stay in the hotel from monday through friday. and i m home schooled. reporter: top level gymnasts can expect to pay $15,000 to $18,000 a year for more than to ur years chasing olympic dreams. but gymnasts aren t the only ones facing a financial heavy burden. sarah robles lived on $400 a month and relied on food banks and food stamps while she trained. track and field athletes are in the spotlight now in london, but only half of those ranked top ten in the u.s. in their event earn more than $15,000 a year in income from the sport. that s according to ac conducted by the usa track and field foundation. there is a financial dream to parents raising a summer olympian. just months before gymnast gabby douglas won a gold medal in the olympic all around, her mother filed for bankruptcy in virginia. 11-year-old cana s family deals out a lot of money. it tends to get expensive. so what we do is we have cut back in other places. we haven t gone on a family vacation for years as wel
it s an american pirate, that is what you have. the costliest crime in america, you never heard of. we are going undercover to see what is costing us billions every year and our coverage of the london olympics continues. raj has the story of a bay area runner who has a secret weapon to keep her focus on the game. and michael phelps reflects on his final lap in an olympic pool and tells us what he plans to do next. evening it was a historic and emotional night in london, as the most decorated athlete of all time swam his last olympic race, as you just saw, michael phelps swam a 4 by 100 medley relay, a race the american men have yet to lose, and what better way to cap your career than by winning another gold medal, that makes it 18 goals and 22 overall medals for phelpss. it s 8:00 sunday morning, hello tracy. hi, and good morning everyone, michael phelps latest gold medal was part of a huge win for the united states yesterday, a lot of medals, it s easier to say what t
stock, nbc bay area news. and tough a story for the investigative unit, call the tip line at 888-996-8477. you can also e-mail us at theunit@nbcbayarea.com. oakland mayor jean quan is defending herself tonight to nbc bay area after a new york times interview cast her in a controversial light. nbc bay area s arturo santiago s in oakland to explain for us. arturo? reporter: well, diane, we re here at the art and soul festival in downtown oakland. this is where we were able to catch up with mayor quan and ask her directly about how she was quoted in new york times magazine. now, the mayor s office actually has a booth here at the festival. the magazine article is online, and the print version will be released tomorrow. it s mainly about the city of oakland being a refuge for radical america. now, part of it does look at the mayor s relationship with occupy oakland and the raid, the police raid on october 25th to clear the encampment. the article quotes mayor quan as