venus williams was the star traction tonight playing a singles and doubles match. -- attraction tonight playing a singles and doubles match. she cruised in her singles match. after winning both matches venus left straight from the court saying good-bye to her world team tennis teammates and head coach and immediately boarded a plane to compete in the olympic games in london. the kastles won easily over kansas city 25-8 and improve to 10-0 this year and keep that 26 game winning streak alive. >> you don't go into this trying to create a streak. you can't even imagine stuff like this, but now that we've done it just being part of something like this is so rare and hard to accomplish. it's a really special experience. >> so congratulations to the kastles. get this. they now have the second longest winning streak in pro team history. i'd also like to thank dave ross and my producer for great job and, of course, you for letting us be part of your weekend. i'll be back at 5:00 at the anchor desktop. hope to see you then. have a great -- desk tomorrow. hope to see you then. have a great night,

>> venus williams staying dry at wimbledon today carrying the olympics torch. andy murray was carrying the torch at center court. you can watch the olympic games right here on news4. coverage begins friday with the opening ceremony. dan hellie is reporting from london. >>> may i say you don't have to be 19 years old to do a number of different things. 19 helps but -- >> it's easier --

ahead the olympic games, venus williams on the plaza. coming up. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's check on the morning commute with the latest. northbound traffic is stopped at the steel bridge. due to a. watch for an accident clearing on the west side outer loop. majorlook at 895, showing delays due to. the northbound. lingering delays on the west side all the way to 795. john, let's look at the weather. >> you can see by those traffic

and andy murray and venus williams returning with the olympic torch. both fresh off wimbledon. they will soon be back competing again this time for the gold medal. >> the torch has seen a lot of places in recent weeks. and last night they saw different drama. >> the torch was a guest star on a popular british soap opera. one of the actors on the show carried the torch through the fixal borough are wallford. a big deal there. >> wonder if the torch gets scale pay for the actors. from soaps to the swimmers, they are ready to take on the world. >> matt lauer sits down with ryan lochte. to talk about the extra heavy lifting he is doing to prepare. >> for me, for training i need a variety. i'm lifting what, like an 850-pound tire, i'm dragging

. >> venus williams and murray each had their turn with the torch at wimbledon. no star sightings more anticipated than the royal family. william, kate and harry vow to throw their support behind team britain, attending games every day. william, a former water polo player, is also expected to take in events at the aquatic center. kate, a former field hockey player may take in one of those events. 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

and finalist andy murray passed on the flame to venus williams at the all england club while former england and manchester united football and michael i would was also given the honor of barry torch and former pole vault white said good work couple sirens from the london streets the nine hundred eighty eight and then picked champion snorting been an experiment. for him big movement of olympians and which he united the people of his different religion with different language it's no border through sports or olympics that people are always together this is fantastic and unique power of olympian and in the meantime russia has gone for us either experience as five up and coming gymnasts will be vying to restore the country's former glory and the men's artistic gymnastics in london. has a lot of blood. from the soviet union russian artistic gymnasts have always had a lot to live up to that was the distinguished tradition of soviet union athletes between russia and the u.s. is forty nine gold medals have been won the olympic games for any other nation

venus williams began her bid for a record 4th olympic gold beating her opponent of italy. sister serena also advanced. in man's play, american andy roddick moved forward as did john isner. roger federer had no problem advancing as well. and american marty maloy took home a bronze in judo to add to the american count. tom rivers, abc news, london. >>> okay i was captivated by the kayaking yesterday. >> are you joking? >> no i am not. i watched all afternoon. lynette watched it too. you know you did. so if you have a set of keys to the stadium they don't work. turns out a set of keys were lost so they had to replace all internal locks to the stadium. the price tag was tens of thousands of u.s. dollars. police say there was never enough or a real security concern. womennably -- wimbledon will hold the -- wimbly will host the soccer finals. >>> 80,000 were gotten away

tennis star and olympian venus williams returned to wimbledon not with a racket but with the torch. across town at the police command and control center robert broadhurst had his eye on the torch, too. he is in charge of 9,000 police officers for the olympics -- on the ground, in the water, and in the air. they are prepared, he says, for any kind of threat. >> the biggest threat of course is terrorism but the likelihood of that is very, very small. >> reporter: more likely an attack on a softer target. in a city of more than 8 million people there are a lot of them. there are more than 6,000 buses in london. it would be too time consuming to check everyone's bag and impossible to put a police officer on every bus. that's why they're considered a soft target. an attack on a bus, even small one, would have a huge emotional impact on this city. because it has happened before. seven years ago a home grown terror cell attacked london commuters, killing dozens. for the games, police are backed

