from the olympic summer games in london. >>> good evening from this global gathering here in london where tonight as quickly we turn our sights back to the united states specifically the tripling and historic drought we are in the midst of and the news that came out just today a new and official u.s. government measure of just how bad it is and how much it is going to impact us. we begin with our chief environmentalta affairs correspondent, an thompson. >> reporter: this is america land of the dry. rivers barely moving, farmland cracked and parched by a persistent stubborn drought. today the u.s. department of agriculture reports nearly half of the counties have been declared a disaster because of the drought. much of the west, midwest and southeast bathed in red having endured a severe drought for eight or more weeks. the fear in colorado county, texas is potential wildfires fuelled by the trees killed in last year's drought. >> we may have lost between 100 and 500 million trees. in minnesota even famous lakes provide little relief. >> temperatures of 95 degrees. >> reporter: causi

games in london. >>> good evening from this global gathering here in london where tonight just as quickly we turn our sights back to the united states specifically the crippling and historic drought we are in the midst of and the news that came out just today a new and official u.s. government measure of just how bad it is and how much it is going to impact us. we begin with our chief environmental affairs correspondent, anne thompson. >> reporter: this is america, land of the dry. reservoirs evaporating, rivers barely moving, farmland cracked and parched by a persistent stubborn drought. today the u.s. department of agriculture reports nearly half of the nation's counties have been declared a disaster because of the drought. much of the west, midwest and southeast bathed in red having endured a severe drought for eight or more weeks this year. the fear in colorado county, texas is potential wildfires fueled by the trees killed in last year's drought. >> we may have lost between 100 and 500 million trees. >> reporter: it has been so hot in minnesota even famous lakes provide little relief

from the olympic summer games in london. >>> good evening from this global gathering here in london where tonight as quickly we turn our sights back to the united states specifically the tripling and history making drought we are in the midst of and the news that came out just today a measure of just how bad it is and how much it is going to impact us. we begin with our chief environmental affairs correspondent, anne thompson. >> reporter: this is america land of the dry. rivers barely moving, farmland cracked and parched by a persistent stubborn drought. today the u.s. department of agriculture reports nearly half of the counties have been declared a disaster because of the drought. much of the west, midwest and southeast bathed in red having endured a severe drought for eight or more weeks. the fear in colorado county, texas is potential wildfires fueled by the trees killed in last year's drought. >> we may have lost between 100 and 500 million trees. >> reporter: it's been so hot in minnesota even famous lakes provide little relief. >> temperatures of 95 degrees. >> reporter: cau

up next to a spotlight with russia's sports minister where we discuss this some in london olympics and russia's. stay with us for that. hello again to. show. i'm. proud today it's to be overcrowded. proud of supporters gathered. to break records. broken. as one of the largest in. the red machine. the soviet union and russia have always been among the best performers at the olympic games getting mostly gold medals but the russian team is performing. good and that's why there is so much attention on the athletes who have gone to. the russian sports minister is one of those who say supporters should not demand too much from the athletes the third and even fourth place in the medal table would be a good result mr goh has been a manager for a work fifteen years he used to hand the famous in. late. two thousand and eight was appointed russia's top sports official. in a welcome to the show. a statement you need it. the london olympics years ago that i quote russians are too much used to counting the number of gold medals won some reasons we don't take stock of silver and bronze. and a fourth

and the mir is second class and second overall the pelican of london is eighth and eleventh overall. the ship's galley has its own race against time when it comes to feeding almost two hundred people four times a day speed is of the essence the cooks have to work almost around the clock so in such race it's. your choice to make the food tasty during a race we normally cook food separately. when you have a tilt he called me good health of which would be burned to the other half would end up on the floor so taking in potions is much more convenient. on the second evening of the race labs team hardly has any work to do the wind is still quite weak changing the configuration of the sails is pointless cadet project going takes time out to explain why people still like sailboats pushing to get back this is the only place where you can feel the thrill of the wind swaying you from side to side while you're up there hanging on to the mast also be assailed by promotes the spirit of comradeship it builds character and your ability to stand up to the elements of truth it's a tough job setting sa

