a huge night in beach volleyball, setting up an all-american final in women's beach volleyball at what's really the best venue at all these olympic games. incredible video of a waist lifter dropping 432 pounds on himself. it's a little tough to watch but we'll show to it you a little bit later. >> thanks so much, we'll talk in a second. >>> we move on to presidential politics where the obama campaign is pushing back against a new romney attack ad, one that accuses the president of trying to reverse the accomplishments of president bill clinton's welfare reform in the mid '90s. >> in 1996, president clinton and a bipartisan congress reformed welfare as we know it. on july 12th, president obama quietly announced a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. under obama's plan you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. welfare for work goes back to we'll plain old welfare. >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> a.m. paining outside of chicago romney accused the. >> president of fostering a "culture of depen

medal in beach volleyball and they're in the gold medal match. they beat a chinese pair yesterday. this will be their last olympics they've said and they want to go out on top the best beach volleyball duo in the world. in a bit of an upset, jen kessy and april ross upset a brazilian team yesterday. that means tonight at horse guards parade where they've dumped 5,000 tons of sand for beach volleyball, an all-american final, should be exciting tonight. >>> back on the track, lolo jones, remember big disappointment in beijing, she was winning the 100 meter hurdles in beijing and clipped the second to last one, finished in seventh. she's been waiting four years to get redemption. and did not get it. lolo jones finishing in fourth place, just off the medal podium. more disappointment for her. she does say she's going to try to come back for real, she said, "i am crushed." difficult video to show you here. if you've got kids maybe you want to move them away. this is german weight lifter may tie yas steiner trying to lift 432 pounds and he drops it on

. >>> later on, team usa plays beach volleyball on our plaza against phthe men. they like a challenge. >> let us begin with a huge night in london for team usa. natalie has the highlights. >>> matt, savannah, ladies, good morning. it will be hard to match tuesday night's drama and excitement led by michael phelps and the women's gymnastics team. >> oh! unbelievable! >> reporter: the american women thundered their way to victory tuesday, striking gold in the gymnastics team final. >> with a good landing. >> reporter: one by one, the fab five took the floor and nailed every routine. >> gets the gold medal! >> reporter: when it was over, the americans, the dominant winner, with a score five points ahead of the russians, the first team gold medal for the u.s. since 1996. >> the crowd just clapped and cheered, and it gets me so pumped to have that support behind, you know, your back is definitely an amazing feeling. >> we've worked our whole life for this and just wanted to make it count. i'm so proud of all these girls. >> reporter: 17-year-old jordyn wieber, a momen

the scene of an all american show unfor beach volleyball gold. two-time defending champs kerri walsh jennings and misty may trainer against olympic rookies. >> we've been on the podium once this year and we haven't been on the podium with them at all so a nice experience to hear the national anthem. >> reporter: no anthem for the u.s. men's indoor volleyball team. they were eliminated in the quarter finals by italy. still in the hunt the u.s. soccer women looking to avenge a world cup loss with an encore match-up tomorrow against japan. >> definitely redemption but also an opportunity, an opportunity to show the world that we're the number one team in the world. >> reporter: medals weren't the point for saudi runner sarah attar. she wrote a page in the history books. >> to have so many people supporting me is a huge honor and i can't believe i'm here. >> reporter: last in her heat in the 800 meters she was the first olympian in track and field for her nation. this is a piece of the track from track and field. it's made out of a new polymer. the o

the horse drawn parade, beach volleyball venue. down here in the park we have a lot of people excited to see the action, actually on our plaza. >> going on right now. 16-year-old table tennis sensation ariel hsing. she's taking on jenna bush-hager. >> don't take out the viewers, jenny. >> also talk to jimmy fallon who made the trip to london. but first. >> also showing us how to tailgate at the olympics. >> we want to remind you, once we're done, the fun and excitement isn't done yet. an amazing group of concerts, big acts, talking about the fray, nicki minaj, country star carrie underwood, the smooth sounds of lionel richie. even a rare reunion of 98 degrees. five big concerts live on the plaza next week on "today." >> right now we want to welcome a couple of usa medal winnards. eric competing in olympics took silver, leo, the silver in the 1500 meters. he's the first american to medal in that event in 44 years. just to make the finals, how does it feel to win the silver medal. >> i feel like i should have won gold. >> enjoy it. >

