moving on where double amputee runner oscar pistorius is set to become the first is able to compete at the olympic games the south african making his country scored in the four by four hundred meter relay discipline the twenty five year old looks set to miss out on the games after feeling in national individual four hundred meter qualifying events last week in fact finishing less than a quarter of a second short in his final attempt at the african championships the team game though has become pistorius is forty of the late the man known as blade runner making history by securing silver at the world championships in the same four by four hundred meter really discipline stories this is all set for a london twenty twelve adventure albeit controversial. britain have selected their seventy it operates who will compete at the london olympic games controversial sprinter dwain chambers is among them earlier this year the british olympic association was forced by the court of arbitration for sport to lift its lifetime ban on chambers for a previous doping offense know a lot about it too i think

it's not like oscar pistorius had his legs amputated two years ago. fibula in his legs and his parents made the tough decision at an early age to have his legs amputated. he's had this his entire life. if you think this guy is training on a magic carpet, you're wrong. when he's done with training, more times than not his stumps are blistered and bloodied. he's training as hard if not harder. we are talking about the 400 meter event and the 4 x 400 relay. how many people had that marked on their calendar to watch? >> it's still important to the other competitors in the race. >> the point of the olympics is competition but to inspire people. this guy, oscar pistorius from south africa can inspire so many, quote, disabled people because of what he is doing on these artificial limbs. i get where johnson is coming from. there have been extensive studies since 2008 as to whether these limbs give an advantage. they are lighter than your normal legs. there is an advantage there. but when it is windy he has a disadvantage. you can see they are flat and catch t

oscar pistorius is a double amputee with carbon fiber legs.nd now, well, for the first time he will be competing against olympic athletes in london. cnn's robin kurnow sat down with oscar pistorius. >> reporter: he's a self-confessed speed freak who's loved motorbikes and action sports since he was a child. >> yeah, i've got these ones that we use for sports. >> reporter: but south african sprint champion oscar pistorius is also a double amputee. because of a birth defect, he's been wearing prosthetic legs since he was 1 year old. before practice he doesn't just change his shoes. pistorius changes his legs, taking off his everyday walking prosthetics and putting on his running blades. a man who refuses to see himself as someone who needs a helping hand. pistorius is now looking ahead to london 2012. obviously the longer-term plan is the olympics. >> i've said i ran the qualification time. my goal is just to be consistent where i am, and if you look at what i'm going to have to do to be consistent, there's a lot of hard work in the next year ah

. >>> oscar pistorius is headed to the olympics.nown by some as the blade runner, the double app pew tee will participate in the relay representing his home country of south africa. h will be the first double amputee to run track in the able-bodied olympics. he lost his legs when he was 11 months old after suffering from a bone defect. >>> now for today's travel insider, if you have young kids, you may want to check out nature quest at the fur bank museum in atlanta. cnn associate producer claire stapleton took her son there and has an inside look at the exhibit. >> reporter: as the mother of a young child i'm always looking for something fun to do. nature quest. that's our spot. nature quest. opened in mar of 2011 with more than 7,000 square feet of interactive educational things to do and see, the exhibit has the feel of a playground and the educational tools of a classroom. every nook and cranny offers children a new adventure. unlike traditional museums, at naturequest children are challenged from self-discovery and explore and

and oscar pistorius, and you know the paralympics compete, and this is great. >> this is the most inspiring thing i have ever seen. this guy is an extraordinary example of resilience and determination against all adversity. >> no doubt that the scientific evidence has been proven that he does not get an unfair advantage and hey, he has no legs. >> you think it is unfair, try it. it is ridiculous, isn't it? and finally, the final one you chose and i like this. >> mariel zugunis and nobody heard of her, but she is going to carry the american flag, and she got into the game in athens after someone was pulled out late. but it is like picking serena williams over somebody else. >> well, it is a cool sport, and you have picked some great choices and i can't wait for it to start. thank you, alex. >>> in the midst of the sweat training, there is a one olympian who is the house mother who leads the olympians through tragedy and occasionally to trium triumph. >>> welcome back to the olympic stadium in london. excitement mounting with less than four hours to go with the o

