the olympics. that s right. a 16-year-old chinese swimmer wins the gold medal and denies that she is doping. ye shiwen set a record yesterday. on saturday, she won gold in the 400 meter individual medley. yesterday, the head of the world swimming association called her swim unbelievable. and suggested she may be doping. the young swimmer, she told reporters late last night and we are quoting here, my achievements derive from diligence and hard work. i will never use drugs. the chinese team is extremely strict on doping control. so i can assure you that it is not an issue with us. and women s gymnastics, the team finals happening right now. if the u.s. wins, it will be their first team gold since 1996. we ll keep you posted on that one. i want to go back to the swimming. the women s 200 meter freestyle happening in about two hours. 17-year-old american missy franklin, she is taking on the world record holder, that is fredricka pell greeny of italy. in men s swimming, michael p
from bringing home the gold and plenty of chances today. for the women it starts with soccer and then hit the mats for gymnast gymnastics. for the guys, nothing but net and swish. then swimmer michael phelps already a world record holder, but today this is a race like no other. not just going for the gold, he s trying to make history. once again, zain verjee, no pressure for phelps, right? no, it s just an easy, breezy thing. just a few hours back there in aquatics centre. a name you ll hear a lot today, she is a former soviet gymnast and she actually holds the world record for the most olympics ever. she had it for 48 years and has 18 medals. now, michael phelps has 17 and competing in two events today. he could either tie and get one medal or break that record and just make the history books, again. so, all eyes are on phelps to see how he does. he has not been performing as well as anyone expected he would, but today is a really big day for him. all right, well, speaki
could we be next? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. today we re coming to you live from cnn s jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. he s now in poland with the president-elect. we re going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. i m sure you ve been moved by what you ve seen so far. it s a holy city, a city of a great and courageous people. my wife and i first came here in 1995 and have been here four times now. we re moved and inspired by what we see here. do you consider jerusalem to be the capital? yes, of course. jew res l would you move the embassy to jerusalem? it s long been the policy of have the nation s embassy in the capital. if i were president, i would want to take it in consultation with the leadership of the government, which exis