sonya's family didn't even know she had a story of little want a mysterious one her son's journey was not just about the miles but about the memories that is haunting his mother's mind. he put it in a documentary. one night she was found wandering the streets screaming. >> my mother packed up two shopping bags, close under where essentials and fled her house believing that someone was trying to kill her she heard a voice saying that someone was going to put a bullet in her head. psychologist diagnosed her with a delusional disorder but a journalist for the chicago tribune the diagnosis didn't make sense he had dr. david rosenberg of highland park meet her. his diagnosis sonya wright had developed post-traumatic stress disorder 56 years after surviving the holocaust. there is a fairly typical pattern that consists of a person coming to see the psychiatrist really in patterns. worn down. by months and years of being unable to sleep well just seeing someone dressed in a uniform might cause this person to react as if this is the ss coming to get them. 1941, sonya was a 10 year-old girl wh

[laughs] sonya? oh, you aren't sonya the sand grouse! (laugh) no, i'm jeffrey-- the jerboa! i don't look at all like a sand grouse. hi! we're looking for sonya because we need to find water. there's not much water in the drippetydry desert. but i know something that's almost as good! can you show us? turbo-jerbo-aaaa! follow me! (laughing, giggles) it's so hot! i don't know how you can hop around so much jeffrey. it must make you sooo thirsty. i won't be thirsty for long now i've found these -- seeds? you can't drink seeds. sure can. seeds have a little bit of water inside of them. i get water from eating seeds! here you go, catch! one for you, and you! but how do you get the water out? a 'squeezamadoodle' - that's what we'll do, we'll ask for help, from thing one and thing two! [whistles] hello! ♪ ta-da! wow, seeds really do have water in them! but there's only one tiny drop. i guess we still need to find sonya the sand grouse to help us find more! thanks for showing us the seeds, jeffrey. you're welcome. see ya later! turbo-jerbo-aaaa! sonya! yooo hooo! sonya! whoa! ow!

>> sonya learns her fate. >> anything else you'd like to add? @ñ >>> after deandre barnes' bail was reduced, his release came to fruition. he's a free man for now but will still have to face his drug possession charges. >> i'm at the crib right now. home sweet home. trying not to go back. i ain't trying to go back there. you know what i'm saying? trying to stay out of there. >> staying out of jail is often difficult for a drug addict. sonia cuevas is back for her third probation violation on a cocaine possession charge. she was 47 days into a court ordered drug treatment program when she tested positive for methadone and ran away from the treatment facility. >> they used to say believe it or not when you leave the rehab, you'll miss it. i'd be like, yeah, right. as soon as i left, the next day, i did. because i actually knew what i threw away was like, not even worth we runing for. >> two months after leaving the treatment program, she turned herself in to authorities with hopes she would get another chance at rehabilitation. cuevas will soon f

let's see sonya before. and let's bring the new sonya out. >> oh! yes! >> all right. ladies, you can take your blindfolds off and take a look at your mom. >> oh, my gosh! >> it's pretty cool. you want to turn around and look? right behind you. turn right around. >> oh, my gosh. >> you look awesome. >> i can't believe it. >> everybody touches their hair when they see. >> spin around and look right there at that camera. camera 12. >> you know, sonya had highlights once. highlights on hair as dark as hers, the contrast was too much. i said let's soften the whole base color. that's what we did. that combined with this layered haircut she can wear curly or straight by vanessa. and of course the makeup by enid. >> look at the kids. >> you happy for mommy? >> yeah. >> jill, that's a hot dress. >> she said she never wears dresses like this so of course we made her wear one. this is from london times. >> awesome. >> let's bring out our lucky lady dee. come on out. you look good. >> big round of applause. >> thanks for joining us. tomorrow we'll talk about last minute travel ge