they want to seal the deal on who is the world's best beach volleyball duo. take a look at the match that got them there yesterday against china. it was a hard fought game. they came back winning two sets, 22-20. >> any win is fantastic. definitely to come back from a deficit like that ranks up there. >> we have so much more in us for tomorrow. you know, we want the gold medal so bad. >> taking on the queens of beach volleyball are first time olympians jen kessy and april ross. they won the 2009 world championships and yesterday beat the top seeded brazilian team to advance to the finals. let's now take a look at that match. kessy and ross lost the first match but came back to win the second and third. >> we played as hard as we could. our dream is coming true. >> catch them in tonight's all-american beach volleyball final when primetime coverage continues at 8:00 on nbc 4. >> we have been inspired seeing all the amazing athletes at the 2012 olympics including water polo players. you know you have. we found a team called the washington wetskins. love the name

really the big talk in the team in terms of team usa is the all-american final on the beach volleyball court later on today. ten minutes ago you ran a story on the british ambassador to the united states. you did very well on pronunciation, especially laura. sir peter. >> sir peter, right. >> she does a great english accent. i leave it alone and let the master take over. >> i'm making my kids call my mummy. >> she make us all call her mummy during the olympics. you can watch the showdown tonight at 8:00 on nbc bay area. also tonight, the track and field gold medal finals and qualifying rounds of the women's platform diving. >>> new details this morning. anger boiling over after a fire and chemical release the at a richmond refinery. chevron facing neighbors and getting an earful at a town hall meeting on tuesday. christie smith live at the refinery to what chevron is offering. >> reporter: chevron is still trying to get to the bottom of what caused this leak in the first place. residents, they still have aa lot of questions, particularly those affected by this huge cloud of black smoke

for what happened last night, if you ever have been to a beach volleyball event it's wild. especially at the olympics. a lot of high profile people were here. prince harry, joe montana, british actor russell brant. it was the normal fans having a great time carrying the energy throughout the evening. as for the match, it wasn't that close. if you saw it you know what i'm talking about. straight sets, kerri walsh, misty may-treanor as they beat their counterparts from orange county to win the gold for the third olympic. this is unprecedented. they never lost an olympics match. more touching was how kerri walsh reacted with her sons. in beijing she didn't have these guys. >> balancing motherhood and this crazy kreefrmt how did it feel holding your boys? >> i think i scared them. that's what life is all about, family and i just feel so blessed that i have this support, my husband, my boys sacrificed so much. and it truly was a family journey. my boys have allowed me to find my true self. >> one of the most grounded superstars we have dealt with, kerri walsh and her sons joe an

>> reporter: the all-american final and we heard a lot of this beach volleyball. i tell you, being at that is like being in a nightclub. the match itself wasn't really close. kerri walsh-jennings and misty may-treanor beat their american counterparts in straight sets. the most touching, kerri walsh holding her two young sons, joe and sundance, a working mother who made such an impact on the bay area wins gold in london. balancing motherhood and this crazy career of your, how did it feel holding your boys? >> i think i scared them. that's what life is all about, family, and i feel so blessed that i have the support system i do, that my husband sacrificed, my boys sacrificed so much to accomplish this dream together. it truly was a family journey. my boys have allowed me to find my true self and the world is such a better place now, now it's up to me to make my world how i want it. >> we've seen you grow up. how much does that bay area support mean? >> i'm so proud of my roots. my dream is move there with my family. thank you so much. i can't tell you how much it fo

women's beach volleyball team has created interest in this sport. many have said they have seen interest skyrocket. >> when i saw them and their big win, they influenced me and made me want to try it. it seemed like a lot of fun. >> absolutely. officials said that have seen a spike in the number of students try out for soccer and field hockey as well. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> warm temperatures across the area today, but about normal for the 13th day of august. the normal is 86 degrees. we officially hit 88. and dry conditions and warm temperatures continue statewide with the exception of coastal areas. and during the seabreeze at 78. -- enjoying this seabreeze at 78. very comfortable out here in allegany and garrett counties this afternoon. in baltimore, even though it was a little bit more than normal, the dewpoint at 52. the atmosphere is a lot drier than it has been for most of the summer. you can even get up to 90 degrees and it does not feel that bad. just a few light winds ove

