:00:10. > :00:12.Filling up the Olympic venues - organisers have sold an extra 3,000
:00:12. > :00:18.seats for today's events after they're given back by sports
:00:18. > :00:21.federations. Public anger's grown at the sight of so many empty seats
:00:21. > :00:27.- 1,000 of the extra tickets are for gymnastics where Britain's
:00:27. > :00:30.men's team will aim to make history by winning a medal. And there are
:00:30. > :00:34.high medal hopes too for Britain's Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield in
:00:34. > :00:37.the synchronised 10 metre platform final. It's cross-country day in
:00:37. > :00:40.the eventing - with Great Britain in third place after the dressage.
:00:40. > :00:45.The Queen's granddaughter, Zara Philips, will be on the course in a
:00:45. > :00:51.couple of hours. The first big test for London's transport system as
:00:51. > :00:54.spectators mix with commuters, but so far no major problems. In Syria,
:00:54. > :00:58.fierce fighting continues in the largest city Aleppo. Hundreds of
:00:58. > :01:05.thousands are thought to have fled. Those left behind face shortages of
:01:05. > :01:09.food and water. New moves to tackle the euro crisis - speculation grows
:01:09. > :01:17.that the European Central Bank may be about to step in to try to ease
:01:17. > :01:21.the situation. Later on BBC London, more tickets go on sale to the
:01:21. > :01:25.public, as Olympic organisers renew efforts to fill the empty seats. On
:01:25. > :01:35.the first full working day of the Games, how is the transport network
:01:35. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:51.coping? Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One from the
:01:51. > :01:53.Olympic Park. 3,000 extra tickets have been sold overnight for
:01:53. > :01:58.Olympic events today after sports federations returned them to
:01:58. > :02:01.organisers. LOCOG says 1,000 of those seats were for gymnastics at
:02:01. > :02:06.the North Greenwich Arena, where soldiers filled many of the empty
:02:06. > :02:12.seats as public anger grew about the unused tickets. Organisers now
:02:12. > :02:14.say they are working to release more seats on a day-by-day basis.
:02:14. > :02:17.This afternoon Britain's medal hopes turn to diving and gymnastics,
:02:17. > :02:19.with Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield competing in the synchronised 10
:02:19. > :02:26.metre platform final and Britain's men's gymnastics team bidding to
:02:27. > :02:30.win the first Olympic team medal in their history. On the third full
:02:30. > :02:32.day of the Olympics, China is top of the medals table with Great
:02:32. > :02:34.Britain in seventeenth position, after Lizzie Armitstead's silver in
:02:34. > :02:37.the cycling road race yesterday and Rebecca Adlington's hard-earned
:02:37. > :02:47.bronze in the 400 metres freestyle swimming. Andy Swiss is in the
:02:47. > :02:51.
:02:51. > :02:55.Olympic Park for us. More tickets? That's right. As you say, the
:02:55. > :03:03.number of empty seats has been one of the biggest talking point of the
:03:03. > :03:08.Games so far. Over the weekend, we saw wide-open spaces at a number of
:03:08. > :03:11.venues. This wasn't a case of the fans not turning up, but officials,
:03:11. > :03:16.media, sports federations not taking up their allocation of seats.
:03:16. > :03:19.That has caused a lot of frustration, because so many
:03:19. > :03:23.struggled to get any sort of tickets. What the organisers have
:03:23. > :03:29.announced today is a number of sports federations have handed back
:03:29. > :03:32.their allocation of tickets. Around 3,000 in total, including 600 for
:03:32. > :03:37.the gymnastics. Those have already been snapped up, but ter saying
:03:38. > :03:42.they are hoping to release more tickets -- but they are saying they
:03:42. > :03:49.are hoping to release more tickets. Encouraging news for the fans as
:03:49. > :03:52.they urn up hoping for more British success on day three. It's the
:03:52. > :03:55.hottest ticket in town and at least there's now a few more of them.
