kerri walsh with a great spirit. went with the bottoms and the long sleeve shirts, but i think that will change. the forecasts are getting cooler and cooler. the beach court is in the back yard of 10 downing street. having a beach volleyball court behind the white house. walsh and treanor beat them in round one in the olympic tournament. they are the two-time defending gold medalists and they are looking for number three in london. table tennis, 16-year-old product from san jose, we are talk about ariel hsing who trains at the indian community center in milpitas. she is say bit of a rock star. not just the bay area, but across the country. some of her fans are bill gates and warren buffett among her friends. ariel hsing wins the round one match and plays round two about two r two hours from now. amazing day one and drama with natalie coughlin. back to you in the bay area. you have done it with the olympics a couple of times and went out to beijing. we can get the ticket and get you out here in about ten hours. >> you

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kerri walsh says she's a little concerned about the timetion.ere in london most of her matches start at 11:00 p.m. she thinks her baby boys will be fast asleep when mommy is playing. i'm raj mathai in london. we'll see you later tonight. >>> here is a look at what's coming up in 3r50i78 time on nbc bay area, gold medals awarded in the pool as the men and women compete in four swim fims, plus the u.s. men go for gold in the team gymnastics final, and more qualifying rounds from beach volleyball. our prime time coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. and followed by nbc bay area news right after the games. >>> desfit a record 3500 hours of coverage on tv, we can't show you every image from the games. lauren scott shows us how. >> we're several days into the 2012 london him picks and have seen amazing images. when you think of the collective memories shared around the olympics, the photography capturing the summer games is certainly a large part of how we remember these events that bring us thrilling moments and can be part of history. we've got a way to brow

i'm excited. >> such great energy from kerri walsh., planning on kicking butt, looking for her third consecutive medal in beach volleyball. it's not just about the olympians, it's politics as well. not all about but a heavy dose of politics. also in london, playing a political game in terms of getting great exposure is mitt romney, the republican presidential candidate at 10 downing street t home of british prime minister david cameron. romney meeting with a lot of british dignitary es and business people spreading his message and he knows about the olympics. you might recall, mitt romney was the ceo, he commanded and headed the salt lake city games back in 2002. we talk about the torch relay, a great symbol of the olympics an it's making its way through the historic streets of london as we speak. it's great to see that torch. it has been on the run, on a helicopter, on the streets for the last several weeks, even three people from the bay area had the honor to carry that olympic torch. it's winding through the streets of london and wi

medal. >> bigad shaban caught up with her in northern california. >> reporter: kerry walsh is a super star in her hometown of saratoga, california. >> so good. >> this is where all my dreams were fostered and where it all started. >> reporter: when did you fall in love with volleyball? >> the very first day, when i was ten years old i fell in love with volleyball. prior to that i thought i was going to be a giant pitcher or be in the nba for the warriors. >> reporter: it was here on the basketball court of archbishop high school that the volleyball player first got noticed. the principal says walsh stood out. >> there was everybody else and there were a couple of layers and then there was kerri. no doubt about that. >> reporter: the scrawny high schooler was named best athlete three years in a row leading victories for the basketball and volleyball teams. >> when people are talking about her, oh, she went to my high school. i know her. >> reporter: she had her own volleyball player misty who eventually became her partner. >> i've been playing with her for ten years. >> reporter: they

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, including the last stand of the great american beach volleyball team of misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings. that's later in the show. >>> plus, herman cain continues his arc on the daily show, the one where he pretend to be the president of the united states. we'll show you that clip a little bit later. as always, i want to know what you're doing up at this hour back home. e-mail me or tweet me and let me know what you're doing up at this hour. >>> we begin with the news. police say the suspect in the colorado shooting massacre has led investigators to what could be a major piece of evidence in the case. nbc news has learned the alleged gunman sent a package to the university of colorado's medical center prior to the attack. the suspect recently had dropped out of that school's neuroscience program. according to law enforcement officials, the package contained writings about "killing people." police recovered it on monday after responding to a tip from the suspect himself. the package apparently was addressed to a professor. still unclear how long it had been in the mail room. >>>

