president to travel abroad to attend the olympics? tweet me the answer at chuck todd and at daily rundown. the first correct answer gets a follow thursday from us. the answer coming up. i'm al ways looking out for i'm al small ways to be more healthy. like splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. mmm. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feeling. splenda® essentials™. get more out of what you put in. >>> the stories making headlines as we just learned that seven u.s. marines were killed last night when two helicopters collided near yuma, arizona. the marines were from the third marine air wing base at miramar in southern california. more fallout from the inadvertent koran burning incident by u.s. forces in afghanistan. eight afghan civilians were killed tod

olympic sport by 2016. we spoke to her from new york today. >> everything we dream of, any sport to get the highest is olympic. >> reporter: she is attending the national yoga championships, a fierce competition where yogis have to complete seven poses in three minutes. she envisions yoga in the olympics to follow a similar format and judging system. >> i am not trying to create techniques. i am doing the physical postures. >> reporter: the talk of competition and judging is angering many yoga followers. >> it will further enhance the misconception of yoga as something where you con tort your body and you win a gold medal. i just want to keep yoga separate from sports because it is not a sport. >> but a growing number of yogi believe in the olympic dream and they insist it is about bringing awareness to the practice. >> just because we are making it an olympic sport doesn't categorize it as something judgmental. it is a way for the world to become exposed to yoga. >> there is a lot of mind control and body control. >> she says she has already filed the paperwork with the olympic federation, and she is now wai

what's clear, romney's role in the salt lake olympics put him on the world stage, served as a springboard for his political career. now, romney is clearly not backing away from his olympics role, as you mention, kris, he was in salt lake city this weekend for a grand civics celebration of 10th anniversary of the olympics, and also there was a film crew from his super pac, restore our future, cutting tv ads about his olympics role. fair to say the debate over his handling of the olympics is far from over. >> fascinating. thank you so much, michael. let's talk a little about this. rick santorum has an interesting talking point about this. he says look, we were both against the auto bailout, but then mitt romney was for the bank bailout, and now he is clearly saying he was for what was essentially a bailout of the olympics from a purely strategic stand point, is that a good message from rick santorum? a winning message against romney? >> actually, what it does, it hurts the entire republican race in my opinion. but i say keep it coming. at the end of the day, it is great for president obama

their interests the combination and the olympic games. but. it's going to tional because. anyway if you're finished good shape you're going right i mean because in the same level if you use a touring. and medium level all in all you know you can improve in two weeks or in but i think you're will have for enough level to complete the olympics knowing and with a little that you should look to have everything needed to make this year one of the most if not the most successful who rushed the cycling rabbit for unknown r.t. . i think. russia would be soon which brightened if you knew about someone from phones to question some. people for instance on t.v. don't come. looking at the. u.n. resolution stops short of calling for outside intervention. so there should be no foreign interference. the fate of wiki leaks founder julian assange. allegations of sexual assault case. political motivation. and the un atomic watchdog. over its nuclear program. and facebook is about. calculate the company of one hundred billion dollars but is that. find out more and. we are coming to you live fr

. >>> meet the guy who wants to be the first jamaican diver in the olympics. and see the insane moves he hopes will get him there. >> a somersault, flip out of the somersault, rocket it into a twist, check it out. >>> and some frat boys decide -- >> to serenade some girls. >> awww. ♪ i can be your hero baby >> i hope these guys got lucky afterwards, because it was a lot of work. >>> i want to show you guys a bit of don't do drugs, psa, that i can guarantee is like none you've ever seen before. this is carlos "happy" rodriguez. and as you can see, half of his head is missing. he's in his 20s. his mug shot became a viral hit about a year ago when he was picked up for soliciting a prostitute. but years ago, "heavy" here lost half of his head and a large portion of his brain and skull -- >> i was driving, and i went out the front window and landed on my head. >> after he was driving under the influence. this video has been passed all over the web sort of as a way to show people out there, this is an example of what can happen to you if you do drugs. >> it's no good