i have a copy for sonya. i would like to bring attention to something your department is responsible for and failing miserably at that to the. ñrmore proper payment procedures followed. we get nothing in return. secondly, i would like to express citizens who have an ax to grind with this department should begin to attend these meetings. president mccarthy, you have not put the item of racism on the agenda as i requested. have you done anything? no response. the department has a very serious problem of chinese racism, along with other seriou. you have chosen.çiqz"ti will no. my view goes like this. there is statistical evidence that someone has instituted successful policy of only hiring chinese-american workers, particularly in the engineering class. this constitutes a racist behavior. i request an inquiry. you are responsible]j for overseeing the department of buildingñr inspection. condoning racist behavior is also a racist behavior. it is especially troubling in this setting which is supposed to represe

thank you, sonya. >> and thank ann, too. >> and thank you,ñr ann, wherevr you are. >> is there a motion to adjourn? >> so moved. >> any opposed? we're now adjourned. is 11:10 a.m. wfb-- it is 11:10 a.m. >> thank you for coming this morning. my name is bob hayden. i am with the department of the environment and pleased to be the emcee of this event. you can tell from the display that this has something to do with some electric vehicles. so, i would like to start the program with our first presenter. and introduce to you a man who is certainly no stranger to bringing clean technology to san francisco and electric vehicles, are mayor, ed lee. [applause] >> thank you, bob. >> you for your leadership. good morning, everyone. we are going to be talking about something that i have been very interested in, and that is mobility. the ability to have technology work for you, like this microphone. we have worked hard for a number of years. i had the privilege of working with gavin newsom in the past to during his administration to create the electric vehicle infrastructure for the city and began th

thank you, sonya. >> and thank ann, too. >> and thank you,ñr ann, wherevr you are. >> is there a motion to adjourn? >> so moved. >> any opposed? we're now adjourned. is 11:10 a.m. wfb-- it is 11:10 a.m. >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performa

thank you, sonya. >> and thank ann, too. >> and thank you,ñr ann, wherevr you are. >> is there a motion to adjourn? >> so moved. >> any opposed? we're now adjourned. is 11:10 a.m. wfb-- it is 11:10 a.m. >> welcome to the meeting. the time is 5:35 p.m. the meeting is being called to order. if you could please turn off cellphone and pagers. please sign up if you would like to be added to our mailing list. speaker cards are available at the front table. and we would like to thank sfgtv for support of our meetings. item number one is roll-call. commissioner items is excused. good -- commissioner adams is excused. [roll-call] mr. vice president, we have a quorum. >> next item. goodbye 5 and no. 2 is presentation of the small business commission cert -- >> item #2 is a presentation of the small business commission certificate of honor. goo[applause] >> it is my honor to give this award to the most deserving fellow, joseph fink, owner of the cafe. i do not know if you have been there, but it is a wonderful old school cafe, a great place to have a tuna sandwich and ice cream. it is a neighborho

you wouldn't have sonya if they didn't care. they didn't have power in their courage. the fundamental thing we have got to do is break the back of the new prison industrial complex and let our young people know we care for you. we love you. we are not going to allow these police to stop and frisk you. we have the black agenda report. one year ago -- nobody wanted to talk about that. stopped and frisked three million young people. i believe every young person no matter what color is precious. they are priceless but when it comes to be chocolate side of town, i got deep love because we have a lot of black folks who love everybody but black people. that is not the kind of love i am talking about. it starts with the least of these. if we can break the back of the new jim crow, this is crucial because we know if white brothers and sisters were going to jail at the same level of intensity as black brothers and sisters there would be a national emergency tomorrow. no doubt. if black middle-class brothers and sisters, jack and jill brothers and sisters who i love deeply if the

they turn out to be the nude bodies of dolores and sonya. >> you hear in the news that two girls, such young girls, you know, 12 and 14, where their lives are just starting and just the -- your stomach just kind of crunches and you go like, what are those families feeling? >> investigators believe that prior to being strangled, the girls had been sexually assaulted and held captive for days. >> probably one of the most scariest moments that anybody could ever experience, and then to have your body thrown in a trash dump. these guys were killers, but they were sadistic people who had no, absolutely no respect for any human life. >> but the day would not end before investigators are called to another grisly crime scene on a hillside a few miles away. the murder victim is identified as kristina weckler, a 20-year-old art student. >> the body was located in a very quiet residential area. she was placed off the road, somewhat to look -- to probably make an attempt to conceal her from traffic or from people in the area. it was very apparent by looking at her that she had sustained some ligat

