from thehours away olympic opening ceremony in london. the games are colliding with a different sort of competition -- the race for the white house. hallie jackson has more on mitt romney's trip across the pond. >> the olympic track and field events do not start until next week but mitt romney is facing some hurdles already. >> good afternoon. >> all smiles outside 10 downing street as it loaded on praise for the london games. >> what i've seen shows imagination and a lot of organization. >> mitt romney on an overseas trip is working about london's preparation. >> suggesting there's a security problem with the olympics is a little bit touchy. >> we are the an olympics games in one of the most business cities in the world. it is easier to hold them in the middle of nowhere and. >> that sounds like a date at the salt lake city olympics. that run it uses the solid gains as an example of his leadership. >> mitt romney cayman as the fix-it man tried to put this all together. and by most accounts he did a great job. >> mitt romney in london hopi

london. indeed, live from the olympic park. the headlines today -- the first two world records of the london 2012 games are made by south korea in the men's archery ranking round. and the bells that ring out at the start of london 2012 as part of a day of celebration to mark the beginning of the london games. so, i just told you, the first world records have been broken, and the official opening ceremony hasn't even happened. so, we get all the latest olympic headlines and news. >> thank you very much, steve. yes, that is our top story. south korea has claimed the first two world records of london 2012 in that men's archery ranking round. a person who's legally blind, he broke his own individual world record for 72 arrows and joins kim to set a new team mark as well for 216 arrows. now, there are no medals to be won yet. this is the preliminary round to determine the rankings for the main draw, but world records set all the same. the first event of the day has started, but there have been a few issues already. cricket ground is

the chairman of the london olympic organizing committee say troops will receive free tickets to events to help fill the many unused seats at a number of venueses. students and teachers from east london will also get tickets. the empty seats have become a bit of an iembarrassment but may are angry because they had their request for tickets rejested months ago. >>> to the competition itself, a stunner in women's gymnastics. jordyn wieber will not get to compete for an all around gold medal. she finished behind teammates aly and gabby. they can only have two gymnasts in the all around finals. wieber was favored to win the gold medal. >>> michael phelps and his teammates won a silver in the men's 4 x 100 free relay. ryan lochte could hold off france. it puts phelps one medal away from becoming the most decorated olympian in history. we'll have much more throughout the morning. our own dan hellie will be live in london. we have quite a few athletes there this go around and talk about what it means for them to be competing for their country. >> so exciting to watch the games. but these fierc

. >> more than 13 hours from the opening ceremonies for the london olympics. tracie potts is that the stadium to find out more about the kickoff. >> 60,000 will pack olympic stadium for a show that is the biggest secret in london right now. how will director danny boyle entertain billions of viewers around the world? trying to save it as a surprise. >> we don't want it to be a secret. we want the delight of the evening to be discovered. >> the cast of 15,000 have been sworn to secrecy. paul mccartney will close singing "hey jude" and ask the audience to join him. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> mariel zagunis will carry the flag for the u.s. >> it's absolutely incredible. so speechless. i'm probably going to cry. >> there is plenty for the public to do and see. workers are putting the finishing touches on the park. michael phelps could win more medals than any other olympian in history. he is not feeling the pressure. >> this is the closure. how many toppings do i want on my sundae? that's what i'm doing. >> archery is the only sporting event happening he

and tonight we hear their olympic stories. >>> finally in this opening night for the london olympics e a look at the last olympic games to be held here. it came at a very different time. london was still recovering from the pummelling it received in the second world war and the great sacrifice it took to defeat the nazis and defend this nation. they decided, nonetheless, to host the world just as they are doing tonight. >> as the boat pulled out of that dock i can still hear those words. now is the hour. and we're just floating away on our way to england. >> the american team arrived here to find a nation still getting back on its feet after the war. ray lump played forward for team usa basketball. >> all over town there was rubble. as far as the eye could see was rubble. >> i think the american athletes were quite shocked and they really hadn't expected to find bomb sites, holes in the roads. there were children without shoes. >> there was still war time rationing going on in london, food, gas, and clothing. and there were real concerns about whether or not the city could pull off th

