you guys, the olympics. do you have olympic fever? cheers and applause ] well, the olympics are starting wind down over in sochi, and the russian olympic committee says that one of the giant olympic rings that malfunctioned during the opening ceremony -- you guys remember that? well, they say it will be working for the closing ceremony. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] so good news. looks like russia will be ready for the start of the winter olympics by the end of the winter olympics. so -- [ cheers and applause ] so exciting. and did you see this? some critics are saying that the u.s. and the canadian women's hockey teams are so good that it's unfair to the other teams. [ audience aws ] what? that sounds like something my mom said after one of my little league games. don't worry about striking out, jimmy. that girl was throwing too hard. [ laughter and applause ] she was. let's go get an ice cream. check this out. ryan seacrest announced that he's launching his own clothing line this year. [ scattered cheers ] they're pretty good

olympic organizers call the preparations in brazil the worse ever. new mission for syria's chemical weapons inspectors. they are going to inspect allegations of chlorine use. an apology from the south korean president, she regrets the slow response to the ferry disaster. >> and we examine the reasons why indonesia's elections were branded fraudulent. ♪ >>> it was meant to be the greatest show on earth, every four years competitors gather for a festival of sporting excellence, known, of course as the olympic games. in 2016 the games will be held in rio dejannero, but brazil's preparations have been granted as the worse ever. construction of some venues hasn't even begun, and there's no plan b. [ cheers ] >> reporter: this was the moment brazil's olympic dream was given a reality check. five years ago it won the right to host the olympic games, but it's preparations are badly off coarse. >> from my experience it's the worst i have experienced. but, again, we just have to make it happen. >> reporter: so what is the problem? brazil's preparations have be

that is the thing with the winter olympics. you guys do crazy things. careening down the face of mountains -- craziness. throwing each other up in the air. the mixed pairs skaters, the women are teeny. take them and throw them across the ice. are you kidding me? she lands on one foot on a blade. most of you jumping on those cookie sheet things and just lying down a mountain 80 miles per hour. who thinks of that? of everything awe you do as so many people here in america and across the globe are. you all showed us of that being an olympian is about heart, guts, and it is about giving it your all no matter what stands in your way. that is a message i try to convey to young people all the time. the idea that you work hard and commit yourself to a goal and then pick yourself up when you fall, there is nothing you cannot achieve. as olympic and paralympic athletes, you also know that a big part of reaching your full potential is making sure that your putting the right fuel in your body. you all know that better than anyone in this country that what you eat a

have you been watching the olympics? >> absolutely.seeing the best athletes in the world compete against each other. >> ew, me too. what's your favorite event? >> well, i enjoy them all, but one of my favorites is figure skating. >> jimmy: me too! >> in person! >> jimmy: triple hand hug. [ laughter ] >> all: ew, ew, ew. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: wow, michelle, you're pretty strong. you could totally be in the olympics. >> well, thank you, sara. i do try to exercise everyday. >> really? because i think exercise is ew. [ light laughter ] >> exercise is not ew. [ laughter and applause ] you just have to find an activity that's right for you. for example, i like to dance, play tennis, even do some push-ups. >> jimmy: wait a second. dancing is exercise? >> sure. as long as you keep moving around and get your heart rate up. >> jimmy: that totally just gave me an idea! >> are you saying what i think you're saying? >> both: ew, dance party! ♪ [ cheers ] >> whoa-ho-ho. hey, girls! what you doing? >> jimmy: ewww! it's my stepdad, gary. we're exerci

olympic organizers call the preparations in brazil the worst ever.nd will science finally provide an answer to that century's old, just who is the face behind mona lisa's smile? ♪ >>> the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says it is sending a new fact-finding team to syria to investigate the allegation of using chlorine gas to attack. tell us more about these alleged chlorine attacks. >> well, we know that the opposition is claiming at least three attacks used by the government where the government used chlorine. the chlorine was dropped from military helicopters in barrel bombs, and they were dropped in three different areas. the fact-finding mission will be working in very challenging circumstances. it's going to be very risky and very difficult for these members of the fact-finding mission to actually determine what exactly happened. the syrian government says it did not use chlorine, however, they are being to provide a fact-finding mission in the areas they control. >> we have seen more and more attacks inside syria. rue la, w

