now michael williams out of texas. timothy simon and michael williams at of texas and california, you have two who are right in the middle of this energy debate. this energy policy. you would think they might be at the table. you can make an argument that we are getting worse. we continue to chip away at. we will continue to chip away at it. tavis: i hear the definition you offered. let me take my staff at defining worse. i do not expect you to say this. whatever disagreements and whatever issues we have disagreed about, we have always maintained a wonderful friendship. i think i can say that. a wonderful brotherhood. i have never heard you say stuff that i've found to be uncivil. and mean-spirited and nasty. i cannot say that about mr. west out of florida. even though there are a couple of african-american members of the house to happen to be republican. tim scott add of south carolina. -- out of south carolina. you have to and scott, alan west, on any given day, this guy just goes off the rails. is that what it takes

and that's where all the ad money's going. >> indeed. >> jimmy williams, michael grunwald, domenico martnarop, chris matthews as that special guest newt gingrich. you do not want to miss that, just ahead at 5:00. >>> next, the real stars of the gop convention, the guys with the checkbooks. stay with us. >>> and as we head to break, take a look at the weather in tampa, where apparently isaac has not yet said good-bye. [ "the odd couple" theme playing ] humans. even when we cross our "t"s and dot our "i"s, we still run into problems -- mainly other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first accident, and new car replacement, where if you total your new car, we give you the money for a new one. call... to talk to an insurance expert about everything else that comes standard with our base auto policy. [ tires squeal ] and if you get into an accident and use one of our certified repair shops, your repairs are guaranteed for life. call... to switch, and you could save

. >>> we're getting results now in for this evening's olympic events, from michael phelps to serena williamst was a golden day for the americans. cnn's pedro pinto is in london. >> reporter: don, we could pick one of many superlatives to describe michael phelps and you know what? they would probably all be appropriate but the word that best describes him is historic. the curtain has closed on his olympic career with a gold medal in the 4x100 medley relay, and he was a key part of the race. when he dove into the water, the united states were trailing japan, and he was able to overtake the asian nation, lead the united states to an impressive gold medal, beating out japan and also australia, and what can we say about phelps' career? the baltimore bullet finishing now 22 olympic medals overall, in 2004, 2008 and now 2012, 18 gold medals, two silver, two bronze, and one day in the future we'll be looking back on the career of this young man and saying that perhaps he was the top olympian of all-time. he certainly is the most successful, no doubt about it. so that is the end of the action at lond

. >> tonight, 20-year-old rahshon williams, 17-year-old michael protho, and a 15-year-old boy are inustody, caught in part -- >> it's messed up the way the streets are, these young kids they are out of control. >> because 29-year-old dennis weekly, who, with his co-worker, saw the tail end of the attack and followed the young men until police caught up with them. >> we as a community have got to learn how to step up and be there for one another because if we don't ain't no one else going to do it. >> for now mr. cross will recuperate at home, as his family tries to make sense up of this crime that struck way too close to home. >> usually i'm hearing a lot of violence with the younger people, but to be taken it out on senior citizens i mean my father served this country. he didn't deserve this. he just didn't. >> on the outside, sean lewis, wgn news. >> mr. cross's story touched the hearts of two generous wgn viewers who are also dentists. after seeing his story they offered to replace the dentures that were broken for free. >> fearful of losing their homes to the proposed expressway

williams jr., he says we hate him. they do. let's bring in msnbc political analyst and georgetown university professor michael eric dyson. ere just is a culture that permeates through the countryside by these hate merchants who peddle it onstage, hank williams jr., and i don't think it's ever going to quit, professor. i don't think it's ever going to quit. what's the best way to comment -- what's the best way to combat this head-shaking crowd out there? >> i think the president has brilliantly ignored the most egregious examples of this hatred, not because he's nam by-pam by but because he's a true christian. all of these people in the name of christ who are assaulting the personhood and the stature of the president of the united states of america are being met with a person who believes in jesus who says treat them with love. it will heap coals of fire upon their heads. i think, look, we can't be stupid about this. we have to be strategic about it. we have to say to people like people like mr. williams which is tragic because he comes from such a vaunted, valued pedigree of music in this country with his father one of th

