of course, the torch relay continues, bringing the olympic flame here to the olympic stadium later on. right now, the flame is going down the river thames on the queen's row barge, gloriana. it's just been around the tower bridge area. we can see the latest pictures there. it's going to be taken from gloriana and kept in seclusion, we're told, for a few hours before it makes its final journey up north into this area of east london, where it will be brought, of course, to the olympic stadium and where later on we're going to see the caldron lit, as one of the most important, symbolic moments of this opening ceremony. we don't know who's going to do that final lighting yet. that's one of the big secrets that has yet to be revealed. now, the bbc's phillipa thomas is actually stationed outside buckingham palace right now, because phillipa is expecting leaders to be gathering a little bit later on this afternoon here in london for a reception hosted by queen elizabeth. phillipa, if you can hear me now, just tell me whether the ceremonial has begun outside buckingham palace and how many big

olympic committee implied more sponsorships for the winter olympics that atlanta had for the summer olympics in 1996. he has to go out and sell those sponsorships now because the budget has built in the assumption that money will be there. he is still something like 40 or $50 million shy of being able to cover his budget, even though he has outsold the sponsorships that went into atlanta. so he has more sponsorship money coming from atlanta for the winter games, which are less popular than the summer games, and he is still short. that is what has happened as everybody reacts to what happened in 1984 who assumed that the olympics are part -- pot of gold. they are clearly not emir getting to the point where we may be back where we were pre- los angeles window city wants to hosted because they will end up with a major deficit. he said we will not have it doesn't -- deficit because it is absolutely necessary. we will cut back to whatever amount of money we have. we do not want to have america host an olympics that seems to be second-class by comparison to the rest of the world but financially, w

and tonight we hear their olympic stories. >>> finally in this opening night for the london olympicsve 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 t

no olympics. challenges to make sure that these companies understand their responsibility and the way that the ioc has -- >> doctor, you are a spoilsport. if you had your way, there might not be the olympics. >> not exactly. look at the statistics. in 2004, the who announced that obesity was a global epidemic. yet, eight years later, we have the olympics on our own term, and statistics say we have one in three children by the age of nine who are either overweight or obese. so the intervention about physical activity, as far as i am concerned, the most effective intervention needs to be a public health strategy that targets the population as a whole. you have to remember, the olympic games is the most effective international marketing platform in the world. over 200 countries and reaching billions of people. and the main sponsors are associated with unhealthy foods. i am most concerned about the children. >> ok, but you have got a responsibility, not just not to get fat in your old age because you

♪ >> the olympic flame is on its way. to go until the 30th olympic summer games begin.ello and a very warm welcome to this special edition of "european journal." we are in london in stratford, in the east of the british capital, to be precise, right in the middle of the olympic park. behind me, you see the big stadium. the opening ceremony will take place here. more than 10,000 athletes from over 200 nations will take part. both rich and poor countries will be represented. they are all equal in the competition's. that is one of the olympic ideals. but some athletes from greece face a rocky path before they can actually take part. >> the greek olympic team has been training. virginia is an olympic sailors who comes here every day, even though the conditions leave a lot to be desired. in the run-up to the beijing olympics four years ago when she won bronze, the mood was bland, but this time around, it is all very different against the backdrop of the greek debt crisis. >> we can carry on training here until we go to london. then the entire sports center is going to be pri

in protest of the dow chemicals' partnership with the london olympics. >> the special olympics are opposing dow chemical's sponsorship of the london olympics. we hold this is an attempt by dow chemical to greenwash its crimes of bhopal, to greenwash its criminal activities it has inherited from union carbide. >> santinath sarangi added that children affected from the bhopal tragedy are taking part in mock olympic games such as assisted walking and crab racing as a sign of protest. jules boykoff? >> that is right. that is but one of the strong footholds for activists, the corporate sponsorships, that are really in your face. coca-cola as a corporate sponsor, not known for health food. another one, the french i t firm that has been responsible in the pay for putting forth this work capability assessment, which basically assessed with the people who are on the rolls for the disabled are sick delaware- or sick could actually get out there and work. it has led to tens of thousands of sick people and disabled people being kicked off his support roles in the uk. that is especially tough, since the