:03:55. > :03:59.That wasn't the only reason the British fans had a spring in their
:03:59. > :04:03.step this morning, after a night in which one of the home favourites
:04:03. > :04:08.had given them plenty to cheer about. Rebecca Adlington's smile
:04:08. > :04:13.said it all. It might not have been the gold, but it was the gutsiest
:04:14. > :04:18.of bronzes. Remember, it's not her preferred distance, 400 metres, but
:04:18. > :04:22.her performance and her result meant the proudest of parents.
:04:22. > :04:28.get a bronze medal at home with pressure and expectation, we are
:04:28. > :04:30.over the moon and I think it's fair to say so is she. There wasn't the
:04:30. > :04:34.slightest hint of disappointment with Becky last night. She looked
:04:34. > :04:39.over the moon. We spoke to her last night. She is over the moon. So are
:04:39. > :04:43.we. It was an amazing achievement. With Lizzie Armistead's silver in
:04:43. > :04:47.the cycling, the British medal count is now up and runningment can
:04:47. > :04:53.their team-mates now follow their example? This morning, some of Team
:04:53. > :04:56.GB's biggest hopes began their quest for glory, including Kath
:04:56. > :05:01.Grainger. After three consecutive silvers, she is favourite for gold,
:05:01. > :05:06.along with partner, Anna Watkins. You could soon see why. Rowing in a
:05:06. > :05:10.race of their own and smashing a 20-year-old Olympic record. They've
:05:11. > :05:14.powered into the final inspired by the fans. You feel it in your body.
:05:14. > :05:17.It pulses through you. The crowds are sensational. I think we both
:05:18. > :05:21.feel very, very lucky and we have this incredible support from all
:05:21. > :05:27.over the country behind us and we are very conscious of that. When
:05:27. > :05:31.you physically have it behind you, it does literally lift you like
:05:31. > :05:36.nothing else. Meanwhile, further action on the water, this time the
:05:36. > :05:40.sailing as Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes competed. There was British
:05:40. > :05:43.success in the fencing. 22-year-old core reign that Lawrence winning in
:05:43. > :05:49.the first round. Perhaps the biggest action of the morning was
:05:49. > :05:53.behind the scenes. The Olympic Flame moved into its new position
:05:53. > :05:57.inside the stadium. Britain will be hoping its athletes can ignite the
:05:57. > :06:02.Games. Another busy day here in the park. There's also plenty of
:06:02. > :06:07.British interest in the swimming finals tonight. Liam Tancock,
:06:07. > :06:12.Robbie Renwick and gem that Spoffoth hoping to Britain hoping
:06:13. > :06:16.the first gold for Britain. On the tickets, what everyone will want to
:06:16. > :06:21.know, if they are releasing them daily how can the public get hold
:06:21. > :06:26.of them? The important thing to say is you can't just turn up here and
:06:26. > :06:29.expect to buy a ticket. Tickets will be made available on the
:06:29. > :06:33.official website the night before. You can buy them on the website and
:06:33. > :06:36.then you come here to the Olympic Park the following day to collect
:06:36. > :06:46.your tickets. Organisers hope by doing that many more people will be
:06:46. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :06:59.able to come and watch the Olympics. Thank you very much. Tom Daley and
:07:00. > :07:05.Pete Waterfield are competing in the final of the men's synchronised
:07:05. > :07:09.10 metre flat form. Pete won silver in Athens in 2004 with Leon Taylor,
:07:09. > :07:14.whilst this is Tom's second Olympics, despite only just turning
:07:14. > :07:18.18. I was really nervous the first time I dived with Pete. It was one
:07:18. > :07:22.of the things I wanted it to work and be something special and then
:07:22. > :07:28.to actually go to London 2012 and competing with Pete is pretty
:07:28. > :07:32.surreal. The only difference is the age gap. He's bigger than me, but
:07:32. > :07:37.Leon was bigger. Most people are, to be honest. Outside of the pool
:07:37. > :07:41.we were always together as well and Tom's a little younger and I don't
:07:41. > :07:45.want to cramp his style around the young girls and things like that.
