. >> what a great team u.s.a. a lot of people comparing them to the dream team. but we have a good chance for gold this year. basketball fans getting a chance for an up close look at this year's mens and womens olympic basketball team. we'll take you live to the verison center where both team u.s.a.'s are playing tonight. plus, are there big changes on the horizon for the university of maryland athletics? we'll address those rumors. sports coming up next. >>> and now, 9sports. the best sports in town. >> tonight at the verison center, it is all about team u.s.a. both the women and the men's olympic teams are in town playing exhibition matches before heading over to london. the women today taking on brazil. tamika catching. she gets the block, goes for the fast break. she is able to convert with the layup. that puts u.s.a. up by 18. right now they lead by 20. having a good exhibition there. of course after the women are finished, the men take the court. folks have been lining up all day to get a glimpse of team u.s.a. dave owens has been out there with them. he jo

team u.s.a. did end up winning the bronze medal tonight. even though kacoughlin did not swim in the final, she, too, earned that bronze. ironically, this makes natalie the most decorated american female in olympics history with 12 career medals. i'm scheduled to talk with natalie tomorrow. a lot of questions about what happened tonight. from london, i'm raj mathai. >> thank you, raj. she grew up in the east bay, went to cal and now lives in lafayette with her husband. there are many swimmers here who know her and have practiced with her as well. nbc bay area is in where he spoke with an olympic hopeful who knows coughlin well. arturo, was she surprised by what happened to coughlin today? >> just as surprised as everyone else. and this young admirer is 17-year-old madison white of danville. madison has known natalie ever since she was in grade school and at the beginning of her own swimming career. they were actually on the same swimming team in 2010 for the short course championships in dubai. nat

then, as now, team u.s.a.a's best. >> i trained hard, i put hard hours in the gym. >> you can look like a winner, too. the entire collection -- including accessories -- is available at ralphlauren.com. and teamusa.com. for "teen kids news," i'm emily.  >> in latin, "ante" means "before," "bellum" means "war." put them together, and you get a word that describes a unique time in american history -- the years before the civil war. as lauren reports, not everything from those days is "gone with the wind." >> the great antebellum homes of historic savannah, georgia, evoke memories of genteel southern life. yet, these stately structures came very close to being destroyed not once, but twice. the first time was during the civil war. after burning atlanta, general sherman began his famous march to the sea. the story goes that when he reached savannah, sherman was so taken by the city's beauty, he spared it. the second time these homes came close to destruction was during the 1900s. developers began tearing them down

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how team u.s.a. fared on the first official day of the olympics. >> and speaking of medals, how did baltimore's olympic hero make out in the 400 meter? a michael phelps enthusiast as he goes for the gold. >> a hit-and-run along i-70. >> welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. we'll get to your top stories in a minute. first we'll check outside with meteorologist ava marie. good morning. >> good morning. not that bad out there. dew points are in the mid 60's and upper 60's in some spots. it's not bad. dryouts, we're improving things. a little less humid today. a lot more sunshine. we're finally getting away from that hot sticky pattern and at least today, most of us spend the day without any thunderstorms. look outside right now and you can see temperatures mainly around 70 degrees. we've got 72 in catonsville and 70 in randallstown. much more of those you get downtown. 77 is current temperature at the inner harbor. forecast for today, mostly sunny skies

go u.s.a. team team u.s.a., good luck in london, all sorts of messages for the gymnasts who have been at hp pavilion. for the girls they sold out last night with an estimated crowd of about 17,500. the 14 competitors wowed and wooed the crowd. in the end five making the cut including gabby douglas who scored the highest. most had something to say about the fans. >> it was amazing. it was the first time i experienced something like that. the crowd cheering for you makes you want to do better. >> reporter: the moment toughest was a fall on the uneven bars. just seconds into the routine she missed the bar and landed hard face down. at that moment knew her gymnastics career was over. >> for me this was a stepping stone for the rest of my life and it made me believe that by competing here and finishing this competition if i set my mind to anything, anything is possible. >> reporter: here is what is so impressive about her. i was here and witnessed that fall in person. she took a moment to try and catch h

