerpiece, its choir practice unlike most others. songs from across the globe interpreted by young voices into a sound that's uniquely american. >> started as an experiment. and people started saying, wow, i've never seen anything like that before. >> reporter: annabell marie founded this choir almost 20 years ago as an activity for her three sons. since then, she's molded it into a group whose musical direction

is literally all over the map. >> we sing different type of music from all over the world. some songs from africa, italy, paris, everywhere. >> reporter: there are no auditions, no one turned away. the only thing frowned upon is standing still. >> we try to move around and we do have some choreography. so that helps instead of just standing straight. >> reporter: the group has performed at the white house, carnegie hall, japan and south africa. the group sings in 21 different languages. even the homemade costumes have an international flair. but murray resists calling her group a musical melting pot. >> i feel it's more that they would be representing what is the beauty of our differences. >> reporter: joe rosato, jr., nbc bay area news. okay, time to do the handoff

with henry. >> i'll take it! the giants were struggling after a ten-game homestand that saw them finish 3-7 tlug a three-game sweep at the hands of the dodgers. but bruce bochy and the guys had a chance to finish up the day 6-1. in st. louis, bottom of the first, two outs, runner on first. carlos beltran, painful watching this guy in another uniform. two-run shot. 27th of the year. he has 80 runs batted in this season. cardinals up 2-0. top at fifth, bases loaded for marco scutaro. here's the line to left center. caught by jon jay. but joaquin arias tags and scores. top of the ninth, down two runs. tying run at the plate. but hector sanchez strikes out to end the game. giants lose, 3-1. point guaga championship, t

woods on the eighth hole, par 3. take a look at his tee shot. this baby's going to land just a few feet from the pin. tiger talking to it. he would birdie the hole. in fact, he had six birdies on the day. ninth hole was a par 4. here's tiger, third shot, he's able to chip it. pretty close to the hole which helps him save par. tiger's shot, a 3 under 69. he's tied for 14th. by the way, carl peterson leads at 6 under. just one day away from the 49ers' first preseason game against the minnesota vikings friday night. veteran quarterback alex smith knows he may get limited reps but views the first preseason game as an important showcase for the younger players. >> i feel like it's your job to stay in the game as starters. once you come out, those young guys are the guys going in after you. they've earned that. to stay in the game -- yeah, and to be there.

i expect that from them. when i'm playing, i expect those guys to watch. if i come off, anything they're seeing, a guy watching the pocket or the defense, no question when i'm on the sideline, i'm doing the same. can't believe football is here. that will do it for now. be sure to tune in at 6:00. jessica, janelle, we'll have a complete report on the 49ers. that's going to do it for us at 5:00. we have much more news coming up at 5:00. don't go away. >> see you soon. [ man ] it's big. supports in times of need. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better.

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thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm jessica aguirre. happening right now, a seriously damaged sailboat being towed to shore after tense moments on the bay late this afternoon. that boat's mast broke when it was near alcatraz island, prompting the three-person crew to issue a distress call. the coast guard rescued them within the last hour. two are getting a ride in the coast guard. the third stayed on the boat to steer it. all three are okay. easy to understand why people were on the bay today, triple-digit temperatures across the bay area. and we are not done yet. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is in the nbc weather center tracking the hottest spots. >> and we do have a few zones here that are topping out over 100 degrees, near record-setting. one of the hottest in the east bay. brentwood, 104. gilroy, 1036789 livermore also 102. walnut creek, 102 there as well. in san ramon, checking in at 99. you'll see