olympic sport by 2016. we spoke to her from new york today. >> everything we dream of, any sport to get the highest is olympic. >> reporter: she is attending the national yoga championships, a fierce competition where yogis have to complete seven poses in three minutes. she envisions yoga in the olympics to follow a similar format and judging system. >> i am not trying to create techniques. i am doing the physical postures. >> reporter: the talk of competition and judging is angering many yoga followers. >> it will further enhance the misconception of yoga as something where you con tort your body and you win a gold medal. i just want to keep yoga separate from sports because it is not a sport. >> but a growing number of yogi believe in the olympic dream and they insist it is about bringing awareness to the practice. >> just because we are making it an olympic sport doesn't categorize it as something judgmental. it is a way for the world to become exposed to yoga. >> there is a lot of mind control and body control. >> she says she has already filed the paperwork with the olympic federation, and she is now wai

a look at their strategy and why their odds of winning the winter olympics may not be so farfetched. sl not die of alc >>> we have now learned the north bay girl who died during a slumber party last year didn't die of alcohol poisoning as first suspected. the sonoma county coroner says takeimi rao actually overdosed on the date rape drug ghb. the 14-year-old was found dead on her bedroom floor last july. three other girls also got sick. it is unclear where they got that drug. >>> major drug companies recalling millions of packets of birth control pills. pfizer is recalling 14 lots of lo/ovral-28 tablets as well as the some generic pills. the company says a packaging error could leave women with an inadequate dose of hormones. pfizer says there is no health danger but the error does raise the risk of pregnancy. >>> just as bad for you as smoking or drinking, a group of experts from ucsf says sugar should be regulate like a dangerous substance. dr. kim mulvihill explains. >>> reporter: we all know too many sweets pack on the pounds. but they're often too hard to resist. >> i love sugar!

with just two years to go before the start of litwin a second winter olympics in sochi more and more venues have been put to the test no later as was laid by athlon and ski complex called lower after local mythical hereon and which is one of the most ambitious projects of the games located on that so hard to reach across nearby at the height of one thousand five hundred meters above sea level at these height the lack of oxygen makes the competitors breathe harder increasing their efficiency and boosting their results complex lower is supposed to. become one of the best in the world while the track where there. is already considered to be one of the toughest in the sport. is the hardest track in the world with sixty three percent slopes with temperatures varying by as much as four degrees it's absolutely unique this is our country and we have every opportunity to succeed the goal blix includes tuesday each with their own story and finish loans shooting area and warm up zones the designers of the venue try to make the conditions interesting for athletes and spectators alike the track is

their interests the combination and the olympic games. but. it's going to show up because. anywhere if you're finished or in good shape you're going right in the same level if you. will i don't know if you're going to improve in two weeks or even but i think you're all here for enough but it will to compete. with a level that you should look to have everything needed to make this year one of the most if not the most successful borussia the cycling the phone known my feet. by it's. culture is that so much different and there's a huge percentage share apparently on the mark with siri on the brain violence escalates in this and the battle country the calls for strong sanctions and even a military intervention grow in intensity. that's.

their interests the combination tour and the olympic games. but. it's as most commercial because. when you are if you're finished or in good shape you're going right i mean became in the same level if you are four years of children. and maybe a little all in all you're going to improve in two weeks or in but i think you're all here for enough but i will too will compete and only because it will get you should look to have everything needed to make this year one of the most if not the most successful russian cycling but for a known quantity. and as well as well for this wednesday i finish. a soulless substance. a touch like a well trained army. villages in ruins. for thailand where time stands still. all becomes a scene of nothingness. the mysterious sons of russia on our t.v. .

