harry reportedly has an interest in beach volleyball and will cheer on sprinter usain bolt who he met on a recent trip to jamaica. the queen show showing support to the olympics tuesday. >> the games will leave a strong legacy for future generations. >> but not everyone has caught olympic fever. london cabdrivers staged a protest on the tower bridge, angry at being forced out of

usain bolt is only 25 years old. first ever repeat olympic 100-meter and 200-meter. blake has beaten him in both. >> we have more to talk about, but we're out of time. >> it will be great. i'm glad i'm here. >> we're out of time. you have some great adventures in the prime time coverage. it will be a fun olympics. the olympics start on friday night, 7:30 eastern time. jenna. >>> time now for the week in buzz. from rumors about the next "american idol" judge to others. we have chuck nice and alicia quarrels with us. >> hi. i tried to sneak one in. difficult to be sitting here talking. it is a cheap brand. i'm a man. i'm very manly. >> this is a tough week. they lost steven tyler and then jennifer lopez. i hear the number $17 million. i will do it for 1/8 of that. >> they need a big name after losing two big names. i interviewed nick cannon this week. they have to pay mariah. she said mariah would be good in that role. she would be a good choice. >> chuck? >> she would be a great choice, too. who better than to judge c

especially with the intrigue surrounding usain bolt. >> we're not saying usain bolt has lost a step sinceng, right? >> well -- >> maybe? >> we shall see. he's had an issue with false starts and the ioc rules have changed. there's a lot of intrigue here. you talk to some of the jamaican journalists and they think blake might have a chance. to bolt's credit, he's been very outspoken. he said i'm here to become a legend. somebody asked him if somebody else was going to win, who would he like it to be. he looked at the interviewer from the bbc and said "don't ever ask me that question again." >> bolt tends to win by huge margins. as long as he doesn't false start, he should be fine. >> that's a big conditional as i understand it. this is always a sexy event and now sort of all the more so. >> so is the country split over who they're cheering for? >> no. bolt is sort of this michael phelps towering figure. he's the overdog. there is a little bit of a split. people want to see this underdog but there's a sense this is the fastest human on the planet. let's see if he can do better than last time

usain bolt, only 25 years old, he still has a lot of running ahead of him.first ever repeat olympic 100 and 200 meter champion. as you said, though, yohan blake has beaten him in both events, just recently in the trials. that will be an unbelievable competition. >> so much to talk about. i don't have time. u.s. women's soccer likely to do well here. this will be a big olympics for the team usa. i'm looking forward. we're out of time. you have great adventures we'll see during the primetime coverage. i'll let folks tune in and watch. but a fun olympics. >> it will. >> mary, good to see you. >> the olympic coverage begins on friday night, 7:30 eastern time. now here's jenna. >>> thanks. time now for our week in buzz. from rumors about the next american idol judge and what j. lo has to say about it to katie holmes' first big role after tom. we have it covered with comedian chuck nice and e correspondent alesha crols. you have the lip balm on. >> very difficult to be -- very difficult to be -- five minutes we have been sitting here talk and i put it on and it is

. >> muy atentas con deportistdep como usain boleto r.s. >> ella es paola espinoza. la clavadista que en beijing 2008 ganÓ medalla de plata en la competencia de sincronizados. >> que seguramente serÁn las 12 semifinalistas que con 16 aÑos carga toda la esperanza de un paÍs por lo tanto, el dia de las elecciones en el histÓrico triunfo en atletas intentarÁ agrego ahora otra medalla en la exitosa ftrayectoria. >> saber que mÁs a una verdadera batalla. >> puerto rico observara. en 400 metros con vallas y es un orgullo en grande, la bandera puertorriqueÑa a londres >> campeÓn olÍmpico y poseedor del rÉcord mundial en los 110 rÉcord con vallas son las estrellas latinas a seguir. una serÍa aspirante amor en kroos, honduras y uruguay apuestan a sus selecciones de fÚtbol. >> entre las de sangre hispana que representan a los estados unidos, marlene esparsa tambiÉn mÉxico-americano los hermanos lÓpez y taekwondo, leiva. >> porque la llama olÍmpica tambiÉn enciende la esperanza en el corazÓn de los hispanos. >> mucha suerte para todos ellos josÉ, es

