olympic organizers apologize to north korea's women's soccer team for using the south korean flag by mistake. the british prime minister describes the legacy the games will leave behind. over the millennium bridge. the torch relay ahead of friday's opening ceremony. assyrian rebel forces prepare for battle for control of the country's second city, we will townive on the syrian c to hear about refugees. hi, everyone. welcome to our studios just outside the olympic parks. just one day to go until be a opening ceremony for the olympic games. i can promise you you were in for a treat. absolutely unique extravaganza. it is very special. you must watch it when it is on tomorrow night. you can expect some advocate sites. it is an event not to be missed. among the events happening today, the british prime minister will host a global business conference in the hopes of generating billions of dollars worth of business. the olympic torch running its final lap among those in london. another beautiful day. a lot of crowds turning out to see the olympic torch as well. first, let's bring you a stor

this is the north korean flag and this is the south korean flag. it's hard to mix them up. ut on the scoreboard they put up the wrong flag. and the north koreans refused to play for more than an hour. the organizers apologized and north korea had its revenge. it won 2-0. there was a volcanic eruption in japan today. the sudden explosion sent a shudder through the entire volcano and a plume of ash soared. 10,000 feet. no one was hurt but nearby residents in kagoshima-- population 600,000-- spent a lot of the day sweeping up a thick coating of ash. there is chaos in anaheim tonight. violent protests in the wake of two deadly police shootings. that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. those little things for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you

put the south korean flag up on the jumbotron so the north koreans walked off the field. about an hour later that graphics mistake was fixed. they put up the north korean flag so the north koreans came back and played their match and won their game. some hiccups to start but hopefully tomorrow for everyone considered there will be no more. we're just learning a few minutes ago that the west field mall was evacuated for a brief time. back to you in the bay area. >> security has been heightened there as well. we'll enjoy checking back with you again, raj. >> carrying on with the olympics now, an olympian competing for greece has been kicked out of the games because of twitter. the olympic committee banned the athlete from the competition because she posted a racist tweet allegedly. now fans have started facebook groups asking the committee to reinstate her. sports psychologists say some treat their accounts like a journal. >> a lot of athletes are private but it's interesting when they get on their phone they feel i can say what i want. it's a way to express all of that emo

of the south korean flag was shown instead of the north korean flag. organizers have apologized for the mistake. north korea ended up beating colombia 2-0. the opening ceremony is just two days away. you can watch it all here on nbc bay area starting at 7:30 friday night. >>> in health matters tonight, stem cells are used to fight many diseases but now they're being used in the fight against wrinkles. more and more women are turning into the stem cell makeover. the procedure involves liposuction. stem cells from the fat is concentrated and injected into a patient's face to decrease wrinkles. some doctors claim the results are permanent, unlike other types of filler treatments. >> stem cells in general are the cells in your body that regenerate tissue and make the skin look beautiful and younger. and they also help the fat to remain alive so that the volume that we create stays. which has been a problem with fat transfer in the past. >> the procedure costs an estimated $5,000. >>> some stunning information on just how much taxpayers are spending to supp

, citizen of the north korean flag. >>> a greek olympic athlete has been kicked off the team after making what was seen as a racist slur on twitter. a triple jumper tweeted a joke making fun of immigrants from africa. the head of the greek olympic committee said it showed no respect for the olympics. the 23-year-old apologized saying that she was ashamed and did not want to offend anymore. a spokesperson for greece's co-ruling party says she can make as many vile jokes as she likes when she's watching the events on tv. there's only two days before the opening ceremonies. >>> there's controversy and family strife in the jackson family. michael jackson's mother katherine is no longer the legal guardian of the king of pop's three children at least temporarily. t.j. is the son of michael's brother tito. katherine jackson hasn't spoken to the children for more than a week and was reported missing more than a week ago. turns out she was with other family in arizona. jermain said she's following doctors orders that she should cut off communication while skmun indicating from a heart condition. >