." >> police disassemble the occupy london site. some barricades to delay the police operation. >> the pirates infested waters of the indian ocean. a cruise liner with more than 1000 people on board after a fire. and the european union and poses further sanctions. it is 12:00 in the new in singapore. >> it is 4:00 in the morning in london, broadcasting on pbs to our viewers in america and elsewhere around the world. welcome to "newsday." dozens of police have moved in to clear up a camp set up four months ago outside a cathedral in central london. the occupy movement is opposed to what they say is corporate greed. some erected barricades to try to delay the police operation. the eviction, arranged by the city of london corp., began just after midnight local time. we have the latest. >> just after midnight, police set up security cordons outside of st. paul's, and then they lives moved in to remove the tenants. there was little opposition from the protesters there. >> to move sideways and be creative. this is not the beginning of the

she leaves london with gold. >> i don't know what's next now, you know? this has been the same dream for the last four or five years. >> reporter: oscar possehas alr made history. after reviewing the video, the judges have put the south africans back in the finals although they collided. in the same prelims, team usa got a new hero. menteo mitchell heard a pop in his leg when running. in an inspirational act of bravery, he kept running through excruciating pain only to learn later he had broken his leg. he said, you've got three guys depending on you, you don't want to let them down. and when i was at olympic stadium tonight, there was a gold medal certiemony for allys felix who won the 200 meters last night. and that crowd that looked like the united nations didn't just cheer. they roared. the olympic spirit and the excitement is alive and well at these games, brian. >> unbelievable day of action. chris jansing, thanks. >>> back home in the u.s. tonight, an update on another story we've been following, the controversy involving the susan g. komen foundat

so my ham city just being absent come up to london enjoy the atmosphere. with everybody around from all over the out it's just been fantastic the huge investments in the london twelve summer olympics are definitely expected to materialize term benefits for the whole country but on top of all that is simply the way the games just made people feel. how. much. was. so the great britain along with those who came here to feeling good. overthrow the new parts. so the games are paid to have been a thoroughly enjoyed by london is on sports fans from all over the globe but what have the authority made of it all while his international olympic committee presidential. i'm very happy and grateful we very happy with the gave so very grateful to said to paul to be indicted. on the sixth of july two thousand and five in singapore. for me at least cage that's exactly what we thought was stranded footage trace of the venue's forty fourth world records from seventeen olympic records and i will see history being written by many many at least i think of the trouble and both o

tonight, you're sitting next to a very proud londoner. i was in trafalgar square seven years ago when london found out we we successful to get the 2012 olympics, and since that moment, there was conjecture -- what would be in the opening ceremony? having watched it for you tonight, it has been absolutely fabulous. we begin with bradley wiggins, the man of the moment, the first to britain to win -- briton to win tour de france. then, we have the national health care being depicted. real nurses coming in with volunteers and actors, but the really humorous moments will redeem all its people remember. daniel craig, actor who plays james bond -- fact mixed with fiction -- goes to visit the queen. we have behind-the-scenes footage from buckingham palace, and the moment when the helicopters stormed the field -- the helicopter cuts to a live helicopter over the stadium, and, of course, that's the double where we think -- is it the queen herself coming down descending by parachute? >> it has been the ark of british history over the last century an

and unless there is the former high commissioner from pakistan to london. he is also a a fellow at the brookings institution. here is his analysis of why there is no international action. >> there is an exhaustion with the international community. you think of syria as the fourth or fifth in these revolts we have been saying. we had egypt and libya and yemen, and now syria. it is the exhaustion. the american army is overstretched. they are pulling out of iraq. the last thing they need is to get involved in civic, particularly with a crisis berlin on the horizon with iran. -- a crisis brewing on the horizon with iran. russia is a major player in the region. they are not going to lose their foothold in syria. all of this complicates the pressures that of being put on assad. we are seeing foreign journalists being killed, every moral up rich. nothing seems to move us. he is very strong in the fact that he has support. internally, he has the support of his minority ethnic group. >> he is that strong. what difference is it going to make if he is sitting opposite

>> hello and welcome to london live from the bbc. it is day 14 of the london olympic games. there earned just two games of competition left. the mint's open water swimming has just gotten underway. the-the men's open waters women open water's swimming has gotten underway. but first, britain has announced $7 million in non- legal aid to the syrian opposition. the foreign secretary described syria's government as doomed and denied suggestions that britain was bypassing the authority of the united nations. >> our assistance does not include legal assistance. we will be careful to whom we provide be practical help i have mentioned. all of the support we provide will be consistent with our laws and values. it will be based on rigorous analysis. it is the right thing to do while not pausing for a second in all efforts to secure diplomatic action which crisis demands. our security correspondent joins us. does this change the balance in its fight for syria in any way? >> it is too small for that. we are talking about a relatively small amount of money. it will feed into the narrativ