:07:45. > :07:55.Everyone says that Tom can mature and learn a lot from me, but when
:07:55. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :07:58.they say that I turn around and say, I also learn a lot from Tom. We are
:07:58. > :08:02.getting personal bests and British records, so Pete's definitely the
:08:02. > :08:07.right person for me to be diving with and I think we are the right
:08:07. > :08:10.team to be diving in the Games. Obviously, China is the top diving
:08:10. > :08:15.nation for any of the disciplines, so it's one of those things that
:08:15. > :08:19.everyone's out to get China and almost silver is gold in diving to
:08:19. > :08:22.be honest, but our difficulty is quite high in comparison with some
:08:22. > :08:29.of the other teams so it's just about trying to go out there and
:08:29. > :08:33.execute them well. To come home with a medal at London would not
:08:33. > :08:36.only be amazing, but put the icing on the cake for a pretty successful
:08:36. > :08:41.career that I've had. It's such a great opportunity to actually go
:08:41. > :08:43.out there and dive in front of a home crowd and if you dive well and
:08:43. > :08:53.you get up there in the medals that for my athlete is the biggest
:08:53. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:05.reward. What can they achieve this afternoon? With me is Ben Swaine,
:09:05. > :09:08.who is a synchronised diving, but who sadly can't compete because of
:09:08. > :09:12.injury. That must be disappointing for you? It is not being able to
:09:12. > :09:16.compete, but I know all the Divers here and we've been a gelled team
:09:16. > :09:20.for years before, so it's exciting to see all the youngers ones come
:09:20. > :09:24.through. A couple of hours to do before they really can go for gold.
:09:24. > :09:29.Can they do it? I think absolutely. They've got everything to play for.
:09:29. > :09:32.Tom Daley, he's young and talented. We have seen before he's got golds
:09:32. > :09:36.and Pete Waterfield, he's experienced and older and already
:09:36. > :09:40.has a silver in Athens with Leon, so they are very, very strong.
:09:40. > :09:47.chin knees are incredibly strong as well. That is the pair they'll have
:09:47. > :09:51.to beat? They are the top. They seem to win almost every single
:09:51. > :09:56.diving event, so they appear -- so Pete and Tom have to pull it out
:09:56. > :10:00.the bag, but it can be done. Tom's only 18. Huge pressure and he's one
:10:00. > :10:05.of the poster boys of the Games. What a pressure on very young
:10:05. > :10:09.shoulders. How does he cope? loves it. He's fantastic. He's good
:10:09. > :10:14.in front of the camera and judges. He seems to thrive and perform
:10:14. > :10:18.better. The extraordinary thing, you see them together and they are
:10:18. > :10:22.new? They've known each other for a long time and once you have the
:10:22. > :10:27.same dives and you are training at the same strength, it's as simple
:10:27. > :10:32.as one, two, three, go. Tom watched Pete win in Athens in 2004 and he
:10:32. > :10:35.says he was on holiday with his family in a caravan. It must be
:10:35. > :10:39.extra order, surreal for him to be competing? When I started diving I
:10:39. > :10:42.could not believe the things that the Divers were doing and then a
:10:42. > :10:45.few years down the line suddenly you find yourself doing it and
:10:45. > :10:51.competing with the best of the world as Tom has done. We are all
:10:51. > :10:55.hoping we want a goad. Team GB needs one. Do you think they can do
:10:55. > :10:58.that or are the Chinese perhaps too good? I think they can, but
:10:58. > :11:04.everyone has it to play for. It will be exciting on the day. Ben,
:11:04. > :11:07.thank you. Well, let's have a look at some of the big events ahead.
:11:07. > :11:09.It's cross-country day in the eventing, with Great Britain in
:11:09. > :11:11.third place after the opening dressage stage of the team
:11:11. > :11:14.competition in Greenwich Park. The Queen's granddaughter, Zara
:11:14. > :11:23.Phillips, rides just after 3.00pm this afternoon. Medals will be
:11:23. > :11:29.decided on Tuesday. Our correspondent, Joe Wilson, is there.
