as the the best athletes turn gold. today is sunday, july 22nd, 2012. good morning, everyone. welcome to a special edition of "today" on this sunday morning. i'm lester holt in london. jenna wolfe is holding down the fort in new york. >> first with the london olympics five days away, i have to imagine, lester, people are super excited about the games. >> they are really getting excited about the sunshine. it stopped raining. people picnicking along the thames.

the torch is here. the olympic fever is contagious. we will take you on a tour of this area. in our next half hour, who will be the next michael phelps? we will look at the break outstars. of course, english is the official language here, but you need to know what people are talking about. we will explain that coming up. jenna. back here. new hope for the girls missing for more than a week. they are cousins who vanished. the police say there is an indication that they may be alive. and michael jackson's mother may be missing. paris jackson sent a tweet saying she doesn't know where she is and jermaine says she is just fine. we will have more on that. jenna.

first jlo and now maraih? we will talk about the possible new idols in the buzz. america and the british alike here are following the tragic events in colorado. >> that is right, lester. president obama is heading to colorado to comfort the distraught families of the victims. this comes as federal law enforcement officials look through the booby trapped apartment of the suspect searching for clues. we have mike taibbi with more. >> reporter: now that technicians have been able to get into the apartment of james holmes, the investigation is pressing forward. the fbi and atf and local police are looking into the apartment and they have been in contact who have called a special tip

line with information about the suspect. all of that will help explain the how of the horrific story, but not yet to why. part of the james holmes mystery is coming clear. how a clean-cut middle class kid people called jimmy turned into a sullen man with a scope on an assault rifle three weeks ago. >> i shouldn't feel he should have that type of gun. >> reporter: the officials found that the apartment was booby trapped as he told them it was and they used a controlled detonation to release the trip wires that could have killed anyone entering. now fbi agents could go in and trucking away a cache of weapons that were safely detonated.

dozens of people evacuated from the adjacent buildings now returning home. >> we found multiple containers with accelerants. this was designed to kill whoever entered it. >> reporter: what changed james holmes? he was a scholarship student from the university of california river side with a degree in neuroscience. the next college was tougher. he struggled academically and possible academic probation. instead, he quit. days later, police say he bought the last of four weapons like these that were recovered at the scene of the massacre. in the meantime, his father, robert holmes, was shocked to learn his gifted son was the

suspect in the genuine horror. so it is left for others to figure out the how and why and they are not quite there yet. the forensic examination of the primary crime scene, theater 9 and the complex has been completed. also, tomorrow, the first scheduled court appearance for james holmes, who remains in isolation in county jail and continues to refuse to talk to police. jenna. >> mike, thank you very much. 12 people were killed and 58 injured. people with so much to live for gunned down in cold blood. we are learning more about the dead and those lucky enough to survive. kate snow is also in aurora this morning. >> reporter: good morning, jenna. the coroner released the names of the dead. this morning, 26 people are

still in the hospital and nine in critical condition. one of those is a mother of a very young girl who died at the movies. ♪ >> reporter: she was so young. just 6 years old. >> a vibrant little girl. 6 years old. bragging about learning how to swim on tuesday. >> reporter: annie dalton's great niece was at the movie with her daughter, in the hospital. gone is a.j. boik. then micayla three strikmedek. >> i want people to remember rebecca. amazing mother who would sacrifice everything for her kids and for her family.

