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Because the longer they try to mislead congress, when the truth comes out, the more egg theyre going to have on their face. >> reporter: todd kyle, who told us about the problem, says he was forced to resign in february. the department of homeland security wouldnt comment officially, scott, on his resignation. >> pelley: fascinating, armen. thank you. a star is born. an american gymnast has a very special night when we come back. k. ñçzñççççzçzzzzzzççñ,ç

By monday should be a hurricane. then we put cancun on alert for the mid week. >> you were telling me more than two weeks straight of triple-digit heat in oklahoma city. >> 16th day in a row for 100-plus. a thelo of people outside of them seeing this heat because of this high pressure system. it goes clock wise, presses air down to the ground. no cloud cover, no rain. look at this through the weekend. theyll not see any relief, up to 100 by sunday. >> you saw this image late today. a reservoir i...

>> pelley: okay, fair warning-- were about to report olympic results because theyre news and its not our fault that the tv coverage is delayed, so here it goes. world has a new number one gymnast. 16-year-old american gabby douglas won the womens all- around. they call her "the flying squirrel." douglas is the first african american to win the event. in swimming today, there was a big showdown. michael phelps won the 200-meter individual medley for his 20th olympic medal. ryan lochte took silver...

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For the first time in a generation, when the magnificent seven captured hearts and gold in atlanta in 1996, the american womens gymnastics team are champions. and theres no doubt why. the favorites coming into london, the fab five as theyre called are deep in talent and dominated this event from the vault to the floor exercises. bela karolyi coached that legendary 96 gold medal team. >> fabulous five team is a strong and powerful team, united team. >> reporter: kyla ross, the youngest. mckayla m...

And flexibility, the fab five, entered confident. none of that drama showed as the points mounted, routine by flawless routine. they were all in fine form. back to you the floor exercise, it was all but over. three gorgeous routines followed. and when she landed four big tumbling passes and nailed her signature rebound at the end, tears welled in the eyes of aly raisman, all they needed was the judges confirmation of what they already knew. and when it came, pure joy. the fab five takes britain ...

From the pinnacle of olympic achievement. and the first if you days showed more tarnish than gold for michael phelps. he could be the first swimmer to win three golds in three olympics. and down the stretch, it looked impossible. and he cruised to the finish, allowed chad le clos to win and settling for silver. and minutes later, the free style relay. and has his teammates, lochte, dwyer, berens, go for the lead, it begame apparent this would be the moment. four pool lengths later, the familiar ...

>> i think this is good redemption for me. and just the fact that we all came together and put all our hard work in and came out with a gold medal is amazing. and im really proud of everybody. >> reporter: as for china, the defending olympic champions, the team missed the podium all together, finishing fourth. theyre calling the fab five the greatest u.s. womens gymnastics team ever. well, when it comes to michael phelps, you really cant argue with that at all. already the u.k. papers have him o...

Looking as he excelled on the pommel horse last saturday? for some parents just watching their child compete in these games is itself an olympic feat. >> its so nerve-racking, you just get sick to your stomach. to be perfectly honest, the shakes and your legs start bouncing. >> reporter: ryan lochtes mom gets as much exercise as her son does when he swims. >> i do most of the workout. i stress beforehand. and then he swims and i swim with him. and then after that i rejoice with him. >> reporter:...

So here are the answers to our parenting olympics quiz. on average, it costs almost $250,000 to train a champion. on average, parents take their kids to and from about 20,000 hours of practice. from our powerhouse sister station espn, analyst julie foudy is here are the parents behind the gold. >> reporter: behind almost every stoic olympian is a loving but nervous parent. who can forget gymnast ali raismans parents machinations as she competed on the uneven parallel bars on sunday night? look h...