case in point, south bay kerri walsh shared this to on facebook. she and her volleyball partner both wearing uniforms designed by ralph lauren. check out walsh's captions. she's like, um -- >> pretty much sums it up. maybe she meant mmmm. >> maybe. >> she really liked it. >> it is 5:56 right now. coming up we start asking questions and the state shut them down. the secret that was uncovered about a local food distributor. >> something stinks in gilroy and it's not the garlic. the ticket scam affecting the festival. >> women's lip soccer today we wanted to take some time to introduce you to impact players for team usa. christie rampone. she's an all time leader in olympic appear janes. she has four. she's the only active player from the 1999 women's world cup team. she turned 37 in june and proud mother of two daughters. >>> live look outside now. cloud cover. christina loren was telling us it's cooler in the bay area than it is in london today. get a look at our forecast coming up. it's 5:57. triggering demand for nationwide recall. the secrets our

from the dynamic duo of kerri walsh and misty may-treanor to the bronze medal in judo.ere at airborne gymnastics, the success of female athletes is giving these girls motivation to reach even higher to achieve their goals. >> they inspired me to when i'm having a hard day, i think of how many hard days have they had and got through it and try to do the same thing. >> reporter: the u.s. has sent more female athlete this is year than ever before. many excelling in nontraditional spo sports. >> i think what's also interesting and really important is the fact that women are doing nontraditional sports. and every time a woman does something a little above and beyond expectations that opens doors for all of us. that's fantastic. >> reporter: whether they come home with medals or not, these female athletes are sending a gold medal message about working hard and creating new opportunities for yourself. but despite this improvement in women excelling at the olympics, not all are getting equal treatment. some have elected to fly male athletes first class and female athletes flyin

kerri walsh, has an interesting dilemma. most of the beach volley ball competitions are late at night and she has two young boys and her husband coming to town today well past their bedtime. >> i can't wait. we play almost at midnight every night so that's going to be interesting to juggle when i go to see them, if they make it to the matches. as long as they are safe and sound, i'm a happy girl and i'm planning on kicking butt and going and get some love and living it all. i'm excited. >> reporter: amazing we've been following kerri walsh around the world for several years, a gold in athens and beijing. we'll see what happens here with her partner misty may-treanor. we talk about someone else, the familiar face, talking about prince william. earlier today here in london prince william taking on the soccer pitch. he went out and played some football, or soccer if you will, along with some of the kids in southeast london. it's interesting because the entire royal family, especially prince william, prince harry and kate middle

by the way, kerri walsh and her partner misty may-treanor playing against the czech republic today. 11:00 tonight london time. you can catch that as well as plenty of others, that starts at 8:00 tonight right here on nbc bay area. >> a really stunning upset in women's gymnastics has a member of team usa sidelined. the favorite and defending world champ wieber being upstaged by her teammates. 17-year-old wieber shaken when our cameras caught up with her but she did manage to find the silver lining. >> i'm really proud of the team today. i'm really happy that aly and they are going to be competing. it's a disappointment but i'm happy i'm help out in team finals. >> in a cruel twist wieber placed fourth overall among all of the gymnasts trying to qualify. the rule is only the top two gymnasts from each team can compete for the all around title. wieber did qualify to advance to the finals in the floor exercise. jordyn wieber tweeted saying thank you for all of your love and support. i'm so proud of our team today and i can't wait for team finals. her mom said my one wish give my amazing da

