. >> dana vollmer is one of the athletes to test this out. she's going to join us next. they're going to show how this works along with the crew and also her coach. but these are the folks, these are the folks as berman mentioned, they're behind the special effects for star wars and a avatar and harry potter movies. we're going to show you the live demonstration of the technology with this olympian, dana vollmer. you know her from the butterfly next -- next hour here on cnn. >> hurricane isaac, congressman akin's rape controversy and the unleashing of bain capital documents, these are a few of the issues overshadowing the republican national convention next week, or maybe overshadowing. is mitt romney ready for his big event? we'll tell you coming up next. you've been busy for a dead man. after you jumped ship in bangkok, i thought i'd lost you. >>> surfing is my life now. but who's going to .... >>> tell the world that priceline has even faster,

>> we haven't tried taking them off yet. >> dana vollmer.strating this technology. a great way to end the week. >> try to get better at something every day. >> absolutely. i like that. >> that is "early start." >> i'm brooke baldwin, "starting point" with soledad begins ght now. >>> our starting point this morning, tropical storm isaac is expected to bring more misery to haiti's homeless as florida watches with the republican national convention on the line. >>> legacy in ruins, lance armstrong now facing a lifetime ban and the loss of seven you are tour defrance titles after giving up his battle against doping charges overnight. >>> identity revealed. the name of the navy s.e.a.l. who wrote a firsthand blow by blow act off osama bin laden. cnn military analyst james marks will be our guest a

dana vollmer shows up and we drop everything. dana is with us. congratulations. everyone in the bay area is thrilled about you right now. >> thank you so much. this whole experience has been incredible and just getting to tour around now, see a little bit of london and celebrate what we're able to accomplish last week. >> are you surprised about the success? three golds, world records, this is amazing. >> when i think about the team that we had and my own expectations of my performances, it was what i wanted to do but then when you're there and you're competing and then you have a gold medal around your neck, even to get one is such a crazy experience. and to think about now that i have three, i don't think it's sunk in. >> you have -- all three of them here. >> why not. >> i need to focus. you have three medals. can you hold them up. you're going back to the east bay, where are you going to put it? >> i don't even know yet. i was able to get a flag that was thrown to me after the medley relay and the three other girls on the last relay wrote me a note so i want

tweet me at willie's new twitter handle @williegeist and let me know why you're awake or do what dana vollmer does and text "awake" followed by your response to 622639. you guys. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, august 2nd. there's a lot going on today including a new secret order by the president authorizing support for the rebels in syria. we'll get a report from richard engel on the latest there. >>> plus, london mayor boris johnson proves once again that he's the world's most entertaining mayor. after a still lining stunt goes all wrong. we'll show you how later in the show. >>> but first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. president obama is making his way through key swing states today. he'll speak to college students in florida this afternoon before heading to an event at a high school in northern virginia. yesterday the president said that under mitt romney's tax plan, more americans would see the government take a bigger bite out of their paycheck. >> the center

from the national star t international star to our bay area star, dana vollmer, a lot of type goes ton. dana, three gold medals and after every gold medal, her hugging her family which is the most touching part. dana is a cal grad, lives and trains in the east bay. she joined us earlier with her three golds. >> when i kind of think about the team that we had and my own expectations of my performances, it was what i wanted to do but then when you're there and you're competing and then you have a gold medal around your neck, even to get one is such a crazy experience and to think about now that i have three, i don't think it's sunk in. >> you have all three of them here. >> figured why not. >> i need to focus here. you have three medals. can you tell us what the plan is. you go back to the east bay and where are you going to but it, them i should say. >> i don't even know yet. >> reporter: okay. very nice. we don't know where she'll put it but nice to have her and her family throughout this last few days here. the only trick, laura, we said earlier, it's difficult. she is about 6'1" wit