the olympics stopped caring. is it the time to do the same in college. >> first, bubbles in real estate and tech stocks. we'll track the rise and fall of the bubble in bowling. data dive is next. >> today's data dive follows the boom and bust of bowling. the atlanta looked at the bowling bubble in america. dutch settlers brought it here in the sf00s, but it -- 1600s, but it caught op in the 1950, and '60, thanks to technology, the automatic pin setter. business owners thought they had a great game and bowling alleys doubt. the number of americans in bowling leagues shot up from 3 million to 7 million. the 1988 olympics made bowling a demonstration sport for the first and only time. it caught on in the special olympics, and it's their most popular sport. the special olympics website said it's loved by people why intellectual disabilities because it encourages social integration. bowling has faced more 7/10 splits than strikes. by 1998 there were fewer alleys in 1955. the white house had its own ups and downs. lane

the application of the olympic charter in the olympic games.re standing for. we are not a super national -- the -- the government. >> reporter: the fight against doping is one he will take on directly. he says it's the cheats who are now on the run. >> with regard to some substances or some methods we're not where we definitely want to be, because we would like to be ahead if possible. but the experts are telling me that we were never so close. >> he is at the start of an eight-year term. still assessing the powers and limitations of olympic sports biggest job. >>> to the nba where the brak listen nets have clenched a playoff place after a win over the houston rockets. they also set a new franchise record, their 14th straight win at home. joe johnson was one of six players to reach double figures for the nets and lead the team with 32 points and they are now just 1.5 games behind the divisional leaders, the raptors. for more go to our website, check out aljazeera.com/sport. details on how to get in touch with our team and blogs and clips from o

of them lived on charity, keeping them being in the olympic movement. they fought for it, expressed their cop srns. naysayers said -- concerns. nai saysers said "it will ruin the olympics. the world did not stop turning. not only that. the olympics, from a ratings perstelentive have never been more popular. i don't know how seeing people on television doesn't help the viewing. the n.c.a.a. championship, and the star player, shab as napier is pro having a union and being deleted like an employee, because he th "i go to bed hungry at night." how does it improve your product if the viewers don't know whether or not the players have a meal coming to them once the game is over. >> i misspoke the olympics changed the rule in 1988 not 1998. shauking about shebaz napier, as you said, he goes starving to bed sometimes. >> yes. >> the reality is he can't go out and make money in the summer time as a professional. that's one of the things that the n.c.a.a. does. it's not a question of whether they get paid. the athletes are limited in the money they can make when

. ♪ a senior olympic official has condemned brazil's preparations for the 2016 summer olympic games.ys they are the worst he has ever seen. and some have not been started. brazil other sporting event the football world cup begins in six week's time and we will hear from the correspondent in a moment but we have this report from nicole johnston. >> reporter: this is the moment when brazil's olympic comes through, five years ago it has the right to host the games in 2016. but its preparations are not going as planned and they have been slammed by the vice president of the international olympic committee. speaking in sidney he said. >> translator: the ioc has a special task force to feed up preparations but the situation is critical on the ground. we have becomed concerned and they are not ready in many ways and we have to make it ap and that is the ioc approach and you cannot walk away from it. >> reporter: the problem but the preparations have delays and raising costs and poor communication between the government and organizers. it may sound like the types of problems many olympic suf

>> jimmy: yeah, on olympic week. >> olympic week. >> jimmy: second week of the olympics. >> yes, that's. you know, usually over thanksgiving and christmas, we'll go skiing. >> jimmy: that's nice. >> and the whole family made the transition to snowboarding, right? but i stayed with the skis because i saw jada's transition from skiing to snowboarding. it wasn't cute. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's painful. >> it's really painful. >> jimmy: and it's scary. >> she was -- you know, she was falling a lot those first couple days. but she is really good now. baby -- she is fantastic. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: she is backstage going, i was what? >> no, actually, she's a really good snowboarder. she is like sean black. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: sean black. i couldn't do snowboarding. i couldn't do that. i look at all of the olympic events and i just go -- i don't know what i could do. >> the snow stuff is hard. you know what? i think i could win a gold medal in the thing with the broom? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: curling. >> curling, yes. i look at that, and i'm like -

. >>> and later, he provided some of the most exciting moments in olympic history. looks like he's coming back for more. >>> back as promised tonight, with a huge threat to the florida citrus crop, especially oranges and florida oranges about three-quarters of the orange juice consumed in this country. the problem is a tiny insect killing off the fruit in record numbers. we get more on this tonight from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: florida farmers are throwing everything they have got into a desperate attempt to keep citrus trees alive, but they are losing the battle against a deadly disease discovered here nine years ago that now threatens the entire industry. >> and if we can't whip this disease, you could possibly lose, would lose, orange juice at the breakfast table. >> that died on the vine. >> reporter: it's citrus greening caused by a tiny insect known as the asian citrus sillit. because of it, the florida orange crop this year is expected to be the lowest in 30 years. in just the last two years, the number of oranges produced has plummeted by about a quar