. >> just a glimpse of what will be going through kerri walsh's mind tonight. and speaking of london, more live coverage from the 2012 summer games when "today in the bay" continues. >> welcome back. what a beautiful live look at london this morning. the city already bustling. it is afternoon there. not too late for raj rajaratnam to give us live reports. we'll talk to him coming up. >> time for a check of other top stories. the man suspected in the largest mass shooting in colorado returning to court. james holmes will be charged with more than 100 counts including 12 counts of first-degree murder. we'll go live to colorado for the special preparations made for the court appearance. >> a milestone in the construction of the new 49ers stadium in the south bay. the first steel beams will be put in place. the stadium expected to open in the fall of 2014. >> a pair of tech titans squaring off in federal court in san jose. apple suing samsung electronics claiming the south korea company copied design elements of the iphone and ipad. >> stuck 150 feet in the air for

misty may treanor and kerri walsh.e'll hear from them this morning. >> as good a duo as that sport has ever seen. >> let's go to our olympics desk in london, abc's bill weir for this morning's olympic headlines. good morning, bill. >> robin, happy tuesday morning from across the pond. great to be with you. well, of course, missy franklin went to high school in aurora, colorado, she was training in france when she saw on twitter news of that devastating theater shooting there. she had to wait hours to confirm that none of her friends and family were hurt there. and coming into the games, she promised to take their mind off it, give colorado something to cheer for. and last night in the 100-meter backstroke, did she ever. >> here comes franklin, down in lane five. >> reporter: moments like this, aren't supposed to happen. girls who ignore advice to join famous coaches in florida or california. girls who turn their backs on agents or cash because they would rather go to college. but missy franklin swims pure. >> is her fi

. >> that's kerri walsh celebrating her win with her beach volleyball partner and birthday girl mistyor. they beat the czech republic last night. it ended early tuesday morning. the next match is on august 1st against austria. treanor walked off the court holding a cupcake for her 35th birthday gift from kerri walsh's mom. >> she hopes the next will abbright gold medal. more bay area athletes giving everything they have got some overnight competition to tell you about. we're about to show you those results but if you don't want to see them we're asking you to cover your eyes. we'll play music while we show scores. when the music is over you can turn around and check us out. here is a look at the results for the women's rowing lightweight double sculls. and julie nichols who lives in oakland t two are paired up in that event. also here is a look the results for berkeley's nathan adrian, men's swimming 100 meter freestyle heat. there you have it. we turned the music off, you can check us out all over again. thank you. >> lots of gold at stake in high tech. business and tech reporter sco

even if you're two-time defending olympian champ like kerri walsh. >> i feel older and wiser and more experienced. i'm not bouncing off the walls, you know, with this kind of stuff. when it comes time for competition, i'll be bouncing off the walls. i'll be so fired up. now trying on the outfit and doing it. >> it's so much morale. >> it's real. it's been a dream up till now. now it's like it's starting to become reality little by little. >> reporter: there's nothing little about this place. 96,000 total items, each olympian rolls away with about 100 items. >> this is your podium outfit. wan to try it on first? >> it's not often a room of superstars can check their egos at the door, but it's not often the olympics come around either. >> we're an extremely small part of something bigger than our sport in general. it's cool to be a part of. >> reporter: about 60 olympians for the bay area are here in london competing for the usa. for most of them this will be a defining moment of their lives. for now, from london, i'm raj mathai. jessica, back to you. >> hopefully he grabs some olympic

that's a lot of pressure. >>> and you can keep up with local athletes like kerri walsh with the help cbayarea.com. just click on the olympics live blog icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen. tonight several people were posting pictures of walsh and her team may misty may-treanor during their match in london. as we mentioned, they were covered up. they are trying to win their third consecutive beach volleyball gold medal. it seems they're on their way. >>> coming up tonight on a special edition of nbc bay area news at 6:30, raj mathai with answers to the biggest bombshell of the games so far. he is live in london with a one-on-one interview with the bay area's natalie coughlin as she explains her reaction to being pulled from her final olympic event. >>> here at home, garlic lovers have until today to enjoy a south bay tradition. this year's 34th annual gilroy garlic festival ends this afternoon. organizers expect more than 100,000 visitors will have attended that three-day event by the time it's over. they say the money that they raise will help scholarships and community

