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venus williams most recently lost in the fourth round match at wimbledon venus feels like she has a littleit of something to prove. world team tennis is a big challenge for these pros that come in. it's really about having a lot of fun out here. the last time venus played in the states was the u.s. open in 2010. she says to be here tonight is very exciting. >> i feel good about my game, obviously, just me being here in general means i'm healthy enough to play, it's a huge plus for me. since wimbledon i've just been relaxing and enjoying life for the most part. now it's time to gear up and start playing again. this is how i started my summer for so many years in a row. it's good to be here. >> venus williams playing tonight for the washington castles. her sister serena arrives in town tomorrow. and she will be playing here on thursday night. from one superstar to another. nationals phenom says he's excited to have gotten that promotion. he was promoted to double a harrisburg. when he got up there, he made a big impression. he had two singles, a walk and a run scored. he was a star when he s

venus -- venus williams looked cool. the singles champ is playing for the castle for the second straight season. prior to the lope appearance in the nation's capitol, she hosted a youth clinic. >> a lot of kids are here and i get to know them a few times a year. of course, i'm going to try to win for washington and that is not easy. i will try to win today. >> reporter: to say venus has an impact on kids is a monumental statement. >> i love your volley. >> we're shaking right now. that is really, really good. i'm excited. she said she him play a few more, so, it's really exciting and it's like really surreal. my idol is calling and -- oh! that is a lot of motivation. these kids are motivating for me. i was in their situation once and in the 80s and i remember really wanting to impress her and shower her whattic do. it's funny it's full circle and i'm in that position and that is showing how much team tennis gives back and i love being a part of it. >> venus william his a limited schedule this year and played 10 matches d

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venus williams began her stand earlier this week. today, it is a real williams's turn. make her debut tonight. she took time out to be part of clinic for some area kids. already have a tonight, let me save time.e already sold out. here is a sign of the times. new jersey nets point guard is deal with theg a turkish basketball league. williams is an all-star and he money andplenty of more if the nets signed him. meantime, he may start a european trend. ready for the game tonight, national fans smile about the future. he is now hitting 500 in three games. amazing. >> all good news. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lay on one of those, if you want a soft bed you can lay on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. this is your body there. you can see a little more pressure in the shoulders and in the hips. then they start telling us, "well, yeah, i feel sore right there in the morning." my lower back. that's ri

bean is williams fell short of another wimbledon title this year -- venus williams fell short of another wimbledon title this year, but she is playing with the washington cassels against the kansas city explorers. this is a way for elite players to get ready for the u.s. open. she values her time in washington. >> i was here in april and it was great. some of those kids were here. i get to know them and see them a few times a year. i'm going to try to win for washington. it is not easy, but i'm going to try to win today for them. >> england taking on japan in the women's world cup. nice, long field pass with the volley upper 90s. it does not get better than that. perfectly placed. england wins, 2-0, and they advanced to the quarterfinals. espn and abc have acquired the television rights for wimbledon for the next 12 years. the finals and a highlight show will air right here. >> how many kids like that have you had? >> not many. -- kicks like that have you had? >> not many. >> do not forget to sign up for our facebook page give away. our first lucky winner is nicole. we will be giving awa

final match ask you joined by venus williams. grand slam doubles, the castles winning 19-18, now 2 -0. next up a thursday home match with the boston lobster. serena williams will be making her season debut for the castles. >>> women's world cup soccer, the u.s. and sweden. both teams already qualified for the quarterfinal. u.s. down 1-0. a free kick. it's a flex off amy lapelvelt. it's 2-0 sweden. fast forward 67th minute corner kick for the u.s. abby wombach deflects it in, but the americans suffered a first group loss 2-1. sweden wins the group. next up brazil in the quarterfinals. >>> last night the 69-year-old dave the bullet smith sr. loads himself to be shot out of a canon. what is wrong with this man? this is a promotion for the lowell spinners, the red sox single-a affiliate and the former schoolteacher soars 195 feet over the wall for a human home run landing in the net. he wasn't hurt, but i don't know how smart he is. according to several sources close to the nfl labor talks, there is no agreement by early next week, th

