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Security guards who was a private security contractor hired to protect the u.s. facility there. one of the individuals. we spoke to him at the hospital and told us the security on the outside of the perimeter involved only about nine libyan and handful of americans on the inside, many lightly armed, that in the wake of some large demonstration or protest it would have been nearly impossible for them to secure against. a lot of questions as to whether or not the security at that facility was adequate. the ambassador traveled with light security detail as well. >> amman my ha dean, thank you ver...

Security contractor has already stepped down, and he said that, yes, this was a major breakdown, a list, a laundry list of breakdowns in this case, megyn. and by the way, the nun and the two other protesters now facing 16 years in prison. they're throwing the book at 'em because this was a major embarrassment. megyn: and a whole bunch of hail marys. thanks, trace. after to the white house we -- off to the white house we go where the president makes a surprise appearance in the daily press briefing room. talking medicare. let's listen. >> at no extra cost. these are big deals for a lot of ame...

100-round ammunition clip to kill and wound as many people as he possibly can, our government believes that we should do nothing. >> are the media inflaming the issue? plus, with the london olympics underway, nbc news pulls out the stops to promote the network's coverage of the games. >> back here in london with tower bridge lit up so beautifully behind us, with less than 24 hours to go now until the opening ceremony -- >> is this promotion in the guise of news? we'll talk about that and more with veteran sports writer frank deford. i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources."...

Is. >> we have to let it go there. >> it's 160,000 people in pennsylvania. >> we've had a good conversation, rick tyler, governor rendell, thank you so much for your time. i hope we can continue this conversation at a later date. now, making news this morning, the british government is deploying 1,200 additional troops to help protect olympic venues. this after the security contractor failed to supply enough guards. more than 18,000 military personnel are now involved in securing the games, which begin right here on msnbc wednesday. that's tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. eastern. we'll have the openi...

Security for the 2012 olympic games is in high gear. the british government deploying an additional 1,200 troops to protect the venues. this after the security contractor failed to supply enough guards. and we're hearing that while the olympic opening ceremony rehearsals have gotten good buzz, the participants, well, they're sworn to secrecy. rob simmelcare of nbc sports is live in london where he'll be anchoring our olympic coverage here on nbc. he is not sworn to secrecy. so rob, another week and the worry is the forecast now. >> when is weather in london not a concern. they are coming off t...