we're talking about swimmer dana vollmer who made a huge splash here in london. throughout the last week and a half we spent a lot of time with vollmer, the best scenes vice president been her necessarily winning the gold, but after she wins the gold in the parking lot with her family, her parents and her husband, her husband, by the way, a former stanford swimmer who grew up in livermore. dana vollmer and her husband andy grant joined us earlier this morning. >> first of all, congratulations. everyone in the bay area is so thrilled about you right now. >> thank you so much. this whole experience has just been absolutely incredible and just getting to kind of tour around now, see a little bit of london and celebrate what we were able to accomplish last week. >> are you surprised about the success here, three gold medals, world records, this is amazing. >> when i kind of think about the team that we had and my own expectations of my performances it was what i wanted to do. but then when you're there, and you're competing and then you have a gold medal placed around

missy franklin, dana vollmer, shannon vreeland and allison schmitt. the silver to australia and the bronze to france. >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the united states of america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning, everyone. another rousing night of olympic action is now over. >> first, our big story at this hour. >> one year ago this week, a frederick woman disappeared on vacation in aruba. >> family and friends gathered today to remember robyn gardner. we spoke with some of her family. >> it has been a year since robyn gardner has been last seen. there are some unanswered questions around her case. on the one-year anniversary of her disappearance, family and friends gathered to focus on happy memories. ♪ >> a picture montaged of robyn gardner's infectious smile was on display. >> i have trouble breathing on having her around me. it has been extremely difficult. >> it has been a year since anyone has seen robyn gardne

thanks. >>> at the 2012 olympics dana vollmer won the 100 meter butterfly, and broke the world record she wants to go faster. the same technology that created the creatures in "avatar" is helping her go faster. she is here this morning to demonstrate the technology along with her swimming advisers and the ceo of the company that developed the new technology. nice to have all of you with us. you used the technology before the olympics. how does it make what you do better, make you faster, and how do you expect it is going to help you? >> it's a different way to look at how i'm moving. and it's always been kind of abstract to describe the flows of water and quality of movement in my body. and this technology allows to us actually see that and look at the water flows and how my body connects to each other. >> so you're really talking about body positioning, which, milton, i guess is your job to give her a sense of where she is and how to correct her own position to make herself faster? >> right. the way dana put it, is all of these terms like quality of movement or position of the body b

you can do it. >> misty may-treanor, dana vollmer.ing. . am brad bell is 8:27. maryland, the house committee a gambling expansion bill that would allow table games of existing casinos in the casino at national harbor. the schoolhouse is expected to the bait on the bill this afternoon. house is expected vote on the bill this afternoon. mississippi has the highest obese people. here is lisa baden with a check traffic. are loaded up with traffic the virginia side. with a broken the vehicle at the 395, a delay from beltway passed the pentagon. here is a live picture. slow, this is what i mean. 270 delays from germantown to get the beltway in maryland. it lets you go a little bit of road, but keep your on.lights rudin. showers for the most part end, for thean being. but for storms of showers later afternoon. o severe.d be strong t 83 of to 88. nighttime lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s. temperatures mid to upper 80s. a clear outlook shows weekend ahead. highs in the lower 80s. temperatures only in the 70s in mountains this weekend. like a

you can do it. >> misty may-treanor, dana vollmer.. >>> calfire making progress containing the lake county fires more acres burned overnight combined told of 7,000 acres. sky 7 hd shows crews setting backfires to take away some of the fuel. the fires are 30% contained. last night residents of spring valley were allowed to return home. >> let's see how your commute is going >> san jose couple of accidents both on the shoulder that's why we are not seeing anything heavy. north 10 slow from alum rock towards santa clara pockets of brake lights northbound 280 out of san jose towards cupertino. bay bridge toll backed up towards the foot of the maze. >>> still hot in some places. >>> welcome back. it is going to feel like it did yesterday with 100s east bay valleys, 80s and 70s throughout most of the rest of our neighborhoods, 60s at the coast. 50s and 60s tonight clouds coast and bay temperatures slowly tumble towards the weekend. >> the news c [ cheers and applause ] >>> our crowd out here in times square. don't really need the sunglasses

