claressa shields is one of them. re and taken herself to the top. >> claressa isn't letting up. she spent her whole life being tough in and out of the ring. she's not about to pull any punches now. getting to fight for gold is everything claressa's father ever dreamed of, but he won't see the dream come true in person. gayle and charlie, because of his criminal background, he was unable to get a passport to come to london for the games. >> that answers my question. i wanted to hear from the father. >> i was wondering about that, too. i think she's got a great personal story. great personal story. boxing scares me, though, charlie. go claressa. >> shouldn't say that with mike tyson waiting on deck. but mike tyson is coming >>> a scientist called mohawk guy has become a symbol of the new nasa. this morning, we'll show you how the space agency is launching itself into social media and trying to inspire a new generation of space explorers. you're watching "cbs this morning." with simple online ordering and curbside pickup

claressa shields, the 17-year- old middleweight punched her way .o the gold medal the first in olympic. >> lots of great action yesterday. lead thecontinuing to pulling away from china with 90 overall. china has 80, followed by britain, and germany has 37. yesterday usain bolt generated a olympict kind of record, this one on twitter. he set a new olympic games record with 80,000 tweets per minute. him as the most naturally gifted athletes the world has ever seen. is self-described. he is amazing. i love when he broke down into a afterwards. >> 75 degrees outside. >> still ahead, witnessing >> 75 degrees outside. >> still ahead, witnessing what do you think of this e? >> 75 degrees outside. >> still ahead, witnessing really what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect.ec two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. up on 5:00, all bets it comesoff when

american claressa shields, punched her way to the gold medal. after ducking a few punches in the final round. >> jamaican runner usain bolt made history becoming the first olympian to win the 100 and 200 race in two consecutive games. bolt, 25, five olympic records, a number he celebrated by hitting the ground and doing five pushups, just past the finish line. he will try to make it six later today when he competes in the relay. >> quite a showboat. >> showboat. but he is good. >> an american runner who broke his leg during the race, get this he kept going. montayo mitchell, running the relay, felt the pop, had half a lap to go. finished the lap. limped to the side. and watched the americans qualify for the finals. doctors diagnosed him with a broken left fibula. a committed athlete. >> that's crazy. the events today the men compete in the 10 kilometer marathon swim, in track and field finals women run their relay, u.s. men play argentina in the basketball semifinal. >> you know all week we have been talking, china/u.s., medal count. what rob sa

in women's boxing claressa shields took the first gold medal. the 17-year-old high school student beat the russian athlete. >>> back on the track incredible moment for manteo mitchell. he broke his leg during the opening lap of the 4 x 400 relay. can you see him limping at the finish. he thought it was just a cramp. but later doctors said he had broken his left fibula. that's the guy you want on your team. >>> and that run there by mitchell helped his team end up qualifying for tonight's final. the u.s. women's basketball team, meanwhile, will also be going for gold. they knocked off australia to advance to the gold medal game. the u.s. men play in the semifinals later today. now to the rest of the day's top stories, the campaign trail is heating up as republican presidential hopeful mitt romney kicks off a tour dfour-day bus this as an ad questions romney's history of paying income taxes. meanwhile he could be days away from announcing his running mate. >>> legal analysts say could lay the groundwork by not guilty by reason of insanity. hired a

claressa shields became the greatest female middleweight boxer in u.s. history. a's principal today who wrote this to us, the principal said what you saw was a young lady who had a goal and she worked toward the goal achieving her dream through shear work and determination. unlike the other ladies boxing, up until she left for the olympics, claressa still had

and 17-year-old claressa shields of flint, michigan, is our first hope for a gold medal.emifinals match this morning against this poor woman from kazakhstan was astonishing. shields was so dominant in this match. but the fact that this high school student that boxes in betty boop socks and does so at the olympic games is not the best new thing in the world today. this is. [ cheering ] >> the best new thing in the world today is how psyched the city of flint, michigan, is for their hometown hero. this teenage girl, right? flint has supported her all the way. she started boxing locally at the local athletic center when she was 11. the people of flint have held fund-raisers to help defray her expenses that the olympic committee couldn't cover. she says, that's kind of what drives me. having people know i'm going to win. and when people see me around the city, now they're yelling, champ, champ. stuff like that is what i think about when i'm training and getting tired. thinking about all of that makes me push through and go harder. and claressa shields is paying back that supp