into the olympic spirit. bells rang out across the country heralding a day of celebration which was years in the celebration. big ben led the way with the young and old then joining in and taking part, but the joy is display got a little bit out of hand. olympics secretary flow of its handle, luckily missing a bystander. posting on twitter, he later said, "oops, bell broke. on one hurt." the first lady from the u.s. joins thousands. soccer star david beckham was in attendance. tomorrow, mrs. obama will watch american athletes take part in their first full day of competition. for more on the spectacle which those from around the world have come to see tonight, i am joined tonight by our reporter. when i watched in 2008, i thought to myself, "what an act to follow," but it has been quite an extraordinary spectacle. >> absolutely. some would say danny boyle took on the poisoned chalice, a difficult task of portraying britain's identity on a global stage. how'd you do it? tonight, you're sitting next to a very pr

that is in our next olympic postcard. nasa says its satellites record of what it calls unprecedented surface melting in green land. they did not know whether this is a rare natural event or due to global morning -- they do not know whether this is a rare natural event or due to global warming. >> of this dramatic footage of a glacier collapsing in green land two weeks ago. the owner of the boat managed to escape just-in-time from the huge waves it produced. scientists believe this collapse is a sign of a much bigger problem very nasa says its satellites have recorded what it called unprecedented surface melting. these images show the surface ice on july 8, but only four days later, something extraordinary happened. almost all of it melted, exposing -- 97% of green land was affected. usually about this time of year, about 40% of the ice experience is melting. even greenland because a call this the high spots are affected, something that has not happened since '89 -- gronlund's coldest and highest spots are affected. scient

olympic games.look back at the spectacular opening ceremony, and we'll introduce you to a bay area athlete who is following in his father's olympic footsteps, showing lester holt what it takes to be a top fencer. that and much more in about 30 seconds. after the olympic zone, it's the olympic games in prime time. big events on tonight's schedule. once those events wrap up, a special edition of nbc bay area news which will include reaction from bay area athletes. we'll see you tonight around midnight. good night. >>> we head to the olympic stadium to relive an unforgettable night. >>> plus, why your teammates chose this woman to lead team u.s.a. into the olympic ceremony. >>> london's oldest restaurant has been feeding britains for centuries. we wanted to know, how's the food? find out next on "the olympic zone."

do you really care about the olympics this week let's talk about that are you excited about the olympicsi know i'm here. but is it crazy back home because of it yeah and we got out what are you excited about well team usa i hope we go all the way to be really great does that mean we're the best country in the world if we win all the gold medals oh i don't know about people really aren't that into track and field and not so much you know then the swimming you know the media build up between. phelps and his rival you know but you don't even know the name of the right man even to give his name on the front just finished and i think . for a minute do you think that the olympics are kind of a way to just distract people from what's really going on might be you know from your problems do you think people remember the names of all the athletes three months after the olympics are done i guess it depends what kind of sponsorships they've got and what advertisements are doing but yeah if their names are in plays and in lights everywhere yeah they're selling us wheaties yes exactly those athletes y

olympic committee implied more sponsorships r the winter olympics that atlanta had for the sumr olympics in 1996. he has to go out and sell those sponsorships now because the budget has built in the assumption that money will be there. he is still something like 40 or $50 llion shy of being able to cover his budget, even though he has outsold the sponsorships that went into atlanta. so he has more sponsorship money coming from atlanta for the winter games, which are less popular than the summer games, and he is still short. that is what has happened as everybody reacts to what happened in 1984 who assumed that the olympics are part -- pot of gold. they are clearly not emir getting to the point where we may be back where we were pre- los angeles window city wants to hosted because they will end up with a major deficit. he said we will not have it doesn't -- deficit because it is absolutely necessary. we will cut back to whatever amount of money we have. we do not want to have america host an olympics that seems to be second-class by comparison to the rest of the world but financially, we