. >>> match 2 for venus williams and the castles.y were down 17-14 entering the final set, but they played mixed doubles and pulled it out, winning the set 5-1, winning the match. serena is in town tomorrow night. women's world cup, they lost 2-1 to sweden. they still advance to the quarters and will play brazil on sunday. >>> finally, the old backyard slip 'n slide is one of the summer traditions. she's going to go back to the fence to get a good run up to the slip 'n slide. one thing you want to make sure of. >> what's that? >> that it is wet. i think mom sold her out on that one because she did not turn the hose on for the little girl. >> that is the slip 'n grip. >> very good. i don't think

going to play kc tonight, the defending champs and everyone is excited about having venus -- venus williams back. >> and starting it off and starting us off on the right foot and serving bombs and working hard and making that comeback with the sister serena and she's red-hot and on fire and i'm looking for a great game of tennis. it was a tougher year for her. she balled injuries and had a early loss at womanble don and the ranking fell to the 30s and that is not where she's used to being. one of the big of the ball strokers in the history of the game and the truth is, a lot of people said are you worried show didn't win womanble top like they're used to doing in the truth is, they're coming in with something to prove and they're not going come out and lay down to anybody. they're hitting the ball hard and they're a pick for me to win the u.s. open. if not, they go to gear land of world team tennis. >> and how do you like the new venue? now you're on the water? >> and this is unbelievable. i have my boat out back and liveing the treatment. come on down and i'll give you a ride on the boat a

. >>> two days after venus williams made her castles debut, it was her younger sister serena's turn. the grand singles champ missed almost an entire year because of foot injuries and a pulmonary embolism and now she's back doing what she likes in a city she loves. >> it's awesome to be back. i love playing for the castle and i love playing for the city. i love this city. it's so beautiful and now we're right on the water. it's an amazing place and stadium and it's great. >> the first lady michelle obama and daughters malia and sasha are checking out the tennis as the castles took on the lobsters. down on the waterfront the mixed doubles. serena was playing in her first sanctioned match in two years but she wasn't rusty winning in women's doubles, mixed doubles and singles. castles win 25-10. they're now 3-0. that's your sports. i'm dave feldman. laura is back with more of the edge right after this. have a good night. the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots o

. >>> now, in sports, when venus williams come to town, you usually expect to see topnotch action going >> she's amazing. she's going to be in the hall of fame. i think she might have still been jet lagged from the flight back to wimbeldon because she was not great. >> thankfully she wasn't alone out there. the five-time wimbeldon champ needed some assistance the skins signal that the lockout may end and why that golf celebration >>> it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> well, here is something we haven't said much since baseball returned to washington. the nationals are clutch. there is no other explanation for a team that has won 14, one-run games this season. more than any other team in baseball, including another one tonight. taking on the cubs, the first lady part of the pre game ceremony tonight honoring the u.s. military. and if you think she brought her home town cubs a little luck, guess again. that is jeff baker decking the double play ball for chicago. ramirez changed that. it looks like a popup but the ball is carrying tonight. cubs get within

. >>> now, in sports, when venus williams come to town, you usually expect to see topnotch action going on. >> she's amazing. she's going to be in the hall of fame. i think she might have still been jet lagged from the flight back to wimbeldon because she was not great. >> thankfully she wasn't alone out there. the five-time wimbeldon champ needed some assistance the skins signal that the lockout may end and why that golf celebration was a bad idea. 89 sports next. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ now you can brew over ice for delicious iced coffee or tea. hot or cold, keurig is the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >>> it's tim

venus williams made her return this weekend. with one william sister comes another. serena williams took part in a tennis match with some area youngsters. she most recently came back for wimbledon. she decided to forgo a tournament in hungry and sweden to play here. it is a sold-out match tonight. from one champion to another of a very different kind, if you think you down a lot of barbecue this be, you have not heard about joey chesnutt. he took his talents from coney island to a bethesda today. >> already. >> the jury chestnut found out today that acting does not go down as easily as hot dogs. >> i love to eat. >> he was in bethesda shooting a commercial for a local it company. he is the world's top dog when it comes to eating bread monday, he won nathan's famous fourth of july contest. >> by wednesday, i was feeling pretty good. the day after the contest, it is rough. i am drunk on hot dogs. >> 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes. >> my record in competition is 68. >> crude does that? >> i do not know. the next day, you are probably feeling portable. >> hot dogs may be his

