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>> as i said, the british tabloids of course pounced on. willie geist who is in london for the olympic coverage has the best of them. let's listen to willie. >> the covers are all about the opening ceremony. but inside the daily mail, who invited party pooper romney. >> oh no. e. >> and in the london times, it says nowhere man romney loses his way with gaffe about the games. >> let's start over here again, simon, and talk about the special relationship. i know that somebody way back in the obama administration unfortunately said what special relationship. i've always treasured, i'm a churchill...

World not just that we come together as a united kingdom, but also we're extremely good at welcoming people from across the world. so i'll obviously make those points to mitt romney. we are holding an olympic games in one of the busiest, most active bustling cities anywhere in the world. and of course it's easier if you hold an olympic games in the middle of nowhere. >> i just love that tape. the way he lowered his voice. of course it's easy when you're handle them in the middle of nowhere, salt lake city. by the way, here is the great boris johnson piling on. let's listen. he is the mayor of ...

I'm going to get to see a little tennis. i hope to see some of the swimming, and maybe a little basketball here or there. >> any possibility the president's going to come over -- >> no. no. >> not even the basketball? >> he is so jealous of me right now. he is so jealous but no. >> that was first lady michelle obama on "today" this morning talking about the events she plans to watch as she leads the presidential delegation to the 2012 olympic games in london. in a little more than three hours, the opening ceremony will officially kick off the games. tens of thousands of people are expected to ...

Age of 17. another story line, usain bolt will he be the fastest man on the planet by the time he leaves these olympics. the 25-year-old became an international super star at the beijing olympics, ran a world record 9:69 and a record 9:30 in the 200 meter final and in 2009 broke both of those world records got huge endorsement deals, commands a reported quarter million dollar fee just to show up at a one day race nowadays. bolt will try here to become the first person to win gold in the 100 and 200 at consecutive olympics. he lost both of those events just a few weeks ago at the jamaican olymp...

He lost his legs when he was 11 years old and he'll race in the relay here in london. tomorrow the olympic coverage starts at 10:30 a.m. eastern time. i'm be kicking that off right before the first women's soccer game. that's 10:30 a.m. eastern time on msnbc. >> after spending he is entire 11 careers with the seattle mariners, ichiro suzuki was traded to new york. with cash consideration and exchange for two minor league pitchi pitching prospects. ichiro moved from one locker room to the other in a stadium he's called home for 11 1/2