they were upset that the jumbo screen at the stadium showed the south korean flag and not the north koreanlag. such a bitter relationship between the two countries you can imagine all the feelings that were involved. olympic officials apologized profusely for the mistake, they corrected the flap of the flag on the jumbotron, about an hour later the north korean woman won their match. there were some tense feelings at that soccer match. no such thing as a flawless olympics but hopefully there are just a few problems like that in terms of what's happened. we'll see you later on this morning. we are live in london and that plane ticket is waiting for both of you. back to you. >> don't even tempt me. you know. we can move fast. >> raj, i'm curious, is it all work and no play for you over there? you're at the olympics. >> reporter: i can talk to you after the newscast and answer that question. right now it's all work. >> he's heading to the pub after we let him go. >> i have known you many years, my friend. i know exactly how you'll answer that. diplomatically. we'll check in with you throughou

young korean flag at a soccer game.ough for the world to get around in a city layed out in the middle ages, so they insisted london reserve special lanes for dignitaries. they are furious about the gridlock and touching down at heathrow airport, it was reasonable to expect to land. i say we take it. if we get pulled over, you can tell them i'm michael phelps or something. and there are similar frustrations with fans, official ticket seller for americans had a six-hour line. some families got nar tickets they had been seated on opposite sides of the arena. >> we had some volleyball tickets four of them are together, they're not beside each other. >> she got on the computer and was able to get it. >> i got archery, and beach volleyball. >> are any of those your favorite sports? >> no. >> they are now. but one fan who had no trouble getting tickets first lady michelle obama who began the morning by hosting one of his signature let's move events. inspire a generation of dangerously obese kids to get off the couch. >> it's a

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were introduced in glasgow, scotland, their photos were accompanied by the south korean flaggood. olympic officials apologized but outraged north korean team officials delayed the game for more than an hour. the north korean women won that one 2-0. >>> when we come back on a thursday, more coverage of the olympics. including a smog alert. how air pollution threatens to slow down some of the fastest athletes in the world. i don't want healthy skin for a day. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] don't just moisturize, improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it's clinically proven to improve your skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for healthy, beautiful skin that lasts. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. also discover daily moisturizing body wash. for healthy skin that starts in the shower. only from aveeno. >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. in d.c., partly sun

women's soccer team walked off the field when players' faces were shown next to the south korean flag on the stadium's big screens. the game was delayed for about an hour as officials tried to persuade players to return to the field, which they did, only after the flag was changed. organizers have apologized to the players and the country for the mistake. north korea went on to beat colombia 2-0. and here's a live look at london right now. looks like a beautiful day, and it's almost here, the olympic opening ceremony is just a day away and london is ready to kick off the 30th summer olympic games. nbc's tracie potts is across the pond now with a preview. good morning to you! >> reporter: hi, eun, good morning. good morning, everyone. live from olympic park this morning, that is the stadium behind me where the opening ceremonies will take place tomorrow. 80,000 people kicking off this xxx olympiad. here in the park, it is still closed to the public, but 6,000 colleagues of mine along with the families, coaches, others who are connected with the olympics, and of course, team usa, 530 am

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korean women find their names displayed on the scorecards -- on the scoreboards under the south korean flag. there was a delight under -- there was a of an hour. >> we have also already got allegations of dumpioping. athletes are still prepared to take the risk. >> many will tell you that people look -- there are not enough people to test them. the high-profile has been a moroccan runner. one of the favorites for a gold medal after an exceptional year. she is facing a life ban and she is out of the game. the international association of athletic federation told us they had tracked others. a profiling of blood. they are all out of the london olympics. >> social media is causing a bit of an issue. one of the greek athlete suspended for racist tweets. >> this is voula papachristou. she expressed a call for a far- right party. she also made a comment that was deemed racist. with so many africans in greece, at least mosquitos on the west nile will be able to eat homemade food. not surprising, there was a backlash. she has since apologized. the olympic committee told her to stay in athens. >> it

was shown instead of the north korean flag. >> >> okay.t on job-training programs, particularly in oklahoma. how is it going there? >> we are going to spend almost $200 million of american taxpayers this year. we have 40 program, operating out of 47. we have one town of 16,000 people, we have 17 separate federal job-training programs in that town. you know, this started when we forced the gao to tell us what we are duplicating. so i sent staff out and we did over 70 site visits in the state. we collected all the information. we interviewed people who were working in it -- everybody except job corps because job corps was told by the department of labor, do not talk to senator coburn's people. so everybody but job corps was interviewed. we assessed it and did a uniform survey and we talked to people who had gone through the system. talked to people with positive out of the system and people who had failed. basically, it's a bust. now, some of the stuff that oklahoma does by itself that doesn't have federal government involvement in it is ver

