nathan adrian beating the aussie missile in the 100 meter freestyle finish. you ve just got to see it. when is gold actually green? olympians being taxed for their gold, silver, and bronze. does first place really mean a $9,000 tax bill? skipping, pirouettes, the extended trot. a 15-year-old mayor enters the olympic sport of dressage today. why is this news, you ask? rafalka is ann romney s horse. cnn newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. just in this morning, a collision narrowly averted at reagan national airport near washington, d.c. it involved three jets carrying a total of 192 passengers. two planes took off tuesday afternoon heading toward a third plane, which was already cleared to land. the planes were seconds away from crashing. when an air traffic controller realized a mistake had been made. 3329, stands by. hold on. we re trying to figure this out too. stand by. we have a temporary stop on a
but on tap plenty more opportunity for glory. here s what you can keep your eye on. in gymnastics the men fight for the all-around title and try to steal the show from the japanese favorite and look for redemption after a devastating fifth-place finish in the team final. . in the pool the women team up in the 4 by 200 meter relay. allison schmitt going for her tenth medal. and venus and serena williams expected to prove their dominance as they take on italy in the quarterfinal round of women s doubles. let s talk about michael phelps and the fab five gymnasts doing the u.s. proud. zain verjee in london. all right, phelps just became the most decorated olympian ever and has a chance to actually get a few more, right? yeah, exactly. you know, this is just a topping on a sundae now. he will blow past that incredible number he hit, 19. just a few minutes ago he swam behind me in the aquatic centre and qualified for the individual meddy and wept through to the next round. all
devices. why aren t you being allowed to see what s going on inside the courtroom? a mistake dick cheney coming out swinging, being one of the few top republicans to say john mccain s pick of sarah palin as vp was a bad choice. and they call her the missile, missy franklin, just 17 and already turning heads in london. the female michael phelps, as some call her, dives in today for two very crucial races. newsroom begins right now. good morning. thank you so much for joining us. happy monday to you. i m carol costello. we begin in poland this morning where just a few minutes ago mitt romney arrived on the third and final leg of his overseas trip. but it s his tough talk on iran that s still getting a lot of attention. romney says no option should be taken off the table to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. we must not delude ourselves into thinking containment is an option. we must lead the effort to prevent iran from building and possessing nuclear wea
but is it true, is hosting the games actually bad business? and deep-fried controversy. chicago the latest city to block chi chick-fil-a from coming to town. chick-fil-a s values are not chicago s values. boston, jim henson, and now rahm emanuel joining the list against chick fill a. and now rick santorum is standing by chick-fil-a. newsroom begins right now. good morning. thank you so much for joining us this morning. i m carol costello. we begin with new details from the colorado shooting rampage. some are chilling, some reassuring. for the first time, neighbors of accused shooter james holmes are allowed to go back home. over the weekend, police diffused a catastrophic booby trap in his apartment. the killings are fuelling a new gun control debate in the presidential race. president obama and republican mitt romney are trading jabs. more on that in a few minutes. but here s the sobering development. just before the killings, holmes apparently sent a package to th
finally, the good news we ve been waiting for. the value of your house going up for the first time in five years. plus this. don t hit your head on the dock. no way. it s called speed kayaking. or at least trying to be that. our rob marciano taking a dip while trying out this lesser known olympic sport. get your life preserver. newsroom starts right now. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we do begin with breaking news this morning. more security concerns for the summer olympics. with opening ceremonies set to begin in just three days. good morning to you, i m carol costello. the british government is deploying 1,200 extra troops at. zain verjee is joining us from london. why are they doing this thing? basically, there was a mess-up, carol, by a private security company that was supposed to deliver security. what they total messed up. so the number one message you need to get this morning is here in london the army is in charge of security. basically, you r