:11:29. > :11:33.Well, I think that the eventing, cross-country in particular, has a
:11:33. > :11:39.whole different dimention. You can tell behind me, the number of
:11:39. > :11:43.people behind me. We are expecting 50,000. There was some local
:11:43. > :11:47.opposition here, but it gives us something unique. Spectators from
:11:47. > :11:51.Italy and everywhere. You will see behind me, the backdrop. We have
:11:51. > :11:54.the main arena and naval college and the Thames and City of London.
:11:55. > :11:58.Normally for Olympics the cross- country in particular requires a
:11:58. > :12:01.six kilometre course is way out of town. In Beijing it was in Hong
:12:01. > :12:06.Kong. You are almost in the heart of London here. The cross-country
:12:06. > :12:12.is under way. We have had riders on the course for about 30 minutes.
:12:12. > :12:16.The idea actually of the fences is to make use of these stunning views
:12:16. > :12:20.and also to reflect something on London, on Greenwich and the way
:12:20. > :12:25.the fences are designed. To make it clear, the idea is when we get to
:12:25. > :12:28.the end of the eventing and there's show jumping, it's the team with
:12:28. > :12:32.the fewest penalty points and the individual riders who get the
:12:32. > :12:36.medals. How do you get penalties? Well, by your horse refuse ing to
:12:36. > :12:40.go over a fence or indeed by being a little bit too slow. That could
:12:40. > :12:44.be a big issue, because everyone says the course is twisting and
:12:45. > :12:47.turning and hard to do in ten minutes. The British were third and
:12:47. > :12:51.supposedly in theory, the British horses are very good at cross-
:12:51. > :12:55.country. You may be wondering about Zara Philips. A final thought about
:12:55. > :13:00.her, we are expecting her to be in action on her horse, High Kingdom
:13:00. > :13:03.in just a few minutes past three this afternoon. A big afternoon
:13:03. > :13:06.ahead too for the British men's gymnastics team as they're hoping
:13:06. > :13:08.to make history by winning an Olympic medal. The five-man team,
:13:08. > :13:11.which includes Louis Smith and Sam Oldham, are the current European
:13:11. > :13:21.champions. Dan Roan is at the North Greenwich Arena where the action
:13:21. > :13:24.will take place. After so many years in the doldrums, British
:13:24. > :13:30.gymnastics has undergone a renaissance in recent years. Thanks
:13:30. > :13:34.to a golden generation of talent, led first and foremost by Lucy
:13:34. > :13:40.Smith, who won Britain's first gymnast tick medal for 100 years
:13:40. > :13:45.back in Beijing.S can you can see, he was reduced to crying tears of
:13:45. > :13:55.joy two days ago on Saturday, when -- as you can see, he was reduced
:13:55. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:02.to tears. The sport has changed beyond all recognition. Back in the
:14:02. > :14:06.early days, when Britain won its team medal in 1912, road climbing
:14:06. > :14:10.was part of the -- rope climbing was still part of the disciplines.
:14:10. > :14:15.You can see the six now. The pommel horse, which Lewis Smith has
:14:15. > :14:20.excelled at. Beyond that, the rings. Then the Long Runup, which leads to
:14:20. > :14:25.the vault. On the far corner, the parallel bars. To the right of that,
:14:25. > :14:31.the high bar and in the middle the Matt for the floor part of the
:14:31. > :14:36.programme. Five gymnasts, six disciplines. No room for error. If
:14:36. > :14:41.Britain can win a medal it will go down as one of the greatest
:14:41. > :14:47.performances. Thank you. It's almost 1.15. Organisers have sold
:14:47. > :14:52.an extra 3,000 seats, after they are returned by sports federations.
:14:52. > :14:58.They say they're taking issues of empty seats very seriously. Coming
:14:58. > :15:00.up, life below the ocean waves as we join one of the nave's nuclear
:15:00. > :15:10.power hunter-killer submarines towards the end of a marathon 10
:15:10. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:25.Makele the Games go with the flow. All of that at 1.30ment.
