lolo is the smart one. >> lolo has a one-track mind. >> have some fun. >> coming up.hager takes you on a tour of london from above. >> first we'll get your local news and weather. [ cellphone rings ] hey honey! mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> the humidity will be lower than it was yesterday. temperature will make it to about the same level, though. baxter of sunshine and clouds and a slight chance of a thunderstorm. 20% chance of a thunderstorm on wednesday. chance for rain goes up at the end of a week. >>> lolo jones has the lead. she hit hurdle number nine. lolo jones hit the hurdle and harper wins it. lolo jones hit the hurdle and did not get a medal. >> hard moment. but can lolo redeem herself after missing out on that medal in beijing four years ago. she gets her shot later today. lolo will be with us live here tomorrow on "today." lolo live.

lolo is the smart one. >> lolo has a one-track mind. >> have some fun. >> coming up.s ] hey honey! mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> breaking news at 9:26. five people heard this morning in an accident on an escalator at the metro station. we're told a customer's bag got caught in the side of the escalator there and that person stopped, causing several other people to fall, as well, on the escalator. three people taken to the hospital. two others treated there on the scene. the escalator is out of service right now while these repairs are made. again, five people injured in an escalator incident. >>> in the meantime, big delays on i-66 because of another accident. danella has those details. >> a nine-mile backup eastbound i-66 at fairfax county parkway. right side still tied up and two left lanes get hey, there's barely a line at space mountain. you there ! i am looking for someone, hair black

one word, lolo, lolo, american runner, lolo jones has advanced into the semifinals in the 100-meter hurdlesme and came in second to top ranked australian runner looking wonderful throughout it all. i must say. >> and must have been something he ate. team usa lost the first athlete. for a drug violation. judo fighter nicholas delpopolo was kicked out of the olympics for failing a drug test. his excuse, he ate something before the games that could have been laced with pot. not surprisingly it was apparently something baked. he says he had no idea there was pot in it. either way, his dreams are up in smoke. >> uh-uh-uh. the brownies get you every time, kid. >>> some of today's events, athletes going for medals in gymnastics, women's balance team, men's parallel bars, women's floor exercise, a few of the big events. in track and field, events include the men's high jump. and women's 100-meter hurdles where one of my favorites -- lolo jones -- will compete. uh. >>> coming up, we finally know the lucky young woman, dating a very eligible olympian. >> indeed. and another reality tv show judge says

and the fact that they just tore me apart, it was just heartbreaking. >> is lolo right?largely been portraying female athletes as sex symbols? joining us from london, christine brennan, sports columnist from usa today certainly you lolo jones got ts and lots of media coverage, sought media coverage. does she now have a legitimate complaint about how she is treated? >> howie, i really don't think so and here's why. i don't want to sound overly harsh about hership. did he have a fine fourth place finish but she was clearly the most publicized u.s. olympic athlete to not win a medal here. and she brought a lot of this on herself by posing in various stages of undress and wanting to get the publicity and that's fine. it's free country. she can do that. and often, olympians have a very small window so we understand why they do some of this stuff. but then to get angry with the media, first of all, u.s. media, we are not there to support her, we are there to cover her and that's what the journalists do we report on these issues, we are not the pr people, and i understand why s

. >>> lolo jones one of the best known faces from the london games.lk to her about camaraderie at the olympics.ti se caring for a loved one with alzheimer's, not a day goes by that you don't have them. questions about treatment where to go for extra help, how to live better with the disease. so many questions, where do you start? alzheimers.gov. the answers start here. >>> the american medal rush strikes gold twice more today in the premier event the usa basketball team beat a surprisingly tough spanish squad 107-100. kevin durant led all scorers with 30 points to help america repeat as gold medal champs. >>> american diver david bodea pulls off a shock upset in the platform diving. that's america's first gold if the event since 1988. >>> america also won a gold in wrestling. a ugandan won a thrilling marathon today and the british won the super heavyweight boxing gold. >>> so final day of competition which means the closing ceremonies just a few hours away. so many memories to reflect on. i've been privileged to attend four olympic games, including t

