late into the london night is the reward of gold medalist dana volmer. this is part of the olympics you usually don't see, not the coach or the trainers, but the husband and parents who shared her journey. >> she's got her life in order, she's figured out here food aller allergies, she doesn't have the stress she had in 2008. she's a lot more calm. >> she has a wonderful husband. >> gold does a funny thing to people. it makes them giddy and weak in the knees. >> i'm still shaking all over and seeing my family', i hadn't got to see them yet and that was just incredible. >>> and by the way, volmer's husband andy grant is a former swimmer at stanford. >>> the 2012 olympics is getting a record amount of coverage both on tv and on the net. 3,500 hours to be act. obviously we can't show you every image from the games, but we are making a serious effort. here's lawrence scott to show you how you can find the most awesome and most dramatic moments a far. >> we are several days into the 2012 london olympics and already we have seen some amazing images coming out

. >> reporter: dana volmer will be racing in the olympics. and it is a bitter comeback after she failed to qualify for the olympic trials. >> it seemed like in my career, i always had something. >> reporter: at one point there was a heart condition, an acl injury and shoulder pain and back pain and also mysterious stomach aches. >> i had been to the emergency room three times at meets for stomach aches. >> reporter: doctors at first could not figure out what was wrong. turns out vollmer was allergic to gluten found in eggs and wheat and barley. gluten is a challenge, but it is one opponent she knows how to beat. >> i want to put up a great race and a gold medal is definitely on my mind. >> now, if you need to eat a gluten-free diet, read the labels very carefully, because gluten protein is in a lot of foods that you would not

. >> dana volmer, what a day. sets a new world record. didn't even qualify for the olympics last time around. dominated the 100 meter butterfly. winning the gold with the time of 55.98. second swimmer to set a new world record here in london to. make her feat more amazing. vollmer lost a swim cap in the middle of the race. gold was sweet redemption. first u.s. female swimmer to strike gold in london. >> just one of those swims where you hear the crowd and adrenaline builds and you realize that you are not dying. and, it was just everything. it was perfect. >> on the court, perhaps more media than fans for the start of the team usa and france game. perhaps, that's because everyone knew it was going to be total, utter domination. kevin durant, prince george's county native leads the way. the guys are probably going to roll through the olympics if they keep playing like they are right now. durant, team usa putting on a show. and how about the first fan. michelle obama in the stands. cheering the red white and blue. team usa sloppy start. hit

. >> reporter: dana volmer will be racing in the olympics. and it is a bitter comeback after she failed to qualify for the olympic trials. >> it seemed like in my career, i always had something. >> reporter: at one point there was a heart condition, an acl injury and shoulder pain and back pain and also mysterious stomach aches. >> i had been to the emergency room three times at meets for stomach aches. >> reporter: doctors at first could not figure out what was wrong. turns out vollmer was allergic to gluten found in eggs and wheat and barley. gluten is a challenge, but it is one opponent she knows how to beat. >> i want to put up a great race and a gold medal is definitely on my mind. >> now, if you need to eat a gluten-free diet, read the labels very carefully, because gluten protein is in a lot of ods that you would not expect like soy sauce and salad dressings. that is going to wrap it up for sgmd. let's keep the conversation going on twitter at cnn p cnn.com/sanjay. now, let's get a check of the now, let's get a check of the top stories

that's dana volmer swimming and men, as well. there's a chance that the 100 meter freestyle relay will include both ryan lochte and michael phelps this time together on the same team. battling for gold and the underdogs in that event. outside the pool, you have the basketball team, men's basketball kicking it off today against france. lebron james and kobe bryant on the court. you also have the finals in the 3 meter springboard diving competition for the women and also the much-anticipated women's gymnastics kicks off with its qualifiers. alex? >> yep. that is going to be fun to watch and people sitting prime time for that. how about watching the games yesterday? what stood out to you? we heard people that were spoken to after the swimming event when lochte beat phelps. that was a shocker for so many. >> reporter: look. i was in our newsroom here in the olympic compound when that event took place and literally everything stopped. people stood up and watched because it really one of the most anticipated events certainly in these e