claressa shields became the greatest female middleweight boxer in u.s. history. a's principal today who wrote this to us, the principal said what you saw was a young lady who had a goal and she worked toward the goal achieving her dream through shear work and determination. unlike the other ladies boxing, up until she left for the olympics, claressa still had school, papers to write, scheduling early finals. with that smile, you saw the true claressa. this young lady, once you speak with her, you would think you've known her all your life. i'm sure she will set new goals and obtain them. she'll only be 21 for the rio olympics. a 17-year-old giving everything she's got for her country and her hometown, yes. that's an olympic story we have seen. but this particular hometown giving everything it's got for its pride and joy and an olympic gold medal to show for it. flint has taken some hard knocks, but team claressa in flint, you are the best new thing in the world today. that does it for us tonight. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. >>> mitt

claressa shields added to the count. the middleweight boxer struck gold at just 17. this is the first time female boxing has been allowed at the olympics. >> this is my gold medal. i earned it. >> reporter: and how does that feel around your neck right now? >> it's heavy, but i'm not ever going to take it off. >> and it's gold in the last minute of play. >> reporter: and in another victory for the women, usa's water polo team grabbed gold away from spain. >> it's time for the coaches to go in. >> reporter: even the coaches joined the celebration in the pool. and now the women's volleyball team has a chance to serve up yet another gold for team usa. jeff and gayle, they were able to defeat south korea 3-0 in the semifinals. >> thank you very much. >>> the american women are on track to win more medals than beijing four years ago. not only have they done better than the u.s. men, but won twice as many gold medals. "washington post" sports columnist sally jenkins is in london covering the games, and she was there to see the u.s. women's soccer team win the gold. sally,

. >>> a sneen-year-old claressa shields from michigan made history. she came to the first olympics with women's boxing. she had fought hard out of the ring against poverty and prejudice. she leaves london with gold. >> i don't know what's next now, you know? this has been the same dream for the last four or five years. >> reporter: oscar possehas alr made history. after reviewing the video, the judges have put the south africans back in the finals although they collided. in the same prelims, team usa got a new hero. menteo mitchell heard a pop in his leg when running. in an inspirational act of bravery, he kept running through excruciating pain only to learn later he had broken his leg. he said, you've got three guys depending on you, you don't want to let them down. and when i was at olympic stadium tonight, there was a gold medal certiemony for allys felix who won the 200 meters last night. and that crowd that looked like the united nations didn't just cheer. they roared. the olympic spirit and the excitement is alive and well at these games, brian.

and our own claressa shields. up from nothing in flint, michigan. life's dream accomplished at just 17. they all made history because it's the first year for their sport in the olympics. the games aren't just for the young, however. at 52, canadian rower and silver medalist leslie thompson willie is like an ad for centrum silver. then there's the member of the japanese dressage team who's 71. and the driver of the pace bike at the velodrome, who looks like an old timey mailman, he's 65. but when he exits the track, the velodrome earns its reputation, as the daytona of the olympics. it's fast and it's loud. 140 decibels inside, roughly the equivalent of standing near a jet engine. there were a slew of sad and strange stories, some hard to watch. the face plant in bmx bike racing, though she survived it. the german diver who slipped and hit a back flop and later withdrew from competition. the pole vaulter's pole that burst into three pieces. the weightlifter who dropped his weights on his neck, though he seemed fine afterwards. the turkish runner who

finally, claressa shields, the 17-year-old middleweight punched her way to the gold medal, forever partf that freshman class of women olympic boxers, the first in history. tim rivers, abc news, london. >> tom mentioned usain bolt. right after the jamaican won the 100, he set another record on twitter. he set a new olympic games conversation record with over 80,000 tweets per minute. >> one of the fastest human beings on the planet. you're pretty cool. you deserve it. here's a guy who can play in pain. check him out. american manteo mitchell, running in the 4x400 meter relay yesterday when he felt a pop in his leg. turns out, it was broken. and he finished his leg of the relay. and the u.s. qualified for today's final. >> unbelievable. my goodness. >>> just three days to go in the competition in the games. and here's the current medal count. >> the u.s. leading china in total medals and gold medals. russia remains a distant third. >> coming up today in london, the men's mile relay, and the women's 1,500 and 4x400 meter relay. >> and the men's basketball team taking on argentina. >>> here

claressa shields won in her weight class. the first time women's boxing has been an olympic event. helped to bolster the u.s.'s lead over china. they have 90 medals, including 39 gold. the chinese with 80. 37 gold. russia is third with 56 total and a dozen gold. >>> one member of team usa deserves a medal for courage. sprinter nancy o'mitchell was running the first leg of a preliminary race in the meter when he heard a pop in his left leg. he kept on running passed the baton and limped off the track as his teammates went on to qualify for the final. doctors confirmed that mitchell had run half a lap with a broken leg. a major trade is said to be near completion this morning in the nba. a four-team deal that would send orlando center dwight howard to the l.a. lakers. the league reportedly scheduled a conference call later today to finalize the trade involving the magic, the lakers, the 76ers ant nuggets. >>> to baseball now. kansas city at baltimore. royals dh billy butler hit a three-run homer in the first inning. butler later hit a double and triple ending up just a single short o

