missy franklin is in the pool tonight. all of the other olympic action, the coverage starts tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central. >>> that for us is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams reporting from london. we hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> right now at 6:00, pricey presidential visits. why president obama's pricey trips to the bay area have some asking was it worth it? >>> plus the medical issue that volley bar carrie walsh is now dealing with. >> and transfer troubles. >>> good tuesday evening. are chinese students being racially profiled into schools they don't want to go to? that's what the u.s. department of education is looking at, the complaints, high performing chinese students are being pushed into underperforming schools just to raise test scores. and parents don't like it. >> reporter: the investigation was launched earlier this year, jessica, state and local officials say families are very upset claiming that the district is using the iss

plus missy franklin in the 200 backstroke. 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 fo

missy franklin as you said becoming her own phenom. and as kevin tibbles has been saying comporting herself quite well and intense rivalry between the u.s. and china. there's been no shortage of controversy in the games as well. that may have excited people too. >> this hunger games effect talking about archery, that's like the cool, hip sport now. >> my 10-year-old son has been begging for a bow and arrow for some time now. he's not getting it -- >> smart dad. >> but it is quite something. it's really fun to watch that. ron insana, good to have you. front page politics is next, we've got plenty to talk about there. both candidates weighing in on their investigation of the new jobs report. the latest swing state polls. does mitt romney have anything new to worry about? >>> of course our olympic coverage continues with the history about to be made tonight in track and field. stick around you're watching "weekends with alex witt." [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when

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franklin. >> 17-year-old missy franklin set a new world record in the 200-meter backstroke, en route to her third gold in london. fellow american elizabeth beisel took the bronze. >> this has been the most incredible week and i have never been happier. >> and how about 15-year-old katie ledecky in her first ever olympic final? >> but ledecky is a gold medalist! >> gold in the 800-meter freestyle, just missing a new world record. >> the future of usa swimming. have we seen it tonight? >> trying to fight off -- >> and in the 50-meter freestyle, swimming's all-out sprint, american cullen jones took silver. at olympic stadium, track and field events opened with the sounds of shot put. where american reese hoffa claimed bronze. on the track, the battle to become the world's fastest woman began as american sprinter carmelita jenner posted the evening's best team in the 100-meter heats. >> this looked like someone who is ready to claim her first olympic medal. >> in tennis, the gold medal matches are set. >> serena williams will play for gold. >> it will be serena williams going for her fir

the colorado teenager, missy franklin wins gold in the 200 backstroke and not just here in london. we'll see missy franklin, presumably, 17 areas old, likely to see her in 2016 at the brazil olympics. right now the 200 backstroke she wins gold. hours from now is a big retirement. michael phelps retires his final event here in london a few hours from now. we asked another olympic legend, natalie coglko coglin. >> i've known him his whole career. i think we take him for granted. there's been talk that he hadn't swum as well as he could have at these games and i completely disagree. he just sets the bar so high in beijing with these eight gold medals that i don't think that will ever be passed. >> probably not. from natalie coglin and here is phelps, not quite beijing but london has been phenomenal and he wins gold in his final individual events. he was in seventh place at one point and finished in first. the 100 butterfly. he essentially retires today, saturday, here in london. his final event, the 400 medley relay. our coverage isn't done. ahead, a british olympic star who admittedl

plus missy franklin in the 200 backstroke. 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 fo

and missy franklin -- one event left. and missy franklin won the 200- meter back stroke, setting a new world record. the fourth medal for the 17- year-old with one race left. pga stop in ohio. another rough outing for tiger woods. 7th hole, three puts from inside of 5 feet. he won this event 7 times. he is 13 strokes off the pace. enough time to show you a cheetah running very, very fast, if we could get a couple seconds in. he is chasing a stuffed dog. stuffed dog. >> beautiful.

