a trio of american stars, sanya richards-ross already with a gold medal goes with allyson felix and carmelita jeter in the women's 200 meter. earlier in the evening on the nbc sports network catch the dream team taking on australia in the first game of the single elimination knockout round. so that's the story from here in london. thomas, for you, it's hump day. only a couple more days of waking up in the darkness of night. >> i'm just getting used to it. i'm starting to get used to it, my body clock is shutting down by 7:30 at night. >> welcome to my world. >> kerri and misty, have you had a chance to see them play? because they are playing better than ever. >> i have not. i haven't been over there in person, i've been watching on tv. i'm trying to get over there, it's going to be one of the toughest tickets of the olympics. first of all because it's such a cool place. it's in this atmosphere that's hundreds and hundreds of years old. they're playing california-style beach volleyball. also because they're the very best in the world. misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings. and this will b

. >>> sonia richards ross wins team usa first gold in 400 meters in 28 years. >>> from speed on the track to speed in the pool, world record breaker missy franklin is going home with five medals, four of those gold. she's with us live today monday august 6th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from olympic park in london, england. >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" in olympic park london monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. another big weekend for team usa and the host country as well in a few moments. >> we begin on monday morning with tragic news from back home, a temple shooting outside milwaukee, wisconsin. nbc's john yang in oak creek. john, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, matt. this is the command center where the investigation is taking place. the semple itself is about three blocks away. this morning law enforcement officials are telling nbc news new details about the alleged gunman.

. >> in the women's 400 meters american sanya richards-ross won the first gold since 1984. >> michaelhelps about ready to make the final turn of his storied olympic career. >> a moment in history for michael phelps, the last race of his olympic career. >> phelps just meters away. >> phelps helped lead the men's team to a gold medal saturday in the 4 x 100 relay. phelps the most decorated in olympic history finishing his career with 22 medals, 18 of them gold. >> missy, so good with that back half speed. >> missy franklin adding another gold medal to her young olympic career. the 17-year-old helped her team set a world record in the 4 x 100 medley relay. in women's gymnastics, 16-year-old mikayla maroney slipped on her second fall in the individual competition. maroney took silver behind romania's gymnast. and in tennis, andy murray beat world champion roger federer in straight sets to avenge his loss to federer last month at wimbledon bringing his fellow countrymen to their feet. and sanya richards-ross will be back on the track tonight, champ gabby douglas competes in the women's une

sanya richard ross will be running in the 200 and 400 meter races. >> the guys have so much more freedom know than the girls. we're sitting next to the french basketball team and they're all eating mcdonald's. we're eating a salad and grilled chicken, but women tend to pack on weight quicker than guys do. >> disk us throw lance can eat all he wants. he figures he burns 8,000 calories a day. he eats six times a day, but not fast food. >> what was breakfast today? >> i ate six hard-boiled egg, hash browns, bowl of cereal, couple of boxes of milk and orange juice. >> remember the movie super-size me and what happened to the director who ate only mcdonald's food for 30 days. he gained 24 pounds and his cholesterol went through the roof. mcdonald's is a little sensitive about that but not shy about embracing the olympics. it's a major sponsor here and about embracing olympians. mcdonald's sent us a statement which says in part, we are offering or most extensive menu ever at these games, deli wraps, salads, and favorites like the big mac. and french fries. dan o'brian won gold for the u.s. in

. >>> and back on the track, it was sonya richards ross winning the first gold in the women's 400 meterse did it taking the lead in the race in the final 50 meters. she adds her gold to the bronze she won in the same event four years ago in beijing. >> with that, here is the medal count. china leads the u.s. by just one medal. the chinese have won two more golds than the americans. after a very success offul week end, great britain are now in third. >>> and finally, michael phelps, he's entering the second day of his retirement from swimming. he finished up in london with four golds and two silver medals. >> along the way, he became the most decorated olympian ever. 22 medals, 18 of them gold. he says there's though way he'll be back. >> i can look back and say i have done everything i wanted. there's no need to continue . it's time to move on. >> healthy attitude. he said he's going to stay active in swimming, promoting it whatever way he can. retired at 27. that sounds nice. so nice. he earned it. >>> coming up ex-"the pulse." going from olympic gold to striking it rich. >> gabby dougl

