erica hill is in london. erica, what do we have from london this half hour? >> good morning, charlie. lots to come. one the things we saw in the "eye opener," we showed some of this video from 1957, home movies from the royal family. they're making the cover in the paper. a lot of people talking about that this morning. of course, all the preparations as we kick off this four-day celebration for the diamond jubilee. we'll give you more on queen elizabeth, the past 60 years, and the incredible security feat. what it will take to keep everybody safe, especially during the 1,000-boat flotilla on river thames this weekend. >> thank you. >>> in the race for the white house, mitt romney is telling president obama look at your own business record. he visited solyndra, the failed solar panel manufacturer that got huge government loans. jan crawford has an interview with romney mr. that you'll onl& see on "cbs this morning." >> reporter: we sat down with governor romney in airport hangar, in between campaign stops in california. the first interview he's given since he

not too shabby being here at potter's field in london. just ahead from london, we'll bring you more of my interview with prime minister david cameron, and also sir tom jones, we sat down with him yesterday afternoon and took a lovely stroll in the rain. he'll be performing tonight as part of this grand concert for the queen in front of buckingham palace. we'll take you back to the garden you just saw a shot of, charlie d'agata is there with more on the festivities at the palace. >> a lot to look forward to. >>> the man who says he shot and killed trayvon martin in self-defense is back behind bars this morning. george zimmerman turned himself in sunday, nearly 48 hours after a judge ordered him to surrender. mark strassmann is in orlando, florida. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. later today george zimmerman's legal team will file another motion asking for another bond hearing, hoping to spring him from jail yet again. they're going to argue in part that zimmerman has proved he's not a flight risk by voluntarily turning hi

i'm erica hill in london. you're looking at video from earlier in the morning, that's the derby where the queen is attending the race today. very exciting day for her because we know she has a great love of horses. she does not have a horse in the race this year. all of britain is celebrating queen elizabeth's 60th year on the throne. today we kick off four days of festivities and symbolism. the queen will mark her historic anniversary with a day at the races. >> reporter: it's been a long road for queen elizabeth ii. 60 years long. with many milestones. silver jubilee in 1977. gold in 2002. but never a celebration quite like this. this jubilee is the diamond standard. it's a time to look back not just on the life of a monarch but that of a wife, mother and grandmother. her son, prince charles in an intimate and revealing documentary about his mother invites the world behind the palace gates. >> i remember mom coming up, basked with jewels, wearing the crown. that's a vivid memory. >> joining me is kate willia

erica hill is in london. erica, what do we have from london this half hour? >> good morning, charlie. lots to come. one of the things we saw in the eye opener where we showed this video from 1957. home movies of the royal family. they are making the covers of some of the papers. prince charles and princess ann having fun at the beach. a lot of people talking about that this morning. of course all of the preparations as we kick off this four-day celebration for the diamond jubilee. we'll give you more on queen elizabeth and past 60 years and also the incredible security feat. what it will take to keep everyone safe during that 1,000 boats on the river this weekend. we'll have that for you as well. >> erica, thank you. the race for the white house, mitt romney is telling president obama look at your own business record. on thursday republican nominee to be visited solyndra, the failed solar panel manufacturer that got huge government loans. jan crawford is in los angeles and she had an interview with romney you'll see only on "cbs this morning." >> reporter: he

back to erica in london. >> charlie, change you. queen's jubilee festivities continue here in london. what an impressive tribute on the thames yesterday stretching the length about seven miles here. we'll bring you more of that pageantry with one of our own who made it on to a boat, that's ahead. you're watching cbs this morning. we're at the exclusive el chorro lodge in paradise valley, arizona, where tonight we switched their steaks with walmart's choice premium steak. it's a steakover! this is perfect. the meat is really good. one of the best filets i've had. see look how easy that is to cut. these are perfectly aged for flavor and tenderness. you're eating walmart steaks. shut up... is that right? the best steak i'd ever had... i would definitely go to walmart and buy steaks. walmart choice premium steak in the black package. try it. it's one hundred percent satisfaction guaranteed. my name is sunshine and i have three beautiful girls. i like taking advil® for a headache. it nips it in the bud. and i can be that mommy that i wa