:15:25. > :15:29.-- making. In Syria, 200,000 people have fled
:15:29. > :15:34.the fighting in Aleppo during the past two days, according to a
:15:34. > :15:40.senior United Nations official. The UN humanitarian chief, Baroness
:15:40. > :15:43.Amos is concerned about the imPACT of shelling and the use of heavy
:15:43. > :15:50.weaponry. Drinking water in parts of Aleppo
:15:50. > :15:54.is believed to be in short supply. We have this report.
:15:54. > :15:59.Starting to claim victory, step by step. Syrian state television is
:15:59. > :16:03.now following the Aleppo fighting on the ground, as it did for the
:16:03. > :16:07.struggle for Damascus last week. It says that government forces have
:16:07. > :16:10.moved into the south-western quarter of Aleppo, which had become
:16:10. > :16:14.a rebel stronghold, but activists say there is fighting in that
:16:15. > :16:18.quarter and that in other areas, Syrian troops have defected,
:16:18. > :16:21.handing over government tanks to the rebels.
:16:21. > :16:25.As the battle rages, there is concern for the many civilians
:16:26. > :16:31.trapped in the City. The UN believes00,000 have fled, but that
:16:31. > :16:36.is less than 10% of the city's population. Many of the casualties
:16:36. > :16:41.flooding in to improvised field hospitals are civilians.
:16:41. > :16:45.TRANSLATION: Some days we get 30, 40 or 50 wounded. That not
:16:45. > :16:50.including the bodies and the body parts. All are civilians. Some of
:16:50. > :16:54.the bodies are so disfigured they cannot be identified.
:16:54. > :16:58.Water supplies have been cut off, the only shops open are the
:16:58. > :17:02.bakeries, they are working around the clock to produce bread for the
:17:02. > :17:10.hungry. It is Ramadan, the fasting month and mid-summer heat is adding
:17:10. > :17:15.to the ordeal. Increasingly embattled, the regime
:17:15. > :17:21.is turning to Iran. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad assured the Foreign
:17:21. > :17:26.Minister that Iran would stand by Syria, but the Americans, believe
:17:26. > :17:33.that the Aleppo battle with herald the regime's doubtful.
:17:33. > :17:42.If they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people,
:17:42. > :17:49.in Aleppo, I think it, ultimately, will be a nail in Assad's coffin.
:17:49. > :17:55.So if neither regime wins back Aleppo they could see the rebels
:17:55. > :17:58.controlling the north and Damascus will surely be next.
:17:58. > :18:03.Speculation is mounting that the European Central Bank is to step in
:18:03. > :18:07.to try to ease the eurozone crisis. Hopes for some kind of intervention
:18:07. > :18:11.have led to falling borrows costs for Spain as the figures show that
:18:12. > :18:16.its recession has deepened. The news comes as the US Treasury
:18:16. > :18:20.Secretary is to meet with the German Finance Minister to discuss
:18:20. > :18:25.the crisis. Hugh Pym is in the BBC's business centre to explain
:18:25. > :18:29.more. What more can the European Central Bank do to help? Well,
:18:29. > :18:32.there is mounting speculation about precisely that. Following Mario
:18:32. > :18:38.Draghi, the President of The ECB's comments last week, which took
:18:38. > :18:43.everyone by surprise, when he said that the ECB would do whatever it
:18:43. > :18:47.takes to preserve the Euro and dropped a hint that the ECB would
:18:47. > :18:52.start to buy up Spanish and Italian bonds, that is government debt, to
:18:52. > :18:57.try to alleviate the crisis. How this may happen, what form it takes,
:18:57. > :19:00.the markets do not know. They want to hear a lot more. Then we had the
:19:00. > :19:05.French President and the German Chancellor on Friday talking about,
:19:05. > :19:09.again, a joint commitment to securing the single currency. That
:19:09. > :19:13.adding to the feverish speculation about some sort of very concerted
:19:13. > :19:18.action. Now the danger is, if come Thursday, at the next monthly
:19:19. > :19:25.meeting of the European Central Bank, there is not anything
:19:25. > :19:29.detailed, very solid in terms of what the ECB may do it will lead to
:19:29. > :19:33.intense market disappointment and borrowing costs shooting up again.