team walked off the field from its game with colombia when the team was identified with the south korean flag. their exit postponed at the game for more than an hour. game officials had to issue an official apology before the north korean team would return to the field. we do not know who will win the first medal of the games, but the first athlete has been sent home because of a social media gaffe. she was removed for what was called a racial slur on twitter. she apologized but will not be reinstated. >> sometimes an apology just does not make it all good. i cannot believe they showed the wrong flag. >> on the first day of competition. >> stay with us for a look dax the forecast looks like temperatures will be near 100 degrees tomorrow with a slight risk of a storm. 40% chance of a storm on friday. it clears up as we head into saturday and sunday. i just doubled across an interesting thing here. donna is the best tv newscaster. grace under pressure during the same name, at penn state. jayne miller, investigative reporter, gets down to the bottom of it. >> thank you very much. that is all for

women's team took to the soccer field today, they were introduced next to pictures of the south korean flag. obviously that caused a fair amount of diplomatic flap here. the north koreans originally said they weren't going to play the game. there was some apologies, handshakes back and forth. the good news is the games eventually did go off. >> the first problems. we'll see you along the way. thanks. >>> still ahead as we continue tonight from london, some of the other big stories of this day, including the relentless heat wave causing so much suffering across our country. >>> later a wedding surprise. an entire country learned they have a first lady they didn't know about until now. we are back from london tonight right after this. >>> the federal government is out tonight with its first estimates of how this year's drought will affect food prices starting with chicken and turkey prices. expected to rise from 3.5 to 4.5% before the year ends. it was at it again today, high temperatures once again pushing into the triple digits in many spots across the country. one of the big weather headli

they put up a shot of the south korean flag which is the known enemy of north korea.begin the match against columbia for an hour but they came back and turned out to be worth it. they won that match two to nothing. >>> 7:20 and a change in the weather is on the way. up next meteorologist steve paulson's forecast and thousand may affect your weekend plans. >>> and google embarking on a new project, the big announcement expected later today. >>> northbound 280 getting busy as we see a little bit of crowding getting into the valley, we'll tell you more about the commute and the weather coming up. >>> in about 90 minutes google is going to announce its plans for google fiber project in kansas city. the mountain view based company is providing a fiberoptic cable company to the city. google says users will get speeds 100 times faster than the rest of the country. >>> time now 7:22. tonight we'll finally get our first peek at the lighting design for the bay bridge. it's scheduled to be by the bay toll authority and department of transportation. that he is are custom made lig

eyes of the london olympics have been left red faced after they mistakenly displayed the south korean flag instead of the north korean one it happened at the beginning of the women's football match against colombia the north korean team led the page for now in protest before an apology was a shoot its latest embarrassment for the organizers after numerous high profile security problems. as defense minister ehud barak has warned of tough decisions ahead that's if the latest european union sanctions fail to stop iran's nuclear program his comments came shortly after iran's supreme leader and oust increased pressure will not interfere with his country's desire for peaceful atomic energy the latest e.u. sanctions targeting the islamic states oil industry came into force on july the five or later activists to bail as tells us he believes the u.s. and he's leading a campaign for wool ignoring the new snell's. it will pass for food for everyone if the united states or nato which is just the united states fig leaf or israel went into iran and attacked iran there we can live in this world as a nati

so when the south korean flag was used to represent the north korean soccer team before an olympic gameu know i just had to talk about this with comedian bill santiago. good morning, bill. >> good morning. >> let's take a look at this picture, okay b with of all places, of all two countries to mix it up, it it up, it had to be these two. what do you think. >> i want to congratulate whoever pulled this off and got away with it. if you're willing to risk nuclear retaliation, applaud you all the way. it could have been an honest mistake. north korea, the korea being run by the regime suppressing freedom called itself the democratic republic of korea and south korea refers to it as just the republic of korea. it is very confusing. i think if north korea wants to continue in the olympic games it should have to identify itself as the toe tamilitary regime of korea and i think it will solve a lot of problems. >> you think an honest mistake? should they have known better? . >> this has happened before. a lot of times the organizers -- >> yeah, but all of places. >> well, look, every time that i

