this country's olympic athlete, gold in london. john orozco's road to london came from a tough childhood and a family trying to make ends meet in the bronx. he's an extraordinary young man. you've been described as a 5'4" power ball. >> wow. that's nice. >> is that true? >> i guess, yeah. >> is that how you see yourself? >> i see myself as a normal 19-year-old kid. >> who just happens to be a gold medal contending power ball? >> yeah, i guess. >> when you say normal, this is one what of your coaches said about you, i have never seen any athlete with so much raw talent. john is like the michael jordan and lebron james of gymnastics, he's is that good. >> i never thought anyone would compare me to those two great athletes in the sport that they represent. you know, i'm just -- i'm just trying to follow my dream and do what i love to do. >> let's go back to the bronx, where you're from in new york. not the best place in the world to grow up. everyone would agree with that. yet it's produced many outstanding people. tell me about your

big story tonight, london 2012. it's hard to believe we're fewer than 50 days away from the oimp licks. for america the best athletes will be hoping to take home the gold. the nationals are taking place this very weekend. the last great contest before the games themselves. i've talked with the star in just a moment. but first let's get to preparations under way back in london. days after the jubilee, the city is working around the clock to get ready. let's start with richard quest, who is at the heart of things. richard? >> piers, barely have we got over the excitement of the jubilee and finely dried out, and now get ready for the olympics in 49 days time. 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries will be arriving in the british capital. the olympic torch is north of the border in scotland, making its way around. and when all is said, the britains will have spent the best part of $40 billion hosting the games. up now, 30 or so olympic venues making sure the city is spruced up and clean. ready for 5 million visito

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see you in london. next up, a man from the bronx who was born to be an olympian. r >>> we're celebrating the fourth of july with the pride of america. john orozco's road to london came from a tough childhood and a family trying to make ends meet in the bronx. he's an extraordinary young man. you've been described as a 5'4" power ball. >> wow. that's nice. >> is that true? >> i guess, yeah. >> is that how you see yourself? >> i see myself as a normal 19-year-old kid. >> who just happens to be a gold medal contending power ball? >> yeah, i guess. >> when you say normal, one of your coaches said about you, i have never seen any athlete with so much raw talent. john is like the michael jordan and lebron james of gymnastics, he's is that good. >> i never thought anyone would compare me to those two great athletes in the sport that they represent. you know, i'm just -- i'm just trying to follow my dream and do what i love to do. >> let's go back to the bronx, where you're from in new york. not the best place

good evening from london and day three of the spectacular olympic games. behind me is the aquatic center. a new world record. an extraordinary achievement. a devastating loss for u.s. gymnast jordan weeker. leaving her team and country shocked. finishing out of the medal race. and gymnast twisting and turning in their seats as they watch her perform. for sheer drama, nothing can quite match the u.s. men's team and the ongoing battle for glory between michael phelps and ryan lochte. are we witnessing a changing of the guard? with me now on our big story is olympic legend mark spitz. also with me is christine brennan, sports columnist for "usa today." welcome to you both. mark, let me go to you first. because you were watching a little earlier the astonishing race where everyone assumed it would be a easy comfortable win for ryan lochte. this french swimmer has taken the scruff of the neck of the swimming competition and changed the whole game, hasn't he? >> i think all of us have been captivated. the french have a lot of talent in the sprint men's freestyle

big story tonight, london 2012. it's hard to believe we're fewer than 50 days away from the olympics. the world will be there. for america the best athletes will be hoping to take home the gold. the gym nast nasticks national team is taking place this weekend. the last great contest before the games themselves. i've talked with star nastia liukin in just a moment. but first let's get to preparations under way back in london. days after the jubilee, the city is working around the clock to get ready. let's start with richard quest, who is at the heart of things. richard? >> reporter: piers, barely have we got over the excitement of the jubilee and finally dried out. and now get ready for the olympics in 49 days' time. 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries will be arriving in the british capital. the olympic torch is north of the border in scotland, making its way around. glasgow. and when all is said and done and the games are over, the british will have spent the best part of $40 billion hosting the games. tid

