london and so have we today, monday, july 23rd, 2012. announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," countdown to the olympic games with matt lauer, live from olympic park in london, england, and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning and welcome to a special split edition of "today" monday morning. i'm matt lauer in london's olympic park. good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie in studio 1a. in new york. matt, it looks beautiful there. how is it going so far? >> you know, i have to say. it is nice. let me give you a little lay of the land. i mentioned i'm in olympic park. behind me you can see olympic stadium. by its side you see the viewing tower a lot of people love and a lot of people hate. just below that you see some of the aquatic centre and that will

be the source of the scene of an awful lot of action over the next several weeks, savannah. i'll tell you, we're expecting your arrival on wednesday with great anticipation. when the cauldron is lit on friday, london will become the first city to host three olympic games. the first back in 1908. again in 1948. as london was crawling out of world war ii. as with any big event, some people are already complaining from security to traffic to the weather. although let me make a point, savannah. it rained here for 734 consecutive days until i arrived a couple of days ago. and since that time, voila. nothing but sunshine. >> i was going to make that point you arrived and the clouds parted and there was sunshine but good of you to make that point first. >> by the way, if you come on wednesday and it rains -- well, i don't want to go into that. >> don't even say it. >> we're going to talk about those concerns and the final preparations in a moment.

a little later on we'll introduce you to the american athletes to watch including missy franklin. you'll hear a lot about her, the 17-year-old swimmer who could become the games' breakout star. we'll find more about her. >> we're looking forward to that, matt. we'll check in with you in just a little bit. we want to begin with the latest on the tragic shooting in colorado, the search for a possible motive. the suspect is expected in court this morning. we're learning much more about him. nbc's miguel almaguer in aurora. miguel, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the suspect, 24-year-old james holmes, has been in solitary confinement since his arrest on friday. i'll he'll be in court later on this afternoon. police say he is the man responsible for the massacre and ripping apart the city. they gathered by the thousands, prayed for the survivors, and shed tears for the victims. >> we will remember you. we will honor you by celebrating life.

>> reporter: candles were lit for the 58 who were injured. >> we will remember. >> reporter: the names read of the 12 who died with a vow to never forget. >> this is our community. this is our city. you only find hope and peace here. >> reporter: sunday the president arrived in colorado meeting with the family of the victims, the president heard many firsthand accounts and then told the story of two young women he met, stephanie davies who helped save the life of her friend ali young who had been shot in the neck. >> stephanie, 21 years old, had the presence of mind to drop down on the ground with her, pull her out of the aisle, place her fingers over where she -- where allie had been wounded, and applied pressure the entire time while the gunman was still shooting. and because of stephanie's timely actions, i just had a

conversation with allie downstairs, and she is going to be fine. >> reporter: today suspect james holmes heads to court. investigators say he had four high-powered weapons, purchased nearly 7,000 rounds of ammunition, and wore full body armor when he opened fire on the crowded theater. >> all available units responding to the theater. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say holmes' semiautomatic rifle jammed. the massacre could have been worse. four miles from the crime scene, detectives say holmes's apartment was rigged with explosives and wired with booby traps. it took police two days to safely disarm the apartment. "dateline's" chris hanson was given an exclusive look of video taken inside the suspect's home. >> in the middle of the living room there were dozens of softball-sized fireworks charges. he allegedly bought these, filled them with explosive

powder, and they're all wired in a circle. then in the middle, two jars with liquid. there was a small device with a flashing red light. >> extremely dangerous environment. if a neighbor or unassuming pedestrian would have walked in that door, or god forbid a first responder, they would have sustained significant injuries and/or lost their life. >> reporter: across the street from the crime scene 12 crosses honor the dead as this community tries to heal its wounds, they all seem to have the same question. shooting victim michael white. >> why? what's going on in your life to the point where you want to hurt other people? >> reporter: investigators hope those answers come down the road. prosecutors say james holmes could face the death penalty here in colorado. savannah? >> miguel almaguer, thank you.

local police are being praised for their fast response to the shooting. nbc's kate snow sat down with aurora's police chief. kate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. he's been a voice of calm through the entire tragedy but it is still raw. when i sat down with the police chief yesterday, i started by asking him to go back to friday morning when hundreds of calls were pouring in, and the radio dispatch traffic was chaotic. >> i've got seven down in the theater nine! seven down! >> i've got people running out of the theater shot. >> reporter: i listened to those tapes. it's hard to listen to those tapes. >> very hard. >> reporter: the one that hits me, someone says, "i've got a child victim." >> i've got a child victim. i need rescue to the theater nine now. >> reporter: we now know veronica is her name. do you know if one of your officers attended to her? >> yes. yes. i met with that officer.