sure looks like, yes, usain b t bolt, the fasters man in the world, but take a closer look, is it himseeing double. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> several stories caught our attention today, and photos as well. take a look at this. hindus pour water on a cobra to play tribute to krishna. it's part of a festival that happens dural the monsoon season. >>> usain bolt is the fastest man in the world, but here frozen in time, as fans take pictures of the track star. his wax figure was unveiled monday at madame tussaud's wax museum in australia. >>> and they competed today in the shark island challenge. near sydney, one of the major special events of the sport. >>> this hour in the cnn newsroom we are focusing on the politics, technology and new york's contro

london's madame tussauds unveiled a sculpture of the world's fastest man, usain bolt, just in time forhe games. bolt is on display on several of great britain's top olympic hopefuls. bolt, who's been suffering from a leg injury, hopes to break his world records in the 100 and 200-meter races this summer. >>> and remember, nbc 4 is your home for the entire 2012 olympic games. visit the london section of nbcwashington.com for everything you need to know before the games start and our own dan hellie is in london right now. he's going to be bringing us live reports starting later this week at 5:45 and 6:45 a.m. and of course, dan will be busy in london, but so will the royal family. >> the duties for the duke and duchess of cambridge along with prince harry start on friday night when they will attend the opening ceremony and attend a reception for dignitaries at buckingham palace. the opening ceremony is just three days away now, and the young royals will also attend 30 olympic events. a spokesperson for the royals says they are attending events close to their hearts, for example, prince h

where jamaican sprinter usain bolt broke records, occasional tourists retrace his steps with segways$20 for 15 minutes. segways rented at $20 for 15 minutes. the swiss designer of the nearly half a billion-dollar bird's nests. >> it's a disaster, and in terms of human rights, civil liberty, and ordinary people's feelings >> reporter: back then, it seemed like everyone was anxious to put on a good show. >> i love you! >> i love you. >> reporter: many learning english so they could greet foreign tourists, lessons cab drivers have long since forgot know. >> do you speak english? >> reporter: since the olympics, china's red-hot economy has showed because of the world recession. jobs are harder to find. a property boom may be going bust. so four years later, people are more worried about an uncertain future than the memories of a feel-good past that are slowly fading away. barry petersen, cbs news, beijing. >> just ahead a feel-good moment in london as the queen steals the show at the olympic's opening ceremony. david. we've got to cancel. i've got gas. ooh gas, take an antacid. oh, thank

usain bolt will have his hands full.became an international superstar at the beijing olympics, he ran a world record 9.69 in the 100-meter final and a record 19.30 in the 200 meters. in 2009 he broke both of those world records, but will try here to become the first person to win gold in the 100 and 200 in consecutive olympics, but he just lost both of those events a few weeks ago at the jamaican olympic trials. a countryman johan blake. we'll see if blake on the big world stage can take out the most famous track and field athlete on the face of the earth. >>> as i said, coverage begins today on msnbc. yes, we're getting the olympics started on msnbc. i'll be hosting the pre-game show at 10:30 a.m. and then we're off into women's soccer coverage immediately following. >>> the u.s. men's basketball teams in barcelona playing their final exhibition game last night. a lot of people think spain is the biggest threat to the dream team. kobe's team mate, pau gasol leading the squad. james dishing to carmelo anthony for three.

sprinter usain bolt who will win in the one hundred meters in london nine goals during his glittering career but says the chances of american sprinters tyson and justin gatlin shouldn't be dismissed have not run as fast as world record holder bolt or his jamaican teammate you and blake they see here but lose believe the other athletes could benefit from being out of the spotlight. also could spring a surprise everyone anyone could be beat and that's why you have to run the race that day i wish that i could have just mailed in those nine gold medals dissolute it's ok i'm the favorite we give it to me you have to remember everyone can beat anyone can win i think that united states always has a strong team america team i think will do well in the hundred meters and the relays hundred two hundred and the relays and that's where i think people forgot that united states always been very very strong but let's not throw out the british team because their home couple of years ago they won the gold medal couple games ago they won the gold medal i think to do better than people think. in footbal

one of the all time great olympians kahlua says there's no guarantee sprinter usain bolt will win gold at the upcoming london games lewis won nine goals at the summer games during his glittering career but says american sprinters tyson gay and justin gatlin shouldn't be dismissed in the hundred metres they've not run as fast as world record holder bolt or jamaican or his jamaican teammate plate this year but lewis believes the other athletes could benefit from being out of the spotlight while heis britain could also spring a surprise. he would you be doing that's why you have to run the race that day i wish that i could have just mailed in those my gold medals dissolute it's ok i'm the favorite we give it to me we have to win that everyone can be maybe we can win i think united states always has a strong team the american team i think will do well in one hundred meters and in the relays hundred two hundred in the relays and that's where i think people have forgotten the united states always been very very strong but let's not throw out the british because their home couple of years ago