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 story that has caused an embarrassment for 2012 organizers. olympic authorities have mistakenly displayed the south korean flag next to the faces of the north korean women's team. this happens is that the player's name on the screen. this was in the match -- just before the match against columbia. players were not too happy. the refuse to start the game, and a finely did get under way. london olympic organizers were very quick to apologize to north korea for the mistake. we take you to seoul now to join our colleague. how was this been received? >> you would think it would make front-page news, perhaps on both sides of the frontier. as diplomatic spat go, this is not one you want to make, mixing up the flags for countries that are still technically at war with each other, but in both the media and north korea and south korea, it has not gotten much play at all. i was looking at north korean state med

olympics for baltimore. michael phelps says london will be his final olympic games.he can win three more medals , he will surpass the overall record of 18. mother described the feeling on our sunday morning show. >> 3 medals and he will be the greatest olympian of all time. >> once everything has wrapped up, that is what it will hit us and we will realize that these women has come to and end. >> you can watch michael phelps start his final quest for gold on saturday and we wish him the best of louck. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what are you looking forward to most about the 2012 london olympics? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:08. 70 degrees on tv hill. the ncaa is are expected to make a big announcement about penn state. >> it is july so we will talk christmas. why it might be harder to find a tree this year. >> we are tracking a new problem on northbound 95 in howard county. we will also check on >> welcome back. 6:11. you can see some fog on the horizo

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. >> as the olympic games get underway in london. five athletes from myanmar will take part. the first judo player to take part. olympians hope to prove to the world that they are back in the game. here's the report. >> myanmar's biggest city, they are training hard. 27-year-old will compete in women's judo at the london olympics. she made her mark last year taking goal at the southeast asian games. >> translator: i feel grateful i can take part in the london olympics, i'm proud to be representing myanmar. and also, i'm very glad to see my country is developing. >> reporter: myanmar, after 1988, two course of students led the democracy movement, group activities were strictly controlled. that included sports. the restrictions had a devastating effect on athletic activity in myanmar. but in march last year, attitudes began to change as myanmar moved towards democratization. >> translator: after the change of government, we've seen many changes and improvements in supplies of food and other basic necessities. >> reporter: aung has a day job as a civil servant. but in february,

america sends its own agents to patrol britain's airports or the london olympics where the u.k. is forced to draft more troops and police officers it turns out the security contractors bit off a bit more than they can chew. patronize ing and insulting that's how muslim immigrants in belgium describe a new starter kit which they say is nothing more than a guide first arriving in the civilized world. the boston market started on a positive nice enough that actually how they ended the day with industrial production for the three percent for the first time the. business bulletin is. life in the heart of the russian capital this is he with me rory sushi welcome to the program syrian opposition fighters have taken their battle to the neighborhoods of damascus with reports of the city has witnessed explosions and intense daily shootouts so in the capital for us now with this report. the capital damascus since the beginning of the uprising last march has most of the time been under governmental control and the closest the fighting has ever moved has been in its suburbs in the eastern pa

don't forget that nbc 4 is your home for the 2012 london olympics. you can catch all of the action right here starting on july 27th. in the meantime, you can check out london 2012 section of nbcwashington.com where you can find meteorologist doug kammerer full tour of olympic park as the city puts on the finishing touches. a lot to take in over those two weeks. fun to watch it all. >> it is now 4:55. the heavy consequences of kicking the habit. coming up at 5:15. the added challenge facing smokers who are trying to quit. >>> products may be on opposite ends of the price scale but that's not stopping two retailers interest working together. >>> battle >>> target and neiman marcus are joining forces for a winter collection on december 1st. it will include products from two dozen designers. the items will be sold online and in stores. prices will range from $8 to $500 but most items will be priced under $60. very fun. >>> a new congressional bill hopes to build a loophole involving rental cars under safety recalls. the rental car safety act is named afte