aqui estÁ william con la "acciÓn deportiva." >> buenas tardes amigos, michael phelps fue el mÁximo ganadors filis de filadelfia y tiene mÁs sol dedos en los jardÍnes. >> y un joven de ligas menores, los cachorros enviaron a los te janes y podria llenar los pa zapatos y los cachorros estÁn dando por perdidas la te temperatutemo pra prad y pasÓ a la manomina. >> y los aficionados no quedaron c convenci convencidos, del 78. 48% pasÓ al 48. 22. >> mientras que el monumental lista de jugadores que estarÁn en el parto iido de estados uni y en el estadio azteca y los sults q Últimos que no tan carl vela y jonathan do santos. >> hoy a tunez vencieron a 110 por 66. >> el zoolÓgico de san diego tiene una nueva tracciÓn, una mamÁ que dio o luz a un osito panda. >> esta especie de panda higigae se crÍa en pocos lugares. >> es la seguraed cnda con dar de mÁs edad, no sabemos la edad del panda. >> me acuerdo cuando lo llevaron a mÉxico y hasta hubo una canciÓn de yuri. >> le pusieron el pannedita del amor. >> y nos vemos a las 11 y

. >> new information tonight about the gunman in the massacre in williams. the michaels on the radar of federal investigators more than once because of his ties with right wing extremists, but authorits lacked evidence to open a criminal case. seven people died in yesterday's rampage, including page, shot by police. tonight the white house flag is flying at half-staff in honor of those victims. >>> syria's prime minister becoming the highest ranking official to defect since the uprising began against president assad's regime. he was appointed just two months ago, and has fled to jordan. insiders say he began planning his getaway after president assad told him to take the job or die. now back to "on the record" with greta. thanks for watching fox. have a great night. >> greta: new jersey governor chris christie, wisconsin congressman paul ryan and ohio senator rob portman, virginia governor bob mcdonnell, and jeb bush are some of the names left off the republican convention speakers. is that a possible clue? are they on the short list to be governor romney's running mate

williams in washington. researchers say wade michael page popped up in the white supremacist world 12 years ago playing in two bands associated with racist skinheads. although there is no known record he ever advocated violence, an organization that tracks hate groups says he was deeply involved in a sub culture that did. >> they frequently talk about whites as the most endangered species on the planet and, you know, as they get more and more kind of hepped up about this people go out and start shooting. >> one of his bands was called end apathy and he told a website seven years ago he wanted to, quote, figure out how to end people's apathetic ways. military records show page enlisted in the army in 1992 but was discharged six years later for a drinking problem, ending his military career in north carolina at fort bragg. federal agents today searched a north carolina house where page lived for half of last year. a neighbor said he made antisemitic comments. he racked up an arrest record mostly for drunk driving. a neighbor who lived nearby in suburban milwaukee said page recently broke up with his girlfriend

i think they were there because it was michael 's last race. i think william and kate were also there because the favorite in my race was the british swimmer. so really exciting atmosphere that night. >> you're a part of history. you got to be a part of one of the great u.s.a.'s. that is one heavy medal. you need a massage after all this. lesli and derek, back to you guys in the studio. >> kristen, you get all the good duty, don't you? >> so proud of her. so proud. >> the 800 meter, and when she was done, she looked up at the board. she wasn't even breathing hard. it was amazing. >> you see that a lot of times. the rest of the swimmers were dying, she was not. that's something else. we have a couple storms popping up. any storm could produce heavy rain. we are looking at most of the activity south of town. we'll start with live doppler 9,000. really in the past half an hour, these have popped up. we'll zoom in closer to the metro area. one is up 270. one is out in loudoun county. one is also in fairfax county. again, a lot of heavy rain with them, that's the o