>> reporter: jessica ghawi. john larimer served in the navy. jesse childress in the air force. alex sullivan would have celebrated his one-year anniversary today. john blunk dove on top of his girlfriend. so did matt mcquinn. some survivors, too, stories of being rescued. jennifer avila says she was frozen in fear when her husband threw her on the ground. >> he saved my life. it makes me realize how much he loves me. >> reporter: in the theater next door to where the gunman was shooting, a group of kids in denver for a meeting for young people who stutter. the bullet went through the wall and hit gage. he is happy to be here. >> life can be really short and

you just have to live every day. ♪ >> reporter: so many survivors have told us it was the quick action of police who were here at the theater within moments and actually put people in patrol cars to take them to the hospital. that's why so many more lives were saved here. families of the victims are now planning memorial services and tonight, jenna, a candle light vigil planned in aurora. jenna. >> kate, thank you. tonight on "dateline," will air the tragedy in colorado on nbc at 7:00. time for a check of the stories from courtney regan from the news desk. >> good morning. the statue of joe paterno no longer stands outside the football stadium. the statue of the hall of fame

coach was a target for critics after the investigative report showed that paterno helped conceal the child sex investigations against convicted jerry sandusky to protect the storied football program. norway is remembering the victims of the tragedy. one year after 77 people were killed by a right-wing fanatic, anders breviek shocked the nation last july 22nd. the prime minister said norway failed to stop him. condolences are pouring in for usher. his son has lost the fight for his life. his child was run over by a personal watercraft near atlanta on a lake. and sylvester stallone

gathered on saturday to mourn the death of his son, sage. the official cause of death is pending. toxicology results could take weeks. an elderly woman turns into a crime fighter and it is all caught on video. two robbery suspects went for the cash register in the grocery store. the 80-year-old woman went for the only thing she could find. a box of mangoes. she will be okay. the suspects are under arrest. what a weapon. that's the news. back to jenna. >> whatever you can do. courtney, thank you very much. crystal egger is here with a check on the weather. things go downhill tomorrow. the top weather story has to be be the heat in the middle of the country. for millions, it will be

uncomfortable to be outside. looking at heat in the plains and in the great lakes again. 105 in kansas city today. denver at 100. stay cool and hydrated. check on your neighbors. if there is anybody who may not have air conditioning, make sure they have a way to stay cool. that heat will stick around all and in the bay area we're going to get a little taste of heat inland. your hour by hour outlook from the morning, 70s inland. lunchtime, look at that, low 90s again. east bay and trivalley location and by 4:00 it does look like we're seal mid to upper ningts from fairfield down to livermore and the sea breeze will pick up. coast and bay, cooling but hot inland. more cooling into monday and big time cooling by the middle part of the week. >> and now let's head back to lester in london.

crystal, thanks. it has been years in the making and now with days to go before the london olympics, britain is feeling olympic fever. the torch made its way on friday. it will make its way to the theater on friday. this as organizers are making final preparations hoping the third time is the best ever. it's a city rich in history and steeped in tradition in a country that certainly knows how to put on a show. >> they really know how to entertain. they have the sense of big occasion. >> big and spectacular is what great britain does best. in the last year and a half, london has taken center stage from the royal wedding to last month's diamond jubilee.

now, all eyes will be on london once again as the city makes history. becoming the first ever to host three olympic games. >> i think we should do as much as we can to make people feel welcome. >> it has been seven years in the making. now athletes from 200 countries will compete at the olympic venues across the city and beyond. >> it is tough to bring a country closer together. this is the chance for us to show that we can host the games. >> pride in their city and with hope the games will be a smashing success. now let me show you a bit of the back drop for the telecast. that is the london bridge. 187 was built. it was for pedestrians to walk across the top. they did not do that. twice a day the drawbridge opens up and the olympic rings are on a hinge.

to the left, that is the tower of london. it was built originally as a fortress then a palace and then it became the infamous prison. two of the wives of king henry viii were beheaded there. prisoners would be taken in and the last time they would ever see the light of day. it was a prison until world war ii. now it is a museum. it is a place you can take a tour. it is a wonderful tour. this is a great place on a sunday for people to hang out and enjoy the sun. the rare run. i can try to give you a tour of london all day long, but what right do i have when i have a man who knows it all? ben fogel. it is wonderful to be in london. >> this just sums up the feeling in town, generally. we have the brits behind us with the olympic rings. everyone is out basking. we are really celebrating.