the olympic games under way in london.housands of athletes are going for gold on the track or in the pool, there are even more people there watching their backs. i'm talking about security. that is our focus this morning. among the security detail are nearly 20,000 british troops. they were called up to protect the high profile event that's being watched by billions. many of those troops were being called up because of a problem with a private security company that failed to live up to its promise. joining me now on the phone to talk about the security challenges is andy redhead. he's a 20 year veteran of scotland area and now operations director of sectek uk. london is an accurate and relatively tightly packed city. talk to me about the chals because of that. >> good morning. yes, i'm sure millions of your viewers watching the opening ceremony last night. it is geographical london because it's a tight city. it's a bustling vibrant capital. about 6 million, 7 million people in and around it. plus people traveling in and ar

coming up on london olympics on "news4 at 5," how many athletes are participating in the london games? what are some fun facts about the team usa? why is this year being called the year of the woman at the olympics? we'll have those olympic answers on "news4 at 5." >>> all right. universal olimpism. >> say that three times fast. >> thanks. >>> taking a look at what's new at the box office this weekend, three new movies hit the big screen, including a comedy stars ben stiller and a group of aliens? nbc's rafael seth has a preview. >> every one of these people could be an alien. >> check her out. >> it's like she's studying a new discovery. >> ben stiller takes the law into his own hand in "the watch." they start a safety patrol that meets once a week, mostly as an excuse for buddies toe hang out together. once they discover that aliens have invaded, watchmen have no choice but to get awesome jackets and save the world. it's rated "r." >>> it's a dance, dance revolution in "step up revolution" the fourth installments takes place in miami where a crackerjack crew is creating online buzz,

the union said it will call a 24-hour strike on july 26, the eve of the london olympics. they're protesting government personnel cuts and privatization. the union is britain's sixth largest with 280,000 members, including airport, immigration and customs officers. the strike could disrupt services at london's airport as about 120,000 people are expected to enter britain next thursday through heathrow airport alone. the british prime minister has condemned the union saying a strike would not be right or justified. other unions have called a series of strikes aled of the olympics, saying the games have increased their workload, demanding bigger bonuses and better working conditions. >>> members of japan's governing democratic party want the united states to review a plan to deploy a fleet of controversial military aircraft in japan. the lawmakers say serious questions remain about their safety. the u.s. is planning to deliver the ospreys to the marine corps air station in iwakuni, intending to put them into service at the futenma air station in okinawa in early october. the

olympic stadium. that is where bolt, among others, will be defending his record. let's go to central london and talk to my colleague. ben, the international olympic committee is headquartered in the building behind you. >> that is right, george. this is where the ioc have chosen to base themselves. they've also taken significant presence in two other major london hotels. the ioc members met with athletes today. today, been gone across the olympic village to see the facilities and what's going on there for themselves. >> the president of the ioc has been asked about the security, as we have been hearing about a lot in london. what did he have to say about that? >> he was asked about the security situation and the government's decision to bring in troops. he said, quite simply, there was a problem. a solution has been identified. he is happy with the solution. he said, "it is time to move on." he said he is perfectly confident with the security situation surrounding the london olympics. >> we will leave it there. no doubt we will be coming back to you time and again over the next few hours. t

the london olympics are the most heavily secured event in the city's history. installed missiles on rooftops of homes near the olympic site in east london. at home, we have come to accept military security for big events post 9/11. but for generations, london has known what it is like to be a target and has the battle scars to prove it. the stoicism that british are famous for has been engrained by a deep had history of terror. and bloodshed on their own soil. high security here has long been a way of life. >> second nature now. don't really think about it anymore. >> reporter: while america's last vestage of innocence and denial may have been consumed in the ashes of 9/11, londoners have for decades directly suffered the wounds of war and the sense of vulnerability that comes with it. >> it sounds awful, but we are used to be being blown up by people. >> reporter: warships on the thames, a show of force during the olympic games provides an unintended nod to some of london's darkest days. the blitzkrieg when german bombs rained over english cities for days on en