america's reigning queen of the pool, missy franklin. and my prime-time exclusive with super star serena williams. her medals -- >> i love gold, it's my favorite color. >> and the olympian who inspired her. >> what an honor to be at the same olympic games as this guy. >> plus the the two women behind gymnastics champ gabby douglas. >> she said, either i can find a new coach or i want to give up doing the sport. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening from london. we'll get to my interviews with olympians missy franklin and serena williams later in the show. we begin tonight with our big story. the deadly rampage at a sikh temple. law enforcement officers say wade michael page, an army veteran, was a lone gunman in the rampage. neighbors say page played in a far right punk band and an old army buddy of page's talked about what he called racial holy war. i'll talk to him exclusively in a few minutes. joining me now is our first guest. he went to the temple every day. he was on his way there when the shootings took place on sunday. you

so five minutes before the race this aired. >> coming up, how good can missy franklin be tonight. finals coming up. >> when you're 17 years old and win your first gold medal, there's nobody you would rather share it with. (applause) >> jon: you're killing me with this stuff! so you know, the tape delay always helps. solis en, nbc is in a tough spot. and the guy with the most thankless job is your brian williams it this guy is the lead anchor. he has to serve the demands of reporting the news, with the graphi tas but also protecting the network. that has spent a lot of money on the idea that its viewers won't know the news. so this is a news vault with a very high degree of difficulty. >> if you don't want to see the results, close your eyes or look away for a moment. lochte and phelps, late today, they competed together in the mens 4 x 100 freestyle relay and the results are on your screen. >> jon: that totally worked because when he was talking it sounded very informative yet i have no [bleep] idea what he was talking about. i don't know item news hasn't always been reported this

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. >> missy, so good with that back half speed. >> missy franklin adding another gold medal to her young olympic career. the 17-year-old helped her team set a world record in the 4 x 100 medley relay. in women's gymnastics, 16-year-old mikayla maroney slipped on her second fall in the individual competition. maroney took silver behind romania's gymnast. and in tennis, andy murray beat world champion roger federer in straight sets to avenge his loss to federer last month at wimbledon bringing his fellow countrymen to their feet. and sanya richards-ross will be back on the track tonight, champ gabby douglas competes in the women's uneven bars. to the rest of the day's headlines. the alleged gunman in the deadly shooting at a sikh temple in wisconsin has now been identified at 40-year-old wade michael page. according to a legal center that tracks hate groups, page is the former leader of a neo-nazi skinhead rock band. six were killed and three others critically wounded when he allegedly burst into the temple and opened fire. page was later shot dead by police out the temple near milwaukee.

also missy franklin in the pool. questions surround another swimming sensation of china. her gold medal performance in the 400 meter medley was so dominant some in the sport are suspicious. >> we have never seen any swim that has ever been that far outside the range of previous swims that has not proven later on to have been tainted in some way. >> reporter: but so far there's no evidence of that. >> it's very sad if we can't applaud a great performance. let's always give the benefit of the doubt to the athlete. >> reporter: she denies using banned substances and all medal winners are drug tested. marquee events here tonight. michael phelps swimming for the record and the women's gymnastics team going for the gold. that's the latest from the summer olympics. i'm phil rogers live in london. big night tonight. >> it is a big night. thank you. we'll certainly be watching. and not all the eyes will be on the athletes. sometimes the parents take center stage too. coming up in a few minute, we'll hear from the parents of aly raisman whose cheering has made them viral stars. >>>

nbc's primetime coverage a busy night in the pool, missy franklin competing in the 200 meter backstroke, arguably her best event. and after winning the gold last night, michael phelps goes for career olympic medal 21 in the 100 meter butterfly, in what will be his final individual race he says as an olympian. before all that, we've got women's soccer now time to get serious, this is the knockout round, team usa against new zealand, the quarterfinals. i'll be for the rest of the games on the nbc sports network and with that, jonathan, i send it back to you. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," put up or shut up. mitt romney's challenge to harry reid, over claims that romney didn't pay any taxes for ten years. who bears the burden of proof? we'll discuss with our panel. >>> and when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler where there's no doubt who will ferrell is rooting for in the summer olympics. we'll explain when "way too early" comes right back. [ female announcer ] the next generation of investing technology is now within your grasp with the e-trade 360