>> i brought my vancouver mittens. >> luckily, you don't need those. >> this has gotten people more in the olympic mood. i read an article that people were down on the olympics. i personally have not seen it. >> our newspapers here have been negative in the last week. that is the british public that is getting frustrated by that. we are embracing this. this is a really important time, the games. it is the culmination of the royal wedding last year and the diamond jubilee. >> a lot has gone on. >> the world's focus has been on london. people in the u.k. want to show a new side to great britain. >> that makes me wonder. we saw the jubilee with the pomp and circumstance. that is what people expect of great britain. what will they see in opening ceremony and in general, how these olympics will be packaged?

>> i think you will see an element of both. the fact that danny boyle is putting on the olympic ceremony. he is pretty forward thinking. i think we have tower bridge behind us and that's old london. i think you will see a very different side. a newer side to london. >> it's a great town. people have welcomed us. it is great to have you along. i know we kept you busy. you will be busier. great to have you here. there is more to come here on "today." is michael jackson's mother okay? new drama surrounding the family matri matriarch. more after this. is friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh, thank you. but, with the capital one venture card... you can fly any airline, any flight, any time. double miles you can actually use.

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what we do know is that a police report was made saturday night by trent jackson, who is a nephew of katherine jackson. he told police he hadn't heard from her for about a week, since this past sunday. and he was very worried. he gave some information, might be traveling in albuquerque, new mexico, but not a lot of precise details. he gave police several phone numbers that they could reach her with and the police say they have not been able to contact her at all. so the case has been handed over to a missing persons bureau for investigation. at this point, they're saying they do not believe there has been any foul play. now, the situation got complicated when a tweet was sent out by paris jackson, michael jackson's 14-year-old daughter, the tweet said, in part, something to the effect that she hadn't seen her grandmother -- let's see, i'm sorry, the tweet says that, yes, my grandmother is missing, i haven't spoken with her in a week and i want her home now. there was also some conflicting

information, another tweet by jermaine jackson that said, i want to reassure everyone, including all sudden medical experts that mother is fine, but is resting in arizona on the orders of her doctor, not us. so, again, a lot of conflicting information. what we do know is there is a police report that has been filed. they don't know where she is. she may be in arizona as jermaine jackson says. she may be missing as paris jackson says. again, more drama, conflict with the jacksons and katherine jackson's whereabouts unknown. >> we will wait to see this, how this unfolds. ron allen. ron, thank you very much. we're going to take a break. we're back right after this. until i got a job in the big apple. adjusting to city life was hard for me. and becoming a fulltime indoor cat wasn't easy for atti. but we had each other and he had purina cat chow indoor. he absolutely loved it. and i knew he was getting everything he needed to stay healthy indoors. and after a couple of weeks, i knew we were finally home!

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good morning. time is 6:26 on a sunday morning. looking at the sunrise over the bay bridge toll plaza. i'm garvin thomas. we have word on another hot day. >> inland i think we'll see mid up toer 90s again but we're seeing more low clouds across the bay today. san francisco and the coast you'll see a little cooldown. look at the numbers inland. 60s to start the day in livermore and near san jose. wind is picking up, a hint of the sea breeze or onshore wind

starting to pick up as we look at satellite/radar view. for the bay area we'll warm quickly, east bay inland valleys. 1:00, like yesterday, likely around lunchtime, mid-90s inland. upper 90s. by :00 the sea breeze will pick up, cooling down a little more rapidly this evening than yesterday where it was toasty all the way through 8:00. today, not much change inland. probably not near 100 degrees like yesterday, but upper 90s. kind of semantics. both are pretty hot. then we'll cool off significantly toward the middle part of the week, 70s and 80s inland. two heavy hitters are swinging through the bay area, president obama and mitt romney will both be here today. president obama's arrival this afternoon is a day earlier than originally planned. he'll spend the night in san francisco and expected to attend fund-raisers tomorrow.

