our friend from nbc sports mary carillo spent some time with oscar pistorius at his home in south africa where he talked about the long journey to get here. >> reporter: oscar pistorius was born with no fibulas in his legs. they didn't work, so doctors removed them. >> i was 18 months old and fit with my first pair of prosthetic legs. in the morning my mom said to my brother he must put on his shoes and i must put on my legs. >> reporter: now 25 years old pistorius grew up in a family that made his different body a normal part of their lives. >> we'd go off to the sea side twice a year and i remember running through the sand and you'd always see these foot prints and i'd leave these like holes around the beach and it would be quite deep. and i remember saying something to my parents along the lines

our friend from nbc sports mary carillo spent some time with oscar pistorius at his home in south africare he talked about the long journey to get here. >> reporter: oscar pistorius was born with no fibulas in his legs. they didn't work, so doctors removed them. >> i was 18 months old and fit wed a pair of prosthetic legs. in the morning my mom said to my brother, he was putting shoes on and i was to put on my legs. >> reporter: now 25 years old pistorius grew up in a family that made his different body a normal part of their lives. >> we'd go off to the sea side twice a year and i remember running through the sand and you'd always see these foot prints and i'd leave these like holes around the beach and it would be quite deep. and i remember saying something to my parents along the lines of, my foot prints are different and they said, no, they're just better. >> reporter: like any south african boy pistorius loved rugby but an injury in high school landed him on the track. his coach just treated pistorius like everyone else. >> he trained with my guys, my able bodied university guys. he

nbc olympic's late night host mary carillo did some exploring.. london was settled as a river port shortly after london invasion 40 a.d., it's been an important international city. i saw the history it holds when i visited the legendary british museum. with 8 million objects stretching from the stone age to solar powered lamps, the british museum like no other institution shows us where we've been, what we've created, and how steadily we've advanced. here where the studious and curious have browsed for free every since the doors opened in 1759 you can circumnavigate history on earth, 70,000 exhibits that touch every continent and millions of years of us. curator jill cook takes us way, way back to pallio lithoic. what have you got here? >> this object is the thing that kicks it all off for us. this is a chopping tool. >> how old is this? >> this is 2 million years old. it's the thing which kicks off our dependence on things. from this to the ipad, it's 2 million years of what people do. >> i'm glad we found it. the spell binding court is a gatewa

coming up in late night, mary carillo talks with danell leyva following his bronze medal in the men's all-around. as we leave you tonight, a look at the medal ceremony for the 4 and 200 relay. left to right, there they are. they did it in olympic record time. missy franklin, dana vollmer, shannon vreeland and allison schmitt. the silver to australia and the bronze to france. >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the united states of america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning, everyone. another rousing night of olympic action is now over. >> first, our big story at this hour. >> one year ago this week, a frederick woman disappeared on vacation in aruba. >> family and friends gathered today to remember robyn gardner. we spoke with some of her family. >> it has been a year since robyn gardner has been last seen. there are some unanswered questions around her case. on the one-year anniversary of her disappearance, family and friends gathered to focus on happy me

coming up in late night, mary carillo talks with danell leyva following his bronze medal in the men's all-around. as we leave you tonight, a look at the medal ceremony for the 4 and 200 relay. left to right, there they are. they did it in olympic record time. missy franklin, dana vollmer, shannon vreeland and allison schmitt. the silver to australia and the bronze to france. >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the united states of america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ cullen ] take a day off? i don't even take a morning off. [ danell ] i haven't ordered dessert in two years. [ gwen ] you know that best selling book everyone loves? i haven't read it. [ carlos ] i haven't watched tv since last summer. hey, i've been busy. [ breathing heavily ] [ male announcer ] citi is proud to sponsor our dedicated u.s. athletes, every step of the way. to experience the ultimate expression of power -- control. ♪ during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> and i just can't believe that it's aroun

from our studios in london, mary carillo. >> the bridges spanning central london are all aglow for thesegames of the xxx olympiad. hi again, everyone. and welcome to a jam-packed edition of "olympic late-night." ryan lochte won his fourth medal of these o'glamz and we'll show you his conversation with bob costas. we also have rowing semifinal action. and in table tennis an all chinese men's singles final. but we begin the night with track cycling and the qualifying round of team pursuit. tom harris and paul cher nguyen had the call from the velodrome here in olympic park. >> moments ago the thunderous welcome tore team great britain. here the team pursuit inside the velodrome. four riders going 16 laps. and if any extra motivation, the prince and princess in attendance. >> they've been to a number of venues. they've enjoyed the olympic games so far and they're hoping great britain may well set a new best time tonight as a new world record and an olympic one. >> the mark to beat put up moments ago by new zealand. >> well, if that crowd is not going to push these riders on to something spe