to north korea's match against colombia, organizers accidentally showed a picture of the south korean flage jumbotron during player introductions for the north korean team. because of the mix-up, they refused to take the field for nearly an housework delaying the start of the match. the always contentious relationship between north and south korea even more tense lately following a long range rocket test by the north in april. the countries technically have been at war for the last 60 years or so. olympic organizers did release a statement apologizing for this error. it's worth noting this isn't the first mishap for the north korean women's soccer team. following last year's world cup, the north korean coach said his players were sluggish against the united states because they were hit by lightning during training camp. later when it was revealed that five of their players tested positive for steroids, the team blamed musk tear glands. prior to the game, the dodgers acquired hanley ramirez from the marlins. he hit one off the wall in the deepest part of the yard. he later scored on a sac f

plays this south korean flag instead of the north korean one it happened at the beginning of the women's football match against colombia the north korean team left the pitch for an hour in protest before an apology was a shoot is the latest embarrassment for the organizers after numerous high profile security problems. israel's defense minister ehud barak has warned of tough decisions ahead of the latest european union sanctions fail to stop iran's nuclear program and eskom is making. his comments came shortly after iran's supreme leader an ounce to increased pressure will not interfere with his country's design for peaceful atomic energy the latest e.u. sanctions talks have islamic states or an industry came into force on july fast. and active is the bill as tells us he believes the u.s. and his. painful ignoring. it would be a catastrophe for everyone if the united states or nato which is just the united states fig leaf or israel went into iran and attacked iran there we can live in this world as a nation among nations as long as we insist on the old colonial mentality that we can domi

organizers of the london olympics have been left red faced after they mistakenly displaced this south korean flag instead of the north korean one it happened at the beginning of the women's football match against colombia the north korean team left the pitch for an hour in protest before an apology was issued is the latest embarrassment for the organizers after numerous high profile security problems. as defense minister ehud barak was warned of tough has warned of tough decisions ahead of the latest european union sanctions failed to stop iran's nuclear program his comments came shortly after iran's supreme leader announced western sanctions and diplomatic pressure will not interfere with his country's desire for peaceful atomic energy the latest e.u. sanctions targeting the islamic states or in the street came into force on july the first their worst fears terrorize secretly developing nuclear weapons something iran's always denied and later actually mr bill has tells r.t. he believes the u.s. and israel are leading a campaign for ignoring their own nuclear arsenals. it would be terser food for

women's team took to the soccer team today, they were introduced next to pictures of the south korean flag. obviously that caused a fair amount of diplomatic flap here. the north koreans originally said they weren't going to play the game, apologies, handshakes back and forth. it eventually went off. >> the first problems. we'll see you along the way. thanks. >>> still ahead as we continue tonight from london, some of the other big stories of this day, including the relentless heat wave causing so much suffering across our country. >>> later a wedding surprise. an entire country learned they have a first lady they didn't know about until now. we are back from london tonight right after this. ntil now. we are back from london tonight right after this. last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to sta

korean women's soccer team walked off the field when players' faces were shown next to the south korean flag on the stadium's big screens. the game was delayed for about an hour as officials tried to persuade players to return to the field, which they did only after the flag was changed. organizers have apologized to the players and the country for the mistake. north korea went on to beat colombia 2-0. >>> and we now know who will be leading team usa into the opening ceremony tomorrow night. fencer mario zegunis has been picked to carry the flag. the two-time olympic gold medalist was picked by her fellow olympians. she was the first american in a century to win gold when she took home the top prize in athens in 2004. she will defend her gold medal in beijing and took home world titles in 2009 and 2010. very exciting. nbc 4 is your home for the 2012 olympic games. we'll have live reports from our own dan hellie and nbc's tracie potts coming up in the 5:00 hour. visit nbcwashington.com any time for personal profiles of the athletes and the latest on the games. >> and if you haven't been to th