he'll host three separate fund-raisers including a stop at historic fox theater. gop presidential candidate mitt romney will also hold three fund-raising events in the bay area today. all hosted by hp ceo meg whitman. he'll make stops at woodside, and romney will also attend a private dinner in pacific heights. tickets to that event cost $50,000 per person. this morning a search is on for a suspect who attacked a chp officer. this all happened in east oakland near the intersection of 54th and international boulevard. a chp officer was attempting to pull over a driver for a seat impelt violation when a chase vold. during the pursuit, another car roomed the chp cruiser several times. someone from the second car fired a gun at the officer. the officer was not hurt. >> this incident only happened around five minutes from 8:24 to 8:29. very narrow window.

we definitely believe that both parties in the van and party in accura were working together. >> police recovered both vehicles but the suspects had fled the scene. coming up at 7:00 on "day in the bay" we'll have the latest on the shootings in colorado including the suspected gunman's bay area connection. we'll have that coming up at 7:00. now let's head back to the "today" show.

we're back on a sunday morning, july 22nd. you're looking at a live picture of london, england. i sort of did that in my best british accent. for the 2012 summer games will be in full swing in five days. a great thanks to the folks who are spending part of the morning with us here in new york, out on the plaza, back on this side of the pond. i'm jenna wolfe. lester holt is in london, doing his best british accent, which we'll get to in a little bit. coming up in this half hour, we'll take a closer look at which athletes we should be focusing on during the games.

>> we are indeed. but, you know, not only did i import sunshine to london, i brought my own crowd with me. this is a group of american teenagers. where are you from? >> we're all from america. i'm from pennsylvania. >> i would have never guessed. >> pennsylvania. >> from all over the united states. a tour of europe? >> yeah. london and paris. >> have you seen any faithous a athletes yet? >> not yet. the gymnast team was on our plane. >> hope you have a fun time in london. have a great week. >> thank you. >> well, team usa is expected to bring home the gold, especially when it comes to swimming, gymnastics, track and field. we'll tell you the names to know before the games begin. also -- >> don't forget it is a long walk. >> jenna, do you have any idea what he's talking about? we'll tell you why some people headed to london may need a

translator despite the fact we share this common language. >> i wouldn't know what he was talking about even if he spoke the way i speak. i don't know when you're bragging about having people over there from america. look at all these people from america. are you from america? >> we're from massachusetts. >> that's america the last time i checked. we have the same thing going on over here, but very impressive that they all made -- >> everywhere. >> i'm impressed they made the trek. we're going to switch gears and turn our attention in this half hour to the case in iowa, authorities there say there is good reason to believe that two little girls have been abducted, lester, still alive, we understand. they vanished a week ago. but police say their families are not being cooperative. we'll have the latest on that. plus, it is our weekly dose of our weekend buzz. katie holmes taking on a new roll, her first since leaving tom cruise. it is a far cry from her days on "dawson's creek." we'll get to that and so much more coming up in our weekend buzz all in this half hour. >> a lot to get to this half hour. first, let's get a check of the

weather. the weather channel's crystal egger is with us. >> good morning, lester. so happy to see the weather cooperating there in london. the warmest, driest week so far this summer, just in time for the games. got to talk to these a ladies, they're sticking out like a sore thumb. you wouldn't happen to be tourists, would you? enjoying new york city? >> yes. >> so far, so good. enjoying the weather, 70 degrees and sunny. it will get worse tomorrow. so take in tomorrow. storms return to the northeast and the mid-atlantic. and especially across the southeast coastline if you're going to the beaches. keep an eye to the sky. more heat, more dry weather through the middle of the country and unfortunately that's only going to make the drought worse. tomorrow, rain around the edges of that bubble of hot air. but not where we need it most. and here's a look at our day planner forecast around the bay area. for places like livermore it will be hot again. maybe not near 100 degrees but running well into the 90s as we go through the afternoon.