the best view of london behind us. we have news already of our favorite olympian. >> they have been rehearsing every night this week. i am already robbing my hands -- rubbing my hands. he is the reigning 200 meter champion. he had been beaten in the jamaican trials. the golden ticket for the olympics is to see the gold medal winner in the 100 meters final. he says he is about 95% fit. he has been speaking to our sports editor. >> there has been a lot to talk about your fitness. are you 100%? >> i want to say yes, but i think i am 95%. i am in great shape. i am ready to go. >> what has been the problem? >> my back. maybe i was basing it too far. i was trying not to pressure my back. that was the main problem. my hands. -- my hands -- my handspring was always causing a problem. >> you said in the press conference that you had been through a lot. what did you mean? >> there are so many things that i have to keep focus on. it is hard to keep having these problems over and over again. if you are not mentally strong, it is t

athletes are hoping to deliver again in london. david eades is at the training camp of the australian athletics team. >> we are not on the starting blocks, but we are not far off. this is about 50 kilometers from where the olympic park is based. it's the temporary home to the australian athletic squad. among them, the reigning olympic pole vaulting champion. he has not been in great form recently, but it seems like he is beginning to get back to his best. i wondered whether that made him feel that his competitors were starting to worry about him again. >> i am not the favorite guy. it is good from my point of view. it's good to have my name in the conversation. i would rather start slow and finished stronger than the other way around. i'm happy with the way it is going. i have an opportunity to keep improving. >> have the preparations got exactly as you wished? you are in a building that is older than australia itself. does this suit you? >> we have good pole vaulting networks. >> not necessarily here. >> i have not had a proper ch

london has turned into a ghost town. among the top attractions is westminster abbey, but you certainly do not have to worry about long lineups. tourism in britain accounts for around 145 billion euros in annual revenue. it is the country's sixth largest industry. the association of leading a visitor attractions is very concerned. >> this is the most important trading week for all of central london visitor attractions. we would be looking at millions of people being here at the moment, and we are about 40% down to 50% down. >> during the first few days of the olympic games, oxford street, london's top shopping venue, saw sales drop. london -- lenders stayed at home because they were afraid of the traffic chaos that had been predicted -- wonders -- lond oners stayed at home. >> we were expecting it to be really, really busy. but actually, it is completely opposite. >> the tourism industry hopes the advertising effect of the games will trigger an increase in high-inning visitors in future years. then it is likely the park p

a beautiful, sunny day in london. the day when perhaps the most high profile competition, the athletics, takes place in the stadium. special restrictions have been put in place. even a nearby shopping center has been closed but all but to get holders to stop overcrowding. only two gold medals will be one in the stadium today. francis's here. good to see you. what has been happening? >> the buildup has been intense. we can hear the roars from the stadium. germany took the gold in the men's squad. that was beating croatia. they led from start to finish. they blew away the competition. not as much as new zealand in the men's rowing pair. they were just flying. another gold for new zealand. a colleague of ours might be happy about that medal for new zealand parent on track and field today, the home favorite, jessica is taking part. she has had a blistering start in the 100-meter hurdle. if you want to get a good start, you should do a personal best. she has done her personal best. the first part is today. the second part

feed is from occupy london by me calling from london and david graber from occupied new york so i want to put this program in really sort of two parts the first part so i want to understand how occupy came to be. sort of people who are involved political background for organizing it and conducting its affairs and spreading it and then looking into where it's going to go. to david where where do you think this movement came to eventually cause you'll get patients zuccotti park and then spread out to the rest of united states or i think there's been sort of a global movement that i'm in i guess it started in tunisia and sort of swept across the mediterranean greece spain was really the same movement that in america there a lot of people from greece and spain who were involved in the very early days and even before the occupation of parking or putting it together so that i think there's really a global ferment alexy you are involved in this us day of rage back back in may two thousand and ten but did you see that as as the time of going into sort of. the transition from cyberspace to meat

this 10 million pound house was the london home for many years of his son. but it has not been officially frozen. the authorities mr. the investment company belonging to a firm that he park currently owned. it continued to operate for 11 months after dissolving itself voluntarily. they missed a firm registered at this chesley address set up by another egyptian of the sanctions list. seven months after the freeze in order against her. one of the city's leading asset traces is astonished. >> you are on the sanctions list. what are you doing? this lady is here in chelsea. >> it is doing what it can, but it can't back on suspicion alone. >> we have a duty to the people the ostensibly of the money and those that are pursuing it. we have to make sure that proper legal processes have been gone through. we will trace assets and return assets. we have no vested interest in doing anything else. >> the official responsible for recovering the wealth says london request helped by asking for more information from egypt. information's egypt says it doesn't have. >> of the