two more came in in the all-american beach volleyball. they are still the queens of beachle havy ball. wednesday night misty may treanor and kerri walsh jennings won their third straight olympic gold medal. >> it's celebration time once again for the golden girls. >> they beat fellow americans jen kessy and april ross for gold. london was the final farewell for may-treanor. >> this womd deserved to go out on top. she's the best player there ever has been. she's not going anywhere. we're friends for life. >> i wanted to finish this journey with kerri. i believe in what she does and she believed in me. we knew that was possible. >> misty may's mus, matt, watched the match online from los angeles where he plays baseball for the dodgers. >> they stay focused. once they get their mind set on something, they're going to do it. >> for kessy and ross, it was their olympic debut. >> i can't believe we came out of it with a silver medal. i keep saying that, i can't believe it. >> a gold rush in track and field for the u.s. team. allyson felix fired

the scene of an all-american showdown for beach volleyball gold. the two defending champions against april ross. >> we have not been on the podium at all with them so it will be a nice experience to hear the national anthem altogether. >> there will be no anthems for the u.s. men's indoor volleyball team. there were eliminated today in the quarterfinals by italy. >> they played well. >> the soccer when looking to avenge the world cup loss. -- women looking to avenge the world cup loss. >> medals were not the point. she wrote a page in the history books. >> to have so many people reporting -- supporting me is a huge honor. >> she was her nation's first female olympians in track and field. >> earlier in our text question of the day, we asked which team had you found most impressive? >> 61% like to jennings. you can still texture favorite to 8509. >> replay the 1500-meter race and see matt centrowitz's finish. it is all on nbcolympics.com/wbal. >> there is more attack ads and unusual. >> war and where they're coming for -- coming from. >> the orioles

love beach volleyball. >> i am not a fan. i watched yesterday because that was history in the making. it was incredible. >> it was. it was. good for them. a major shakeup at the largest breast cancer foundation this morning. two executives at the susan g. komen for the cure out of their post. we'll talk about the politics behind it with the reporter that first broke the story straight ahead. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break..

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before they took gold last night, no women's beach volleyball team had ever won three medals of any kind. they were also the first to win two in a row when they won in beijing. let's watch steven colbert weigh in on the mechanic law and the impact on the price of pizza. >> the ceo of papa johns saids in 2014 will cost between 11 and 14 cents per pizza. >> 14 cents? i think everyone has a right to affordable health care, but at what price? there has to be a line we don't cross, and it's 14 cents. because if we sit by while every gets access to a doctor today, 14 cents more for a pizza, it could be three more cents per taco. >>> the first takes place in new bedford, massachusetts where robbers try to hold up a convenience start at knife point. he beats them with a broom handle and then a shelf. in evansville, indiana goes into a e empty mcdonald's and trying to take one of the registers. after that he sets his sights on an easier target. a cooler filled with yo gugurt parfaits. still ahead on "way too early" your super sized tweets and texts coming up. and "morning joe" moments away. ♪ i

also tonight we've got beach volleyball. both women's team including undefeated team from the last three olympics misty may-treanor and kerri walsh are going to be on tonight. and gymnastics, we've got one of our americans in that trying to sort of reclaim the glory for the men's team. they weren't able to get the gold together as a team but jacob dalton is going to take on that pommel horse tonight. and then we're going to see whether mikaela mar ownny can do that incredible vault we saw her do with the team. >> when she landed we were all like, are you kidding me? that's not a perfect ten. it looked so fabulous. tracie potts we're real excited. i'm a little sad i have to say we only have one more week. can you give me a quick preview from the closing ceremony. is anybody talking about that yet? >> closing ceremonies are supposed to be basically a tribute to british music. one of the popular bands here one direction. >> cool. >> is going to be at that closing ceremony. so we're told. >> we love that. all right thanks so muc

>> they are still the queens of beach volleyball. wednesday night misty may treanor and kerri walsh jennings won their third olympic medals. the pair beat fellow americans jen kessy and april ross for gold. may treanor and walsh jennings have never lost a match in the olympics. >> i felt this woman deserved to go out on top. she's not going anywhere. we're friends for life. >> i wanted to finish this journey with kerri. i believe in what she does and she believes in me. we knew this was possible. >> misty may's mus matt watched the matchline from los angeles where he plays baseball. >> once they get their minds set on something, it's no holds barred, they're going to go out and do it. >> for kessy and ross, it was their olympic debut. >> i can't believe we came out of it with a silver medal, in the olympics. we keep saying that. >> a gold rush in track and field for the u.s. team. in the 200 meter, allyson felix fired down the stretch after taking gold in beijing. >> that's a big jump. >> a victory in the long jump for brittney reese