sanya richards ross ran her way to gold in the 400 meter.nd her teammates dee dee trotter got the bronze. >> a much-needed triumph also for great britain's andy murray. of course, you may remember last month he lost wimbledon to roger federer. but yesterday, oh, yeah. he got his revenge in three straight sets. he beat federer and won a gold medal for great britain. oh, that's a great moment for him. >> and nadal, my favorite from spain, he wasn't in it. injured. >> you love rafe. >> i do. >>> we've been telling you how some of these olympic athletes are being considered some of the best of all-time. >> it's no secret they could turn their gold medals and winning ways into some very big bucks. of course, the endorsements now start rolling in. now there's word missy franklin, gold medal-winning swimmer, will forego that money actually so she can go to college and remain an amateur, very cool. franklin, just 17, says she wants to swim for her college team. gymnast gabby douglas has already signed a deal to appear on a box of corn flakes for hun

the other story on the tram, sanya richards ross and her teammate gets the bronze. meet former competitive swimmer michael phelps. he showed off his gold, the 18th. the first day of light for a retired swimmer. >> 20 years staring at the bottom of a pool is a long time. >> for team usa, a gold in double tennis for the williams sister. and for serene ya, it's a double gold weekend. yesterday, she won the women's finals. happy? you bet. a dance of delight and then on the olympic courts, call it britain's gold rush. andy murray, a month ago cried after he lost womenabledon to roger federer on the same court today got his win. he got britain another gold. >> go britain! >> reporter: the bbc captured the images of a country of 60 million who can't believe they are in third place in the medal standings behind the u.s. and china. >> i think it's actually what we can do as a country. so we are very, very happy. >> reporter: british pride here is something to see. yesterday, the country won six gold medals, the most its won in a sing the day since 1908. the entire country, a

gold medalist sanya richards-ross and the national anthem. >> the great thing about the olympic movement of olympic sport is it's actually a metaphor for life. it's about hard work. it's about diligence. it's about great coaching. it's about friendship and respect. >> reporter: it's about the promise in the olympic oath, pledging competition for the glory of sports and the honor of our team. and there is the upholding of the olympic ideals off the field of play. just for an example, swimmer dana vollmer, she found out there's a hospital near where she's staying in london and today brought her three gold medals along as she visited patients there. brian. >> that's what we love to see about the games. chris, thank you as always. >>> that is our broadcast on wednesday night. thank you for being with us. a reminder, olympic coverage in prime time starting at 8:00, 7:00 central. i'm brian williams, reporting again tonight from london. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow good night. >>> right now at 6:00, rattled nerves across the east bay after a flare-up at one of the eas

carmelita jetter who already won a silver in the 100 meter dash and sonya richards-ross who won golds in the 400. they will all be challenged by the world's fastest woman, 100 meter gold medalist shelly ann frazier price from a jamaica. >>> the men will also be in action with the semifinals and finals with the 110 meter hurdles. 2011 world champion jason richardson is expected to compete for a spot on the podium in his olympic debut. he won his qualifying heat as teammate merit. >> and medals in today's events could help the u.s. regain if lead in the medal count. right now china is first with 73 medals. the u.s. trails by three with 70. 30 of which are gold. and host country great britain has moved into the third spot with 48 total medals. >>> we're getting some breaking news at 4:50 out of afghanistan. nato says a suicide attack has killed three coalition troops in eastern afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for that assault. a spokesman for the local government there says two suicide bombers on foot detonated their explosives out side the provincial counsel building. >

sanya richards-ross gave the u.s. its first gold in track and field winning the women's 400-meter.ot a good day, though for mckayla maroney. she was heavily favored to win. she got silver and did not seem happy about it. the williams sisters won the gold in women's doubles. andy murray did it. he beat roger federer. he took home the gold for great britain. >>>s here's a look at the medal count. chien in in the lead with 61, 30 golds. great britain is in third with 37. >> to baseball. cards versus the brewer. caught milwaukee looking striking out six and allowing only four hits over six innings. in the senth, allen craig smacks a double to the wall scoring two. a three-game sweep. pre-season football in the hall of fame game. the bounty scandal made it rough for the season for the saints. on the field, they're not looking too bad. especially drew brees. he led his team to the end zone during his only series in the first quarter against arizona. the saints beat the cardinals 17-10. a quick break on april monday morning. when we come back, another look at the top stories and miners in