. >> he arrived in london today. the first stop on a three-nation overseas trip. >> president obama will visit israel during his second term in office. of course, when they heard the second term part, israel was like, we'll put you down as a maybe. >>> in colorado, we're starting to learn more about what happened inside the theater as the shooting unfolded. >> i'm hearing him yell at people. >> you can just hear the rounds going off, just boom, boom, boom. >> "batman" star christian bale flew in to personally meet with survivors. >> in the aftermath, a tiny miracle. a woman gave birth to a little boy as her wounded husband struggles to survive. >> i command you to disperse! >> police clashing with protesters in anaheim on the heels of two shootings over the weekend. >> the police are so corrupted! >> the first look at a video of a killer whale nearly drowning a trainer. >> this happeneda in 2006. >> a mother accused of leaving her 1-year-old in a shopping cart after security tried to stop her from shoplifting. >> and

enthusiasm on the part of the people here in london. i think you're going to see terrific games. >> mitt romney rice to defuse olympic outrage. >> questioned whether london was ready to host the olympic games. >> questioned whether we're ready. are we ready? >> of course, it's easier if you hold the olympic games -- >> utah is not in the middle of nowhere. it's in the northwest corner of nowhere. [ laughter ] >> extreme weather from the great plains to the northeast. >> oh, yeah. powerful. ripping things up like crazy. >> knocking out power to more than 200,000 people. >> elmira new york a possible tornado. >> worried about getting my son out. >> one of jerry sandusky's victims releases voice males left on his phone days before his arrest. >> when you get this message, give me a call and i hope to talk to you later. thanks. i love you. >> couple in washington state has spent the last week watching the front lawn simply disappear off a 200-foot cliff. >> a pint-sized pooch stolen from a pet store. the accused dognapper caught on video us

come and eat in london's restaurants and let's make sure that all of london's economy benefits. >> reporter: britain's government and olympic officials are saying take the long view, the image created by these games will pay off in the end of the the businesses say that's well and good, but who's going to pay our bills now. >> good point. thank you, mark phillips. >>> cbs news travel editor peter greenberg joins us at the table. it's tough to me, peter, to look at all the empty seats. a month ago you sort of predicted that this could happen. >> it wasn't a difficult prediction to anticipate. it happens every four years. they overbuild, overcharge, gouge, scare people away. 300,000 people who would be in london didn't show up. that's the regular tourist crowd. you can do the loss of planning and see what we're talking about. >> this happens every single time. they tell everybody to stay away. >> why is no one here? happens in political conventions as well. if you're a city planner and you're bidding for one of these and looking into it, what's your recommendation? >> take a look for the past

he fought for years to make it to london. now he's facing another battle. >> critics claim his running blades give him an unfair advantage. we'll hear what he has to say about that on "cbs this morning": your local news is coming up next. >> good morning everyone. a manhunt at stanford university is now over. a domestic violence suspect was still wearing handcuffs when he escaped from police about 2 in the morning. he was on the run for four hours before being caught again. san jose voters will not get a chance to vote on a library funding measure. it would guarantee that libraries get a certain percentage of the general fund every year but there is ,, [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week get whole seedless watermelons fresh off the farm for only $2.98 each. skip the warehouse. 24 rolls of charmin are just $11.99. and kellogg's frosted flakes are a