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williams and maria sharapova. u.s. men's wiert polo and michael phelps swims in his final race before retiring. then we've been talking about the south african double amputee, he's going to make ace olympic debut in the 400 meter qualifies heat. so a lot of track & field tomorrow as well. >> and he's not expected to do that well. it's just the fact that you have this person who is undergone so much adversity and now he'll be such a huge example for the whole world p whole world. >> i'll be here for the 3:00 p.m. show we'll be covering the olympic notes and the weather will be a result cooler here back in the bay area with 80s inland and 70s by the bay and 60s up the coast. warmer on monday, tuesday and also, for wednesday. and i even know on sunday, we have those individual gymnastics coming up, too. so we're not totally done with gymnastics just yet. >> we can win some individual medals. >> it's exciting. >> it's been a great, great week. thank you for shiering it with us. we'll see you next week for more on the bay. have a great weekend! >>> welcome back to continuing coverage of the games of

on tap today, serena williams will go for gold. michael phelps will swim the butterfly leg of the men's medley relay, looking for another medal. and teen sensation missy franklin win be chasing gold in the women's relay. 15-year-old katie ledecky won gold on friday. what an accomplishment there. after the u.s. swim team won five more medals last night, the u.s. has a total of 43 medals, 21 of them gold. in second place we have china with 22 run russia with 23. we're going right to kevin tibbles who has the prime spot in london. very good day to you, kevin. i have the competition under way. we can hear the roars of the crowd. what are the big events taking place this morning? >> the crowd is cheering in the stadium, that's why one of the reasons why yesterday was the largest day for attendance at the olympic park. over 200,000 people. they are expecting that again because of the fact there are so many events taking place. the women's triathlon is going on right now. there are numerous track and field events taking place in the big olympic s

on tap today, serena williams will go for gold. michaelps will swim the butterfly leg of the men's medley relay, looking for another medal. and teen sensation missy franklin win be chasing gold in the women's relay. 15-year-old katie ledecky won gold on friday. what an accomplishment there. after the u.s. swim team won five more medals last night, the u.s. has a total of 43 medals, 21 of them gold. in second place we have china with 22 run russia with 23. we're going right to kevin tibbles who has the prime spot in london. very good day to you, kevin. i have the competition under way. we can hear the roars of the crowd. what are the big events taking place this morning? >> the crowd is cheering in the stadium, that's why one of the reasons why yesterday was the largest day for attendance at the olympic park. over 200,000 people. they are expecting that again because of the fact there are so many events taking place. the women's triathlon is going on right now. there are numerous track and field events taking place in the big olympic

williams won. if you got more time, i'll give it to you. >> so michael phelps.said he's going in retirement i. any reason to doubt? he would be 31 years old swimming again. >> money talks. >> probably got a lot of money already. >> money could draw him out of retirement. you heard about gabby, right? about to make $4 million to $10 million. so imagine. >> still to come on eyewitness news at 11:00, a jumping goat. news at 11:00, a jumping goat. meet the ,,,,,,,, i hear you're having a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did. but i wrote the note. dunkin' bakery sandwiches are freshly made just for you. grab a turkey cheddar bacon sandwich today. when i look up into my students' faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor, i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives and i am a phoenix. enroll in the program that's right for you. at phoenix.edu/maryland >> an amazing feat captured midair. the sky divers

he will have more on the williams' sisters big weekend and what's next for 22-time olympic medalist michael phelps. that's coming up in his live record right here on nbc4. >> we're running out of sue per la tives for michael phelps. just going down in the books ever. >> he should become his own superlative. >>> coming up on 51 after the hour right now, tom kierein is here with a look at hot, stormy forecast. >> we're going to have phelpsian weather tomorrow. i'm going to start using that. there is the live view of london there at the olympic park. and you can see a little bit of sunshine there. here's the london forecast. partly cloudy there through the day. noontime temperatures will be in the mid 60s. and by mid afternoon there in london will it it will be near 70. then by this evening, by around maybe 7:00 or 8:00 for some of the outdoor events there may be some showers around and back down into the 60s. now, for us, we've had these passing showers around this morning. shenandoah valley down toward the central blue ridge, closer to washington, right around the bay. getting a few showers

here in tampa the ceo of the convention, william harris, just spoke. former rnc chairman michael steele is also here in tampa. michael, good to see you. >> it's good to see you, s.e. >> so ann romney speaks tonight. i was talking to congressman joseph chaffitz earlier said the mitt romney he knows is warm and down to earth. he shared a story about mitt romney consoling him a few months ago after his dad died. is that the mitt you expect to be talked about tonight? >> yes, i think it is. there's a side to this man that we just don't know. his time doing his mission and the near death experience that he had there. the reality of raising five boys and, you know, separate and apart from being governor and part of this big family is dad and his aspirations. part of that story. this is the mitt romney no one really gets to know and see that often. and i think tonight is a real good moment for ann romney to sort of bring us inside a little bit, to sit us at the coffee table, have a cup of coffee and talk about her husband in a very end intimate way. >> you and i were both in minnesota,

