from bringing home the gold and plenty of chances today. for the women it starts with soccer and then hit the mats for gymnast gymnastics. for the guys, nothing but net and swish. then swimmer michael phelps already a world record holder, but today this is a race like no other. not just going for the gold, he s trying to make history. once again, zain verjee, no pressure for phelps, right? no, it s just an easy, breezy thing. just a few hours back there in aquatics centre. a name you ll hear a lot today, she is a former soviet gymnast and she actually holds the world record for the most olympics ever. she had it for 48 years and has 18 medals. now, michael phelps has 17 and competing in two events today. he could either tie and get one medal or break that record and just make the history books, again. so, all eyes are on phelps to see how he does. he has not been performing as well as anyone expected he would, but today is a really big day for him. all right, well, speaki
gains. they claim this video shows a police station they took over. cnn cannot independently verify the authenticity of this video, however. opening statements got under way today in the drew peterson trial. now, he is the former chicago area police officer accused of murdering his third wife, she was found dead in the bathtub in 2004. her death was treated as an accident. but peterson came under scrutiny when his fourth wife stacy disappeared. the trial is expected to last about a month. now to what is going on in the olympics. okay. we got a spoiler alert, though. so put your tv on mute if you don t want to know who the winner is. the u.s. women s gymnastics team now in first place in the finals after the first rotation. they just did the vault. now, if the u.s. wins, it is going to be their first team gold since 1996. we ll watch this one and keep you posted. now, in swimming, the women s 200 meter freestyle happens in about two hours. 17-year-old american missy frankl