thank you, sonya. >> and thank ann, too. >> and thank you,ñr ann, wherevr you are. >> is there a motion to adjourn? >> so moved. >> any opposed? we're now adjourned. is 11:10 a.m. wfb-- it is 11:10 a.m. i'm derek, i'm hyungry, and ready to eat. these vendors offer a variety of the streets near you. these mobile restaurants are serving up original, creative and unusual combinations. you can grab something simple like a grilled cheese sandwich or something unique like curry. we areher here in the average eight -- upper haight. you will be competing in the quick buy food challenge. an appetizer and if you are the winner you will get the title of the quitck bite "chompion." i am here with matt cohen, from off the grid. >> we assembled trucks and put them into a really unique heurban settings. >> what inspired you to start off the grid? >> i was helping people lodge mobile food trucks. the work asking for what can we get -- part together? we started our first location and then from there we expanded locations. >> why do think food trucks have grown? >> i have gotten popular because the high

at this point, i will pass to sonya. >> 10-a -- the staff, at this time, the commissioners may make inquiries to staff with prodecures and policies of intersest. item 10-b, future meetings and agendas. the commission may set the date of a special meeting for thos e items for future meetings. the next one is august 15. is there any public comment. seeing none, item 11. adjournment. is there a motion to adjourn? >> moved to adjourn. >> are all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? we are now adjourned at 1:11 pm. ♪ >> hi, my name is jamie hopper and i am with the san francisco recreation and parks department. we are featuring the wonderfully romantic part rotations in your very own backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in san francisco with someone special. our first look out is here, san francisco's heavily forested hill. a favorite for couples and a dog walkers. both have a significant stand with a live oak forest. the romantic paths that meander up and down are under a canopy of ochre, redwood, cyprus, and eucalyptus. chill out in this pleasant environment and you might seem butterf

. >>> and back on the track, it was sonya richards ross winning the first gold in the women's 400 meters. she did it taking the lead in the race in the final 50 meters. she adds her gold to the bronze she won in the same event four years ago in beijing. >> with that, here is the medal count. china leads the u.s. by just one medal. the chinese have won two more golds than the americans. after a very success offul week end, great britain are now in third. >>> and finally, michael phelps, he's entering the second day of his retirement from swimming. he finished up in london with four golds and two silver medals. >> along the way, he became the most decorated olympian ever. 22 medals, 18 of them gold. he says there's though way he'll be back. >> i can look back and say i have done everything i wanted. there's no need to continue . it's time to move on. >> healthy attitude. he said he's going to stay active in swimming, promoting it whatever way he can. retired at 27. that sounds nice. so nice. he earned it. >>> coming up ex-"the pulse." going from olympic gold to striking it rich. >> gabby d

. >>> and back on the track, it was sonya richards ross winning the first gold in the women's 400 meters. she did it in dramatic fashion. only taking the lead in the race in the final 50 meters. she adds her gold to the bronze she won in the same event four years ago in beijing. >> with that, here is the medal count. as we enter day ten of the games. china leads the u.s. by just one medal. the chinese have won two more golds than the americans. and after a very successful weekend, great britain, much to the delights of the entire country, they're now in third with a total of 37 medals. >>> and finally, michael phelps, he's entering the second day of his retirement from swimming. he finished up in london with four golds and two silver medals. >> along the way, he became the most decorated olympian ever. 22 medals, 18 of them gold. he says there's no way he'll be back. >> i can look back at my career and say i've done every i wanted. there's no need to continue and drag it out or force things. i'm happy. i'm satisfied. i went out the way i wanted to go out. it's time to move on. >> healthy