. >> in the women's 400 meters american richards ross won the first gold since 1984. a moment in history for michael phelps, the last race of his olympic career. phelps helped lead the u.s. men's team to a gold meteorologist saturday in the 4 x 100 medley relay. phelps, the most decorated athlete in olympic history finishing his career with 22 medals, 18 of them gold. >> couldn't ask to finish on a better note. >> missy, so good with that speed. >> missy franklin adding another gold medal to her young olympic career. the 17-year-old helped her team set a world record in the 4 x 100 meter medley relay. in women's gymnastic, mikayla maroney splipd lipped on her se fall. maroney took silver. the home team is celebrating some huge victory, great britain with a rush of gold medals over the weekend. jessica ennis, the first british woman ever to win the decathlon in front of a packed stadium. in the crowd prince william and katherine, the duchess of cambridge. and in tennis, andy murray beat world champion roger federer in straight sets to avenge his loss to federer last mo

sanya richards-ross gave the u.s. its first gold winning the 400-meter.ot a good day for mckayla maroney. she was heavily favored to win the vault but took a big fall. she got silver and was not happy. women's doubles for the women yams sitter. beat roger federer to take home the gold for great britain. >>> china back in the lead with 61. 30 gold. the u.s. second with 28 golds, 60 overall. great britain in third with 37 medals. >>> the cards versus the brewers. kyle loesh caught milwaukee looking allowing only four hits over six innings. in the seventh, craig smacks a double to the wall scoring two as the cards blank the brewers for a three-game sweep. >>> pre-season football and the hall of fame game. the bounty scandal made it rough for the new orleans saints. on the field, not looking too bad. especially drew brees. he led his team to the end zone in the first quarter against arizona. the saints roll past the cardinals 17-10. take a quick break on april monday morning. when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories and miners in chile ga

while back on the track of the olympic four hundred meter champ and sanya richards ross didn't disappoint the crowd just as she did in the london final the american overcame britain's christian group and she also picked a month mulcher of brits one in the final metres of the heat to win it in a time off for tonight point eight nine seconds. in the women's one hundred meter hurdles it was a limbic silver medalist dawn harper who took the top almost after losing out to australia as the seller posted in london of america import like time off twelve point six five seconds to claim a victory. and finally when it comes to surfing not many will think of russia as a hot spot for the sports bar r.t. caught up with the country's first professional surfer jean craig who was in moscow to promote a documentary on the rise of russian surfing. my family on and up in california. living on the coast. and coming from russia had a affinity for nature. and i found a new sense of freedom. when i first saw the ocean it was limitless and challenging. usurpers in my city which was monterey going to capture the s

while back on the olympic four hundred meter champion sanya richards ross didn't disappoint the crowd just as she did in the london final the american overcame britain's christina her and she also picked a monthly watcher of pots one of the final meters of the heat to win any time a forty nine point eight million success was a walk in the women's one hundred meter hurdles it was a limb pick a silver medalist gone hop and to top almost optimistic ouch to australia sonny pearson in london the american culture of twelve point six five seconds i want to claim victory the only and finally your logic of is russia's most successful sly warda yet he now competes for switzerland as he moves there is a child the athlete finished fourth us the winter olympics in vancouver and now targets gold in sochi but which country will he represented there altie want to find out. well it's really simple story how i started snowboarding we moved from. holland to switzerland with my parents and my family and back then in ninety six and i mean moves from holland there was i didn't know what mountains were and

but elsewhere on the track olympic four hundred meter champion sanya richards ross didn't disappoint the crash of the american be twisting her do a great britain in the final week of the heat trying to rank in the ninth thank you thank you thank you thank god while in the one hundred metres hurdles it was american dawn harper who took top honors she took to time a twelve point six five to win the event after clinching silver in one link i was. now on to my g.p. and danica joyce that was the fastest in free practice for the indianapolis grand prix the eleventh stage of the world championships the repsol on the rider was in scorching form from the outset local favorite and speeds were second his teammate and championship leader full day renzo climb to the side fastest time of the day but drives that head into the weekend twenty three points adrift of yamaha rider and countrymen so championships that. you have to improve some things before lead them out of that baggage even bit there. and we can get the better of it. right now just trying to get going to vent on this drug we're works lo

