torch relay the head of the london olympic organizing committee lord sebastian coe parades through sheffield on his leg of the olympic torch relay. and a leap of faith the cliff diving season gets underway in corsica with russian are. among the front runners for the global crown. but we start with the grass courts of wimbledon where day two is in full swing in london with several russian players involved in first round action. as a tough test in the form of fourth seed andy murray bottom all of junior is already out of the tournament the last ukrainian alexander double pole out in straight sets french open champion rafael nadal has just beaten brazilian thomas baluchi in straight sets while frenchman joe wilford tsonga was victorious over two thousand and two champion lleyton hewitt also in three sets. in the women's singles vera zvonareva is successfully through to the second round following a three set victory over moan about how the germany while defending champion patrick a bit about the czech republic was also safely into the next round after a six four six four win over idol i'm not ou

the london twenty twelve organizing committee has gotten his hands on the iconic olympic flame sebastian coe taking over the game's official torch keeping the fire burning see grant through the streets of his native sheffield nineteen forty eight london olympics gold medalist in cycling. passing the torch to ko for a three hundred track the distance barely a warm up for a coach who won fifty hundred meter gold on eight hundred meter silver at the one thousand needy moscow games before repeating the feat four years later in los angeles. the twenty twelve cliff diving world series got going over the weekend on the french island of corsica but although it was a new year it was an old time to came away with the wind as robert downey reports. diving from twenty seven mirrors this might be looking in same with the exception. but these guys it is something they cannot live without it's through the force isn't the clique diving scream of the crowd with their stunning skills on schildt. the first of seven stops for the red bull world series twenty twelve the french island of corsica. with a pre-seaso

or three like the head of the london olympic committee lord sebastian coe parades to sheffield and his leg on the olympic torch relay. leap of faith cliff diving season gets underway corsica the russian our time still genco among the front runners for the global crown. we start with the grass courts of wimbledon where data in a full swing in london with several russian players involved in first round action was a tough test for the fourth seed on the moderate republic of julia is already out of the tournament though the last two ukrainian i was on the gold apolo in straight sets french open champion rafael nadal like to tyson's brazilian thomas believe she thought you can see that a baluchi has taken the first three games in the gardening set there a real surprise early on when john wilford song that is coming up against lleyton hewitt of australia the frenchman was up and said that. in the women's singles vera zvonareva a successfully through to the second round following a three set victory against mon abbas had left germany while defending champion patrick of the czech republic is a

olympic charity lord sebastian coe took the honorary salute. london's settings to showcase the olympics. >> it's readily recognizable with downing street and the palace. i think that's what london has to offer. >> reporter: and what a transformation it will be. a trial run was served up last summer in the shadow of admiralty house, creating shades of london beach. >> it's very exciting to have all these sporting events at some of these really rich history sites. >> reporter: the mall leading to buckingham palace will be the venue for the marathon, race walks and part of the triathlon. and the royal family is getting in on the olympic spirit, acting as unofficial ambassadors. the queen's granddaughter carried the olympic torch and will be participating in the equestrian event. and prince william and kate join queen elizabeth wednesday to support a charity that builds sporting venue. the queen drew all the applause but the eyes were on kate sporting a misony coat. the cost of staging the olympic has reportedly come in under budget. the government

and as you mentioned, we are 30 days out from the games and lord sebastian coe, the chairman for londonorning says london will be ready but they're going to need every one of those days to make it happen. >> so how are officials in london preparing for the influx of people coming into the city? >> well, it's expected to be some 3 million people, an incredibly busy olympic theater. one of the key questions is how will london's transportation system hold up? officials acknowledge that at certain times and certain areas of the city at certain venues, that it may be problematic, the supply will not meet the demand for public transportation. they're encouraging local businesses to take necessary precautions. that would include opening up satellite offices outside of london so their workers can avoid the city all together and encouraging people to take vacation during the london olympic games. we'll have to see how that all plays out. >> it's tough to plan your vacation around that. >> it's 47 minutes past 5 on the east coast. let's get you up to date with top stories. christine romans has th