to have stayed, but clearly i can t. this was a referendum as much on me and my premiership as it was on brexit. so he did the right thing. margaret thatcher also, she didn t stay around when it was clear she had to leave, and that happened in the middle of a war, actually in the middle of the gulf war, margaret thatcher was kicked out. but policy continued because there is a massive civil service here, it is not like in the united states. there is a huge civil service and bureaucracy that keeps this place going. and, you know, if he doesn t go, this could weaken britain s already weakened position on the international stage because brexit did weaken britain s throw weight on the international stage. it is a smallish country, but it is always punched above its weight on international stage. but brexit even threatened that. and as i said, you know, boris johnson tried to say i have a mandate, i was elected, that many years and days ago, by a majority, that s true, but it is not like a p
millions at stake. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. out west. thanks so much for starting your day with us. we start in london, where the olympic games are under way right now. a 23-year-old chinese woman nicknamed shooting beauty competing in the 10-meter air rifle competition has won the first gold medal in london. meantime, u.s. swimmer michael phelps will compete against ryan lochte in the 400 individual medley tonight, but phelps narrowly qualified after a slow finish this morning. but it was queen elizabeth who almost certainly stole the show during last night s opening ceremony. take a look. good evening. good evening. the creative mind behind the ceremony, danny boyle, used his movie magic to show the queen teaming up with james bond actor daniel craig. in the scene, stunt doubles, not actually the queen, jumped from a helicopter portraying the two parachuting into the olympic stadium. mitt romney got to see an