. >>> london, all the athletes here under immense pressure to win. there's one person who may be feeling it more than anybody else. michael phelps. as the world saw in beijing, won gold in each of the eight events he swam. that was then. a lot's happened over the past four years for the american. privately and publicly. i sat down with phelps before the olympics began. as you'll see, he's a champion and someone who speaks from the heart. so, michael, welcome. >> thank you. >> you told me if you're ever tired, you get a bit grouchy. means you can be very short. so how you feeling? >> i feel all right. >> grouchy tishgsed? >> no, not yet. maybe a couple questions and -- >> you've been answering questions all day. if i just repeat the same old nonsense you've been asked all day, then you're going to give me less time. >> i'll just be like a tape recorder though. >> london is my hometown. what's extraordinary is every american athlete i've interviewed when i asked them to cite a role model i'd say 90% say you. weird god-like figure to them. with that com

just about. >> what has he said about london? >> i don't like to share that. i don't want to jinx anything. >> you can trust me. what has he got right? >> a lot right about my personal life. >> like what? >> well, okay. i remember i was having problems conceiving. for many years i tried and he was correct about having a daughter and -- >> really? >> yeah, yeah. so it's one -- >> you were having trouble conceiving and he predicted you would have a daughter? >> yeah. he's predicted about my coach when he was sick. i don't know. there's not a set schedule i go to hit, just when i need reassurance. he's a median. >> who does he talk to? >> what you do is you go in there and he leaves the room and you take a card and you write down three questions that you want answered and three people that have passed away and sign and print your game. and you can ask questions, but what he does the people that are on your card, he speaks to them. >> how extraordinary. >> it's cool. a lot of the people he says, there's no way we would know. >> which relatives? >> my dad, who pass

big story tonight, london 2012. it's hard to believe we're fewer than 50 days away from the olympics. the world will be there. for america the best athletes will be hoping to take home the gold. of the game mastics team, the national team is taking place this weekend. the last great contest before the games themselves. i've talked with star nastia liukin in just a moment. but first let's get to preparations under way back in london. days after the jubilee, the city is working around the clock to get ready. let's start with richard quest, who is at the heart of things. richard? >> reporter: piers, barely have we got over all that excitement of the jubilee and finally dried out. and now get ready for the olympics in 49 days' time. 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries will be arriving in the british capital. the olympic torch is north of the border in scotland, making its way around glasgow, and when all is said and done and the games are over, the british will have spent the best part of $40 billion hosting th

good evening from london and day three of the spectacular olympic games. behind me is the aquatic center. a new world record. an extraordinary achievement. a devastating loss for u.s. gymnast jordan wieber. leaving her team and country shocked. finishing out of the medal race. and gymnast twisting and turning in their seats as they watch her perform. for sheer drama, nothing can quite match the u.s. men's team and the ongoing battle for glory between michael phelps and ryan lochte. are we witnessing a changing of the guard? with me now on our big story is olympic legend mark spitz. also with me is christine brennan, sports columnist for "usa today." welcome to you both. mark, let me go to you first. because you we watching a little earlier the astonishing race where everyone assumed it would be a easy comfortable win for ryan lochte. this french swimmer has taken the scruff of the neck of the swimming competition and changed the whole game, hasn't he? >> i think all of us have been captivated. the french have a lot of talent in the sprint men's freestyle e