:19:33. > :19:38.So all eyes on this Thursday. The confusion and the speculation is
:19:38. > :19:42.one reason why the US Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner is in
:19:42. > :19:46.Europe, meeting the German Finance Minister while on holiday, to find
:19:46. > :19:51.out what they have in mind. Now, themselve been at sea since
:19:51. > :19:55.September of last year. They missed the Queen's Diamond Jubilee,
:19:55. > :20:01.Chelsea winning the Champions League and now the nuclear attack
:20:01. > :20:10.submarine, HMS Triumph has returned home to Plymouth after taking part
:20:10. > :20:15.in the Libyan campaign and patrolling the straits of the hom
:20:15. > :20:21.ooze. A rare sight of a Royal Navy
:20:22. > :20:26.hunter-killer submarine, out on patrol.
:20:26. > :20:32.This is how HMS Triumph spent much of the past year. Submerged and
:20:32. > :20:37.hidden, somewhere in the Arabian Gulf. A mission as mysterious as
:20:37. > :20:40.her precise movements. We do what the submarines do best,
:20:40. > :20:44.that is to utilise the stealth of the machine.
:20:44. > :20:51.The fact that we cannot comment on what we do, about lots of it, make
:20:51. > :20:54.us almost the Special Forces of the maritime world.
:20:54. > :21:01.The submarine's sophisticated sonar can be used to gather intelligence,
:21:01. > :21:06.but she packs a punch too, armed with torpedoes and cruise missiles.
:21:06. > :21:11.This time, it is a drill, but last year, they were launching strikes
:21:11. > :21:16.on Libya. More recently, she's been patrolling near the region's
:21:17. > :21:21.hotspots, Somalia, Yemen and Iran. We are a silent service.
:21:21. > :21:25.There there are certain aspects of our job that we have to keep silent.
:21:25. > :21:30.It is in the interests of the British public.
:21:30. > :21:34.You know, it is our security. We are keeping the sea lanes open at
:21:35. > :21:37.the end of the day. It is all done with few creature
:21:38. > :21:44.comforts. You roll that out and put the
:21:44. > :21:50.pillow down. The 120-crew use every spare inch.
:21:50. > :21:54.This one cabin sleeps 30 men. Living in a submarch, there are the
:21:54. > :21:58.challenges of cramped conditions, no day light and no privacy, but
:21:58. > :22:03.the unseen dangers of living under water too, such as the threat of
:22:03. > :22:08.collision, fire and flooding. Deep! Go deep! There are the
:22:08. > :22:14.endless drills for safety, not least as they are living next to a
:22:14. > :22:18.nuclear power plant. Food is the only thing that they have to
:22:19. > :22:23.replenish. Essential for marrally, along with weekly messages from
:22:23. > :22:28.home when they are on silent patrol. It is a sign of lean time force the
:22:28. > :22:32.Royal Navy. They have missed out on much, not least the start of the
:22:32. > :22:37.world's biggest sporting event, but it is the thought of being away
:22:38. > :22:42.from loved ones that is the hardest to bare. Though they are now, at
:22:42. > :22:46.least, happily reunited. More on the Olympics. London's
:22:46. > :22:52.transport network is facing the first major test of the Games as
:22:52. > :22:57.the city copes with juggling all of the spectators and a full working
:22:57. > :23:01.day. So far, no major problems have been reported.
:23:01. > :23:06.Our Transport Correspondent is at London Bridge for us now.