he is 25-year-old oscar pistorius, a double amputee who runs on carbon fiber, prosthetic blades.won a place on the south africa relay team yesterday. also makes him eligible for the individual 400 meters. the first double amputee to compete in an olympic track event. >>> finally, the wiener and champion, ha, ha, ha, is still joey jaws chestnut: at the annual fourth of july contest in new york's coney island amusement park, the 28-year-old californian downed 68 -- i cannot watch this. 68 dogs in buns in ten minutes for a sixth straight victory. chestnut and $10,000 in a mustard yellow belt. when we come back, beach bummer. a lifeguard in florida is fired after he tried to save a drowning swimmer. save a drowning swimmer. last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are

olympics, south africa's olympic committee has just made history picking double amputee runner, oscar pistoriusn as the blade runner, to run both the individual 400 meters and to be on that country's 4 x 400 relay team. he will now be the first amputee track athlete ever to compete in the olympics. by the way, there was a great feature about him on rock center recently. we've posted that on our website at "nightly news." >>> there's been a spectacular show in monterey bay, california, this holiday week. a friendly invasion of enormous blue whales, dozens of them showing up with humpbacks to feast on an unusual abundance of their favorite food, giving whale watching tourists a chance of a lifetime to see the largest animal on the planet. >>> up in the sky, the sun is putting on a show of its own sending off some powerful solar flares today, a heavenly fireworks display just in time for the fourth of july. the flares coming from a huge active region on the sun that is very active right now. >>> up next, new life for an icon of world war ii. >>> this was atlanta's hartsfield airport today, the hol

but there are a couple south african stories i'm going to be watching one of whom is oscar pistorius and we did a story on "rock center" this man, this amputee who is the first ever disabled athlete to be in the olympics. i think when people see him line up alongside a bunch of able bodied guys and you see this man on carbon blades that will be very affecting and emotional to me. >> we both have kids. they say the olympics is the last event that puts families together watching something. >> yes. >> what is that? >> i think it's something very special. i love the idea that you don't have to be a fan of the big american sports to tune in. everybody wants to watch the olympics. look, how often do you watch fencing, you know? >> right. not often. >> all of a sudden, we watch it. and within a couple of days we think we know what we're looking at. >> we're rooting for someone. >> yes, exactly. then you start using the language of this, you know, it's a splash too big -- we think we actually -- >> said velodrome today. >> that's what i'm talking about. it's going to be a great games. >> our

south africa's oscar pistorius will become the first amputee to run at the games. storeus, who lost both legs when he was 11 months old runs on carbon fiber blades and was selected today for both the 400 meter individual and relay races. this month marks the 150th anniversary of "taps." up next, a man who's played it thousands of times. you know how painful heartburn can be. for fast, long lasting relief, use doctor recommended gaviscon®. only gaviscon® forms a protective barrier that helps block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. do you really think brushing is enough to keep it clean? while brushing misses germs in 75% of your mouth, listerine cleans virtually your entire mouth. so take your oral health to a whole new level. listerine... power to your mouth. >> glor: on this independence day, we tend broadcast with a story of a man who's made a negotiation give america's fallen soldiers one final salute. here's mark strassmann. ("taps" playing) >> reporter: there are 24 notes in "taps," america's best-kno

whatever happens on the flight oscar pistorius is guaranteed to get the headlines he will become the first double amputee to compete at the olympics nicknamed the blade or another south african is set to run in the four hundred meters and take part in the four by four hundred meter relay but even though he got silver in the relay at last year's world championships he doesn't write his chances of a medal in the individual event. to make the finals going to be extremely tough. there's a big difference in qualifying from being at the top of the gods or running at the top or running already you know forty four seconds which is the second quicker than of every one hundred and then probably two when going to the two thousand and. you know sub forty four tom show america with two more than earth feet differently going to be some phenomenal performances so he faces a tough challenge and so do the athletes from war torn somalia some of whom have literally risked their lives to be at the games. will represent their country and middle and long distance running but the path to the lympics has be

in the meantime the third step will amputee to compete at the olympics oscar pistorius has been playing down his medal chances nicknamed blade runner the south african will run in the four hundred meter and take part in the four by four hundred twenty five year old won a silver medal in the relate event at last year's world championships in south korea. they failed to qualify for the individual four hundred meters final in day and reckons it will be a tall order for him to go solo in london. to make the finals going to be extremely tough. there's a big difference in qualifying for the games and being at the top of the guards and running at the top or running. you know forty four seconds which is a second quicker than i've ever run on the four hundred and then probably two when going to sue repeats of the two thousand and it's you know sub forty fourth time that shawn marion and with the two more than earthbeat different are going to be some phenomenal performances. not all athletes are based at the olympic village of the moment swimmers for example are currently at a training camp in th