they are with us at olympic park. great to see you both. >> thank you. >> pleasure to have you here. we hear from you a lot, so i'm going to start with the better half. >> i love that. >> what's going to be harder, watching your husband compete in a rough-and-tumble presidential race or watching your horse compete in the dressage at the olympics. >> when i'm watching my horse, it's like watching my children play sports, you're kind of like this a lot. i know every move she makes. i know where she makes mistakes. i know where her weakness are. i know where she may lose confidence of the rider. >> it's nerve-racking. >> it is nerve-racking. i will tell you watching debates are also nerve-racking. there is a point at the 20th debate where i finally said i've had enough. you sit in the audience, i'll stand on the stage and you see what it feels like to watch that. >> you're not going to actually get to see this horse compete. this is a big deal having a horse in the olympics. no interest to be there. >> it's ann's horse.

the olympic museum in switzerland helped.ents the five continents that participate in the olympic games. they're interlated toes to show the universality of olympicism. and the colors of the rinse blue, yesso, black, green and red are supposed to represent the different nations that compete. so there you have it. now you know what the rings are for. if you have a question, sent it to us. you can also connect with me on twitter, and a facebook. now we're not done. coming up on london olympics on "news4 at 5," how many athletes are participating in the london games this year? 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 peopl

olympic delegation met with her.mony olympic officials say that concerns have been addressed and now we take a look closer at the security issue. >> this is the image that the british government wants the portray on olympic security. unprecedented strength, warships on the thames and aircraft nearby, and also this, chaos as g4s failing to train enough guards. >> this is a humiliating shambles, isn't it? >> i cannot disagree with you. >> reporter: we caught up with g4s candidates in london and they were candid about the organization of the company. >> a lot of people have given up and they have the accreditation and they have the travel passes around london and the uniform and they have quit, because g4s is a complete mess. >> reporter: many of the young recruits don't know where they will be working and some are still waiting to complete the training and get their accreditation and uniforms. most are students or long -term unemployed. under the current security structure, these staff are not under the command of the

a wild card berth to the olympics. the international boxing association last week decided she would not be allowed to compete citing concerns about her safety in the ring. >> i do believe that if the situation hadn't happened, was somewhat of a blessing in disguise. if they feel she wasn't prepared sherks obviously wasn't. the circumstances and the facility and the coaching she is getting out there is obviously horrible. she knows that i know it, and everybody over there knows it. >> reporter: he owns a power gym in san francisco and has been in touch with the olympic committee in afghanistan and said he plans to train and fund her himself. >> the ultimate mission here is keeping the program alive and her motivated. and hope for that nation. that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: azim is already working to get enough to train in san francisco, his hope is to get her here by spring. in san francisco, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >>> now, just ahead, we're going to have a live report from london, including an e

welcome to our studios just outside the olympic parks. just one day to go until be a opening ceremony for the olympic games. i can promise you you were in for a treat. absolutely unique extravaganza. it is very special. you must watch it when it is on tomorrow night. you can expect some advocate sites. it is an event not to be missed. among the events happening today, the british prime minister will host a global business conference in the hopes of generating billions of dollars worth of business. 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

the olympic village that's roughly fifteen condoms for each athlete some argue sexing up the olympics is slowly racing the true meaning of these historic games the marathon really became into effect and they based it off this is a great story i'm a guy that's a pita coming from wanting you know citizens about basically how the war was ending with the persians and going to twenty five miles and just having bleeding feet and how that is by the marathon for what it is today and instead the olympics of today inspired finger pointing and more excuses in the u.s. to blame its nemesis china why are the teams olympic uniforms made in china i think they should take all the uniforms put him in a big pile and burn them underlying just a tad more hypocrisy if you look at apple computer they make everything in china most of their actual production virtually all of it is made in china most americans who buy apple computers and there are many they may be the first american who ever touched that computer since no american probably touched it during the assembly. or surrounding the olympics of today's