we're all coping with this. >> 16 adam, i need a marked car behind the theater. >> we knew fairly early on we apprehended a suspect. >> reporter: they are saying we've got a guy all in black, armor. >> right. >> reporter: mask. long guns are mentioned. >> right. >> reporter: this guy is armed to the teeth when you take him down. >> this guy is dressed like and could be received in a highly volatile tactical situation as being a police officer. >> reporter: he's dressed like a s.w.a.t. member. >> these guys were sharp enough to see his outfit wasn't quite right and challenged him. >> reporter: did he say anything? >> we're not discussing admissions. i will tell you that based on what he told us, we were concerned about his apartment. >> reporter: we know he had loud music playing. we've heard that maybe it was a timer and that he set it to start playing around midnight. the question is i have is did he start playing loud techno music

to draw a cop call? >> we can't possibly know what he intended to do right now. i've been told by the bomb experts if someone opened the door, it would have triggered the device. >> reporter: if that had happened before the theater incident, that could have diverted a lot of your resources. >> potentially, yes. it would have been two simultaneous crises at once. >> reporter: do you have a wife and kids, chief? >> i do. my daughter was at the premiere of "batman." in another theater. so yes. >> reporter: i didn't know that. same theater complex? >> no, no. >> reporter: have you had the chance to hug your daughter? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: the reason he wanted to talk to us is to make sure everyone knows how proud he is of all of the officers on his force. and this community is proud. at the vigil last night, i saw police officers getting hugs from complete strangers. and savannah, we saw a standing ovation for the police force here. back to you. >> their quick response made a

difference for a lot of people. kate snow, thank you. later on we'll take a look at the 12 people who lost their lives, including the youngest victim, just 6 years old. nbc will bring you live coverage of the alleged gunman's first court appearance which is appeared at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. for now let's get a check of the morning's other top stories from natalie morales. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. with the statue of joe paterno gone, penn state faces the ncaa this morning. nbc's national investigative correspondent mike allege isikoi michael isikoff has more from state college. >> reporter: good morning. this school on edge as it awaits unprecedented sanctions announced in just a couple of hours by ncaa president mark emmert. sources say those sanctions will include severe restriction on athletic scholarships, a multiyear ban on playing in bowl games, tens of millions of dollars in fines.

but it does not appear it will include the death penalty, scholarships, 40 scholarships lost. that's clearly gng to limit the penn state's ability to recruit top-flight athles to come to the school. and the vacating of all penn state wins between 1998 and 2011. joe paterno, the late joe paterno, had been the most winning coach in major college football history. that's no longer the case. those wins no longer count. now, ncaa president mark emmert said he was taking this action to see that never again that hero worship would take precedence over academic values and integrity. all this comes just one day after the iconic statue of the late paterno was removed here on the orders from penn state president rodney erickson. he said that statue had become a recurring room to victims of child abuse. >> michael isikoff in state college, thank you so much.

michael. ific pickup truck a horrific pickup truck crashed leaving 12 dead and injuring others south of san antonio, texas. the vehicle was packed with suspected illegal immigrants when it lost control and slammed into a tree along the highway. another similar crash left nine immigrants dead in april. today marks the single bloodyest day in iraq so far this year assignationwide attacks have killed people. al qaeda issued a warning it is regrouping. jury selection begins in drew peterson's murder trial for his third wife. the in 2004. peterson is also a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of stacy peterson, his fourth wife. appellate court battles have delayed the trial for three years. a self-help seminar led by motivational speaker tony robbins turned hazardous when some 21 people were treated for

moderate to severe burns following his signature fire walk experience. a stunt that oprah winfrey completed with robbins earlier this year. thousands of participants crossed the burning coals that can reach temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees. robbins' company issued a statement saying they've been providing the experience for more than 30 years and that there's always been medical personnel on hand. an elderly new jersey woman says she confused her accelerator and brake pedals when she drove through a car wash parking lot and plunged headlong into the hackensack river on sunday afternoon. a car wash employee and a customer jumped into the water and rescued her, pulling her out of the window. said one of the good samaritans, he's no hero for jumping in. he just thought of what would happen if it were his own mother. some good, fast thinking, thank goodness. 7:13 now. you're up to date on your other news. back over to savannah and al. >> that's not a bad philosophy. >> yeah, good man.