now in the meantime the first double amputee to compete at the olympics oscar pistorius has been playing down his medal chances nicknamed the blade runner the south african will run in the four hundred meters and take part in the four by four hundred relay the twenty five year old won a silver medal in the relay event at last year's world championships in south korea however he failed to qualify for the individual four hundred meters vineland day and pistorius reckons it will be a tall order for him to go solo in london. to make the finals going to be extremely tough. there's a big difference in qualifying for the games and being at the top of the gods or running at the top or running already you know forty four seconds which is a second quicker than our very own on the four hundred and then probably two when going to syria the two thousand and. you know sub forty fourth time that show america with two more than earth beats different are going to be some phenomenal performances so he faces a tough challenge and so do the athletes from war torn somalia some of whom have literally risked t

oscar pistorius is set to make history as the first amputee track athlete to ever compete at the olympices. the 25-year-old double amputee has been named to south africa's olympic team. pistorius-- who runs on carbon fiber prosthetic legs-- will compete at the london games in the individual 400 meters and the 4x400 meter relay. he was born with a congenital defect, and had both of his legs amputated below the knee when he was just 11 months old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: now, an extraordinary new discovery that helps confirm our understanding of the universe. we start with this report from tom clarke of "independent television news." >> physician kiss are getting carried today. today professor peter higgins was a rock star's welcome. more than 40 years ago has been waiting to be discovered. >> i would like to add my congratulations to everybody involved in this tremendous achievement. for me, it's really an incredible thing that has happened in my lifetime. [laughter] [applause] >> it was first proposed the idea of the higgs boson was almost

. >> reporter: today, oscar pistorius moved one carbon-fiber step closer to his olympic dream. the 25-year-old south african known as "the fastest man with no legs" has spent years struggling to be accepted as a runner would a handicap. >> pistorius is really flying here. >> reporter: that despite being a double amputee who rockets around the track on cheetah flex feet. >> i can't see that prosthetics can seen as an advantage. >> reporter: pistorius was born without calf bones. before he was 1, both legs were amputated below the knee. he was told he would never walk. >> a man with no legs can't run. >> reporter: but he's done that, and so much more, shattering expectations and records. in 2008, he wasn't allowed to run in the beijing olympics. when that decision was reversed, he failed to qualify. this summer here in london, he will finally get two shots at gold, running in the individual 400 meter race and the 4x400 meter relay. >> certainly, the argument is there that this is unfair, because he's the bionic man. if this were that unfair, he would be winning gold medals in wor

to you runner oscar pistorius is set to become the first disabled athlete to ever compete at the olympic games the south african prosthetic limb to athletes making this africa squad in the four by four hundred meter relay discipline the twenty five year old looks set to myside on the games after repeatedly feeling in the individual four hundred metre offense finishing less than a quarter of a second short of his final attempt after the african championships last week the team game though has been the south africans forty of late pistorius making history by securing still right the world championships in the same four by four hundred meter relay discipline the man known as blade runner thus all set for a london twenty twelve adventure this. to him over the cycling where the sport looks to have a new star slovakia's peter sagan winning stage three of the tour de france to his opening day you victory the one hundred ninety seven kilometers from orci to belong to a certain turn out to be a treacherous route for many of the riders with four big crushes some even having to retire with injury s

but whatever happens on the track oscar pistorius is guaranteed to get the headlines to he'll become the first double amputee to compete at the olympics nicknamed the blade runner the south african is to run in the four hundred meters and take part in the four by four hundred meter relay but even though he got silver in the relay at last year's world championships he doesn't rate his chances of a medal in the individual event. to make the finals going to be extremely tough. there's a big difference in qualifying from being at the top and the gods are running at the top running already you know forty four seconds which is the second coming off of a run on the four hundred and then probably going to sue repeats of the two thousand votes. for tom. to more than a different to going to be some phenomenal performances so he faces a tough challenge and so do athletes from the war torn somalia some of whom have literally risked their lives to be at the games sam's and. her son mohammed will represent their country in middle and long distance running but their path through lympics has been a

