. >>> and michael phelps and ryan lochte already in the pool this morning.e'll tell you how they did. >>> grout break. was this man traveling the country intentionally infecting hospital patients with a disease. race against time. tens of thousands of people need to be tested across eight states. >>> jackson family deal? the warring sides may be heading for a cease-fire. why does randy say the other side is now trying to kill his mother? and michael's children set to be inv questioned by investigators. >>> why did the monkey go to court? it's a bitter custody battle you'll need to see for yourself. >> all this, as our "gma" olympic details come out. >>> so, let me apologize in advance if we're slightly groggy. we stayed up late to watch the opening ceremonies. here's the image that sticks with me. the olympic rings forged in the sky above showering the people with light. >> i'm a sucker for the parade of nations. see how exciting the kids are. they train four years for the opportunity. i had the stay up for team usa. there's other news to tell you about this

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olympic swimmers michael phelps and ryan lochet squeez in last-minute trading. l phelps says he is feeling strong turnout. he is the favorite to win gold. lochte says the u.s. team is definitely prepared. >> it is the olympics. we trained 4 years for that moment. there is no doubt in my time net team usa will be ready. you try to go back to training, to try to find some of the things you did wrong. >> swimming events at the olympics will begin on july 28, the day after opening ceremonies. you can catch every olympic moment here on wbal-tv 11. the opening ceremony begins on friday, july 27. you can watch the olympics zone each night at 7:30. baseball. quite a power surge for the orioles. >> can the orioles extending their winning streak? highlights coming up next. >> it is america's favorite jackpot game. get those tickets already. this is powerball. good evening. we have a guaranteed jackpot worth $110 million. as usual, it can all be yours -- good luck. number 9. we have 54. each week, we have hundreds of thousands of winners. robert turner. next, 38. 56. 31. fo

as you mentioned, this is going to be a very, very important matchup between michael phelps and ryan chte. tomorrow we'll see the first example of that in the 400-meter medley. i talked to michael phelps about this yesterday. he contends that rivalry is actually something that is a figment of our imagination. he said that he and ryan locketty are very good friends, they don't really talk about swimming. they said they would much rather playing cards, which they do endlessly in the athletes village, but remember he's competing in seven events here. he needs three medals to set the all-time record. right now he las 16 gold, two bronze. remember one thing, though, about this event tomorrow, pat. ryan lochte won the last time out when they faced off together. so lochte also makes light of the rivalry, but i think once they get in the water, as they both will tell you, they are only focused in what's ahead of them. ryan always like to say what he keeps say is -- keep going forward. >>> we can't wait. should be an exciting night and first set of events. >> take a live look at london now, wh

the olympic showdown between michael phelps and ryan lochte ends with a result no one expected. we begin with the weather. strong storms are moving into the area. we're monitoring conditions in storm center4. chuck, what's on the way? >> severe thunderstorm watch for the entire area until 10:00 and two active thunderstorm warnings, one for southern fairfax county and the other out towards annapolis. you can see the warnings will the bright yellow highlighted areas. southern fairfax, central parts of prince william county. these are capable of producing some 50 to 60-mile-per-hour winds and small hail. you can see a lot of lightning along route 50, out on the bay bring and that thunderstorm is headed out towards the mt. vernon section of fairfax county. storms are moving off to the east at 20 to 30 miles per hour and a larger line in southern pennsylvania we'll be keeping an eye on that would be arriving around 8:00. >> all right. thank you. >>> now to a developing story in arlington. a jeweller murdered inside his shop and police think this man might be the killer. take a good l

