she s 77 years old and she said time has come. she was okay with it. reporter: she s had quite a long time of being the most decorated olympian ever, hasn t she? upsteps michael phelps and it was widely expected to happen. it had been disappointing to this point but he is now the most successful olympian ever after picking up the silver and gold in the relay. the big question here, does that mean he s the greatest olympian ever because he has the most medals, is he the greatest or should that be measured in terms of long he havety or impact on the sport and legacy he leaves. there hasn t been much time to celebrate, he s been back in the pool this morning for the 200 meter and he got through those fairly easily. we re looking at the tweet sent from the president to michael phelps and it goes like this. con grats to michael phelps tore breaking the all-time olympic record. you made your country proud and signed it b.o. for barack obama. i m so tired because i stayed up to
plus, a young woman who pulls a car off of her father saving his life. like a scene out of superman. you have to see this. pretty incredible. up first, the golden girls. of course, everyone still talking about the magical night for the u.s. women s gymnastics team. they routed the russians and everyone else on their way to the gold medal in the team competition. take a look, folks. michael phelps cementing his legacy. he is now the most decorated olympian of all time. winning his record breaking 19th medal and adding another gold just for fun to his all-time mark. amanda davies is live in london. amanda, the debate is raging this morning. also here, mr. john berman and i have been debating this. is michael phelps the best olympian ever? reporter: morning. i ll tell you, there s no debate about the fact it was stars and stripes all the way here at the olympics last night. but it s a really difficult question to answer that. it is the topic of conversation across breakfast
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