just for an example, swimmer dana vollmer, she found out there's a hospital near where she's staying in london and today brought her three gold medals along as she visited patients there. brian. >> that's what we love to see about the games. chris, thank you as always. >>> that is our broadcast on wednesday night. thank you for being with us. a reminder, olympic coverage in prime time starting at 8:00, 7:00 central. i'm brian williams, reporting again tonight from london. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow good night. >>> right now at 6:00, rattled nerves across the east bay after a flare-up at one of the east bay refineries and a false alarm at another. >>> and the south bay businessman at the center of a high-profile murder. >>> and it's the largest donation in southern california history but the donor remains a mystery. and what the wind fall will be used for. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. tonight thousands of residents in contra costa county remain on edge after another flare-up at the chevron refinery in richmond. another fire reignited in t

earlier in the day we promoted an interview with gold medal swimmer dana vollmer. her flight got in late and she asked to reschedule. she probably needs rest after being so successful at the london games. >> okay. let's turn things over to rob who is in the weather center. boy, it's a lot cooler than it's been in the last couple of days. >> maybe the olympians brought back the weather they have been seeing in the united kingdom. a good strong sea breeze and really pulling in the low clouds. can you see that around san francisco. late day air conditioning that pulls in the stratus mix for a completely foggy day over the golden gate bridge and inland areas benefit from the breeze picks up. inland areas, not nearly as toasty. numbers close to 100 degrees inland. upper 80s and 90s. gilroy toasty and up to 95 degrees. 77 san jose and near 90 degrees in livermore and the sea breeze leading to the altima pass. good news for cooling off our inland valleys, too, especially out towards the tri-valley. tonight low clouds across the bay could. have mist in a few spots near the

tweet me at willie's new twitter handle @williegeist and let me know why you're awake or do what dana vollmer "awake" followed by your response to 622639. you guys. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, august 2nd. there's a lot going on today including a new secret order by the president authorizing support for the rebels in syria. we'll get a report from richard engel on the latest there. >>> plus, london mayor boris johnson proves once again that he's the world's most entertaining mayor. after a still lining stunt goes all wrong. we'll show you how later in the show. >>> but first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. president obama is making his way through key swing states today. he'll speak to college students in florida this afternoon before heading to an event at a high school in northern virginia. yesterday the president said that under mitt romney's tax plan, more americans would see the government take a bigger bite out of their paycheck. >> the centerpiece of my op

missy franklin, dana vollmer, shannon vreeland and allison schmitt. the silver to australia and the bronze to france. >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the united states of america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ cullen ] take a day off? i don't even take a morning off. [ danell ] i haven't ordered dessert in two years. [ gwen ] you know that best selling book everyone loves? i haven't read it. [ carlos ] i haven't watched tv since last summer. hey, i've been busy. [ breathing heavily ] [ male announcer ] citi is proud to sponsor our dedicated u.s. athletes, every step of the way. to experience the ultimate expression of power -- control. ♪ during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> and i just can't believe that it's around our neck right now. i love how it's purple and it's gold. so, i mean, it's pretty amazing. >> the fab 5 still glowing after their golden win. tonight, they reveal some of the sacrifices they made for glory ri. and then risky

women's relay team featuring individual gold medalist missy franklin and allison schmitt and dana vollmerhe favorite to take first in the 4x200 freestyle relay, but it took a strong finish in the anchor leg to overtake the french who led by a half second before schmitt got into the pool. schmitt en route to a decisive win for the u.s. team. schmitt now has two golds in these olympic games. >>> in the men's gymnastics individual all-around competition, team usa's danell leyva came back from a critical early mistake to win the bronze medal. leyva found himself near the bottom of the standings in 17th place after having difficulty with his pommel horse routine, but a strong performance on the parallel bars and a clutch finish on the high bar moved him up onto the podium. leyva's bronze medal marks only the second all-around medal for a u.s. man since 1984, which is around the time i was doing gymnastics in my friend's backyard. >>> we told you yesterday about four badminton teams that were being investigated for attempting to throw matches in order to get an easier draw in the next round. th

