when i step up on the block, i am wearing stars and stripes and that s the coolest thing. their word, their stories, america s hope. this is a special edition of piers morgan tonight. good evening. big story tonight, london 2012. it s hard to believe we re fewer than 50 days away from the olympics. the world will be there. for america the best athletes will be hoping to take home the gold. of the game mastics team, the national team is taking place this weekend. the last great contest before the games themselves. i ve talked with star nastia liukin in just a moment. but first let s get to preparations under way back in london. days after the jubilee, the city is working around the clock to get ready. let s start with richard quest, who is at the heart of things. richard? reporter: piers, barely have we got over all that excitement of the jubilee and finally dried out. and now get ready for the olympics in 49 days time. 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries w
and that ferocious will to win. when i step up on the block i am wearing stars and stripes. that s the coolest thing. their word, their stories, america s hope. this is a special edition of piers morgan tonight. good evening. big story tonight, london 2012. it s hard to believe we re fewer than 50 days away from the olympics. the world will be there. for america the best athletes will be hoping to take home the gold. the gym nast nasticks national team is taking place this weekend. the last great contest before the games themselves. i ve talked with star nastia liukin in just a moment. but first let s get to preparations under way back in london. days after the jubilee, the city is working around the clock to get ready. let s start with richard quest, who is at the heart of things. richard? reporter: piers, barely have we got over the excitement of the jubilee and finally dried out. and now get ready for the olympics in 49 days time. 10,500 athletes from more than
america s hope. this is a special edition of piers morgan tonight. good evening. big story tonight, london 2012. it s hard to believe we re fewer than 50 days away from the olympics. the world will be there. for america the best athletes will be hoping to take home the gold. the gym nast nasticks national team is taking place this weekend. the last great contest before the games themselves. i ve talked with star nastia liukin in just a moment. but first let s get to preparations under way back in london. days after the jubilee, the city is working around the clock to get ready. let s start with richard quest, who is at the heart of things. richard? reporter: piers, barely have we got over the excitement of the jubilee and finally dried out. and now get ready for the olympics in 49 days time. 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries will be arriving in the british capital. the olympic torch is north of the border in scotland, making its way around. glasgow. and when