bigad shaban is in london with more. bigad, good morning to you. >> reporter: jeff and gayle good morning to you. that olympic medal count for team usa includes a gold that was won yesterday by a bright-faced girl who changed history at just 16 years old. >> usa, usa! >> president obama cheered on the home team 4,000 miles away from london's olympic park. he took a break from campaigning in leesburg to cheer on gabby douglas, virginia's gymnast. the 16-year-old helped mark a day of firsts on the map and across team usa. she scored gold for the women's all-around title. heroin changed history. she's the first african-americanpto earn the prize. on the podium, the teen couldn't stop smiling, earning a second gold med nal three days. >> it means so much. you can get through the hard days, you can get through anything. >> michael phelps pushed through in the pool winning gold in the 200-meter individual medley. he's now the first male swimmer to win the same event three consecutive olympics. for the tear i eyed star his four

erica's in london covering the diamond jubilee for us. erica, we just saw the queen get in the car. >> reporter: we did, charlie. she's making her way from the first reception swhemt to after the service of thanksgiving at st. paul's cathedral. she's now going to make her way to westminster hall where there's a lunch as we continue to watch the festivities honoring the queen on her diamond jubilee. there she goes. you see that behind us later on. that means the queen is in town basically. we're also going to show you a little bit more about how the next generation of royals is getting involved, not just the heir to the throne, prince charles, of course, who made a lovely speech honoring his mother, but also prince william and kate, the duke and duchess of cambridge. kate, of course, wowing everyone once again in a stunning lace dress as she arrived at st. paul's cathedral. she was sitting in the front row next to her brother-in-law harry and of course her in-laws prince charles and camilla and the queen. we'll have all of that for you thi

enthusiasm on the part of the people here in london. i think you're going to see terrific games. >> mitt romney rice to defuse olympic outrage. >> questioned whether london was ready to host the olympic games. >> questioned whether we're ready. are we ready? >> of course, it's easier if you hold the olympic games -- >> utah is not in the middle of nowhere. it's in the northwest corner of nowhere. [ laughter ] >> extreme weather from the great plains to the northeast. >> oh, yeah. powerful. ripping things up like crazy. >> knocking out power to more than 200,000 people. >> elmira, new york, a possible tornado. >> worried about getting my son out. >> one of jerry sandusky's victims releases voice males left on his phone days before his arrest. >> when you get this message, give me a call and i hope to talk to you later. thanks. i love you. >> couple in washington state has spent the last week watching the front lawn simply disappear off a 200-foot cliff. >> a pint-sized pooch stolen from a pet store. the accused dognapper caught on video

but that's what london has done. they've done it efficiently and safely. >> sally jenkins, always good to see you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> we have breaking news from afghanistan had morning. it has been a bloody 24 hours for american troops. as kitty logan reports from kabul, three americans were shot to death this morning in southern afghanistan by a man wearing an afghan army uniform. >> a u.s. military spokesperson american soldiers were killed in this incident and that the perpetrators wore an afghan uniform. they have yet to establish if the attacker was a member of afghan security forces or simply a rogue individual. local sources in the area told us that the perpetrator was a local police commander. he was taking part in the program along with u.s. forces in the area. he invited them to a meeting and then he opened fire, killing three of them. now the taliban issued a statement claiming responsibility for in particular attack saying that the police commander concerned has actually now joined the

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black cabs make london london as much maybe more than those other timeless british icons. red phone boxes. double-decker buses. big ben. if you had been visiting london in the days of sherlock holmes and charles dickens at the end of the 1800s you would have gotten into a carriage a horse drawn cart and these cabs are a direct descendant of that. but it maybe the end of that long line. the company that makes black cabs is on the verge of going bust unless someone can bail it out. after four years of heavy financial losses and recent recall of cabs manufacturers are in trouble. john rowley has been driving cabs for a lifetime. he's driven by pride. >> every day is a challenge. dealing with the public. you got to be a diplomat and ambassador. >> i imagine a tour guide. >> yes. yes. >> reporter: that means memorizing every street in central thrown and knowing how to get there, every black cabbie has to pass a four year course called the knowledge. >> that's all up there. just a lot of maps in your head. >> reporter: way back in the day soldiers returning from world war ii wer