absolutely. we've already heard how matt single-handedly brought the sun out in london. what's he done for the rest of the country? >> not so much. not so much. let's see what we've got. unfortunately, the heat continues again out west. in the midsection of the country. big area of high pressure. the jet stream way up to the north. and so we've got heelt aat advis and warnings for never 17 states. we've got sizzling conditions with temperatures in the upper 90s to the low 100s. it will feel like 110 from phoenix and denver as far east to st. louis. there you see the watches and warnings which spread across much of the midwest. and that will continue really. and we've got a risk of strong storms from the dakotas into the northeast as a cool front tries to push into this warm, humid air. look for anywhere from one to two inches of rain in isolated sections stretching across the great lakes into the northeast. >> good monday morning. you can see old glory getting

picked up by a light breeze in san francisco and what's left of the marine layer is quickly burning off. another nice day bayside and the coast. a little on the warm side down from the south bay through the extreme east bay we're expecting the 90s again. 90 in fairfield. 77 in santa cruz today. it will be breezy in the south bay with the mountains. we're going to see clouds build up again. and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. many eyes are on london as the games of the xxx olympiad kick off. the leadup has seen rain and big security concerns, organizers are sticking to the plan and abiding by the british motto keep calm and carry on. >> reporter: seven years in the making. >> the games of the xxx olympiad are awarded to the city of london. >> reporter: and now just four days to go until the opening

ceremony of the london olympic games. the anticipation is building. the torch arrived in dramatic fashion friday night as royal marine martin williams dropped from a helicopter, rappelling into the tower of london, bringing british and olympic pageantry to the city's historic heart. as the symbol of the olympic movement passes through the city's iconic sites, london is poised to be a game of historic firsts, and the london organizing committee hopes that the third time is a charm as the city becomes the first to host the games three times. in athletics, south african sprinter oscar pistorius becomes the first amputee runner to compete in the games. women will outnumber men on the u.s. team for the first time. and the ioc agreed saturday to allow u.s.-based marathon runner mariol to compete independently under the olympic flag. the sudanese-born refugee has no passport, and therefore no official nation. most of london 2012 17,000

athletes and officials have arrived at the olympic village. in the park, all eight venues sit ready for action with crews adding finishing touches to the grounds and gardens. >> we're absolutely on schedule. so we're right where we want to be just now. >> reporter: but the final days before the big event haven't been free of gaffes. security concerns loom as local police and military fill in large gaps created by the understaffed private security firm g4s, a move british officials hope will reassure the public. >> the world can be absolutely certain that we will deliver a safe and secure olympics. we were let down very badly, but we always had a robust backup plan in place. >> reporter: on a brighter note, sunny skies following weeks of rain have given hope to spectators and athletes who have prepared for what was predicted to be the wettest olympics in history. rain or shine, the olympic cauldron will burn bright friday night as the games officially kick off.

bob costas is one of the main figures you're going to be seeing for the next several weeks here in london. and he'll join us all as he hosts the olympic opening ceremony. >> is it really several weeks? i'm only good for a few weeks. >> no, no. sorry to keep you waiting for so long here this morning. bob walked into the set 11 seconds ago. all right? what, are you trying to make me lose more hair? >> they called me 32 minutes ago. >> all right. anyway -- >> i'm hanging around my room, i'm minding my own business. >> you sounded like don rickles now. >> come on! >> let's talk about news of the day. when you look around here, news of the day these days -- >> they didn't tell me you weren't wearing a tie. >> -- has a lot to do with security. after some publicized gaffes and concerns, are they able to convince the people coming here they can make them safe? >> well, they had this big thing with the private company that they employed to provide about 13,000-plus security personnel, and the head of the company admitted it was a fiasco.