in just days before the olympic flame is live in london and thousands of british troops are drafted in to bridge a serious security gap after a private firm reveals its not got enough qualified guard. lie from moscow or its four pm i'm nice in our way with our top story and the u.n. special envoy to syria kofi annan says he's appalled by reports of a new massacre in the country activists say over two hundred have been killed at home on province after a clash between the army and rebels fighting broke out while the un security council is debating whether to extend its observer mission or impose sanctions relief an ocean out reports from damascus. opposition groups claimed at least two hundred people most of them civilians have been killed in the syrian central province of hama every day on thursday fierce clashes broke out there between the governmental forces and the rebels fighting over control the feelings of time so the syrian observatory for human rights says witnesses spoke of civilians died in a to read. before militias moved into the village and these are unconfirmed reports and

the russian men's handball team failed to qualify for the olympics for the first time but the country's ladies are aiming high in london so i asked the sports greatest olympian ever under a lover off to share his views on russia's chances. at the mirror i often get to ask the question which one of my four olympic medals means the most to me and it's the last one because i wanted to when i was forty two fell just short of the final and that bronze medal is the most memorable of old i've had surgery six months prior to those athens olympics and then picked up an injury just a fortnight before the games so it was doubtful if i'd make it but all that made the bronze medal even sweeter when you go out there and realize it's your last time this makes it even more emotional than we knew the three girls before we. knew us well russia's women could only manage six at the world championships in brazil last december but was still one of the favorites in london probably only norway are considered better than russia but still there are about seven teams who could deliver the goods at any given time so i don't think we should be ove

and read papers in london as the olympic organizers are forced to call in the british army. just days before the flames with. the russian markets closed and positive territory today after a bull the russian economy grew four percent in the second quarter and old prices again i'll have all the details in the business but it said about times when it's time. it's seven pm in moscow now this is our t. coming to you live on news and now a with our top story and moscow is demanding an investigation into the latest massacre in syria saying those behind it want to ugly sectarian violence and ignite full civil war over two hundred people are believed to have been killed in the central province of hamas both government and rebel forces are blaming each other for the slaughter while the un remains paralyzed and whether to extend its observer mission or impose sanctions with the notion that reports from damascus. opposition groups claimed at least two hundred people most of them civilians have been killed in the syrian central province of hama earlier on thursday fierce clashes broke ou

will depend on the draw already at the olympic games and in what form they will approach the competition. to russia will be captained by european champion down in london who will make his second attempt at the olympic podium in the under forty nine weight class yes there is only one objective for everybody and that's gold plus we definitely want to win overall first place in london as well i think we are capable of that all the guys are very determined and we will try to reach as high as possible. world champion michelle young makes his and then big debut in london and his recent performance at various international starts makes this twenty four year old one of the theories to clinch at least a place on the podium. with a limp eight games for any professional athlete of the toughest test of the entire career to be among the boxing elite is definitely the dream of my life. the moral phase and other olympic ricky trying to capture glory in his early twenty's he will represent russia in the over ninety one k. class the heaviest at the london games. is near the sunderland take mental means everything as much as it would shape my korea my life my future de

and red faces in london as the olympics organizers are forced to call in the british army to pause a massive security gap just days before the flame is led when a private contracting firm admits it's not got enough guards. fired from our headquarters in central moscow here watching r t with me and he said now it's six pm here in the russian capital and france is leading more calls for un security council action to stop the carnage in syria where over two hundred people have reportedly been killed in a massacre in the central province of hamas both government and rebel forces are blaming each other for the slaughter of the world body remains paralyzed on whether to extend its observer mission or impose sanctions were a financial reports from damascus. opposition groups claimed at least two hundred people most of them civilians have been killed in the syrian central province of hama earlier on thursday fierce clashes broke out there between the governmental forces and the rebels fighting over control of the village of tremseh the syrian observatory for human rights says eyewitnesses sp