venus william will be play for the castles in tonight's match. >>> as americans celebrate the fourth of july all over the u.s., there was quite a ceremony in london to honor a former american president. a new statue of ronald reagan was unveiled on the 4th. fox's greg palcott has the story. >> reporter: americans celebrating independence day in london's grosvenor square. a 10-foot bronze statue of ronald reagan now adorns this park. condoleezza rice saws reagan would have a hard time imagining -- >> a europe, whole, free and at peace, a europe in which we enjoy friendship and alliance with the former captive states in the trans-atlantic alliance called nato. >> reporter: british form secretary william haig joining rice in the unveiling ceremonies. >> we can be proud about what this statue says about britain and america. it reminds us of a period of extraordinary achievement and hope in world affairs after a time of darkness and danger. it celebrates the life of an exceptional and gifted american president. ments a fitting tribute to honor the truest friend that britain has ever had.

. >>> in tennis, two days after venus williams made the capitals debut, it was serena's turn. she missed almost the entire year due to injuries and now she's back doing what she loves the most in a city she loves. >> it's awesome to be back. i love playing for the capitals and i love playing for the city and i love the city and it's so beautiful and now we're right on the water. it's great. mazing place and >> amazing hair. >> i've never seen her with her down all like that. >>> checking out the tennis, point of the night. serena williams. now rusty winning in women's b

venus did her part, during a clinic with kids, and the williams sisters are draw at the box office. tickets for both venus' debut and serena's thursday, gone. truly one of the hottest tickets in the summer. >> it really is a cool facility down there on the waterfront. in the next couple years when that redevelopment takes hold, the arena is a few blocks away. you can get your seafood and the great thing is, you can watch the tennis and the smell of raw shrimp goes over you. i like that. don't you? >> i do. >> some crab? >> some cooked ones. >> just karen and i. >> actors who sing, that's nothing new. but one star using his talent for a good cause. >>> i'm peggy fox with momslikeme.com. where moms are talking about the inaccurate statements made by michele bachmann. she compared herself to john wayne from waterloo. but john wayne was from winterset, iowa. it was john wayne gasey from waterloo. she said up to 30,000 people were killed in an obama air strike. it was not only completely wrong, but the number killed in a moammar gadhafi crackdown on protesters. do missteps matter to you o

venus williams is one of the marquee players. she took time today to connect with the community. she held a clinic with local kids, and for one young player, this is the day she will never forget. >> she is the reason why i played. i was really nervous. >> these kids are motivating for me because i was in this situation once in the 1980's. i went to a clinic with billie jean king and i remember really wanting to impress her, to show her what i could do. i was running and hitting as hard as i could. it is so funny. it is full circle. now i am in that position. i love being a part of it. >> with so much money and greed dominating our sports lately, and after two successful walkouts it looks like the pros could learn a few things from the kids. a contest was held at this high school with a $40,000 scholarship as the prize. the winner gave it all back. he is already headed to cal state northridge on a full scholarship, so he thought the other seven finalists could use the cash more than he could. a documentary of this story will be released this fall. >> how about that. >> that is so

venus williams is playing tonight for d.c.he castles are opening their new stadium along the waterfront in southwest washington. >> cheerleaders and everything. >> in 20 minutes, the final countdown is ready to begin. the latest on nasa's last shuttle mission. >> also ahead, virginia's black widow wins the women's division of the annual hot dog eating contest. learn just how many calories she chowed down in ten minutes. >> monika has a quick check on our commute. >> we'll slide south on the bw parkway. all the way to greenbelt, your lanes are open. traffic is moving at a good pace. i'll have an update on an accident on the outer loop at route 236 in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ice for delicious iced coffee or tea. hot or cold, keurig is the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >>> it is 6:30 on this tuesday morning. this is always the place to get your weather first. her