tony blair, let's start with the london olympics. you were instrumental in bringing this back to london after so long. why is it important for a country to get it? talk about the economics of it. talk about the impact positively if you land the olympics. >> well, you are the center of attention. and so for london and for britain, this is an opportunity to be there in front of the whole world to say this is what we're about, say look at the great show we're putting on. you bring in a lot of investments. we have cited the olympic park in one of the worst parts of the east end of london, which has been completely regenerated. we bring world-class facilities. still in beijing, more people are visiting the olympic site than go to the forbidden city. if you do it right, it can give you a boost and some of these things can't be quantified. the reason it's so hotly competed over today is because people realize it's a great thing for the country to have. >> be honest, when you saw that you won the bid and you saw the beijing opening ceremony,

lots of jamaicans in london. >> absolutely. i'm looking forward to london, and the jamaican fraternity up there. it's large. i know that jamaicans are very enthusiastic fans. and i know that they will come out and support us. and they're not -- and they're not only just for us, but they'll support -- they just love the sport. i'm looking forward to competing in front of all the enthusiastic jamaicans that will be at the games. >> do you ever race mr. bolt? do you ever quietly get it on when you're back in chalorny? >> no, no, i haven't. i never raced him. maybe we could set it up sometime. i would really like to see what i could do. >> do you reckon you could take him? >> of course. i'm not afraid. i know he could not catch me. >> i love bolt. he's one of my heroes. something about a guy who's that big, who can run that fast, and who then boasts about eating chicken nuggets, and who does that whole arrow thing, you know, afterwards. is he a real good guy in real life? >> he's a very talented athlete. he's a great person. he lov

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i will still be late 20s by the end of the london games fortunately. not just barely. >> you're ridiculously young and yet by olympic standards -- >> olympic standards, i'm old. most of my friends -- >> does that feel weird, by the way? being in your late 20s and being called old? >> it does. but we joke about it. but then, you know, when we meet other people, i realize i'm not that old. but in swimming terms i am. most of my friends have real jobs. and they're in cubicles. and they're tucked away at a desk. and i get to be outside in the fresh air. i get to travel the world. i get to focus on my body. i love training. that's why i did it another four years. >> it's been a pleasure. >> thank you. >> best of luck. >> thank you very much. >> next, the story making a different kind of splash. actor and comedian james corden. a fellow brit who's taking broadway by storm. for three hours a week, i'm a coach. but when i was diagnosed with prostate cancer... i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare

she'll complete in the olympics trials in omaha, her last stop before london. a star who makes every american proud. natalie, you have won a ridiculous number of medals. >> thank you. >> do you even know how many you won? >> 11. three, four and four. >> in total, in your career and everything? >> no, world championship, i know i have in the teens but i'm not sure where. >> you're on the verge, if you are successful in london, of being the greatest female swimmer in american history. statistically. >> it's -- >> how do you feel about that? it's quite a thing. >> it's pretty amazing. it epcokeeps getting brought up. i could be the most decorated female athlete. it's a wonderful, wonderful thing to think about. >> is it just swimmer or athlete in total? >> female athlete, american. >> america's ever produced. >> yeah, yeah. so it's -- there's a little bit of pressure but more than anything i'm just amazed i'm in this position, you know, aft two olympic games. and going into my third, there's -- that's going to be in the back of my mind. but i'm really just going t

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good evening from london and day three of the spectacular olympic games. behind me is the akwaquatic cen. a new world record. an extraordinary achievement. a devastating loss for u.s. gymnast jordan weeker. leaving her team and country shocked. finishing out of the medal race. and gymnast twisting and turning in their seats as they watch her perform. for sheer drama, nothing can quite match the u.s. men's team and the ongoing battle for glory between michael phelps and ryan lochte. are we witnessing a changing of the guard? with me now on our big story is olympic legend mark spitz. also with me is christine brennan, sports columnist for "usa today." welcome to you both. mark, let me go to you first. because you were watching a little earlier the astonishing race where everyone assumed it would be a easy comfortable win for ryan lochte. this french swimm emer has take the scruff of the neck of the swimming competition and changed the whole game, hasn't he? >> i think all of us have been captivated. the french have a lot of talent in the sprint men's freesty