will bring home the gold and silver in women's beach volleyball. misty trainer and her teammate will look for a win. aly reisman flipped her way to gold in gymnastics. she took the bronze earlier to become the most decorated of the fierce five. her teammate has slipped off the team. in the 100-meter hurdler don harper and kelly wells were edged out by an australian hurdler. lola jones -- did not qualify. richard and two others all advanced. how about this algerian runner? he got kicked out of the olympics. it turned that he was in the -- he had a knee injury and was not even supposed to be in the game. he was allowed back in and took the gold. >> china is still in the lead overall. 73-70. great britain is in third place at 48, tied with russia. japan runs at the top five. it is a little warm out there. 75 degrees. >> so much more to come on "good morning washington." a not so funny situation for co

let's talk beach volleyball because everyone here is talking about it. it is the first time in the history of these olympics that two beach volleyball teams from the same country will face each other in the championship match. the two-time gold medalists misty may-treanor and kerri walsh are teaming up later tonight to face their own american teammates, jennifer kessy and april ross. kessy and ross beat the number one seed brazil. it was a tough game for treanor and walsh. they said china got aggressive. as treanor said, they had to turn the heat up on them. then the other guaranteed medals for later today are in boxing. women's boxing. a new sport here at the olympics. take a look. the flyweight esparza is fighting and shields. both of them in different classes are in bronze medal matches. that means even if they lose, they at least get a bronze medal. as you said, arcaron, we're looking at three medals. we just don't know who is going to be on the top by the end of the day. >> tracie potts live in london. thank you. >>> 75 degrees. ahead, the final thr

will bring home the gold and silver in women's beach volleyball. two-time olympic champions misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings looking for a three-peat when they take on u.s. team two, jennifer kessy and april ross they advanced with a win over top-seeded brazil. final day of gymnastics competition, aly raisman flipped her way to gold in the floor exercise. earlier took the bronze for the balance beam to become the most decorated of the fierce five. teammates gabby douglas who slipped off the beam and jordyn wieber who may have a stress fracture in her right leg came away empty-handed. in the 100-meter hurdles, americans dawn harper and kellie wells were edged out of the gold by sally pearson. they took silver and bronze respectively. lolo jones, who fell at ninth of ten hurdles four years ago finished fourth. in the 200 semis, sanya richards-ross, allyson felix and carmelita jeter advanced. and how about the algerian runner, kicked out of the olympics monday for not giving his all in the 800 meters. turned out he had a knee injury and wasn

let's talk basketball for a moment, basketball and beach volleyball, actually, because the beach volleyball team here that is essentially undefeated, they were about to play last night, but the game was delayed by 30 minutes or so. and turns out, some of our star basketball players came by to see them. they ended up playing an unscheduled game for a bit with kevin durant, carmelo anthony, james harden. unfortunately, we weren't around to be able to show you that, but we're told that this isn't the first time that the basketball players have come by to play a game with them. apparently, the basketball stars are big fans of these undefeated women in beach volleyball. >> interesting. okay. i guess that's all right when you're playing at the olympics. everybody wants to get little bit of the action there. all right. tracie potts live for us in london. thank you. >>> 6:07 is your time now, 73 degrees out there. why some local homeowners could be getting a check in the mail. >>> plus, the mistakes that could set suspected wife-killer drew peterson free as soon as today. >>> the temperature is abo

. >>> team usa will be winning at least one gold medal because it is an all american beach volleyball. they advance to their third straight gold medal match. plmp newcomers ross and cassie sweeped out a three-set win to make it to the final as well. we'll preview tonight's gold medal match and the day's other big empts coming up in ten minutes. >>> the gymnastics events are now over. americanal aly raisman is now heading home with three medals. team was nearly flawless with her sticking almost every landing and adding difficulty to a routine that helped the americans win team gold. >> it felt amazing. it just really exciting. it still hasn't hit me yet. this day was amazing and went exactly how i wanted it to go. >> raisman finish eed fourth bu protested and won a medal. gabby douglas placed seventh. congratulations all around. amazing london games for the women's gymnastics team. >> i'm stuck on the volleyball thing. >> you're still stuck on that. okay. >> two american teams playing against each other. that doesn't seem right on some level. >> you can just root for team usa. >> exact