their interests the combination tour and the olympic games. but. it's going to tional because. anyway if you're finished touring in good shape you're going right i think the game's in the same level if you feel a little renault. and maybe i'm a level i don't know if you're going to improve in two weeks or in but i think you're will have enough level to complete the olympics going in with a level that you should look to have everything to make this year one of the most if not the most successful bull rush the cycling but i don't know my feet. me marcus expand cycling team stan are have announced their new line up for the season that includes promising young cyclists alongside their season leader alexander knock off his back foot after breaking a leg during last year's tour de france but says this will probably be his last season and he will bow out to be nude pics. action now from the n.b.a. where the boston celtics have beaten the cleveland cavaliers ninety three points to ninety seven storing a bit of pride against the side which beat them two days earlier paul pierce the main

on a peak with two years to go before the olympics we are confident the games will go smoothly but to make it happen we need to create all the necessary conditions i'm not saying there are any issues but preparing for the olympics is always difficult no matter where you take place transports accommodation security and infrastructure need to be looked tats. now also full of praise of the athletes themselves by athletes got a taste of the limpid course during the recent russia cup and were pleased with what they found. with just two years to go before they start a little when a second winter olympics in sochi more and more venues have been put to the test no later as was laid by athlon and ski complex called lower after local mythical hereon and which is one of the most ambitious projects of the games located on that see how to reach across nearby am at a height of one thousand five hundred meters above sea level at these height the lack of oxygen makes the competitors breathe harder increasing their efficiency and boosting their results complex lower is supposed to. become one of the b

their interests the combination to the olympic games. but. it's going to because. if you're finished two good shows you're going right i mean begins in the same way or if you are too remote. and maybe i'm a lawyer or an overview you can improve and do reach story but i think if you're here for enough to compete in the olympics or in google or look to have everything needed to make this year one of the most if not the most successful who rushed the cycling. r.t. . while kazakhstan cycling same stand now have announced their lineup for the new season that includes promising young cyclists alongside their seasoned leader alexander vinokourov he's back fit after breaking a leg during last year's tour de france besides this will probably be his last season and he will have to be a lympics. action after the n.b.a. with the boston celtics have beaten the cleveland cavaliers ninety three points to ninety and so restoring a bit of pride against the side which beat them tim days paul pierce the man the main man for boston with twenty eight points he helped them head off a lat

their interests the combination tour and the olympic games. that. it's going to because. anywhere if you're finished touring in good shape you're going right i mean begins in the same level if you can use it to renault. and maybe i'm a lawyer or you know if you're going to improve and to reach but i think you're here for in office but it will to compete in the olympics and with a little bit you should look to have everything needed to make this year one of the most if not the most successful russian cycling robert archie. extern cycling team have announced that line up for the new season that includes promising young cyclists alongside the season's later alexander vinokourov he's back faith after breaking a leg during last year's tour de france but says this will probably be his last season and he will act to the lympics. maybe on tomorrow just sport where formula one supremo penny ecclestone is pushing hard to keep russian driver fatality petrol in the sport ahead of the new season that petrol has been frozen out of the latest round saying he's now hard former world champ

he said the olympic boycott in the dhaka if you chose to step back from the olympic games the greatestng is you are not telling anybody. you are not putting anybody down. as a man come as a woman, you are making the statement i'm choosing to step back. and she said to me also, imagine what would happen if they told you to stand back and not go to the war do you think america would be as great as it is today? that's heavy. put that in my little basket. [laughter] and he said to me john, you had another question. yes, dr. king, i have another question you set the have a letter with your name on it why would you hold back and when he said what he was about to say i used to wear shades and i put my shades down. i want to look in his eyes and i don't want to look through glass. why they look at his eyes? why do you think, sir? to tell me they are going to kill me and i don't have to wait. i looked to see if he was afraid to die. he was as solid as the rock and not only did he not have year but when you look in someone's eyes, you know when love is in their eyes. he loved society so much unt

a final location is the olympic sports complex venue was built for the nine hundred eighty summer olympics where the swimming diving and water polo competitions. i'm here to meet a group of stephen davis. and it's six meters deep it's a great place to train for. skills there are several diving clubs and it's a passion of the many russians who travel around the world exploring their historic sites. which question this one reason great part of my life i give such time to work my brain is overloaded with information and i feel like i need some sort of release which i gantz when i come here don't even to pull and spend time with fellow divers. i thought living in a busy capital such as holidays abroad is the only chance to enjoy the what to wild well that's not the case so it's the wetsuit and get into the. sea creatures or not so this is still great fun you don't have the views of coral and fish swimming pool is an ideal place to concentrate on managing the equipment steady breathing and to make sure your knowledge of safety is refresh and here you can see. playing a game of. take that. time.