some of the new microfiber nylons >> london olympics officially begin tomorrow with opening ceremonies. the olympic flame is making its way through london right now. along the route the flames stop by buckingham palace and at the globe theater william shakespeare staged his place >> this time it is not president obama but the mayor of london taking jabs at mitt romney after he expressed doubts about security. >> my experience as an olympic organizer is that there are always a few very small things that end up going not quite right in the first day or so >> there is a guy called mitt romney who wants to know if we are ready. are we ready? >> romney headed the 2002 winter games in salt lake city. he did meet with the british prime minister in order to smooth over those comments >> this year marks the 40th anniversary of the tragedy in munich when palestinians killed israeli team members. >> families of the israelis are now calling for a protest of the olympics in london >> the widows of two israeli athletes killed in the '72 olympics in munich are calling on spectators to protest during

and then it's off to the london olympics. ve in san jose, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> all right, lucky you for getting to see it too, kimberly. thank you. the five women who will represent the usa in london are gaby douglas, jordyn weeber, mckayla marony, alli raisman and ross. >> the men scored the highest point during the trials. then the selection committee added jonathan horton, mick dalton and sam mckuehl okay to the team. it was a tired group of athletes since most of them admitted they didn't get a lot of rest in anticipation of this morning's announcement. they are now headed to london. >> now i can say i'm an olympian. it's really great to say that. >> very exciting. i can't wait to get there. i'm ready to show the world what we can do. >> i absolutely believe 100% we can win the gold medal. it's going to be tough. it's going to be really, really difficult. and japan and china aren't just going to hand it over. >> the men say they are ready for phase two, training for the olympics and bonding as a team. there

performances have had a stranglehold around the olympic gold medal michael caught up with russia's current aspiring to in the run up to the fast approaching london games. russia's synchronized swimming team and do it have won all six possible gold medals in the last three olympic games in addition they've also contributed heavily to russia's overall gold medal tally in both the world and european aquatics championships but whether or not the challenges of drop the standards in recent times it's clear the current batch of russian athletes are being trained hard. we really work a lot every one of the training facility mills this they're all shocked that we train daily for ten hours horning and polishing the routine is very difficult and to remember it is even harder. although it was removed in favor of the team competition for the one nine hundred ninety six games the jewett is now considered to be the most prestigious event of all russia and us to see it and honestly see a year mark over with a country at the last two olympics but a couple of new starlets in the form of. and said. have since emerged shining at least in the world and european cham

and let's start with that's why it's well the london olympics where there's been an other gold in judo for russia on day three with the details from london here's agra farmer so i want to start for russia we've only had three days of competition sorry far but russia have been amongst the medals for the third day running saying have got a second go at it came from montreal is the live in the seventy three kilogram category he beat japan's world champion ricky in a car in the final a man he hadn't beaten in six previous attempts and he did it with the yukon and that effectively means he threw his opponent on the side that happened in the final minutes of this five minute contest a true olympic champion he came into this contest ranked number four but he blew away a house to big names including senator kerry's key chung wang in the semifinal much to the delight of russia's judo loving president vladimir putin but of course no one is more delighted than is die if himself. still ahead has sold game plan for the clash my coach told me oh i had to do it was crucial to neutralize my opponent's

. >> this is the olympic security nerve center for london with 20,000 cameras, more than normal, and up to 300 staff who are able to monitor just about every inch of all of the olympic venues. >> and if they do spot something, the men and women here have a formidable arsenal to call on. typhoon jets to the northwest of london are on stand by to intercept any aircraft trying to breach the skrikt air exclusion zone around the olympic village. >> we've got the sharpshooter, our number one behind it to take the shot if need be. >> that, of course, is the worst case scenario in the air, but when it comes to securing the perimeter of the olympic venues on the ground, the contingency plans have already been tested by the failure of g4s. >> and that was dan rivers reporting for us. next hour, we'll talk about the security of the olympics when we're joined live from scotland yard. >>> just who will raise this adorable little girl? her name is baby veronica. her adoptive parents, who cared for her since birth, will they raise her or her biological father what wants her ba

london at either the. russia or sort she will explain more. during the olympics there will be a little piece of russia in the center of london the queen kindly allow the russians to host events in one of the royal parks kensington gardens you can go to russia park well last minute preparations are being finished with a chance of meeting one of the russian athletes and just have some form at concerts and on nothing the russian culture and if it's too hot you can chill out at such a park that presents the next winter olympics visitors of the venue will be able to see preparations for the olympic games watch figure skating shows on an ice rink and explore what the city has to offer thousands of people are expected to visit russian venues in kensington gardens that will be open during the olympic games and it seems like no one will have disappointed. you plenty to look forward to but not everyone is happy because some london is all grumbling about the traffic restrictions in the center of the city during the games did they have a point will the dunya and has been gau