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five of them able to rise above the rest to become team u.s.a. >> this is just the best feeling. you look back and how far you worked so hard for something. all of these girls we're best friends. i'm so happy they are on the team with me. >> it's awesome. the women's olympic team considered the strongest the americans have had since back in 1996. they won the gold and this year they are favored to win the gold medal again. the five women representing the u.s.a. >> one familiar gymnast will not be competing. defending champion natia luken lost her bid to return. she took a hard fall on the uneven bars on sunday. it was tough. she stood up, though, and finished the routine. after learning she wouldn't make the team she says she's ready to move on. >> for me this is a stepping stone for the rest of my life, and it really made me believe that by competing here and by finishing this competition anything is possible. >> she won the gold medal in the individual all around competition at the 2008 summer olympics in beijing. >> the men's team was also announced. danell leyva and john orozc

the talk continues to center on some of the uniforms for team u.s.a.fically the opening ceremony uniforms created by team outfitter, ralph lauren. all of them made in china. that has some members of congress outraged. >> i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. i think they should be embarrassed. i think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them. >> they represent the very best. so excellent, it's all so beautiful and they should be wearing uniforms made in america. >> now the white house isn't joining in the criticism. a spokesman says the uniforms aren't a government decision, making them in the u.s. should be considered for future olympics. >>> so far, the designer, ralph lauren isn't commenting on the controversy. today we caught up with the man who has been printing the logo for the u.s. olympic swim team for the past 24 years. as peggy fox reports, these suits were made in portugal, but printed in northern virginia. >> these are the guy suits for this year's olympic team. phelps, and all those g

. >>> olympic games are in full swing, we are learning about team u.s.a. there are three swimmers with african american heritage representing the u.s., 2008 gold medalist jones relishes the idea of being a role model. >> i think that's huge. i can't tell you how many family members picked up a driver because they saw tiger woods doing it. the beacon of seeing someone that looks like you that is excelling in a sport, getting out of a bad situation, those are the glimpse of hope. >> the 17 year old is the second african american woman to fnzéswim for team u.s.a. >>> rains triggered flooding in costa rica, forcing 1500 to take refuge. the red cross reporting that four people are missing and one person died after rescued from injuries and heart failure. it's typical for heavy ryans this time of year in the country. >>> government tanks and artillery pounded on the rebel held neighborhood in an effort to retake control. activists say fighters control swatches of the territory. the head of the main opposition group, the national counsel is calling for help in ar

there's a bunch of different ways you can get in on team u.s.a. spirit.t vida fitness. they opened about a year ago, but in april they opened this amazing penthouse pool location, where james joins me, the marketing director. i have a feeling it's not too hard to market this place. >> no, it's great. one of a kind in d.c. >> reporter: it really is. we've been saying we don't feel like we're in d.c. we feel like we're in l.a. for sports clubs, they probably get this extra push, everyone all of a sudden wants to be fit. what are some of the things you're doing? >> we're all about the olympics at vida. we started pushing it 100 days out. it's all about train like an olympian. we have kevin doing our swim class here, mimicking the swim meet at the olympics. we have a five-week program we're doing for nonmembers that they can train like an olympian, learn to eat like an olympian. we have competitions so they can build the competitiviveness within the club. we're going to give out a silver medal, bronze and gold medal here. >> reporter: i want to make sure we t

team u.s.a. slides, severe, winning alert day. they win by 20. all right.is the most highly anticipated redskins training camp since, i don't think there has been another camp more anticipated than this. robert griffin, iii, is in ashburn right now. all players must report for training camp. here's something to get the football juices flowing. 16, as in 16 days until the first preseason game. wow. redskins at buffalo on thursday night. griffin speaks to the media. keep it right here because we'll have it for you. the redskins waved chase today. he played at virginia and played well. he picked off nine passes the last couple of years. originally thought to be a high draft pick. went undrafted. he has been placed on the roster. redskins offensive tackle haven't seen or heard much from him since he was suspended last season for violating the substance abuse policy. we now know what he has been up to. getting inked. that's williams on the left. take a look at this. on the right, that's a tattoo of a silverback gorilla. it took 14 hours to get that done. accordi