while back on the track beyond the four hundred meter champion sun yet richards ross didn't disappoint the crowd just as she did in the london final the americans overcame britain's christina her go and she also picked and to let much of what's wrong there in the final metres of the eight to win in a time of forty nine point eight nine seconds. one of the women's one hundred meter hurdles it was olympic silver medalist dawn harper who took top honors after losing out to australia's sally pearson in london the american copped a time of twelve point six five seconds to claim victory. now reigning murcia g.p. champion casey stoner looks to be in the right form to claim his second straight win in america as the australian rider dominated the final free practice for the indianapolis grand prix the repsol honda rider caught the fastest time of all three sessions with teammate danica traces second biggest on the day ben's fees rounded off the top three all guy lorenzo leads produced by twenty three points of the top of the standings but the yamaha had to settle for seventh spot just ahead of

sanya richards-ross wins the first american gold in track with a 400-meter victory yesterday.by the way, is the wife of nfl player aaron ross, who just won a super bowl with the giants. now his wife wins a gold medal here at the london olympics. she becomes just the second u.s. medalist, gold medalist, i should say, in the 400 meters, joining 1984 winner valerie briscoe hooks. one of the great stories of the game, oscar pistorius of south africa running yesterday in the 400 meters. he was eliminated in the semifinal. he said he was just happy to get to the semifinal. remember, he finished in the top two in his heat and made it to this race, which was an achievement unto itself. he, of course, the double amputee. he calls himself, or was called by the press, i guess, the bladerunner. incredible story, and the man who won the race handed his pin, found him immediately, saying he was honored just to be in the race. >>> in gymnastics, makayla maroney favored to win gold, stumbled on her second vault, actually fell down, more like it, so she settled for silver. she said that's abou

sanya richards-ross won the 400 meters on sunday. >> i am living a dream. >> a very tough race. >> our best shot at a medal is the pole vaulter. >> i came here to do a job and i will do my best. >> usain bolt is still the fastest man alive. >> i was looking forward to doing what i came here to do. >> the u.s. men's team plays against lafayette in volleyball. the top women's group beat the italians. >> we have some more games. >> confidence as the u.s. women's team plays canada. >> if we lose, we go home. >> tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the games have been exciting. 6:06. >> a deadly wisconsin shooting now being investigated as a case of domestic terrorism. >> a big breakthrough for nasa and space exploration. >> there is an accident in mount airy that could impact your ride. and a problem in harford county. >> track and field is on the spot light. i get a taste of what these athletes go through. that is live after the breakup. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. watch wasarah caldwell checkingr morning commute. wbal-tv [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i've never wr

sanya richards-ross won a gold medal in her signature event. a proud moment for great britain.ndy murray won in straight sets. the williams sisters won the gold. the world champion fell. beachmerican women's volleyball teams are moving on to the semifinal. boxing,ebut of women's the american was eliminated. >> gabby douglas could win another gold today. is that right/ >> she is so adorable. she already has two gold medals. she is going for her third in the uneven bars. >> i will be watching. >> thank you. >> for all the latest olympics information, you can go to our website, wbaltv.com. the second special general assembly session will start in annapolis later this week. >> some lawmakers say they should not be returning to annapolis. kim dacey has more. >> pit bulls and gambling will be the focus of the special session. state lawmakers do not think the government should have called the special session. >> i think that the special session is ill-conceived. i think it is fast and furious. the gambling industry's urgency should not be our emergency. donna also not happy about the

i'm going to be number one. >> meanwhile, sonya richards ross finally got the gold. wife of super bowl champ aaron ross gave a million-watt smile. >> i'm going to lay my gold medal on top of his super bowl ring. >> reporter: oscar pistorius came in last, but kirani james asked to trade signs with the olympian. michael phelps is already relishing retirement. >> i will not miss jumping in a cold pool in the morning, i think is the worst thing. the worst thing about it. >> reporter: cage-diving are sharks now on his list. the men's tennis final, scotsman andy murray defeats roger federer, avenging his wimbledon loss at centre court. no such thing as a reserved brit. >> he lit up centre court. avenging the loss to federer at wimbledon. we'll see you in just moments. >>> meanwhile, usain bolt jumping on twitter. thanks to all the fans for supporting and believing. you have been a part of the journey. and, oh, boy, he's yet again the world's fastest man. he figures to duplicate the feet in the 200 later this week. updated medal count now. south korea and germany hanging aro

we have richard ross with us, and anthony de clemnte. anthony, what are we expecting out of disney, what do you expect to be the highlights? >> there's three, really, the studio that benefits from "the avengers," an important thing for disney this year, the second is espn, and the third is theme parks. those have all been positive delivers for disney in 2012 and we expect good news for those. >> what about the charts, what do they tell you right now? >> the stock has been on a fantastic run. disney is the second best performing stock in the dow, but even disney trees don't grow to the sky and there's a few things worrying me. tracking the stock higher, that's great, that's what we like to see. back in march, 17% it was trading above the moving day average. it was subsequently an 8% correction. we think history repeats itself. we're looking for a pull back. we think that coincides with that 8 bank account pullback and we would be a seller at that key $50 level. >> you want to buy it back after it drops? >> yes, we love that chart. you wan