i think our salute tragedy for britain the largest part of the olympic legacy was a surveillance legacy where we had stored a sequence of them with national security and then within a picture over we keep using it a spy in the skies been piloted before in britain by four police forces that never took off after one crashed into a river and the u.k. aviation authority failed to grant the necessary license that's the only legal requirement before this sort of surveillance becomes a reality at the olympics a minor hurdle for what's already britain's biggest peacetime security operation total cost over one point six billion dollars it is worrying that the security bill has increased so drastically from initial estimates one of the reasons being given for this is so heightened risk of terrorism which seems incredible as an excuse at a time when the original estimates were made around the time of the london bombings when london was considered to be a very high risk give you an idea of the numbers take the olympic stadium capacity eighty thousand ground security at the games is enough to fill s

likely given by the sponsors we saw first the olympics the world championships but the sport as well gives the targets you cannot make a team with this quality and say the tour de france doesn't interest me but we have the olympics focusing on it and there are only all four years olympics but this is one of the most goals here on the other hand it's my my aim and it's my work to work also for the russian cycling for the young riders so you must understand this is approach as a whole project fulfilling those kinds of just takes elite riders and. to see people close to their worst or here comes the first one of the most feared sprinters in the business. i'm very happy to be part of this team first of all represent such a huge country in russia at the international cycling arena and it's a big honor for me this team is very strong and has huge potential to improve meaning a great deal of opportunity for me to play more wins in my profession. lucky he well that he says biggest piece is the sonny. he's the only one of the team who have faced an overwhelming victory at the world's three ma

their interests the combination tour and the olympic games. but. it's his most commercial because. when you are if you're finished or in good shape you're going right i mean begins in the same level if you are four years of children. and maybe a little all in all for you you can pull from to each story but i think you're here for enough level to complete down in the. goodwill that you should look to have everything needed to make this year one of the most if not the most successful brushy cycling but for unknown i t. well for this wednesday i finish. soulless substance. in a time like a well trained army. villages in ruins. the first time the land where time stands still. all becomes a sea of nothingness. the mysterious sounds of russia. are. mosco says it won't pack a weapons and ball go on the syrian government because god knows would still upon their way to the opposition groups which some un members refuse even to acknowledge . u.k.'s high court considers a plate of bacon it's found that you in the song she is wanted in sweden on allegations of sexual assault case facing accusat

their interests the combination tour and the olympic games. it's going to because. anywhere if you're finished or in good shape you're going right i mean because in the same level if you are from years of touring. and maybe a little i don't know if you're going to improve in two weeks but i think you're will have for enough level to complete an olympics and good level that you should look to have everything needed to make this year one of the most if not the most successful russian cycling but for unknown. of us all i think. it's. going to be soon which brightened if you knew about it soon from funds to freshen some. meals for instance on t.v. don't come.

been boxing at the olympics since the modern games began in 1904.e first time ever, this summer, women will step into the ring at the london games. cynthia bowers visits with one american going for the gold. >> reporter: nobody accuses mikaela mayer of fighting like a girl, least of all the guys with whom she trains. >> she's a tough opponent. >> reporter: at 21 years old, meyer already holds three national amateur boxing titles. now she's among the favorite to win a spot on the first-ever u.s. olympic women's boxing team. >> i'm proud that i have-- that i have progressed so quickly, especially since, you know, i haven't been boxing for that long. >> reporter: outside of the ring, this 5'9" self-described girlie-girl from southern california says her rapid ascent is still hard to imagine. that's because four years ago, meyer was more interested in pursuing a modeling career and partying. you were refer to yourself as kind of a bad girl when you were a teenager. >> uhm, yeah. i definitely put my dad through a lot. i wasn't scheduled to graduate high

