you can never, ever count carmelita out.ever, i mean, shelly-ann looked absolutely like a machine. she's back from injury, and the money has to be on shelly-ann. >> and let's talk a little bit about oscar pistorius. >> oscar ran a great heat, a major, major victory, one that oscar's here, two that he qualified for the semifinals. that is oscar's big win. he's not going to win the 400. he's probably not going to make the finals. for him to make the semis is great. >> but again, to see him on the track, what do you think this means beyond the olympics? >> what oscar has shown is that you can triumph, no matter who you are, what you are, where you've come from, what you do. all that matters is what's in your head, the strength of of your imagination and your possibilities. >> quick, the men's 100-meter hurdles. this is a big event, another one not to be missed? >> yes. you've got the 2004 olympic champion, lu xang, jason richardson, the 2012 indoor champion aries merrett, bring it on. >> from swimming to traffic, we've got it a

. >> their names are carmelita and justin after carmelita jeter and justin gatlin. >> her a so cute.we see them at the zoo? >> i think you can. >> they're cute now until they're full grown. then they're all business. >> let's get down to business. generally more of the same today. nothing terribly extreme. it will be sort of warm and humid to start your day. 77 in washington. that is the winning number out in annapolis too. 79 at quantico. you will notice the dividing line. you won't notice it if you are a out driving but you will notice it here on your map. generally south and east still holding on to the heat and humidity pretty good. as you get to the north and west, temperatures more comfortable along with the humidity falling a little bit to the north and west. got a little tongue of dry air trying to work in. 64 in frederick. 64 in martinsburg. some measures the amount of water in the atmosphere. 72 in washington. we have 60s off to the north and west. the if you are this south and south and east you get, the more humid, the warmer, the stickier the air will be and the better c

. >> here to talk about their victory, gold medalist, carmelita jeter, tianna madison and bianca knight. we should mention only three of you here because one more has another race. >> yes. allyson has the race tonight and she need toss rest up because she's running tonight as well. >> what an amazing run. when you realized you had the world record, what was the feeling that went through you? >> my reaction was priceless. i knew it. i knew it. i felt it. when the ladies did their job and i come running down the stretch, i was looking at the clock. i saw it. i was like, 36, 37, 38. so it was -- it was so emotional. >> you're looking at the clock as you're running? >> as i was running. i could see it and i just knew that we had broke the world record. >> tianna, you started off with a great lead. what was going through your mind and your leg of the race? >> i wanted to catch the two women on the outside lane because i knew if i did that we'd in great position and we'd give allyson a perfect, clean pass. i knew it would be fast, but not world-record fast. i went past carmelita in the race a

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. >> in addition to speed and agility, they are named at carmelita and justin, after the fastest american sprinters in the 100 meter dash on the weekend. >> at 10:00 in the morning at 1:00 in the afternoon is when you can see them for one hour at a time. it is limited at this time. they do move quick. >> keep your eyes open. >> we are starting to clear out. some improvements, but still muggy outside. you will notice the humidity all week long. we pick up on those minor fluctuations. near 90 pretty much every day this week. almost daily storm chances. on friday, that's our best chance of seeing the most widespread storms and they could be strong on friday as well. we will keep an eye on that. there's a sprinkle right now in southern maryland, from la plata moving east, and around stafford. there's a live look at some sunshine. >> we like that. >> thanks for joining us. if we will

and justin after carmelita jetter and justin gatlin.hey may mot look high speed yet, but, oh, give them some time. adult cheetahs can reach 60 miles per hour. >>> coming up in the 6:00 hour, dan will join us again from london with more on the u.s. women's soccer team's huge win and upcoming rematch with japan. >>> it is 5:49. fairfax county leaders braszing for serious budget cuts with the county now expecting to bring in less money than it had counted on. "washington post" reports county executive edward long jr. is asking agencies to look for cuts of as much as 5% over the next two years. he says the county may have to layoff some employees in 2013 and 2014. the county budget officials blame the new revenue projections mostly on what they called a disappointing housing market. >>> d.c. major vincent gray's staff has reached out to crisis management expert. judy smith met last month with ray's chief of staff. she advised monica lewinsky after her affair with president clinton. her work with the mayor comes after three aides plead it gu

well, the 3-month-old cubs are now carmelita and justin after carmelita jetter and justin gatlin.y may not look high speed right now but adult cheetahs can reach 60 miles an hour. >>> construction finally begins today on new express lanes along 95 in virginia. the lanes will start at garrisonville road in stafford county and stretch to edsall road in fairfax county. megan mcgrath is live this morning with more. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. we're at the horn erode commuter lot. you can see the slug line that's behind me here. folks waiting to form carpools here on the fly. well, you can imagine folks here are curious on how all of this is going to shake out. the ground break willing take place later this morning in dale city. this project will bring an extensive system of hov and high occupancy toll lanes to the 95 corridor. let's look at the specifics here. when completed it will add capacity to the existing hov lanes from dumfries to edsall road. they will build nine miles of new hov lanes from dumfries to garrisonville road. there will be more commuter lot