>> team usa against team usa in women's beach volleyball. on tuesday misty may-treanor and kerri walsh-jennings beat china. a frightening moment during the weightlifting competition. germa germany's athlete dropped the barbell on his neck during the lift. the olympic champion managed to wave to the crowd as he left the platform. he had to withdraw from the prosecute heavyweight competition. doctors say he's going to be okay, although he does have a bit of back pain. one other note, ann romney's horse failed to make the cut in the dressage competition. now to the rest of the day's top stories. >>> admitted killer jared lee loughner faces life in prison after pleading guilty to last year's massacre in tucson. the shooting killed six people and wounded 16 others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. his guilty plea was part of an agreement with prosecutors that will spare loughner the death penalty. giffords and her husband welcome the plea saying it will help the community recover. >>> former girlfriend of michael page is facing gun char

also tonight we've got beach volleyball. both women's team including undefeated team from the last three olympics misty may-treanor and kerri walsh are going to be on tonight. and gymnastics, we've got one of our americans in that trying to sort of reclaim the glory for the men's team. they weren't able to get the gold together as a team but jacob dalton is going to take on that pommel horse tonight. and then we're going to see whether mikaela mar ownny can do that incredible vault we saw her do with the team. >> when she landed we were all like, are you kidding me? that's not a perfect ten. it looked so fabulous. tracie potts we're real excited. i'm a little sad i have to say we only have one more week. can you give me

and we do have some beach volleyball going on as we continue into tonight, also into wednesday. we'll also find showers for wednesday. then we're clearing for thursday and also friday. here's the interesting thing about beach volleyball in the women's, there have been two teams that have now made it from usa into the semifinals, so if both of those teams win here for tonight, we could be seeing a head to head match with team usa. never happened before in history, but if it does, that could secure the gold and also the silver. we'll see what happens. of course, kerri walsh will be involved in all of that action and by friday, we have 100 on the seven-day. >> thanks, jeff. &>> still ahead, breaking boundaries. what a woman is supposed to do this week that will make sports history. >>> solving problems with puppy? a new plan starting today pair dogs and pan handlers and why it could be the key to helping everybody. one animal rights group is opposing it. >>> an update on the developing story, the amber alert. we just learn the police are looking at a vehicle parked at t

that's where the beach volleyball court was, and that's where kerri walsh was shining last night. the dynamic die woe was tough against the chinese last night. they battled back it to win it. kerri walsh and misty may-treanor advance to the gold medal chance against another team from team usa. >> i feel really proud and really humbled. i just said we eeked is it out. we stuck together in game one and game two. we started to slip away. we had so much more in us for tomorrow. we want that gold medal so bad. >> it's later tonight in london. and also the gold medal match in water polo, but to get to the gold medal match was not easy. time usa against australia. maggie steffens scored a goal in overtime as the americans come back to beat the australiians. now team usa advan advances to polo to the gold medal match. >> raj, thank you. kerri walsh going for the gold tonight 8:00 on the primetime coverage right here on nbc bay area. also tonight the track and field gold medal finals and the qualifying rounds of the women's platform diving. make sure to stay with nbc bay area both on air a

one of our local athletes will be back in the spot light at the beach volleyball elimination rounds. kerri walsh and misty may-treanor play tomorrow night against the netherlands. the two-time olympic gold medalist. split up a couple of years ago. the pair got back together to play for the three-peat. >> i said you know, are we going to do this? like no, i'm done. good luck and my heart's not in it. misty had a change of heart. she had this emptiness inside and couldn't figure it out. it hit her. she said i'm not done and i want to come back and i want to win gold in london and my whole heart's in it. if you'll take me i'm yours. >> you'll be able to watch her elimination match on saturday night starting at 8:00 p.m. a lot of good energy. >> take me, i'm yours. >> to stay on top of the action visit nbcbayarea.com. you can look up all of your events by sport, by viewing time and find all of the online listings. >> new this morning you might want to braise yourself. your commute could get cramped. the agency launching a program allowing bikes on trains. christie smith is live with more

the scene of an all american show unfor beach volleyball gold. two-time defending champs kerri walsh jennings and misty may trainer against olympic rookies. >> we've only benton podium once and haven't been on the podium at all with them. it will be nice to hear the national anthem. >> reporter: no anthem for the u.s. men's volleyball team. they were eliminated today in the quarterfinals by italy. still in the hunt for a gold medal u.s. soccer women looking to avenge a world cup loss last year with an encore match-up against japan. >> definitely redemption but an opportunity, an opportunity to show the world that we're the number one team in the world. >> reporter: medal's weren't were the only thing. >> to have so many people supporting me is a huge northern. >> reporter: last in her heat in the 800 meters, she was her nation's first olympian in track and field. coming up tonight more track and feel on nbc's primetime coverage. final of the men's 110 hurdles and finals of the women's 200 meters. allyson felix will be going for gold. one other no