kerri walsh, you go around with her, she collect her goodies. hundreds of items all for free. everything from opening ceremony outfits to closing ceremony outfit and everything in between. it's so fun for these olympians. even for somebody like kerri walsh who has been here four times already she gets a kick out of it. >> how can you not. you made her eyes light up. now for you your getting some of that gear you rocking some of the london stuff? >> reporter: here's the deal if i get some i'll bring some home to you guys. >> what's remarkable, london once again a lot better weather than here in the bay area. >> reporter: i'll come back with a bigger tan than i already have. 85 degrees out here. once again warmer than what you guys have. it will be changing. a beautiful week here but i think come this weekend it's going to get more like london weather which means cloudy skies, occasional rain and some sunshine mixed in. >> raj, we'll look forward to hearing from you live every morning during the olympics. be a lot of fun. >> great stuff. >> report

even if you're a two-time defending olympic champion like kerry walsh. >> i'm older and experienced. i'm not bouncing off the walls. >> now i'm trying on the outfit and doing it where it's so much more real. >> it's been a dream up until now and it's starting to become reality. >> reporter: there's nothing little about this place. 96,000 total items. each olympian rolls away with about a hundred items. it's not often a room of super-stars can check their egos at the door. but it's not often that the olympics come around, either. >> it's koolg ee's cool to be . >> reporter: so here's what we had, guys, when we checked in. we got our credential. and, as you can see, it has my real first name, jack on here. so we've got credentials. we didn't get all the gear that they got. what's going on? >> i know you're going to be doing a lot of work and i'm serious about that. but are you going to be able to watch any of the contests themselves? >> reporter: that's a great question. the way it works is because there are so many media here, there's 21,000 members of the media as opposed to 10,000 a

kerri walsh, misty may-treanor. never have they lost.meet them as they get set to continue another unbeaten roll to gold. you had a chance to speak to them today. they're remarkable women. >> i spoke to misty before they left. confident, not cocky. we'll see what happens. george is taking time off this week. all right. >>> an 11-year-old girl was getting blasted for her performance on the national anthem. ♪ in the dawn's early light >> oh. >> some people are even calling it the worst performance of the song ever. her parents are taking on her critics. this morning, the little 11-year-old will sing it for us. >> good. >> redemption. >> exactly. america loves a big comeback story. >>> the latest in the cincinnati bengals cheerleader scandal. the ex squad member and teacher, accused of having sex with a student. she's fighting the charges. and this morning, she'll speak out about them. >>> and look at this couple. who is this mystery man? lara, are you going to tell us in "pop news"? >> i will. >> we'll reveal all later. >> ole. >> namaste.

even if you're a two-time defending champ, kerri walsh. >> i feel wiser and more experienced so i'm not bouncing off the wall with this kind of stuff it comes time for competition, i will be bouncing off the walls and fired up. >> now trying on the outfits it's so much more real. >> it's a dream up till now. now it's starting to become reality little by little. >> reporter: there is nothing little about this place. 96,000 total items, each olympian rolls away with about 100 items. >> this is your podium outfit. i want to try it on. >> it's not often a room of superstars can check their e goes at the door, but it's not often the olympics come around either. we're an extremely part of a huge ivent. >> definitely lots to read and learn about the london games at nbcbayarea.com including a very cool feature about how to watch. if you want to check out the latest trending topics and viewing opportunities, go to nbcbayarea.com and type, key words, the torch. >> very cool. we will be watching. just a day away. exciting. watching the skies for us is meteorologist christina loren. nice day. >> it

south bay native and volleyball gold medalist kerri walsh towering over the u.s. gymnastics team. >> how oes the weather up there? >> she's 6'3". jordyn wieber is 5'2". she's taller than me. >> that's great. for the latest olympic news, walk tall, as well, sign up for our newsletter. go to nbcbayarea.com, you click on london 2012. that makes sense. then you can sign up to receive up-to-date weather forecasts, sports scores, and all sorts of good things wrapped around the olympic games. >>> well, switching gears right now, investors punishing apple this morning. kind of rare. >> after the country's most valuable company nouned exactly what our scott mcgrew says they would announce. scott is following the situation. scott? >> none of this is rocket science. the growth of-in the number of iphones slowed because one has to assume people are waiting to buy a new phone until october. apple announcing this yesterday. now, apple usually sells new iphone models in the fall, so it's time for the iphone 5. there you go. there's the reason for the sales slowdown. apple still

