games. the olympic torch has finished its final leg on the river thames. next time you ll see its flames it ll be tonight. the big london secret though, the opening ceremony and, better yet, piers morgan is not going to be missing the event. he is on his home turf for goodness sake. lots of secrecy about the opening ceremonies. i know you ve got your sources, my friend. probably family members. clue us in. reporter: i ve been sneaking around. i ve been putting my nose in everywhere it shouldn t be trying to get any information. it s going to be pretty spectacular. probably my favorite detail is they re going to recreate a british countryside scene using real animals, country animals, so pigs, sheep, cows, you name it. they re all going to be in there with muhammed ali, bran-gelina, paul mccartney, an extraordinary mix of animals and people. sounds like the beautiful setting of your wedding. i remember the pictures of the two of you walking through the beautiful field.
it s a trip designed to make him look presidential, but the headlines mitt romney is generating in london would make any white house cringe. his campaign is doing damage control after british news media seized on a remark romney made questioning london s readiness for the olympics. cnn national correspondent jim acosta is in london for us. jim, what s happening now with mitt romney? reporter: candy, mitt romney woke up to headlines he did not anticipate when he embarked on this overseas trip. but his campaign is confident he can clear the next hurdles ahead. mitt romney hit the reset button on his overseas charm offensive during his lone public meeting of the day in london he was asked by the leader of ireland about how he had to walk to the irish embassy due to the city s intense pre-olympic traffic. romney s response. romney is walking on egg shells and eager to please after he was blasted by british leaders for appearing to question london s readiness to host the olympic