we set by women to the beijing olympics -- four women to the beijing olympics, and we have national champions. we have been very successful. now, we are advocating for cycling. commuting, for kids to be able to have a safe way to get to school, more bicycle lanes, a better understanding that there needs to be recognition of the cyclist and -- as a vulnerable user on our roads, and that is starting to change the laws to make that recognition, so we have roads now designed to recognize the fact that people ride bicycles on them and walk on them. transit-oriented villages where people can have the ability to walk, to cycle, get transit. that is what we believe the future looks like. san francisco has embraced that. it is wonderful to see the new bicycle lanes. when we were out today, we felt safe, and we believe that everybody gets on a bicycle, no matter what walk of life, should be able to ride the bicycle and feel safe while they are doing it. let's hear it for san francisco. we love them. [applause] mayor lee: now, we have our board of supervisors. next time we do that, i would rather do it

i went to the beijing olympics, for example, and noticed how they managed that. i think this plan works well, in my opinion, for people who live in the area and understand a transit system. but if you are coming from the outside, other parts of the united states, or overseas, which i am hoping we get those visitors -- i think this plan will have to go more into debt because people will not expect to go on to some of the public transit systems. i do not know whether or not you know from the event authorities the type of visitor that comes to the america's cup. from previous examples in valencia, newport, etc. my impression that it is a middle to upper middle tourist. they are certain -- looking for -- not necessarily amenities -- but certain standards of what we show them. visitors in the city, what we draw from the regional area, if we could have some sort of an estimate. the customer experience, in my opinion, has to be designed differently. obviously, you know you will have the super doppler crowd, and they will be expected to be treated with velvet gloves. the

presidential campaign, since then, the artist who helped design the birds nest stadium for the 2008 beijing olympics has come into serious conflict with the government for his outspoken views. he has an order to pay $2 million in fines and unpaid taxes. the photos are a timely reminder of all life spent never far from the camera postulants. >> you have been watching the bbc. >> time for a quick reminder of our main news. police in athens fought running battles with those protesting austerity measures. the european union welcomed the vote in favor of the cuts. that is all from us in london and singapore. we will see you in a little while. good bye for now. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. ♪ >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? waxma

he worked on the design of the stadium for the 2008 beijing olympic games, although he later distanced himself from the project. before his arrest, he was an active blogger and then toward a large following on twitter, but for more than two and a half months, no one has seen or heard from him. now he has been released on bail. >> we talk to our beijing correspondent and asked what she makes of the alleged confession. >> that is only what we have read so far on the official agency. we have not heard about what he said or what crime he admitted to. he himself only said tonight when he returned to the meeting that he was fine, that his health was good, but he also said he could not talk about the circumstances of his release, so we have to wait until a few more details emerge. >> what about the timing of this? why do you think beijing is letting him go now? >> i believe there might well be a connection to the premier's trip to europe. maybe the authorities were looking for a way to relieve some of the pressure of they have been facing over the last of the zero weeks in connection with the

glued to our tvs in 2008 as we watched michael phelps win an impressive eight gold medals at the beijing olympicssince then, the olympian has stepped out of the spotlight and turned his focus to helping kids find that same passion for swimming that he has through his foundation. here with me now is 16-time olympic medalist, michael phelps. welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> this is the "i am" program, i am strong, i am -- what does it mean. what are you trying to do with it? >> have kids learn things that they'll use throughout their whole entire life. you know, confidence, you know, i am healthy, i am strong. you know, promoting an active, healthy lifestyle for children. >> it was your mother who was really pushing you and your family. this was something you learned a lot of confidence, but you got this nurturing push from someone. >> she -- my mom wanted us just to be water safe. and we ended up falling in love with the sport and this is where it's brought us. >> a lot of people were telling you that you couldn't do it or a lot of kids were picking on you a little bit about, what, your ea

he's best known as the designer of that so-called bird's nest stadium for the beijing olympics. known as one of the most outspoken critics of the chinese government. officially he was taken into custody on tax charges, as for why he was released today on bail, the chinese say he demonstrated a good attitude. we have a full report on this on our website at nightly.msnbc.com. >>> meanwhile the first lady continued her visit to south africa along with her mother and daughters sasha and malia. she got an emotional welcome today at a packed church in the sprawling johannesberg township of soweto, where her message today was primarily directed at the young women who said they would be the generation for change. >>> and glen campbell has announced he has alzheimer's disease, he is 75 years old now, he told "people" magazine, he's hoping to say fair well to his fans with a series of final performances later this year, this fall.well to his fans with a series of final performances later this year, this falwell to his fans with a series of final performances later this year, this falwell