he pointed out in the case of an olympic athlete a woman olympic athlete couldn't get her ranger training. there are male olympic athletes who fail to get through the seal training so the question is whether you can maintain the same standards and have women read that sounds like the below question but for the navy s.e.a.l.s involved is really practical and physical one. can you do the push-ups? can he carry the heavy loads? can you physically endure for 140 hours? can you carry those heavy rock's? can you physically do the job and the seals are operating in those demanding environments under seal operations where they are dropped from 40000 feet, that's eight miles high into a cold ocean 10 miles offshore where they are swimming underwater and one of the things we talk about in the look they are literally swimming with sharks in the philippines, swimming in the cold waters of the pacific to set up surveillance. they are operating in high altitudes, lebanon 12000 feet in the mountains of afghanistan and other places. that takes a great deal of physical endurance. >> how many navy s.e.a.l.

olympic athletes.ts, studies have shown the frustration that silver medalists feel compared to bronze who are just happy they didn't get fourth place. the silver medalists in to this new place of triumph that they wouldn't have done before. >> seth: you always talk about the difference between success at something like the olympics -- because the olympics is a time where i think about that all the time. which there's so many athletes that go to the olympics. so few actually have a chance to win. but the idea between success and mastery is something that i find very interesting in your book. that like -- success is a moment whereas mastery is this idea of sort of like your whole -- the arc of your process. is that -- >> that's exactly right. it is so critical to really i think look at your life as a journey as opposed to just that one moment in time. that's where the near win is so helpful because it can help you have a sense of propulsion for that whole period. >> seth: this is my favorite thing which

i ran internationally and fast olympics.e was a dispute between the prosthetic federation with our sports and myself. i went to testing they asked me to do in november 2007. they came back and said i had an advantage using the prosthetic legs i ran on. we did two testings. there were no tests done on the prosthetic legs themselves. i decided to dispute it. in order to do so i had to be the subject of a lot of testing. i spent many weeks in america during 2008 testing at a university in houston. it was a joint effort with scientists from around america, international scientists. with information gathered they found that i didn't have an advantage using the prosthetic legs i happen ran on. we took it to supreme coucourt arbitration in early 2008. their finding was a decision that the prosthetic leg didn't provide an advantage. at that point in time you had a month and a half to qualify. so i missed qualification less than a quarter of a second. it was a devastating time for me because i really -- it was a goal of mine i had se

next he would shine in the p para limb olympics.e was south africa's golden boy and about to meet one of south africa's top models, reeva steenkamp. she was known as one of south africa's sexiest women. this video shows reeva posing for the cover of a monthly magazine. the editor of the south african edition -- >> she had beauty and intelligence, which is a double whammy. >> hi, i'm reeva. tangerine number. >> she got magazine cover, than gets you noticed and that gets you a bit more commercial work, probably leads to a bit of tv work. >> their life was becoming more and more glamorous, going from magazining cover girl. >> my name is reeva and i'm a model. >> to starring in a reality tv series. >> it's a really, really fun production. it's in the fourth season now. yeah, watch. >> a mutual friend would introduce the cover girl to pistorius at a motor racing event. there steenkamp accepted his invitation to accompany him to the sports award ceremony. >> in her relationship with oscar, the impression i got from the messages we exchang

with the olympics after all.his weekend at the bath iron works in maine, they christened the navy's newest naval ship. it's the first of a class of new ships named after the late admiral chief of naval operations, and attention say civilian mariners, if you encounter this in the open ocean, it doesn't look like anything you've seen before. the odd design gives stealth on radar where it appears no larger than a fishing boat. $3 billion, 610 feet long. most of the radar, armaments and crew members are hidden. it's expected to enter active service in 2016. >>> another notable entry into the water, michael phelps says he's returning to competitive swimming. he's a 22-time olympic medalist, most decorated athlete in olympic history and turns 29 at june. it appears he's coming out of the retirement to compete at the next summer games in rio in 2016. no confirmation. and just as no one walks away after a walkoff home run anymore, it's likely the u.s. olympic team is hoping he has a few medals left in him. >>> speaking o

the olympics are winding down in russia. boy, it's been fun. of the things i've noticed is how the russian government maintains pretty tight control over the media. especially tv news. i mean, take a look at this local news from sochi. i think they did something to this. [ speaking russian ] >> translator: hello. my name is jeff martinez. so far the olympics in sochi, russia have been a huge success. despite the weather, the mountains still have great snow. i used to toboggan with my brother, jeremy. one time he dumped some snow down my snow pants and yelled, "ice ice baby" and then shoved me down the hill. and i was like, "oh, whee, chilly cheeks! i've got chilly cheeks." anyway, the olympics will continue through sunday. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he sounded a little off. i don't believe he said that. i've got chilly cheeks? did you see this? during a town hall yesterday, new jersey governor chris christie -- he's our pal, very funny guy, very quick guy. well, he was at this town hall and he was asked about the slow pace of his weight