women will take on brazil also tonight at 5:30. >>> before saturday's practice, team u.s.a. took time to honor the military with a hoops for troops event. it included a little one-on-one between a wounded warrior and kobe bryant. the women's team was also on hand to present troops with special medals. the ladies later did a clinic for daughters of service personnel. some vets had basketballs signed by their basketball stars. >> very cool. >>> the bats and balls were flying yesterday at yankee stadium making for a close call for one v.i.p. fan. bat goes flying into the stand. director spike lee scoops up the souvenir. that's crazy. >> spike lee does love his sports. >> he does. >> i got it! >> spike lee gets it. he should have been careful here. imagine if he had hit someone. >> he's spike lee. he wouldn't hit anybody with the bat. >> all right. >>> it's a one-of-a-kind way to spend your summer and taking place now. >> coming up, our wisdom martin joins us live from inside the engineering for kids summer camp to show us what makes it so very special. >> but first, why the plug

here is your female roster for team u.s.a. all are between 15 and 18 years old. all are far beyond their years. listen to 16-year-old mckayla. >> you have to believe, never stop working, if you have something you love go for it. you can do anything. >> reporter: the five men who made the cut include dannel leyva, jonathan horton and sam mikulak. most of the gymnasts have a little bit of down time, they are heading home to get a little relaxation before the london games but they have to get to training soon because the london games are just 25 days away. live in san jose, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> pretty exciting. thanks, marla. >> 5:45. first in the history of the olympics track events, two women crossing the finish line at the same time. >> in an hour one of those women will lose her spot on the team for team u.s.a. with an unusual tiebreaker. here is video of the 100 meter race and the tie for third place between alison felix in the two lane and san jose native jeneba. tonight at 5:00, in oregon to try to earn the third spot on the team. now we're ge

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well the swimmers of team u.s.a.making a splash online going viral with a youtube spoof of this summer's most addictive pop hit. watch. ♪ hey, i just met you. ♪ and this is crazy. ♪ but here's my number. ♪ so call me, maybe. ♪ and all the other boys. >> jon: well, the team members say it's their way of blowing off steam before the games. >> london's dealt with its fair share of mishaps in the run up to the games. cab drivers are gone on strike several times including today to protest the city banning them from driving in lanes reserved for olympic v.i.p.es. and officials briefly displayed the south korean flag for a north korean soccer match. as you can see the flags of those two bitter enemies would not appear to be easily confused. there is also the bus driver who got lost taking some athletes to the olympic village. watch what happened today when britain sport insisted london is ready for eiting olympics. >> yes. >> oh, my goodness, are you all right? >> yeah. terrible -- health and safety. are you okay? there we

i don't think that works for a guy used to every five days of pitching. >> tonight team u.s.a. verizon center. this year's model of the dream team. should they giver them the trophy or the medals? any other team out there -- >> i wouldn't say so, because everyone wants to talk about the '92 team versus this team. i think there are more players internationally catching up to the americas. you have tony parker. brazil is a good team. >> here's my key question for you. have any extra tickets? >> you and my partner are the same way. no. if i get any, i'll give you a call. >> we mentioned mike green, he's rejected the $5 million offer, which he should. has to see what his value is. might we lose him or will the caps resign him? >> i think he's doing the best thing if he knows there are other offers potentially out there. hold off. unless there's a place where it will be tax-free money. then come back here. if the caps are willing to match the offer, good for him. >> very good. rocky parrish, tell kevin we said hello. >> will do. >> did you not invite him? >> fighting fires, somethin