welcome you back to london olympic park. omp and the pageantry othe opening ceremony. we are so excited. >> can't wait. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales. al is at the u.s. ambassador's residence. he's hanging out with the first lady. matt is busy preparing. >> got a big job. everywhere we go we see the briefing he carries, probably weighs 10 pounds. >> we joke about it but it's a lot. >> all the athletes and stories. more than 60,000 people will be inside that stadium including presidential hopeful mitt romney who joined us here earlier this morning. we're going to hear from the governor on the games and some of the controversy over his criticism of london's readiness. >> of course we introduced you to the u.s. gymnastic team this morning led by jordyn wieber and gabby douglas. coming up we're going to talk to their beautiful and very proud moms. >> i have to imagine nervous as well. we'll get a sneak peek at the fashions the athletes will be wearing in london, including the speedos. >

catches up with one of russia's leading hopes in the pool at the fast approaching london olympic games. let's get the ball rolling with footballer harvey red not taking himself out of the running to become russia's next football manager the former tottenham hotspur boss the snarling the high profile candidate list on to a dozen names the sixty five year old looked all but certain to take the job for euro two thousand and twelve but soul of opposition who roy hodgson also left without a club gig after spurs signed up former chelsea boss under villa in his place the london native quoted as saying that russia would be a fantastic job for whoever takes it but it is not for him the country's big name coaching wish list also names rafael benitez fabio capello pep guardiola. marcelo lippi is also well not short list but the two thousand and six world cup winner has huns full managing china's ever growing day their local rivals going as you are now five just. benny ahead of their clash on sunday the twenty nine year old nigerian spent nine years in the english premier league scoring hundred th

up next to a spotlight with russia's sports minister where we discuss this some in london olympics and russia's. stay with us for that. hello again to. show. i'm. proud today it's to be overcrowded. proud of supporters gathered. to break records. broken. as one of the largest in. the red machine. the soviet union and russia have always been among the best performers at the olympic games getting mostly gold medals but the russian team is performing. good and that's why there is so much attention on the athletes who have gone to. the russian sports minister is one of those who say supporters should not demand too much from the athletes the third and even fourth place in the medal table would be a good result mr goh has been a manager for a work fifteen years he used to hand the famous in. late. two thousand and eight was appointed russia's top sports official. in a welcome to the show. a statement you need it. the london olympics years ago that i quote russians are too much used to counting the number of gold medals won some reasons we don't take stock of silver and bronze. and a fourth

reporting live at the london olympics.k to you. >> there has been criticism of michael phelps's failure to win gold. >> his family says he handled it just fine. he is as strong mentally as he is physically. it is harder for his family to deal with those kinds of comments. after all these years, they still hurt. they try to avoid the negativity. they are supporting the best known athlete at these games. >> thank you, deirdre. >> the streets of downtown baltimore are turning into a grand prix race which will take place over the labor day weekend. kim dacey has more. >> the first construction project is here along conway street. it should not affect the morning commute. construction is from his 9:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. monday through friday through august 3 . indy cars will be screaming through the streets of baltimore. it takes 22 million pounds of concrete, 15,000 tires, and 2200 fence panels to construct the course. the process got underway on monday. >> we will build in the next 30 days a 2 mile racetrack and paying atte