olympic ice skater met the president and the first lady as well. the teen was among the 200 olympic and paralympic athletes invited to the white house. >> you have done a great job. what an extraordinary achievement to represent the united states of on the olympic games. congratulations. good job. >> he thanked the athletes for their performances at the winter games in sochi, russia and president obama also received a treat. the athletes presented him with olympic flags signed by all of them. after they left she said she was in awe after shaking hands and chatting with the president and the first lady. tonight three eastbound friends about to embark on a journey. >> and it takes about six months to do. we are here with what the young men are doing and why. >>> the young men are setting out to run more than 3,000 miles for the mexican to canadian borders. they're doing it in part as a way to honor a fourth friend whon couldn't make it due to a previous engagement. a stint in the u.s. marine corps. it's a saturday night in a danville garage and pleas

. >> the nation's best para-olympic athletes will be coming to the bay area in june. u.s.ara-olympic committee announced track and field will be held at the college in san mateo. >> i plan on spending a couple weeks here. big thing is developing a routine and that is what you're going to be doing. >> if they prove to be a success the college may host u.s. para-olympic trials in 2016. >> a living legend in the classical music community is announcing he is retiring. bart told the times he has written a special piece of music for the occasion. he directed the band 34 years and taught music at stanford. barns was there during the that is not a highlight but a classic moment. >> yes. >> let's get a check on the forecast. >> seems better now. winds have been stiff it's chilly here. we'll talk about what is coming through. clear skies and control. rainfall has been light. some of you didn't get anything like san rafael and concord but we do have storms on the way. earlier gusting to 40. 30 miles per hour hayward. about 36 in napa. 51 oakland, san jose. upper 50s in napa. highs to

olympic summer sports federations involved in the twenty sixteen rio when he picks up shop. we criticize the brazilian government. a critical debate in the new construction. the country's already struggling to meet this summer's world cup the darlings of the olympic preparations risk pulling the dying. we had the keys to the construction timelines now that says a lot of things to be built as well as transport infrastructure and hotel accommodation. time to spotlight right now in a position to play the way the trio was active in all the patrons and we met it will be critical to pull together and deliver the sketch because of what will become rich. on monday striking construction workers clashed with secure or ti ful states with a round of gunshots fired. builders of the olympic stadium also downed tools in the strike over pay and warns that the industrial action the spa for men over the winter olympics in seoul she has proved to be one of the most expensive in history thanks to fourteen b mueller and has been spent on its construction. six bullets but new to build from scratc

there was jordan, the captain, adam, the olympic gold-medal winner, marcus can adventurer, and patrick the rookie ocean rower, and this video can only tell their story because it was retrieved after what happened to them in the very ocean waters they had the audaciwudacity to explore. >> 7:30 saturday morning, nobody calls. and i saw that i had 11 missed phone calls. and i knew. >> reporter: at home, a mother sat and worried for weeks before she got the dreaded phone call. >> and the world stopped. every fear i had had come to fruition. my son was gone. he was swallowed up by that ocean. >> reporter: her agony shared by three other families. >> everything in me says this isn't okay. what's happening. we can't tell how many people are in the raft. >> reporter: none of them knew who lived or died. what's that feeling like? those are friends of yours. >> if there are only three beacons going off, why isn't there a snourt who dfourth? who did i lose? >> reporter: the story begins in the winter of 2013 when four young men from the u.s. and canada set out to become the first people ever to r

and there are male olympic athletes who female. so the question is whether or not you can maintain the same standards and have women. and that sounds like a political question, but with the navy seals involved, it's really a practical and physical one. can you, you know, do the push-ups, can you carry the heavy load, can you physically endure for, you know, 140 hours? can you carry those heavy logs, you know? can you physically do the job? because seals are operating in some of the most demanding environments on earth. there are seal operations where they're dropped from 40,000 feet at, you know, eight miles high into a cold ocean ten miles offshore where they're swimming underwater. one of the missions we talked about in this book, they're literally swimming with sharks in the philippines, swimming in the cold waters of pacific to set up surveillance beacons. they're operating at high altitudes, 11, 12,000 feet in the mountains of afghanistan and other places. so that takes a great deal of physical endurance. >> host: how many nav