. >> the olympics are underway and team u.s.a. and team from other favorite countries.air we will announce a spoiler alert. if you don't want to know you will have plenty of time to turn away. on social platforms we will be posting results but keep in mind you will have to click a link to see them. find us as faek on facebook and follow us on twitter. you can find us at abc7 news.com. one more thing, starting tomorrow night, switch back to "abc 7 news" after the olympics at midnight for all of the local news and weather. we'll get you and fun watching the olympics. >> from the olymcs to the giants. >> giants and dodgers in a battle for first place. in extras. there is a reason the dodgers trained for ramirez and that was the reason. sports is next. >>> good evening, dodgers added ramirez and giants got marco scutaro for a minor leaguer. that ramirez deal paid very well. milk maids are very popular. harrison doubles down the line and rookie scores. that tied it up at 1. james with a base knock, cain, two strikeouts. giants rally. brandon belt, broken bat single and we're

. >> the olympics are underway and team u.s.a. and team from other favorite countries.n air we will announce a spoiler alert. if you don't want to know you will have plenty of time to turn away. on social platforms we will be posting results but keep in mind you will have to click a link to see them. find us as faek on facebook and follow us on twitter. you can find us at abc7 news.com. one more thing, starting tomorrow night, switch back to "abc 7 news" after the olympics at midnight for all of the local news and weather. we'll get you and fun watching the olympics. >> from the olympics to the giants. >> giants and dodgers in a battle for first place. in extras. there is a reason the dodgers trained for ramirez and that was the reason. sports is next.3q finally carpet cleaning got easier. try resolve easy clean to deep clean your carpets. just 3 easy steps for beautifully clean carpets. it removes 3 times more dirt than vacuuming alone. don't just vacuum clean. resolve clean. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishwa

back to you in the studio. >> we are certainly rooting for her and all of team u.s.a.nks, holly. >>> did your perennials poop out and your annuals say adios? it might not be too late to save your garden. our garden expert, derek thomas joins with more on what's my plant trying to tell me. hi, derek. >> how are you? >> some of our plants are screaming, help me! >> some need a life line, i think. plants like this fox glove, what's going on is the heat. a lot of people become afraid of actually going in there and doing the doctoring to a plant like this. and removing that piece that's no longer any good, getting that woody stuff out of there is what you want to do. cleaning it up. what's going to happen, and even if it's got blooms like this, the blooms are taking energy away from the plant. so i know it may seem a little harsh. >> yes. >> you want to get in there and remove that. >> interesting. >> it will make seeds and will sap energy from an already exhausted plant. >> okay. >> and this one we did a couple of weeks ago, and you can see how much it's fleshed out. >> ye

i'm alisyn call rot attachment more trophy surrounding team u.s.a.'s uniform. why team red, white and blue will be seeing red until 2014. >> and what mitt romney is now saying about being called a felon by a member of president obama's re-election campaign. mitt fighting back. >> and another shake-up at the judge's table. first, stephan tyler, now jlo is out? find out who could be -- maybe even coca cola because that's a big. look how big they are at the table. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> breaking news this saturday morning. you are looking at the new judges for "american idol." >> we could do it. >> alisyn: i would love that. i would love that. >> what role would you play though? you would be the one. >> i would be randy. >> yeah, dog. >> you would be the one that would be great job. >> no i have opinions. i have opinions about music. i would like to share them. >> you would be the jerk. >> no problem there. >> and the you would be what up, dog. >> meanwhile, there is new news there b. those uniforms that the team u.s.a. will be wearing at the 2012 oly

. >>> the a's and the giants had the night off but team u.s.a. was in action against brazil.y has the highlights and all the sports next. >>> all right. good evening, everybody. u.s.a. versus brazil on mens and women's basketball side. the president with the first lady on the kiss cam. one time he kissed her, the other time he didn't. brazil 10 point lead and then lebron james took over. you very rarely see one guy go off. but he scored the last 10 points in the game, 30 in all and the u.s.a. came back with the president shaking hands, to win 83-69. u.s.a. women. maya moore playing for her coach. they win 99-67. u.s.a. primed to be the favorite for golds mens and women. bad weekend for cal bears. marshawn lynch arrested for drunk driving saturday night. and jason kidd arrested in the hampens sunday morning for drunk driving. he crashed his suv into a telephone phone. jason kidd alone in his suv around 2:00 a.m. returning from what his attorney says is a charity function. giants in atlanta tomorrow and the a's host the rangers. everything good for the a's these days. they are