make it matter. >>> welcome back to london. gold medal gymnast olga korbut is considered the mother of gymnastics. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> you were like the darling of those olympics. i was only seven, but i have a vivid memory of you falling, everyone heart broken and you came again and you won all the gold's. everyone loved olga korbut. how do you feel about that? >> i feel good. >> when you walk around here, do you get a good reaction? when people realize it's you? >> yeah. i don't know why they shaking when they see me. i been in stadium yesterday when women team, and i wanted to jump from my chair and go to the, and do some, some routine. >> did you really? >> yeah. >> it all brought it back to you? >> i felt like i was 17 again. this atmosphere, this is public clapping, this is brought me all my memories back. >> when you see the american gymnasts, the young girls, they are amazing. they're starry eyes, into the magic, looking forward to these amazing and exciting games. what's the reality? as you did, you bec

>>> welcome back to london. >>> welcome back to london. you were a natural there, ryan. >> i thought so, too. >> welcome. i've heard a lot from his mother in the last week. you've been his mentor, father, friend, i would imagine occasionally his tormenter. you must be very proud this week. >> i'm extremely proud of ryan. we get to the olympics, and i wrote a letter to my swim team back home, and what the olympics really stand for. and it's not about gold medals, world records and things of that sort, it's about the world coming together and competing against each other in the world of sport. and, you know, you walk away from a venue and you see, you know, troubled countries, their t-shirts, their name is on the back of the t-shirts, and you really get the feeling the world has come together and put all the difference toss the side, and competition brings that out. and it's good competition. i've seen countries and individuals congratulate each other. and console each other. and that's really what the olympic experience is really about. and

this is "pie morgan tonight" tonight from london. not just a good evening from london, a great evening for america, thanks to gabby douglas. makes the u.s. proud, the first to win team gold and individual all around gold for gymnastics. that's not the only record. she's the first black woman to achieve that honor. truly an historic day. and 20 medal are now for michael phelps. wins the 200 meter medley. for the women, more pride. rebecca sony broke her record in the 200 meter breast stroke. let's get the latest on this amazing day for the americans. christine brennan, sports columnist for usa today. what a big day for the americans. >> absolutely. i was at gymnastics. you could have been at swimming and had the same headlines. >> watching michael phelps going to the 20th medal, he wanted it badly. got a look at a guy with not enough golds same i am having that. >> and ryan lochte, and phelps not winning individual medal to this point, the pride of the athlete showed through. the sense it is his last olympics and gold is great. to be

i will still be late 20s by the end of the london games fortunately. not just barely. >> you're ridiculously young and yet by olympic standards -- >> olympic standards, i'm old. most of my friends -- >> does that feel weird, by the way? being in your late 20s and being called old? >> it does. but we joke about it. but then, you know, when we meet other people, i realize i'm not that old. but in swimming terms i am. most of my friends have real jobs. and they're in cubicles. and they're tucked away at a desk. and i get to be outside in the fresh air. i get to travel the world. i get to focus on my body. i love training. that's why i did it another four years. >> it's been a pleasure. >> thank you. >> best of luck. >> thank you very much. >> next, the story making a different kind of splash. actor and comedian james corden. a fellow brit who's taking broadway by storm. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw

go long. >>> welcome back to london. you were a natural there, ryan. >> i thought so, too. >> welcome. i've heard a lot from his mother in the last week. you've been his mentor, father, friend, i would imagine occasionally his tormenter. you must be very proud this week. >> i'm extremely proud of ryan. we get to the olympics, and i wrote a letter to my swim team back home, and what the olympics really stand for. and it's not about gold medals, world records and things of that sort, it's about the world coming together and competing against each other in the world of sport. and, you know, you walk away from a venue and you see, you know, troubled countries, their t-shirts, their name is on the back of the t-shirts, and you really get the feeling the world has come together and put all the difference toss the side, and competition brings that out. and it's good competition. i've seen countries and individuals congratulate each other. and console each other. and that's really what the olympic experience is really about. and