his 18 olympic gold are an olympic record. >>> and the playoffs are running into trouble.city trailing memphis by 17 points in the second half. the thunder managed to tie it up on late four-point play by russell westbrook, but when they scored, memphis leads the series, two games to one. >>> and finally if you can't do the time, don't use the pine -- tar, that is. yankees' pitcher michael pineda will be suspended for ten games by major league baseball for using pine tar. the right-hander was tossed from wednesday night's game when umpires determine thad he had the backed substance smeared on his neck. afterward pineda said he uses pine tar to get a better grip on the ball. >>> when we return, the race is on. we'll hit a road in texas where speed junkies are fueling up and rolling out their top cars. and rolling out their top cars. the united states postal service will get it there on time with priority mail flat rate shipping. our priority has always been saving the day. because our priority... amazing! ...is you! the amazing spider-man 2 delivered by the united states pos

times can be effective in rio de janeiro and some of his solutions will be presented when the olympicsebut there in 2016. based on his guidance. bob served us very well alter the america's cup, very intently, good un [inaudible] ill he somehow managed to handle his illness with grace and with his usual style. it never affected his mood or his willingness to participate. he left a tremendous legacy here at the port. we are really just very sad that he is no longer with us in life. but his legacy was strong and in his memory the yacht club has dedicated the [inaudible] gui just outside of the copy as the billingham bully. they'll be celebrating his life on saturday, may 10 in the afternoon from 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock. so commissioners, with your permission, we would like to recommend that we adjourn the meeting today in honor of robert billingham. >> absolutely. >> that concludes my report. >> thank you. any public comments? should have good afternoon commissioners. i am [inaudible] with special projects of the port. i just like to say a bit more about bob. i started working with bob. ei

they have to keep up construction on the major sites for the olympics.other big issue for rio has been social issues, something that john coats also mentioned. and in fact, rio has had a hard time bringing in violence and crime. they sent in police and army to some of the shanty towns that were long controlled by the drug trafficker. but as far as we can see they still have a lot of work on that front. >> and john coats has been working for 40 years on this. so when he says this is the worst? >> he has a lot of experience and he knows what he is talking about. >> all right, well just ahead here on cnn news room. ukraine prepares for the worst. >> trenches similar to this one are being dug by the ukrainian authorities all along the border with russia as they continue to get ready for a war ukraine hopes it will be able to avoid. >> coming up we'll look at the drops and the ever-increasing challenges ahead. >>> and despite nine months of high-level talks, israel and the palestinians failed to reach a peace deal. and now both sides are blaming each other. w

>>> coming up, an ominous warning about the summer olympic games in rio in 2016. >>> plus, a close call for a woman who reportedly had one too many. >>> and if you're wild about harry, stick around for his latest relationship status. >>> welcome back. a federal judge struck down wisconsin's voter i.d. law ruling it unfairly affects poor and minority voters. the law required voters to show state-issued i.d. at the polls. opponents say lack of identification could increase voter fraud. the judge's decision notes more than 300,000 registered voters in the state do not have a state i.d. >>> a botched lethal injection has oklahoma delaying executions. a convicted killer shook in pain for 40 minutes after being injected. prison officials say he eventually died of a heart attack. the governor wants a full review of the state's method before executions can resume. >>> so we are two years away from the olympic summer games in rio, and things are not looking good. the vice president of the international olympic committee called preparations there the worst he's ever experienced. the ioc says it w

it will be his first competitive meet since the 2012 london olympics.n't said if he'll try to qualify for the 2016 games in rio. he's competed in four olympics and won 18 gold medals. i guess you can never get more, right? never get enough, rather. when we return, into the bears den. we will take you up close with a black bear as researchers try to learn more about how and where they live. learn more about how and where they live. let the rich robust flavor and irresistible aroma of nescafe clasico stir what's inside of you. ♪ [ engine revving ] [ tires screech ] ♪ [ male announcer ] that was bold. real bold. ♪ ♪ ♪ overnight... and look at wh makes it so rare. an east bay transit official accused of a crime... who prosecutors say the man was stealing money from... and boston pauses to rememb. the ceremonies planned toda honor the victims of the marathon bombing -- one yeao today. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's tu,,,, >>> here is a look at today's forecast in cities around the country. two perot lees are due t