. >> the olympics are underway and team u.s.a. and team from other favorite countries.air we will announce a spoiler alert. if you don't want to know you will have plenty of time to turn away. on social platforms we will be posting results but keep in mind you will have to click a link to see them. find us as faek on facebook and follow us on twitter. you can find us at abc7 news.com. one more thing, starting tomorrow night, switch back to "abc 7 news" after the olympics at midnight for all of the local news and weather. we'll get you and fun watching the olympics. >> from the olympics to the giants. >> giants and dodgers in a battle for first place. in extras. there is a reason the dodgers trained for ramirez and that was the reason. sports is next. >>> good evening, dodgers added ramirez and giants got marco scutaro for a minor leaguer. that ramirez deal paid very well. milk maids are very popular. harrison doubles down the line and rookie scores. that tied it up at 1. james with a base knock, cain, two strikeouts. giants rally. brandon belt, broken bat single and we'

also victorious, the team u.s.a. ladies' soccer volley ball and basketball teams. also, serinawoman williams and male tennis star john wizner were winners. danny hamlin is on the pole for the speedway tomorrow. >> michael phelps didn't sound too happy. >> he said he was going win 7 opinion maybe he'll win 6 now. ,,,,,,,,you won't believe how ♪ [ horn honks ] ♪ oh, those were the best of days ♪ ♪ i still feel the summer rays ♪ that graced our backs as we went down the lane ♪ [ horn honks ] [ male announcer ] when your car is more than just a car to you, the right insurance matters. are you getting the coverage options you need and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage >>> a chi needs man bikes his way to the olympics. he cycled through 16 countries to get to london. it took him two years to do it. he undertook the trek after experiencing the olympic spirit firsthand when china had the olympics back in 2001. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep

team u.s.a. up first non-tormt history in 16 years. the teams have played each other since the 1970s but stopped after 1996 when relations between the countries hit a real low point. team u.s.a. manager says the rivalry should continue. >> i think it's important for international baseball that these two baseball power houses are able to meet on the same field and take competition against one another. >> organizers say they are working out details. cuba's team come to the united states next summer. updating some of fox top stories tonight. president obama pushing to extend the bush era tax cuts for the middle class. the white house says the president will veto any bill renewing cuts for those making more than $250,000 a year. international envoy kofi annan meeting with the syrian president bashar assad. talk about a peace deal. he says he and president assad agreed on a new approach for stopping the violence. and on this day in 1918, a pair of passenger trains crashed in nashville in the deadliest

. >> all right, the first couple's kiss during last night's team u.s.a. basketball game is getting a lot of talk today. how does it compare to other famous kisses in recent memory? >> up next, if you think d.c. parking meter fees are high now, just wait. why the price to park is about to go up in parts of town. >>> if you think you have talent, head over to metro headquarters right away. right now, metro's art in transit program is holding auditions for live performances at various metro stations. the agency is looking for talented singers, musicians, and poets. performances will take place through september. no, you don't get paid. get some exposure. auditions will be held until 7:00 tonight and some of the best tonight at 11:00. >> all right, get ready to pay more to park in the district. here's why. let me tell you about the plan. on most days, meters around national's park charge you $1 an hour. on game days, the prices jump to $8 an hour. $8. now, the program is expected to expand from south capital street to h street corridor, meters there would go

i tell threw is nothing like the thrill of seeing team u.s.a. triumph in an internethead line and then waiting to see it confirmed on nbc seven hours later. i mean the suspense. did the cameras capture what happened? did my cable go out? this is the sp sport report. (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central >> the sport report presents stephen-- coverage 012. >> stephen: folks there is one thing i have never understood about the olympics. for some reason they open the games with the halftime show. (laughter) i think it's metric. i don't know. well, after the chilling onslaught of the beijing opening ceremony, london had a tough act to follow. would the british people be as willing to spend their lives living in tiny boxes? (laughter) the director of the ceremony academy award winner danny boyle answered beijing's majesty with his salute to landscaping. (laughter) i did not know the british had so many mexicans. i tell you t is time to build a bridge in the chunnel. for one part of the show really twisted my tea bags. a song an

