grenada's standing is courtesy of its gold medalist kirani james. jamaica owes its place to its star spirnts including usain bolt and yohan blake. no one these games have been a bit of a caribbean party. weighted by population, the theory being more people, more good athletes to pick, the same thing happens. grenada, with a little over 100,000 people, first. jamaica population 2.9 million, second. and-- wait for it-- the bahamas as, 316,000 third. that's right, the same people who beat the u.s. in that relay. >> mason: and that's the cbs evening news. i'm anthony mason in new york. thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> i used to work for chevron in the '70s they had dated material there then. chevron and at chevron employee talks about problems that the refinery federal investigators focused on corrosion added decades old pipe. >>> what role of the fireplace in the rapid rise of gasoline prices chevron another said you cannot limit on the fire >>> mitt romney makes is

grenada's first ever gold grenada's first ever gold medalist kirani james helped us all feel good exchanging name tags with the first amputee ever in the olympics, oscar pistorius. >> this is how much it means to olympic athletes. >> it's what olympic movement is about. he's such a true sportsman. >> reporter: the fastest man alive showed he could take his time, too, pausing during a tv interview out of respect to u.s. gold medalist sanya richards-ross and the national anthem. >> the great thing about the olympic movement of olympic sport is it's actually a metaphor for life. it's about hard work. it's about diligence. it's about great coaching. it's about friendship and respect. >> reporter: it's about the promise in the olympic oath, pledging competition for the glory of sports and the honor of our team. and there is the upholding of the olympic ideals off the field of play. 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

others john demartini took silver to make his nickel ashmead clinched bronze what olympics champion kirani james of grenada won the men's four hundred meters in forty four point three seven seconds ahead of the dominican republic getting some toss while there was a photo finish in the women's one hundred meters as american calmly to jessa is to make it shelley and fraser price both clocks ten point eight six seconds that jetta was awarded the gold. and finally to bikes of the most of our arty where reigning world champion call us check out was second in friday's free practice session for the inaugural moscow stage of the world superbikes championship the spaniards came in behind his ducati teammate giuliano at the brand new moscow raceway on the outskirts of the russian capital current standings leader max biaggi could only manage night while in the supersport county break our psyches kennan something or you let the first qualifying session had a quandary right as some knows i'm broke parks' a local hero. mish motorsports was faced champion checa was pleased with the you. know it was that

eight seconds in other words joined in latina took silver and is nicole smith pinch bronze champion kirani james of grenada won the men's four hundred meters in forty four point three seven seconds ahead of the dominican republic so they get in some sauce while there was a photo finish in the women's one hundred meters and american calmly to jetta and drank his shelley and fraser bryce both clocked ten point eight six seconds but jetta was awarded the gold. and we finish where we started with frankly local swiss riders have swept the podium in the world's longest mountain bike race across the outs. has more on this year's grand rattled. the. i was swiss mountain bike race marathon is an event which attracts the sports elite and amateurs from all over the world and this year the twenty third edition of the grantor a day was no exception with around three thousand writers taking part the race consisted of four different routes so that everyone could have chosen the want to their liking or abilities the longest route ran between the villages over here and agreements and the one hundred twenty

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. >> in the men's 400 meter final kirani james wins the first ever olympic medal for grenada, a gold. as the sprinting champion celebrated the historic moment, fans of grenada went wild. jamaica's usain bolt got his gold medal for this spectacular win in the 100 meter dash. after the race sunday night he tweeted this photo celebrating with the swedish women's handball team. bolt competes in the 200 meter heats later today. gymnastics all around gold medalist gabby douglas had a tough time on the uneven bars monday finishing last in the event final. russia took gold. douglas gets another shot at the medal in the individual balance beam today. a hero's homecoming for the youngest member of the u.s. olympic team. 15-year-old katie ledecky arrived at dulles airport monday night to a cheering crowd of high school classmates from bethesda, maryland. more excitement on the track today with the women's 100 meter hurdle. three american women compete in that event, including lolo jones. now to the rest of today's top stories. wade michael page, the man accused of opening fire in a wisconsin sik