:23:06. > :23:11.Richard? Well, the transport has been a bit of an unsung hero. There
:23:11. > :23:16.is a good reason I'm at London Bridge. First much all, here are
:23:16. > :23:21.the volunteers in the pink and purple, guiding the people where to
:23:21. > :23:27.There have been more volunteers than problems, but tonight this
:23:27. > :23:32.will be the hottest spot in London. I will tell you why, here about
:23:32. > :23:36.50,000 people are coming through after the equestrian events in
:23:36. > :23:41.Greenwich. In theory, thens of -- tense of thousands of commuters are
:23:41. > :23:46.going the other way. There could abterrible bottleneck, but what is
:23:46. > :23:50.the plan? We are asking people this evening to get on a train at
:23:50. > :23:55.Charing Cross or canon street. Rather than originate their journey
:23:55. > :23:58.here. This afternoon there are lots of people coming back from
:23:58. > :24:02.Greenwich, coming back from the equestrian events. We have
:24:02. > :24:06.rehearsed it, it worked well this morning. We hope it works tonight.
:24:06. > :24:11.Ten big tests for you, what number is this? This is number three. The
:24:11. > :24:15.torch was a big one, the cycle race was a big one and it goes right
:24:15. > :24:19.through to the athletes' parade in September. This is the third big
:24:19. > :24:23.one. There are London commuters coming in, people going to the
:24:23. > :24:27.events and people going to work and tourists because London is a great
:24:27. > :24:33.place to be. You musting feeling great? Feeling
:24:33. > :24:43.OK, but tonight will be a good one. If you are not a Londoner coming to
:24:43. > :24:45.
:24:45. > :24:49.see the Games, what is the best one-stop shop? Well, gettaheadofthe
:24:49. > :24:53.gaiplgs.com is the best place to go. Well, it will build up tonight
:24:53. > :24:57.after 6.00pm. You may not be able to get on trains here. Possibly
:24:57. > :25:03.half an hour waits. So far the transport system has gotten through
:25:03. > :25:10.the heat. It has done well, but there is a long way to go before it
:25:10. > :25:16.wins medals! Now, looking behind me in the Olympic Park, the clouds are
:25:16. > :25:19.queuing waiting to get into the O2 Centre this afternoon where Tom
:25:19. > :25:24.Daley and Pete Waterfield are going for gold. Great excitement there,
:25:24. > :25:29.no doubt. An estimated quarter of a million of people arest maithed to
:25:29. > :25:34.head to the Olympic Park for -- are estimated to head to the Olympic
:25:34. > :25:38.Park. So, Clive is there to tell us more.
:25:39. > :25:42.Sophie, ip close and personal with some of the finest athletes on the
:25:42. > :25:46.planet. That is the opportunity that all of these people have. A
:25:46. > :25:51.sea of hiement. Including one family from the Midlands to arrive
:25:52. > :25:58.here in East London today. The baby is in the back seat. The backs are
:25:58. > :26:02.bags, oh, don't forget the tickets! Meet the Putt family. They are off
:26:02. > :26:06.on a trip of the a lifetime. The anticipates has been building
:26:06. > :26:11.up. Now we are leaving. Really looking forward to it. Getting on
:26:11. > :26:16.the road to go to see some hockey. Ben is an amateur player. They have
:26:16. > :26:19.tickets for the matches today. They travelled down from Worcester,
:26:19. > :26:24.overnighting in Bath, now they are in Stratford.
:26:24. > :26:28.Hello, guys. It is great to see you. Welcome to
:26:29. > :26:33.London! First impressions, what do you think? It is so exciting. It
:26:33. > :26:37.feels almost unreal to be here. For so many people here it is a
:26:37. > :26:43.rare opportunity to see Olympic athletes at work. It is also a
:26:43. > :26:50.chance to enjoy a family day out. It is amazing. It is huge. That is
:26:50. > :26:56.the first thing. It goes on forever. Jes, you were saying you were close
:26:56. > :26:58.to tears? I really was. It is so amazing to be part of such a
:26:58. > :27:05.momentus thing. It is quite overwhelming, really.
:27:05. > :27:11.As the teams line up, Ben and Jess take their seats.
:27:11. > :27:18.And for the next 70 minutes it is edge-of-the-seat stuff.