. >>> coming up, venus williams coming back to play an encore performance for your washington castles. we'll tell you when and why next in sports. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >>> back to the day's top story. one of the things many people ask after a tragedy like the one we saw in colorado, could it happen here? and then they want to know if police are prepared to deal with it. a training exercise at prince georges county couldn't have been timed any better. to answer those questions. audrey barnes has the story. >> this training exercise at henry wise high school in upper marlboro has been on the schedule for weeks. >> remember what your trains do. that is rapid response to the threat. >> having it fall on the very day when the nation is gripped by the tragic shooting in colorado, that left at least a dozen dead, only adds to the sense of urgency. the

welcome back to "cbs this morning." >>> for 20 years now -- for 12 years now, venus williams has beenionships at wimbledon. this weekend, she won the women's doubles with her sister serena, their 13th grand slam doubles title. however, venus lost in the first round of the women's singles, another setback as she battles effects of an autoimmune disease. she joins us now in studio 57 and we're thrilled to have her here. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> great to see you. how was this wimbledon for you, was it bittersweet? >> no, it was a great experience for serena and i. obviously, watching her in the stands in the final, i felt like i played that match. i was sitting there, i was so nervous. i've never been so nervous. i just wanted her to have that feeling. so, it was a great wimbledon for me, for all of us. >> and she came right back and played the doubles as much as she faced, she was right there with you for the doubles. >> and we've done that a handful of times, you know? it's such an honor to be in the singles final --. and to be in the doubles finals it's like, wow. i can'

. >> and venus williams in the house with the kastles. stay with us. >> that does it for us. fox 5 news always on www.myfoxdc.com. >> keep it here. sports xtra two minutes away. bye. now about that bear.

. >> this afternoon venus williams showed up in downtown washington for a promotional event. she will be here in washington next monday when the take of boston in the waterfront. >> back in one week playing with the capital's -- kastles. last week we want here we are trying to repeat. >> the magic say they have no trade for dwight howard but blake griffin did sign a contract extension for the clippers. clucks five years $95 million? >> he will not qualify for a tax cut. >> a final look >> still a few heavy downpours popping up south of the city. they will diminish her over the next few days. they are becoming more widespread friday and saturday. temperatures will inch back up too. they will turn slightly cooler by the end of next week. bob ryan will have more tonight. >> better than 100 degrees. >> you can [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman who believes decisions about our boes and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion --

>>> meanwhile last night after winning her women's doubles and singles matches for the kalss, venus williams big sendoff from the crowd as she is headed off to board a plane to go to london for the olympics. today venus at wimbledon carrying the olympic torch. a five-time singles champ at the all england club. andy murray also carrying the torch at center court. maybe bittersweet because he just lost to roger federer in the wimbledon finals a few weeks ago. >>> a final note that it's extremely important that we get this in. >> this is heavy-duty. >>> ochocinco is no more. the dolphins wide receiver has officially changed his name back to chad johnson. he just got married. his wife evelyn probably preferred mrs. johnson rather than mrs. ochocinco. >> what i hear, she said to him, honey, i am not a number. >> that ching. >> thanks amber. >>> coming up a ferrari collector's prize possessions >>> the price of an airline ticket is going up again. friday united airlines announced it will raise base fares by $10 on all domestic flights. it took hours for most major airlines to match the move. delta

