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They listened to president morsi's speech and they clearly didn't like what they heard. many of them began chanting a dlogan we heard during the egyptian revolution-- "the people want the downfall of the tgime." some people took off their shoes sd held them over their heads, a clear sign of disrespect aimed at president morsi. so there is every indication iont egypt's political strife is polig to continue. ri pelley: holly, thank you. one of the leading conservatives on capitol hill is stepping down. republican senator jim demint of south carolina is leaving to eadline the heritage hundation, ...

>> reporter: that little boy who loved to perform is now starring in a popular music video appropriately titled "the fighter." ♪ >> reporter: and ready to take center stage in london. not bad for a kid from the bronx, huh? >> not bad at all. ♪ >> reporter: john's nickname in the gym is the silent ninja because he has all of these amazing moves and is so quiet. what he has accomplished, making the olympic team and all around finals here, i think, brian, speaks for itself. >> you've got to believe the victory part is the journey for him. thank you for telling his story tonight, chris jansen....

John. barrelled over the crib walls, jumped onto the floor. >> reporter: soon john was competing and winning. in his small bedroom now filled with the memorabilia of a champion a dream took shape. >> i used to stay up all hours of the night and think of how it would feel to go to the olympic trials. >> reporter: but the road to london would be fraught with setbacks. john grew up here in the puerto rico neighborhood of the bronx where he was teased relentlessly. once on his way home from church he and his brothers were jumped by local thugs with knives and injured. >> nothing i can do, these pe...

And why? >> for the buzz. i'm in it for the buzz. it makes me feel good. >> reporter: the movie "woodstock" documented how wavy gained pr minceenc'ing the legendary festival while his hog farm fed the crowd. >> what we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000. >> reporter: and he's been providing for others ever since. >> breakfast! >> reporter: every summer, kids, many living in poverty, come to his camp, rainbow, to learn juggling and trap ease work. there's a point to it, building self-esteem. >> when you're the best, you want to make other people the best. >> you want to, like, make ot...

Flying sequences like these. how fast are you going when you're flying? >> probably about 40, 45 miles an hour. >> reporter: hard to believe it was only december when chris tierney had a life-threatening accident, falling 30 feet below the stage. >> i broke three vertebrae, four ribs, my skull, scapula, and my elbow. >> reporter: got some pretty good scars out of that, i hear. >> yeah. >> reporter: tierney's recovery seemed to have been much faster than the show's. although, the newly minted "spider-man" opened for a new round of previews last week, to a standing ovation. producers hope it's a...