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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

we are your olympic home. coming up at 6:30, we're going to check in with -- female afghan any boxer realize her historic olympic dream. nnchts other news tonight, the state of california is calling it a massive rodent infestation, that's why the doors are still closed at an east bay food contribute for. >> tony, what can you tell us? >> good evening, janell, here's what we know, two whistle blowers, former ploem -- tonight their stories in the pictures and video from inside the company. >> should this company be shut down? >> yes, they should. >> there's a lot of feces, a lot -- >> testimonials from two former employees now whistle blowers, our investigation will give you an exclusive look at the pictures and videotape obtained by nbc bay area from inside the now embargoed warehouse. >> there's some contaminated foods that people -- >> and they know it? >> there's mice living in there, mice reproducing in there, making babies in there. me and a couple other employees actually seen the newborn babies within a

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."

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 privatized. because the state has to sell off lots of its assets. this is our second home. we have no idea what we will do after that. >> this pole vaulter one bronze at this year's european championship in helsinki. she obtained her personal best last year in london. both the aging facilities and the lack of funds are making greek olympic athletes pretty gloomy. >> things are getting worse by the day. every month, new problems emerge. who knows where it will land.

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

♪ >> 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

let's show you a live shot from the olympic park. as i just said, right behind me is the olympic stadium. that is where bolt, among others, will be defending his record. let's go to central london and talk to my colleague. ben, the international olympic committee is headquartered in the building behind you. >> that is right, george. this is where the ioc have chosen to base themselves. they've also taken significant presence in two other major london hotels. the ioc members met with athletes today. today, been gone across the olympic village to see the facilities and what's going on there for themselves. >> the president of the ioc has been asked about the security, as we have been hearing about a lot in london. what did he have to say about that? >> he was asked about the security situation and the government's decision to bring in troops. he said, quite simply, there was a problem. a solution has been identified. he is happy with the solution. he said, "it is time to move on." he said he is perfectly confident with the security sit

do you really care about the olympics this week let's talk about that are you excited about the olympics i know i'm here. but is it crazy back home because of it yeah and we got out what are you excited about how the team usa i hope we go all the way. does that mean we're the best country in the world if we win all the gold medals who i don't know about people really aren't that into track and field and. 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 finish tonight. 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. 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 they're doing but yeah if their names are in plays and in lights everywhere yeah they're selling us wheaties yes exactly those athletes will be remembered a lot of them probably woul

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

now some news away from the olympics. a mass siff power failure left thousands of indians without electricity. the grids in the east and northeast are now collapsed the power cuts were affecting 13 states from the west to the east and they come a day after 370 million people were affected by similar cuts across the north of the country. joined now from our dehli studios by our correspondent. do we know why this is happening? >> at the moment, the authorities here are speculating on why the power may have failed for a second day in a row. they say the priority is to get power back, particularly in major cities and they're estimating in the next three hours or so, they hope power to be restored in major cities. 20 states in india affected by the power grid failures. in the nation's capital, traffic lights aren't working, causing huge chaos on the road. the metro is now partially running but only 20% of the city's metros are running. hundreds of trains across india are stranded on the tracks. and we've also heard that 200 mi

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.

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

we will get back to the olympics in a bit. but we begin with the news and it's tied into the olympics. most of the focus and the exc e excitement for the opening games, but london got worked up with some of the comments made by romney. from the guardian's website, his olympic blunder stuns number ten and hands gift to obama. a comment romney made to brian williams about london's readiness to hoefs the summer games. >> in the short time you have been here in london, do they look ready to your experienced eye? >> it's hard to know how well it will turn out. there were a few things disconcerting, stories about the private security firm not having enough people, and the supposed strike of the immigration and gu custom officials and that's not encouraging because in the games, there are three parts to make games successful. the athletes, and that's what the games are about, and number two are the volunteers, and they will have great volunteers here, and number three are the people of the country. do they come together and celebrate

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

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

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

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 we saw in beijing. >> when it comes to the olympics, everyone supports their own home country but to get a sense with michael phelps that he is supranational. everyon

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

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