get dressed even if you're a two-time defending like champ like kerri walsh. >> i feel older and wiser and more experienced. so i'm not like bouncing off the walls with this kind of stuff. when it comes to competition, i'll be so fired up. >> now trying on the outfit and doing it where it's so much more real. it's really real. >> it's been a dream up till now. now it's like starting to become reality little by little. >> there's nothing little about this place. 96,000 total items each olympian rolls away with about 100 items. >> this is your podium outfit. >> it's not often a room of superstars can check their egos at the door but it's not often the olympics come around either. >> we're an extremely small part of sports in general. >> raj mathai, nbc bay area news. >> and they look good. and raj will be live from london with an exclusive look at the world's biggest event from a bay area perspective. watch him tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 in the morning one olympian is minding out it pays to think before you tweet. the comment that got her kicked out of the games. >> tomorrow's a b

that's kerri walsh, i know her. >> she had her own hero, misty ray trainer. who became her -- >> i've been playing with her for ten years. >> the duo went on to win gold in athens in 2004 and again in beijing four years ago. but with misty ready to retire, london will be their last match together. leaving kerri in search of a new partner. >> you started the search already? >> i have. but first things first. london first. >> do you think the third time will be the charm in london? >> third time is always a charm, isn't it? knock on wood. >> as a farewell to misty, kerri promises to serve her well at the olympics. bigad shaban, cbs news, saratoga, california. >>> when we return, remember when. from hurricane katrina to princess diana, we look back at what americans say were television's most memorable moments. ♪ [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette you celebrate a little win. nicorette gum helps calm your cravings and makes you less irritable. quit one cigarette at a time. with lean cuisine steam bags. get our crispiest carrots and our snappi

kerri walsh enjoying a moment tweeting out, the caption, a member of the horse guard keeping us safe, so rad. >> very. isn't it though. they are having a good time. while you were sleeping, a women's beach volleyball match was played. >> that is correct. we're about to show you the scores and if you don't want to see those scores we suggest you cover your eyes or turn away. we'll play music. when that's over you can open your eyes or turn back around and look. here is a look right now at the results for the czech republic versus mauritius. >> that is the preliminary round. right now we're going to have the music, it's turned off, you can have your tv back on. we'll have more results in the olympic highlights coming up at 5:00 a.m. >> happening now, an amber alert is still in effect for a missing teen girl from monterey county. eunice serrato. she lives in the same house where two men in their 20s were found dead on saturday night. investigators say it is possible her 19-year-old boyfriend and his father kidnapped the girl on saturday with planstake her with them to mexico. the boyfrie

misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings won gold in athens and beijing and going for one last one.reanor suffered an achilles injury after beijing. she has recovered but said this is her last dance. they remain the favorites of perhaps the single coolest event site at these games. 5,000 tons of sand outside at the fancy horse guards parade. >>> another one, did kobe bryant really say this current olympic basketball team could beat the original dream team of 1992? you bet he did. here's the quote. if you're asking me if we can beat them one game, said kobe, hell yeah we can beat them one game. one game, we could get them. no question about it. kobe's comment drew a quick rebuke from his idol, michael jordan, who of course led that first dream team to a gold medal in barcelona. that original dream team was the best group of basketball players ever assembled, but to defend kobe's quote meekly, if you played ten games, the current squad might be able to steal one or two. >>> finally, someone may turn to you with a perplexed look on his face and ask is there really an olympic event call