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america did grab gold when swimmer dana volmer smashed the world record in the 100 meter butterfly. olympic organizers are facing their own challenges . many sports fans are furs there's so many empty seats when they couldn't get a ticket. >> we've come from the other side of the world to be here. people aren't using those seats, let us in. >> british officials are now inviting soldiers to fill some of the spare seats. they insist the no shows are mostly games officials and athletes family and friends who only stay for a short time. former beatle paul mccartny found a seat in the basketball arena. michelle obama got hugs from the entire team of -- after the victory. >> british police say they haven't had any security issues so far. a set of keys to a soccer venue went missing but there was no security risk involved. >>> the o's avoid a three game sweep against the a's. rookie chen struck out a career high 12, including every starting expect number 9. weeders came through for the birds as well. a three run homer in the bottom of the 3rd. the o's go on the beat the a's 6-1. >> the yan

dana volmer's favored in today's 100 meter butterfly. missy franklin swims solo after helping the american relay team win bronze. >> this was one of the best teams i've had an opportunity to be a part of. >> gymnastics gets under way with world champion gymnast jordan weaver. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> this morning, michael phelps' fans a little bit disappointed about how the hometown hero started his run in this year's olympic games but it hasn't stopped them from cheering them on. with six more races to go, he'll have plenty of opportunities to come back. george letis was at phelps' viewing part in towson. >> it was a surprising and disappointing night for fans of hometown hero michael phelps who finished fourth in his opening race to make history. >> it's disappointing to see him come in fourth. i thought he was going to pull it together. >> moments after the defeat, the critics called it up nationwide. some calling this race the passing of the torch to winner 'ryan lochte and things got a bit personal on twitter. this tweet sa

volmer, this saturday and sunday. you can continue the conversation with me @kyra.cnn. >>> welcome to news internation international. i'm suzanne malveaux. we take you around the world in 60 minutes, and here is what is 60 minutes, and here is what is happening right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> what you are hearing is gun fire and cars burning on the street streets. this is life in damascus and one day since a major attack when the syrian officials have been reported killed in syria so far today. the syrian council tried to push through more sanctions against syria today, but it was vetoed by russia and china. we want to go to a journalist working inside of damascus and talk to him live in a couple of minutes, but first, we are getting kwoword of a u.s. milit crash in oman which happened 15 miles from the country's capital. five crew members were on board, and the condition is not clear. military officials don't know what caused this crash, but they say it was not attacked. >>> in northern columbia,

. >> reporter: dana volmer led sunday. the 25-year-old won gold in the 100-meter butterfly in world record time. the men won silver in the 400 meter freestyle relay, earning michael phelps his 17th medal. but his great performance wasn't enough to get ahead of the french team. abby johnston and kelci bryant earned silver in the diving pool, the first olympic synchronized diving medal for the u.s. and kim rhode achieved gold in women's skeet and made olympic history. 393 year old first american athlete to win five medals in an individual event in five consecutive olympic games. it was also a good day for american men's basketball. after a lackluster start, the superstar squad beat france 98-71. >> when you see lebron james diving for a ball, the first couple minutes of the game, what does that say? >> it shows how much we want it. >> reporter: michelle obama was on hand to cheer the players and provide hugs. u.s. women's gymnastics team moving on to the finals without jordyn wieber, the world champion came in a shocking thi

dana volmer going for a gold later in the final of the women's 100 meters butter fly. she debuted at age 16 in athens. missed out beijing four years ago. she's desperate to get back to the top of the podium. >> the u.s. basketball team going up against france this morning. that's going to be a big game. >> reporter: huge. full of nba stars. i like to call them the dream team. i know that applies to the 1992 team from barcelona, jordan, magic johnson, larry byrd. but for the u.s. side, the new nba champion lebron james, lakers star kobe bryant, you've got carmelo anthony of the knicks. lots of big names missing out like blake griffin, chris bosh, all injured. derek rose, mvp from last year, of course. outside of the u.s., fran are the other team with the most stars including san antonio spurs tony parker. it's important for the u.s. to win and win big at this early stage. to fulfill the boasts of both bryant and james who said they could beat the dream team of 1992. let's talk about this really, really bizarre moment at the opening ceremonies. a lot of folks might have

. >> reporter: dana volmer led sunday. the 25-year-old won gold in the 100 meter butterfly in world record time. the men won silver in the 400 meter freestyle relay, earning michael phelps his 17th medal. but his great performance wasn't enough to get ahead of the french team. abby johnston and kelci bryant earned silver in the diving pool, the first olympic synchronized diving medal for the u.s. and kim rhode achieved gold in women's skeet and made olympic history. 393 year old first american athlete to win five medals in an individual event in five consecutive olympic games. also a good day for american men's basketball. after a lackluster start, the super star squad beat france 98-71. >> when you see lebron james diving for a ball, the first come minutes of the game what does it say? >> it shows how much we want it. >> reporter: michelle obama was on hand to cheer the players and provide hugs. u.s. women's gymnastics team moving on to the finals without jordyn wieber, the world champion came in a shocking third only the