. >> they will have so many ways to interact, watch and view things happening at the london olympics beyond television. >> with all the different sites it's easy to get digitally distracted. tech experts recommend a few tools, a dash forward app posts materials from various places in one place. >>> let's get into your weather, a beautiful shot at kent island. we had a decent amount of sunshine. some of the clouds moved. we still allowed temperatures to get into the lower 90s. parts of bel air, the big harford fair, a mixture of sunshine and clouds, not much in the way of precip. downtown shot started out with clouds and here comes the sunshine. we're starting to move into the 90s. 91 in town. easton at 90. the eastern shore is hot. salisbury is 98. with humidity it feels like 102. it now feels like it's 99 in baltimore. we'll be talking about the heat indexes still at that level. there's some for rowious thunderstorms, richmond, roanoke. we go up toward the north. we find more storms parts of pape -- indianapolis, going into cleveland. if we're going to keep the chance of storms in t

helicopters, air missiles, over 18,000 troops and more than 12,000 police aimed as making sure the london olympics are not hit by terrorists. >> the threat level will be severe during the games and we've built a layered security approach. >> in menu nish terrorists killed 11 israelis. in 2005, the day after london was named host city, bombers hit the transport city killing 52. how likely is a terror replay. >> that's probably something on the order of magnitude of 25, 30%. >> 25, 30% is high. >> it is high. >> the job of defending the london olympics is harder with word recently the private security company hired to provide 10,000 guards at the main site and elsewhere would finish well short of that mark. >> the company g4s blamed recruitment and deployment difficulties and many are badly trained. >> it's a shamble for the company, yes or no? >> i cannot disagree with you. >> even more troops and police are filling the gaps. at the olympic park and across the country connected by a road network also an inviting target. >> unrelated to the games, it underscored the threat. three arrested a mile fro

to britain's airport at the london olympics while the u.k. is forced to draft more troops and police after security contractors bite off more than they can chew. and insulting muslim immigrants in belgium describe a new starter kit which they say is nothing more than a guide for sandwiches arriving in the civilized world. was promised next hour to discuss his britain's domestic and foreign policy with a controversial u.k. m.p. who sheds light on agendas debated behind closed doors our in-depth interview next . today i'm in the parliamentary office of george galloway m.p. who around three months ago one surprise election victory in his constituency of bradford west george galloway thanks very much for talking to us today now your election your victory was a surprise to many possibly not to you what does it take to break a monopoly of these three ruling parties to win an election in british politics and everest of a challenge because first of all the big parties command almost all of the media attention and the media is the medium through which

london. this morning we have an olympics version of eat this not that. avid zinczenko, of course the author of the "eat this not that" series. welcome to london. good to see you. >> great to be here. >> are you coming to bum out everybody on the world stage? >> this is a dangerous segment to do. i may get romneyed out of here. i'm going to be very careful and just show you gold caliber favorites of classic british pub fare. >> we are not talking about chain restaurants so we don't have accurate calorie counts on some of the dishes. >> close approximations. >> let's start with drinks. you say a pint of imperial stout can pack 350 calories. >> otherwise known as the official training drink of henry viii. i'm not sure if we should drink it or kayak through it. imperial means high in alcohol content. it's over 10%. be careful with the imperial stout. go for something more pale-colored. >> to work it off you have to do an hour and 25 minutes of weight lifting. if you were to lift another pint could that be considered weight lifting? >> that could do it. you ha

the london 2012 olympic and paralympic village is the most compact in recent history. them all together and they are ready to roll. located seven minutes from central london. >> the athletes will live in apartments stretched across 11 residential blocks. next to the apartments is a massive cafeteria open 24 hours a day expected to serve 1.2 million meals during the games. >> got to have your carbohydrates when you're going for the gold. nbc bay area of course your home for exclusive olympic coverage. just how many days away? >> 11. >> you can find pictures and profiles of our local athletes at nbcbayarea.com. all you have to do is -- you don't have to be an olympic athlete to do this. just click on london 2012 right there on the front page. >> carbs and protein. >> always got to have that. i like the sugar, too. >>> welcome back. this is what one headline said -- they can twist but but they can't shout. >> kind of jacked up. a once in a lifetime duet between bruce springsteen and paul mccartney. it gets cut short. they yanked the plug on them. check this out. okay. you