, including the last stand of the great american beach volleyball team of misty may-treanor and kerri walshs. that's later in the show. >>> plus, herman cain continues his arc on the daily show, the one where he pretend to be the president of the united states. we'll show you that clip a little bit later. as always, i want to know what you're doing up at this hour back home. e-mail me or tweet me and let me know what you're doing up at this hour. >>> we begin with the news. police say the suspect in the colorado shooting massacre has led investigators to what could be a major piece of evidence in the case. nbc news has learned the alleged gunman sent a package to the university of colorado's medical center prior to the attack. the suspect recently had dropped out of that school's neuroscience program. according to law enforcement officials, the package contained writings about "killing people." police recovered it on monday after responding to a tip from the suspect himself. the package apparently was addressed to a professor. still unclear how long it had been in the mail room. >>> meanwhi

. >> her volleyball partner and south bay native kerri walsh tweeted this out.hat's walsh trying to give traintra treanor a trim. we're pretty sure she made it out okay without sporting a new do. >>> you can see the opening ceremonies tonight right here on nbc bay area. our coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. >>> and also make sure you do not miss a moment of olympic action. check out our viewing guide on nbcbayarea.com. there you'll find our olympic tv schedule sorted by sports, day, and time. head to our home page and search olympic viewing guide. got it? go, usa! >> thanks for joining us. join us tonight at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. hey, how was your summer? hi, gary, how was your summer? hey, how was your summer? hey, jack, there's my buddy! walk with me, lemon. well, you look great. i can't believe i haven't spoken to you since your heart attack. that's what i wanted to talk to you about. nobody from corporate knows about my cardiac event, and i want to leave it that way. i'm back, lemon. i've had the most productive summer of my life. me too. all of my summer replac

represent your country, get dressed, even if you're a two-time defending olympic champion like kerri walshomes to competition, i'll be bouncing off the walls. >> now trying on the outfit. >> it's much more real. >> it's real. >> it's been a dream up until now. now it's starting to becoming reality. >> reporter: there's nothing little about this place. 96,000 total items. each olympian rolls away with about 100 items. >> this is your podium outfit. >> it's not obvious a room of superstars check their egos at the door, but it's not on which that the olympics come around either. >> we're an extremely small part of something bigger. it's cool to be a part of. >> a reminder, you can watch the opening ceremony tonight at 7:30 right here on nbc4. >>> and at 5:00 we'll head live to london. >>> and here at "news4 at 4," parents are accused of abandoning their toddler, because the girl's passport expired. >>> what started a brawl that broke out in an unusual place? >>> fists were flying outside a courthouse in missouri. this violent confrontation happened wednesday after a preliminary court hearing.

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check out this instagram photo that treanor's partner and south bay native kerri walsh tweeted out. give treanor a trim during the training session. where did you get those big old scissors. we're pretty sure treanor made it out without sporting a new do. >> we're live in london with the countdown to tonight. one thing has brandi chastain so nervous. >> if this has you feeling athletic new sunglasses for jogging and bicycling. beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >> welcome back. 6:45. we are now less than 13 hours to the opening ceremonies of the 2012 summer games. you're looking at a live shot in london, the bridge with those olympic rings. love that shot. >> raj mathai is also live in london with a peek at the big games and all of the big numbers of people attending. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's amazing, we're thousands of miles away from the bay area, yet there are so many bay area people here and will be attending the opening ceremony. of course the dozens of bay area olympia

kerri walsh tweeted out trying to give her a trim during a training session.e where she got those jumbo scissors but we're pretty sure that treanor made it out without a new haircut. >> no haircuts for the u.s. soccer team but beauty treatments are on their mind. >> a day after winning their first olympic match hope solo took to twitter to fill you in. saying not a bad way to spend the day. ladies day out. shopping, cappuccino, makeup and eyebrows done. it's a good thing she is enjoying down time now. team usa is playing colombia tomorrow. to make sure you don't miss a moment of the olympic action check out our viewing guide on nbcbayarea.com and there you are going to find the olympic tv schedule sorted by sport. find our favorite by day and time. search olympic viewing guide. >> raj mentioned it's a little muggy there. >> what's interesting is that we've had better weather. today temperaturewise it's going to be very similar. they have rain in the forecast. for the opening ceremonies, never know how that's going to play out. if you want to find out all you d