but the mayor of london said otherwise. he took offense, releasing a statement inviting prime minister cameron to stop by anytime. we'd love to have him and happy to send a map so he doesn't have any trouble locating the middle of nowhere. and "the daily telegraph" opines that mitt romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm offensive by being utterly devoid of charm and mildly offensive. after a meeting with cameron, romney walked back his critique. >> what i've seen shows imagination and forethought and a lot of organization. and expect the games to be highly successful. >> reporter: now prime minister cameron said after his meeting with romney that he knew that romney had run a successful olympics and he appreciated that vote of confidence. but, gayle, and charlie, i have to tell you all of this here has really overshadowed one of the main reasons romney was coming to london, which of course was to remind americans of his role in saving those troubled salt lake city olympi

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erica's in london covering the diamond jubilee for us. erica, we just saw the queen get in the car. >> reporter: we did, charlie. she's making her way from the first reception swhemt to after the service of thanksgiving at st. paul's cathedral. she's now going to make her way to westminster hall where there's a lunch as we continue to watch the festivities honoring the queen on her diamond jubilee. there she goes. you see that behind us later on. that means the queen is in town basically. we're also going to show you a little bit more about how the next generation of royals is getting involved not just the heir to the throne prince charles, of course who made a lovely speech honoring his mother but also prince william and kate the duke and duchess of cambridge. kate, of course wowing everyone once again in a stunning lace dress as she arrived at st. paul's cathedral. she was sitting in the front row next to her brother-in-law harry and of course her in-laws prince charles and camilla and the queen. we'll have all of that for you this morn

padded lamp posts in london. there's even an iphone app that displays the road below but that doesn't do much for peripheral vision. >> looking up and she's in the middle of the street. >> she's shading her phone to see better. she's really putting herself at risk. >> reporter: we asked the professor to show us what worries him at a busy new york city intersection. >> all of us think that we can handle it, that we can text and walk at the same time. can some of us? >> good question. we do think that we're good at crossing the street and texting. our research suggests that it doesn't matter how experienced you are. even the most experienced text messagers in our study made mistakes when they're distracted in crossing the virtual road. >> oh, my gosh. i think you need to try that again. >> now those of us who text receive on average more than 40 texts a day. and i'm guilty of this. i'm not just the reporter, i'm totally guilty in this distracted texting. >> i can relate. >> i can think of the number of times each d

black cabs make london london as much maybe more than those other timeless british icons. red phone boxes. double-decker buses. big ben. if you had been visiting london in the days of sherlock holmes and charles dickens at the end of the 1800s you would have gotten into a carriage, a horse drawn cart and these cabs are a direct descendant of that. but it maybe the end of that long line. the company that makes black cabs is on the verge of going bust unless someone can bail it out. after four years of heavy financial losses and recent recall of cabs manufacturers are in trouble. john rowley has been driving cabs for a lifetime. he's driven by pride. >> every day is a challenge. dealing with the public. you got to be a diplomat and ambassador. >> i imagine a tour guide. >> yes. yes. >> reporter: that means memorizing every street in central thrown and knowing how to get there, every black cabbie has to pass a four year course called the knowledge. >> that's all up there. just a lot of maps in your head. >> reporter: way back in the day soldiers returning from world war ii we

major mess in london, and the olympics haven't even started. we're live with what's causing the problem. >>> but first, as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> heat warnings and advisories are in effect in 16 states from the midwest to the east coast. >> a heat wave bakes half the nation. as historic drought takes hold in the heartland. >> i've farmed this particular farm for 25 years, and this is going to be the worst crop that we've had here. >> over half of the country into moderate or extreme drought, the largest in 50 years. >> farmers and business owners bracing for what experts say will be a certain jump in food prices. >> next year, food's going to cost, isn't it? >> it might. >> yeah, that's what i'm thinking. >>> mitt romney's team is suggesting he could pick a running mate by the end of the week. >> governor romney's experience has been investing in what were called pioneers of the business of outsource. >> who cares? pioneers opened up the west. bain was just like the donner