venus william beat italy. sister serena also advanced. andy roddick moved forward. roger federer had no problem advancing and american marty malloy took home a medal in judo. tom rivers, abc2 news london. >>> all right. start off with a check of the radar. most of it is clear. then down lear in northern virginia, a couple of storms west of the virginia suburbs. you have to get almost halfway to winchester to find that active weather. around the immediate baltimore area conditions sitting clear. that was not the case earlier today. one of those rare days where you go from cloud cover top showers -- to showers. we saw brighter conditions overtake the city as we worked into the afternoon. how about a look at laurel aboard the football field getting greener now that we had decent rain and skies clearing off nicely after morning rain and ocean city always a place to be in the last days of july. as we look toward the first days of august, pretty good beach weather beach side. let's take a look at the overall setup. 85 at airport. humidity moderate to high. winds are out o

venus williams advanced for a record fourth olympic gold.also going on in the next round. andy roddick moved forward as did the john isner. >> of china and the u.s. are tied with 17 apiece. china with nine, the united states of five gold medals. japan is in third place followed by italy and france. talk about working for cheap. organizers say carney and other star performers who took part in the opening ceremony were paid 1 pound. they had to be paid something to make their contracts binding. 4:6, 00 4:56 find out whose shade up and the [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm going to... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle but swiffer wetjet's ray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time so you don't miss a thing. swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. and for dry messes big and small try swiffer sweeper vac. >> it was a violent night in the district. separate shootings le

venus williams filling in for her sister.tals extended their 26th unbeaten match streak. the home finale is tuesday. go out and support our players before the olympics. congratulations to barry larkin. he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame along with the late cub, ron santos. >> tomorrow will be a big day for penn state. the announcement at 9:00 a.m. kathryn jackson, missing? >> we gotta sell the car.r. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. gein. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >> michael jackson's mother is reportedly ok. earlier today, there was a brief scare. actually yesterday some family members reported her missing. jermaine jackson reported his mother is doing fine. she is in arizona with family members, under doctor's orders to rest. days ago, there were reports family members were squabbling over michael jackson's well. >> i hope everyone enjoyed the cool temperatures we had yesterday. tomorrow is back into t

venus williams and the unbeaten, taking on kansas. venus filling in for serena.the olympics. after helping win the women's doubles, near court. wins the singles. the backhand winner. v venus would win the match. then off to london and the olympics. she will carry the torch tomorrow. tonight. 25-8 for their 26th straight win. coming up on sports final. more from the british open. including tiger's tumble in the standings. on to his bum. from great britain to zach britain. great as the orioles went for the fifth straight win. plus we have a story of not one, two kayakers, heading to london on a plane. looking to bring home the gold. in a few minutes on sports final. >> glad on a plane. >> yeah, long, long. >> they would be late. >> yeah. after the break. a visitor that had other shoppers >>> michael jackson's mother, katherine is safe and sound. her nephew reported her missing last night. guardian to michael's three children. paris tweet she'd hadn't seen her in a week. katherine recently suffered a ministroke and is in arizona with family. paris tweeted her grandm

don't forget, venus williams is here on monday, serena on the 2 2á7b.more than 20 players left since randy showed up. try spinning that in a positive way. that has been kevin anderson's job. this is what they are saying. the players remain are truly on board and they are the ones we really wanted. here is what else anderson is saying. academic performance is up and recruiting is looking good. maryland is ranked just sixth in the acc by rivals.com and recruiting. sixth that is. anderson still standing by his man. >> if randy wasn't a good coach and people couldn't see where we were taking this program, we wouldn't have the caliber of recruits coming in. if randy wasn't a good coach and we weren't running a good program, i don't think they would be saying hey, i want to be part of this. >> we'll see. finally back to wizards. he had 11 points, but he fouled out of the game. so what, right? here's the what. you get ten fouls in summer league. almost twice the normal amount. ten fouls, 30 minutes. a foul every three minutes. >> how? >> i don't know. he was a

>> venus williams staying dry at wimbledon today carrying the olympics torch.rying the torch at center court. you can watch the olympic games right here on news4. coverage begins friday with the opening ceremony. dan hellie is reporting from london. >>> may i say you don't have to be 19 years old to do a number of different things. 19 helps but -- >> it's easier -- homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. find the program that's right for you at phoenix.edu/beltway so what i'm saying is, people like options. when you take geico, you can call them anytime you feel like saving money. it don't matter, day or night. use your computer, your smartphone, your tablet, whatever. the point is, you have options. oh, how convenient. hey.