venus williams will play for the castles while serena will play on thursday. men's new number one player in the world after his wimbledon win. after her early exit, serena is ranked 175th. she's only won four matches in the last year. ven us so ranked at 34th. >> that's remarkable. >> she had the foot injuries and everything else. >> now, they don't use fuel and they aren't very demanding. still ahead, we'll tell you what animals will be taking up mowing duties in one local town. >> plus, we'll get a live update on an overnight crash where an suv plows through someone's front door. here's monika. >> if you're planning to head southbound on 95 in maryland, everything is looking good from jessup into laurel and down to beltsville and the beltway. coming up, we'll take a look at district roads at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm jessica doyle. mike has the day off. thank you for joining us this morning. the lovely monika is in for the lovely angie with traffic. >> thank you, lo

venus williams already played. we will talk with the head of the team ten necessary. we will talk with the owner of the washington castle he is excited for another season and we are also going to hit the court with the newest member of the washington castles as well. when you are talking about new in the castles you really have to talk about their new location take a look at this. they are on the wharf. we are live at the southwest water front we will talk about what this new venue means for the team and most importantly how you can come out and see a match. this is the only tennis court in the u.s. where they have room for you to park your boat. i am counting on you to be my friend with the boat. >> i got it covered then i wasn't coming until you told me that now i have a place. thank you. >>> of course we want to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, rick alison he works for u.s. airways we love his last name, alison as in alison seymour. if you would like to be tomorrow's fan of the day search us on fox 5 morning news, no space between fox and 5 and post

venus williams and rene won a doubles game in overtime to give the castles the win. d.c. tops kansas city, 21-18. >>> the mystics were on the road last night visiting chicago sky. holts had a season high 34 points for chicago. washington falls 78-65. marissa coleman had 14 for d.c. >>> still ahead, the political showdown over the debt ceiling. the deadline is less than four weeks away. >> summer fun in ocean city, maryland. coming up, just how good the 4th of july was for the resort town. >> quick check of the commute now. monika samtani, over to you. >> thank you so much, mike. on the southbound side of the bw parkway, we're flying from route 100 all the way down to the beltway. the lanes are open. no problems on 95 in through baltimore. another look around the area. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. j

. >>> in philly last night, venus williams and the washington castles and a huge come back for murphy and the d.c. squad down 17-14 entering the final event. venus and leander pulling it out. they win the last set 5-1 and the match 19-18. serena will play for the castles tonight. >>> finally, the old backyard slip and slide is one of the great summer fun traditions. this young lady is going to give it a try. she will walk back to the fence. only one thing you want to make sure of, that it is wet! i think mom might have set her up there by not turning the hose on. she's young. she'll bounce back. gotta turn the hose on. that's a quick look at sports this morning. it was kind of funny. i'm brett haber have a great thursday. >> a parent was there taking the video. they could have -- they knew? >> but it was brett who kept showing it over and over again. >> they probably forgot. >> i hope she's ok. >> that's another story. >> it may make you want to hit the remote. we'll tell you why the debt ceiling is important to you, your personal budget. >> pay attention to that. >> plus, police stag

come out and see the very best, in their home city, dream about maybe playing for their own team venus williams and serena attended a world team tennis clinic when they were 9 and 10 years old in california and dream about playing yesterday, venus was at the stadium on the water front, giving a clinic to kids. so it really is giving back and creating something meaningful. >> the thing that impresses me it is creating this opportunity for people to see these world class tennis players in an intimate venue. >> absolutely, 2 to 4,000 seats and i think to get close to the action and the other thing that is important with world team tennis, men and women, boys and girls, equality, it is great to socialize people, you know, compete as a team and it doesn't matter who you are you can contribute. >>> thank you myfoxdc.com we have a link to the washington castles world team tennis website there is only six matches left all down here on the wharf, the home matches come out and take advantage of this amazing opportunity to see serena she is taking to the court tomorrow. we will serve it up with mark jense