but that's what london has done. and they've done it efficiently and safely. >> sally jenkins, always good to see you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> we have breaking news from afghanistan this morning. it has been a bloody 24 hours for american troops. as kitty logan reports from kabul, three americans were shot to death this morning in southern afghanistan by a man wearing an afghan army uniform. >> reporter: a u.s. military spokesperson has told cbs news that three american soldiers were killed in this incident and that the perpetrator wore an afghan uniform. they have yet to establish if this attacker was a member of afghan security forces or simply a rogue individual. but local sources in the area have told cbs news that the perpetrator was a local police commander who was taking part in a training program along with these u.s. forces in the area. he had invited them over to a meeting. and this is when he opened fire, killing three of them. now the taliban has issued a statement claiming responsibility f

romney is now here in london. but before he left the united states last night he delivered a blistering attack on the foreign policy of president obama. he was speaking with several thousand veterans and he criticized everything from the way the president has handled iran, dealings with russia, even the recent leaks that are allegedly coming out of the white house. he didn't offer much in the way of alternative vision. >> this is a national security crisis. >> romney sharply criticized president obama for allegedly leaking classified intelligence information for political gain. reinforcing his argument that the president is putting his reelection in front of -- >> it's contempt i believe, betrays us and compromises the men and women in the field. >> he's referring to the osama bin laden raid and successful u.s. drone strikes. the obama administration denies any responsibility. but on monday, he, democratic senator dianne feinstein who chairs the intelligence committee said the white house is connected to the discl

. >>> i'm erica hill in london this morning. the queen and her subjects giving thanks for her 60-year reign and concern about her husband who is in the hospital. we'll update his condition. >>> britain's biggest music stars rock the night away at the historic diamond jubilee concert. >> i'm gayle king. more bad news for tsa after dozens of employees are disciplined for a major security breach and when i see you at 8:00, morgan freeman is here in studio 57. >> first as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's eye opener. you're world in 90 seconds. >> in this year of jubilee, your gifts of love now and all of the days of her life. >> britain celebrates queen elizabeth's 60-year reign. >> the final day is getting under way today. >> 60 years on the throne. get that woman some fiber. >> i can affirm every day in the rest of my term i stand with the hard working taxpayers of wisconsin. >> wisconsin voters go to the polls for an historic election. >> democrats there are trying to force republican governor walker out of of

romney is now here in london. but before he left the united states last night he delivered a blistering attack on the foreign policy of president obama. he was speaking with several thousand veterans and he criticized everything from the way the president has handled iran, dealings with russia even the recent leaks that are allegedly coming out of the white house. he didn't offer much in the way of alternative vision. >> this is a national security crisis. >> romney sharply criticized president obama for allegedly leaking classified intelligence information for political gain. reinforcing his argument that the president is putting his reelection in front of -- >> it's contempt i believe, betrays us and compromises the men and women in the field. >> he's referring to the osama bin laden raid and successful u.s. drone strikes. the obama administration denies any responsibility. but on monday he democratic senator dianne feinstein who chairs the intelligence committee said the white house is connected to the disclosu

the london games have set up the most exhaustive drug testing program ever. all will be tested for 240 banned substances but the dopers, if that's what they are, always seem a step ahead of the doping police. >> in lane 5! >> reporter: while controversy swirled around the pool there was some american success in it. teenager missy franklin won gold in the 100-meter backstroke and with her parents cheering from poolside, is looking like the future of u.s. swimming. >> just seeing my parents, whoo it means the world to me that they can be here and i know god has given me so much. and for them to be here and them to watch and be with me and experience it it's so special. >> reporter: it was an american one-two with matthew grevers and nick thoman winning gold and silver in the men's 100-meter backstroke, but it was the fuss in gymnastics where the u.s. team, which has qualified first, finished a disappointing fifth in the finals. the team event was won by guess who, the chinese. and to finish on another controversial note some american athletes have been complain