the day belonged to michael phelps, who won his 19th olympic medal making him the most decorated olympic athlete of all time. to top it off, he got there with a gold. we go to our studios overlooking the olympic park with all the details. >> it has been a funny olympics for michael phelps because he has now won 19 olympic medals which makes him the most decorated olympia of all time. he came into the london olympics are for the back of beijing where he won 8 gold medals which was an extraordinary feat. there is a lot of pressure on michael phelps. the public really expecting a lot from him. all he had to do this in london was to win and other three metals and when i say all, i say that a very lightly. winning and the olympic medal is a tough feet. -- winning any of the metal is a tough feat. he just missed out on the gold medal. he won his 19th within the forward by 200 and event. he won a silver earlier. he looked very angry at winning the silver and not getting the bronze. he was picked up in the last two strokes. we see a very different michael phelps at london 2012 than the one that

so we have some olympic hopefuls here already looking forward as well to the olympics in rio in 2016.ive in milpitas, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> all right. thanks a lot, kimberly. and for more exclusive coverage of the 2012 london olympics you can always go to nbcbayarea.com. you can keep one bay area athletes there by just clicking on the olympics live blog icon in the upper right-hand corner. that will get you connected with the tweets, facebook posts, and photos from social immediamedia everywhere. just ahead we'll have more olympic coverage. but first some other news. imagine getting stuck 150 feet in the air on a roller coaster. it happened today at six flags in vallejo. we'll show you the dramatic rescue. also -- >>> she did not deserve the way that she died. >> is a certain type of treat making some dogs sick? an nbc bay area investigation, coming up . ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ] >>>

you don't need an olympic-sized pool. or an olympic-sized stadium. facebook.com/healthy. powered by ge. >>> good morning. if you are taking metro on the red line, can you expect delays in both directions due to a switch problem at fort hutton metro station. still seeing the left lane blocked. i-97 as you make your way towards 32. now, here's a look right now. you're jam from 50. back over to you. >> remember, msnbc 4 is your home for the >>> we're back now with more of "today" from london's olympic park on a monday, the 30th day of july, 2012. as you look down at a huge crowd that's gathered here this morning. the park is open, the games have begun. lots of drama. we thank these people for stopping by and cheering. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthr guthrie. fresh off a mediocre performance in race walking, we have ryan sea crest, natalie morales and al roker. a first in olympic coverage, ryan's hosting the 9:00 hour here. >> leaning on you. >> he's already drinking. he stole a beer from this guy right here. three seconds ago. >> this is not the four

to be in the olympics.other would watch the gymnastics, swimming, all the other sports and always think -- you know, always thought that it was cool. >> to get one of the remaining spots, marlen must return to colorado. ♪ fighters who medal at the nationals also qualify for the olympic trials. >> i guess i really just hope that i pull a difficult bracket. that way no one can say, oh, she won again but only because she had an easy bracket. >> welcome to the 2012 usa boxing national championships. 112 pounds, women. tyrieshia douglas, cynthia marino, alex love, marlen esparza. >> my goal here definitely as this national championships is just to make a statement. i don't want to sound so harsh saying this but i basically want to crush everybody's dream right now. i don't want to make anything close. that way everybody knows deep down in the back of their head and in their heart, like, okay, there's no way. this is marlen's. that's it. >> marlen also wants revenge. christina cruz beat her out of the first olymp

this is the olympic stadium behind me. it doesn't have a roof. whatever comes down from the sky will be on everyone. hopefully the rain will end shortly. as far as what we're dealing with in the west, yesterday was another hot day. boise, 101. salt lake city, 100 again. now we're looking at a warm start to the day of course. clear skies everywhere. it should be a pretty nice day. the exception still remains right along the coastal areas as we continue with the on shore flow which will give us another morning of clouds and then it will slowly burn off during the day. all we can do for you in san francisco is 67. medford, warm. boise up near 100. pretty much the same forecast today as what youearly august t. interior sections of california. slight chance of rain in arizona. weekend forecast coming up. >>> all right, bill. also coming up, facebook falls flat. starbucks weakens, finally a place a man can go to stock his man cave. where has this been all of our lives? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we'll explain wh