five for venus williams, four for serena williams. but in the last year, especially from serena, she won this so easily last year. she's barely played since then. they've had juries, they've had illness. when they got here frankly they were both full of rust and they couldn't kick it loose in time. normally they could work their way into a tournament but they both placed quality players in the fourth round and they both got knocked out. it's not that big a surprise. clearly they have tremendous grass court games. they just weren't warmed up enough to make a go of it. now maria sharapova is the odds-on favorite. she plays a lefty czech. you might be reminded of martina navratilova a little bit. even though she doesn't volley the way her idol does. she's a very good player. >> it's going to be exciting to watch. of course seven years since sharapova was in the finals. you mentioned kvitova's newness to this level of the game. who has the more -- who has more nerves on which side is that going to be the harder hill to climb? >> see, that

is it a, maria sharapova, b, venus williams, c, anna kournikova or d, billie jean king? >> oh, boy. right. i'm going to go first with c. >> that is correct. >> that's what i was going to say. i just didn't want to be wrong. >> she had 30 double faults in a match in 1991 and still won. congratulations, richard. >> you are the luckiest guy i've ever met in life. >> i've got -- what can i say? what can i say? that does it for this week. remember, we are here each week thursday on "quest means business" 1800 gmt. >> and keep the comments coming on our blogs. tell us each week what you want the two of us to speak about. see you next week, richard. >> victory is sweet. >>> imagine a world of advertising where women actually appeared as they are? well, up next, we tell you about a country headed in that direction. >>> [ barks ] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ whistles ] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ ting! ] [ male announcer ] travelers can help you protect the things you care about and save money with multi-policy discounts. are you getting the coverage you need and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or qu

venus charges and puts it away. so strong. williams wins and the castles cut the lead down to three. she and her partner, pays serving in the near court. if they get this point, they win the match. venus sa professional. gets professional right there. the castles come back to beat the freedoms 19-18. tomorrow night back in d.c., the castles will have her sister serena williams. the castles take on the boston lobsters. >> between pays and williams, there's a whole lot of doubles titles there. >> yes, there is, mr. vance. >> thanks. >> makes me hot just looking at it. >>> up next, a thief reminding >>> the dalai lama celebrated his 76th birthday with thousands of people at the verizon center in downtown washington this morning. it was day one of an 11-day trip for the exiled spiritual leader. he spoke of world peace and nonviolence to followers visiting washington from all over the world. following the event, hundreds took to the street in unity waving tibetan and american flags. >>> the police in san francisco are hoping this picture wi

. >>> if you are a tennis fan, the only thing rarer is a william sister playing, because of injuries, venus has been limited to three tournaments. serena just two. they will both play here in dc this week. kick off their season tonight on the southwest waterfront. venus will play this evening. venus holding a clinic here for local kids an hour ago. their older sister, esha lives here in d.c. this is like home for the sisters. >> being back in the d.c. area is fantastic. i was here in april for the washington tennis learning center. some of those kids were here. i get to know them and i see them a few times a year and of course i'm going to try to win for washington. >> right on. finally tonight, our manager of the week goes to butch of the barnstormers. after getting tossed by the first-base umpire that he not only yanks first base out of the ground, he stops, autographs first base, hands it to the lady in the front row before saying thank you, thank you very much, and heading to the showers. if you are going to get tossed, get tossed with a little flair. >> baseball folks going out with a

if only i had the bank account of serena williams, serena will be playing here, but not until thursday, she comes into town tomorrow. her sister venusin attraction tonight. she will take the court behind me in just a little bit. it's going to be a great night down here, new stadium by the wharf, a lot of action. >> there's such an energy. all the rules for tennis go out, and they just have fun out there. >> they have a blast. but it's very serious for them too. it's tough, they come in, and get right to the grind and they go. >> big names this year, lindsay, thanks so much. >>> here's what we're working on for news 4 at 6:00 tonight. >> welcome back. >> coming up tonight at 6:00, we are continuing to follow the casey anthony verdict, the florida mother has been found not guilty of killing her young daughter. we'll go live to orlando with new reaction from the parents of casey anthony. >>> dramatic rescues in china as mudslides create flooding. ♪ >>> have you seen these guys yet? some dancers are showing off their fancy footwork during your commute. those stories and coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> you've heard of "top chef" what abou