i like it. >> we'll see. >>> want to go to london for the olympics? get ready to pay a queen's ransom for a room says peter greenberg. he's got some great alternative destinations too that he says are more budget-friendly. peter's spreading the word in the green room this morning, but when we come back he'll be at the table sharing it with you. you're watching "cbs this morning." [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ ♪ sometimes we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thank youpoints to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every step of the way. i'll have the $4 everyday value slam with... bacon. wait... yeah... well, yeah, bacon. and my eggs sunny side-up. no, umm, over-easy. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 great choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at den

major mess in london and the olympics haven't even started. we're live with what's causing the problem. >>> but first, as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> heat warnings and advisories are in effect in 16 states from the midwest to the east coast. >> a heat wave bakes half the nation. as historic drought takes hold in the heartland. >> i've farmed this particular farm for 25 years, and this is going to be the worst crop that we've had here. >> over half of the country into moderate or extreme drought, the largest in 50 years. >> farmers and business owners bracing for what experts say will be a certain jump in food prices. >> next year, food's going to cost, isn't it? >> it might. >> yeah, that's what i'm thinking. >>> mitt romney's team is suggesting he could pick a running mate by the end of the week. >> governor romney's experience has been investing in what were called pioneers of the business of outsource. >> who cares? pioneers opened up the west. bain was just like the donner

. >> mark phillips joins us from london. "the new york times" is sayi medal went to a chinese woman in the women's ten-meter air rifle. >> we'll check in with you later in the program. >>> after taking in the opening ceremony last night, mitt romney heads to israel this morning. after a less than diplomatic start to his foreign trip, he's no doubt hoping for a warmer reception than he got in london. jan crawford reports. >> looking statesman-like as he met with the foreign leader. attending the olympics opening ceremony, a vivid reminder of his role running the 2002 games in salt lake city. friday was a vast improvement over the day before when romney incurred the wrath of the british press and london mayor boris johnson. >> a guy called mitt romney who wants to know whether we're ready. he wants to know whether we're ready. are we ready? [ applause ] >> johnson was referring to remarks romney made in an interview earlier in the week when he seemed to question london's readiness for the olympics. >> it's hard to know how wel

the london games have set up the most exhaustive drug testing program ever. all will be tested for 240 banned substances, but the dopers, if that's what they are, always seem a step ahead of the doping police. >> in lane 5! >> reporter: while controversy swirled around the pool there was some american success in it. teenager missy franklin won gold in the 100-meter backstroke, and with her parents cheering from poolside, is looking like the future of u.s. swimming. >> just seeing my parents, whoo, it means the world to me that they can be here and i know god has given me so much. and for them to be here and them to watch and be with me and experience it, it's so special. >> reporter: it was an american one-two with matthew grevers and nick thoman winning gold and silver in the men's 100-meter backstroke, but it was the fuss in gymnastics where the u.s. team, which has qualified first, finished a disappointing fifth in the finals. the team event was won by, guess who, the chinese. and to finish on another controversial note, some american athletes have been co

. >> mark phillips joins us from london. "the new york times" is sayi medal went to a chinese woman in the women's ten-meter air rifle. >> we'll check in with you later in the program. >>> after taking in the opening ceremony last night, mitt romney heads to israel this morning. after a less than diplomatic start to his foreign trip he's no doubt hoping for a warmer reception than he got in london. jan crawford reports. >> looking statesman-like as he met with the foreign leader. attending the olympics opening ceremony, a vivid reminder of his role running the 2002 games in salt lake city. friday was a vast improvement over the day before when romney incurred the wrath of the british press and london mayor boris johnson. >> a guy called mitt romney who wants to know whether we're ready. he wants to know whether we're ready. are we ready? [ applause ] >> johnson was referring to remarks romney made in an interview earlier in the week when he seemed to question london's readiness for the olympics. >> it's hard to know how well