for the coast and bay, a little cooling today. most of the significant cooling will be on the sea shore and around the peninsula today. a little more cooling tomorrow. then if you want big cooling inland, the middle part of the week will be the days for you. you'll see 70s to low 80s inland and temperature rebound as we approach the start of next weekend. >> for more on your sunday forecast, you can go to weather.com 24/7. jenna? >> crystal, thanks. it has been nine days since 8-year-old elizabeth collins and her 10-year-old cousin lyric morris sy went for a bike ride and never returned. a major development in the case. investigators say they have proof the girls are still alive. nbc's craig melvin has the latest. >> reporter: in a surprising twist, federal investigators now think someone snatched 20-year-old lyric morrissey and 8-year-old elizabeth collins and the little girls are still alive. >> we feel strongly that the girls are alive. >> reporter: the fbi spokeswoman

says their theory is based on physical evidence. friday, the local sheriff said he believed the young cousins were abducted. while officials are not saying much about their proof, saturday, they made another plea. >> we feel there is someone out there that has pertinent information about the girls' whereabouts and we would like to take this opportunity to ask them to come forward. >> reporter: federal officials revealed they're interviewing persons of interest, but said they would like more help from those closest to the girls. >> law enforcement has not received total cooperation from all family and close friends. >> reporter: lyric's parents have not been named suspects or persons of interest, but court documents show extensive criminal records including convictions involving drugs. lyric's mother, misty, told our affiliate in iowa, she and her husband hired an attorney after police awakened them in the middle of the night. >> we were put into rooms and we were for three hours accused of

taking our children, told that we did it, that we need to tell them where the children are at. >> reporter: the parents of both girls deny any involvement. >> we just want our babies back. >> reporter: the cousins vanished friday, july 13th, after riding their bikes near meyers lake. their bikes and a purse were found nearby along a nature trail, but there were no signs of a struggle or their shoes. the 25 acre lake was dredged, drained and the fbi dive team called in. worried neighbors went door to door, some scoured nearby woods. now, those neighbors wait and hope for a happy homecoming. for "today," craig melvin, nbc news, new york. and now back to lester in london. >> all right. jenna, thanks. the events friday in colorado shatter all of our collective sense of security. imagine securing something like the olympic and all the worst case scenarios you have to think of. the london olympics are the most

heavily secured event in the city's history. the british military installed missiles on rooftops of homes near the olympic site in east london. at home, we have come to accept military security for big events post 9/11. but for generations, london has known what it is like to be a target and has the battle scars to prove it. the stoicism that british are famous for has been engrained by a deep had history of terror. and bloodshed on their own soil. high security here has long been a way of life. >> second nature now. don't really think about it anymore. >> reporter: while america's last vestage of innocence and denial may have been consumed in the ashes of 9/11, londoners have for decades directly suffered the wounds of war and the sense of vulnerability that comes with it. >> it sounds awful, but we are used to be being blown up by people. >> reporter: warships on the thames, a show of force during the olympic games provides an

unintended nod to some of london's darkest days. the blitzkrieg when german bombs rained over english cities for days on end, killing some 40,000 people. >> i think for the british people, this was really a seminole experience. it is rooted deep down now in our psyche. >> reporter: then, of course, came the advent of the modern day terror attack, beginning with the e.r.ira's bloody campa in the '70s and the islamic related attacks in the last several years. during the height of its fight against british rule in northern ireland, the ira targeted london underground station, pubs and stores, leaving scores dead and londoners in a constant state of anxiety. the lessons of those days, says this retired navy admiral and government counterterror expert, helped shape british security for today's threats. >> i think the security service, which was known as mi-5, the internal security agency, rather

like, i suppose, the fbi, got used to dealing with terrorism because of the northern ireland terrorism. but there is no doubt the northern ireland terrorism is very different from islamic terrorism. >> reporter: which was at the root of london's bloodiest days since world war ii, july 7th, 2005, known here as 7/7. 52 transit passengers died in coordinated subway and bus suicide attacks, carried out by four british muslim bombers. experts say the series of recent roundups of suspects on terror-related charges across the uk is not linked to any specific plots. >> this is all preparatory to making it clear to the mischievous out there and possibly the genuine terrorists that the games will be secure. >> reporter: in the meantime, londoners are secure in their hope that nothing can shake their resilience. >> just take it as normal life as most big cities do. no different to paris, new york, you know, most of the major