. >> women's beach volleyball's final match can be seen on nbc tonight. but without spoiling anything, we guarantee that the u.s. will get a gold medal. mark barger joins us from london with a look at the highs and lows of the day. >> reporter: good evening, jim. it will be a big night for women's beach volleyball. have to keep two things in mind. there will be olympic history made. as you said, the u.s. is guaranteed to win a gold medal. it will be a night at the beach for the u.s. the horse guards palace, the seen of an all american show down, the scene of the show down for beach volleyball gold. kerry jennings and mystery trainer against april ross and jen kessy. >> we have only been on the podium once this year and not at all with them. it will be a nice experience to hear the national anthem all together. >> reporter: there will be no anthem for the u.s. men's indoor volleyball team. 18 gold medalists were eliminated by italy today. >> they played well and we didn't play to our level. >> reporter: still in the hunt the u.s. soccer women looking to av

misty and kerri, threepeat olympic gold. >> reporter: they are still the queens of beach volleyball. wednesday night misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings won their third straight olympic gold medal. >> it's celebration time once again for the golden girls. >> reporter: the pair beat fellow americans jen kessy and april ross for gold. may-treanor and walsh jennings have never lost a match in the olympics. london the final farewell for may-treanor. >> i feel like we deserved. that's what this woman deserved to go out on top, she's the best player they've ever been. >> we're friends for life. i wanted to finish this journey with kerri. >> i believe in what she does and she believes in me and we knew this was possible. >> that is perfect placement. >> reporter: misty may-treanor's husband watched the match on-line from los angeles where he plays baseball for the l.a. dodgers. >> that's why i have so much respect for misty, kerri stays focused, once they get their mind set on something, they're going to go out and do it. >> silver medalists representing the united states of america.

the olympics on wednesday, we have beach volleyball happening and a little bit of shower activity for that game, but as we head to thursday, some of the best weather of the olympics happening in upper 70s to near 80. partly cloud to mostly sunny skies. as we heard earlier from raj mathai and the olympics team, two usa women's volleyball teams will go head to head for tomorrow for the gold. the first time in history it happened. this will be kerri walsh and misty may treanor. at least gold and silver, but will misty may treanor and kerri walsh take home three consecutive gold titles? wait and see. hot spot is saturday and sunday with upper 90s to near 100. >> it is hot. we'll be right back. ♪ here we go! ♪ ♪ you're not doing what i think you're doing? yeah, i am. ♪ [ male announcer ] "the expendables 2." rated r. in theaters august 17th. >> oh, baby. a north bay woman giving birth on a busy street gets much-needed help from a firefighter who came to the rescue last night. when they arrived. mom was in the back seat and the baby's head was showing. they arrived just in time. >>

a huge night in beach volleyball, setting up an all-american final in women's beach volleyball at what's really the best venue at all these olympic games. incredible video of a waist lifter dropping 432 pounds on himself. it's a little tough to watch but we'll show to it you a little bit later. >> thanks so much, we'll talk in a second. >>> we move on to presidential politics where the obama campaign is pushing back against a new romney attack ad, one that accuses the president of trying to reverse the accomplishments of president bill clinton's welfare reform in the mid '90s. >> in 1996, president clinton and a bipartisan congress reformed welfare as we know it. on july 12th, president obama quietly announced a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. under obama's plan you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. welfare for work goes back to we'll plain old welfare. >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> a.m. paining outside of chicago romney accused the. >> president of fostering a "culture of depen