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london underground is playing tricks on beatles fans. why the train is taking them to the other,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ >>> people say there's only one abbey road but now when some of them try to find that want famous spot they end up on the wrong side of london. and then they need help to get back. ♪ come together right now ♪ over me >> reporter: legend has it it was paul mccartney's idea to shoot the cover for abbey road on the crosswalk right outside of the studio where the album was recorded, all four members of the band strolling across the street, simple and convenient. ♪ help >> reporter: but when that band is the biggest band in the world, every decision no matter how trivial goes down in history. for the thousands of beatles fans heading to london each year there is nowhere like abbey road. >> we're scared to go on the beatles crosswalk. >> reporter: unless you end up at the wrong abbey road. >> apparently not around here. it's not here. >> reporter: they are not alone. marshall hoffman from miami just found institute. >> welc

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let's go. >> reporter: even after announcing he was a go for london -- >> just get in. just get in. >> phelps seemed to stick only a few toes in the water. >> get in. >> he regularly skipped practices. unheard of for fell pts who was a teenager went six straight years without missing a single day of training. apathy infuriated his coach bob bowman. >> missing practices. one or two. >> oh, no. the fall of 2009, he missed months. >> months? >> maybe six weeks. >> reporter: for bowman the bottom came one saturday in the summer of 2010. >> this was about a week before the nationals, and i normally have a major practice. something that's going to be really important, show up saturday morning and he's not there. that did not make me happy. then later i found out that he was in las vegas for the weekend. >> reporter: i assume went to vague toys do dry land training? >> no. wasn't doing special training also i think he was at a pool. >> interesting, watched "the hangover". watched of the movie, man, i just want to go to vegas. >> road trip! >> a couple of us got up and left for

. >> the mayor of london zip lined over london park. >> all that matters imt. >> at the london games eight badminton players have been pulled for trying to lose their matches. it would have put them in a more favorable place. >> if you train day and night for badminton, in a way, haven't you already lost? captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." the faa is investigating a close call in the skies over washington, d.c. that near miss on tuesday involved three jetliners. >> officials say they were on a collision course until air traffic controllers realized they had made a mistake. bob orr is at washington's reagan national airport where it all happened. bob, good morning to you. >> good morning to you gayle and to charlie. you know, planes using the same runway always take off and land in the same direction to avoid any kind of midair potential collisions. but in this case a very bad mistake was made and two planes took off directly into oncoming traffic. it was just after 2:00 p.m. tuesday when a u.s. airways regional jet was approaching reagan national airport. a s

i like it. >> we'll see. >>> want to go to london for the olympics? get ready to pay a queen's ransom for a room, says peter greenberg. he's got some great alternative destinations, too, that he says are more budget-friendly. peter's spreading the word in the green room this morning, but when we come back, he'll be at the table sharing it with you. you're watching "cbs this morning." [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thank youpoints to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every step of the way. ♪ >>> hello, san francisco! always a good time to go there, i think. >> yeah. >> it's a great year for airlines. prices are down, profits are up, but for passengers, things are not so good. >> not so hot. fares 19% higher than l

. >> the mayor of london zip lined over london park. >> all that matters imt. >> at the london games eight badminton players have been pulled for trying to lose their matches. it would have put them in a more favorable place. >> if you train day and night for badminton, in a way, haven't >> if you train day and night for badminton, in a way, haven't you already lost? captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." the faa is investigating a close call in the skies over washington, d.c. that near miss on tuesday involved three jetliners. >> officials say they were on a collision course until air traffic controllers realized they had made a mistake. bob orr is at washington's reagan national airport where it all happened. bob, good morning to you. >> good morning to you gayle and to charlie. you know, planes using the same runway always take off and land in the same direction to avoid any kind of midair potential collisions. but in this case, a very bad mistake was made and two planes took off directly into oncoming traffic. it was just after 2:00 p.m. tuesday when a u.s. a