the colorful, crack-smoking mayor voted against congratulating canada's olympic and paraowe olympic athletes yesterday. and naming a toronto street by nelson mandela. he said he was stretching and hit the wrong button twice. he asked for a revote a half hour later but was denied. he said we all make mistakes. and ford's brother doug came to his defense saying no one in this city supports the black community more than rob ford. no one. bottom line. zing. done. and no one supports the olympic athletes more than rob ford. mayor ford is seeking re-election this year. >>> former president bill clinton ran the gamut of topics on late night, but his thoughts when being asked about being the first black president were interesting. >> do you miss being the first black president? i feel like you were cheated out of that. that was taken from you. >> yeah, well, i consider it -- i was incredibly fortunate that i was born in a little town of arkansas and raised by my grandparents largely and my great uncle and aunt when my widowed mother went off to become a nurse and my grandparents were poor white sout

an international olympic committee and band keane has arrived in japan and started working double time with their tokyo's counterparts to prepare for the twenty twenty olympic and paralympic games members of the iac squid nation to nation meant to kill again i feel committee on thursday. they're scheduled for an official inspection in june and will then compile reports. they visited the plant side of the athletes living quarters thus the commission is john collins has brought success to the two thousand sydney games. he spoke with an aged care bout what he thinks is most important recording today. life is and the odyssey is going to sentosa to meet with the sydney diocese shortly the success of this week the county peace has come to the country will be with you officer of small roles in the gutters. it would be the splinters the straw cup just on the performance of identity. it's cheap sport and the us. don't be a lot of countries that computers strong and a successful japanese to it. it's cool he also commented on to his plan to be the national stadium as the main olympic authority th

the project was very much in its early stages, and olympics are not for a couple of years. there's still a lot of time. still, the strike is directly affecting that. but maybe more importantly in the immediate term, part of the strike is affecting the 2014 world cup, which kicks off in a few weeks here in brazil. in rio, work has been halted on an important metro line as well as in a highway linking the international airport with the city. this is important because both of these projects werelinged and supposed -- were linked and supposed to be ready in time for the world cup. now that is in doubt. >> journalists around the world came together to demand the release of al jazeera staff detained in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, have been locked up for more than 100 days. they are falsely accused, providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. patty culhane reports from new york. >> college students in new york joined the movement, here to learn about the unjust imprisonment of al jazeera's journalists. >> first, there's a traditional s

with three olympic games under her belt, she's now preparing for rio 2016. fencing is her sporting passion, but her political heart belongs to hugo chavez. she says he was like a father to her and she was like a daughter to him. she says this picture was taken on the day chavez won the election. when her sporting career is over, she plans to work as a dentist. she has already successfully completed her studies, and she has a fully equipped dental practice purchased with the money she earned as an olympic athlete. it doesn't cross her mind that the opposition could succeed in overthrowing the government. she believes that the ball will remain devoted to the political ideology of chavez, and she's convinced the chavezistas will still number power five years from now. in the past, people didn't want to admit that they were venezuelans, she says. today they're proud and are willing to wear the national colors. they have learned how to fight for their interest, for their country, for their ideals. in five years, we will be a very enlightened people who have lived

also olympic officials call brazil's preparations for the games the worst ever. but before they get there, they have to get through the world cup. >> results of analyses were skewed in favor of the prosecution >> the fbi can't force the states to look at those cases >> the truth will set you free yeah...don't kid yourself >> the system has failed me >> welcome back. the u.s. supreme court heard aren'ts today in two cases that could have a huge impact on our right to privacy. the justices are deciding whether police can search the cellphones of people they arrest without getting a warrant first. lisa stark has more from washington. >> many of the justices seemed bothered by the notion that police should have the right to search within's cel someone's ce after they have been arrested, but also questioned if such a search might be necessary, and if so how to draw a line between what is okay and what isn't. if police officers pull someone over, they have the right to pat them down and look for the immediate surroundings force weapons or evidence of a crime that suspe

campaign across state media tapping into a vein of national pride which swelled during the sochi olympics and kept its momentum through last month's annexation of crimea by russia. this channel was dropped after it was asked if the city of leningrad should have been dropped by the nazis. >> it was a huge campaign

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. >>> and happening right now, prosecutors grilling an olympic hero for shooting and killing his model girlfriend. can oscar pistorius convince a judge he's not a murderer? we're live with what's happening in the court this morning. really riveting, riveting testimony again this morning in that oscar pistorius trial. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is thursday, april 10th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. good to see you this morning. >>> up first, the terrifying stabbing spree at a pennsylvania high school. this morning, the knife-wielding suspect identified as 16-year-old alex hribal, is being held without bail. this sophomore at franklin regional high school is being charged as an adult. 21 people were stabbed, 20 classmates, 1 adult. four of the injured students are in critical condition this morning. police still trying to determine a motive for this rampage. let's get more now from cnn's pamela brown. >> reporter: christine and john, we have learned that the stabbing suspect, 16-year-old sophomore alex hribal, has been charged as an adul

just a couple days after the ortiz incident, paula edmonds and her olympic teammates were warned no presidential selfies. this all stems from this last tuesday. a fun moment took a serious tone when it was revealed that david ortiz endorses samsung phones. he took the selfie on a samsung. and samsung used the pic in a promotional campaign. a white house spokesman says a ban is not in place. but they do not like attempts to use the president in promotions. >>> thanks for joining us. see you tomorrow. >> good day to you. our morning show from the ballpark tomorrow. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- colin firth. chloe grace moretz.

