i think they developed a pretty nice relationship with father bert, none of them changed their faith homes [dr. simons:] that's a caring. [susan:] it is. [dr. simons:] it is learning and appreciation. [susan:] along with the respect, i think the point is that i already had affection for these people and so it was respect and affection for everything that went with them including their belief system, and we could talk about these things. [dr. simons:] yes. sure. [male voice:] it seems to me that along with opening up our minds to religious diversity, and i can't say that there's anything that we can call truth in a religion. it's a matter of belief. but along with opening up our minds to religion diversity, it seems to me that we are bound to come across religious beliefs along with the proliferation of cults of all kinds of temperatures and degrees that seem to us to be un-genuine, cons, scams, perpetuated by clever leaders and not in just this country but all over the world. so, it seems to me that we do have to be open to the fact that there are such people. some of them are being

le clos' father couldn't believe belie >> chad's father, bert, can't believe it. canping himself up. >> reporter: the medal tied him with russian gymnast larissa latynina, whose medal run in the as and 1960s was phelps' target. she was in the stands watching. she said phelps deserved it. thenars was enough. and the 48-year run was about to come to an end. theu.s. were the overwhelming favorites in the freestyle relay wouldch phelps would swim the alnal leg. he inherited a big lead, and defended it. me medal number 19, an olympic record that may stand for u.s. er half century. the u.s. women's gymnastics team made the country proud as well. gymnaere easy winners in the team gymnastics event. the first u.s. gold since 1996. but to get back to the phelps achievement, not only is it unprecedented, he's not shed.hed. he's got three more races here. o it's 19 medals and counting. >> mark phillips, thank you. another american swimmer, alison schmidt, also won a gold medal in the freestyle. good morning. you were poolside for all the big moments. >> reporter: good morning

. >> his father, bert, can't believe it. >> reporter: the medal tied him with russian gymnast, larissa latynina, whose medal run was phelps' target. she was in the stands watching. phelps deserves a medal, she said. 48 years was long enough. >> a 48-year-long record -- >> and then the run was about to come to an end. the u.s. were the overall favorites in the relay in which phelps would swim the final leg. he inherited a big lead and defended it. medal number 19, an olympic record that may stand for another half century. the u.s. women's gymnastics team made the country proud as well. they were easy winners in the team gymnastics event, the first u.s. gold since 1996. but to get back to the phelps' achievement, not only is it unprecedented, he's not finished. he's got three more races here, so it's 19 medals and counting. >> mark phillips, thank you. another american swimmer, allison schmitt, also won in the women's 200 meter freestyle. alex is with us from london. he was pool side for all the big moments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> tell me what you think of what happe