19-year-old kirani james took gold last night in the 400 meter race. zain verjee is in london. wow!eah, exciting. first medal ever for grenada. he comes from a small fishing town and everyone is going nuts. one official put it this way. his winning was more important than christopher columbus landing. that is the significance of this event, it has. what was james has done is end a long string of u.s. victories in the 400 meters and was an accidental winner here, many people are saying but so talented. only 19. he is a student. he also showed a lot of class in the semifinals. i was in the stadium when this happened and when the south african athlete oscar pistorius ran and lost in the semifinals and what kirani james did was take off his name tag and exchange it with him. a class act and a lot of people still talking about that. well done, grenada! >> james is the youngest olympian to win the 400 meters. but there's another winner who is the oldest. so i'm curious. >> he is 34 years old, the 400 meter hurdles and his name is felix sanchez. everybody was moved watching him get moved.

kirani james win it is for gr grenada. >> and kirani james wins the first ever olympic medal for grenada. fans of grenada went wild. jamaica's usain bolt got his gold medal for this spectacular win in the 100 meter dash. after this race he tweeted this photo, celebrating with the swedish women's handball team. gabby douglas had a tough time on the uneven bars monday, finishing last in the event finals. aliya mustafina took gold. tied at the half, the u.s. men came back to win in basketball. and 15-year-old katie ledecky arrived at dulles airport monday night to a cheering crowd of high school classmates from bethesda, maryland. the gold medal win are in the 800 meter free style, ledecky is now getting ready for her sophomore year of high school. >> just adorable. also today, more gymnastics and misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jenner compete in beach volleyball. >> she fought injury, illness and ultimately wind and rain to win gold in the pole vault. michael tinsley grabbed silver in the 400 meter hurdles. jen, we just mentioned, this was a long road for you. when you got that gold meda

. >> i loved when kirani james from grenada that was the semifinals, the 400 meter with oscar pistorius. james had that -- had that feeling about oscar that he wanted to exchange bibs. and it was -- it said a lot about sportsmanship and respect for each other. it was a lovely moment. and when michael phelps peed in the pool. i thought that was unbelievable. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no. he didn't pee in the pool. >> i thought he did. >> jimmy: ryan lochte peed in the pool. >> oh, ryan lochte peed in the pool, okay. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: michael phelps tasted the gold. yeah -- [ laughter ] [ rim shot ] thank you. >> that is so disgusting. >> jimmy: i apologize. i don't get what you're saying. >> that's like a fetish thing. how do you even know about that? >> jimmy: i don't know what it means. i don't know what that means. >> how do you know about that? you do know what that means. >> jimmy: it's comedy writers. >> oh, my god. >> jimmy: they're nasty writers here. they're on the office -- [ laughter ] sorry to embarrass you, meredith. what other -- what did you think women's volleyball

. >> reporter: oscar pistorius came in last, but kirani james asked to trade signs with t olympian. michael phelps is already relishing retirement. >> i will not miss jumping in a cold pool in the morning, i think is the worst thing. the worst thing about it. >> reporter: cage-diving are sharks now on his list. the men's tennis final, scotsman andy murray defeats roger federer, avenging his wimbledon loss at centre court. no such thing as a reserved brit. >> he lit up centre court. avenging the loss to federer at wimbledon. we'll see you in just moments. >>> meanwhile, usain bolt jumping on twitter. thanks to all the fans for supporting and believing. you have been a part of the journey. and, oh, boy, he's yet again the world's fastest man. he figures to duplicate the feet in the 200 later this week. updated medal count now. south korea and germany hanging around. we see the overall medal race here, between china and the u.s. still playing out. china, a slim lead at this point. all eyes turn to the number three spot. great britain working its way on to the list. 37 medals overall. t

. >> reporter: double amputee, oscar pistorius, finished last in his qualifying heat, but kirani james asked to trade bibs with the athlete. aa sweet sign of respect for the athlete bone without leg bones. and four times more than any swimmer, michael phelps is already relishing retirement >> i will not miss jumping in a cold pool in the morning, i think is the worst thing. the worst thing about it. >> reporter: cage-diving with sharks now on his to-do list in retirement. meanwhile, a huge and happy weekend for the host brits. a slew of gold, including the tennis final as scotsman, andy murray defeats roger federer, the swiss machine, avenging his wimbledon loss at centre court. no such thing as a reserved brit. i'll show you proof of that, coming up for "faster, higher, stranger," josh in the next half hour. >> he lit up centre court. avenging the loss to federer at wimbledon. bill, we'll see you in just moments. >>> meanwhile, usain bolt jumping on twitter. as do we all. of course not after we all win gold in the 100 tweeting, and i quote, thanks to all of the fans for supporting and