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williams, part ironman, elated and angry. a little bit sunshine, a little bit rock 'n' roll. russia chose michaelosed brain and oregon, sparkly of course. but heather ee eer olson, who the gold medal team in '96 says the intensity and athletic ability has doubled since then. matt gave it a whirl in athens in '04, just missed making the team. and the russians dominated. >> these throws are remarkable. still, ask around. >> you must be so excited for the synchronized swimming. >> it's unbelievably hard. >> partly because of all that embellishment that has built up, sparkle, faces, eye shadow. >> i think it's gone a little bit too far. >> still the sport seems to entrance the world. from egypt, israel, mexico, south and north korea, united in their quest for absolute perfection while holding their breath. to wow that crowd a little more. the duet finals are today. back to you guys. >> all right, michelle, thank you very much. it isn't every day that you get to stand in london in olympic park and say we are standing with the greatest olympian of all time. michael phelps. michael, how are you? >> good

venus and serena williams will be going for gold in women's doubles. michael phelps finishes his olympics career on a high note with a gold. phelps swam his last race in the butterfly leg of the men's 4x100 meter relay. missy franklin also ends her last race at the olympics with a gold helping team usa to beat the competition in the women's 4x100 meter medley relay. and here is the latest medal count. the u.s. holds on to its lead with 54 total medals, 26 of them gold. china remains in close second place with 53 medals, including 25 golds. and great britain now jumps into third place with 29 total medals. let's hear it for the host country. now for more highlights and what to watch today. let's go to stephanie gosk. good morning to you. with all the competition under way today, what are you keeping an eye on today for us? >> well, alex, it's going to be super exciting day today here in london. kicking off really this afternoon, a first for the olympics. women's boxing. you have queen underwood for the u.s. entering the ring for the first time ever as an olympi

michael phelps and missy franklin. katie ledecyy wins gold. plus we'll hear from prince's william open up about the olympic experience so far. if you thought driving a cab was easy, wait until you see the training the london cabbies have to go through. that and much more when we get started from london right here3q take the gamble out of stain removal. only resolve all-stains has two formula chambers, to remove all types of stains. using shout or oxiclean? that's just playing the odds. don't chance it, resolve it. see a resolve difference or it's free. you there ! i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you're in, and enjoy premium features when you download disney mobile magic, powered by verizon. >> ravens return to downtown baltimore for practice. you may remember what it looked like last year. gates opening at 3:30. you can sit in the stands, get a

williams, part ir ironman, elated and angry. a little bit sunshine, a little bit rock and roll. russia chose michaelposed brain and organ, sparkly, of course. but heather olson, who was on the gold medal team in 1996 says the athleticism here, the intensity, the technical difficulty have doubled since then. >> liken it to a gymnastic floor routine with half the oxygen. >> reporter: matt and al gave it a whirl in athens in '04 just macing the team by a hair. in 2000, the russians have dominated, took analyst's breath away. still ask around -- you must be so excited for the synchronized swimming. >> unbelievably hard. >> reporter: partly because of all that embellishment that built up, sparkle, faces, eye shadow. >> i think it's gone a little bit too far. >> reporter: still the sport seems to entrans the world. teams from egypt, israel, mexico, south and north korea. united in their quest for absolute perfection while holding their breath. wow that crowd a little more. the duet finals are today. back to you guys. >> all right, michelle. thank you very much. it isn't every day you get to stand in londo