our exclusive olympic trial coverage continues. a gymnastics judge reveals what it takes to make the team. >>> gymnasts vying for a spot on the u.s. olympic team are said to be the most decorated in the history of the sport which means selecting a team of five in san jose a pretty tough job. so, we go inside the mind of one of the judges in charge of making the call. monty francis reports that they are looking for something you don't find on the scorecard. >> reporter: every move counts, it is after all the olympic gymnastics trials in san jose, the final stop on the road to london. every olympic trial judge who sits in these seats watches and weighs each performance. former usa team competitor liz crandall is one of them. >> i am a fair judge. >> reporter: by day crandall is a coach at airborne gymnastics in santa clara working to develop young olympic hopefuls, but by night, this weekend anyway, she's making decisions that could make or break these gymnasts' olympic dreams. >> we as a country are so incredibly gifted and strong r

she's not sure if he's at olympic park.or that. >> if you have a fan, bill gates would be a very nice one to have. thank you very much, tracie. >>> the biggest bombshell of the game so far, the elimination of the bay area's natalie kuf lyco from yesterday's relay. we heard from coughlin minutes ago about what happened and whether or not this means she might retire. >> my focus was yesterday's swims and focusing on this week, and then we'll go from there. i don't think it needs to be a hard and fast, you know, by september 30th make a decision or 2014 make a decision. >> now we want to go to raj mathai, who's in london with more on that decision to pull natalie coughlin and the medal -- from the medal race and the buzz that it is creating in the sports world. >> hello from london. we're still trying to figure out what exactly happened with natalie coughlin and why she was benched by team usa. this is a shocking development for one of the bay area's biggest sports stars. let's show you how the sequence of events shook down. i

you can't put that on the olympics. that's our country's olympics. it's not mitt romney's olympics.why he brought up the olympics and went to great britain at that time and said, remember how well i ran the olympics? [ chuckling ] here's the interesting part. you know why mitt romney was quote/unquote successful in '02? he took a giant amount of federal money to do it. he got $1.3 billion from the federal government. in fact, it was record-breaking at the time. it was more than double what they got for the olympics in atlanta in 1996. in fact mitt romney bragged about it. this is what he said when running for governor of massachusetts. quote, i'm in favor of getting more money from the federal government. we need to do a better job getting money from washington. now, you told me that you were small government, oh, no, we don't want anything from the federal government. he also said, i was successful in doing that in organizing the olympics--got record funds from the federal government, and i'll do that here. so basically his big success of running the olympics is because he was a gi

olympic team. >> a little more olympic coverage.s out the queen of england's fondness for the movie "slum dog millionaire" played a part in getting her to take part in the spoof. she developed a relationship with the director and word has it that's why she agreed to the unconventional request. in case you missed it, she taped a scene with the latest james bond movies to start out the ceremony and it ended when stunt doubles of the two jumped from the helicopter into the stadium. the queen's policy until now has been to speak only in formal settings. that was clearly not formal. thanks for joining us at 11:00. we have more olympic coverage coming up with women's weight lifting and men's gymnastics. see you back here tomorrow. good night. >>> welcome back to continuing coverage of the xxx olympiad. from london, mary carillo. >> a stunning view of st. paul's cathedrals athe first day of competition home to a close. hi, everyone and welcome to olympic late night, your final olympic stop of the day. on the docket is weightlifting. 48 kil

it is a short bus ride to find the olympic torch. be honest, i expected to find a bit of a nightmare. here we are, moving for the center of the city, and things are much going -- going much faster than normal. i wish it could always be like this. ♪ it helps that the city is full of cheerful olympic volunteers. i heard that you know the answers to everything. >> we do. >> what is the hardest question you have had? >> i do not think any of the questions have been tricky. >> good afternoon, london! >> we have come down to south london to watch the torch going past. you have people from all over the world. you also have londoner's of all different ethnic origins to celebrate this moment of national pride. >> [unintelligible] >> it is marvelous. ♪ >> actually, that is what strikes me most on visiting london on the eve of the olympics. there is an unusual display of patriotism. brits are not like americans. we do not kill comfortable wearing the flag on our sleeves. -- feel comfortable wearing the flags on our sleeves. it is hard to descri

welcome you back to london olympic park. just a few hours, the eyes of the world will be on the olympic stadium. they are going to see the pomp 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'