misty may treanor and kerri walsh jennings won a third straight gold in beach volleyball beating jennifer kessy and april ross in an all-american final. kobe bryant scored 20 points hitting four straight three-pointers putting team usa over australia in basketball 119-86. >>> >>> the u.s. back on top after wednesday in the medal count with 81 including 34 gold. china second with 77 overall and 36 gold. russia now in third with 52 medals. 11 of them gold. >>> but most the most striking athlete in london yesterday, never came close to winning a medal at all in an outfit covering everything but her face. sarah attar became the first woman runner to represent saudi arabia at the olympics. she finished last in an 800-meter heat but drew a huge cheer from the crowd. attar has dual citizenship with saudi and the u.s. and is a student at pepperdine university in california. >>> to baseball now. rockies at the dodgers. eric young got things started with a bang. hitting a drive off the wall in center and racing around the bases for an inside the park homer. by the sixth, the dodgers had the lead an

throne. >> beach volleyball isn't going to be my career anymore. >> our competitive journey is done. that's a big deal. that crushes me, you know, a little bit. >> reporter: others captured crowning jewels and hearts for the first time. through it all, glory, defeat, or something in between, london again played host to a jubilee. >> olympic park, i've pretty much been walking up and down all over the place. >> reporter: both seasoned athletes and royals revelled in the majesty of sport where supporters were gracious and the home team rose to the occasion. >> the best feeling in the world. >> reporter: south african's oscar pistorius taught us the difference between victory and triumph. >> i'm an olympian, not a paralympian. >> ironically going for water. >> reporter: the rains didn't disrupt much. empty seats didn't stay empty for long. and this notoriously reserved island became a moug for champions. tracie potts, nbc news, london. >> gives me the goose pimples every time. >> i liked seeing all the athletes danning. none with get down like marla tellez. christina will have some hot

germany's athletes here are celebrating their beach volleyball victory in cologne. partial credit goes to germany's sports' sponsorship that gives each athlete's about 1500 euros monthly, but that does not cover all costs. >> it is very important to us had to have the additional support of private sponsors. that lets us put the sport for us. it gives us the freedom to will their training camps in locations we believe our best, and we do not have to back out to financial restrictions. -- do not have to bow to financial restrictions. >> and now, their training hard for the 2016 games. if martina makes the great, it will not be down to financial support. she receives 400 euros a month. >> we do not get nearly as much as a beach volleyball player, but the federation pitches in to make sure we can pay for our troubles. we usually have to pay part of it ourselves, and we have to choose which training camps >> a look at the medals table is revealing. in 1992, a british athletes won 20 of your to 82 for germany. but in 2012, the brits were ahead. not surprising since britai

beach volleyball. it is like going to a nightclub with sand. we'll say it, it wasn't even close. kerri walsh jennings and misty may-treanor beat their american counterparts from southern california in straight sets. perhaps the most touching scene was after the match. walsh holding her two young sons. a mother who has made such an impact on the bay area and now wins gold in london. >> balancing motherhood and this crazy career of yours. how did it feel holding your boys in your arms? >> that's what life is all about. family. and i just feel so blessed. i have the support system of my husband. he sacrificed my boys. sacrificed so much to accomplish this dream together and it was a family journey. my boys have allowed me to find my true self and the world is such a better place now. it is up to me to make my world how i wantd want it. >> we've seen you grow up here from san jose to stanford. how much does it mean to you? >> i am so proud of my roots. my dream is to move back with my family. everyone at home, if you rooted for us, i know you did, i can't tell you how much it fortifi

germany's athletes here are celebrating their beach volleyball victory in cologne. partial credit goes to germany's sports' sponsorship that gives each athlete's about 1500 euros monthly, but that does not cover all costs. >> it is very important to us had to have the additional support of private sponsors. that lets us put the sport for us. it gives us the freedom to will their training camps in locations we believe our best, and we do not have to back out to financial restrictions. -- do not have to bow to financial restrictions. >> and now, their training hard for the 2016 games. if martina makes the great, it will not be down to financial support. she receives 400 euros a month. >> we do not get nearly as much as a beach volleyball player, but the federation pitches in to make sure we can pay for our troubles. we usually have to pay part of it ourselves, and we have to choose which training camps we attend. >> a look at the medals table is revealing. in 1992, a british athletes won 20 of your to 82 for germany. but in 2012, the brits were ahead. not surprising s