i guess it's the ioc, international olympic committee.very july and february, every four years, we have this huge spike in imports of a service. which in this case is the broadcasts we paid for. we made a payment overseas for it. that's one reason why the trade deficit this morning was bigger than expected. the economists did not expect this effect. i don't know if there's any model that can put in every four years this is going to happen. same thing with, like, spending in networks for advertising in a presidential election. we get an effect from the census. you have toed adjust for that. i think it has something to do with our parent company, brian. don't you think you're smirking on that one. and you got a piece after that because you were in russia. it's not a payment to russia, though. i believe it's a payment to the ioc. >> i think it goes to switzerland. >> something like that, exactly. >> it's going to switzerland, then every place else. >> and you have your accounts there, as i understand it. >> yeah, $6. my swiss bank account. >

these people were so drunk, it was -- it was like the alcohol olympics.lking through these 50,000 drunken people. and, i'm not kidding, these are the people we saw. this guy, to me, is a gold medalist, okay? i saw a guy urinating and vomiting while he was on his cell phone. [ laughter ] so this is what we saw. and i'm not kidding. you see a guy going like this -- yeah! jimmy, we won! hang on. blaaaaah! [ laughter ] >> and he doesn't -- he did not get a drop of urine or puke on himself. >> seth: gosh. >> so, at that point, i'm thinking like, even if you took this guy to an aa meeting, and they saw some of that event, they'd be like, "you know what? you should keep drinking." >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: you're too good. >> you're too good. we can't take you out. >> seth: you being sober is like jordan playing baseball. >> yeah, really, you need to keep drinking. so, uh, the next guy we saw, and this one was -- this is about four blocks later. >> seth: and you probably, at this point, feel like you've seen the height of it. >> well, yeah, i did. i a

. >>> 22-time olympic medalist michael phelps make his first step towards another olympics today.helps is competing in a meet in arizona this week along with fellow olympian ryan lochte. hoping to make the 2016 rio olympics. he is the most decorated athlete in olympic history. 18 of the 22 are the gold kind. >> 22, that's amazing at only 29. >>> check the forecast right now. temperatures not that low, but we're going to see some rain in the forecast. >> we certainly are. which is a really good reminder to those of you who have sprinklers on a timed system, good idea to turn them off for tomorrow. good way to conserve water in this drought. temperatures today comfortable. we'll hold off on that rain until tonight, 70s on the way to the south bay. the peninsula, 72 for the east bay today and 62 in san francisco and the north bay, right around 68 degrees and mostly cloudy conditions will time out that storm system for where you live. right now let's check your drive with mike. >> looking over here towards the san mateo bridge and the headlights, no problem. but as you get over throug

>>> how a deadly disease is effecting south africa's chance of hosting olympics in south africa. all that coming up in sports. >> hello again, the top stories. nato is increasing it's middle in eastern european. pro russian forces have taken control of an armed convoy as well as a city hall in donesk. >>> ask you teams in south korea continue to search for 300 people after a passenger ferry sanked. four people are confirmed dead. divers have no entered the shipd not found any survivors. algerians will be heading to the polls to choose a new president. the 77-year-old president is running for a fourth term. his rifle has warned an army of supporter will monitor the votes to prevent fraud. >> reporter: the campaign has ended on a note of deep division. >> we want a fourth term. >> we live in misery, but we hope you'll win and help us. >> i think most people are against him. >> reporter: but the man at the center of it all is rarely seen. he has been take said to be ver. highways been taken to hospital several times, but his supporters say he is still the best choice for algeria. he

worries that brazil will not be ready to host the next summer olympics. some say the preparations are the worst ever. are >> preparations are described as the worst ever. there is no plan b. >> rio de janeiro. >> reporter: it started with promise. it's five years since rio de janeiro won the right to host the games in 2016, the first in south america. but preparations are off course, and brazilians are facing severe criticism by the vice president of the international olympic committ committee. >> from my experience, it's the worse i have experienced. we have to make it happen. that's the isc's approach. >> preparations have been hit by delays and costs, forcing the committee to monitor progress. >> we have not had to, as an ioc, send people in like this before. >> we have been struggling to get them to understand the problem. testaments are starting this year, and yet in the test event department there's two people working. >> the local organising committee refuted the criticism saying:. >>. >> there were strikes in the main park and construction of the