you can do it. >> misty may-treanor, dana vollmer.and that is good thing. heavy rain pushing over charleston and more of this around galena and chestertown and continuing heading through the morning. along i-95 wet weather so take it easy this morning and still dealing with wet weather across i-83. we do have some more showers coming around mount airy and we can see cloudy conditions across the area this morning. and we will have another round possible as we go into the afternoon but hour by hour forecast as few storms could be on the strong side this afternoon. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with a crash in anne arundel county along southbound lanes of interstate 97 at route 3. expect delays in the area and more problems in the west side of the beltway. it's going to take you 14 extra minutes to travel that outer loof from 795 down towards interstate 70. and unfortunately all that construction continues out on 895 at the harbor tunnel. you will want to

missy franklin, dana vollmer, shannon vreeland and allison schmitt. the silver to australia and the bronze to france. >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the united states of america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> tonight an explosive allegation by the psychiatrist treating the man charged in the colorado movie massacre and the parallel to virginia tech. >>> big time heat trying to move our way. >>> chick-fil-a is a battleground on gay marriage and tonight is part one. >>> i hear a primal scream. >> the virginia daughter who lifted a car to save her dad. >>> we begin tonight with new develops in the colorado movie theater massacre. a psychiatrist at the university of colorado denver reportedly raised concerns about accused gunman james holmes in june. that warning came several weeks before 12 people were killed and 60 others wounded in a midnight screening of "the dark knight rises" the psychiatrist was alarmed by his behavior he notified the campus threat assessment team. the university never contacted the aurora police. the university has not commen

natalie and dana vollmer, having a good time. after you get your work done, you compete, you win your medals. no problem, you go out and enjoy the night life of london. all these people have another few days before the closing ceremonies coming up. it is just me and the tower bridge. it is early on tuesday morning. this place usually gets very crowded but we'll give it another couple hours. the activity and the hustle bustle of the day. >> you get to go party after the end of this week. you've still got a lot of events to cover. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> a lot to celebrate over in london. the weather is fabulous. >> it hasn't been too bad. right now we've had a decent recovery. a little chillier in novato in the 50s. let's take you to that live sky camera. the past two to three days, it has been about the fog. from our vantage point to the bay bridge, it is clear. the lights back in the east bay. one of those nights where they're twinkling pretty bright. here's what we have happening. we do have monsoonal moisture sitting acros

just for an example, swimmer dana vollmer found out there's a hospital near where she's staying in londonay brought her three gold medals along as she visited patients there. brian. >> that's what we love to see about the games. chris, thank you as always. >>> that is our broadcast on wednesday night. thank you for being with us. a reminder, olympic coverage in prime time starting at 8:00, 7:00 central. i'm brian williams, reporting again tonight from london. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ life is so short ♪ and, oh, so sweet ♪ life in the sun is such a treat ♪ ♪ no point in feeling blue, our days are only few ♪ ♪ make your dreams come alive ♪ shine bright

gold in the 4 x 200 meters, freestyle relay, the win gave missy franklin, allison schmitt and dana vollmermedal of the games. shannon reelin won her first gold as part of the relay. >> for men's gymnastics, gymnast danell leyva won the bronze, he was one of just two american men to win the all-around medal since 1984. after winning the bronze, he who was born in cuba promised to come back to the games in 2016 and 2020 to win the gold. and that won't be easy to do because japan's koji yuchimora, widely considered one of the best male gymnasts in history. i'm obsessed with the olympics. i've been watching. he is that good. >> fantastic. >> a disappointment for the flag bearer, for team usa, mariel zagunis, on the verge of winning a medal but ended up losing in the semifinal. she came into the competition as the number one seed. zagunis carried the american flag for our country in the opening ceremonies. >> that's disappointing. >>> and some shady, shady behavior from the players on four badminton teams got them kicked out of the olympics. the players from china, south korea, and indonesia ha