women's soccer yesterday, the big news was the flap created when a north korean play her a south korean flag prior to a match in glasgow on the video tron. the major headline of the day on the field was the play of the u.s. women's team which began its quest for a third straight golded me in dramatic fashion. the americans fell 2-0 behind france but then team usa suddenly hit the "on" switch. >> rapino will take the corner. it will be right-footed. she will look for the head here of abby wambach. the back post. there and is a goal. brilliantly executed by the united states. they are back in it! 9 united stat the united states with an opportunity. the united states are level! what a first half we have here. opportunity to drive. oh! absolutely magnificent. into the penalty for the united states. cross comes over. far post. alex morgan. 4-2! >> the u.s. women's team elicited quite a reaction from soccer royalty on the twitter sphere, this from mia hamm, the legend herself. great win for the "usa today." way to fight and stay

olympic organizers are apologizing to north korea for inadvertently flying the south korean flag duringa women's soccer match. the game was delayed for nearly an hour after the team refused to take the field with the wrong flag being displayed. they got their revenge with a 2-0 victory. the olympic torch arrives in london in the hands of a 100 year-old woman. she is now officially the oldest torchbearer on record for the 2012 olympics. she carried the flame mr. de as crowds cheered her on. look at her go. >> good for her >> they were for three blind mice but now they can see. the breakthrough development for bay area scientists. >> a crocodile commotion in one neighborhood. we will explain, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> temperatures outside mainly in the '50s with even some drizzle towards the coast line. more on the forecast coming up >> so far so good on the roadways. not hearing of any major accidents. >> are you feeling a little bit cranky on the graveyard shift? cry unplugging before bedtime. too much light while sleeping may actually lead to depression. researchers at ohio state

that's the south korean flag on the board there, but those are north korean athletes. because of that, they refused to take the field for an hour. that was just one of the stumbles today. look closely at the logos there. those with keen eyes might realize some are fake. you see, in this era of austerity, the egyptian athletes are wearing chinese copies. the real thing, too expensive. but at least they made it to the olympics. this greek triple jumper is grounded, after she sent out a tweet mocking immigrants. and the coach of the south korean sailing team caught drowning in booze. she got a dui in london and she's headed home, too. but let's be honest. the games are about sport. and the americans did very well today, thank you. in the last week this here, there's been a lot of talk about security fiascos and horrible traffic. but organizers insist they will be ready for the opening ceremony on friday night. and diane, looks like those american women are ready, as well. >> great way to begin. thank you so much, nick schifrin. >>> and now, coming up, the white-knuckle mo

organizers are apologizing to north korea for inadvertently flying the south korean flag during a women'ssoccer match. the game was delayed for nearly an hour after the north korean team refused to take the field. they got their revenge with a 2-0 victory over columbia. the olympic torch arrives in london in the hands of 100 year- old woman. dianna gould is now of the official oldest torchbearer on record for the 2012 games. she carried the famous flame yesterday as all those crowds cheered her on. >> the titanic sunk that year so she has seen a lot. coming up next, a look at the top stories >> breaking news, a driver crashes into a home. a live report on how close the vehicle came to getting a baby. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >> quite a story here, a very close call for a family in east palo also this morning >> a car slammed into their home, barely missing a sleeping baby and a toddler. >> poli

north korean team walked off the field at first, outraged they were introduced with a giant south korean flag. they returned once the correct flag was sewn and they won. a top runner suspended from the game after allegedly testing positive for a diuretic. >> and this greek athlete apologized for statements she tweeted saying she's ashamed. >> and muhammad ali took gold at the 1960s olympics back when he was cashes clay. >> i compare him to rocky who always gets up and at the end of the day is a winner. >> and this morning, they offer some inspiration of their own. and good news outside olympic park, an airport customs strike was averted and at least for now london traffic has not been quite so terrible as some have predicted. natalie? >> i can vouch for that. those imlick tracks, we want to go to hoda kotb. >> hi, everybody. a law enforcement source tells nbc news a package containing writing from james holmes about killing people. the university confirms it received the package on monday three days after the aurora shooting that killed 12 people. memorial services got under way wednesday for