the first time since 2000, finished a race without a medal at the olympics. >> ryan lochte delivered a beating to michael phelps. it's not so surprising that ryan won but it was super surprising that michael phelps didn't win a medal. >> reporter: a fitting first night of competition after london welcomed the world with an opening ceremony filled with fireworks, pageantry and royalty. and one of the first visitors through the gates this morning, queen elizabeth who toured the venues, including the view from the orbit, a massive structure that juts into the london sky. near the queen's buckingham palace, the men's 250 kilometer cycling road race took off. it was a rough and tumble affair marred with spectacular crashes and a sprint to the finish with the gold medal going to kazakhstan. america's first medal was a silver in archery. but after the extravagant lighting of the olympic flame at the opening ceremony, many today were shocked it can't be seen from outside the stadium. >> we all saw it on the tv last night. i haven't seen it today. >> where is it? >> i don't know. >> it just might be another myste

when we talk about the fact that michael most likely will not be competing again in rio, ryan lochte you know, he never wanted to compete over the age of 30, so he said he's ready to retire. he's ready to just be on the sidelines this time and he'll cheer on ryan. >> was it hard to pick who was going to be on the cover? you got the two swimmers and one gymnast. >> there was a lot of debate in the office certainly. one of the things about this issue is we wanted to show the athletes not just, you know, all the hard work they put into their game but also their personal stories, their families, which is why we wanted to photograph inside their homes, inside the training camps, inside their gyms, and show the personal side. every single athlete in this issue has an amazing, incredible story of overcoming the odds. hard to pick. >> who do you think, obviously michael phelps is somebody we know, ryan lochte, this good-looking kid that will be on a lot of covers, who do you think is maybe the undiscovered star of the olympics that you guys have your eyes on because with this unfetterred acce

over there because nine gold medals will be decided and it is all about that battle between michael phelps and ryan. the heat between the 400 meters individual medically has taking place this morning. michael phelps decided he wasn't going to the opening ceremonies last night because he wanted to get rest for preparation. he did win his heat, but he was in one of the slowest heats. so he scraped through to the final by just .07 of a second. eight of the swimmers in the heat make it through to the final and he was the eighth of eight. so he only just scraped through. ryan lochte won his heat and made it through in second place. so it all looks set for a great finish later on this evening in the final. michael phelps, 14 gold medals, but ryan lochte has had the upper hand in recent times, hasn't he? but this is fell.'sfinal competition before retirement and he wants to go out with a bang. >> amanda davies, thanks very much. keep an eye on the queen there, as well. >> i will. >>> diet and exercise is key to maintaining a healthy weight. we all know that. but wa if you just can't give up those not so g

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michael phelps or ryan lochte? the hometown favorite wins with 81% of the vote.g tomorrow in the 400 meter. you can view our interactive schedule on our web site. later in sports, you will hear from a man chasing another piece of olympic history. two-thirds of the un member nations have joined twitter. world leaders tweet in 43 languages with english having the majority of lockouts. spanish is the next fall most popular language. we scanned reaction to the 2012 summer games. the ugandan prime minister said he watched the spectacular opening and "uganda came out quite well. i look forward to medals." >> frightening moments when paramedics responded to a local house call. plus, a big announcement from governor o'malley. and he is green, large, and at every home game in fenway park. why was a search party sent out? >> a few showers on hd doppler tonight. a >> a routine call for a baltimore city paramedic turned out to be anything but routine when a porch collapsed and sent the paramedic and the victim tumbling. they reportedly fell inside the home. as the paramedic

. >> michael ryan, we have not forgotten about you, what are your expectations for tomorrow, what will it say about the state of the economy right now? >> it's hard to disagree with what rick or john said. i think you will get a number that things are moderately better, but don't look for any big upside surprise. we're talking about the difference between 90 and 150, not 250 or 275, so the job situation is not as dire, but don't look for a big print on this number tomorrow, i think we need to focus on what this means for earnings going forward. on the earnings side, i think the bar is set fairly low. i think there is room we could outperform. there has been a very modest outlook for the future. >> rick santelli, i know you're not thrilled about this federal reserve operation, but without them, think of what the numbers would be like? >> okay, so if you have have a hole in your tire, and i tram on an air pump, is that tire in good shape? i think the argue that the suger buzz creates a jump in jobs that seems to be nonsustainable. i think that's a horrible defense of the program. >> i wa

