>> 1968 olympian bob beamon whose world record jump stood for more than 20 years says he owes much ofmpic success to men like dad. >> i read about him through my coach, larry wonderful treat to be with them. >> i'm your groupie. >> reporter: the journey to london with dad and my brother lonnie was filled with golden moments like this. at lunches, and galas honoring unforgettable athletes. other highlights -- this historic super city of london transformed through a host of modern day sports venues. >> on the way to beach volleyball here at the horses guard parade. of course we got to pass by the queen's crib here at buckingham palace. >> reporter: a playful volleyball pit spiked between the skyline of westminster abbey and the queen's palace guards. the fear of gridlock and frustration with the crush of 200,000 at a time at the olympic park replaced with this reality -- crowds, yes. headaches? few. so what happens when an event ends and it also coincides with rush hour? well, you cannot be clau claustrophobic. when you do get an olympic ticket, you also get a travel card which is about

bob beamon, thank you so much. nice to have you with us this morning. >> the news you heard here, he may come out of retirement to beat his own record. we were both out -- there was big traffic in new york and we were both in different cities which is a risky business doing a morning show. we're totally into it now after talking to an olympian. coming up, the rnc, republican national committee, announces the speakers lineup for the convention. does the speakers' lineup give you any insight into who his running mate will be. >>> the shooting rampage, army veteran described as a white supremacist opens fire and kills six people. the mayor and police chief of that town joins us next with pt latest on this investigation. you are watching "starting point." ah ok, move my 4 o'clock today to tomorrow. change my 11am to 2. [siri] ok marty, i scheduled it for today. is that rick? where's rick? [siri] here's rick. oh, no that's not rick. now, how's the traffic headed downtown? [siri] here's the traffic. ah, it's terrible, te

among those coming to ye's defense, bob beamon, the coach who worked with michael phelps.eserves the benefit of the doubt, all came from the positive tests on the chinese tests and, american tests, marion jones busted in track and feed. if the young 16-year-old is racing this fast clean, she may be paying for the sins of olympic past. i'm bill weir, ax nebc news, lo >> sins ofpast. you remain skeptical, ms. hostin? >> sceptical by nature. the lawyer in me. i understand the physical advantage of being larger, michael phelps, size 14 foot, 6'4", how does the 16-year-old, at 5'6", swim as fast as a michael phelps and faster than a lochte. that to me just, i don't know. something about it -- begs the question -- what's going on here? >> and she reiterated she tested clean. >> for what we can test for at this point. >> right. right. true, which is, they can't test for what they don't know. i love messing -- give her the benefit of the doubt. >> i'll give her the benefit of doubt right now. >> there we go. coming up next. banned from gold? >> athletes that aren't allowed to comp