now the biggest name on the track maybe sprinter usain bolt but fellow jamaican blake looks like an increasing threat to the triple olympic champion he has just run nine point eight five in one hundred meters at a low key event in this in switzerland and says he's been on course for the olympics break from the fastest time of the year last month the jamaican trials is nine point seven five in one hundred meters beating bolton clocked nine point eight six he also be bold in the two hundred meters there the pair will go head to head in both of them in london. but whatever happens on the track oscar pistorius is guaranteed to get the headlines to he'll become the first double amputee to compete at the olympics nicknamed the blade runner the south african is to run in the four hundred meters and take part in the four by four hundred meter relay but even though he got silver in the relay at last year's world championships he doesn't rate his chances of a medal in the individual event. to make the finals going to be extremely tough. there's a big difference in qualifying from being at the top and th

today, usain bolt in all his ripped glory. there is tiny olga korbut, the russian gymnast who awed the world in 1976. here is team usa's jordyn wieber, at 115 pounds, a mass of muscles. mark spitz, who won seven gold medals in 1972. you recognize michael phelps. the shoulders, it's all changed very recently. just ask judy who captained team usa to two gold medals in soccer. >> my last olympics was in 2004. so i played in three olympics. we were just getting into, hey, strap on a heart rate monitor. that's really cool, we can check our heart rate. now if i was playing, they have wires on them, mats on them. they're doing treadmill tests. >> reporter: to grab that gold, athletes do things that would have been unthinkable, rigorous discipline and an exploding field of sports science. not just nutrition and body mass, but also the dissection of movement. we know gold medal sprinters are taller and bulkier. marathoners, smaller and leaner. >> talent still drives the bus. but you got to remember we're in a sport where a 1% differenc

. >>> move over waldo, where is usain bolt? that's what track fans want to know in london.e world's fastest man was absent from a public training appearance yesterday, as were most of jamaica's top sprinters. he was beaten in jamaica's olympic trials. bolt's coaches say the sprinter is 101% ready. >> kobe gets the slam. >> this year's men's olympic basketball team appears ready for the game. team usa cruised over spain 100-78 in the final exhibition game. carmelo anthony had 27 points. team usa will begin their quest for a second straight gold medal on sunday against france. >>> remember, nbc 4 is your home for the 2012 olympic games. dan hele will be bringing us live reports starting tomorrow at 5:45, and you can go over to the london 2012 section of nbcwashington.com for the latest on the games any time day or night. >> i'm getting excited. >> yeah. >> coming up. >>> almost 6:21. time for weather and traffic on the 1st. >> brilliant sunshine behind us there this morning and a nice, cool morning to get it started. >> a golden glitter path on the potomac. sun is up, a clear

. >> usain. we all want to meet him. he's next on our list. >> you're warned.. he's not exactly usain but for now ryan seacrest and his moves will have to do. are you guys practicing your british accent? >> a lot. >> may i hear it, mckayla. >> we're all the gymnasts and very excited to compete here at the 2012 london olympics. >> have you tried in british stew? >> no. >> but they are not just here for a jolly good time. they have come to london to get a job done. to be at this level, what does it take? >> years and years of hard work and passion for the sport. it's about pushing yourself when you feel like you're exhausted and you can't do it anymore. >> you have to love what you do. >> it's just amazing to know if you have a dream and love something so much, you can get there if you put your mind to it. >> they are just adorable. you love every single one of them. >> i got chills. when you see how hard they worked, thinking about them as little girls dreaming about this moment. i asked them, have you visualized yourself on the podium winning gold. a lot said y

