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London Mayor Boris Johnson on the logistical success of the Olympics and the games’ impact on the city’s economy in the short and long-term.
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Also the business buzz at the Olympics let's go to London -- -- -- spoke to the mayor of this city about how successful he thinks the gains have been so -- lands.
Greetings from London -- five yes and I want to show -- something that's a little bit perplexing the official Olympic mascot this is a little -- of wedlock.
Looks kind of what the one -- me about.
He's the official of course the official mascot but.
The unofficial mascot has got to be.
The mayor of London yes Boris Johnson week caught up with Boris Johnson today -- excel Centre this is -- they -- having the weightlifting competition.
And Johnson was giving out free tickets to school kids in London and then a Fox Business exclusive -- always colorful sometimes edgy but unabashed cheerleader -- London.
Telling us about how this city in the throes of a double dip recession that is not only try to capitalize on the Olympics but also.
How he's trying to set the tone right now.
It's been gone horribly right in the news they're -- out of touch words without being complacent and we do think we're having your very your -- It's incredibly enjoyable job.
London is heaving in the in the right places and and spend the transport system is working well a lot of people don't look at we had a conversation about little people work.
Apprehensive about -- mile fence about the security.
-- those issues already.
I'm looking looking very good an -- is -- the moment his ten team GB's talked to at.
In -- the medals table may -- to gold they wanna go -- we would we wanna go one very very proud of that happens.
So if it was it's and so far we've obviously been lovely New York position into it.
Hopeful sense of security well a false sense of security but security was the -- issue and it became such an issue it looks like people have done what.
You all originally wanted that was to stay awake we hear that hotels in some cases.
Aren't lowering rates of their rooms and there's a lot of space and it be better on -- -- -- And I'm just Citi just think that this is a fantastic trying to be in the city some places -- absolutely.
Heating but with a big challenge if you if you remember it was walls the transport system going to -- open.
If you came would you be stuck in traffic.
Would you be supplement cute with a huge queues -- -- youngsters actually it's what you will soon.
That was hooking mumbo one we have to get and I think in the first by -- we've done that.
I'm here I would respectfully say to people who may be watching -- -- what you showed not the time to come to London come to the west and look at the -- -- the -- ago fantastic.
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