natalie coughlin, dana vollmer and nathan adrian. there is glitz here after you're done with your events you have a good time. speaking of good time right where we are just behind our camera, by about 50 feet is the athletes village. apparently we won't know pause we're not allowed in, apparently they have a very good time when the lights go down. back to you. >> a lot of muscles and models out there, raj. thanks so much. we're going to check in with raj throughout the morning. and when he's not on air you can get his great updates online and on twitter. >> that can be a new olympic motto. muscles and models. >> speaking of twitter which raj is on all the time sending out great shots, a special site playing host to an unlikely commentator. >> the man himself. samuel l. jackson, this guy has been live blogging. letting his thoughts out in the world. here's what he had to say about u.s. men's beach volleyball tweeting how could we take these dudes lightly? served by latvia. and track. the d.r. rocks 400 hurdles. solid gold. imagine sam

and then it will be another uc berkeley product, dana vollmer, in the third leg, followed by allison schmitt, who will swim the freestyle to try to wrap up the medal for the ladies. we also have beach volleyball tonight. kerri walsh jennings, the bay area star, will be teamed with misty may-treanor once again. they go for their 17th straight -- i take that back. they have won 17 straight olympic matches. they will go for number 18 tonight as they bid for a spot in the quarterfinals against the netherlands. kerri's battling a case of pinkeye. but she's also kind of fueled up right now because they lost a set earlier this week. and she'd like to bounce back with a straight set win tonight to put them in the quarterfinals, diane. >> i bet she does, mark. she's not used to losing a set. listen, what's the atmosphere like over there -- >> reporter: that's right. >> -- at the olympics with the main stadium now opened up for track & field? did that change things up at all? >> reporter: it really has. there's an extra surge of electricity going through the crowd. we've had 200,000 people in

some moms, like the mom of dana vollmer.time to get dolled up. you're going to get your hair done. what's it like to have a place like this that really pampers you? >> i've never had anything like this before at all. they never had anywhere that would do our hair and our nails. this is great. >> i like it. >> reporter: there's a man cave for dads. team usa viewing parties. and even birthday celebrations. >> happy birthday! >> go usa! >> reporter: and some moms come here for a little bit of fun, like kerri walsh jennings's mom. >> so this is a green screen. i'm kind of new in television but something tells me this is very fun. i'm not sure what it is but we can take pictures. >> i think we should go for it. >> one, two, three. >> we're olympians. >> reporter: that was hilarious. >> when you watch her as a mom, you must have driven her to a thousand volleyball practices. millions. >> right. >> reporter: what's it like to see her ultimate dreams have come true? >> our family is a partner and is a team. it's been amazing. as lon

and some moms like carol balmer's whose daughter is dana vollmer.o you are going to get your hair done, right? >> yes. >> reporter: what is it like that you have a place like that that pampers you? >> i have never seen anything like this at all. they have had places for us to go and relax and they have never had anywhere to do our hair and nails, so this is great. >> i like it. >> reporter: there's a man cave for dads. team usa viewing party, and even birthday celebrations. >> it is your birthday. go, usa! >> reporter: some moms come here for fun like kerri walsh jennings' mom. i'm kind of new in television, but something tells me that this could be fun. i'm not sure what it is, but we could take pictures. what do you think? >> yes, let's go for it. >> reporter: okay. one, two, three, we are olympians. okay. that is hilarious. when you watch her, obviously, you as a mom, you must have driven her to 1,000 volleyball practices and millions maybe. >> yes. >> reporter: and what is it like to see her ultimate dreams come true? >> in our family, it is a p