. >> well, we are watching ryan for -- michael phelps and ryan lochte. it was close. we will break it down coming up next in sports. >> your first white ball numbers for tonight are 20 -- 7 44-22.5-41- 44-22.5-41- ♪ 44-22.5-41- ♪ looking for someone you can trust? with ase certified technicians and the latest technology, this is the exception to the rule. this is sears auto center. [ wife ] your dad's really giving him the business... the designated hitter's the best thing to happen to baseball! but it's not the same game! [ wife ] wow, he's really gonna get us a good deal. it's better! no it's not! the pitcher comes up and he's out! [ dealer ] he can bunt! whatever. but we're good with 0% apr for 60 months? oh, yeah, totally. thank you so much. that must've been brutal. [ male announcer ] the volkswagen autobahn for all event. at 0% apr for 60 months, no one needs to know how easy it was to get your new volkswagen. that's the power of german engineering. >> michael phelps downplayed his 2012 olympic campaign. he is poised to swim for 8 more medals in london. the 200

i see commercials with michael feps, citi card or visa and you have ryan lochte swimming the way all lympics in another one. what happens on the result of a race like yesterday when you have michael phelps being the big branded guy and he loses, he doesn't even medal? what happens to that brand? >> well, ryan lochte is now america's favorite. i mean, yes, we all love michael phelps but lochte and one thing to understand is he was already getting endorsements before he won that god medal last night and making $2.3 million innocent doersmentes of procter & gamble and speeos and mutual of omaha. winning one or two more gold medals, that's harder than probably in our lifetime but he could surpass michael phelps' endorsement deals by -- michael fell ms making about $6 million in endorsement deals in 2010 and set to make more money winning the 1 or 2 god medals. >> really? you think that's the gauge? he went 8 for 8 the last olympics. that was a phenomenal feat he did. you think that ryan just by doing another gold medal or two -- i agree. just won another gold medal, no problem, but he can

michael phelps trying to become the most decorated olympian of all time but he faces serious competition from his teammate ryany are two of swimming's greatest stars ever. >> it is lochte. >> together they make one of the greatest rivalries to date. >> race each other, man against man. >> i don't think michael would be the swimmer he is today unless he had a ryan lochte. >> .29 separate lochte and phelps. >> the same for ryan and what he's been able to do for the last two or three years. i think it's solely because of michael. he got tired of being second. >> out of the pool, the two are reportedly friendly but couldn't be more different. michael is seen as a machine, intense, focused, unstoppable. >> when he gets really serious about it, no one is more competitive than he is. >> ryan, while fiercely competitive in the pool, is more of a free spirit, more laid back. >> he does a pretty good job of enjoying life. when he's happy, he swims well. >> lochte held off phelps. >> while lochte has dominated the swimming world in recent years, phelps still owns the olympics. >> phelps knows how to get up for the olympi

a little more from ryan later on. michael goes up against ryan in the 400 im.ee it, of course, on nbc. another group of athletes making headlines. this time off the field, the u.s. women's soccer team. some of the comments captured in the headlines concern this program right here. we'll have more about that right after this. [ male announcer ] avocado season's goin' strong at subway. avocado on a subway club... now we're talking! [ male announcer ] this super-food makes a protein packed subway club super delicious. rich, creamy avocado has gotta be part of your training routine. great flavor, great protein. try avocado on any sub. [ male announcer ] like the ultimate veggie. your choice of freshly baked bread piled high with your favorite fresh veggies and power-foods spinach and avocado. subway. the official training restaurant of laila ali... apolo ohno... michael strahan and athletes everywhere. molly, ordinary soap. would they switch? ♪ notice a difference? it feels a bit tight. [ female announcer ] soap leaves behind soap residue that can cause a tight, dr