tony blair, let's start with the london olympics. you were instrumental in bringing this back to london after so long. why is it important for a country to get it? talk about the economics of it. talk about the impact positively if you lapped b the olympics. >> well, you are the center of attention. and so for london and for britain, this is an opportunity to be there in front of the whole world to say this is what we're about, say look at the great show we're putting on. you bring in a lot of investments. we have cited the olympic park in one of the worst parts of the east end of london this ch has now been completely regenerated. we bring world-class facilities. still in beijing, more people are visiting the olympic site than go to the forbidden city. if you do it right, it can give you a boost and some of these things can't be quantified. the reason it's so hotly competed over today is because people realize it's a great thing for the country to have. >> be honest, when you saw that you won the bid and you saw the beijing opening

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just about. >> what has he said about london? >> i don't like to share that because i don't like to jinx anything. >> you can trust me, it will stay between us and hundreds of millions of people around the world. >> what has he got right? >> he's gotten a lot right about my personal life. >> like what? >> well, okay, i remember i was having problems conceiving, and it's been many years i tried. he was correct about having a daughter and being able to -- >> really? >> yeah, yeah. >> so you were having trouble conceiving and he predicted you would have a daughter? >> yeah. >> that's amazing. there's also stuff about my coach when he was sick. i don't know, it's just -- there's not a set schedule when i go to him. just when i nee reassurance about something. >> like a life coach? >> a little bit, but he's a medium. >> who does he talk to? >> well, what you do is, you go in there and he leaves the room and you take a card and you write down three questions that you want answered and you write down three people who have passed away. w

, england, london. so once a reception. after my talk, one english gentleman, sort of dignified person approached me. then started kneeling then expressed to me he really admire you often say i don't know. so then i -- i felt english person seems difficult find to say i don't know. >> that is true. that is true. you'd never hear me say that. let's get back to modern america. clearly going through big problems at the moment. big economic problems. also examining itself as a country about its values. the american dream and how that has changed. many people out of work now losing their homes and so on. what do you think of what has happened to america and how can it get itself back on track again? >> as i mentioned before, actually i asked the president, and he assured me, america, the fundamentalness of the economic condition is sound. so i often, you see, expressing when i give some public talk that in any case, america must succeed. democratic country. very powerful democratic country. it is not only am

. >>> london, all the athletes here under immense pressure to win. there's one person who may be feeling it more than anybody else. michael phelps. as the world saw in beijing, won gold in each of the eight events he swam. that was then. a lot's happened over the past four years for the american. privately and publicly. i sat down with phelps before the olympics began. as you'll see, he's a champion and someone who speaks from the heart. so, michael, welcome. >> thank you. >> you told me if you're ever tired, you get a bit grouchy. means you can be very short. so how you feeling? >> i feel all right. >> no, not yet. maybe a couple questions and -- >> you've been answering questions all day. if i just repeat the same old nonsense you've been asked all day, then you're going to give me less time. >> i'll just be like a tape recorder though. >> london is my hometown. what's extraordinary is every american athlete i've interviewed when i asked them to cite a role model i'd say 90% say you. weird god-like figure to them. with that comes responsibility. ar

gold medal sprinter, now having to smash records in london. she has competitive spirit as a child as i found out. here is a preview. you're one of nine brothers and sisters. i imagine it was very competitive when you were young, right? >> absolutely, yes, a lot of us, and so i learned to be competitive from a very young age. >> and you used to run barefoot, is that right? >> absolutely. you're correct. i actually used to race boys on the street, barefoot. i actually completed at national stadium barefoot. so yeah, that's true. >> did you beat the boys? >> i do. i used to race boys and i used to beat them as well. >>> coming after the break, i reunite two old friends. want to say friends. they tried to beat each other into submission twice in world heavy weight boxing bouts. lennox lewis and evander holyfield. round three. ding ding! >>> okay. now i'm going to get very overexcited. i am being joined by two of the great heavy weight boxing champions in history. america's pride, evander holyfield and lennox lewis. both titleholders, both olympic