. >>> michael phelps has taken the first step towards competing in the rio olympics. most successful olympian at all time, and will complete in arizona in two week's time. he had retired after the 2012 london olympics. he will be 31 by the time the rio games begin. it was phelps' second olympic where he started to win medals with 6 goal and two bronze. four years later he broke the record of 7 gold medals by winning 8. and then the overtook [ inaudible ] to become the most successful olympic in history, with four golds and two silver, he made it 22 medals over all. >>> to football and depending champions have suffered back-to-back losses in the asia's champions league. they were beaten 2-0 by australian outfit melbourne victory. that keeps them in contending for the [ inaudible ]. >>> meanwhile [ inaudible ] giants were shot 2-0 at home which the western sydney wanders. the wanderers club is taking part in the competition for the first time. >>> the washington wizards beat the miami heat on monday. the heat opted to rest lebron james and chris bosh as they prepare for

they took this controversial stance at mexico city olympics a protest over ñrinjustice.vandal removed smith's gold medal. >> it's made of an adobe clay material then painted. so it was disintegrated. >> few noticed the medal was missing. not even the campus tour guide who told the story 20 times. >> you can see purposely they're not wearing shoes to signify poverty. >> at the 2005 dedication ceremony tommy smith explained what is kind their clenched fists. >> this is students on campus about the historic nature of the statue. >> if they knew the story they'd feel bad you know? about this >> this is a important reminder of a chapter today's students did not experience. >> there is focus on the civil rights movement. there are individuals trying to re-examine awareness. >> there are highly active sidewalks all the way around. police are still looking for tips and witnesses >> health department inspectors discovered an infestation of mice at two chinatown stores. mimi bakery and walgreens both forced to close temporarily. >> well, good evening. when the inspector came to th

i know that was a big story at the olympics. [ laughter ] they do.d, they're fine now. >> seth: oh, no -- that's -- yeah. yeah. >> no. >> seth: but, so that was good to hear. and now it's baseball season. and i feel like baseball is the sport you're most, sort of, historically associated with. >> yeah. it's my favorite sport. >> seth: yeah. >> seth: we had kevin millar on the show the other night with sean casey, and you also work for the mlb network. >> yeah. >> seth: and you're sort of known for your vocabulary. and, um -- kevin millar is known for hitting. [ laughter ] and he told us that you, sort of, sometimes give him a hard time. or you try to help him with his vocabulary. >> yeah. he will -- he wll call me. and he'll say, "all right, we're doing the yankee game tonight and i'm fresh out." which, for him, really is once he gets through the alphabet once. >> seth: right. yeah. >> he's fresh out. [ laughter ] so -- so, i'll say, "how about this? you say to chris rose or matt vasgersian, if the yankees win tonight, but if derek jeter gets injured

so much here that let's not talk about the sochi olympics say that he has one of the three olympic games and the paralympic games that said they came a whole lot for our country and as well as really briefly into the organized and solid she sure can we are very saying full of shit our absolutes some of them all of that in our studio alex sanchez is up calls and alex a boy a boy that's bobsleigh escalates thanks so much for the emotions you shared with as you know i should project such a gun yours is so you can see well let's talk to some watching now also of course we couldn't ignore it based on events and so now we are going to tell the truth to all or reporter until i'm very nice ski from such a good. w. was well within a storage unit of the entire moscow it's such a talking i think it's very unusual to see this olympic park empty it is just a few weeks ago me lance of spectators and millions of viewers watched the olympic saatchi and the events unfold and here tens of thousands of russian and foreign fans came here to support their favorite asteroids and national teams are right now t

pair to pit you against an olympic ice dancer?dance floor she not only has to summon the power and control, and grace as well. ♪ and rhythm. >> the human foot has bones and muscles and can balance back and forth. if you step and make a mistake, you foot can compensate. but if i step in the wrong spot, my foot isn't going to compensate. >> those feet were not made for dancing. >> it looks like they are barbie feet. they don't look like they could stand upright naturally. >> i read an article that said she's part transformer and part mannequin. i say i'm a femme bot. >> she has had to improvisimpro >> i went with a swimming foot. it's made for swimming so we could put a flipper on. i could stand up on them and get the lines that we >> the core yak if i not just the disguising her weaknesses but playing her strengths. >> she was 19 when she lost her legs and her kidney function after contracting bacterial meningitis. >> within 24 hours of my first flu-like symptoms i was given less than a 2% chance of living. i lost both of my legs b