the aquatic center with that battle between michael phelps and ryan lochte.oing for history, the 14-time olympic gold medalist going against usa teammate ryan lochte with just the mere three golds to his name. but it has been lochte who has dominated in recent times. phelps said that gave him a little kick up the back side and made him realize what he needs to do if he wants to achieve his dreams, which are here in his final olympics before retirement. but, yeah, lochte won his heat, easily made it through to the finals, the men's 400 individual medically. phelps was in a much, much slower heat. he did win, but only scraped through as the eighth fastest qualifier. there has been one bit of other news from the pool we can tell you about. a quite interesting one. a beijing gold medalist, par tai-hun has been disqualified. we haven't had official confirmation as to yet. but it looks like he was disqualified in the heat because of a false start. not the best start for the olympic games for one gold medalist. >>> and china winning the first gold medal, as we said.

i think ryan and michael are good rivals. they bring out the best in each other. >> michael phelps could win seven medals at these games. his first race is tomorrow. reporting live in northwest baltimore, wbal-tv 11 news. >> still ahead, dozens of football players and baltimore. >> not the american kind. it is expected to draw thousands of spectators. >> we are tracking a few thunderstorms on hd doppler. we will see if they later into the weekend with the insta- ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ >> dozens of soccer players from inlander in baltimore this weekend. >> is all part of the premier league soccer match. >> how are you guys doing? the first of all, one of the advantages of this job is to really get to see great athletes or performers in your life. today, both of the team's practice. we were on the sidelines. i want to tell you something -- th

you will have run and michael go head-to-head, which will be awesome. >> at the olympic trials, ryan lochte beat michael phelps. >> i am in a way better shape. i have done more yards than i have ever done this year in the beginning. and i just know i'm ready. >> you will see a lot of amazing races. i mean, this is the olympics. this is the biggest of the big. this is the show. >> to become the most decorated living in industry. >> in baltimore, michael phelps fans are eager and ready to cheer him on. george, water fans during to europe for the big race? >> -- what our fans doing to gear up for the big race? >> the shy lanky kid who grew up just a short drive from the aquatic club where he spent countless hours training with the north baltimore according club team. you can watch him in his first race of the london games, the 400 im. so far, in his olympic career, he has won 16 medals. he needs three medals of any color to have the most in issue. and folks here will be pulling for their hometown hero to break the record. >> i think he will be the cal ripken. having to the of great athle

. >> michael phelps and ryan lochte, a part of this relay. >> big surprises so far in the pool. sunday night the men's 4 x 100 relay with superstars michael phelps and ryan lochte leading the way. >> i think the americans are set up well. >> the u.s. started strong but lochte couldn't hold the lead in the final second. >> france will outtouch the americans and lochte. >> the u.s. walking a away with silver. france taking gold. >> michael phelps -- >> on saturday phelps and lochte went head to head for the so-called duel in the pool. >> lochte will win. >> lochte crushed the competition scoring his first gold medal of the game. >> it is not michael phelps, the two-time defending olympic champion. dethroned. >> phelps finished fourth without a medal. >> i have a lot of races. the big thing now is putting this behind me and moving on. >> both men are back in the pool later today in separate events. also in swimming sunday u.s. men's captain brendan hansen took bronze in the 100 meter breaststroke. for the women, dana vollmer set a new world record in the women's 100 butterfly. allis

michael phelps and brian lachte. who do you think it's going to be? >> ryan. k a little time off. >> who? >> michael phelps. >> oh, yeah. >> so he's had to come back while ryan stayed in shape. he thought it through. >> there was a picture of ryan in the pool with an australian swimmer and they were kind of holding hands under the water, somebody said. there might be a little -- heh-heh. >> you didn't hear that. you don't know what that is. >> i'm sorry. >> don't mention heh-heh again, hoda. >> they are going to be great games. i'm excited about the gymnasts. that's another great group. we have the u.s. team has more female athletes than male athletes. >> that's a first. that's a first. this is interesting, as well. every nation that's competing, and i think there are 205 of them, have male and female athletes for the very first time, as well, in every sport. in every competition. yes. we've come a long way. >> meredith vieira interviewed the sprinter from afghanistan. it was a great interview she did with her. she is going to be competing in a head scarf and f