now russian pole vaulter yelena isinbayeva has had another confidence boosting when the double olympic champion set the third best jump of the season a four point eight one metres to clinch her third title of the year in levine in france that was ten centimeters ahead of cuba's yairi sleeze silver in second third place went to france's finesse of boss lack isn't by either missed out on the medals at last year's world championships but seems to be getting back to some sort of form ahead of this summer's olympics. meanwhile such as preparations for the winter games in twenty fourteen seem to be well on track the city hosted a couple of major test events over the weekend and olympic chief john called keely says there are no burning issues at the black sea resort. i do design dishes and i peek with two years to go before the olympics we are confident the games will go smoothly but to make it happen we need to create of the necessary conditions i'm not saying there are any burning issues but preparing for the olympics is always difficult no matter where they take place transports accommodat

your big chance. 177 days until london and you don't have to be a world class athlete to get to the olympicsout a good performer. they are searching for 5,000 volunteer performers to participate in the opening and closing ceremony of the 2012 games. they need dancers, actors, percussionists and general all-around good performers. don't know what that means. auditions will take place over the next two months and opening ceremony right here on the exclusive home of the olympics, nbc bay area. >> i want to get in on the vip invitation. you didn't have to perform. you have been to the olympics. >> of course. >> that's a lot of fun. we do have a chance of a shower into tomorrow morning. not a large storm and then sunshine and warming temperatures into this weekend. >> very good. stay with us. more local news at 6:00, but right now nightly news. ne

i do dishes on a peak with two years to go before the olympics we are confident the games will go smoothly but to make it happen we need to create all the necessary conditions i'm not saying there are any burn each shoes but preparing for the olympics is always difficult no matter where they take place transport accommodation security and infrastructure need to be looked at. and with those such olympics now on the horizon those test events have begun at the black sea resort where the biathlon and ski complex gain the approval of the competitors at last week's russian cup because i think that's up with records. with just two years to go before they start a little when a second winter olympics in sochi more and more when years of being put to the test no later is was they by athlon and ski complex called lower after local mythical hereon and which is one of the most ambitious projects of the games located on the say how to reach across land by an hour at the height of one thousand five hundred meters above sea level at this height the lack of oxygen makes the competitors breathe harder incre

they will move close london while the olympics take place. extra members have been -- extra measures have been put in place, such as snipers. and on the river temperatures, the royal navy and marines will be involved in olympic security. some from the armed forces will be called upon to help the metropolitan police and at least 1,000 are due to help with logistics. >> well, i suppose that's one area where the budget can't be high enough in most people's eyes. but is this as much about sending a message as putting forth the exercise itself? >> yes. the government is eager to put to mind to anyone thinking that it's simply not worth it. as you saw in the package, 13,500 helping with security. something like another 20,000 civilian staff members helping. so that security isn't just on the ground or just people checking bags or making sure suspicious things aren't carried into the stadium. but really they are if you're trying to do -- but really, they are saying, if you're trying to do something from the air, it's not worth it. >> thank you for wa

their interests the combination tour and the olympic games. it's going to shock because. anyway if you're finished during the good shape you're going right during the games in the same level if you are from years of touring. and maybe a little all in all you're going to improve in two weeks or in but i think you're will have for enough but i will too will complete the olympics knowing and well that you should look to have everything needed to make this year one of the most if not the most successful russian side of it on your own feet. remark as it stands cycling team star now have announced their lineup for the new season and it includes promising young cyclists alongside their seasoned leader alexander vinokourov he's back after breaking a leg during last year's tour de france but says this will probably be his last season and he will bow out after the lympics. moving on to motor sport where formula one supremo bernie ecclestone is pushing hard to keep russian driver vitaly petrov in the sport ahead of the new season that picture of has been frozen out of the lotus ren e

isn't this the perfect time to revisit the olympics? vernment role here when mitt romney has been railing against the automobile loan all week long, goldie, what do you make of the turn? >> i think it's the perfect time. i mean as much as both private enterprise and government invest like the olympic games to drive economic renewal, it is probably a good time to revisit. the fact is mitt romney is running on his business experience and when you take a look at it when you strip it down to what it really is, it's acquiring businesses, looting them of capital and then bankrupting them for his own gain and that what is he has done, put millions of people out of work, he hasn't created a lot of new jobs, a lot of new net jobs and i just fear what he would do if we gave him the reins of the country. >> mike, when he was in charge of the olympics he loved that federal money now it's not a good thing if it will help somebody else. >> well, i know when john mccain who is the guy supposed to be supporting mitt, when he says this is a national disg