usain bolt will look gorgeous walking in. >> some fashions cause a little controversy.e is one from spain. number one is a russian designer. some of the athletes tweeted photos of themselves wearing the designs. i guess to be diplomatic about it, they don't love these designs. what do you think? >> it's a russian designer. very blingy red color. there's a bit of controversy in spain. they do have fabulous designers in spain. i think it cost a little less for the team outfits by going to another designer. still quite a punch coming into the ceremonies. >> being in the olympics is cool no matter what you're wearing. >> no matter what. >> thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> the duel in the pool. matt talks to ryan lochtee coming up after these messages. his teen face. because i didn't just get him a pair of nikes, i got him the pair of nikes. look - he can barely control himself. (in her head) i'm amazing. the styles they'll totally freak over for back to school are here. famous brands. famously easy. famous footwear. victory is yours. these are sandra's "homemade" yum

i think usain bolt versus johan blake, bolt is the world record holder in the 100 and 200. beaten him in the recent olympic trials. >> women's gymnastics? >> the fab five led by gabby douglas, jordyn wieber could contend. this is probably our best men's gymnastics squad but the japanese may be just too good. >> meredith, one of the great things about being at these, if work allows we sometimes see the events. what's your -- >> jim gngymnastics for me and volleyball. >> just as the ancient greeks played it. >> every time i see matt lauer and al roker they bring binoculars. we're pretty close. >> i'm glad the weather is clearing up. if it was rainy and cold and the beach volleyballers had to wear cover-ups, i think a certain percentage of viewers aren't concerned with the sport for its own sake. might have been a tune-out if they were in the overalls. >> i have to ask you because you were such a big part of our coverage. since you have been here we have had the ncaa resolution in the sandusky case. your opinion. >> on "meet the press" i told david gregory i thought penn state

he going to go out and so far, it hasn't been particularly pretty and now we're waiting to see with usainl the fastest man in the world? will he, like phelps, be overtaken by a teammate? >> and obviously, when you're the superstar, there's also the understood dog chomping at the bit to try to get it. ryan lochte, the world champion, you've been watching a lot of things, covering a lot of things. what has been most interesting so far? >> that's a good question. just how overwhelming it is. you spend a few hours watching tennis and there have been a half dozen medals awarded. i think britain's role in this and british sports is interesting. you had mentioned the woman, the infiltrator in the parade and there are will the of stories about empty seats and this balance between the sport, the competition and what goes with it. but what blows me away is how absolutely massive an enterprise. a million fans will watch a bike race. there will be a really significant event that you'll miss because there are nine others you're paying attention to. >> i was riveted on women's ping-pong the other day.

you have to look out for justin gatlin back from a drug ban, but it is about the jamaican rivalry, usain >> and you say does bolt fit or not? >> well, it is hard to answers, because he did not turn up to a training session in birmingham casting question marks, but johan blake also pulled out. either he was scared of my questions, but i don't believe that is the reason. >> that is the race you are most looking for. but i had ryan lochte's mother here and i think that is going to be amazing lochte and phelps battle. >> yes, the first events sets the tone for all of the events coming after it. mikechael phelps won eight gold medals in the beijing, and we remember mark spitz with seven, but lochte is looking forward to it. >> and he told me in an interview, he has only entered events that he believes he can win, so he has entered seven events. >> yes, originally eight and pulled out of one. and the men's basketball team. >> and nobody is going to beat america at basketball. and if they lose, lebron james and kobe bryant, i mean. >> and the women's team have won the last four olympics running

for example, prince harry will watch jamaican sprinter usain bolt. met earlier this year in jamaica. harry also apparently snagged tickets to the women's beach volleyball finals, although i hope somebody told him they might be wearing long johns this year. apparently, somebody from the australian team said that's a possibility. disappointing. we want to know what events you're looking forward to. go to our facebook page, news 4 today, and let us know what you want to see. >>> there will be no more "made in china" on the tags of the u.s. olympic uniforms. the u.s. olympic committee and a group of senators reached a deal to require uniforms be made in the usa starting with the 2014 winter games. this year's opening ceremony outfits were made in china, causing an uproar on the hill. the policy applies to all future olympic games. they are designed by -- >> ralph lauren, yes. 6:26 is our time right now. much more from the olympics still ahead, including what role the first lady will play in london. >>> plus, file it under do not try this at home. how mic

