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right for america to stand with you. >> mitt romney trailing in polls when they are asked which candidate would handle foreign policy better. its a critical time for him to recover from what some say were big gaffes made in britain. michelle is the co-chair of the obama campaigns national security committee and former defense secretary under president obama and in the situation room during the osama bin laden raid. nice to see you. thank you for talking us with this morning. do you see...

Daydreaming of her own. >> what would that be if you could have your fantasy? >> complete fantasy, build a gymnast, but come on im tall with legs. no. i tried. when i was younger. but i loved gymnastics. i was in awe of what those women could do and men, as well t strength. you know combined everything, dance, and strength. but thats really a fantasy. if you can get to something thats more realistic, maybe it would be track. >> reporter: and with the games officially under way, focus turns to on...

Almost two feet higher than he is tall, thanks to a step that generates 1,200 pounds of force, almost enough to lift his own body weight eight times. and his technique pushes the laws of physics, spinning so fast, and arching so far, 140 degrees, his center of gravity technically stays outside of his body. when it comes to power and tiny packages, its tough to beat gymnasts. she has spun around that bar almost three times per second and still able to relocate that narrow target thats in her 23 h...

Swimming icon, allyson felix is going for gold on the track. >> felix, with a sizable victory. >> reporter: and some experts are saying this could be the greatest u.s. gymnastics womens team ever. the girls at the london games have already made history. >> we have 269 women and 261 men on the team. and, as you can see, that really represents a strong group of women. >> reporter: and on the global stage, middle eastern countries brunei, qatar and saudi arabia will send female olympians to london....

Jaggers daughter jade and her new husband posing with mom and dad, bianca which got us thinking about another photograph, mick and biancas photograph. 41 years ago. a america has a new gymnastics sweetheart tonight but she was already somebody elses sweetheart. she scored an upset with a brilliant performance and a special fan. she hadnt seen her father in two years while she was serving in afghanistan. he surprised her. he was there to cheer her on, waving the flag as she landed. >> when we c...

entire professional career covering her as an olympian. >> thats an amazing story to cover. good morning to you. thank you for being with us. >> hi, everybody, nice to have you with us. were bring you the news from a to z, its 5:00 eastern. lets get right to it, shall we? this is unbelievable, unrelenting, unforgiving, it is a heat wave, and it is devastating from k.c. to d.c. and its going to continue today too, tomorrow, as well. all the way through the july 4th holiday. in some plac...

Today when we learned richard dawson passed away in california after a battle with esophageal cancer. before the feud, dawson starred in a number of movies and on tv as one of hogans heroes. folks might also remember him as a wisecracking and frequent guest on "the match game," and other game shows. richard dawson was 79 years old. a surprise announcement tonight from olympic champion shawn johnson, just four days before the start of the u.s. gymnastics championships. she says shes retiring fr...

That drove faith ireland to take up power lifting when she retired. at the age of 69. shes a former judge and has now become a world title holder. and, of course, nothing compares to this 86-year-old gymnast. look at the hand stand. the somersaults. defying gravity, defying age. >> you look at when people are the happiest in their life, its not when theyre 20. most of of us are happiest in our fifth and sixth decades of life. it all comes together. you begin to make sense of what life is about. ...

Dianas first tentative public address, partly in welsh. and of the queens. it has been extremely rare that we have heard kates voice at all. now this marks the start of what should be a long career representing and speaking for the royal family on her own. she has taken her place at the queens side. >> the queen is really taking her under her wing. >> and kate has relaxed. last week, field hockey, teaching prince charles to iron. and laughing with soldiers, one of whom couldnt bear the excitemen...

I felt like i didnt belong. >> reporter: she didnt have the typical ballerina build. at 52" and mostly muscle, she quickly proved to be a forceful presence, winning competitions and scholarships, she turned professional at age of 17, reaching so lowist at the age of 24. >> she doesnt take any of it for granted. shes aware she was given a special gift. >> reporter: misty knows shes bracing a trail as a classical dancer, leading by example. her message on a visit to her boys and girls club where s...