cities around the world. get on with things. >> additional troops and police officers have been drafted in to help with security here. the move came after the private security contractor hired for the games fell short of its hiring goal. on saturday, the president of the international olympic committee said he was satisfied with the current security arrangements in london. there is more to come here on a sunday edition of "today." jenna has the latest celebrity news in our weekend buzz. but first, we'll look at the athletes likely to make history here in london. that's coming up after these messages. [ school bell ringing ] [ "i just can't get enough" plays ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] school supplies... it's guaranteed they'll go through a lot. that's why you get guaranteed savings for back to school at staples. now, buy 2 hp ink cartridges and get the third one free at staples. ♪

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to compete in london. michael phelps and usain bolt are household names, but who is a upcoming athlete? we have mary carillo with us. >> nice to be here. >> lochte and phelps and we have other swimmers as well. >> missy franklin goes to a high school in aurora, colorado. she lives only 15 minutes away. she is a very religious kid and spiritual. she wants so badly to have a great olympics here. michael phelps, himself, called this kid a "stud." he means that with admiration. four individual events and all three relays. she could medal in all seven.

now she wants more than ever. >> if you don't know her name now, you will in the days to come. a couple of stories in the women's gymnastics. two big names. >> this is a team that is supposed to be better even than the '96 team with kerri strug. it seems bela karoly says knows name jordyn wieber. she is something special. look out for jordyn wieber and look out for gabby douglas. there is a reason why they call her a flying squirrel. she is a tremendous story. >> a lot of fun to watch. we have to talk about track. i did this story for "rock

center." we talk about usain bolt, but his buddy beat him in the trials. >> that will be a big story. usain bolt is only 25 years old. he is trying to become the first ever repeat olympic 100-meter and 200-meter. blake has beaten him in both. >> we have more to talk about, but we're out of time. >> it will be great. i'm glad i'm here. >> we're out of time. you have some great adventures in the prime time coverage. it will be a fun olympics. the olympics start on friday night, 7:30 eastern time. jenna. time now for the week in buzz. from rumors about the next

"american idol" judge to others. we have chuck nice and alicia quarrels with us. >> hi. i tried to sneak one in. difficult to be sitting here talking. it is a cheap brand. i'm a man. i'm very manly. >> this is a tough week. they lost steven tyler and then jennifer lopez. i hear the number $17 million. i will do it for 1/8 of that. >> they need a big name after losing two big names. i interviewed nick cannon this week. they have to pay mariah. she said mariah would be good in that role.

she would be a good choice. >> chuck? >> she would be a great choice, too. who better than to judge children in a talent contest than someone who is married to one? ha-ha! that was awesome. >> i guess you're right. i guess we'll have to wait and see. they will have to fill another seat. maybe two other seats. you interviewed jennifer lopez? >> her boyfriend casper was in the room. she talked about performing in new jersey. she loves this section of the country because their kids can play with their nieces and nephews. it was fun being there uptown from the bronx. >> how good-looking? >> he is cute. enrique inglesias was there. >> oh, my god! i'm swooning. >> chuck, i want to talk to you

about katie holmes. they got divorced. this thing is happening fast. she has a role on broadway. she is doing well post-tom. >> this is what you don't want to see from your ex who has left you. when you leave the ex, you want her to do well because you feel bad. when she blind sides you and she leaves you, you want to mail her vials of crack. you do not want her to do well this quickly. katie is masterful. you can tell she was planning this escape for quite some time. >> it is not like tom cruise is sitting at home looking at facebook and saying i can't believe she is on broadway. >> he just wrapped a movie. she is starring in "deadly account." this is the second stint on broadway. she planned it out pretty well. >> we have a few seconds left. i have to ask about nadya