>> lolo. lolo. >> lochte. >> that's your favorite. i didn't know.> yeah, he's cuban. >> i didn't know that. >> yes. his 91-year-old grandmother apparently cooks cuban food for him. >> so cuban does a body good, huh. >> that's right. >> lolo and lochte, the theme for the show. >>> get our thursday morning rolling. day six of the big games in london. some of america's most recognizable athletes, swimmers michael phelps and ryan lochte, there we go, could be back on the medal stand later today. >> that's right. with the details on the american winners and some real losers from yesterday, here is abc's bill weir. >> reporter: it was missy franklin's turn to add to her stockpile of gold as the women's 4 x 200 freestyle relay team beat the aussies by more than two full seconds. while in the gym, miami's danell leyva needed his best performance on the high bar to medal. and per tradition, he got the good luck clap from his stepfather and coach. it worked. he stuck the dismount and let out a howl and rejoiced. while great britain broke the drought in rowing

maybe i should zip it. >> people are going to look at you, lolo.finding dates. i do have a hard time finding a guy i want to date that has good morals, that's willing to wait. >> while the search for mr. right continues, so, too, does jones quest for that first olympic medal. with preparations coming not just on the track but also in the kitchen. her secret weapon, a post workout smoothie. >> is there any magic to this formula. >> no, it's pretty easy. just a couple strawberries and spinach or whatever. >> get your greens in there. >> the key about spinach, they say you can add it to any protein shake and you won't tell a difference. >> you don't taste it. >> that's a good thing. >> you taste it a little bit. they lie, but it's really healthy for you. >> let's do it. >> i make so many of these, when my niece and nephew come over they know how to make it for me. >> do they like it? >> yeah. >> pretty much done. >> look at that. >> i'm so tired of these. i drink them 365 days. >> right in the kitchen hang constant reminders of what she's fighting for

but lolo jones is an amazing athlete. that hit of the hurdle back in 2008 where she was expected to win. she didn't win. now she was back and i mean, is it really news that some of the appeal a little bitshowing off and she just so happens to talk also about her virginity? why is that news? >> i feel i should remind everyone that track and field is not a subjective sport. there is no judge. there is a start line and there is a finish line. and as a professional athlete, as an olympic athlete, her job was to try to run the fastest she could from the start line to the finish line and that's what she did every single race. that's what she did in the olympics. for the "new york times" to say that she hasn't gotten where she has based on her own merits is just false. she's an 11-time all american. she's run in two olympics and she holds the world record in her event indoors! in my opinion, when i read the article, laura, i interpreted it as someone who didn't know what he was talking about. >> laura: well, it was also -- the q

lolo jones had the heart breaking race in 2008 where she missed out on a medal, last night more heart break for her as she finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdle final. she talked earlier today on "today" that she received a whole lot of criticism in the media in the days leading up to her race. >> i mean i laid it out there, i fought hard for my country. and i think it's just a shame that i have to deal with so much backlash when i'm already so broken hearted as this is. >> reporter: now despite that criticism, lolo says she does plan to continue in track and field, she's aiming towards the games in 2016. in fact she said she got a call last night from gail deavers who is a multiple winner in the game and she reminded lolo that she won her last track and field gold medal at the age of 30. >> we're always rooting for her, she's a fan favorite. >>> don't forget you can get your olympics fix any time just by heading to our website nbcbayarea.com, you'll find archived events to viewing schedules to find out when your favorite event also air. >> the advice given to expectant moms for age

in recent times one has been lolo jones.an her race for gold in the 100-meter hurdles this morning one day after her 30th birthday. >> happy birthday. she was fast enough to qualify for the next round. as bigad shaban reports from london, jones is already ahead of the field in media exposure. bigad, good morning to you. >> reporter: gayle and jeff, good morning to you. it's the olympics enter yet another week of competition here in london and the focus goes from the pool to the track, all eyes seem to be on lolo jones. she's a 21st century athlete who seems to tweet about her every move. fans and the media can't seem to get enough. the publicity surrounding the lolo jones brand is everywhere. from oakley and proctor and dere commercials to sports illustrated. an athlete poised for greatness. >> i'll be running for 12 years. >> as a two-time world indoor champion in the 60-meter american record holder, jones has hurdled the competition since her days as an all-american at lsu. >> this is really pretty, lolo. gorgeous. >> with