michael phelps slam victory capping off a gold and courier in his last individual race in london. it is his third goal of these games and he has a one more race tomorrow. to another olympian that has reached the record books. they have completed the 43 different countries. she went on to represent georgia in the next two games. in beijing, she took her place on team usa and was with them in london where she missed out on a bronze medal. how does it feel to compete for three different countries? you have divided loyalties? >> it is of the deal, returning to georgia. different training, system. a different way, all the environment, where they have the training. it is a big difference. >> when you were competing for team usa, you really want america to win, and when you compete with the georgians, you want them to win? >> i want to win a gold, and i got close. i would say, it is a little difficult when the weather conditions and everything. when i get the metal, my country is usa right now. this model will go on them by a team. the women's archery team. i guess i have to get ready. w

our team in london. >>> red cross sounding the alarm this evening. blood supply at its lowest point in 15 years. what's behind it and what it means for the rest of us. >>> the biggest fans, best seats in the house. why can't they bear to watch? the moms and dads at the olympic games. their agony and elation. >>> good evening tonight from jerusalem where republican presidential candidate mitt romney is auditioning for a position on the world stage. this evening we feet that election day is now just 100 days from today. this evening romney and his wife ann are having dinner with an old friend, benjamin netanyahu. they worked together years ago. earlier today romney visited the western wall where he placed a prayer he had written inside the wall. tonight he delivered a speech in israel saying "we have a moral imperative to deny iran's leaders the means to follow through on their ma leff lent intentions" right beforehand he sat down with us. we talked about the threat of iran, the incoming fire from democrats back home over his tax returns and we talked

for the chance to see history being made at london, 2012. for the crowd at the center to my left, for everyone watching at home, it is that our vicinity to watch something they will talk about for years to come. -- it is that opportunity to watch something that will talk about four years to come. there is the success they have seen with him before. it is expecting to see, will he do it, can he do it? >> a very busy day at the olympics. we will have more coverage later on in the program. in india, for a second day, half of the country has been plunged into darkness. more than 600 million people were left without electricity after a power grid shutdown. the gap between the demand for energy and its shaky supply has never been more stark. we have the latest from delhi. >> one of the world's fastest- growing economies groundo a halt today. in the nation's capital, even the traffic lights were not working. the police were deployed to man the already chaotic roads. they are grappling with the largest black out in their history. many people had no

london. ok let's leave the olympics behind now and talk russian premier league football where game week for concluded on sunday in the past three weeks there was an odd thing to forget. the historical powerhouse languishing at the bottom of the table following their fourth straight defeat rubin this time their victors but it wasn't until seventy eight minutes in the host finally broke a deadlock the league's joint tops were there but asked not to find home for. the win then sealed right out the death. letting work from outside the area rubino the second world in our ready looking black prime relegation candidates. just to moscow have returned to winning ways the army man had suffered back to back the fates heading into their classroom. but zoran tossed it e.c.s. the worry somewhat with the winning strike fifteen minutes from time the goal also condemning this having sound to their first defeat this. sunday's first game omkara your voice for dolphy it finished goalless and perm while in the la

matt lauer, nbc news, london. >> the story of michael phelps still being written here in london. we're back in a moment with some of the day's other news, including something that hasn't been seen in 70 years until now. >>> a plane crash has taken the life of two-time u.s. olympic distance runner pat porter. he was killed along with his 15-year-old son, and a family friend when his beechcraft went down on takeoff in sedona, arizona. porter was married to former u.s. olympic high jumper trish king. he was a 13-time national distance champion. pat porter was 53 years old. illinois democratic congressman jesse jackson jr., son of the civil rights leader, is extending his two-month-long leave of absence from congress. he's been transferred to the mayo clinic in minnesota. he's undergoing diagnosis, and treatment for both depression and gastrointestinal issues. jackson's office admitted only to a mood disorder, as they put it, when his disappearance from congress was first publicized. >>> it's always been a big new england mystery until now. it was a day world war ii came very close t

the traffic will be gridlocked in and around central london. they have a really full of well where the traffic going to go as long as you are in peak family to get around london can suffer and it will suffer till the twelfth of august so it's very very good it's going to be something which i will never see again i guess and it's we're very lucky so despite some little difficulties that may be the expense of common people being part of the olympics is just priceless well the weather alone is enough to make you cheerful at the moment because after the wettest june on record it's been lovely here in london over the last couple of days and let's hope that continues for the opening ceremony on friday and beyond but whatever happens come rain or shine we will be here to keep you updated on russia's progress over the next seventeen days of competition and our take london sunday in london who would have thought it nice staying with the olympics and moving to russia's swimming prospects r.t. getting the thoughts recently of one of the sport's greatest t

