. >>> jesse owens a black man won four gold medals. and jesse owens single-handedly destroyed this not the doctor in. he lives in del the bentonites the bill that a tennis club hosted an opening salmon is being party in his honor. the equates he envisions the human spirit and uses the of the bags as a way to teach all of us about how to compete and not be good human beings. in a few days will fly to london to watch the games. and helps to bonilla to the hon kerrey and water polo team. >>> in the last olympics the hon kerrey won the gold this time and now this to be the fourth one. and you can find all of the olympics news plus the schedule and metal counts on our web site at cbs sf that come. >>> and from the weather center dave the of the body we had put 78 degrees in san as a is a day and that is down from an average hike to the mid-80s buds in the silicon valley will tell you the [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi to deposit checks at the nearest citibank branch. ♪ like this one. ♪ or this one. ♪ or

the pop up ideology of adolf hitler, and the way jesse owens defied and defeated those politics by his exploits on the track -- the puffed up ideology of adolf hitler. >> we will get back to our olympic coverage in a moment, but let's take a quick look at some of the rest of the day's news. world leaders have called on the president of syria to not launch an all-out assault on his country's biggest city. thousands of government troops have surrounded aleppo, parts of which have been taken over by rebel forces, and dozens of people are reported to have been killed there today. our middle east editor has this report, which does contain some distressing images. >> that sound of a shell landing an exploding is too familiar in syria. these pictures are unverified, as they were downloaded from the web, but they show how heavy weapons can intimidate. this is said to be a town near damascus, but as the civil war spreads, it could be almost anywhere in the country. some people are getting out of aleppo, syria's biggest and richest city, a counterattack to drive rebels who are holding part of th

. >> no match with jesse owens accomplishment. he had to do it and rise above racism to accomplish his success. >> many agree, saying jesse owens is the greatest. barbara says, i still think bruce jenner is the greatest olympian. >> i consider him the greatest olympian ever with our without those additional metals. those eight gold medals in beijing deserves the honor. more on our web site, wbaltv.com. >> with been talking about all morning. we are seeing it in our camera. first, we want to get to this accident. it is off to the side, but still causing some delays. of course, a light at a lumbar. let's take a look on 895. northbound traffic stalled through the construction. but was switched to a live view of traffic at the baltimore national pike. >> it is really strange. one little thunderstorm. most of you, 90% of you, unless you're going to the bottom of the beltway. 30% chance of a thunderstorm as we head into the afternoon. the high temperature of 88 degrees. >> thank you for joining us. >> we are live with an update at 7:25.

. >>> jesse owens a black man when four gold medals.gle-handedly destroyed the now to doctrine. he hopes to bring a lot to the hon kerrey and water polo scene switches 1 the last three legs. it is the morning after a huge night of celebration in london millions of people around the world watched as the mother the opening ceremonies kick off games cbs's monica the mimosa has all the highlights from that now. the lid the stadium became a mass of staged to showcase the best of britain. permits green meadows to its deep for the history and army of volunteers dance into the pit to a section of the industrial revolution, the green is a firestorm over a crowd of 62,000 spectators. in the british sense of humor wasn't lost in the show. >>> the queen start alongside democrat in a spoof appeared to show her parachuting from a helicopter into the stadium no with double 1/7. soccer's sensation dated back of a travesty but down the thames near the torch to the stadium. then the circle a flaming torch is came together to create a 60 ft. high cauldron

here in the semi final heat of the 100-meter dash catching blinding speed of jesse owens crack being ord in the incredible time of 10/.2 seconds. >> all right when owens came home to the u.s.a. he claimed a u.s. president snubbed him by never congratulating him on his victory. what president was he referring to? >> f.d.r. >> what? >> yeah. isn't that interesting that allegation comes from owens himself. >> i didn't see it on the list. it was a visual error. optical allusion. i didn't hear. >> i was looking at the list. >> it's definitely fdr though. >> i would like credit for it because we are so close and you know what i meant. >> she is this close to vacation lay off her. >> bill: i have heard good excuses as a teacher. i actually said it and it was on the screen somehow ms. martha didn't quite notice it. >> i was absent for just about five seconds. >> crew is not buying it nobody is buying it. >> i knew it was fdr though just for the record. >> bill: here is question number four, the 1992 dream basketball team also called the finest group of athletes ever to play together. dominate