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carmelita jeter winning that medal. sanya richards ross came in fifth. we were hoping to get all three americans on the medal stand, but unfortunately since she came in fifth, she said she wasn't too disappointed. she is going home with a gold medal from another race. it was a really big day in track and field, lots of medals for the americans. >> so happy for allyson felix. she's worked so hard, the determination on her face, and looked relaxed at the end, too, so very exciting. tracie, thanks so much. we have much more olympic coverage coming your way this morning. dan hellie will join us live from london in about 40 minutes with more on allyson felix's first gold and the women's soccer team showdown with japan today. that's coming up later in the 5:00 hour. >>> and we are fast approaching 5:08 on this thursday morning. a major shake-up for the susan g. komen foundation. >>> also, a new debate about free speech and what you like on facebook. >>> next, a bear walks into a candy store. no, it's not a joke here, but what he ate is kind of funny. >> and it

carmelita jeter takes the bronze. >> i was thinking of the disappointment in beijing. this time i got to see my family and embrace them. >> reporter: tomorrow in soccer the women's soccer team in a rematch with japan. revenge is on the minds of the u.s. women but there is no pressure there. >> you want to fast forward to get to the gold medal match. obviously you go game by game but that goal is to get to this game and now it's do what we do, just playing. >> we're here in the gold medal match. we are excited going off the last game. we have gained confidence and it's always just excitement now. it's finishing off this journey that we've had together and living in the moment. >>> at the end of the day my point is always with this group you got the win to become legends and you got the win to go down as legends. hopefully we can do that tomorrow. >> the u.s. women's soccer team trying to win its fourth gold medal in five olympic games. so needless to say they have dominated things. but japan, suddenly a world power after winning the world cup. that will do it from here

hundred meters in london along with bus relay races helping teammates tiana madison bianca knight and carmelita jeter set a new world record in the four by one hundred meters with a time of forty point eight two seconds however felix is yet to win the olympic one hundred metres in her own right and have to amend that inria. definitely you know i feel like i want to be in rio and i'm going to do everything to get there and you know we have a road championships in between but i'm still just so motivated and you know i want to come away with another successful games. and finally to the story of the convicted russian drug smuggler who chose to spend an extra year in prison so he could carry on playing football in two thousand and. four sent to jail in chile for three years and the day after being caught carrying six kilos of cocaine inside children's books he intended to take to europe however the speedy right foot i used to play for a russian second division team to school and soon word of football skills in the prison yard reached chile national coach club the award and former professional turned

so the three-month-old cubs are now known as carmelita and justin. carmelitajeter and justin gatlin who won a silver and bronze respectfully. aren't they adorable adorable. >>> time to look at the question of the morning. according to men's health magazine, 98% of women surveyed said they want this from their significant other. is it a little public display of affection, b, a home cooked meal or c, a date night. >> home cooked meal is where i'm going. add your answer to our facebook page. we'll have the answer coming up later this morning. >>> welcome back. your weather first this tuesday morning. it is muggy d.c. south. a little less humid up north. we'll have some high cloudiness today. partly sunny to mostly cloudy but filtered sunshine. mid-80s by lunch time. slight chance of an afternoon shower. highs upper 80s to low 90s. let's check in with beverly farm near with monika with timesaver traffic. >>> right now around the washington region, just pulling out all the construction barrels and no big deals but i will tell folks that are going to take

carmelita jeter got the bronze. . >> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. let's move on to tucker barnes. >> i'd like to move on from the current weather pattern. we have a nice change in air mass. we'll talk about that coming up. we are warm and humid. temperatures in the 70s right now. i think the first part of your day will feature sunshine and we'll see some clouds move in this afternoon and it will be hazy, hot and humid with highs expected to be back in the 90s this affect. more details on the forecast coming up in about two minutes. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> some of the top stories we are working on this morning. a house fire in maryland has turned deadly. flames were first reported around 4:30 yesterday afternoon at the duplex on carrington court in chapel oaks. first responders rescued a five- year-old girl and a taped boy. she passed away from her injuries last night. her father and her teenaged brother remain in critical condition. the cause is still under investigation. >>> a special session begins in maryland today. lawmaker are getti