thank you, sonya. >> and thank ann, too. >> and thank you,ñr ann, wherevr you are. >> is there a motion to adjourn? >> so moved. >> any opposed? we're now adjourned. is 11:10 a.m. wfb-- it is 11:10 a.m. supervisor farrell: good morning and welcome to the special meeting of the government audit and oversight committee meeting on monday, july 30, 2012. i am supervisor mar farrell, chaired the meeting. i am joined by board president david chiu, and we will be joined momentarily by supervisor scott wiener, who was filling in today for vice chair supervisor sean elsbernd. i would like to thank the clerk of the board, victor young, and the members of sfgtv you're covering this meeting. nona and john. >> please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards sent copies of documents should be submitted to the clerk of the items acted upon today will appear on september 4, 2012 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor farrell: ok, thank you, mr. clerk. right now, we have supervisor wiener as sponsor items one and two. he is stuck in an endeavor com

thank you, sonya. >> and thank ann, too. >> and thank you,ñr ann, wherevr you are. >> is there a motion to adjourn? >> so moved. >> any opposed? we're now adjourned. is 11:10 a.m. wfb-- it is 11:10 a.m. commissioner woo hoo: presence commissioner brandon:. here. commissioner adams: here. commissioner katz: >> the minutes. >> the move. >> item 3, public comment on executive session. >> thank you, commissioners. i've provided you with a copy of my update on my proposal to include a high school classroom in the basketball arena. it deals with the agenda you have for closed session on the potential financial gains. by creating jobs and career guidance for our students in the future, there are a lot of ways that plenty ofc[c[jfinancial gan can be assessed besides just money in bank accounts. i hope you consider my proposal for a high school classroom. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. any other public comment? hearing none, a motion to move to executive session? >> so moved. >> second. >> ok, we will >> ok. commissioner katz, we are ready to reconvene. >> i move to reconvene i

carmelita jetter who already won a silver in the 100 meter dash and sonya richards-ross who won golds in the 400. they will all be challenged by the world's fastest woman, 100 meter gold medalist shelly ann frazier price from a jamaica. >>> the men will also be in action with the semifinals and finals with the 110 meter hurdles. 2011 world champion jason richardson is expected to compete for a spot on the podium in his olympic debut. he won his qualifying heat as teammate merit. >> and medals in today's events could help the u.s. regain if lead in the medal count. right now china is first with 73 medals. the u.s. trails by three with 70. 30 of which are gold. and host country great britain has moved into the third spot with 48 total medals. >>> we're getting some breaking news at 4:50 out of afghanistan. nato says a suicide attack has killed three coalition troops in eastern afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for that assault. a spokesman for the local government there says two suicide bombers on foot detonated their explosives out side the provincial counsel building. >

thank you, sonya. >> and thank ann, too. >> and thank you,ñr ann, wherevr you are. >> is there a motion to adjourn? >> so moved. >> any opposed? we're now adjourned. is 11:10 a.m. wfb-- it is 11:10 a.m. please. >> thank you. ms. fewer. ms. maufas, >> here. >> dr. >> here. >> misnorton? >>> here. >> mr. yee? >> here. >> thank you. >> please join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> what happened to the student delegates? are they here? >> all right. welcome. sprint carranza -- superintendent carranza to his first official meeting as board superintendent of the san francisco unified school district and welcome as he assumes the position of deputy superintendent. >> thank you. >> let's see. would the student delegates quickly introduce yourselves. >> ok. >> my name is min wang, a senior at lowell high school. i'm really excited to work with everyone to change school ways for the better. thank you. >> hi, jaden braswell,

especially sweet for sonya richards ross. the first gold for an american woman in that race since 1984. >>> and a heartbreaking fall. mckayla maroney shrilling at the last second. she tweeted they was disappointed. but everything happens for a reason. >> she had been dominant in that event. >>> mission accomplished on an incredible journey. there it is. they passed around the peanuts, had a big cheer after the touchdown on mars. >>> we have the first pictures coming in overnight as the search for life on the red planet begins. not a lot there yet. >>> let's g get to the latest o the shooting at the sikh temple outside milwaukee. seven are dead, including the shooter. alex perez is in oak creek this morning. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. authorities are calling the officers who confronted that shooter heroes. officers say that their gunman used a 0.9 mm semiautomatic pistol. teams of investigators raided the suspected gunman's home on sunday. looking for clues to explain the deadly rampage. authorities