oscar pistorius will be racing in the london games.a last minute surprise decision made today after years of debate. >> i think it will be exciting. >> reporter: he says the decision is a extraordinary jester. he believes, if he places, traditions will start to change. >> it will be rewritten because of this because it will open the door. >> reporter: because of the wide range of physical disabilities, they say the olympics might need to create a new category for competitors and pressed to determine if prosthetics provide an advantage. >> this is some man made thing, you know, that is okay. >> reporter: disabled athletes say spend an hour in their shoes and that question can be answered easily. >> reporter: he will be competing in the individual 400. reporting live, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up, you might call it car versus animal and in the end it was no contest. look at all that was left of the inside of the car. the mistake the owner will never make again. >> and the uss iowa has a new job title, how it will be spen

oscar pistorius lost his legs when 11 months old.s and now is expected to draw a huge crowd when he competes. his selection was a last-minute surprise. he said it was one of the happiest days of his life. congratulations. >> that's it for now. i'm gregg jarrett in for shepard smith. harris faulkner will be back with the "fox report" at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. hope you have a great and happy and safe independence day. your world with neil cavuto is next. >> neil: we interrupt your 4th 4th of july fireworks for potential fireworks half a world away. iran moments ago saying you attack, we attack. the regime putting down the gauntlet on the same day we're beefing up u.s. troop presence in the region. iran threatens to destroy u.s. military bases across the middle east and go after israel within minutes of being attacked. get ready, this legal holiday year things are getting hot and heavy over there. welcome, everybody, glad to have you. happy 4th. fox on top of iranian revolutionary guards test firing missiles into the air. they say they

oscar pistorius was chosen to go to london.e of the fiber blades he runs in place of his feet. he will compete in the 400 meter run and the relay also. >>> incredible. >>> questionable excuse in a hit and run accident. police say that 50-year-old flora burke heart rear ended a truck sunday then left the scene. the reason she fled, she didn't want her ice cream to melt. >> what kind of ice cream was it? >> looked like straw ber tli. >> i don't know if that was the actual cone. >>> the wall street journal says the new spider man movie is already smashing box office records. not surprising. the amazing spider man took in $35 million in its first day alone. wow. breaking the record foye a tuesday opening set by transformers in 2007. looks like it has all the makings of a summer blockbuster hit. >> you liked it, right? >> i liked it very much. >> haven't seen it yet. >>> the bbc has lost and found story. patch the dog was reunited with his people yesterday after they were separated. irish rail tweeted patch's picture to 18,000 follo

oscar pistorius lost his legs when 11 months old.and now is expected to draw a huge crowd when he competes. his selection was a last-minute surprise. he said it was one of the happiest days of his life. co

oscar pistorius will become the first disabled athlete to compete in the main games rather the paralympics. it's at the center of a controversy sparked by michael johnson. the gold medalist says he believes pistorius may have an unfair advantage because of his metal prosthetics and he should not be allowed to compete. johnson says pistorius is his friend and is aware of his stand on the matter. >>> meanwhile scandal has hit the olympics just days before the opening ceremonies. the security company hired to staff the majority of the events now says it will only have half the expected number of guards ready to go. the british military is now being deployed to help fill in the gap. nbc's michelle kosinski has the latest. >> reporter: checking bags, guarding athletes now being done by soldiers and police scrambled from under the u.k., because the security company g4s, the world's third largest private employer just figured out it cannot meet its target. of the 10,400 guards they were going to provide, it admits only having half that number ready. >> a fiasco and a shambles. it's inexcusable. >

move me onto our next case of oscar pistorius. >> get used to hearing that name.e's known as "the blade runner." he's a 25-year-old south afri n african. he becomes the first amputee to compete in the olympics in track and field. he was born without a fibula in both legs that led to the double amputation. he uses a cheetah flex foot. made of carbon fiber and has this j-shape. and 75% of elite athletes that are paraplegic are using this device. i will tell you, it hasn't come without controversy. >> i was just about to ask you i seem to recall this is something they said, i'm sorry, too bad, doesn't level the playing field, gives you an advantage. >> the ruling body in 2007 said no go. unfair advantage. 2008 oscar took them to

words will go down in history and the books the next time for all of us when we see the name oscar pistoriuslete with metal springs for legs will compete in the 400-meter and relay in london. the sports and olympic committee decided yesterday he would represent the country after missing qualifying by 0.022 seconds last week. he will be the first amputee to compete in the olympic games. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right. do you have any idea where you're going ? wherever the wind takes me. this is so off course. nature can surprise you sometimes... next time, you dve. next time, signal your turn. ...that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also rides, send them here -- we got great coverage. it's not like bikers love their bikes more than life itself. i doubt anyone will even notice. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance. now, that's progressive. call or click today. aarrggh! >>> we are keeping our eye on president obama's "betting on america" bus tour. the first stop is maum