:27:18. > :27:23.It has to be said, this trip has not been so cheap for Ben and Jess,
:27:24. > :27:28.the tickets, the transport, the food, but the success of the of the
:27:28. > :27:34.Games depends on ordinary people like them, filling the staid yums,
:27:34. > :27:40.helping to create the buzz. Little Joshua, well he was no problem at
:27:40. > :27:42.all. He spent the whole time asleep. It has been fine. He has been very
:27:42. > :27:46.good. I'm really glad we brought him.
:27:46. > :27:52.He will not remember, but we will tell him about it. He will be able
:27:52. > :27:56.to look back and say he was there in a very, very small part. So,
:27:56. > :28:02.yeah, it has been great. So, worth the money? Worth the
:28:02. > :28:05.time? This is one happy family. Sophie, I have to tell you, there
:28:05. > :28:09.are so many people here who, frankly, they cannot believe they
:28:09. > :28:15.are at the Olympics. They are pinching themselves. That
:28:15. > :28:18.experience of the Putt family, that will be repcationed -- replicated
:28:19. > :28:26.over the duration of the Games many times over.
:28:26. > :28:31.Well, the blue skies that we had last week have gone, so too has the
:28:31. > :28:39.last week have gone, so too has the heat, but how long will it be
:28:39. > :28:42.shining? Well, those are some clouds behind me. Today is a much
:28:42. > :28:46.clear cooler day. Every day this week will be different. All the
:28:46. > :28:50.more reason to stay tuned to the forecast.
:28:50. > :28:54.Especially if you visit the events this week. A lot of thick cloud
:28:54. > :28:59.coming in from the west. That will bring a change time. For
:28:59. > :29:03.us today, broken cloud, so most of us should look forward to sunshine.
:29:03. > :29:08.Especially for the sailing in Weymouth and also in Wales. This is
:29:08. > :29:14.4.00pm. Head to the north we encounter thicker shower clouds.
:29:14. > :29:20.Heavy in parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland, cool and showery and
:29:20. > :29:24.heavy thundery downpours. Parts of East Anglia too. In the north, one
:29:24. > :29:28.or two showers in the north of England. For the archery, the winds
:29:28. > :29:32.are not too strong. So reasonable conditions there for the
:29:32. > :29:37.competitors and the spectators and the same goes for the beach volley
:29:37. > :29:41.ball, tennis and the equestrian. We are plain-sailing, bright and
:29:41. > :29:45.breezy. This evening, lingering showers in
:29:45. > :29:49.the north. They fade and under clear skies turning chilly.
:29:49. > :29:54.In the rural areas down to single figures. In the south here comes
:29:54. > :29:57.the rain. Turning damp in southern England, Wales, the Midlands and
:29:57. > :30:02.parts of northern England. Milder in the southern areas, though.
:30:02. > :30:06.Tomorrow it will be a completely different day. This is the picture
:30:06. > :30:12.at Eton Dorney. A head wind, but for the spectators if you are going,
:30:12. > :30:16.there will be rain around. Take some waterproofs! Rain for
:30:16. > :30:20.many of the Olympic events tomorrow. For the sailing in the south-west,
:30:20. > :30:24.the rain could ease off with a bit of cloud and wind. That will make
:30:24. > :30:28.it challenging conditions. Through the day, the cloud and the rain is
:30:28. > :30:32.edging to the north, up to northern England. Knocking on the door of
:30:32. > :30:37.Northern Ireland into the afternoon. Scotland is seeing the best of the
:30:37. > :30:40.sunshine tomorrow. It may brighten up in the south.
:30:40. > :30:44.But don't hold your breath. The temperatures on the low side where
:30:44. > :30:52.it is raining. Then another change as we go into
:30:52. > :30:57.Wednesday. Turning windy in the west. Strong winds for the sail ers.
:30:57. > :31:02.-- sailors. More details day by day can be
:31:02. > :31:05.found online, but today is looking found online, but today is looking
:31:05. > :31:10.good, fine and sunny. Now the top story: Olympic rgers
:31:10. > :31:14.have sold an extra 3,000 seats for events today after the return by
:31:14. > :31:19.sports federations, they say they are taking the issue of empty seats