the london games have come to an end and eyes will now turn on the russian. city of sochi as the black sea resort prepares to host the next winter games in just eighteen months however these games in london have been crucial to this such organizing committee who say they've learned the vital lessons one hundred fifty especially. committed learning from the sofa on the leg and eyes are. the way all the. challenges they face from. this is so we have to bring. those problems included ticketing issues at the start of the games and there were empty seats at some then years however the problem was quickly resolved secondly there were concerns about congestion in the central london and that didn't turn out to be a problem and that was in no small things to the thousands of volunteers who guided to and from the ne us so things to learn there but such organizers have taken comfort from the fact that the development of the black sea resort is similar to the development of the olympic park in london like a. depressive region. into the region with. a well developed struc

for his own predicament assad said he might have to spend six months to a year of dawran embassy in london. and romney's rumbled the u.s. republican candidate promises to show rochelle more about the ball in a few wins the election faces criticism himself for flip flopping on key issues. in our special report it's coming up here on our team in just a couple of moments. playing football in the scorching july sun of the iberian peninsula is senseless talk show for some of these men others see it as a simple warm up before more difficult contest on dry land they see their rivals face to face but at sea ice and says are nothing more than a blip on a radar screen. wind and waves are the only tangible evidence of that determination to win. the crew of the russian three masts sailing ship mir has little time to prepare ahead of the second phase of the two thousand and twelve toll ships race nevertheless a fine five minutes for a brief meeting ceremony. i would like to congratulate you today as we begin our voyage out to sea i hope will have a good start this time too i urge you all to do your bes

work force getting into and out of london, as well. we have 50,000 spectators going out for the cross-country event. that's in the opposite direction of the normal flow. we have to put in specific measures there. that will be important this evening. commuters who normally use the london bridge station, platforms 136, they will not be able to do that tonight. it will have to go to the other stations in order to get home. >> give us some numbers. we are one of the world's great cities. how many commuters would you normally see travelling around london? how many extra people on top of that are you having to deal with? >> on a normal day, 12 million people on the london transport network. on busy days like today, we will carry an extra 3 million trips on our network. 25% increase. that will be focused in certain parts of london and at certain times of day. we've done a lot of planning to make sure we have the services on at the right time. we have operational staff out on the network. we have given londoners the information they need so th

london. now to golf where rory mcilroy has blown away the rest of the failed to win the final major of the season the p.g.a. championship after weather delayed saturday there was a whole lot of golf to be played on sunday mcelroy seizing the initiative to move away from joint overnight lead of e.j. singh and secure three shot advantage at the end of the third round heading into round four in poulter started brightly moving to with an eye shot of mcelroy however a series of games at the start of the back nine would ruin his chances another englishman the unheralded david lane had a late run to finish second for the day it was definitely going to belong to mcelroy the northern irishman simply in scorching form a closing birdie completing a bogey free round of sixty six to claim a massive stroke win over the rest of the field a record breaking margin last year's us open without the us now adding the p.g.a. championship to his c.v. his second major at the age of twenty three which is not bad goin

well look i mean it only going to get in line here in london. i mean the west can of course intervene that's always an option i don't think it's an option right now i don't think that's in the cards but the west can intervene the west can topple bashar assad if it wants to but i'm afraid you know what will happen is the opposition will find out that it's actually somewhat of a pyrrhic victory because. the downfall of bashar assad may precipitate the disintegration of syria as a unitary state and i've always predict that this is that almost a year ago that if the shoulder said felt that he was about to fall from power i think he will resort to his own community that our committee they are a majority in the coastal areas and they're likely to go their own way or the druze in the south also over the kurds are also gearing up for some sort of autonomy or self-government. also got a number of flood of cleavages within syrian society rural versus urban secular versus islamist and away versus sunni arab versus kurd also class divisions i mean serious a

peters from occupy london by me calling from london and david graber from occupied new york so i want to put this program in really sort of two parts the first part so i want to understand how occupy came to be. sort of people who are involved political background or organizing it and conducting its affairs and spreading it and then looking into where it's going to go. to david where where do you think this movement came to eventually cause the occupation of zuccotti park and then spread out to the rest of united states or i think there's been sort of a global movement and then i guess it started in tunisia and sort of swept across the mediterranean greece spain was really the same movement that in america there a lot of people from greece and spain were involved in the very early days and even before the occupation of parking or putting it together so that i think there's really a global ferment alexy you are involved in this us day of rage back in late two thousand and ten but did you see that as as the time of going into sort of. this transition from cyberspace to meet space or is