carmelita jetter who already won a silver in the 100 meter dash and sonya richards-ross who won golds in the 400. they will all be challenged by the world's fastest woman, 100 meter gold medalist shelly ann frazier price from a jamaica. >>> the men will also be in action with the semifinals and finals with the 110 meter hurdles. 2011 world champion jason richardson is expected to compete for a spot on the podium in his olympic debut. he won his qualifying heat as teammate merit. >> and medals in today's events could help the u.s. regain if lead in the medal count. right now china is first with 73 medals. the u.s. trails by three with 70. 30 of which are gold. and host country great britain has moved into the third spot with 48 total medals. >>> we're getting some breaking news at 4:50 out of afghanistan. nato says a suicide attack has killed three coalition troops in eastern afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for that assault. a spokesman for the local government there says two suicide bombers on foot detonated their explosives out side the provincial counsel building. >

trio of american stars, sanya richards-ross already with a gold medal goes with allyson felix and carmelita jeter in the women's 200 meter. earlier in the evening on the nbc sports network catch the dream team taking on australia in the first game of the single elimination knockout round. so that's the story from here in london. thomas, for you, it's hump day. only a couple more days of waking up in the darkness of night. >> i'm just getting used to it. i'm starting to get used to it, my body clock is shutting down by 7:30 at night. >> welcome to my world. >> kerri and misty, have you had a chance to see them play? because they are playing better than ever. >> i have not. i haven't been over there in person, i've been watching on tv. i'm trying to get over there, it's going to be one of the toughest tickets of the olympics. first of all because it's such a cool place. it's in this atmosphere that's hundreds and hundreds of years old. they're playing california-style beach volleyball. also because they're the very best in the world. misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings. and this will b

stepped up a gear to clock twenty one point eight eight seconds to make it third time lucky american carmelita jeter was third. and there was more joy for america in the men's one hundred ten meter hurdles as a result merritt captured his maiden olympic gold medal and patrick jason richardson beijing champion de ronde robers of cuba who dropped midway after injuring his right hamstring to make us hours late parchment two of us. while there was drama in the men's pole vault lazaro borgia's escaped unhurt up to his post match during qualification but even missed out on a spot in the final. now there's there's even you saying bolt is aiming for and then big double as he tries to retain his two hundred meter title but what makes the jamaican super sprinter tick and you follow caught up with one person who has the inside track on the world's fastest man. now after his bond storming performance in the one hundred meters the same boat will go for gold again in the two hundred meters on thursday and to talk a bit more about that is a person who does know him very well carol back to joins me she is the

carmelita jeter won bronze. the u.s.10 hurdles, aries merritt took the gold ahead of jason richardson, silver. in the women's 400 meter, hurdles, lashinda demus finished second. brittney reese won the gold in long jump. and finally, usain bolt is on track to become the first man to win back-to-back olympic golds in the 200 meters. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> looks so effortless too, for l rlooks so effortless too, for >> that's all you can say about him. we're rooting for them. go out today, whatever you are doing, whatever time the game is on, all delayed that whole dram th1 o that's a game we all should check out, so -- >>> well, as the games started, of course, we reported on chaotic operations being done by the company hired to provide security there in london. thousands of british troops were brought in because enough private guards weren't hired. they lonhe games, of course, with positive reviews of olympic security. >>> dallas ft. worth airport and a scare that closed an entire terminal. a bomb threat cal

besting american carmelita jeter by just 0.03. >>> you got to love that shot and the big action today, lot of it in the stadium behind me. usain bolt defending his title in the 100 meter dash. and watch for oskar pistorius. if we can just do something about that rain. >>> what an amazing career for america's golden boy, michael phelps, most decorated athlete in olympic history. his debut in sydney 2000. four years later, his first big splash, six gold medals and two bronze at the athens olympics. 2008, michael phelps became a household name. now his olympic run ending on a major high note in london, with four golds and two silvers. 22 total medals over three olympic games. 18 golds. 2 silver and 2 bronze and one word, wow. let's update the medal race. still tied. we're tied with china. chinese have never traditionally done well in the second half of the summer games. >>> let's bring in a man, olympic gold medalist, dan o'brien, who's yahoo! sports analyst in london. great to see you, dan. you have won a gold medal. something that we have been wondering in the newsroom, what do you aft