choose to e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc or tweet us using @williegeist or do what lolo jones does and text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. willie geist is hanging out in london for us this morning. women's gymnastics walked away with more hardware yesterday, aly raisman was a spectacle to watch. >> reporter: aly raisman was great. a little disappointment earlier in the games for her. she lied for third in one event but they didn't give her a medal, bumped her to fourth. a big night for her last night. a huge night in beach volleyball, setting up an all-american final in women's beach volleyball at what's really the best venue at all these olympic games. incredible video of a waist lifter dropping 432 pounds on himself. it's a little tough to watch but we'll show to it you a little bit later. >> thanks so much, we'll talk in a second. >>> we move on to presidential politics where the obama campaign is pushing back against a new romney attack ad, one that accuses the president of trying to reverse the accomplishments of pre

a bit later on we'll talk to lolo jones who came in fourth. it was disappointment in beijing and now london, too. >> going to be interesting to hear what she has to say. when we're at the olympic games al and i like to find a sport we can try together. the luge, synchronized swimming, even rhythmic gymnastics. we nearly got arrested for that one. this morning what could be our most daring and painful olympic endeavor yet. we'll fill you innoon that. first to the real athletes in london. natalie morales has olympic highlights. good morning to you. >> good morning matt and savannah. a big day for u.s. women with outstanding in gym narvegs, track and field, beach volleyball and water polo. gymnastics gold for aly raisman, the first u.s. woman to win gold on a floor exercise with a powerful routine that delighted her parents. >> it felt amazing and really exciting. it still hasn't hit me yet. it's amazing. it went exactly how i wanted it to go. raisman also won bronze on the balance beam. she initially finished fourth place but after they question

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coming up, an emotional end to the olympic games for lolo jones. >> yeah. she was very emotional this morning. she came in fourth in the 100 meter hurdles last night. she was disappointed in that finish. that came on the heels of her disappointing finish in beijing, which really opened up about how difficult these games have been, some of the criticism she endured. we'll hear from her in a few minutes. >> contrast the end of her games to aly raisman. the gymnast took a gold and a bronze medal on the beam. she was beaming this morning. we'll be talking more to aly in a few minutes. >> after the pathetic and embarrassing event of greco roman wrestling, i thought what else could i do to embarrass myself. i got a lesson in cricket, it was a sticky wickett. >> before we go further let's bring in the cyclist who got a silver medal. >> not one but two silver medals you're coming home with in these games. how does that feel? >> so amazing, not one but two. just to have a medal of any color, it was a dream to actually be able to hold one of these. it hasn't left my

the most highly recommended bed in america. >>> olympian lolo jones felt the heartbreak of finishingut a medal in the 100 hurdles in london, but she still is one of the best known athletes at the games. her athleticism, her beauty and big personality have brought her endorsements and fame, but when i talked to her earlier i asked her how she's assessing it all at this point. how do you assess it all at this point? >> um, yea. well, obviously i'm not, you know, uber thrilled with the results, but i'm pleased, very pleased with my effort because i had a lot of setbacks this year. the injuries were, you know, they kept coming, and i fought through it all, you know, i made the team and even when a lot of people said i wouldn't make the olympic team. so just to fight through all of that, i'm proud of myself. it wasn't the fastest i've ran in my life, but i'm pleased. >> there is tremendous pressure that an olympian puts on oneself and coaches and corporate sponsors. from which has the presse really been the toughest? >> well, i think you hit all of them. they're all kind of equal because

lolo jones loves pilates.ep on dreaming. >> reporter: how many situps would you have to do to get tight look like that? >> 50 years. >> reporter: cheers. >> our facebook question of the day, which olympian do you think is the sexiest and why? let us know at wnnfans.com. sunny, your vote? >> lochte. >> my vote, lolo jones. lsu graduate down there, louisiana. yes, indeed. beautiful, beautiful girl. lolo. >> ha-ha! >> whew! >>> this morning on "world news now" -- warning signs. new questions about the accused movie theater gunman james holmes. >> what did a university psychiatrist know about holmes and when? it's thursday, august 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm sunny hostin. paula faris is on assignment. >> and i'm rob nelson. we'll get to our exclusive new reporting about the colorado massacre in a moment. some interesting questions, new information. >> also ahead in this half-hour of the show, the mitt romney veep-stakes shift into high gear. two potential runni