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torch bearer the world number four passed the torch to and now the international tennis star venus williams why the three time olympic medal when it passed it to former england international footballer michael owen and i.o.c. executive board member sergei volkov also played a part in the procession. this is. movement of which he united the people of his different religion. different language it through sports through lympics the people always together this is fantastic unique power of. a splinter of pressure on the russian a women's volleyball team a surrogate chinnock of a face with the challenge of bringing home their first gold since nineteen eighty eight. the women of the soviet union were well used to dominating competition at the net winning for gold from ninety six. the eight to nine hundred eighty eight but they've been deprived of the best spot on the podium since then unable to rise above second place in one thousand nine hundred two two thousand and two thousand and four the team finished outside the top four in the ensuing two thousand and eight games in beijing this year russia

. >>> and fresh off her wimbledon doubles championship, venus williams holds court in studio 57. more a little later on "cbs this morning." that is the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. as always, i appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com com but it this morning how the strategy isn't turning up result coul >>> sure there's fogs up there right now,

london after a relay around the country wimbledon finalist andy murray passed on the flame to venus williams at the all england club while footballer michael owen was also given the honor of barry torch and former palos verdes great said they are surrounding the london streets with a nine hundred eighty m. to limbic champion nor do the image explain that. this is powerful in big movement of olympians and which unite the people of his different religion with different language it's no border through sports rule lympics the people always together business from bus ticket to and unique power of olympian. that in the meantime russia has gone for use either experience as five up and coming gymnasts will be vying to restore the country's former glory and the men's artistic gymnastics in london. has more. from the russian artistic gymnasts have always had a lot to live up to that of the distinguished tradition of soviet union athletes between russia and the us is forty nine gold medals have been won at the olympic games showing in any other nation but now times have changed russia may still be one

here's venus williams and won her mixed doubles and doubles matches.gles match, but it doesn't matter because the kastles defeated boston 26-11 and have a very impressive 22 in a row. >>> tomorrow at 5:00 and 6:00 i'll be live at nats park as the nats go to down to begin a big three-game series. will thomas is already in town to wrap up the show. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. and a single pool of sharable data that powers up to 10 devices. the first plan of it's kind. share everything. only from verizon. add a smartphone for just $40 monthly access. but they can be really well thexpensive.ted a puppy, so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> this is my big 10 second good-bye. now you have the news edge. we will

the tennis stars andy murray and venus williams returning to wimbledon.ts this time. they have the olympic torches. both off the tournament last month and will soon be back competing for that gold medal. >>> just three days to go before the opening ceremonies. you can catch all the action right here on nbc bay area. >> we suggest you check out our website. all sorts of cool things. photos and profiles of your bay area athletes. logon to nbcbayarea.com, look for the london 2012 section of our home page. raj mathai will be there reporting live throughout the olympics. >> he's probably sleeping right now. >> probably. needs some rest. >>> the ultimate frequent flier reward, that story when we come back. >>> welcome back. virgin america wants to send one of its frequent fliers into space. >> yeah. i like the sound of this one. the bay area-based airline revamping its rewards program and blowing it up large, going all galaxy. this is part of a plan to send one frequent flier into space. the person who scores the most points between august 8th of this year and

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so, what a day for the williams sisters. venus said afterwards, her sister serena and her battles against her health problems has been her inspiration. it was a match made in heaven. what a triumphant day for serena williams. it was a huge victory. that came with huge emotions. serena williams winning her fifth wimbledon title. but this one may be the sweetest. she quickly jumped into the stands to celebrate with her family and moments after that win, choked back tears as she spoke to them. >> thank you from the bottom of my heart. i almost didn't make it a few years ago. i was in the hospital and now i'm here again. >> reporter: it's been the toughest two years of the athlete's life. bouncing back from surgeries. now, tying her big sister's five wimbledon crowns. >> i have always wanted