speed is from occupy london by me calling from london and david graber from occupied new york so i want to put this program in really sort of two parts the first part so i want to understand how occupy came to be. sort of people who are involved political background or organizing it and conducting its affairs and spreading it and then looking into where it's going to go. to david where where do you think this movement came to eventually cause you'll get patients zuccotti park and then spread out to the rest of united states or i think there's been sort of a global movement and i guess it's sort of in tunisia and sort of swept across the mediterranean greece spain is really the same movement that in america there a lot of people from greece and spain who are involved in the very early days and even before the occupation of parking or putting it together so that i think there's really a global ferment alexy you are involved in this us day of rage back back in may two thousand and ten but did you see that as as the time of going into sort of. the transition from cyberspace to meet space or

for london this year something interesting i just came from london there was just three days ago four days ago we performed to a very long order a beautiful girl very kind of. and famous correct for him verdi so it was very recently and my makes the return visit to london is in may it will be totally dedicated to russian composer stravinsky yugoslavians king is give me the most famous composer of french of century and maybe one of the absolutely most important musicians of the century and i am always on the road to just conduct his music everywhere in russia in america in europe they elected will be the starting ski season and one of the olympics will you be performing in london during the games well my older sister will be one of the seven or it's that i will give them myself in the closing ceremony and i think we'll all hope for fantastic game so i personally hope so russia will do well so you. you are pretty. active i mean socially politically recently recently you you were. put in this presidential campaign why did you decide to to to give your popularity your name to to put this

of silver lining for the country our correspondent richard dunne poured fleet's who's in london has more on russia's performance thus far. four silvers and a bronze was russia's medal hold on day aides of the london two thousand and twelve olympics however there may be a feeling that they could have done a little bit better when they die and boy a mixture of missed opportunities and bad luck but maria sharapova was looking to complete what would have been a golden cents at an olympic gold medal for different grand slams but she's won so far in her career however she was blown away in straight sense why serena williams six love six one the school there has been american breeze to victory in just over an hour as sharapova had to settle for the silver medal there was some unexpected success for russia and the badminton women's doubles. i mean of these managed to win a bronze medal for russia haven't really had much success in this sport in the past and in fact this was the first ever badminton medal that they had managed to win of the olympics. was. the bronze medal match was nerve wra

from the olympic summer games in london. >> good evening from olympic park. a look at olympic stadium here bathed in colored lights. they are calling this supersaturday here. medals are being awarded in 25 events including at the aquatics centre where a short time ago michael phelps swam what he says is the last game of his career. and missy franklin tried to win another medal. in case you are waiting for tonight's prime time coverage we are about to spend the next couple of minutes telling you about what happened here today. let's bring in chris jansing with a historic night. >> the crowds have been huge. the mood absolutely electric. with those 25 golds up for grabs there was something for everyone though the event everyone wanted to see involved the most decorated athlete in olympic history. all day long in a crowded olympic park the excitement because building. michael phelps was about to swim his last race of his career. >> people are excited. >> reporter: the 4 by 100 relay would be a stunning grand finale. he regained a lead and team usa won gold. it h

london. saturday's showpiece event again had you seen bolt at the center of it the jamaican who already has starkly retained both his one hundred and two hundred metres in the back titles now also a double one hundred meters relay champion just like in beijing four years ago the sprint sensation shaun of london twenty twelve a sketchy run up to the games for the twenty five year old forgot the bottom victory in both of his individual disciplines and there was little thought last night too after he picked up the baton from your hand blake for the final leg bolt finishing ahead of team u.s.a.'s ryan bailey to all to set a new olympic record in the event jamaica the first team to ever run the relay and sub thirty seven seconds thirty six point eight four to be exact full six school medals officially making him the greatest sprinter of all. it was a shock over in the men's football final at the olympics mexico to brazil won the first goal just a minute end of arabia perera scoring he did the same

down to the tower of london. and let's cross live now to tower bridge and speak to the bbc's jane hill. jane, i know that you have a sense of anticipation because you are actually where the action is going to unfold a little bit later on. tell me what's going to happen? >> in a few hours from now, steven, yes it is very exciting. we're better perhaps for the olympic flame to spend its first night in the host city than here at the tower of london. part of this dating back to william the conquer of course. as you say, on friday evening the flame will arrive in a helicopter across tower bridge where you see those wonderful olympic symbols hanging there as they have been for the last few weeks. it's a very exciting day and truly beginning of the torch relay throughout the capitol, throughout the host city. let's talk to two men keenly involved in everything that we are witnessing here. steve sullivan is with me, who's the deputy chief of the crown jewels no less. and colin stanford from the london chamber of commerce