words will go down in history and the books the next time for all of us when we see the name oscar pistoriuslete with metal springs for legs will compete in the 400-meter and relay in london. the sports and olympic committee decided yesterday he would represent the country after missing qualifying by 0.022 seconds last week. he will be the first amputee to compete in the olympic games. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right. do you have any idea where you're going ? wherever the wind takes me. this is so off course. nature can surprise you sometimes... next time, you drive. next time, signal your turn. ...that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. >>> we are keeping our eye on president obama's "betting on america" bus tour. the first stop is maumee, ohio, at the walcott museum site. the former governor of ohio, ted strickland, was addressing the crowd moments ago, and the president is expected to arrive there shortly. he's going to be traveling through ohio and pennsylvania over the next two days. we're going to take you back there as soon as he starts to speak, but th

. >> reporter: oscar pistorius has moved one carbon step closer to his olympic dream.n as the fastest man with no legs, has spent years struggling to be accepted as a runner without a handicap. >> pistorius is really flying here. >> reporter: despite being a double amputee who rockets around the track with cheetah flex feet. >> the legs are not giving me an unfair advantage. if they can prove they give me an advantage, i won't wear them anyone. >> reporter: he was born without calf bones. before he was 1, both legs were amputated below the knee. he was told he would never walk. >> a man with no legs can't run. >> reporter: he has done that and so much more. shattering expectations and record. in 2008, he wasn't allowed to run in the beijing olympics. when that decision was reversed, he failed to qualify. this summer here in london he will finally get two shots at gold. running in the individual 400 meter race, and the 4 x 400 meter relay. >> certainly the argument is there that this is unfair because he is the bionic man. if this were that unfair, he would be winning g

. >> i'm going to be looking at oscar pistorius, the double amputee, the blade rinner runs on blades. the sprinter from the south africa lost his legs as a kid and had.to fight to get into the games. and i think there's something beautiful about embracing everybody, including this pair ral olympian who just had to fight to get in and fight to just get here. everybody has to fight to get here, this guy a little bit more than everybody had to fight to get to this position. it will be a bit of a heartwarming story even if he doesn't win gold. i'm not sure that anybody expects that, but just. >> >> a great story. >> just to see him sprint is heavy. >> you know, i've been so nerdy and obsessed with the election, i really did not know anyone coming into these games. and earlier talking to our producers and admitting this, and then i got a very kind e-mail from one of our producers saying you need to check out brady ellis son. i know you. and he does. he's an archer that specializes in recurve archery. from glendale, arizona. a town i'm very familiar with. so i will be watching you, brady. >

oscar pistorius is set to make history as the first amputee track athlete to ever compete at the olympices. the 25-year-old double amputee has been named to south africa's olympic team. pistorius-- who runs on carbon fiber prosthetic legs-- will compete at the london games in the individual 400 meters and the 4x400 meter relay. he was born with a congenital defect, and had both of his legs amputated below the knee when he was just 11 months old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: now, an extraordinary new discovery that helps confirm our understanding of the universe. we start with this report from tom clarke of "independent television news." >> physician kiss are getting carried today. today professor peter higgins was a rock star's welcome. more than 40 years ago has been waiting to be discovered. >> i would like to add my congratulations to everybody involved in this tremendous achievement. for me, it's really an incredible thing that has happened in my lifetime. [laughter] [applause] >> it was first proposed the idea of the higgs boson was almost

oscar pistorius is a double amputee runner from south africa who will now be the first amputee to competen track at the olympics when the games start in london. can you ever go back to like complaining about when the dry cleaners close when you see this guy? >> never. >> i know. i have trouble going for a jog after work for a couple miles. it's amazing. inspiration inspiratiol. >> people are walking down the block in the heat. >> you can see the footage. this is the first time it happened. this is the olympics. they don't change the standards for anybody. but he has qualified. it's a remarkable story. i want to thank a great and lively panel today, michael, erin, patricia and ben smith, and that is all for now. alex will be back monday. join us at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific. until then, follow this show on facebook. you can always find alex wagner on twitter. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. good afternoon, andrea. >>> hi, there. thanks so much. have a great weekend. coming up next, the fallout from the jobs report. the political winners and losers besides, of course, all of the un