london underground is playing tricks on beatles fans. why the train is taking them to the other abbey road. ♪ >>> people say there's only one abbey road but now when some of them try to find that want famous spot they end up on the wrong side of london. and then they need help to get back. ♪ come together right now ♪ over me >> reporter: legend has it it was paul mccartney's idea to shoot the cover for abbey road on the crosswalk right outside of the studio where the album was recorded, all four members of the band strolling across the street, simple and convenient. ♪ help >> reporter: but when that band is the biggest band in the world, every decision no matter how trivial goes down in history. for the thousands of beatles fans heading to london each year there is nowhere like abbey road. >> we're scared to go on the beatles crosswalk. >> reporter: unless you end up at the wrong abbey road. >> apparently not around here. it's not here. >> reporter: they are not alone. marshall hoffman from miami just found institute. >> welcome

why london is spending twice as much as it originally can to put on the summer olympics. >> as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. captioning funded by cbs >>> the house will move. >> the white house braces. for the supreme court's health care ruling. >> is president obama's reform on the nation's health care constitutional? >> it's a momentous decision that could impact the presidential election. >> my guess they are not sleeping real well at the white house tonight. that's the way it ought to be. yeah, yeah. >>> i've never seen anything like this. i can't stop shaking! oh my god! >> entire colorado neighborhoods go up in flames. >> the fbi says it is investigating just how that fire started. >> to think that all of that beauty is gone is so heart-wrenching! >> the house is expected to vote today on a contempt of congress resolution against attorney general eric holder. >> as early as august some people particularly inside the justice department knew we rely to and continued with that cover-up. >> 70-year-old jim wilson his old

bear in mind, when i grew up in london, a suburb of london, there were no people who went to hollywood and started making movies. when i told my parents i wanted to become an actor, they assumed it was a life of poverty. >> didn't know anybody in television. >> exactly. is seemed absurd -- >> but you gave yourself five years to make it. why five years? how did you come up with five? >> i said five years in order to make enough money to sort of feed myself. that was it. at the end of five years i laned the job as, you know, playing this reporter, which made up the character of ali g. >> you took on characters to get admitted to places in cambridge, backstage, as a waiter or part of a crew? >> yes. at cambridge, the thing about it is, because i didn't work very hard. i was mainly acting. one thing i had to realize was how to fake it, get through university. there was a training there. >> i was surprised to see, you've had great writers, not only writers but actors, seth brogan, jonah hill, have written with you? >> yes. seth rogen, brilliant, works he said, i go everywhere with my partne

he'll start in london meeting with british officials including prime minister david cameron and former prime minister tony blair and attend the opening ceremonies for this year's summer olympics. ten years after he took over the salt lake city winter games and solved its budget woes, an accomplishment he says is further proof he can solve problems on a big scale. next romney heads to israel where he meets with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. it's romney's fourth trip to israel. an important stop for jewish voters, a key voter. grade on foreign policy? >> an f across the board. >> reporter: a fair number of americans would disagree with that. in our latest poll, 47% of the americans we surveyed said they thought president obama would do a better job of handling foreign policy. 40% chose romney. charlie and erica? >> jan, thank you. the head of the arab league said in an interview today the time has come for syrian president bashar al assad to step down. assad's government admitted for the first time it has chemical weapons but says it won't use them against syrians who oppose assad.

. >>> why london is spending twice as much as it originally planned to put on the summer olympics. >>> but first we begin with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >> if the court does not strike down the entire law the house will move to repeal what's left of it. >> the white house braces for the supreme court's health care ruling. >> is president obama's reform on our nation's health care constitutional? >> it's a momentous decision that could impact the presidential election. >> my guess is they're not sleeping real well at the white house tonight. that's the way it ought to be. all right? yep. >>> i've never seen anything like this. i can't stop shaking. >> my oh gosh. go up in flames.do neighborhood- >> 400,000 people now threatened. the fbi says it's investigated just how that fire started. >> to think that all of that beauty is gone is so heart wrenching. >>> the house is expected to vote today on a contempt of congress resolution against attorney general eric holder. >> as early as august some people, particularly inside the justice department, knew we wer

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