this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> team u.s.a. uin forps are made in china and not america.t started last week. democratic lawmakers g >> u.s. lawmakers got steamed that the olympic uniforms got made in china. i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. i think they should be embarrassed. i think they should take all the uniforms and put them in a big pile and burn them and start over. >> chine's agency is calling the u.s. hypocrital. it says if anything should be burned it's the hypocrisy of u.s. politics. and said they are going against the olympic spirit by combining politics with sports. what's your opinion, go to gretawire and tell us. [ male announcer ] summer is here. and so too is the summer event. now get an incredible offer on the powerful, efficient c250 sport sedan with an agility control sport-tuned suspension. but hurry before this opportunity...disappears. ♪ the mercedes-benz summer event ends july 31st. ♪ >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt. a new report finds the count row's worst drought in more than a half cent

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heather blitz of team u.s.a.as a nerve-wracking wait for her 9-year-old horse. >> i'm usually traveling with him. at this time we weren't allowed to because there weren't enough seats on the planes for the riders. >> reporter: it will take the horses about two weeks to get over their jet lag. cbs news, london. >> the olympic horses come from all over the united states. they were loaded on to specialized cargo jets before being flown to britain for the games which are set to begin in seven days. exciting stuff. >>> you're watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> happy friday. thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck. the lovely monika samtani it on my right. >> and we have olga breese in for howard bernstein. how is it looking? >> not bad. we'll have an easy start to the day. you'll want to take the umbrella because we'll need it later on. it's sticky and steamy but at least our temperatures are sitting in the 70s for most of us. we'll see the day planner feature an increase of cloud

team u.s.a. rallies from a 10-point deficit to beat brazil 80-69. president obama in attendance last night. his wife and kids joined him a bit later. they got the crowd riled up when the couple appeared on the kiss cam and didn't kiss. next time their daughter made sure the parents made up for it and the crowd was loving it even though michele was a little embarrassed. >>> the women made easy work of brazil earlier in the day. lindsay whalen led all scores with 21. u.s.a. wins this one 99-67. looking good for london. i'm kristen berset. that's a quick look at sports. have a great tuesday. >>> the chances of expanding gambling in maryland could go up after a meeting today. that story is coming up. >> plus, a milestone will be reached in the construction of metro's silver line. before you grab the keys, listen to monika. >>> there's you one issue on the inbound side of i-66 this morning. a disabled truck just after nutley street blocking the center lane and causing this delay early this morning. i'll have more on traffic coming up once again in my nex

kobe and coach k are part of team u.s.a., which which includes lebron james. today, they split the squad and scrimmaged. probably the toughest competition they have is each other. they are heavy favorites to win the olympic gold. their first opponent will be france. they've got to beat the french, right? >> and you have to wonder what kind of advice coach k gave kobe. >>> still to come, a unique >>> still to come, a unique business ,,,,,,,, you don't exactly have that green thumb. but your siding? that's pro. finish like a pro with cabot wood stains. cabot...that's pro. ♪ ♪ looking for someone you can trust? with ase certified technicians and the latest technology, this is the exception to the rule. this is sears auto center. you're still counting aren't you? today we live online and in a few years the number of devices in your home will double. some networks can't handle it, but verizon fios is 100% fiber optic so it's faster and can handle it, and now a revolution in speed is here -- fios quantum speed, more than twice as fast as america has ever seen. to fi