misty may treanor and kerri walsh jennings won a third straight gold in beach volleyball beating kessy and ross in an all-american final. kobe bryant scored 20 points hitting four straight three-pointers putting team usa over australia in basketball 119-86. >>> the u.s. back on top after wednesday in the medal count with 81 including 34 gold. china second with 77 overall and 36 gold. russia now in third with 52 medals. 11 of them gold. >>> but most the most striking athlete in london yesterday, never came close to winning a medal at all in an outfit covering everything but her face. sarah attar became the first woman runner to represent saudi arabia at the olympics. she finished last in an 800-meter heat but drew a muj cheer from the crowd. attar has dual citizenship with saudi and the u.s. and is a student at pepperdine university in california. >>> the rockies at the dodgers. eric young got things started with a bang. hitting a drive off the wall in center and racing around the bases for an inside the park homer. the dodgers led and victor -- l.a. won it 6-4. philadelphia hosts pitts

and beach volleyball with jen kessy and april ross playing for a role in the elimination round. and then primetime. michael phelps and ryan lochte swim for supremacy in the final of the 200 meter individual medley and lochte in a daunting double defends his beijing title. soni races for her second gold in the 200 breaststroke and missy franklin dives in for the final of the 100 meter free. plus women's gymnastics. fresh off the u.s. victory in the team competitions, two of the fab five, gabby douglas and aly raisman go for gold in the individual all-around finals. >>> also tomorrow, 16 hours of coverage on the nbc sports network. live swimming heats featuring phelps and franklin. plus every event streamed live on nbcolympics.com. portions of nbc's coverage are also available in 3d presented by panasonic. check your local listings. the london olympics continue on the networks of nbcuniversal. >>> okay. so that's tomorrow. coming up in late night, mary carillo talks with danell leyva following his bronze medal in the men's all-around. as we leave you tonight, a look at the medal c

will bring home the gold and silver in women's beach volleyball. two-time olympic champions misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings looking for a repeat when they take on u.s. team two, jennifer kessy and april ross kechlt kessy and ross advanced with a win over brazil. final day of gymnastics competition, aly raisman flipped her way to gold in the floor exercise. earlier took the bronze for the balance beam to become the most decorated of the fierce five. teammates gabby douglas who slipped off the beam and jordyn wieber who may have a stress fracture in her right leg came away empty-handed. in the 100-meter hurdles, americans dawn harper and kellie wells were edged out of the gold by sally pearson. they took silver and bronze respectably. lolo jones, who fell at ninth of ten hurdles four years ago finished fourth. in the women's 200-meter semis, sanya richards-ross, allyson felix and carmelita jeter advanced. and finally, how about the algerian runner, maloofi, he was kicked out of the olympics monday for not giving his all in the 800 meters.

bottom line they win their third consecutive olympic gold medal in beach volleyball. and the touching scene after the match. this is so special for kerri walsh. two young boys, joe and sun dance there in her arms nolebrating with her.

. >>> also ahead, the ladies of london, the all-american battle for beach volleyball gold. and team usa goes for glory in women's soccer. >> can you say grudge match? because that is what we have going on today. japan got us in the world cup. now the u.s. team's turn to return the favor. >> that's right. that's right. >> we are rooting for you ladies. go get 'em. >>> also, an instant classic of celebrity mug shots. country singer, randy travis, and his very bad day with the law. details on that and more. >> oh. >> in "the skinny." at least an excuse to play my favorite randy travis song -- ♪ forever and ever amen i don't know how i learned it or like it. it stuck. >> you like it? >> i don't know why. >> a good song. >> they're going to play it later. >> a good song. i am surprised. i learn something new about you every day! >> my taste is eclectic. that's one on the fringes. but i like that song. all right, we'll get to the news now. >>> first, gas prices. average for a gallon at your nearest station has been on a climb for weeks. steady is now turning sharp. >> indeed th

a red, white and blue day on the sand, as two american teams battled it out in beach volleyball. a standing ovation for an athlete that made history. and bill caught up with america's fierce five, the women's gymnastics team. >> reporter: gymnastics may be over in london, but the fierce five victory tour is just under way. after the closing ceremonies, the golden girls will head out on a 40-city exhibition tour, but first, we have to settle on a nickname for america's new sweethearts. what do you think of it? >> i love it. it's going to stick with me, but -- a lot of people are coming up with other, different names. >> reporter: like what? >> i love golden gabby. >> reporter: how about gabbylicious? or your highness? the london thing? how many times a day do you look at that thing? >> a few times a day. >> reporter: on the sand tonight, misty may-treanor and kerri walsh-jennings retire with their third straight beach volleyball gold. while over on the track, american gold came in a big cluster tonight as sprinter allyson felix, hurdler aries merritt and long jumper brittney reese