. >> this time it's going to be a world record for missy franklin. >> missy franklin took home another gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke. her third gold and fourth medal overall in the london olympics and sed a new world record just over 2:04. it's the seventh world record set in london. >>> the u.s. is dominating in the pool with 14 gold medals and 28 medals overall. >>> fresh off her performance, gabby douglas received another honor. she will grace the corn flakes box. the special edition corn flakes hits grocery store shelves this fall. >> i looked this up today. you know why she's not on the wheaties box? kellogg's sponsors the u.s. gymnastics team. >> corn flakes is all american. so is humidity in washington. >> yes, it is. that is what we are dealing with, humidity in washington. if you walk outside it is extremely humid. the dew point all the way up to 75 degrees. high today, 96. the low was 75. today was the 24th day at or above 95. that is amazing. and we are already tied with the number of 95-degree days we had last year. last year was the hottest year on record. 83 degr

michael phelps, missy franklin, and ryan lochte are all back in the pool at the aquatics centre. the u.s. women's volleyball team taking on china continues its run at a first-ever olympic gold medal and americans on the court on beach volleyball. playing for a place in the elimination round. then in primetime, more swimming. ryan lochte races to reach the final in the 200-meter backstroke. and for a spot in the final of the 200 im, along with reigning olympic champion michael phelps. missy franklin looks to lead team usa back to the top of the medal stand in the 4x200-free relay, and the sports fastest men sprint for the 100-meter freestyle gold. in gymnastics, the men's all-around final with danell leyva and john orozco and japan looking to claim one of the all-time greats. plus, misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings on the beach. and tomorrow, don't miss 16 hours of coverage on the nbc sports network. live swimming heats featuring franklin, phelps, and lochte, plus, every event streamed live on nbcolympics.com. portions of nbc's coverage are also available in 3d presented

and missy franklin tried to win another medal. in case you are waiting for tonight's prime time coverage we are about to spend the next couple of minutes telling you about what happened here today. let's bring in chris jansing with a historic night. >> the crowds have been huge. the mood absolutely electric. with those 25 golds up for grabs there was something for everyone though the event everyone wanted to see involved the most decorated athlete in olympic history. all day long in a crowded olympic park the excitement because building. michael phelps was about to swim his last race of his career. >> people are excited. >> reporter: the 4 by 100 relay would be a stunning grand finale. he regained a lead and team usa won gold. it has already been reaffirming his greatness, six golds here bringing his total to 22 olympic medals. >> as soon as i stepped up to the podium i could feel the tears start coming. i tried to fight it. >> reporter: as phelps was saying good bye a new generation of great american swimmers is poised to take ov

missy franklin, dana vollmer, shannon vreeland and allison schmitt. the silver to australia and the bronze to france. >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the united states of america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ cullen ] take a day off? i don't even take a morning off. [ danell ] i haven't ordered dessert in two years. [ gwen ] you know that best selling book everyone loves? i haven't read it. [ carlos ] i haven't watched tv since last summer. hey, i've been busy. [ breathing heavily ] [ male announcer ] citi is proud to sponsor our dedicated u.s. athletes, every step of the way. to experience the ultimate expression of power -- control. ♪ during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> and i just can't believe that it's around our neck right now. i love how it's purple and it's gold. so, i mean, it's pretty amazing. >> the fab 5 still glowing after their golden win. tonight, they reveal some of the sacrifices they made for glory ri