from our studios in london, mary carillo. >> the olympic rings and the olympic spirit illuminate they of this night seven of the london games. hello again from our late night studio. coming up, a chat with katie ledecky, who at 15 is the youngest athlete in the u.s. delegation and who tonight won gold in the 800 meter freestyle. also, track and field and day one of the heptahalon. and, we'll preview the tennis finals with john mcenroe. but we begin tonight with track cycling. it's the finale of the men's team pursuit featuring a british foursome that already set a world record in qualifying. todd harris and paul sherwen had the call. >> the hottest ticket in town right now is inside the velodrome. it holds 6,000 officially, but there's plenty more than that to cheer on great britain. and there he is, the golden boy, bradley wiggins, tour de france champion and winner of the time trial. former prime minister tony blair in attendance, plenty of royals. bum these are the boys that really count. team great britain. >> they are the defending champions of the olympic games. the last time w

from our studios in london, mary carillo. >> the olympic stadium where allyson felix won individual golde 200 meter. she'll be joining me here later in the show. to talk about her great win. in the meantime, i'm trying to get into the studio and bob costas is still in there. bob, what are you doing? >> mary, look who just wondered in. jimmy fallon is in london and he brought an audience with him. here they are. [ cheers and applause ] >> that's enough, that will do, thank you. saw you at track and field with lauren michaels and mcjagger, yes. >> he was great wp we watched the pole vaulting. [ mick jagger impression ] >> vertical pole over the horizontal pole. >> what else have you been doing? >> i love the olympics. london has been great. i've been finding out the athlet athletes' names say what their sport is. usain bolt, the fastest person in the world. the chinese trampolinist, dong dong. dong, dong, dong. >> that's what you got out of it. >> so i was going around london and i got recognized a couple times. which i

from you're studios in london, mary carillo. >> a chilling evening in london as the games roll along.nd welcome again to olympic late night. we have an action-packed show tonight including gymnastics and the men's parallel bars final as well as track and field and the semifinals of the men's 800 meters features world record holder david of kenya and the american. we begin with diving and the final of the men's 3 meter springboard. china was looking for the sixth diving gold medal in as many events in london. the leader after the semifinals was defending champion he chong. ted robertson and cynthia potter have the call. >> one question has arisen heading to the finals of the men's 3 meter springboard diving and it's not often heard in this sport in recent times. is china threatened? he chong is the defending gold medalist and two-time world champion. narz no confess zakharov of russia has the talent and diving to challenge for gold. america has not won an individual men's diving medal in 16 years. troy dumais hopes to end that drought tonight. this is the first two rounds. >> he chong

coming up in late night, mary carillo talks with danell leyva following his bronze medal in the men's all-around. as we leave you tonight, a look at the medal ceremony for the 4 and 200 relay. left to right, there they are. they did it in olympic record time. missy franklin, dana vollmer, shannon vreeland and allison schmitt. the silver to australia and the bronze to france. >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the united states of america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> tonight an explosive allegation by the psychiatrist treating the man charged in the colorado movie massacre and the parallel to virginia tech. >>> big time heat trying to move our way. >>> chick-fil-a is a battleground on gay marriage and tonight is part one. >>> i hear a primal scream. >> the virginia daughter who lifted a car to save her dad. >>> we begin tonight with new develops in the colorado movie theater massacre. a psychiatrist at the university of colorado denver reportedly raised concerns about accused gunman james holmes in june. that warning came several weeks before 12 people were killed and 60 others woun

from our studios in london, mary carillo. >> majestic big ben looms as the centerpiece of the londonne. hi again, everyone, and welcome to olympic late-night. coming up tonight, the women's shot-put, an event in which new zealand's valerie adams is looking to repeat as champion. but we begin with men's beach volleyball and the quarterfinal match between italy and the netherlands. the italians knocked out the defending olympic champion american duo todd rogers and phil dalhausser in the last round. chris marlowe and kevin wong had the call from horse guards parade. >> it has somehow turned into a gorgeous evening in central london. a waning gibbous moon silhouetted to the east, and we come to the olympic court. we have a quarterfinal match-up for you. the dutch team of richard schuil and reiner nummerdoor. taking on knick o'li and lupo. the winner takes on the germans brink and reckermann. a good look at the dutch. richard schuil, 39 years old, 6'8", former indoor star. and his partner, nummerdor, also a former indoor star. th