if you don't want to know the results from team u.s.a.oday, look away and come back when the music stops. ♪ >> more from jim harbaugh and hot rods in sonoma at 11:00. >> tkú >> ama: coming up at 11:00, the latest on james holme prepares to be arraigned in court. encouraging news for the economy as house sales jump tonight at 11:00. >>> the "the dark knight rises" is number one for a second week in a row. the latest in the batman series. but in another $64 million this weekend for a total of 289 million in just ten days. but the movie is still lagging behind the staggering numbers of the predecessor, "the dark night" ice age is second with 13.3 million, the watch opened in third with 13 million. revolution, the fourth film in the franchise, in fourth. and ted, with $7 million. that's us for us at 6:00. our next newscast is at 11:00. don't pouring but our cool new alarm clock app for the iphone. download it for fro from the >> right now, hollywood heavyweights stir up some supernatural trouble in "the watch." >> that's not true. >> we are n

. >>> now, 5,000 miles to london where you see first lady michelle obama addressing team u.s.a. prior to the start of the olympics. opening ceremony tonight events start over the weekend. the first lady is there for the start of the games, basketball team is going to cleanup, just so you know. >> i believe you. more news in the bay area. the family of a former albany high school student wants $10,000 from the school district and damages for severe emotional distress over a c+ the student received in chem . he's a year way from college with dreams of going to ucla and was earning an a until the teacher refused him to make up missed work. he says the teacher initially agreed to let him make up the land but changed her mind and gave him a failing grade. the family wants either an a+ or the opportunity to make up the missed work. >> they allowed a rogue teacher to deny him what he worked so hard for and earned. it could determine what schools he does or does not get admitted into. it could impact his ability to pursue his dreams. >> district officials have changed his c+ to a b. he h

. >>> team u.s.a. women's basketball. the americans played england in london today.'s angel mccotchrie makes the fast face a pass to lindsey weiland. the women trail early but rally ,,,,,,88-60 victory. we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >>> mother nature strikes back at a tv meteorologist. see what happens when lightning hits during a newscast on our sister station in boston. >> people are outside here on vacation on boats, etc., this is a dangerous -- >> to his credit, todd gunther didn't flirchl and kept on going even in the dark. backup power kicked in. employees said it felt like a employees said it felt like a missile hit th,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, =o 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. lov

stay with us for all the latest results for team u.s.a. we're going handle without spoiling the fun. on the air we're going to announce a spoiler alert. you'll have plentime time to turn away and save the surprise. on our website you will have to click a link to see them. follow us on twitter or facebook and always find us at abc7news.com. we will censor larry. [ laughter ] >> i'm the spoiler alert. 49ers get set for traini theytomorrow. they have added size, leonard davis is so big it looks like he >>> good evening, 49ers will hold their first practice tomorrow. >> coming off a 13-3 campaign, expectations are sky high, vernon davis says he will be disappointed if they don't reach the superbowl. >> i have high hopes for this team. high expectations. that is something we all to live up to as a team. we have a lot of talent. we have a lot of guys that are very capable. i do not doubt this team. >> they just signed leonard davis to a one-year contract, 6'6" and 370 pounds. he is looking to blocking. >> we can see what he can do and gore and a

crushed angola. 20-9, team u.s.a. scoring 14 as she drops off the post. routing angola 90-38. mckinnie reported with a bad back. and a hand broken in practice on monday. the ravens will have to juggle in the receiving games. pinna has become a favorite target of joe flacco. he will have an mri, likely out for the preseason. mckinnie has been put on the non-football injury list. no word on what he might make it to the practice field. he found out about the injury from the media after today's practice. >> i do not know. he is an important part of our offense line. he saw it last year. he [inaudible] is a nightmare for defense across the board. he is definitely a good thing. >> the donald and bill o'reilly at the stadium. driving one into the throat at yankee stadium. tying the game at one apiece. and goes the opposite way, dropping a single into right field. scores 5-2 and the orioles needed all of them. jim johnson strikes out russell martin to end it. martin to end it. beating the yankees i hear you're having a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a