marty who was actually an olympic participant in 1936 the famous olympics in not to germany that jesse owenshowed up he did not run anti-semitism was behind it him another jewish reiner didn't run he went on to become a very famous sportscaster and clenched terms such as sufficient top of the key and he is revered by sports casters all over the world to in this film kind of as a biography about him he's in it and also these great athletes and sports casters talk about what he meant to them >>> before i go to the quick to remind folks come to stand in line by yourself call friends had dinner and a movie to take care of to and friday night with just call someone a fried steak net income to the film festival you'll have 0 wonderful time thanks for joining us here in mosaic. >>> he was extraordinarily talented. >>> subsequentenerations didn't know that he'd been an athlete and a terrific one. greta before any of us it was him. >>> the first jockey turned broadcaster and history of our media. he invented the vernacular. >>> elaine/. he invented the game into the consciousness of america. >>> i wo

about his life he was basically selected to be on the 1936 olympic team in track and field with jesse owens and in iraq to play because the head of the olympic committee decided he wouldn't run basically the favor with his father. >>> he was extraordinarily talented the best of what he did. >>> generations did not know yet been an athlete and a terrific one clear before any of us it was him. >>> you cannot say 36 olympics without thinking of and of hitler and with the u.s. did to marty. >>> the first jock turned broadcaster in the history of our media. he invented the vernacular a lane/ >>> he imbedded the game into the consciousness of america. >>> i would talk like him and walk like him >>> was sought a snippet of the actor and there who is being honored this year. >>> yes he will get the cash truck coming down the red carpet are honoring him with this year's freedom of expression award with a live interview on stage. >>> to a miniature terrible bond clear this film was made by somebody who went to film school at the sentence is the state university to grant local interest and israeli fil

then there was jesse owens, the summer of 1936 summer olympics, the world was on the link of world war humiliated adolf hitler by winning four olympic gold medals and in a year of unprecedented policy attacks right here at home, for the first time, women outnumber men on the u.s. olympic teams. there are also moments that make an impression and stay with us forever. the instances in which athletes become political with one single action. in 1 the 68 bronze medal winner john carlos made the statement heard round the world. he stepped onto the podium wearing black socks, no shoes and a raised black glove fist. we were impoverished and disenfranchised. athletes can be more than their sport. there is no other than olympic bronze medalist john carlos and donna deverona, former olympic gold medalist, dave zarin. thank you for being here. have you been hanging on my bedroom wall since i was a little girl. because that statement, that moment, is one that i think has resonated for so many of us that have considered our work to be political work in this country. take me back to that moment, you'

he cherishes his olympic moment, but said jesse owens's victory stands out. >> they demonstrated thexcellence is a human quality, it doesn't -- it's not a privilege of a race or color. >> the olympian still swims and will travel to london next week to root for the hungarian water polo team. he said the games are not as pure, but hopes they continue. >> striving for excellence and that's the best policies of the human nature to come out. if everybody would be flagged, people would go to war against each other. >> nbc bay area news. >> wise words. three-time medalist natalie coghlan sat down to talk olympics, family and the future with raj mathai. that interview in about ten minutes. >> san jose police say they have found a car belonging to a double homicide suspect. they are still looking for the owner, 31-year-old pedro medina suspected of killing a couple monday morning inside their home near japan town. the couples's three children were home at the time. they think medina is headed for mexico. not so jolly ranchers. a bear area mom was stunned to find a three-inch rusty razor in he

britain's jessica ennis and tom daley they join a host of sporting greats past and present from jesse owens and how mentally to rinaldo and back and. he singled is one of the most celebrated actually it's off it's off its current time and he has got five world championships three olympic medals under a spell to be delighted to join the game to have him now in the attraction but more importantly i would guess half requested to see him so it came up again and again in our research that we currently do and he is now actually traction i think he will be a perfect addition to what we have here already. here again just on the two. well for the future science technology innovation all the news developments from around russia we've got the future covered. in russia would be soo much brighter if you knew about song from phones to impressions. moves from stunts on t.v. dot com. download the official ati applications to cell phone choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's l.t.v. is not required to watch all its hear all you need is your mobile device to watch our te