especially sweet for sonya richards ross. the first gold for an american woman in that race since 1984. >>> and a heartbreaking fall. mckayla maroney shrilling at the last second. she tweeted they was disappointed. but everything happens for a reason. >> she had been dominant in that event. >>> mission accomplished on an incredible journey. there it is. they passed around the peanuts, had a big cheer after the touchdown on mars. >>> we have the first pictures coming in overnight as the search for life on the red planet begins. not a lot there yet. >>> let's get to the latest on the shooting at the sikh temple outside milwaukee. seven are dead, including the shooter. alex perez is in oak creek this morning. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. authorities are calling the officers who confronted that shooter heroes. officers say that their gunman used a 0.9 mm semiautomatic pistol. teams of investigators raided the suspected gunman's home on sunday. looking for clues to explain the deadly rampage. authorities

sonya richards ross looking in exceptionally good form. she caused controversy by calling on olympic athletes to get paid for the games. at the moment they don't. here's what she said earlier this week. >> there was a time that i believed the olympics was about just doing it for the love of your country and patriotism. that has changed. there's a lot of money exchanging hands around these games. i don't see my peers and the athletes -- they don't see my peers and the athletes struggling to make a living at the sport. i don't think it's greed or patriotism. it's the realization that the olympics has changed. i think that we should be considered, as well. >> reporter: after a super saturday, as they called it, i'm terming this stellar sunday. 23 golds across so many sports. loads to look forward to. if i missed anything, go to our web site, cnn.com/olympics, our live blog is excellent. keeping everyone up to date. >> i'm always tuned in to that live blog. alex thomas, thank you very much, appreciate it. >>> looking for life on mars. nasa is

our thanks to flocela and sonya g from campbell. to like us on facebook go to the abc7 news page and click the like button. every like will help the life of a foster child. >>> our little league team is still in there. >> the petaluma nationals lost their first game. tennessee had too much game. but this is a double elimination tournament. petaluma is still alive. or >> closed captioning brought to >>> well, petaluma put up a good fight in williamsport, but the team from tennessee had no worries, but it is double elimination. a rough start for peretti. two runs scored and tennessee takes a 2-0 lead. but petaluma ties it up in the bottom half of the inning. he drills a solo shot to left. 3-2 petaluma. they regained the lead in the second. luke brown with an infield single. tennessee up 1 and bottom 4 and he goes deep to left. this is a track meet. tennessee is still up 1 in the 6th. tennessee unloads with four runs and he cap itself with a two-run homer. petaluma lose itself 9-6. they will play at 1:00 p.m., and that is an eliminatio

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. >> in atlanta, where chick-fil-a is based sonya holmes told me she came out today to support mr. kathy. >> from my standpoint you can believe in what you want to believe in. i happen to agree with his beliefs because i do believe in marriage is between a man and a woman. >> reporter: at home, reverend billy graham got himself a taste today and so did former governor mike h huckabee he who organized the event and this week the palins are all about chick-fil-a, too. mayors from three major cities vowed to block new stores. >> chick fill playmakerchick-ft chicago values. >> some said they support gay marriage but plan to support the chicken anyway. >> i don't support the politics but i support the food so go chick-fil-a. >> go back to fairfield. alan wang is there live for us tonight. alan? >> reporter: larry, this chick-fil-a was supposed to stay open until 10:00 at night but support was so huge out here that they ran out of food and had to close around 5:30 this evening. supporters began lining up here around noon today. at its peek the line stretched around the parking lot of the

carmelita jeter who already won a silver in the 100 meter dash and sonya richards-ross who won golds in the 400. they will all be challenged by the world's fastest woman, 100 meter gold medalist shelly ann frazier price from a jamaica. the men will also be in action with the semifinals and finals with the 110 meter hurdles. 2011 world champion jason richardson is expected to compete for a spot on the podium in his olympic debut. he won his qualifying heat as did teammate merit. >> that is hit to left center. bernadin bernadina! he's got it! >> unbelievable. >> he made the catch and game is over. >> wow. nationals fans are calling that the catch of the year! roger bernadina saved the day with that catch to end last night's game and preserve the nats 3-2 win over the astros. two were on base and both would have like lie scored if bernadina would have held on to the ball. now in first place by four games and have the best record in all of baseball. the nationals getting it done. >> the ball is always catchable until it's outside hitting the street. >> there you go. >> good things. just