from ryan lochte's buff bod to lolo jones tight abs. these bodies are such an obsession the bbc created a program to find your close olympic match. me? i'd be an american boxer. in the real world it takes a lifetime to look this good. just how hard do they have to train to achieve perfection? for hope solo's legs, in addition to kicking the soccer ball, 10 minutes of jump rope. and misty may-treanor's volley backside? the pigeon pose. and lolo's abs. training on a set stairs called death valley. and ryan lochte, lifting medicine balls and bar bell, he flips a huge tire and drags a 450-bound shipyard chain. >> i know how to push my body more than any other body can handle. >> reporter: then there's the diet. michael phelps consumes 12,000 calories a day. power breakfast. okay meal, a large omelet and fruit. lunch a giant meatball sandwich. 18 gold medals to his name seems to be working. for former olympian summer sanders knows the sacrifices too well. she said it's all worth it to bring home the gold. >> a lot what you're seeing is a fou

. >> and american lolo jones hits the track again today in the 100-meter hurdles. has the second-fastest time in qualifying yesterday. two americans, including defending olympic champion, dawn harper, are also in the competition. >> always good to see lolo. checking the medal count this morning, china leads the u.s. by one medal. russia has overtaken britain in third place. >> love the olympics. >>> the u.s. women's basketball team takes on canada today in a quarter-final match. >> and the men's and women's semifinals in beach volleyball. but here at home, it's still baseball season, of course. all the highlights from espn. >> i'm jorge andres. let's play some baseball. jared weaver and the angels taking on the red-hot a's. he's a man who hangs out with fast balls. aim result, 2-0. jared weaver in command. against cris carter? nope. weaver struck out nine and allowed four hits. he took care of -- top seven. torii hunter. base hit. two runs would come in to score. angels win 4-0. weaver gets his 15th win. >>> tigers taking on the yankees. detroit up 1-0. a solo bomb

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lolo jones is a current american record holder. of her olympic races one writer decided to take . he said she has received more publicity than any other american track and field athlete in the olympic games. essentially jones decided she'll be whatever anybody want her to be. to draw attention to herself and the many products she endorses. just days after it was published jones would place fourth in her race. she is describing the heartbreak she felt by being taken down by a newspaper from the country that's supposed to be cheering her on. >> instead they ripped me to shreds. i thought that was crazy. i work six days a week every day for four years for a 12-second race. the fact that theyer to me apart which is heartbreaking. i'm not like -- they didn't even do the research. i'm the american record holder. i don't think i should be ripped apart by media. shannon: joining us to talk about it, dr. keith ablow. thank you for joining us today. she is dealing with a loss and dealing with a biting piece in the "new york times" as well. w

but talk about the "new york times" smearing lolo jones. >> bob: you want to talk about lol? a virgin. christian. took flak for saving her virginity. the "new york times" decided to slander her -- >> bob: is anybody a virgin at that age? >> eric: doesn't believe lolo jones is a virgin. >> andrea: it's gross that the "new york times" would do to one of our own. it's not surprising. wait until the olympics is over. but because she is a christian. >> greg: she is faster version of sarah palin. they hate her. she is offensive as sandra fluke. irrelevant. she is a joke. >> bob: what do you think of jlo? >> greg: lolo. >> bob: whatever. >> kimberly: she is fantastic. >> bob: she posed nude for somebody. >> eric: she did not pose nude. >> bob: it's in my research. >> eric: nothing showing. nothing showing. >> bob: okay. like a virgin. coming up, u.s. men's basketball team is poised to win big this sunday. how does the 2012 team stack up to the original dream team of jordan marxgic, magic, bird? that's next. ♪ ♪ another great thing about all this walking i've been doing is that it's