coming up, the man on the brink of being the most decorated olympian ever, ryan seacrest catches up with michael>> i thought you meant ryan seacrest. >> right after this. matt. [ female announcer ] melissa posts, "just started trying all the yoplait flavors! i love them." well ,we love that you started eating yoplait. but melissa, there's over 40 delicious flavors so you've got some catching up to do. yoplait, it is so good. to help keep stuff off their hands. ♪ this back to school ♪ there's a new routine ♪ grab a kleenex® tissue to help keep your hands clean ♪ ♪ every time you sneeze no matter where ♪ ♪ ya gotta shield sneeze swish like you just don't care ♪ ♪ shield sneeze swish ♪ check out my swish ♪ da da da da da, da da da da da ♪ [ female announcer ] only kleenex® brand has sneeze shield in all their tissues to help keep stuff off kids' hands. cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna...use these. ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] unlike mops, swiffer can maneuver into tight spaces and its wet mopping cloths can clean better in half the time. m

and for michael phelps, not a great day. ryan lochte captured the first gunman of the 2012 olympic games saturday. he soundly defeated phelps in the highly anticipated men's 400-meter individual medley. brazil won silver, japan took bronze. while phelps did not medal, coming in fourth. here's how some of the fans reacted to lochte's big win. >> ryan's the best swim, he trains hard, and he's awesome. very happy for ryan luchte. >> we thought phelps was going to be close. he fell apart. >> definitely thought phelps would have placed. but it was amazing to see lochte just blow away like that. that was a great way to start it out. >> it was someone else's night to shine. and lochte did it. >> being a good sport, michael phelps tweeted his rival saying, congrats to ryan lochte, way to keep that title in the country where it belongs. nicely done. >>> let's check out the medal count. as of now, china leading with six overall with four gold medals. italy and the u.s. each have five medals. italy has two golds and silvers. the u.s. has on

ryan lochte. he should probably be michael phelps biggest competition here. you may think olympic athletes are all work and no play, ryan is a guy who likes to let loose, even to the point of breaking a bone every once in a while. meredith will stop by to explain why this is the year of the women at the olympic games, savannah. >> we'll keep hammering that home with you. we'll check in a bit. >>> a new twist in the search for the twins. >>> the newest judge on "american idol" is mariah carey. we want to begin in the news with james holmes, the man accused of the movie theater massacre in colorado. he had a very bizarre court appearance. kate snow at the courthouse in centennial, colorado this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. the last time anyone outside of law enforcement saw james holmes, he was wearing black. he was wearing military gear armed to the teeth. yesterday the man in court, the man who walked in, 24 years old, looked a whole lot different. this man was very quiet as a judge read his rights. he seemed to not

michael phelps and ryan lochte share a six-bedroom suite in the olympic village. but he gets his own room, michael phelps. >> it was a sight difficult to comprehend. star spangled banner plays as a u.s. swimmer steps up for gold. but phelps is nowhere to be found. because they belong to ryan lochte. he owned the 400 individual medley from the beginning. taking the early lead. fell pts, he's the one lagging far behind. barely a contender after the first lap. sinking to a distance fourth at the end. his main american rivalry, lochte, easily winning gold. hours before phelps even barely qualified. afterwards, lochte tweeted, thanks to my fans. this gold was for lochte nation. that's what happens when lochte nation units. while michael phelps tweets, not please withed with my race. you have to go back to 2000 olympics, when he was 15, the last time he raced and didn't medaled. american elizabeth beisel took silver. >>> back on terra firma u.s. men's gymnastics top of the standings a of the qualifying round. in hoops, the u.s. trounced croatia. while in soccer, they rou