our becky anderson is watching it all from london's olympic park. becky, lots of events today on tap, including swimming. ryan lochte took the gold yesterday. what do you expect to see today? >> reporter: that's right. well, we've just nailed -- or you have certainly, team usa, have just nailed another gold in the pool just behind me here. dana vollmer with a world record of 55.98 in the 100 meters fly final. a terrible end, i've got to say, to the race. she absolutely stormed to victory. another gold for team usa. you've got ryan lochte through the final in the 200 meters. he got beaten in the semi-final by the german, biedermann but he'll be there for the finals. of course, michael phelps back in the water for the second of his seven events, along with ryan lochte in the 4x100 freestyle relay. you can pretty much cross your fingers that you're going to get a gold in that. your nemesis team, the australians also in that relay. but cross fingers, you may come out with another gold by the end of the evening in the pool as well. it's been a great day

londoners and visitors gathered in the city's victoria park. they watched the show on huge screens and enjoyed the last few hours of the olympics. >> all the athletes, all the public, all the volunteers have been amazing. everyone has been so friendly. there's been no trouble whatsoever. it's been really, really wonderful atmosphere. >> makes us proud to be british, definitely. really proud. >> i think if it's for another week, i'd try to get as many tickets as i could for as much as i could. it's been fantastic. really good. yeah. >> athletes from 204 countries and territories took part in the games. the united states got the biggest haul of gold medals with 46. china was next with 38, then britain with 29. japan had its most successful olympics ever. its athletes won 38 medals including 7 golds. >>> now that the london olympics have come to an end, excitement is growing in rio de janeiro. the brazilian city is hosting the next games in 2016. more than 200 locals gathered in rio's central square to watch the closing ceremony in london. they ch

i'm talking about the head of the fed. >> look, this is the london bank, the london banks, quite frankly, people got the benefit of it because the london banks were reporting lower interest rates for their borrowings to make themselves look good, and that lowered the libor so that helped consumers and it helped mortgage lenders. but larger issue. this is a horrendous scandal of the bankers in london. they're all people looking at people as crooks. and liars. some of the most distinguished men in finance. and you look across europe to southern europe, john, and eastern europe, and democratic capitalism is now under fire. you look at these parties of the right, and of the left, that are rising up, saying throw the whole darn system out, they're all crooks, and they're all liars. and this is what is coming to. if more is predicted, if you do two, or three more years and you will find some real right wing and hard left wing governments -- >> how do you think joe six- pack -- evaluate his banker in the united states and his bank. don't you think they approach a banker, especially if it was a

london. well away from the olympics and to golf where rory mcilroy has blown away the rest of the field to win the final major of the season as the p.g.a. championship after a weather delayed saturday there was a whole lot of golf to be played on sunday mcelroy seizing the initiative to move away from joint overnight leader b.j. sing and secure a three shot advantage of the round and so to round for him poulter started brightly moving to within a shot of mcelroy however a series of close games at the start of the back nine would ruin his chances another englishman the unheralded david made the late run to finish second for the day was to belong to mark roy the northern irishman simply in scorching form closing body completing a bogey free round of sixty six to play massive stroke win over the rest of the field last year's us open with us now live in the p.g.a. championship to his same day his second major at the age of twenty three not bad it was. just an incredible day you know it you know i

out of them they say as they weaken leaks editor is still holed up inside the ecuadorian embassy in london. and european carmakers have a difficult road ahead as sales plummet across the continent leading to thousands of painful layoffs in france the symbol of the industry pays shaw is planning to close one of its plants and force over eight thousand people out of work. so the layoff plan is a blow to french president francois hollande who's struggling to get the economy back on track the french advertising group last says olanda is likely to disappoint his people as he made election promises he simply can't fulfill and he outlines this and other p.r. flaws by politicians in an interview with archie that's coming up next. well today we're joined by jacks again he's a renowned name in advertising he's an author of numerous books on the industry and he's also been involved in a number of high profile political campaigns in france and abroad thank you very much i'm mr stickler for joining us today the first question is you know behind every great political or business leader today lies a skil

this is "bbc world news" live from the olympic park in london. coming up -- close to the kickoff, the olympic action gets underway in just a few hours' time with the first match in the women's football tournament. one-day strike planned before the start of the olympics have been called off. turkey opposes economic sanctions against syria by closing its side of their border to commercial traffic. the family of an afghan soldiers sentenced to hang for killing five french troops tells the bbc why he should be scared a mental health -- spared on mental health grounds. >> hello, and a warm welcome to our coverage of the olympic park in london. a big day for london 2012 because with 48 hours left before the games officially open, today is actually the first day of sporting competition. it kicks off with the opening match of the women's football, between britain and new zealand in cardiff. more than 30,000 people are expected to be there to watch. here in london, many athletes are making themselves at home in the olympic village. the full dress rehearsa