suleman. she filed for bankruptcy and now she is getting a job? good for her. >> she is not really off public assistan assistance. she is on a different kind of assistance. assisted by a different public. god bless her for that. >> your tax money is not going toward it. >> that is right. >> sunday mornings are so fun with you guys. alicia and chuck, thank you for the quips and the insight. we will go back to london in a moment, but first, these messages. [ female announcer ] what makes florida's natural orange juice taste so uniquely fresh and delicious? is it the rich florida soil? or the perfect blend of sunshine, rain, and temperature? maybe it's the fact that florida's natural oranges are never imported. they're raised right here in florida, and passed with care from our hands to yours.

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more than a million extra tourists are expected in london for the olympic games. and while english is the official language, of course, here, a few things may be lost in translation. even for americans. nbc's chapman bell is here with more. a few things, chapman? >> they say that the u.s. and uk are two nations divided by a common language. but you in certain parts of london that division runs a little bit deeper. you may hear people speaking english, but you won't have a clue what they're actually saying. confused? that's the whole point. just like in america, accents vary all across britain. there is the queen's english. >> freedom and responsibility. >> reporter: new castle. and from liverpool. >> finds the back of the net. >> reporter: if you're heading to the london olympics, you'll find yourself in cockney country. what is cockney? austin powers explains it.

cockney is the accent of the east end. audrey hepburn's character tried to lose hers in my fair lady. >> they run in spain stays manly in the plain. >> reporter: and dick van dyke tried one in mary poppins. but in real life, it is the pearly kings and queens of the east end that help keep this accent alive. ♪ >> reporter: they are proper cockney. hard to understand? that's just the beginning. >> around the jolly, into the battle cruiser through the pig's ear. >> reporter: did you catch that? it is rockcockney running slang. which means, frog and toad, road. jolly horner, corner. battle cruiser, boozer. and you can have a pig's ear, a beer. >> reporter: it seems this language was first used in the mid1800s at markets to confuse

customers and the police. some know it. >> if i said the dog and bone. >> that's the phone. >> lady ga divia, a fiver. >> reporter: a trouble in strife would be -- i was able to stump one of the east end's finest. the pig's ear, beer. >> yes. >> reporter: what rhymes with orange? >> nothing. >> think you've got it. true cockney speakers would drop the rhyming part of the slang. instead of saying up the apples and pears, they'll say up the apples, which means up the stairs. answer the dog and bone, they'll say answer the dog, which is phone. so they -- it is all about deception. >> thank you for explaining this. on more than one occasion, i've been huh. i think they think i'm hearing impaired. we should you let them know you are a london based correspondent and reporter here from the south. you picked up the english accent. >> people get confused, but it

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time now to check in with david gregory to see what's coming up on "meet the press." hey, david. >> good morning, jenna. coming up, a special edition of "meet the press." i'll be joined by the governor of colorado, john hickenlooper. a special discussion about what we can do to better detect these kinds of domestic threats that end up backing national tragedies. it is all coming up on a special "meet the press." >> david gregory. david, thank you very much. we'll send it back out to lester one more time. have a wonderful time at the olympics. and i'll see you when you get back. i'll hold down the fort for you. >> we miss you. here with my group of new found friends along the thames.

next week is the olympic games on nbc. we leave you today with some inspiring images from the olympic trials and the athletes in training. i'll see you tonight for "nightly news" from london. until then, so long, everybody. say good-bye. ♪ i'm talking here and now not about what you've done it's about what you do ♪ ♪ it's all about where you're going ♪ ♪ no matter where you've been ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ let's go

good morning. coming up on "today in the bay," two bay area teens, they describe what happened in their own word. what the suspected gunman james holmes was like as a child, we'll hear from a neighbor. in the spot like, president obama and mitt romney, both campaigning in the bay area. this is "today in the bay." good morning, everyone. 7:00 in the time. beautiful shot of the sun coming up over san francisco bay