even if you're a two-time defending olympic champion like kerri walsh. >> more wiser and older and moreed so i'm not like bouncing off the walls this kind of stuff. >> now we're trying on the outfit and doing it where -- >> it's so much more real. >> very real. >> it's been a dream up until now and now starting to become reality. >> reporter: nothing little about this place. 96,000 total items. each olympian rolls away with about 100 items. >> this is your podium outfit. >> reporter: it's not often a room of superstars can check their egos at the door, but it's not often the olympics come around either. >> here we're an extremely small part of something that is a lot bigger than our sport or sports in general. cool to be a part of. >> nbc 4 is your home for the games of the 30th olympiad and visit the london 2012 section of nbcwashington.com any time for updates and a live blog of the games. let's take a look now at some of the stories we're going to be following on news 4 this afternoon. pat lawson muse joins us in the newsroom with a preview of things to come. >> surveillance video ca

even if you're a two-time defending olympic champion like kerri walsh. >> older and wiser and more experienced. you know, so i'm not bouncing off the walls. you know, with this kind of stuff. when it comes time to competition i'll be bouncing off the walls. i'll be fired up. >> now trying on the outfit and doing it where it's -- >> it's so much more real. >> more real. >> it's been a dream up until now, now it's like starting to become reality little by little. >> reporter: there's nothing little about this place. 96,000 total items. each olympian rolls away with about 100 items. >> podium outfit. i want to try it on first. >> it's not often a room of superstars can check their egos at the door. but it's often the olympics come around either. >> here we're extremely small part of our sport or sports in general. it's cool to be a part of. >> reporter: very cool to be a part of and you can see the headline in the paper "the times of london," let the games begin. the opening ceremony is tonight. everybody very excited. the queen is going to be there. the first lady is going to be there. and perha

teams, misty may-treanor and kerri walsh, have been undefeated. they were undefeated in '04. they were undefeated in 2008. and undefeated so far here. those games late at night. we have had some rain. >>> also, basketball, the women's basketball team will be playing again today against angola. not expected to be a tough game for the u.s. women's basketball team. their first win over the weekend against croatia. they won by 25 points. it was the biggest margin of the day. also lots of swimming coming ur here at the aquatics center. we'll be watching that, too. >> looking forward to all of that and still second place with the medal count. thank you, tracie. >>> we will have much more live coverage from london throughout the morning. ahead, a moment you didn't see no matter how much you watched this weekend. the moving celebration for u.s. world record holder dana vollmer. her win was a great moment. we want to know what your favorite moment was from this past weekend. you can let us know by going to our facebook page for "news4 today." >>> it is 6:07. new this morning, a blacko

there we are heading over to the beach and check out the volleyball duel of misty may trainer and kerri walshen dominant on the sand over the last eight years. they continued to do their thing yesterday in london. this time against australia. after winning the first set, the duo fell behind 13-9 during the second. but they rallied back to pull off the 21-19 victory here. misty may trainer with the kill. they'll face the czech republic on monday. >>> to the hardwood, the u.s. men's basketball team will kick off their olympic competition against france today. this year's team has been compared time and time again to the famed dream team 20 years ago. who really knows how they match up? today, however, thane hope to let their game do the talking. the french will be looking to spoil the u.s. led by star point guard tony parker. he's the point guard of the san antonio spurs. >>> locally the nationals have 62 games left in the regular season and they're certainly red hot. currently 20 games above .500. part of that is their impressive road record which they put on the line against milwaukee last ni