and they said she had passed the strict drug test of the ioc in london. so yes, the chinese feel they're being unfairly singled out. they feel if it had been a michael phelps or another swimming sensation, we wouldn't be talking about it. it would have been fabulous news and yet in this case, it's cheating. >> i think i was encouraged, and i said this to our guest tonight by the reaction of the chinese over here in london to the other scandal involving the badminton teams, one of whom was the china team, where they deliberately lost to avoid meeting some of their rivals in later stages. the chinese were very quick to come down on this thing. it wasn't in the olympic spirit and endorsing the decision to suspend and throw them out of the games. how has that gone down in china? is it being seen as a sign that china really has changed? they are now prepared to play by the rules of the olympic games? >> yes, it is one of the top trending topics, especially in the micro blogging sites here. and indeed, most of the people who were posting were supportive of chin

we have cited the olympic park in one of the worst parts of the east end of london this ch has now been completely regenerated. we bring world-class facilities. still in beijing, more people are visiting the olympic site than go to the forbidden city. if you do it right, it can give you a boost and some of these things can't be quantified. the reason it's so hotly competed over today is because people realize it's a great thing for the country to have. >> be honest, when you saw that you won the bid and you saw the beijing opening ceremony, did you think what the hell are we going to do to beat that? >> i did. that's exactly what i thought. it was spectacular. i actually think we've done it the right way. i remember having a conversation with people straight after the beijing olympics saying look, guys, there's no way in terms of the spectacular of that type, you know, we're not going to compete with that. but let's do it in our own way. i haven't seen it myself, but people who have seen it say it is a magnificent opening ceremony. so -- >> we're celebrating the olympics in london, but

>>> they are the stars who will shine bright in london. and on america's birthday we salute our new heroes men and women preparing for battle to bring home the gold. track sentation s allyson felixn the fast lane. >> i've got to win. that's what i want. >> also a new contender. jona rosco. >> i'm chasing my dreams right now. that it's what i want to do. >> coach k. on hoops, his country and why he wants players with attitude. >> i want them to bring their egos. the more powerful the egos you have, the more powerful a team that you can have. >> the games, the glory, the pride of america. this is a "piers morgan tonight" fourth of july special. >>> good evening. and happy fourth of july. what better way to celebrate america's independence than by honoring the country's olympic athletes, the pride of america. in just a few weeks they will be on the world stage in london competing for gold with billions watching. in the next hour, we'll hear their stories in their own words. it's revealing, moving, surprising and inspiring. we begin with allis

this is "piers morgan tonight" tonight from london. not just a good evening from london, a great evening for america, thanks to gabby douglas. makes the u.s. proud, the first to win team gold and individual all around gold for gymnastics. that's not the only record. she's the first black woman to achieve that honor. truly an historic day. and 20 medal are now for michael phelps. wins the 200 meter medley. for the women, more pride. rebecca sony broke her record in the 200 meter breast stroke. let's get the latest on this amazing day for the americans. christine brennan, sports columnist for usa today. what a big day for the americans. >> absolutely. i was at gymnastics. you could have been at swimming and had the same headlines. >> watching michael phelps going to the 20th medal, he wanted it badly. got a look at a guy with not enough golds same i am having that. >> and ryan lochte, and phelps not winning individual medal to this point, the pride of the athlete showed through. the sense it is his last olympics and gold is great. to be

these games, you know, great weather, enthusiasm on the part of the people here in london. i think you're going to see terrific games that will be long time in our memories. >> you've been slightly criticized for knocking the british enthusiasm. as if you haven't picked up on much enthusiasm. you feeling it now? >> well, i'm delighted to see the kind of support that has been around -- the torch, for instance. i watched last night on bbc an entire program about the torch being run across great britain. and the kind of crowds. i guess millions of people that turned out to see the torch. that's what you hope to see. >> i made a fascinating discovery last night, governor, which is that you are more english than i am. did you know this? >> i did not know that. >> your great great great grandfather miles romney was born in preston and lancashire. my great grandfather was born in ireland. you are technically more english than me. >> i knew my ancestors came from here. i know miles romney. and miles park romney. these are the folks that came and helped settle the west. but it's --