. -- venus williams began her bid for her fourth olympic gold. american marty mulloy took home a bronze medal in judo. >> so far, so good. the united states is tied with china for the most medals. they are followed by japan italy, and france. >> still ahead the cast of modern family goes back to work next week. >> a large amount of marijuana see who police say is responsible. those adtaking my words about small business out of context -- they're flat out wrong. of course americans build their own businesses. every day, hard-woing people sacrifice to meet a payroll, create jobs, and make our economy run. and what i said was that we need to stand behind them as america always has, by investing in education and training roads and bridges, research and technology. i'm barack obama and i approve this message because i believe we're all inl his together. >> you are watching abc 7 news and 5:00 with leon harris, allison's darling, doug hill weather and tim brant's boards. -- alison starling. >> to make teenagers are in police custody tonight, charged as

martinna navratilova, venus williams and steffi graf. serene ya against a first-timer in the final. is the winner coming up. she only had 16 winners versus 5 for radwanska. she would the first set 6-1. a bit of rain delay. after the roof was closed. radvanska would rally. she proved she belonged with shots like that. serena with a big forehand and after a short rally, serena with a backhand winner up the line right there. she closes it out. a three-set win gives her five wimbledon singles titles. it's been a rough two years since her last title in 2010. >> i can't even describe. i thank why jehovah for letting me get this far. i was in the hospital a few years ago. now i'm here. i'm so happy. >> reporter: and serena and venus went to win the double william. >>> tiger woods had won 14 majors but unlike serena, the debate remains, is he back? something that mr. martin and i kicked off in this week's off the wall. >> he is back? >> he is? >> yes. >> he is back? >> even before you asked the question. >> this is the third tournament. he has won this year. >> which is more than anybody el

john miller will look at how was law-enforcement using information and for your privacy venus williamstops by studio 57 talking wimbledon. she discord another doubles victory. will see you at 7. >>> cbs this morning starts at 7. >>> 6:52 a.m. people are willing to pay money to be the first ones off an airplane >>> a new survey shows that 20 percent of respondents would do that some as much as $20 no charges an exit fee yet, but fees to be the first person off the planned range from 9 to $39 u.s. carriers rick and over $1 billion in baggage and reservation change the spirit which you pay to get off the plane first? kimberly said people who need to hurry should be given the opportunity to exit first share your thoughts on facebook or twitter or cbs 5 at facebook dot com >>> it took 25 minutes to get out the plan last night. i would have given her at 20 and flown out the door. >>> 6:53 a.m. a popular home was up in flames in east bay. >>> 6:53 a.m. a popular home was up in flames in east bay. ,,,,i'm a native californian. times are tough. our state's going through a tough time. but we can

venus williams is in town on business and to play for the washington castles of world team tennis.he home opener is tomorrow night. they are defending the first perfect season in league history. >> for me, when i'm playing for the team, i try to give 100%, i try to make sure the time i'm there, i win. i try to contribute to the team, so that way when i'm away, hopefully they can take some wins as well. i have family here. i have so many things i do here, family and friends. when i'm here, i feel at home action so it's some place that i love to come to. >>> full disclosure, venus will not be playing tomorrow, but she will be playing on the 16th, the star players of world team tennis don't play every match. >> when she's there, you step up the game. >> it's really fun to watch even when venus isn't there. crowd gets involved, you don't see a lot of trash talking in regular -- >> thank you, dan. >>> coming up, a loyal lottery player hits another big jackpot. >> >>> for all your news, be >>> mom is always watching. this is a lesson. a would-be robber in mississippi got foiled business

the first lady was down there this week, venus williams played. electric tennis down there. >> right on water. >> it is, the wharve down there they call it. >>> when news 4 at 4:00 returned. video of a buy being pulled from the sewer, why rescuers almost didn't find him. >> do you have another one ready to come out? >> a mother gives birth by herself on the side of the road. turns out she's carrying twins. >>> veronica is watching the storms in our direction. >>> a double surprise for a state trooper in utah, he helped a mom deliver twins on the side of a highway. the ordeal was caught on his cruiser's dash cam and the new mom also deserves some praise. >> minutes after checking on duptty tuesday morning, sergeant was dispatched to a woman in labor with twins. >> i came upon and there they were by themselves, a honda accord. i walked up and she's in the front passenger seat and i had already had one baby in her arms. >> do you have another one ready to come out? >> with i healthy baby boy in her arms, he prepared for baby number two. >> i'll get m