claressa shields battled her way to gold. she celebrated her win her russian opponent. ashton eaton wins the event. it was a double play in the triple jump. another record for usain bolt. this one on twitter. he was averaging 80,000 tweets per minute. >> good day for team usa yesterday. >> a big day of finals. 4 by 100 relays. vault.ole team usa is taking on argentina as they advance to the medal round in the basketball. >> brian hickey, thank you. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. attack ads clatter the airwaves. >> sharks invade martha's vineyard. >> this is the beltway and york road. very very light. >> welcome back. 81 degrees at the maryland science center. it is dry in baltimore city right now but that would change over the next 30 minutes. we have some rain coming in. take an umbrella with you. you can see the rain extending parts of the carroll county and howard county. this is all moving east down. of the rain moving across anne arundel county. everybody will get some rain to start today. scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning. more thunderstorms will likely

women's boxing went to their start up over the experience russia was outclassed by american claressa shields who only seventeen years old but that didn't dampen the mood and tone of posers return home. the more i felt more thought i was leaving the plane my legs were shaken from the realisation that i'm home breathing in the air which is totally different especially when you couple that with all the warm support words can't describe this you just have to feel it go do you. go over it looks as though russia's referring generous were returning to the top of the podium as russia held onto its top spot in the group all round standings after the second and final day of qualifying russia had won every single gold in sydney to. thousand and four much unction elaina says the team looks set to repeat this feat just in the ninety's and i'm really pleased with how the girls perform today in their in the first place they looked really confident out there and showed no signs of nerves this doesn't happen very often when are competing in the world's biggest event they talons are currently in second was th

in women's boxing went to another still torn up over the experience russian was outclassed by claressa shields who's only seventeen years old with the american cruising to victory. however it looks as though russia's respect gymnasts will be returned to the top of the podium the country lies first and second after the opening day all they top the team competition russia have won every single goal since sydney two thousand and former champion elena seven-up says the team looks set to repeat these. i'm really pleased with how the girls perform today and they're in first place they looked really confident out there and showed no signs of nerves this doesn't happen very often when are competing in the world's biggest event they talons are currently in second which is a bit of a surprise for me. to win it any given time you never know what my happen. while later this friday the russian men's basketball team led by and i will play european champions spain for a place in the final while the men's volleyball team up against pole garia with the winner also going through to the gold medal. well meanwhil

a year ago, claressa shields was a 16-year-old with an ex-con father, finding her way on the tough streets of flint, michigan. tonight, she's the first american woman to earn olympic boxing gold. is that a bite mark? >> i dropped it. >> you dropped it? i was really tired this morning. >> reporter: and let us not forget the three-peat of misty may traynor and kerri walsh jennings. how do you feel about the fact that across southern california, maybe even parts of iowa and oklahoma, there are girls saying, you know what, i'm dropping out of school to go to the beach -- >> ah, don't drop out of school. don't drop out of school. you can play in college. >> we're both college graduates and very proud. >> reporter: see, brains and braun right there for those two girls from the beach. fantastic performances out of the boys tonight. ashton eaton and tray hardee went gold-silver in the decathlon. and usain bolt, the fastest man in the world is just that. led a jamaican sweep, george, in the 200 meter. a dubouble-double to repeat. >> america back in the lead today? >> reporter: they're back in the l

claressa shields battled her way 0 thelds over russian a penna penn, camden, and brunswick lines. ashton eaton wins the event. usain bolt broke an olympic record on twitter. he was averaging 80,000 tweets minutes. >> coming up, the women's four- by 100 relay and bmx racing. >> 6:06. 76 degrees on tv hill. there will be shark-infested waters at martha's vineyard this weekend. >> google has to pay more than $22 million in fines. details in this morning's "consumer alert." >> a play-by-play of my olympic adventures after the break. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have some rain in areas and it is affecting your ride >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:10. 81 degrees downtown. still i humid start to the day. rain advancing from the west. i am finishing my olympic adventures. i've been going through all the different sports. we'll recap them for you in case you missed the highlights. my olympic adventures have come to an end. what an exciting two weeks it has been. >> i'm not going to mess with the meterology department anymore. >> the journey began with a splash

