isn t she set to skate again? exactly. she s the gold medal favorite. v valieva is gold medal favorite. just a beautiful skater. and only 15. so the fact that she has tested positive is a bombshell in and of itself. not only are you deal with the team competition that already happened and whether or not russia would keep the gold, but also then you re dealing with her participation in that women s competition. and as anyone who has watched figure skating knows, that s the marquee event. that s the event, kate, that gave us peggy fleming and dorothy hamill and kristi yamaguchi and katarina vitt and on and on and on. so a decision has to be made by early next week and that s why it s, well, it s confusing because it doesn t seem like anyone is moving toward a discussion and would that decision be appealed and who
nbc host mike tirico speaking out. it s time for the ioc to speak out. if swift movement from the top does not happen quickly, the very future of the games could be in jeopardy. reporter: two-time gold medallist katarina vitt overwhelmed by emotion on german network. saying that valiyeva should have been protected, adding, she is a child. stephanie gosk, nbc news, beijing. a nationwide recall has been announced on certain types of baby formula. jo ling kent now with what parents need to know. you okay? reporter: connecticut mom of two michelle peruzzi is out of options. due to an allergy, her 7-month-old son depends entirely on the formula alementum, one of two formulas hit by a voluntary recall. the food and drug administration is warning customers not to use or purchase certain powdered
we ll share that with you. in the meantime, good morning, welcome to early start. happy friday. we had some crazy weather here in new york overnight. maybe some tornadoes upstate. we ll have the latest in just a few minutes. plus dr. conrad murray is reaching out to the late king of pop s mother now. you ll find out why coming up. but first, we ll talk about politics and mitt romney s rocky start in london. this was a trip intended to charm the brits, to show off romney s statesmanship and raise some cash along the way. plus he s facing some tough headlines across the pond. one in the sun this morning said mitt the twit. romney s been forced to explain a rogue comment by someone claiming to be an adviser, that he questioned security and british enthusiasm for the 2012 summer games which officially begin in a few hours. romney and also first lady michelle obama will both be on hand when the olympic torch is lit tonight. the first lady is leading the presidential delegati