among the heavily anticipated venues will be the royal horse guard parade, that very spot where billions of people watched williamqueen's doorstep. as we spoke about those famous sports is settings, among them wimbledon, home of tennis, and wembley stadium that will be hosting the soccer. also today for the first time, they are unveiling the aquatic ent is center. we got our first look inside. $440 billion to build this where swimming sensation michael phelps will return a year from now, hoping to add to his eight gold medals in beijing just three years ago. we also had a chance to go a short distance outside of central london to the white water venue, the americans joined us there as american invasion is now under way. all of them, natalie, getting ready for the olympics to start one year from now. london, the first city ever to host three olympic games. >> i am so excited, peter alexander. we cannot even begin to tell you. we're glad you got to enjoy yourself there getting ready for it as well. >> peter got the best gig. >> absolutely. >> we're very thrilled to have a couple of olympic hopefuls here to stop by.

william and kate rode home in the carriage on their wedding day. they are preparing for a test event at that site. it will be, believe it or not, the venueore than 17,000 delivering 4,000 tons of sand as we speak for this test coming up in the next several weeks from now. preparing for the test event to get them ready. throughout this day, a lot is going on. trafalager square is revealing the medals for the first time. we will look at the medals for the first time. the u.s. leading the way with 110 medals in beijing. they hope to do better than that a year from now. >> nbc's peter alexander in london. i'm sure we will see you there one year from now. thank you, peter. >>> people still talking about a terrible call. terrible. ending a 19 inning battle between the braves and pirates. the game-winning run to the plate. the throw. the tag. the home plate umpire calls him safe. when it looked like the catcher clearly got him in time. the braves won, 4-3. the catcher mike mchenry was fuming. the ump admitted he missed the call. that call is the subject of the tweet of the day from three rivers blog. "michael mchenry looked to see if home plate

same spot where william and kate rode their carriage on their wedding day heading home toward buckingham palace the royal horse guards parade that will be the home to the beach volleyball venueng in 4,000 tons of sand, 17,500 seats on hand here really a nice blend of history. and the excitement of the new here. look kids, big ben and parolment those lines from chevy chase not too far away you'll be able to see some of these events for yourself. >> there might be a lot of americans out there doing that. >> look kids. can't get out of the right lane. see you. >>> speaking of movies, today the political side bar is going to the movies. beginning on capitol hill in those reluctant republicans threatening to break ranks. boehner is bringing members to his office for some one-on-one arm twisting. he still may not have enough votes. house majority vote counter kevin mccarthy needed a hook. he got the bright idea to play a clip from "the town." >> i need your help. i can't tell you what it is. you can never ask me about it later, i'm going to hurt some people. >> who's car are we going to take? >> that did the trick for one lawmaker. huffington post reporting allen west told his col

william. he too apparently is at an easel and doing art work. they are kind of capping off their three-day visit to california. we've seen them in just about every kind of venue. we saw them at the polo match and star-studded hollywood star-studded event last night. instead of they trying to meet up with all of hollywood royalty. hollywood royalty was trying to get face time with them. we'll keep you posted on the last of the california visit. ll

. >> among the heavily anticipated venues woven into the british capital, the royal horse guards parade, the very site where billions watched william test event. more than 4,000 tons of sand -- game's crown jewel, right on the queen's door step. >> what kind of a challenge is this for you? >> putting it on in the white house lawn, about the same challenge. >> reporter: the upcoming games will make london the only city in the world to ever host an olympics three times, the first was 1908 and again 40 years later. this go around athletes will compete with 34 olympic screen yous, some like the laws of wimbeldon, home of tennis, others at the state act cat tick center are -- the torch will be lit in the new olympic stadium. what does it mean to a british athlete to perform in her first olympics on her home soil? >> it's a big thing for me, especially when i got that gb vest on, to have the great british supporters cheering. i'm excited. >> reporter: less than an hour away, the british invasion has already begun. as you look at this course and think a year out, what fires you up? >> i love this course, it's big white water and americans