it had put on the greatest show on earth, the beijing olympics. untries from around the world were courting it like never before. ♪ and then china's confidence turned into overconfidence, even arrogance. in quick succession, beijing picked separate fights around the south china seas with vietnam, the philippines and japan. china angered south korea by not condemning aggression from the north from pyongyang which sunk a south korean ship. all these asian countries have been relatively sanguine about the rise of china. suddenly they began to realize it presented not just economic opportunities a big market for them but challenges, even threats. so they spoke out against what they saw as chinese bullying and aggression. and they became far more solicitous of america, far more friendly to washington. now this could not have pleased china. this was not the peaceful rise strategy that beijing had long talked about. but chinese officials said little about all this publicly so no one knew if they believed they had overplayed their hand. after all, they cou

lived through 30 years of stability and growth and prosperity and only seeing the china of the beijing olympics and not the china of the cultural revolution do they have a different world view? do they remember how difficult this was? probably not. lee kuan yew says not this generation who are going to be president but the next one, the people in their 40s not in their 50s. but i sense a growing chinese arrogance even people in their 50s and0s. look, how could you not? why do people get arrogant? we meet businessmen all the time. somebody gets very rich, he thinks god has blessed his world right? >> rose: right. >> countries that do well begin to think they have t secret success and that there's something intrinsally..and it was true of the germanshen they wereastering the world and, look, it's why... why is it when you go around the world people will say "you americans are arrogant"? because we're successful and successful people generally... >> rose: what do you think of t historical comparison kissinger makes between germany and britain? >> i think it's... you can go backo... and it's the ri

. >> you know, some of my favorite moments were you reporting from china, the beijing olympics.nce when you went first there before this actually and reported on the earthquake there. then this video, you were like -- just giggling like a girlfriend. this is when i really realized how out of control you could be. >> it was like going up right under our dresses. >> they were. >> that was the beginning of when i felt like a sister to you. >> that's a weird connection. that's all right. >> i loved when we got to go to ireland together, st. patrick's day, dublin, go to the sheep farm. >> you loved the sheep. >> very nice. just dancing with you and hanging out. and the flight back and forth was great, too. we got to spend time together. >> my favorite moments of meredith also involve travel. it's the olympics. i have been able to go with you as well. vancouver. we all know you as ms. vancougar. we had a fun girls' night out with the olympic athletes and recently the royal wedding in london. we got to have fun as well. i learned that you have an appetite for all kinds of crazy things.

people and talking about how she ever came her own horrific injury to become an olympic champion of it but onion reports. beijing two thousand and eight the paralympic games will russia's eligible begin the struggled and so the new world record in the women's one hundred meter breaststroke was able nor mockable is that of the twenty three year old deeds who just five months after she'd lost her left arm in a car accident was surely holding in thailand and prior to that had contemplated booting the sport. her victory was a triumph of mental strength and she's always ready to share her thoughts with those who desperately need it the swimmers know in embezzler for the sort of twenty fourteen olympics and with one thousand days to go to the games physically disabled people in one of most use rehabilitation centers have the chance to see and hear firsthand what it takes to accept the challenge of overcoming injuries and winning . the sport is what brought me back to life and made it worth living i managed to return to swimming and win the paralympics that's what inspired me and gave me strength i discovered a new wor

. >> some of my favorite moments with you, meredith, is all your reporting from china at the beijing olympicsjuan province where you went there, before this, actually -- >> oh. >> and pour reported on the earthquake there. >> in this video you were like giggling like a little girlfriend. this is when i really realized how out of control you could be. >> you are is what i realized zoosh it was going up underneath our dresses. >> okay. >> that's when i really felt like a sister to you. >> a weird connection you just made, but that's all right. >> i loved when we got to go to ireland together for st. pat recolle -- patrick's day and dublin. >> you love those sheep. >> then it takes an ugly turn. >> dancing with you. >> it was great. >> the flank back and forth. we got to spend a lot of time together. >> my favorite moments of meredith also involve travel, and i think it's the olympics when i have been able to go with you as well. vancouver. of course, we all know you as miss van-cougar. you were dubbed that, and now you shall forever be. we had a fun girls night out with some of the olympic athl

olympics. this would be a huge jump for the country, more than doubling its tally at beijing. but even the most optimistic supporter admits it will be a long haul for india to achieve greater olympic glory. >>reporter: and that's it for this week's world business. thanks for watching. we'll see you again at the same time next week.

. >>> next sumter is again an olympic year and the guy who dominated beijing in 2008 looks like he isg into form. michael phelps looked as fit as ever as he took on a new event, the 200-meter backstroke in tonight grand prix event in santa clara. this is not one of the events that phelps earned a gold medal in beijing. he makes the turn and by the time they made the finish, phelps was running away with the race, a fuel 3 seconds in front of his nearest competitors. he says he he very well might add this event next year and why not. >>> when it comes to fan interest, football is the big dog from betting pools to fantasy league, more people, men and women follow football than any other sport of the it's only natural if you are a fan of a sport, you might want to try playing it. >> first glances can be deceiving of the bay area has 49er and raider football. it has stanford, cal and san josi state and it also has the bay area bandits, the bandits are the american conference of women's football alliance. that is right, tackle football for women. >> always thought i wish i could be a receiv

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