london. into the region with a well developed infrastructure for the south of london just like i say in such a way of creating the new city. in the middle of nowhere which will turn such into the all year around to sort the international winter sport just a nation what to do with these venues after the olympics is always a key issue in london many will be used for years to come and if they're not they will be removed and that's also something such organizers want to copy but it's not on the tangible legacy like new roads airports or power station all the new hotels and the venues it's much more be on. going green construction. we have change the attitude toward people with disabilities create a new standard all the better free environment for those whose disability assembly created the home there isn't as a culture which didn't exist in our country before once the queen elizabeth olympic paul he's fully we. will attract we estimate nine million visitors a year to become one of the top ten mus

so the sponsors are getting attention for all the wrong reasons at the london paralympics panga among disability activists as a firm which they say humiliates them as they keep track of the games. up next to r.t. takes you on a nice trip on board one of the flights to sailing ships ever built that's the summer sales coming up. playing football in the scorching july sun of the iberian peninsula is senseless torture for some of these men others see it as a simple warm up before more difficult contest on dry land they see their rivals face to face but at sea as it says on nothing more than a blip on a radar screen. wind and waves are the only tangible evidence of that determination to where. the crew of the russian three must sailing ship mir has little time to prepare ahead of the second phase of the two thousand and twelve tall ships race nevertheless a fine five minutes for a brief meeting ceremony. i would like to congratulate you today as we begin our voyage out to sea i hope will have a good start this time too i urge you all to do your best like it was. a true success is a matter

she leaves london with gold. >> i don't know what's next now, you know? this has been the same dream for the last four or five years. >> oscar pass tore ius has already made history here, but a kenyan runner collided with his teamma teammate. but after reviewing the video, judges have put the south africans back in the finals. and in those same prelims, team usa got a new here row. manteo mitchell. he heard a pop in his legging when running. in an inspirational act of bravery, he kept running through excruciating pain only to learn later he had broken his leg. he said, you've got three guys depending on you, you don't want to let them down. and when i was at olympic stadium tonight, there was a gold medal ceremony for american allyson felix who won the 200 meters last night. and that crowd that looked like the united nations didn't just cheer. they roared. the olympic spirit and the excitement is alive and well at these games, brian. >> unbelievable day of action. chris jansing, thanks. >>> back home in the u.s. tonight, an update on another story we've b

the london eye. apparently, it's the best view in town of the beth volleyball stadium. >> veteran australian olympic natalie cook is used to competing on some of the world's most famous coastline. she won gold in australia during the sydney olympics. having won bronze at the atlanta games four years earlier. now, at 37, she's the oldest competitor on the stand but certainly still having fun. >> very proud that we qualified. we qualified very late. only a month ago. so the excitement is very high. when you get your australian green and gold uniform, it's the most proudest moment of your career. >> london will have her most unusual playing experiences. competition at the games this year is nestled between some of the city's most iconic landmarks of sanded imported from the parade. it's the best beach volleyball court of the olympics and the closest this part of the city has come to a beach culture complete with mexican waves and bikinis. by competing here, natalie becomes the first beach volleyballer t

. >>> here in london at the olympics, the curse of the baton. what that handoff has done to give team usa such trouble. luckily their successes roll on, so does "nbc nightly news" from london. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good evening. in a matter of days, when the olympic flame and the stadium behind us here is put out and the nonstop television coverage signs off, and the summer of 2012 continues and thoughts turn to politics, in a matter of days we will know mitt romney's choice for a running mate. some new polls just out show romney may face a bit more of an uphill race than he expected right now. the gop convention, their chance to show off their candidate, their ticket begins in 17 days. we start off with the state of the race tonight and our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >> trailing in the polls, the romney campaign hopes the announcement of a vice presidential running mate will give them a shot in the arm and a chance to relaunch. >> i certainly expect to have a person that ha

this week in london, she took silver in her first event, the 100 breast. she almost didn't make it here at all. a lot of people don't realize this. to make her breakthrough as a swimmer, she had to undergo surgery on her heart. >> great swim by rebecca sony. >> these days, rebecca seasony is used to getting to the wall first. but being an olympic swimmer wasn't always part of the plan. >> never crossed my mind. when we grew up, my family, we didn't watch a lot of sports. my parents were from europe, so we didn't understand the american sports, football, baseball, and they just didn't watch very much tv in general. so i never had those people to look up to and be like, oh, i want to be like them. >> as she began to excel, she refocused her goals. but an unexpected obstacle got in her way. >> i was diagnosed with svt. it was basically a rapid heart rate but only at certain times. usually exercise induced. and all of a sudden my heart rate would go up to the highest i counted was 400 beats per minute. it would only last about five minutes, kind of lose feelin