missy franklin and katie ledecky who is only 15 years old. and the u.s. track team finally on the field this morning. so, who is set to win gold? >>> oklahoma burning. a ferocious, fast-moving fire burning out of control, right outside oklahoma city. dozens of homes destroyed. many more threatened. and this morning, mandatory evacuations. more heat on the way. and this question, was it arson? >>> plot foiled. did this man try to fake his own death? the angry wife who was planning his funeral is now speaking out. accusing her husband of pretending to drown. he is nowhere to be found. but their son seems to also be involved. >>> and the price of gold. that was quick. america's gymnastics sweetheart gabby douglas is already beaming out from a cereal box. and this is just the beginning of her endorsement gold. so, how much does this 16-year-old daughter of a single mother stand to make? >>> you know, it really isn't fair that we have to wake up so early after such an amazing night of the olympics. >> ron was up until 3:00 in the morning. >> watching the olymp

and missy franklin also in her last individual race of these games, the 200 meters back stroke. she, too, has a relay tomorrow to close out what has been for her a stunning performance here in london. here is a quick look at the medal count so far. at least by the end of competition on friday. so now safe to look back at the screen. you'll see it all on primetime on nbc tonight. let's talk further about these games with a member of our team who has been here to cover it all. nbc's kevin tibbles is here with us. kevin, first off, spectacular day here in london. are the reviews uniformly good for our host nation? give us kind of a viewer's guide into the weekend the next few days. >> reporter: brian, these games are hitting their stride. at the stadium behind us here, which i was going to say is gold but it keeps changing colors and now it seems to be the gold and blue, people have started coming in there for the track and field events. what's happening is it's bringing people to the east end of london, some 200,000 people came here today, and that's the largest crowd of these gam

michael phelps, missy franklin, and ryan lochte are all back in the pool at the aquatics centre. the u.s. women's volleyball team taking on china continues its run at a first-ever olympic gold medal and americans on the court on beach volleyball. playing for a place in the elimination round. then in primetime, more swimming. ryan lochte races to reach the final in the 200-meter backstroke. and for a spot in the final of the 200 im, along with reigning olympic champion michael phelps. missy franklin looks to lead team usa back to the top of the medal stand in the 4x200-free relay, and the sports fastest men sprint for the 100-meter freestyle gold. in gymnastics, the men's all-around final with danell leyva and john orozco and japan looking to claim one of the all-time greats. plus, misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings on the beach. and tomorrow, don't miss 16 hours of coverage on the nbc sports network. live swimming heats featuring franklin, phelps, and lochte, plus, every event streamed live on nbcolympics.com. portions of nbc's coverage are also available in 3d presented

you mentioned missy franklin. she edged out missy franklin, who failed to medal in this. were you surprised at that? >> not really. that was a very tough field, matt. it was only by 1 w0.01. she still has a lot of chances. >> she's had an up-and-down meet so far. >> i think she's got pressure on her, to tell you the truth. there's the hype machine, and the question is whether she can deliver it. to lose by 0.01 for a medal, there's no shame in that, matt. >> nor do i suggest. more controversy surrounding the chinese 16-year-old swimmer ye shiwen. and she won again, and people are still asking her questions about doping. should we lay this to rest already? >> well, you know, based on the 200 i.m., it was not pedestrian, but it was certainly not as fast as i thought she was going to go. but i don't know. the 400 i.m. still sticks in my mind. when you race the last 100 faster than the fastest man in the world is pretty impressive. >> let me end with you guys on this note. sebco, who brought the games to london, asked about michael phelps and whether he is the greatest olympi

and another gold for missy franklin in the 4x200 relay. franklin, allison schmitt set a relay record, beating the mark by a second and a half. the australian swim team took a silver with france in a distant third. >>> so awesome. the new controversy of these games seems to be losing on purpose. japan's women's soccer coach told his team not to win tuesday in their match against south africa so the team wouldn't have to travel to scotland to play in the next round. they wound up in a 0-0 tie. meanwhile, one of the chinese badminton players disqualified for trying to throw a game decided to now quit the sport. he commented on a chinese blog site "this is my last game. farewell badminton federation, farewell my dear badminton." four women's doubles teams were kicked out for playing poorly in hopes of facing an easier team in the next round. a lot of people are talking about this this morning. let us know on our facebook page if you believe the athletes deserve to be kicked out of the olympics. and we'll have much more olympics coverage this m