they now go by the names of carmelita and justin. the best chance to see the cubs is between 10:00 in the morning and 1:00 in the afternoon. that's when they have access to the yard at the zoo. >>> i ike like to go see them. >>> the federal government wants private pilots to start using another life-saving beacon that could help speed up rescues. so why are most pilots opposed to that move? investigative reporter tisha thompson has a preview of in what you'll see. >> reporter: the maryland civil air patrol is on a mission. the target -- the news4 i-team. >> i'm by myself. i don't even have a photographer. i'm supposed to be a pilot and that's supposed to be my airport. the question is -- where am i? >> the captain is flying as close as he can. >> we can only see the trees. >> the real-life examples show, which is why private planes are required to have emergency transmitters. we'll show you why so many pilots across the country are fighting a new regulation, and why the ntsb says you, the taxpayer ultimately foot the bill when pilots

and carmelita jeter is ranked number one. >> the track feels really good. so excited to be here. >> reporter: and fountain is back from what could have been a career-ending injury. >> it definitely has been long and as you get older, it gets even longer, so i'm feeling it right now. >> reporter: long jump, javelin and the 800 meter complete today's heptathlon. the beijing silver medalist is hoping to make the podium in london. one of six track and field events awarding medals. other events winding down, usa could land in the top three in the men's rowing. this is it. today is the last time we'll see record-breaking olympics champion michael phelps in the water. expected to swim in the men's relay after winning his 21st career medal. what's next? >> relax. for the first time in my life, be able to relax. >> reporter: and kim rhode aims for another medal with a record five straight wins, today she goes for one more. back live on the hockey team, a couple of maryland students at a centreville native are all playing on the women's hockey team. had a tough time

but it was only after carmelita jeter crossed the finish line that they realized how much they won by. smashing the long-standing world record. what a different story, though, for the u.s. men 4x400 meter team. they began out front. but a surge from the tiny nation of bahama had the stunned usa settling for silver. but they were also transfixed by south africa's team, where double-amputee oscar pistorius saw his dreams of an olympic medal dashed. his team came in last. stunning also describes what it was like for usa women's water polo team. almost upon a medal. but here in london, they finally, decisively won gold, beating spain, 8-5. in beijing four years ago, one of the true stars of these games is jamaican sprinter, usain bolt, who again won gold in the 100 meter and 200 meter. basking in his double-gold glory. the never-shy athlete declared himself the greatest athlete in history. and then, launched into a tirade against carl lewis, who claims jamaica is lax on drug testing. saying he is really annoyed. an angry bolt added, i've lost all respect for carl lewis. for the last two w

carmelita jeter is going to be the favorite in that race. we've seen a little bit of tragedy, with shawn jaret not finishing his 100 meters. in the decathlon side, an event i know very well, ashton eaton has a chance to continue the u.s. dominance in the decathlon. women's sprinting, the decathlon. and look for young faces if the men's triple jump. will claye, christian taylor, could come away with medals there. it's all about the medal count with track and field, just like it is for team usa. >> we can't talk about track and field, without talking about the fastest man in the world, usain bolt from jamaica. what can we expect from him today? >> mystery shrouds usain bolt. he came into the village. he had a posse around him, an entourage, almost a security force. rumor has he's not 100%. but i don't think it matters. everybody will be watching him run. he's the biggest star at these games. the question is, can he run 100%? yohan blake is the best jamaican right now. i'm not sure the americans can contend with them. but if there is an america

in the 200 semis, sanya richards-ross, allyson felix and carmelita jeter advanced. algerian runner, kicked out of the olympics monday for not giving his all in the 800 meters. turned out he had a knee injury and wasn't supposed to be in the event. he's allowed back in the games and takes the gold in the 1500 meters ahead of the american. tom rivers, abc news, london. >> and in case you are wondering what is on tap today, the men's 400 meter hurdles, women's 200 meter. both are finals. other medal events. women's beach volleyball, two american teams will go for the gold. >> i don't know. the usa is going to take the top two medals, i don't know. >> that's right. i want to get, us to the top of the medal board. >> that's true. >> catch china. that's good. helps our numbers out. >>> coming up next, an extended "the skinny," this morning, with claims rihanna is a little too sexy. >> a new picture of jay-z on beyonce's body. guess where it is? that's next. >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: abc's "world news