venus williams got her fourth gold medal. moving forward in the competition. >> here is the total medal count. china and the u.s. are tied in first place with 17 medals. although china has nine gold medals and the u.s. has five. japan is in third place with 11 total medals. italy has eight. france has seven. if you would think that once you give one an olympic medal, you are set for life. you might be surprised how much the metals are words. the actual value of a gold medal, if you breakdown of what goes into it is $644. the silver is $330. the bronze is worth $4.71 in the current market. it's likely somebody like michael phelps would make a huge amount if he would sell his on ebay. some future offspring can thank a popular book for their existence. later on good morning america we will hear from some couples claiming the book 50 shades of gray got them pregnant and improved their sex lives. gm may will have comments posted by some couples from apparent in website. the book has sold more than 30 million copies in various form

ahead the olympic games, venus williams on the plaza. coming up. >> live, local, latebreaking.ore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's check on the morning commute with the latest. northbound traffic is stopped at the steel bridge. due to a. watch for an accident clearing on the west side outer loop. majorlook at 895, showing delays due to. the northbound. lingering delays on the west side all the way to 795. john, let's look at the weather. >> you can see by those traffic cameras that the sun is shining in the baltimore area, but when you go south, there are clouds. that should be the trend during the day. a crane to the south, and the farther north towards the pennsylvania line, greater share of sunshine. there is the stalled front to the south. next one down two hours southwest. it will bring some rain chances again to southern maryland. generally south of the annapolis area to the lower eastern shore. farther north, the greater the chance you avoid the rain. 76 degrees is the reading right now at b.w.i. marshall. 79% humidity. that number continues to fall. barometer

. >>> last night venus williams put the kastles in the spotlight against the boston lobsters. >> theyt the only sisters making waves in the sport. holly joins us live from kastles stadium. holly? >> reporter: boston isn't the only lobsters. that's what we feel like this morning. >> got you. >> reporter: we are having a great time and that's in large part due to murphy, the coach, coach of the year last year. why are you so good? >> because of our team, our players. we refuse to lose. >> reporter: we refuse to lose. it's worked out. >> we're the hardest working team out here. you'll see us practicing hours every morning and afternoon. come match time, we're grinding. blood, sweat and tears out here. >> reporter: you can see, you came out just to talk to us and you're getting in a good warmup. >> thank god you guys came to visit us, because i think on a day like today, our players may have wanted the day off. but, you know, there's no rest for the weary. and our team ceases to quit. refuse to lose. >> reporter: i think you need to sweat some more. get on out there. >> you need to sweat

venus williams advanced in her bid for a record fourth olympic gold. to the next round. in men, andy roddick moved forward. as did john isner. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> those of you with calculators out at home. china, nine gold medals, five silver, three bronze. team usa has five gold, seven silver, and five bronze. >> really have been watching as you know, i'm obsessed. a puerto rican kid from the south bronx. >> your home turf. >> my old neighborhood. johnny orozco, he didn't do that well in sort of the all-around gymnastics. he has such a terrific story. there are so many great stories on the american team this year. >> the great part of this. >> so many wonderful stories. >> see so many heroes emerge. folks come in. they all of a sudden, couple weeks later, household names, covers of wheaties boxes. heroes being born. >> i love it. >> that part is cool. keep fight, team usa. >>> coming up the bollywood bombshell putting a little more skin into "the skinny." we said that before. >>> and the revolving door of judges on "american idol." so

in tennis, venus williams competes at wimbledon where she carried the torch back in june. today she'll face the italian she beat at the australian open, then take otero main yn the the with her sister. dana vollmer's favored in today's 100 meter butterfly. missy franklin swims solo after helping the american relay team win bronze. >> one of the best relays i've had a chance to be a part of. >> reporter: gymnastics gets under way with national champion jordyn wieber. fortunately, that's inside but other things like beach volleyball and field hockey. we can hear them cheering. those events are outside. unfortunately, we've had some rain here. it's kind of cool. in fact, the weather feels a lot more like the bay area, certainly, than these athletes would like it for those outdoor events. >> thank you very much, tracey. we also know that we will have more for you later on on the duel in the pool. the showdown between ryan lochte and michael phelps. we'll tell what you lochte had to say about winning his first gold medal of these games in just a few minutes. the archery team wi