100 years, initially with african-american athletic success, post the berlin olympic games with jesse owens the '70s. this is a story that emerges, and there's rarely been any sort of foundation for anyone to make such statements. >> there have been a number of studies done. i mean, this is drawing controversy because there are many people who believe that what michael johnson says is true. both black and white. >> yeah, but i think that it's number one an issue of correlation and causation. one thing, you could say are black people better at sports? then it begs the question, which sport are you talking about? the next thing i always want to bring up is michael johnson is not a scientist. i think it's easy for a lot of people to bag on him about this. he knows but so much about the topic. when he says there's a super athlettic gene in all of us, i'm trying to figure out why i'm sitting here talking to you and not going to london next month. >> let's talk a little more about this breeding argument. i want to read something that lee evans said. lee evans is an olympic gold medallist. he said

jesse owens' victory, he says, stands out. >> treated as the excellence is the human quality.t a privilege of any race or color. >> reporter: olympian still swims and will travel to london next week to root for the hungarian water polo team. he says while the games aren't as pure as they were in 1936, he hopes they continue. >> striving for excellence, the best qualities of the human nature come out. and if everybody would be like that, people wouldn't go into war against each other. >>> we've been talking olympic sports. how about bay area baseball? let's go to henry wofford with comcast sports. what's going on, henry? >> right here in the bay area, coming up in sports, red hot k oakland a's look to continue their torrid pace in baltimore. we'll have a spoiler alert for you. things got ugly at at&t park today. highlights next from the sportsdesk. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and, and...and then the awards started coming in, and i became

jesse owen his hitler to run against in 1936 and it looks like all these london politicians have mittng mitt romney size the red meat to throw out? unbelievable. >> you and i have met him. he's quite a character. there a lot of politicians sitting around the table and that's an easy question to answer when you are seated in london. what a wonderful city and i'm sure they will be ready. there was context to it. you can never be prepared for what happens. some things come up and they have had problems. there is context, but i would take the easy out on the question. >> welcome to london. the white house didn't waste a moment. jay started his briefing pointing out that president obama has the utmost confidence in the uk's ability to manage the olympic games. i'm not sure how fair this is. mitt romney did run the olympics. >> he ran the olympics and i'm sure he thought he was giving a legitimate analysis in talking about what he needed to look for. that said, when you are overseas, you have to be extra extra careful. this is actually -- i'm not going to say damaging, but it's a missed opp

he won the silver medal when jesse owens won the gold in 1936 and he actually gold medaled on the relay >> that is very clever. i like that. ann romney said her issues a runner. i don't know if he officially runs. >> to stay fit. >> just for a little exercise. but anyway, thank you for you that. very nice. 48 past the hour. we'll get you up-to-date now. we have our top stories for you. the final countdown begins to the opening ceremonies in london. there are thousands of top athletes, hundreds head wills of state, 18,000 troops on hand for the start of the summer olympics. the queen is expected to kick things off and paul mccartney is lined up to perform. >> mitt romney is in london as the games get under way. some british papers blasting him this morning after he he told nbc new that's found london's last minute preparations disconcerting and he also questioned their enthusiasm. he did not repeat that last night with piers morgan. >> it's fabulous. i've never been to an olympics before i was given the olympic job. i've done the same thing everyone else did, i've watched them on tv. but

jesse owens trying to qualify for the broad jump. both times his toe went over the star line and he was about to be disqualified. his german archrival went out and said, here is my towel. i will lay it down 1 foot behind the official jump line. when you see my towel, a job then. jesse jumped. later in the same competition he won the gold medal. he broke a world record. the first person to congratulate him was his german rival who became a lifelong friend. the message of those athletes give to the world is that racism has no place in the human family. we are brothers and sisters all. it is a message that would be lost upon the ears of at least the leaders of one of those countries. a message that is told time and time again in games after games as we watch young olympians demonstrate to many of us who are leaders in some respects the real meaning of brotherhood, competition, peas, and so forth. i compare the contrast to the messages of the olympics to what my kids get as their usual diet. in virtually every medium they touch whether i

during the time of hitler's games in munich in the 1930's but you have certainly seen the footage of jesse owens tried to qualify. both times his tell what over the start line and he was about to be disqualified on his last and final jump. his german archrival went out and said here is my towel, i will lay it down 1 foot behind the official dump line. -- jump line. when you see my towel, a jump again. he did that. jesse don't. later on, he won the gold medal. the first person to greet him a congratulate him with his german rival who became a lifelong friend. the message that those athletes give to the world is that racism has no place in the human family. that we are brothers and sisters, all. it would be lost on the ears of the leader of one of those countries. as we watched a young olympians demonstrate to us, the real meaning of competition and peace. i compare the message of the olympics with what my kids get in their diet. in every medium they touch, they say that look is celebrated -- see that luck is celebrated above preparation. dacey that these rises above hard work. gratification excel