lolo jones finishing in fourth place, just off the medal podium. more disappointment for her. she does say she's going to try to come back for real, she said, "i am crushed." difficult video to show you here. if you've got kids maybe you want to move them away. this is german weight lifter may tie yas steiner trying to lift 432 pounds and he drops it on his neck. we can show you this in good conscience because, believe it or not, he's okay. 432 pounds, he was taken to the hospital for an x-ray. somehow, some way, he was okay after dropping that weight on his own neck. as of the end of competition tuesday, china and the united states pull ahead of the pack in the medal count, china leading the u.s. with 34 golds to u.s.'s 30. 73 total medals, 70 for the united states. look at great britain. 48 total medals. they are on fire here. now 22 gold. and they are pumped about that here. tonight in primetime on nbc, you can watch that all-american beach volleyball final between two-time defending gold medalists misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings and first-time olympians who upse

and lolo's abs. training on a set of stairs called death valley. >> and lochte's arms? nine swimming sessions a week. and he lifts medicine balls and bar bell, he flipped a huge tir chain. >> i know how to push my body more than any other body can handle. >> reporter: then there's the diet. michael phelps consumes 12,000 calories a day. power breakfast. oatmeal, a large omelet and fruit. lunch a giant meatball sandwich. 18 gold medals to his name seems to be working. for former olympian summer sanders knows the sacrifices too well. she said it's all worth it to bring home the gold. >> a lot what you're seeing is a foundation over a lifetime. >> it's not all of that time in the gym. that gives these athletes the perfect body. many of them do brain training. exercises to give them a mental leg up on the competition. there's an app for that. i've been working on these brain memory exercise, david. i have a long way to go before i enter olympic games. >> all right. cecilia vega, making us feel better why we don't all look like olympic athletes. >>> when we come back, what l

>> lolo jones. lolo. lolo. whatever.sket weaving i'll tune in. >> i can't wait for track and field. it's incredible. >> i ran track in high school. i appreciate that. >> i didn't know that about you. >> not well. i was out there. >>> coming up, michael phelps' next career move. >> the wife of the director who had an affair with kristin stewart makes a demand. we will talk about that in "the skinny" next. >> uh-huh. >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations. ill continue after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> welcome back, everybody. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> welcome back, everybody. we talked over the last several weeks about the family tragedy involving usher. his stepson, son of his ex-wife was killed in that jet ski accident. on top of that before the accident, involved in a nasty custody dispute since splitting up. now she has filed new court papers in light of that custody battle saying all that -- that went down during the little boy's injury and subsequen

and lolo jones, my ex-wife, she finished fourth despite being the favorite. >> some of the big eventstrack and field, 400 hurdles, women's 200 meter. both of those are finals. other medals include women's beach volleyball where the two american team will face off for the gold. >> back to lolo, "the new york times" did a scathing profile of her saying she is more about hype than talent. you wonder, took fourth in the event, does that lend credence to the article. that's my girl. >> i thought she did pretty well. it was a scathing article. coming out during the olympics.

lolo jones gets emotl and fires back at her critics. >>> and some extraordinary acts of kindness at these games proving sportsmanship is still very much alive. "nightly news" from london very much alive. "nightly news" from london begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television nbc-universal television >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in london. >>> good evening from london. once again tonight we begin right back in the u.s. this time it's about the summer of 2012 and the now official word that arrived today that the last month and the last year were the hottest ever recorded. the hottest of all time since they started keeping records. of course in terms of drought, we're feeling the effects this year. but look at the numbers from just today. little rock, arkansas, high of 101, tulsa 105, salt lake city 103. and in phoenix, arizona, a new record today of 114. and the news here appears to be we better get used to it. nbc's rehema ellis starts us off tonight. >> reporter: the signs have been everywhere, hi

lolo jones. why the celebrated olympic women are suddenly now under fire today.ulos. >>> "the insider" is on. >>> it was a disappointing finish for lolo jones. >> they just tore me apart. >> in tears over the media fallout criticizing her fourth-place finish. >> i have to deal with so much backlash. and i'm already so broken hearted as it is. >> the newspapers saying that she's playing the victim. >> the "new york times" piece this week was a little rough for her. >> could the backlash actually help her? as the headlines blare "fallen angel" over gabby douglas' flipout. the all new criticism as her mom fires back at the hair controversy. >> people call it a messy ponytail. i don't see what they're talking about. >>> then -- >> lady g

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