he said the olympic boycott in the dhaka if you chose to step back from the olympic games the greatestng is you are not telling anybody. you are not putting anybody down. as a man come as a woman, you are making the statement i'm choosing to step back. and she said to me also, imagine what would happen if they told you to stand back and not go to the war do you think america would be as great as it is today? that's heavy. put that in my little basket. [laughter] and he said to me john, you had another question. yes, dr. king, i have another question you set the have a letter with your name on it why would you hold back and when he said what he was about to say i used to wear shades and i put my shades down. i want to look in his eyes and i don't want to look through glass. why they look at his eyes? why do you think, sir? to tell me they are going to kill me and i don't have to wait. i looked to see if he was afraid to die. he was as solid as the rock and not only did he not have year but when you look in someone's eyes, you know when love is in their eyes. he loved society so much unt

the battle over birth control. then, women's boxing at this year's olympics. behind the headlines, finland's first woman president. >> hello. i'm bonnie erbÉ. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, the politics of birth control. >> all of a sudden, access to birth control, not abortion, is a major political issue. a hearing on birth control versus religious liberty in congress this week featured an all male panel. the republican chair barred testimony from anyone who supports women's access to birth control. that prompted new york democrat carolyn maloney and our own eleanor holmes norton to storm out in protest. meanwhile, former senator rick santorum surges ahead in the gop nomination race, also opposing use of birth control. he calls birth control "harmful to women," and opposes abortion in all circumstances, even rape or incest. he calls pregnancy as a result of rape a gift from god. >> linda chavez. are americans in din engineer of losing access to birth control. >> no. should they be faced

there's interest the combination through the olympic games. it's going to because. if you're finished good you're going right there in big games in the same level if you finish with two results. and maybe i'm a lawyer or you know if you're going to improve and to reach them but i think you're here for enough to compete in olympics good little that you should look to have everything needed to make this year one of the most if not the most successful russian slightly when you see. me mark has extended so i can take a stand i have announced a new lineup for the season that includes promising young cyclists alongside their season leader alexander you know cut off his back feet after breaking a leg during last year's tour de france but says this will probably be a season and he will. be given picks. action after me and be a way the boston celtics have beaten the cleveland cavaliers ninety three points to ninety seven storing a bit of pride against the side which beat them two days earlier poll pace the main man for boston with twenty eight points and he helped them head o

on to the london 2012 olympics. they're not far away. the games are going to have obviously a sporting element, cultural, but social as well. and many countries have their own hospitality base. our olympics correspondent has been finding out what some of those countries are planning. >> they might paint the town red, but they'll definitely turn this part of north london orange. the dutch are going to make alexander palace their home during the games. it will be the biggest hospitality house for sponsors and spectators in the capital. they're expecting 6,000 people a night here. these places are like an embassy, but with a lot more fun. the dutch have a reputation for enjoying a party, and here at alexander palace, they're going to have entertainment every night during the olympics. it's not just the dutch that are doing this. the jamaicans, czechs, nigerians, most countries are planning to host parties and business meetings in some of the capital's most famous buildings. the germans are taking over the museum of london documents. and like

i'm just saying being my intern is like being in the olympics in that i make you run everywhere you goi believe they train very hard for this. >> stephen: you are like the abraham lincoln of interns you want to let my people go. >> think how much better their experience would be if you paid them. >> stephen: what about the love of the game. maybe there are college students who just really want to get me coffee. >> there probably are but you know when people work for free, employers get the idea that they don't have to pay for labor. you know, people look at you any wit, can i get away with it. i won't pay all the entry level people who come to work for me. >> stephen: how is it bad for the economy. the guy not paying anybody is making a prft. >> yes, making bigger and bigger profits and more and more inequality now that we've ever had our experience. if the interns feel like they are being taken advantage of why don't they get interns of their own. >> there are interns who are unpaid who are coordinating other interns. there's a big lawsuit over that involving harpar's baazar. >> steph