tyson, we want your thoughts on claressa shields.have you seen her? >> i've seen her briefly. >> you think it's a good idea? >> i think it's an awesome idea? >> because? >> because people are doing what they want to do in life. there's always been great women competitive in sports throughout the history of time. war is a web. i think they should be able to do what they want to do. to believe i'm the best in the world what i can do. >> is boxing in a good place? >> i don't know. the heavyweight division is not in a good place. boxing collectively is in a good place. we still have superstar fighters and outstanding fighters coming up. >> you said in your life you have no regrets, including the tattoo. i'm looking at the tattoo and going really? >> really. this is how you see from -- guys come up to me. i see tattoo os on their faces. i don't feel my tattoo. the people, they may look bad, but the people doing the crazy shooting and stuff, they have the tattoos covered. they have to release -- remove their veil. this is what's on my face

. >> in women's boxing, the claressa shields took the first u.s., the 17-year-old high school student beat russia. back on the track, an incredible moment for american runner manteo mitchell, he broke his leg during the opening lap of the 4 x 400 preliminary. you can see him limping at the finish. he thought it was just a cramp. later doctors said he had broken his left fibula. that's a guy you want on your team. while mitchell's team ended up qualifying for tonight's final. the u.s. women's basketball team will also go for gold. they knocked off australia to advance to tomorrow's gold medal game against france. u.s. men play in the semifinals later today. checking the medal count, the u.s. leads now with 90 in all, 39 gold, 25 silver, 26 bronze. china has a total of 80 and russia in third with 56. matt. >> natalie, thank you very much. as you mentioned, the u.s. women's soccer team beat their archrivals japan last night, now threepeaters as gold medalists in the olympic games and here they are. ladies, congratulations. how do you feel? >> thank yo

but there was still room for first moments. 17-year-old claressa shields became the first u.s.ake home gold. south africa's oscar pistorius became the first to run in the olympic event and even though he didn't win the medal he made history. wins and lots that add up to what the games are all about, taking part and witnessing the struggles and triumphs of the human spirit. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news. >> mary carillo is the host of the late night olympic coverage. >> great to see you. >> a lot to talk about. >> michael phelps rolls off of everyone's tongues, but we think of his retirement as a loss to the olympic team, but what about overall? >> i think he's inspired so many people, and that's what the signs around great britain are saying, inspired the generation. not only has great britain has had great results of his own, but frankly and ledecky taking his place. this guy made swimming into the art form. >> plamissy franklin, she's 17 years old and she has a long, great future ahead of her. >> and she's a nice kid. i like all the swimmers. i thought they was a gr

a year ago, claressa shields was a 17-year-old girl, wandered into a gym and the first american womanr: let us not forget the still fresh three-peat of misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings who cemented their place as all-time queens of beach volleyball in an all-american final. >> reporter: how do you feel about the fact that across southern california, maybe even parts of iowa and oklahoma, there are girls, you know, i am dropping out of school to go to the beach? >> don't drop out of school. don't drop out of school. you can play collegiately. >> we're both college graduates and very proud. schooling first, kids. >> reporter: in fairness, there were some fantastic boys' performances as well. ashton eaton, trey hardee finished days of running, jumping and throwing to go gold-silver in the decathlon. and usain bolt, the world's fastest man, he proved that. first ever, double-double, winning the 100 meter and 200 meter sprints in back-to-back olympics. led an all jamaican sprint. bill weir, abc news, london. >> got to tell you, our viewers know this. i am so obsessed with the oly

marlen esparza and claressa shields move on. >>> well known that olympic athletes train to deal with physical pain and emotional an wis anguish but the financial burden may be tougher to overcome. >> we have more on the cost of chasing olympic dreams. good afternoon, mari ann. >> reporter: when a personal coach costs 50 to $75 an hour, that can be a very expensive dream. here at airborne gymnastics in santa clara, many athletes have olympic dreams including shelby. but with those dreams comes olympic sacrifices. >> i drive three hours and i stay in the hotel from monday through friday. and i'm home schooled. >> reporter: top level gymnasts can expect to pay $15,000 to $18,000 a year for more than to ur years chasing olympic dreams. but gymnasts aren't the only ones facing a financial heavy burden. sarah robles lived on $400 a month and relied on food banks and food stamps while she trained. track and field athletes are in the spotlight now in london, but only half of those ranked top ten in the u.s. in their event earn more than $15,000 a year in income from the sport. that's accordi

and claressa shields is paying back that support to flint, inspiring other kids, other girls in flintet into the ring. enrollment in boxing programs there is up. this cheering sections gathered in a bar in downtown flint this morning to watch her go. and pause she won in that race, the party continues tomorrow, when she boxes for gold. flint's mayor tweeting today, to meet back at the bar at noon. wear your red, white, and blue. claressa's high school is also putting out the word, come watch the match tomorrow with them in the high school auditorium. they'll be wearing their team claressa t-shirts. so london, london, london, but tomorrow, flint, michigan, the place to be.