. >> on the track for women, sonia richards ross wins gold in 400 meters just barely edging out great britain and dee dee trotter finished third to give the americans a bronze as well. >>> and late they are morning, the action shifts back to gymnastics where women's all around champ, gabby douglas tries for another gold medal this time in the uneven bars final. we wish her the best. >> all right. >> yes, we do. hi tuck. >> good morning. >> happy monday. >> you too. >> going to be okay out there? >> it doesn't look promising but less in the way of humidity, cooler temperatures. >> singing my favorite song. >> not a beautiful start, yesterday we were bright and sunny much of the day but we need the transition. >> sure. >> lower humidity, cooler temps it is good. >> right we don't need 98 like yesterday. radar, light shower activity continues to fall across parts of the area, just enough to wet the roadways in a couple places. looks like the most concentrated band of showers just to our west, ash burn, sterling, reston might get a light shower and a few more south and west of the city, d

as for the richards on the track, ross, felix will run qualifying heats in the women's 200 meters.ross already won gold this weekend in the women's 400 meter final. >>> from the track to the field to the gymnastics arena, all eyes will be on the american women today. >>> the women's soccer team is chasing the country's third straight olympic gold medal. they will play canada today in the semifinals. the winner will take on either france or japan on thursday. lolo jones is looking for redemption in the women's 100 meter hurdles. she fell in beijing,finishing a heartbreaking seventh. and it's been a tough road back to the olympic games for jones. last summer she had surgery for a tethered spinal cord. jones placed third at the trials. now to gabby douglas. gabby is flying solo today. the all-around winner will go for gold again in the uneven parallel bars final. douglas quaul 2350id six qualified sixth in the event. she's likely to be one of only two gymnasts to perform without a spotter. the virginia beach native is the only american competing in this event. now here's a look at the

especially sweet for sanya richards ross. take a look at her right there.up the track to win the 400 meter. the first gold for an american woman in that race since 1984. >>> and a heartbreaking fall. for one of america's golden girls. mckayla maroney slipping at the last second. to lose first pl

well, we have another medal winner with us here, sanya richard ross captured team usa's first gold inorning, good to have you! amazing first medal for u.s. track and field of these games. what was that moment like for you, now that you've had some days to absorb it all? >> oh, my gosh, reliving that moment, there's so much emotion that goes on. first there's this huge sigh of relief, you believe can you do it for so long and then you publish it. and then a moment of disbelief, in front of 80,000 people did i do it and then tremendous joy, all the hard work paid off. >> for a while you were in third place and then you turned on the after burner. was that the race plan all along is it. >> this year i just wanted to go out and compete well. a lot of times you overthink the race and go out and it just falls apart. this time i wanted to compete. i didn't know what race i was going to run but i wanted to cross first. >> and you did it and everyone was talking about how great you look, the hair. did you fake out your opponents but coming out looking so good? >> my entire family were all abou

. >> usain bolt, sanya richards-ross before her win. must be exciting. >> we've had some really great ones. i just did jessica ennis in the back, which will be on tonight's show. i was hoping nbc covered it. obviously we don't see american coverage here, just the british coverage. the british coverage was just phenomenal for her, the stadium, the excitement. i wanted our audiences, primarily young women, i wanted them to see those athletes and images. >> she's very charming. >> very charming girl. >> are you more well-known for being the superhero athlete or being a father on keeping up with the kardashians. >> that's a good question. if i'm in matt's generation and my generation, our group, they kind of know you for the old days, for all the wheaties commercials and games and all those things i did. certainly the younger group, primarily female, all about kim and chloe's dad, which is fine with me. being a parent is more important than winning gold medals. >> do you work together or is there one -- >> technically i'm executive producer