." >>> good evening from london. day four of the 2012 summer olympics. indeed an historic day for the world and for every single american. michael phelps shows everyone he's the best of all time, swimming his way into the record books. winning not one but two medals it giving him an astonishing 19 olympic medals. quite extraordinary. it comes as a 16-year-old girl from china wins another gold and leaves yet more questions about whether her incredible achievements are more than god given. i'm joined now by christine brennan from "usa today" and dominique dawes who was part of the dream team. the magnificent seven who last won gymnastic gold for america in 1996. let's talk michael phelps. it's the big story today. he's become officially the greatest olympic medal winner in history. what does it mean to any olympic athlete? >> michael phelps has definitely earned every single one of these 19 medals that he's won thus far. it means so much. it's the legacy he's going to leave behind. not just in swimming but in olympics sports and in sports in general. i'm s

so for me, an energy i got in london was just wonderful. >> i was walking around london and all i could see were people going like this, everywhere. everyone wanted to be the bolt. >> a lot of that going on. >> is it the secret, because you jamaicans are flying down every track at the moment, winning everything, is the secret yams? is there something in the jamaican yam? >> i used to have a lot of yams. if it was one thing i wasn't short of growing up, it was yams. i don't eat yams that much now. i think i had too much when i was young. >> who are your heroes? sporting heroes? >> for me, michael johnson was definitely one. don quarry was one because he was a great runner, a 200 meter runner. i remember watching maurice greene, these guys had a lot of energy. >> what about other sports? >> other sports. >> iconic heroes. >> i was into cricket so it was wazamacher. >> great pakistani cricketer. our american viewers have absolutely no idea what we're talking about or who we're talking about. the west indies have just won the t-20 world cup. congratulations. a jamaican leading the battle cr

unitedhealthcare. ♪ >>> i'm here in london for the queen's diamond jubilee. beginning on cnn worldwide. joining me now for a preview, two people who know a great deal going on behind the scenes. katy nichol. andrea hicks. she was one of princess diana's bridesmaids. thank you for joining me. a big day tomorrow. talk me through what to expect. >> if you can expect more pomp and pageantry, that's what you're going to get. the morning celebrations will kick off with a celebration of thanksgiving. that will be the most serious and poignant part for the queen. this is a woman who takes they are faith seriously. she'll be accompanied by the senior members of the royal family. after the service there's going to be a wonderful carriage procession. we had a taste of that for the royal wedding. this time we'll see the queen from westminster back to buckingham palace. and we'll be treated to the spectacle we couldn't have after the pageant. we're going to have a fly past. of course that famous balcony appearance. a chance to really just say once more to the queen, thank

tony blair, let's start with the london olympics. you were instrumental in bringing this back to london after so long. why is it important for a country to get it? talk about the economics of it. talk about the impact positively if you land the olympics. >> well, you are the center of attention. and so for london and for britain, this is an opportunity to be there in front of the whole world to say this is what we're about, say look at the great show we're putting on. you bring in a lot of investments. we have cited the olympic park in one of the worst parts of the east end of london has now been completely regenerated. we bring world-class facilities. still in beijing, more people are visiting the olympic site than go to the forbidden city. if you do it right, it can give you a boost and some of these things can't be quantified. the reason it's so hotly competed over today is because people realize it's a great thing for the country to have. >> be honest, when you saw that you won the bid and you saw the beijing opening ceremony, di