. >> let's talk about misty may treanor and kerri walsh.ple thought maybe this year they would not be the favorite. they have proven that teamwork and the chemistry they have together. >> we told her to bring back the gold so we could see it live in in person. >> they looked excited last night. they are doing good things. >> thanks for being here, we appreciate it. >> it would be great to retire on a high note. >> it's only misty mae that's retiring. >> we'll give you an update on the overall medal count. the u.s. tied with china overall, 17 medals but we're trailing in gold 9-5. japan is in third with 11 med ols. >> michael phelps heads back to the pool in the 200 meter butterfly. if he medals, he'll tie the career mark of 18 medals, missy franklin wins to her second in 100 meter back stroke. >> we'll talk to a u.s. gymnast and we'll ask him what went wrong in london. >> mitt romney is in warsaw, about to wrap up the three nation tour with a speech about the values of liberty. he continues to stumble on the world stage. palestinian officia

misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings won every game, every set, every match in their sport sinceord and they are playing austria tonight. we are going to go to watch the sport. we have no interest of bikinis or no bikinis. tomorrow we will bring you a haitian triple jumper competing next week but was also mark zuckerberg's room mate their freshman year at harvard. he is the 14th member to be on facebook when it was a college project. we are going to talk about him jumping for

misty may-treanor and kerry walsh jennings going for one last one.anor suffered an achille's injury and this will be her last dance in the olympics. walsh jennings had two babies since beijing. 5,000 tons of sand poured outside white hall at the century's old and shall we say a little stuffy horse guard parade but now hosting beach volleyball. someone might ask you, did you hear what kobe said about the original dream team of 1992? here's kobe bryant's quote. if you're asking me if we can beat them one game, hell yeah, we can beat them one game. one game we could get them. no question about it. kobe's comment drew a quick rebuke from most of the original dream teamers including his idol michael jordan who led the first team to gold in barcelona. the best group of basketball players ever assemble. who knows over ten games they might steal one or two, that new team. may ask yourself is there really an olympic event called the 50 kilometer walk? yes, there is and has been since 1904. it's that fast kind of race/walking, not like walking around the mall

beach volleyball including the american two-time gold medalist misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jenningsomorrow on the nbc sports network. look on your dial where that is. that is by the way where i will spend the next two and a half weeks hosting. also on the nbc sports network the latest dream team plays tony parker's french squad, that is on sunday morning. just a few of the things you can watch this weekend. watch all 5,355 hours of coverage on-line at nbcolympics.com. they're streaming every single event for the first time in olympic history. don't have to miss a single second. up next, when we send it back to new york, mika's must-read opinion pages. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. my volt is the best vehicle i've ever driven. i bought the car because of its efficiency. i bought the car because i could eliminate gas from my budget. i don't spend money on gasoline. it's been 4,000 miles since my last trip to the gas station. it's pretty great. i get a bunch of kids waving at me... giving me the thumbs up. it's always a gratifying experience. it makes me feel good

what the athletes including gold medalist kerri walsh and michael phelps say is different this time around

kerri balance and misty may-treanor have held the others long in beach volleyball for the last decade. since the last time we saw her on the stage, walsh has given birth to two children and battled shoulder issues. nothing will stop her on the road to gold.

then senator obama and high-profile veterans like senator john kerry, duckworth lost a house run in 2006. >> look, this isn't -- -- >> walshf the things that's going on in the eighth congressional district race is that the duckworth campaign and her democratic allies are taping everything that joe walsh says. now this is standard operating procedure in most campaigns nowadays anyway, but it's especially so since joe walsh speaks very candidly and often provocatively. >> reporter: in may he said democrats strive to make minorities dependent on the government. >> they want hispanics to be dependent on government, just like they want americans to be dependent on government. that's their game. >> reporter: walsh also took heat back in september for boykotding the president's big jobs speech before congress. right here in "the situation room" we asked the congressman why he wontd show up. >> we are beyond speeches. respectfully, it seems all this president does is try to give a good speech. i don't want to be a pawn in that. >> keep in mind, they are fighting for a new seat representing the northwest suburbs of chicago creating