. >> reporter: reality tv seemses to be the way to go for track star sonya richards, who runs a beauty salon with her sister. we tv has picked up a pilot about the olympian and bruce jenner has more tv plans for her. >> let's get her on to the style network. i think you guys should be that. >> i think we should be on the style network. we're like you guys. >> reporter: gold medal swimmer katie ledecky is ready to hit the books. >> excited to get back to school and see my friends. >> reporter: ditto for missy franklin. >> it's been so incredible, but i'm excited to go back to high school. >> reporter: and judo gold medalist, harrison. >> i'd like to go back to school. >>> prince william and the rest of his team were called on for a helicopter rescue after the coast of wales this week. the prince is stationed near the beach where a 13-year-old girl got caught in a riptide. her 16-year-old sister tried to rescue her, but was swept out to sea. prince william flew a sea king helicopter to the scene. he hovered overhead as a member of his crew pulled the older girl out of the water. the surf

now back on the track another big victory for sonya richards rush. not able to get the gold in beijing but she got it here winning her race yesterday. the women's 400 meter. she had battled some illness. her husband who place with the jacksonville jaguars got special permission to leave training camp to come here and watch this win. we want to tell you before we go that the women's hockey team unfortunately is out. they were defeated 3-2 by new zealand. there was a center field native and a couple of maryland grads on that team. they played well. they won a couple of games. but, unfortunately, they are out of competition for the medal at this point. eun? >> that is disappointing. we did have local favorites there. tracie potts, thanks so much. >>> don't forget to logon to nbcwashington.com for everything you need to know about the london games including a guide to local athletes and the day's big events. >>> seven minutes after the 5:00 hour. big day for penn state's football team as they try to put the sandusky abuse scandal behind them. >>> lane ch

carmelita jeter who already won a silver in the 100 meter dash and sonya richards-ross who won golds in the 400. they will all be challenged by the world's fastest woman, 100 meter gold medalist shelly ann frazier price from a jamaica. the men will also be in action with the semifinals and finals with the 110 meter hurdles. 2011 world champion jason richardson is expected to compete for a spot on the podium in his olympic debut. he won his qualifying heat as did teammate merit. >> and medals in today's events could help the u.s. regain if lead in the medal count. right now china is first with 73 medals. the u.s. trails by three with 70. 30 of which are gold. and host country great britain has moved into the third spot with 48 total medals. >>> ready for her golden moment. coming up, we go back to london for more on local gymnast who is all ready to break on the podium. >>> also ahead, the dispute that had hollywood star joan rivers in handcuffs at a costco store. >>> hope you enjoyed your one-day reprieve from the humidity. i got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's

sonya richards ross, the u.s. woman who won the 400 meters spent the first 11 years of her life in jamaica. and do we see a common denominator? absolutely. and it is a rich history, great pride and just an excellent generation of sprinters led by usain bolt. >> now, speaking of being on a roll, britain is on a roll four more golds. what i mean, people there must be going crazy over this? >> it is. and it's great they are in third place in the medal count and probably where they will stay. china and u.s. are one, two and britain three after a slow start for team gb as they are calling them here did not have a gold medal in the first few days. rowing, cycling it's been a bonanza and it's great to see. traditionally, the host country does do well at the home limit picks, whether it's vancouver canada, the canadians were great, china emerged. and really announced itself to the world in so many ways four years ago in beijing. almost every olympics the host country has a great performance and that is happening here as w