they will be named carmelita and justin.ou can head to the national zoo for the cheetah celebration on friday, august 17. this is more information on myfoxdc.com under web links. now, august 17, that's it. you asked about it earlier. >> they are so cute. >> i wonder what they would do. >> if you held them? >> they would probably claw you and start chewing out. >> they're so cute. >> but they're still animals. they're just cute animal as like meat. you just happen to be meat. >> they are small enough, they wouldn't do too much damage. >> probably just chew up your arm. >> all right, fine. ruin my dream. >> and they're fast. >> you cooperate even outrun them. >> let's do the weather forecast. if you are heading down to the national zoo, if you will be out and about, anything outdoors today, temperatures will be about 90 for daytime highs. highs. slightly drier air just to the north and west. notice the darker shades of green here just off to the north and west. it is slightly less humid and also a little cooler just north and

besting american carmelita jeter by just 0.03. >> reporter: you got to love that shot and the big action today, a lot of it in the stadium behind me. usain bolt defending his title as the fastest man in the world, in the 100 meter dash. and watch for oscar pistorius. the first double amputee to run in the olympics. he's made it to the semifinals in the 400 meter. bianna, if we could just do something about that rain. >> you can't change anything in london. jeffrey, thank you. >>> what an amazing career for america's golden boy, michael phelps, the most decorated athlete in olympic history. let's take a look. his debut in sydney 2000. only a fifth place finish in his one event. four years later, his first big splash, six gold medals and two bronze at the athens olympics. then in 2008, michael phelps became a household name, a record-shattering eight gold medals at beijing. now his olympic run ending on a major high note in london, with four golds and two silvers. this all adds up to phelps claiming 22 total medals over three olympic games. 18 golds, 2 silver and 2 bronze and one word, wow

it is carmelita jenner and fraser price. they're aligned together with campbell brown there as well. >> shelly an fraser price of jamaica won the gold in the 100-meter finals. the sprinter became the first woman to defend her gold in the 100-meter race since gayle defers. >> brown of jamaica the bronze. >> impressive. to the pool. missy franklin will have quite the story to tell about her summer vacation when she goes back to high school in a few weeks. the 17-year-old won her fourth gold medal of the london games when she and three teammates won the 4x100 medley relay. the americans set a world record in that race. franklin's fourth gold medal ties her with amy van dyken for the most golds in a single olympiad by an american woman. >> perhaps the biggest story of the day, though, was the final race of michael phelps' historic olympic career. it was his fourth gold medal, the 18th gold medal of his career and the 22nd overall medal he's won. he's not showing any signs of decline. so the big question is, why retire now? >> i

carmelita jetter comes into the races as one of the most decorated runners in london. she won a silver in the 100 meter and a bronze in the 200 meter. also on the team, allyson felix, she overcame silvers in the past two olympics to secure her gold wednesday night in the 200 meter dash. the dream team returns to the hard court tonight against argentina in hopes of making it to the gold medal game. it is second time the two teams will face-off. they last met monday which turned out to be a 30-point blowout in favor of the u.s. it also stirred up some strong emotions which came to a head late when it appeared an argentine player gave carmelo anthony a bit of a cheap shot after a three-pointer. if the u.s. wins tonight they will go on to play russia or spain in the final. >>> this weekend you'll get the chance to see natures own fireworks. the perseid meteor shower. scientists say there could be 90 to 100 meteors each hour. >> cool. it. >> would be, yes. absolutely. >> see something. >> the question, of course, is would you be able to see it? we've got storms rolling thro

carmelita jeter who already won a silver in the 100 meter dash and sonya richards-ross who won golds in the 400. they will all be challenged by the world's fastest woman, 100 meter gold medalist shelly ann frazier price from a jamaica. the men will also be in action with the semifinals and finals with the 110 meter hurdles. 2011 world champion jason richardson is expected to compete for a spot on the podium in his olympic debut. he won his qualifying heat as did teammate merit. >> that is hit to left center. bernadin bernadina! he's got it! >> unbelievable. >> he made the catch and game is over. >> wow. nationals fans are calling that the catch of the year! roger bernadina saved the day with that catch to end last night's game and preserve the nats 3-2 win over the astros. two were on base and both would have like lie scored if bernadina would have held on to the ball. now in first place by four games and have the best record in all of baseball. the nationals getting it done. >> the ball is always catchable until it's outside hitting the street. >> there you go. >> good things. just