. >> michael: now the president seems to be having a fine time with this, joe williams.has not been the person most asking for these tax returns. but for him to say it in the white house pressroom was prayed incredible. >> and it does two things. the first is politics the only good time--the only time to kick is man when he's down is in politics. the president did that taking his presidential boot, so to speak, to the gut of mitt romney repeating the issue that frankly romney will be seeing and hearing about until its time to cast the vote. it's reminds me of an old football clichÉ. if you don't resolve it now you're going to be seeing it in your sleep. second romney probably does is something to hide in his taxes. clearly he's going against precedence and against his own party in many cases. there could be a change of address. it could be the fact that he paid less than 13%. there are a lot of things that we won't know. romney is trying to stick it out. i don't think it's an apt strategy and i think it will haunt him in the end. >> michael: you mentioned the change of a

michael phelps knows about swimming and medal ceremonies. rice on hand to see a packed house at the stadium. after 20,000, enjoying the drills for the most part. williams to play. always there when the ball is tipton ready to go. -- tipped and ready to go. turning it into an enjoyable tradition. >> i think we finished off well. a lot of people were dragging this morning. but we like and everyone out. >> when this season kicks in, they will be ready. it turned out great. >> next sunday they will be at navy for another practice. back to london now. whether you saw it live on your computer, the damages have been forever forged. -- images have been forever forged. kobe bryant among the contingent of teammates on hand to witness the victory. six total medals, four gold. what else can you say? we will let michael take it away. >> i have been able to do everything i wanted. i have achieved the goals i wanted to cheat. we have been able to do every single thing. i think if you can say that about your career, there is no need to move forward. >> right before my call capped his final night, his training partner finished with another gold. she took our fastest ti

williams will begin momentarily. >> i'm dan patrick. last night here in london, another memorable one here for michael phelps. in his last individual olympic swim, he won his 21st career olympic medal. gold in the 100 meter butterfly. meanwhile, 17-year-old missy franklin won gold in the 200 meter backstroke, the first american woman to do so in 40 years. already today, a photo finish in the women's triathlon with spirig of sweden winning the gold. here is the finish. they crossed the line simultaneously. they were credited with the exact same time. but the photo review gave speirig the win. coming up today, all of it live. in water polo, the american men 3-0 but now they beat serbia. considered by many to be the gold medal favorite. also, indoor volleyball. the u.s. men, the defending gold medalists and undefeated in london. but today they face a major test against a top contender from russia. and beach volleyball. one day after the olympic champions were knocked out, americans jake gibb and sean rosenthal play a team from russia in a win or go home scenario. >>> also, coming up live, the men's 10,000 meters

williams won 6-1, 6-1 to move into the second round. >> golden words of encouragement before the ravens. olympian michaelhelps stopped by and gave them a pep talk and sat down for a picture with ray lewis. pretty much saying look, get it done guys. >>> another look at the top stories and fundraising outranl. family members and victims of the colorado movie theater shooting demand answers about millions of dollars raised. maybe you can't. when you have migraines with fifteen or more headache days a month, the colorado movie theater shooting demand answers about millions of dollars raised. fami the colorado movie theater shooting demand answers about millions of dollars raised. the shooting demand answers about millions of dollars raised. and don't live a maybe life. mmmm, just how satisfying of new light & fit greek? morning donut cookies chips, chips,...! silence those tempting thoughts with new light & fit greek. its creamy thick texture helps satisfy you. it has twice the protein of regular lowfat yogurt. and at 80 calories it's the lightest greek yogurt with fruit. cupcake! it's not gonna happen. new

william county and headed even to chantilly. so we're not done with the storms yet. a live look outside brought to you by michael so. 76, dew point 6 4, which isn't that bad, dew points in the mid six. satellite picture and radar combined, lots of showers and storms in the ohio valley. that's where the frontal boundary is. look at all the storms along the ohio river. big storms developing back into north carolina. so because of that we are going keep storms in overnight. also going to keep the chance for a thunderstorm even for your morning commute. they will be few and far between. mr. bernstein will take care of you at 4:25 in the morning. another humid day tomorrow, no doubt. big storms are likely, some of which again could be severe, and looks like the showers are going to linger into saturday. that's the bad news. good news, i think we're going see a drier air mass saturday afternoon and sunday, so at least part of the weekend in pretty good shape. showers and storms still possible, some heavy. muggy, too. lows in the sketches, winds out of south at 10. 9 weather alert code tomorrow, yellow. lingering showe