and american middleweight claressa shields won gold in the olympics debut for women's boxing. google has agreed to pay $22 million over allegations it tracked millions of web surfers. the settlement involved people who used apple's safari web browser. the federal trade commission charged the online search giant broke a promise not to mislead consumers about its privacy practices. it's the largest fine the agency has ever imposed in such a case. wall street never got much traction today. the dow jones industrial average lost ten points to close at 13,165. s the nasdaq rose seven points to close at 3,018. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: it's been many years, even decades, since poverty-- and more specifically, welfare-- has been the center of attention on the national political stage, but dueling claims from both presidential campaigns put those subjects in the political arena this week. >> under obama's plan, you wouldn't have to work, and wouldn't have to train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. >> woodruff: the ad bega

and claressa shields is paying back that support to flint, inspiring other kids, other girls in flintet into the ring. enrollment in boxing programs there is up. this cheering sections gathered in a bar in downtown flint this morning to watch her go. and pause she won in that race, the party continues tomorrow, when she boxes for gold. flint's mayor tweeting today, to meet back at the bar at noon. wear your red, white, and blue. claressa's high school is also putting out the word, come watch the match tomorrow with them in the high school auditorium. they'll be wearing their team claressa t-shirts. so london, london, london, but tomorrow, flint, michigan, the place to be. and that's the best new thing in the world. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> mitt romney's very bad day just got a whole lot worse tonight. conservatives are so mad at his campaign that >> anyone who donates to mitt romney, and i mean the big donors, ought to call mitt romney and say, if andrea saul isn't fired and off the campaign tomorrow, they are not giving anothe

claressa shields has captured a gold medal. >> reporter: women's boxing, a sport that made its olympicth gold. >> it's unreal. i'm excited. >> usain bolt. >> reporter: usain bolt, the fastest man alive, cool as ever, doing his thing for the cameras before the 200 meter sprint. >> you've done it again. >> reporter: bolt made history again, the first man to win back-to-back medals in the 200 and 100 meter. a spectacular night for jamaica. >> i'm so happy. >> reporter: and a roller coaster ride of emotions for oscar pistorius, south africa's double amputee known as the blade runner. disaster seemed to strike when the qualifying team mailed to finish due to a collision on the court. placed third in the relay never got -- south africa protested and won. pistorius said the team will be in the race tonight. pistorius has tweeted, really can't wait! the u.s. has now opened up the biggest gap yet with china in the medal count. 90 to 80. the u.s. now leads in gold medals as well. so many reasons to celebrate. back to you guys. >> all right, michelle. thank you very much. >> let's check in with n

claressa shields, grew up with a dad in prison, a life of abuse. wandered into a boxing gym a couple years ago. now, the 17-year-old, first american woman ever to win olympic boxing gold. great story. not to be outdone by their teammates on the soccer pitch, the women of water polo got the first medal ever and it's gold, beating spain. and how do you celebrate? everybody in the pool, of course. and our friends at the wall street journal studied 129 medal ceremonies found 40% of people sing their anthem, and 16% cry. women, a lot more than men. but when men cry, they really lose it. when it comes to nations, china cries the least. great britain, the most. i have to admit, i got a little misty a couple times during "god save the queen." i thought they were playing "my country tis of thee." i'll admit. but anyway, it's been great breaking crumpets with you guys. i'll have tweets out in real-time. and i'll see you back on "nightline" next week, everybody. >> we have loved every minute of it. thanks very much. >>> let's look at the medal count. josh is

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. >>> well, claressa shield won a gold medal at the london olympics and came home to a hero's welcomet to greet her. the first time she had been home in -- fired up. >> shield is just a 17-year-old. a high school senior. but she always knew how much her success would mean to -- flint, the whole place went nuts when she won the gold medal. >> my dad is from flint, michigan. the faris family, primarily there. used to be a faris furniture and jewelry in flint, michigan. the town has been devastated. >> a little bit of good news for a city that has had hard times. good for flint. >> great story. good for her, too. >> yeah. >>> coming up, outrage for anyone who thought they were sending money to help returning veterans. >>> from internet sensation to worldwide spectacle, a korean rap performer with a whole lot of soul. you are watching "world news now." and john muller promises to dance when we come back. >> yeah. ♪ don't stop ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" brought to you by peachtree settlement funding. >> announcer: "world news now" brought to you by peachtree settlement funding. 3q ly