she met with team u.s.a.akfast and gave a little pep talk friday. >> i know how hard and how much time you all put into being who you are and it is no small feet at all. we are all proud of you all. we really are. you got a country back home who is rooting for you every single second. so you know, you have already won. >> friday, the president of the international olympic committee assured the world london is qualified and ready to host the games. >> we reviewed all the operational items and i can say with pleasure that london is ready and we are eagerly waiting for the opening ceremony. >> danny boyle, best known as the director of slumdog millionaire is the artistic master mind between friday's opening ceremony. >> whatever comes our way, comes our way. it is live and it's a one-time only. so i'll never do one again. it's extraordinary to be involved. >> some 80 heads of state are joining britain. more than 1 million people are expected to watch the opening ceremony. i'm melissa reporting. >> organizers hop

five for team u.s.a.as moved into third place with 11 medals. >>> big day today for baltimore's own michael phelps. the u.s. women's gymnastics team as well. >> phelps is trying for his 18th and 19th medals today. plus, gabby douglas and the women's gymnastics team go for their first gold since the atlanta games in 1996. >> america's missy franklin added to the u.s. gold with her win last night in the women's 100-meter back stroke. the 17-year-old did it in less than 15 minutes after qualifying for another race, the 200-meter free style. many say the back to back races would be difficult, if not impossible, for most swimmers to handle. but she's 17 years old. >> a rough night for the u.s. men's gymnastics team. they failed to medal after three mistakes. they finished in fifth place. but it was a great night for great britain. princes william and harry were there to cheer on their team, which took on the bronze, their first medal ever in team gymnastics. >> very cool. princes there for that. >>> still ahea

. >> from the track to the pool, one of swimming superstars will not compete for team u.s.a.ara torres coming up short to compete in the olympics for a sixth time by .09 second. the the 45-year-old mom finishing fourth in the 50 meters free style. only the top two advance. she is disappointed she won't be competing but says finishing fourth against women less than half her age is, quote, pretty good for a 45-year-old woman. >> that's outstanding. she competed the first time in the 1984 olympics. we've got you covered for the summer games. go to nbcbayarea.com, click on the tab under news. including details on the water polo team. that's on nbcbayarea.com. >> aren't you excited? >> still ahead, san jose man gets his moment in the national television spotlight. we'll let you know how he did. >> we're looking at traffic on 880, a smooth drive on the east bay. we're following all of that activity because of that four-alarm fire in san francisco. we'll bring you the latest. [ female announcer ] with swiffer dusters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done... i'm going

. >> if you can't get to london but you want to cheer on team u.s.a. u can do it. >> that is right. guess what? there is an app for messages. it's called 2012 team usa road to london. that makes sense. it allows you to send and receive messages from the athletes and includes stories about the competitors, their bios, photos and of course in this day and age, video clips. if you like what you see during the london games, you want to check out the city, you might want to get there sooner than later. >> october may be the month to go. that's because there is a travel lull to any city that hosts in the weeks following the games. that's a great time, they say, to get bargains. >> go check out london. cool things. >> cheerio. >> she's got all kinds of accents. cool. let's send oat ver it over to m. >> an issue with my maps. we'll show you on the computer. the peninsula, there is construction. not much of an issue. traffic is moving smoother than the sensors or that transition there. but we'll look to the south with the northbound route as well. no lanes block

. >>> before the opening ceremonies, first lady, michelle obama met personally with members of team u.s.aat the olympics. she had a pep talk for them. >> i know how hard and how much time you all put into being who you are and it is no small feet at all. and i just wanted to come here and tell you that very thing. that we are all proud of you all. we really are. you have a country back home who is rooting for you every single second. >> in fact, she told the athletes as far as she's concerned, they are already winners. >>> maryland's only ski resort may have new life. owners say they are talking with two potential buyers. the resort is under bankruptcy protection. they filed for chapter 11 last october. it's asking for an extension until october 9 in hopes of closing that sale. >>> president obama approved virginia's request for federal disaster aide to help pay for the costs of the storm. that disaster decloration covers 47 counties and 15 cities, including most of virginia. the governor says state and local governments spent $27 million dealing with the storm emergencies and all the dam