williams. the men's archery reach a limited today in singles competition. the morning after winning his 19th metal, michael phelps moves forward in the preliminary round of the individual medley. not moving as well, the mayor of london who bought stock on is applied today in a parked set up for olympic festivities. this is a day of jubilation and britain. the britons are definitely grab lad to get the first gold medal. the prime minister attended several events expecting to see them win gold. they have not done it. in london, mark robertvarger. stan, back to you. >> we are just getting word of breaking news out of london where we're told a cyclist has been killed in an accident with an olympic bus. the bbc is reporting a 30-year- old man was struck in a crossroad. michael phelps 19th metal is a sign of pride for baltimore. we have reaction from the north baltimore about what a club. >> 48-year record. >> elation as michael phelps brings home the gold in the to wondered meter freestyle relay. more medals than any other olympian in history. it was a teen usa effort that may never 19 possible. -- team usa. hi

dan hellie is in london and he'll have more on the williams sisters on the weekend and what is next for 22-time olympic medalist michael phelps coming up in his live report at 5:45 right here on nbc4. >>> the olympians aren't the only athletes to watch these days. the nationals won again. they beat the marlins 4-1. steven strasburg struck out six batters. didn't allow a run. he drove in two runs with a single. the nats lead the braves by three games in the national league east and take on the astros tonight in houston. i went to the game on saturday. >> so did robert and ben. >> really? i should have looked. they were probably in the really good seetsz. it was a spectacular game. huge eight innings. >> good stuff. >> i'm glad you went again. you said you weren't going to go baing. >>> it's now 5:25. glad you did. 77 degrees. while you were sleeping, nasa was making history on the red planet. straight ahead, what lies ahead for the space agency's newest rover. >>> plus, trying to clear his name. the charges gary giordano could have dismissed today. >>> scattered showers making their way through the d.c. area. their way

joining me now, democratic strategist jimmy williams and former rnc chairman and analyst michael steelemen, hello to you both. >> good morning. >> hello. >> i'll begin with you, michael. you know i have to ask, florida at the end of august. what were you guys thinking? >> beautiful place to hold a convention. what do you think? this is -- there was a lot of thought that went into this. i know a lot of folks are sitting back and second guessing and pointing fingers, but two years ago when we started this process, it was narrowed down to three cities. the site selection committee along with the 168 members of the full baody voted unanimousl to come to tampa. the current chairman who was then my senior adviser and general counsel was a huge advocate to come to tampa. we took into consideration the storms and all of that. look, the rnc has a plan. they're coordinating the plan with the mayor's office and the local officials here. they'll execute the plan for this contingency and they'll move on. >> you might have just looked at ft. walters beach, i believe it is, and walton beach on the oth

william, always good to see you. bill gross joining us. >>> we have thomas lee with us along with michael pimto, and rick santelli. you have to make calls on equities, the chief strategist there at jpmorgan, what's your idea about the death of the the consult. >> first i have to say we have to remember that the world lowers it's expectations. it's closer to 6% total return. the only way you achieve that is having a good exposure to equity markets. bill says he expected stocks to double the return of bonds. >>> it's still below the historic norm going back to 1912 or something like that. he thinks it's going to be more like 4%. do we have to lower our expectations -- >> my only question is everyone's informations are built around a foundation of flow growth. we now economic forecasts are the least reliable. if we look at the market expectations of 1.5%. ly take the over. a -- i will take the over. >> so you're still keeps expectations up. >> michael, what about you? >> one should be very careful about making prognostications going out ten years. i would say let's see what happens first of all with the election. if

michael phelps's historic career. that's tonight 8:00/7:00 central time right here on nbc. up next, princes williamnd harry open backup their olympic experience and what they knew about the queen's stunt during the opening ceremony. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> welcome back to london's olympic park. princes william and harry are certainly enjoying their olympic experience, checking out events on a daily basis while cheering on team gb. nbc's michelle kosinski has more on that. michelle, good morning! good to see you. >> hi, tamron. during the opening ceremony, that bit with the queen, well, people around the world were intrigued as to how that came to be. turns out, it was one of the best-kept secrets. princes william and harry told the bbc last night that even they had no idea their grandmother, the queen, would play this unprecedented role, kicking off what's been a thrilling olympics for them as well. no one can quite get over that moment. >> good evening. >> yes, the queen in an opening ceremony guest, stunning the world and her grandsons. >> well, to be honest, we were kept completel