two guys trying to steal the spotlight, michael phelps and ryan lochte. today is a big day for michael phelps celebrating his 27th birthday in omaha where he is continuing his march to the london olympics, he set the fastest qualifying time for the heat in the 100 butterfly, he's not done. him and lochte will hook up a little bit later tonight. we'll have all your highlights, diane, coming up at 11:00 tonight. but much more sports coming up at 6:00. i got to get back to work. >> absolutely. you go take care of that, henry. >> i'll do that immediately. >> okay. >>> and coming up next, speaking of sports, will natalie coughlin make it to london? we'll have the latest on the bay area athlete's efforts to make history in swimming. >>> one last ride, bay area native natalie coughlin narrowly kept your hopes alive. the 11-time olympic medalist has one more race to qualify for london games. she advanced to the finals of the 100-meter freestyle. the finals are tonight. the top six will move on to london and you can catch and watch her efforts right here on nbc bay

her final 50 meters, this is catching attention, she swam faster than ryan lochte and michael phelps in their medley. but we should be clear she denies all allegations. from that story to a more heartwarming local story, when we talk about the olympics, you talk swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball, one of the sports that dent get a lot of attention is judo but we have one of the best judokas in the world. during her competition her friends in the south bay got together to cheer. >> it's amazing. words can't describe the feelings that go into this and i mean, how much work and time and preparation. >> reporter: a lot of work, time and preparation for marti malloy, part of that very world famous san jose state judo program and here in london she wins a bronze medal. this is significant, winning a medal is great but becomes only the second american female in the history of the olympics to win a medal in judo. >> a little surreal for me. i surprised myself in the final when i won, so it's still a mix of happiness and unbelievableness. feels really good. >> reporter: congratulations to

michael in beijing. maybe it'll be all about ryan in london. >> you know what is so interesting, when you think about ryante, this is somebody who is the world champion, so there are so many races that lead up to the olympics. and, clearly, in beijing it was michael phelps' olympics. but now we see ryan lochte. but who else? who else is sort of making some inroads there who may be able to see medal during the swimming competition? >> you know what's been really surprising is how well the chinese swimming team has been doing. now, they finished first in the total medal count in 2008 and they did well in a variety of events. we saw today the first chinese man ever to win a swimming gold medal. we saw chinese woman beat a world record in the individual medley. this has been one of the most interesting stories of the opening day. i know we have a long way to go but china proving that not only are they excelling in the sports we expect them to such as gymnastics but now they're dominating in the pool as well. so it'll be really interesting to see what they can do against the traditional super powers of swimmin

no medal for him. >> michael phelps' lining streak came to an abrupt end here. even though ryan lochte expected him to have a chance, no one expected him to be this dominant. and more than michael phelps not winning the race, the fact that he didn't get a metal, this means he has to put the pieces back together and figure out what he's going to do next. he said after the race look, i just had a bad race. other guys prepared better than me, and i have to take it on the chin. so he was very gracious in defeat. for ryan lochte, it was the first time ever that he beat michael phelps in an olympic raise. they had faced off three times and couldn't beat phelps in any of those head-to-head meetings. we have to appreciate the fact that there is a new golden boy of american swimming here at these london games. it was all about michael in beijing. >> when you think about ryan lochte, this is somebody who is the world champion. so there's so many races that lead up to the olympics and clearly in beijing, it was michael phelps. but now we see ryan lochte. but who else is making some in road

ryan lochte taking home the gold while michael phelps fails to even medal. so, is this the end of the phelps' era at the olympics? >>> serial inspector. new details on the man who traveled the country indiana fekting hospital patients with a deadly disease. tens of thousands of patients at risk. angry this morning that hospitals can't test them yet. >>> katie's new life. look at this. a beaming katie out on the town. chatting with reporters for the first time since her split from tom. >> katie, how was dinner? >> great. >> so, the big question, who is this guy? the mystery man. >>> and bear rescue. video that went viral. a woman bravely saving these bear cubs. now, she tells us about how she freed the cubs, all without getting a scratch. >>> all this, as the u.s. women's gymnastics team takes the stage for the first time. "good morning america" is live at the olympics with all of the latest. >>> we were just looking at that wide shot there, we just stepped off of a wedding cake. good morning, everybody. >> we're both married to other people. good morning, ev