he won the 100-meter butterfly, his last individual event before he retires. 17-year-old missy franklin broke the world record in the 200-meter backstroke to win her third gold. and katie ledecky one the 800-meter freestyle. at 15, she is the youngest u.s. olympian in any sport. gabby douglas is 16, and she's on a cereal box. we'll take you to where it all began for this gold medalist♪ next. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. to get your feet moving to the beat. it's time to start gellin' with dr. scholl's and feel the energy from your feet up. thanks to the energizing support and cushioning of dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles, you'll want to get up and go. hey america, even thoug

michael phelps, missy franklin, and ryan lochte are all back in the pool at the aquatics centre. the u.s. women's volleyball team taking on china continues its run at a first-ever olympic gold medal and americans on the court on beach volleyball. playing for a place in the elimination round. then in primetime, more swimming. ryan lochte races to reach the final in the 200-meter backstroke. and for a spot in the final of the 200 im, along with reigning olympic champion michael phelps. missy franklin looks to lead team usa back to the top of the medal stand in the 4x200-free rela and the sports fastest men sprint for the 100-meter freestyle gold. in gymnastics, the men's all-around final with danell leyva and john orozco and japan looking to claim one of the all-time greats. plus, misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings on the beach. and tomorrow, don't miss 16 hours of coverage on the nbc sports network. live swimming heats featuring franklin, phelps, and lochte, plus, every event streamed live on nbcolympics.com. portions of nbc's coverage are also available in 3d presented by

missy franklin and katie la dechy who is only 15 years old. and the u.s. track team on the field this morning. who is set to win gold? >>> oklahoma burning. a ferocious, fast-moving fire burning out of control, right outside oklahoma city. dozens of homes destroyed. many more threatened. and this morning, mandatory evacuations. more heat on the way. and this question, was it arson? >>> plot foiled. did this man try to fake his own death? the angry wife who was planning his funeral is now speaking out. accusing her husband of pretending to drown. he is nowhere to be found. but their son seems to also be involved. >>> and the price of gold. that was quick. gabby douglas is already beaming out from a cereal box. and this is just the beginning of her endorsement gold. how much does this 16-year-old daughter of a single mother stand to make? >>> you know, it really isn't fair to have to wake up so early after such an amazing night of the olympics. >> ron was up until 3:00 in the morning. >> watching the olympics, yeah. i didn't sleep last night, dan. >> look at

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. >> 17-year-old swimming phenom missy franklin may pass up millions to stay amateur. a payday john orozco wanted so badly he fears it ruined his olympic dreams. >> i'd never been so nervous in my life, you know. i picked a great time to be nervous. >> that and more as "rock center" gets under way. >>> good evening and welcome. the most talked about marriage in america right about now might be the political union of mitt romney and paul ryan. but long before there was a paul ryan in his life, mitt romney was by all accounts heavily relit upon one true north star, his wife ann romney. tonight we begin a candid conversation. nbc's natalie morales sat down with ann romney, who was and remains for this candidate the real running mate. >> reporter: this is an image of ann romney seen by millions of americans. wealthy and privileged. watching her dressage horse rafalca at the london olympics. 200 miles away, though, i saw something different. as the voices of a welsh choir echoed from a church where her ancestors are buried, we visited the hard scrabble coal country of south

missy franklin again in swimming. and then gymnastics thursday so another day or so away we've got that women's individual all around final, the one that jordan wieber is not in but gabby douglas could become the first person of color to win this prizedded gold medal. she is from the united states and one of the two americans in that. she is terrific to watch tonight in the team competition, watching her today this afternoon was terrific. and then she will now be competing for that gold medal. i think it would be a historic gold if she could win it. >> ifill: we'll be watching all of it. thank you both very much. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour, the massive power blackout in india; t asi american vote in nevada; the humanitarian crisis in syria; and an ambassador for young people's literature. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: bipartisan leaders in congress agreed today to keep the government funded through next march. the stop-gap measure is meant to avoid a shutdown whe