they're the fastest animals onland and they're named carmelita and justin, named after the fastest americansn the game. jeter won silver, gatlin won bronze. >> it was quite fascinating to watch, i must say. >> andtraing and field is my favorite. >> did not see it. >> i mean, you know, everyone heard about that. >> yup, everyone has olympic fiver. >> what have you been watch something. >> and i like gymnastics, believe it or not. >> me, too. >> and that is a hard thing. >> yeah. >> and that is. >> and that and the pummel horse? >> pummel? >> something like that? >> i can't do any of it. there you go, you know. and no gymnastics in my background whatsoever and it's cooler today in some spots. we charged right up to 90 here in town. we have got some clouds out there in places and a little where with the sunshine poking through and that is a beautiful shot. the sunshine there and on the buildings as we point towards the cathedral. in terms of what is going on out there with thunderstorms, though, we look to the live radar to show you again, seems like the concentration of storms and this is it.

carmelita jeter, who won the silver in the 100, came in third and is taking home the bronze. >>> theld's fastest man has a chance to make olympic history today. usain bolt will run in the final of the 200-meter dash this morning. if he wins, he would become the first man ever to win back-to-back golds in the event. bolt will face stiff competition. fellow countryman yohan blake is also in the field. he beat bolt at the jamaican trials earlier this year. >>> and excitement turns from the track to a different field today, the soccer field, where the u.s. women's team is looking for a little redemption against japan in the gold medal match. dan hellie joins us from london with more on the showdown. >> reporter: hey, eun. is there a better story line in the olympics this year? the u.s. women's soccer team going to their fourth gold medal in the last five olympic games, but to get it, they have to beat japan, the team that took them down last year in the world cup finals. so, it's a game of redemption. and this game will ride on the names of two players, abby wambach, an incredible 93-2-5

carmelita jeter who already won a silver in the 100 meter dash and sonya richards-ross who won golds in the 400. they will all be challenged by the world's fastest woman, 100 meter gold medalist shelly ann frazier price from a jamaica. the men will also be in action with the semifinals and finals with the 110 meter hurdles. 2011 world champion jason richardson is expected to compete for a spot on the podium in his olympic debut. he won his qualifying heat as did teammate merit. >> and medals in today's events could help the u.s. regain if lead in the medal count. right now china is first with 73 medals. the u.s. trails by three with 70. 30 of which are gold. and host country great britain has moved into the third spot with 48 total medals. >>> ready for her golden moment. coming up, we go back to london for more on local gymnast who is all ready to break on the podium. >>> also ahead, the dispute that had hollywood star joan rivers in handcuffs at a costco store. >>> hope you enjoyed your one-day reprieve from the humidity. i got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's

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and carmelita jeter won the bronze. >> the men hurdled to gold, as well, aries merritt took the gold, in the women's hurdles, lashinda demus finished second for the silver medal. >> nicely done. one of the most anticipated match ups of the olympic games will take place later today. i intend to watch that. >> a good one. u.s. women's soccer team against japan in a match that means a lot more than just a gold medal. team usa wants to avenge its world cup loss. as you probably member, last summer the u.s. was beaten by japan. a heartbreaking loss in penalty kick shootouts. today they have a chance at redemption. we sent ladies of the u.s. all the luck in the world. go out there and get your revenge. >> yes. >>> here is a look at some of the big events coming up today. in swimming, women's 10-kilometer freestyle final. women's soccer, u.s./japan final. track and field, the men's 800 and 200-meter finals. i remember watching that -- that game, the, the world cup, with japan. >> that was bad. >> although it was wonderful. japan had dealt with the tsunami, i believe. >> yeah, that country ne

and allyson felix has a personal best of 21.69 and she should do it with carmelita jeter running against is the one she wants. don't forget she got the silver in athens and silver in beijing and she wants to step up to the extra, extra step on the podium tonight and get that gold. >> good luck to her. i like to watch when they cross the finish line, becky, a nd thy are out of of breath, and then there is that moment when they look up and see the times and a big smile and then another big exhale. >> exactly. we have seen it a number of times here. yes. >> and moving on to beach volleyball. women's beach volleyball and for the first time in history, it is an all-american showdown in women's beach volleyball, and tell us about that. >> yes, and you have a really good final shaping up hee, and the brazilians expected to do well as well, but they have been knocked out by one of the duos. so the two-time champions misty may treanor kerri walsh, going against the two lesser known duo as it were, but remarkably well placed to do well in this, and this is going to be taking place in between 10 do