sonya richards ross looking in exceptionally good form.versy by calling on olympic athletes to get paid for the games. at the moment they don't. here's what she said earlier this week. >> there was a time that i believed the olympics was about just doing it for the love of your country and patriotism. that has changed. there's a lot of money exchanging hands around these games. i don't see my peers and the athletes -- they don't see my peers and the athletes struggling to make a living at the sport. i don't think it's greed or patriotism. it's the realization that the olympics has changed. i think that we should be considered, as well. >> reporter: after a super saturday, as they called it, i'm terming this stellar sunday. 23 golds across so many sports. loads to look forward to. if i missed anything, go to our web site, cnn.com/olympics, our live blog is excellent. keeping everyone up to date. >> i'm always tuned in to that live blog. alex thomas, thank you very much, appreciate it. >>> looking for life on mars. nasa is closer to getting

now sonia richards ross is looking to make her mark in a different kind of arena.nd her son brian. they buy all their groceries right here, but let me ask you, did you ever think of walmart for a smartphone? no. let me show you something. walmart has the latest technology on the biggest networks. i mean look at these smartphones. whoah! will you show them? absolutely. we've got great 4g lte smartphones like this droid razr by motorola from verizon. wow verizon? you bet. you love the price. he loves the phone. let's dance! get unlimited talk, unlimited text and shareable data with verizon's new share everything plan. and now get the droid razr by motorola from verizon for only $89.88 on america's fastest 4g network. now at walmart. >>> we have mar veld at their skill on the track and yes on the uneven bars but now some members of the team usa are taking those skills to a television set near you. we go to entertainment correspondent michelle turner in los angeles. one gold medalist has already signed a deal. who is she? >> reporter: yeah. looks like that. you know, d

on the women's side sonia richards ross gave the united states its first track and field medal of theympics. dee dee trotter got the bronze. >>> gabby douglas is in the finals of the uneven bars which has long been her forte. >>> to baseball, the nats beat the marlins 4-1 sunday. stephen strasbourg was great on the mound and at the plate. he drove in two runs. he is now 12-5 on the season. the nats lead in the nl east over the atlanta braves. >>> the hall of fame game features the new orleans saints against the cardinals. laron scott takes a kickoff deep into his end zone and then spins past two tackles at the 20-yard line and breaks to the outside and at the 45, he stops and cuts back to avoid two tacklers. a 67-yard return that set up the saints' second score. >> gets the football juices going. >> yes, it does. speaking of all of that, the redskins saturday. more than 25,000 fans braved the steamy heat to attend the redskins annual fan appreciation day. >> the main attraction, of course, robert griffin iii. the optimism is at an all-time high. the team held a two-hour practice and a

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in the 200 semis, sanya richards-ross, allyson felix and carmelita jeter advanced. algerian runner, kicked out of the olympics monday for not giving his all in the 800 meters. turned out he had a knee injury and wasn't supposed to be in the event. he's allowed back in the games and takes the gold in the 1500 meters ahead of the american. tom rivers, abc news, london. >> and in case you are wondering what is on tap today, the men's 400 meter hurdles, women's 200 meter. both are finals. other medal events. women's beach volleyball, two american teams will go for the gold. >> i don't know. the usa is going to take the top two medals, i don't know. >> that's right. i want to get, us to the top of the medal board. >> that's true. >> catch china. that's good. helps our numbers out. >>> coming up next, an extended "the skinny," this morning, with claims rihanna is a little too sexy. >> a new picture of jay-z on beyonce's body. guess where it is? that's next. >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: abc's "world news

in the 400 meter final, an american gold for sanya richards-ross.defending british champion from 2008, richards-ross becomes the second u.s. gold medalist in this event joining 1984 winner valerie briscoe hooks. richards-ross is married to super bowl champion aaron ross, with the giants when they just won the super bowl. he's now with the jags. a super bowl ring and a gold medal for that couple this year. not too bad. oscar pistorius, known as the blade runner, one of the great stories of this game, running with two prosthetic legs, qualified for the semifinals the other day, ran but finished last in the semis. he said he was happy just to get to the semifinals. the whole experience, he said, is mind blowing, a dream come true. the man who won the heat turned immediately, jones, to pistorius, gave him a hug, said it was an honor to be in the same race as this great man. in gymnastics mckayla maroney, she was favored to win gold but fell on her second vault. you can see the picture right there. so she settled for silver. she said i didn't deserve any