sonya richards ross, t u.s. woman who won the 400 mete ent efirs11 years of her life in jamaica. and do we see a common denominator? absolutely. and it is a rich history, great pride and just an excellent generation of sprinters led by usain bolt. >> now, speaking of being on a roll, britain is on a roll four more golds. what i mean, people there must be going crazy over this? >> it is. and it's great they are in third place in the medal count and probably where they will stay. china and u.s. are one, two and britain three after a slow start for team gb as they are calling them here did not have a gold medal in the first few days. rowing, cycling it's been a bonanza and it's great to see. traditionally, the host country does do well at the home limit picks, whether it's vancouver canada, the canadians were great, china emerged. and really announced itself to the world in so many ways four years ago in beijing. almost every olympic t host country haa greaerformance anthatsappingeres well. what is interesting they are talking about having a legacy for future generations that is the

sonya richar ross, the u.s. womawho won the 400 meters spent the first 11 years of her life in jamaica. and do we see a common denominator? absolutely. and it is a rich history, great pride and just an excellent generation of sprinters led by usain bolt. >> now, speaking of being on a roll, britain is on a roll four more golds. what i mean, people there must be going crazy over this? >> it is. and it's great they are in third place in the medal count and probly wherehey will stay. china and u.s. are one, two and britain three after a slow start for team gb as they are calling them here did not have a gold medal in the first few days. rowing, cycling it's been a bonanza and it's great to see. traditionally, the host country does do well at the home limit picks, whether it's vancouver canada, the canadians were great, china emerged. and really announced itself to the world in so many ways four years ago in beijing. almostvery olympics the host country s a great performance and that is happening here as well. what

this is how you get jokes about "i love lucy" from sonya society toe mayor during confirmation hearings. people stop believing that these are not correct. >> he said this was not scripted, he didn't mean it. this was not intentional. but in the clip you showed, he says the joke. the crowd roars. then he stands there and soaks it in. at no point do you see any visual recognition, oh, my god, i just stepped in it. oh, my god, this is really bad. there's no recognition from the governor's part on what happened, but there certainly was a recognition by his campaign because they moved quickly, very quickly to get it out there that, no, no, it's not what you think. >> and that quote on birtherism sounded much like that of the legitimate rape. ost, that's not what i meant to say, those weren't the right words, but i meant some other kind of rape story. but it's like the out of the room thing. >> do you think he's sensitive to it? romney i'm talking about, horse did he know exactly what he was doing. >> it sounded very call lated to me. that's the only conclusion i can come to. >> i don't know,

also remember, that mitt romney was very critical of the sonya sotomayor. they do have disagreements with this president and some disappointment. but they do have things to point to and they just don't with mitt romney. >> thanks very much for coming n will you come back? >> yes, absolutely. >> john, will you come back? >> maybe. >> thanks very, very much. >>> we're also counting down to the republican national convention, starting monday night, 7:00 p.m. eastern, i'll be in tampa wrapping up our coverage, with our expert political analysts, coverages you won't find anywhere else right here on cnn. also speak at the convention, we'll have the latest forecast, which is now in for tropical isaac, it's already slashing the caribbean, but expected to become a hurricane. that's raising big concerns at the site of the republican convention in tampa, we're about to show you why. this happy couple used capital one venture miles for their "destination wedding." double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out

truly appreciate it, and you should know that when we have a confirmation hearing for elena kagan and sonya sotomayor but before the age of 14 you were able to use a rifle, heard cattle and ride a horse. as i grew up on a very remote bridge and everybody had to do anything as soon as they were old enough to do it. simic exactly and i would assume some of your interest in the civics education was grounded in the fact that you came from such humble beginnings and you were able to achieve so much in this country. and i wanted to start with that where use of these specific education where do you think the reason is that we are seeing such as the decline and the civic education, how do we improve it coming and specifically -- >> part of that is because we have learned to our dismay that our american students when tested on math and science are not doing as well as students of an equivalent age from many other countries and i think our country has been pretty advanced in math and science and we don't want to see our students lagged behind and that has promoted an effort to increase education effo