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Some of today's top storiesThe race for the gold is getting a lot closer this morning..    Today we are exactly 100-days out from the opening ceremony at the summer olympics in paris..    To celebrate.. Dozens of stars from team usa are in new york to talk about the games and what it means to represent their country with the whole world watching..    NBC's Jay gray spent some time with the athletes, and has more. And the TODAY Show is celebrating the countdown in a big way!  Tune in this morning as the Plaza will be transformed into Paris with dozens of hopefuls sharing their path to gold with the TODAY team.  Mike Tirico will check in from Paris as well. The ceremonial flame was lit at the birthplace of the olympic games in greece yesterday.     The ceremony, took place in the ruins of the temple of Hera in Olympia.     The ceremony launches a 68-day torch relay set to culminate in paris on july 26TH.A pro-Palestinian protester who was arrested for threatening to murder Bakersfield City Coucilmembers - is ou