. >> is anybody going to stop usain bolt? >> america can do it because he's not the only one. america has been competitive in the sprints. we're going to be strong. i did this game four times, and i went to the olympics twice in the 100 meters. you cannot walk into it thinking anyone is going to win. i think the americans have a great shot. tyson and justin have a great shot. people are going to be surprised at the final. >> there it is from carl lewis. thank you so much for your time tonight, my friend. >> great, thank you. >> a quick update on ed and his wife wendy. we informed you wendy had been stricken with ovarian cancer. i'm happy to report wendy has ben released from the hospital and her doctors believe she's on the road to a full recovery. wendy and ed have arrived back home in minnesota. ed is committed to be with wendy on her long road to recovery every step of the way. ed wauntsd me to thank the countless number of people who have reached out to wendy and him in his trying time. the big man will be back in his chair as soon as he can. we'll be right back. and i tho

. >> usain bolt is back, people may remember him for the guy that was kind of running side way it is last ten, 15 meters in beijing. he's back. he's got his jamaican countrymen who are going to give him a run for his money. the joke is that it's the jamaican national championships. but track and field absolutely. gymnastics. the u.s. women against china. of course four years ago china won a very controversial gold medal in that team competition. united states women want to get that gold medal back and we'll see these pint-sized athletes competing as if they're offensive linemen in the n.f.l. in terms of how hard and strongly they will compete. especially for the americans to win that gold medal. >> reporter:. >> suarez: oscar pistor i can't say has been fighting for a place inhe olympic track and field competition and he finally got it. not the paraolympics but the olympics. tell us more. >> that's right. he runs on two carbon fiber legs cheetah legs, as they're known. both of his legs were amputate bed low his knee when he was 11 months old so here's a man who some say he's cheating

. >> usain bolt winning!0 in the afternoon on a beautiful 85-degree day here in london, a city that this week has become the focal point for athletes and sports fans around the world. a look now at th iconic red street running from trafalgar square all the way to the gates of buckingham palace. we're just outside buckingham. i'm willie geist. the opening ceremony still two days away, but a big game of women's soccer. the host nation takes the field about 30 minutes now against new zealand. the u.s. women will look for the first three-peat in olympic soccer history.

. >> usain bolt against blake, maybe the world's two fastest human. bolt a star of the beijing games, although injured and no longer thought to be invincible. missy franklin on the american side emerging as an irresistible star who may win multiple medals. this may be the last dream time, only one in 1972, the maybe the second we've had. people are interested to see that. >> four years ago we hosted in beijing and watched that spectacle unfold in front of us and said how are they going to try to outdo this. >> can we gave away -- we can't. >> do you think they can come close. >> they can do a good job on their own terms. i think everybody realized vancouver, the next olympic winter games, london, everyone subsequently, they will never have the unlimited resources that china had and the volunteers that china was able to call upon for six months prior to. >> bob did this, the volunteers, that you didn't see during the voice over. bob, it will be fun watching you friday night and over the next few days. thanks for getting here. >> i'm going to call you i

harry reportedly has an interest in beach volleyball and will cheer on sprinter usain bolt who he met on a recent trip to jamaica. the queen show showing support to the olympics tuesday. >> the games will leave a strong legacy for future generations. >> but not everyone has caught olympic fever. london cabdrivers staged a protest on the tower bridge, angry at being forced out of newly created london traffic lanes. >> london cabbies are slowly being pushed out of london. >> security around olympic park amped up as athletes continue to arrive at the village. inside the park, volunteers are getting early praise for being some of the friendliest the games have ever seen. >> i'm incredibly excited to be a part of it. i really am. >> approximately 10,000 of those lucky olympic volunteers were allowed into the stadium last night alongside performers arriving for an opening ceremony rehearsal, while the rest of the world has to wait just three more days to see the real thing. and a couple of notes for you folks back home. a couple of sports that will not be a part of the olympic games this ti

fastest man in the world, usain bolt, he did not do well. he lost twice. >> which is shocking.ecord holder in both the 100 meter and the 200 meter, who had only lost a couple of times since 2008 in beijing. one of them was because he was disqualified because of a false start. and he lost twice on his home soil to a teammate, johan blake, who now is looked at as a legitimate threat to bolt in both the 100 and the 200. they ran slow times in beau of these. >> right. >> the 100 and 200. it's not clear whether blake's just father right now or maybe bolt maybe was coasting a little bit at the olympic trials. but clearly he has a rival. >> what happened there? >> well, you know, bolt has not run his best over the last few months. let's face it, i mean, bolts was running unbelievable times four years ago. so they saw people working on his legs a lot. he was stretching his hamstrings a lot after both the races. they're thinking he could have some physical issues. he may just not be in top form. he's got about 30 days now before the 100 meters in london so, he's got a month to get himse