here on nbc4 tonight at 7:30. >>> mitt romney is still apologizing for his comments about the london olympics, and an nbc news interview, he questioned whether the country's security was ready for the big event. he plans to leave london for israel this weekend. jennifer johnson reports. >> reporter: mitt romney is still recovers from the back lash he got after questioning if london was fully prepared to host the olympic games. on the "today" show he had a new positive spin. >> after being here a couple days, it looks like london is ready. >> reporter: strategists say in light of the poor economic news, the slip-up will soon by forgotten. >> how long will it last? given the scope of the economic news i don't think particularly loan. >> reporter: the message will be broadcast in a new tv ad during the olympics. >> if they're prospering, all of us will prosper. >> reporter: romney is attending the games' opening ceremony, then heads to israel. the visit comes as president obama signs a $70 million military aid bill for israel. >> what this legislation does is bring together all the outstanding c

olympic games. prince william, kate, prince harry greeted to torch. it made its way by some of london's landmarks yesterday before the final stop at the olympic calderon tonight and the royal siblings made time for fun and games, too. prince william is playing soccer with local kids. kate tried her hand at ping-pong apparently. and prince -- table tennis. you're right. olympians don't like it when you call it ping-pong. and prince harry played some basketball. you can catch all the extravagance of the opening ceremony right here at 7:30 tonight. and follow the games in the london 2012 section of the nbcwashington.com. >>> you could hit delayses on metro this weekend. there will be track work on four of the system's five lines. first on the red line, medical center and bethesda will be closed. you have to catch a bus. on the blue line, franconia-springfield. you will be able to ride blue line trains to the hunting on the station on the yellow line. there's single tracking on the orange and green lines. work starts at 10:00 tonight. >>> getting caught speeding by a traffic camera in d.c.

great pride. >> reporter: british ambassador of the midwest invited us to the start of the 2012 olympic london queenly fashion, there were crystal chandeliers, gold-framed plasmas, and signature cocktails, one for every color olympic ring. now let's pour a pint. on 8th street, a different celebration. less polished, but still packed with a lot of spirit. >> usa! usa! usa! >> reporter: boom box, torch, and all. what's this made out of? >> radiatorcover and foam. >> metal and fire. >> reporter: wait a minute, no way. >> as i swam in the 2000 olympics. >> reporter: what are the odds we'd run into olympic swimmer maddie crippen among the colorful crowd? >> there's a lot of excite and nervousness. there's a ton of emotion. >> reporter: okay, down to business. >> i loved the ceremony. >> reporter: what about the show? >> there's a transition of history. i think it's phenomenal. i do love it. >> reporter: whatever your opinion, most agree the games are about unity. >> countries coming together, no wars, no politics, no religion. let's have a good time for two and a half weeks. >> reporter: the olympi

and the first medals are handed out in london but the olympics have already been marred by the arrests of over one hundred cyclists and critics say that corporate advertising is also overshadowing the sport . next r.t. asks a nobel prize winner in physics how he thinks the universe began that's during our in-depth interview stay with us. i. with me is alex still a pain pill and american astrophysicist and a professor at the university of california berkeley he was a member of the team that received the twenty eleven nobel prize for discovering the dark energy that is speeding up at the tension of the entire universe and he believed it could have sprung into existence without any divine help whatsoever well now we will have a chance to talk about this more thank you very much for joining me here today it is a pleasure to be here thanks so you maintain you do not need any divine help to explain how the universe came to be so what is your version will let me start by saying that i'm going to discuss the universe only from the perspective of a scientist from an intellectual perspective i'm

so the london olympics while the u.k. is forced to draft more troops. they say is nothing more than. civilized. but more importantly foreign policy this with a rather controversial. debated behind closed doors you're watching. today i'm in the parliamentary office of george galloway m.p. who around three months ago one surprise election victory in his constituency of bradford west george galloway thanks very much for talking to us today now your election your victory was a surprise to many possibly not to you what does it take to break a monopoly of these three ruling parties to win an election in british politics and everest of a challenge because first of all the big parties command almost all of the media attention and the media is the medium through which most people get their political ideas news and secondly because you usually like a critical credibility factor people are doubtful that they would be doing other than throwing their vote away by voting for a candidate who may be closer to their cup of tea but are unlikely to win it and therefore th