nbc's olympic late night host mary carillo went to the source, the folks who decide what is consideredenglish dictionary, the oxford dictionary, is a boring endeavor. but it's an ever changing process with roots dating back more than a thousand years. it's the oldest university in the english speaking world with more than 900 years in the books and fittingly, oxford university is the home of the ultimate source of what is, isn't and should be english. the oxford english dictionary. in its second edition, 20 volumes, 21,730 page, weighing 137 pounds. >> and the word just keep coming. >> they don't stop, do they? >> the very first edition took 70 years to complete and the current staff is summoning the stamina to frame the ever widening scope of our ever expanding tongue. the next version is expected to be done by the year 2034. >> is the word twitter in there? in the last three months are there word that have never been there before? >> brain candy is a new one. brain candy is undemanding entertainment. >> you just described my entire career. >> how do words make the cut? it's like high

here is late night host mary carillo. >> you wouldn't know it until you saw it but nothing rocks likeve of the biggest weekend in bag piping, the globe trotting red hot chili pipers, they come home and celebrated. a 3,000-year-old instrument gloriously electrofied. it's an infectious matchup that made these scottish lads world famous. are there ever time you've been booked thinking the other band and they say what are you doing in skirts? >> no. some people have come up and thought it. they made a mistake and enjoy what we've done. we're taking rock music and mixing it with bag peeps and calling it bag rock. >> it's a new day in scotland. any gender of any origin can be fitted with a kilt, with no prior experience from pillaging required as i learned here. >> put this on you. it's gaelic for purse. >> no pockets. >> what's in here. >> keys, screwdriver, small hot sauce. >> this is the logical setting for the world bagpipe championship, glasgow green, echoing with the ancient sound. 8,000 pipers from across the globe hope months and months of preparation lead to five minutes of perfect

. >> mary carillo is the host of the late night olympic coverage. >> great to see you. >> a lot to talk phelps rolls off of everyone's tongues, but we think of his retirement as a loss to the olympic team, but what about overall? >> i think he's inspired so many people, and that's what the signs around great britain are saying, inspired the generation. not only has great britain has had great results of his own, but frankly and ledecky taking his place. this guy made swimming into the art form. >> plamissy franklin, she's 17 years old and she has a long, great future ahead of her. >> and she's a nice kid. i like all the swimmers. i thought they was a great collection of humanity. they didn't stay on message like some others, but they were so exuberant. she's got many, many medals ahead of her. >> so down to earth. this was the year of the woman as everyone -- team usa, 53 medals of whatever our medal count is now. 94 medals. >> not only that, natalie, but if you just took the american women, the gold medals they won, if you took the american women as a nation, they'd be third in gold me

. >> welcome back to london, bob costas with mary carillo. showdowns of these games, greco roman wrestling, matt the tower lauer and al the sternum choker roker. mary, this should be a doozy. >> it's not just a question of will, also a question of breath. if one of these two mooks has onions or garlic, that could decide the whole thing. >> it could. when you think of all the years these two have known each other, now half naked on the mat or over the mat or on top of matt, there really will be no secrets. >> none. none. >> let's send it to the excel center where lauer and roker are ready to go. i've spoken to greeks and romans and they disavow any connection to this. here we go. >> what are we doing here? >> what do you mean? >> we could go get a beer. >> a beer. [ laughter ] >> you know, it took until yesterday for me to be able to turn my head completely to one side. >> you think you may actually have a bruised rib. >> no, a bruised ego. >> let's introduce our friends. >> we want you to meet the men responsible for neck and back braces. guys

bob costas with mary carillo. downs of these games, greco roman wrestling, matt the tower lauer taking on al the sternum choker roker. mary, this should be a doozy. >> and you know bob, it's not just a question of will. i mean this is also a matter of breath. if one of these two mooks has onions or garlic for lunch, that could decide this whole thing. >> it could very well. when you think of all the years that these two have known each other, now half naked, on the mat, or over the mat, or on top of mat, there will be no secrets. >> none, none. >> all right. let's send it out now to the excel centre where al and roker are ready to lock up. i've spoken to the greeks and romans and they each disavow any connection to this. here we go ♪ ♪ >> what are we doing here? >> what do you mean? >> we could go get a beer. >> a beer? [ laughter ] ♪ >> shameless. >> you know, it took until yesterday for me to be able to turn my head completely to one side. >> you think you may actually have a bruised rib. >> no, a bruised ego. >>