chapter one of the michael phelps and ryan lochte battle. phelps not so sure in his last olympics.he men's 400 gets going tomorrow, and you don't have to wait, you can watch it tomorrow night, and the beach volleyball tomorrow in the nbc's sport network, where i will spend the next 2 1/2 weeks hosting. just a little sam sampling of what is to come. they are streaming every single event for the first time in the history of the olympics. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," and they bring up mitt romney questioning whether or not london is ready for the games. >>> when we come back here, we will celebrate our third anniversary by looking back at the show's last trip to an olympic games, and the oh, so lonely hours in vancouver where our show aired live at 2:30 in the morning. a painful look back when "way too early" returns from london. . usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your

can michael phelps and ryan lochte reclaim dominance after a few disappointing races? good morning. i'm mike barnicle, this is "way too elderly," the show that just finished doing laps at the senior center down the street. glad you're joining us. as always, let us know why are you awake, shoot an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com o or @williegeist. or text the word awake followed by your response to 692639. and we'll read the best responses later in the show. but before we get to the news here at 30 rock, i want to bring in willie live from london, where he's been on a worldwide boondoggle, waist wasting comcast money for several days now. willie, what are you doing over there? what's going on? >> raining over here. shouldn't come as a surprise. 60-something degrees and rain, london weather. a couple of big gold medals in the pool, but a little controversy. u.s. women's soccer team plays today, and the star goalie, hope solo, a lot of people know has been in a twitter feud with brandi chastain, great player from the 2002 world cup. they have been fighting publicly ahead

we begin with news from london and the 30th olympic games, michael phelps and ryan lochte will face offn the 400 individual medley. it is a tough race encompassing all four strokes, qualifying heats began this morning. police arrested more than 100 cyclists near olympic stadium. scotland yard says the procycling rally brow through the security corps done. and 80,000 spectators packed into the olympic stadium for the opening ceremony. there was an unexpected cauldron lighter and appearance by the queen and song by sir paul mccartney. let's go to nbc's michelle kosinski live in london. good day to you, it is an exciting day as we get things going. what's happening today? >> reporter: hi, alex, you mentioned the swimming heats taking place as we speak and last

can michael phelps and ryan lochte reclaim dominance after a few disappointing races? it's "way too early" for this. good morning. i'm mike barnicle, this is "way too elderly," the show that just finished doing laps at the senior center down the street. glad you're joining us. as always, let us know why are you awake, shoot an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com o or @williegeist. or text the word awake followed by your response to 692639. and we'll read the best responses later in the show. but before we get to the news here at 30 rock, i want to bring in willie live from london, where he's been on a worldwide boondoggle, waist wasting comcast money for several days now. willie, what are you doing over there? what's going on? >> raining over here. shouldn't come as a surprise. 60-something degrees and rain, london weather. a couple of big gold medals in the pool, but a little controversy. u.s. women's soccer team plays today, and the star goalie, hope solo, a lot of people know has been in a twitter feud with brandi chastain, great player from the 2002 world cup. they hav

men's team and the ongoing battle for glory between michael phelps and ryan lochte. are we witnessing a changing of the guard? with me now on our big story is olympic legend mark spitz. also with me is christine brennan, sports columnist for "usa today." welcome to you both. mark, let me go to you first. because you we watching a little earlier the astonishing race where everyone assumed it would be a easy comfortable win for ryan lochte. this french swimmer has taken the scruff of the neck of the swimming competition and changed the whole game, hasn't he? >> i think all of us have been captivated. the french have a lot of talent in the sprint men's freestyle events. the 100, the 200 and the 250. that's a perfect example of what we just watched. the frenchman coming through for his country. i think we're going to see a lot of other great performances in breaststroke and events that ryan and michael aren't swimming. >> should fells have basically quilt after beijing on the ultimate high? >> there's so much money on this. phelps will run a couple god ed me gold medals