they could provide less than half of that. they had to bring in police and military forces from around the country. in fact, recalled some of them early from afghanistan to help out. and what you have here, to be honest, is you have the possibility of more indigenous radicals and terrorists than you would find in the united states. do we have some in the united states? obviously, yes, we've experienced it. but, for example, the bombings that took place the day after the day after the announcement, the coordinated bombings were by four islamic extremists all of whom had been raised in britain. >> you talk to organizers and they say they'll be secure. that's what they say at this time which they should. weather and traffic, the two things people are complaining about. how do you expect to get around? do you expect the nightmares that everyone's predicting? >> as you know, even outside the olympics, london, for all its wonders, is a city that traffic kind of creeps through. and that's going to be

compounded during the olympics. so people have to figure a couple of extra hours getting to venues and cueing up and all that sort of thing. today the weather is beautiful. the long-range forecast is mid-70s, maybe even touching 80 by the opening ceremonies. >> seven years ago, there would have been nothing here. they basically created this olympic park from scratch. when people start filling these venues, what do you think's going to stand out? what will make headlines? >> in terms of the competition? >> yeah. >> usain bolt against johan blake, maybe the world's fastest humans, both from jamaica. bolt one of the big stars of the beijing games, although hampered by injuries no longer invincible. phelps versus lochte. phelps has a real rival in the pool. missy franklin who may win multiple medals. this may be the last so-called dream team. there was only one dream team in basketball in '92, but this might be the second best team that we've had, and people are interested to see that. >> four years ago we sat

together and hosted the opening ceremony in beijing. we both sat there watching that spectacle unfold in front of us. and we said, how are they going to try to compare to this in london? can we give anything away since we'll be here again friday night? >> what can we give away about a certain -- we can't? >> no. do you think they can come close? >> they can do a good job on their own terms. i think everybody realized watching that night, vancouver had had the next olympics, the winter games, london, everyone subsequently. they'll never have the unlimited resources that china had and the volunteers that china was able to call upon for six months prior to. >> bob did this. the volunteers, that you didn't see during the voiceover. bob, it's going to be fun friday night, fun watching over the next couple of weeks. thanks for getting here in such great time today. appreciate it. >> i'm going to call you in the middle of the night and have you come on at the beginning of primetime. >> i will not answer the phone. much more from london and new york including some of the american athletes to watch.

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they went through the air with grace, cut through the water at record speed and fly down the track. who are the members of team usa. watch as the olympic games get under way friday. we're going to introduce to you a few of them just ahead. good morning again, i'm savannah guthrie in studio 1a. matt already decided to head to london. matt, how is it going? >> you know, it's going great here. the weather is beautiful. the olympic park behind me looks like it's ready. as a matter of fact, some very last minute preparations are going on all around london, not

only at olympic park. not at the velodrome here a half mile or quarter mile from me. that cycling venue was the first to be completed. how about this, it came in under budget and ahead of schedule. you don't hear that very often. here is a tidbit about team usa. for the first time it will feature more women than men. we'll mention our most talked about athletes including a 17-year-old superstar. her name is missy franklin. you'll find out. she's got all these expectations on her shoulder, all this pressure. how is she managing to cope? we'll find out as we catch up with her in a little while, savannah. >> look forward to that, thanks. here a new debate over gun laws ignited by the tragic shooting in colorado. coming up an under cover report reveals how easy it can be for everyone, even violent criminals, to buy assault weapons, no questions asked. later we'll remember the 12 victims of the shooting and talk to a young man who was shot in

the neck and miraculously survived. we begin this half hour with new details on the reported disappearance of michael jackson's mother katherine. natalie is here with the details. good morning. >> good morning. authorities say they have located katherine jackson and she is safe and with a family member. the latest jackson family feud this time playing out in a very public way. katherine jackson, michael's mother and legal guardian of michael's three children was reported missing by police saturday night by trent jackson, a family member who lives with the 82-year-old family mat remark in california. in response, michael's brother jermaine tweeted his mother was fine and resting in arizona under doctor's orders. but that didn't stop the confusion. sunday paris jackson, the 14-year-old daughter of the late pop star tweeted, "my grandmother is missing. i haven't spoken with her in a week. i want her home now." raising concerns from katherine

jackson's lawyer. >> her grandchildren mean the world to her. she absolutely adores them and they her. she will never go more than 24 hours, if she ever does go away on a short trip, which is very rare in and of itself. >> late sunday night the l.a. sheriff's department investigating miss jackson's where about confirmed detectives have spoken with katherine. they say she's safe and with a family member. jermaine insists the trip was a planned vacation and told nbc news, how can our mother be missing if she's in arizona with her own daughter. this latest conflict began wednesday when an undocumented letter sent to the executor of the estate was made public. in the letter they claim their mother is manipulated by executors causing her health to be compromised. the estate has denied the

accusation. >> the jackson family has a history of in-fighting. it was there when michael was alive and continues dad. when you have one estate worth half a billion dollars, money is going to play a big, big role. >> the question remains, why has katherine jackson apparently not been in contact with her grandchildren since leaving home over a week ago. here is jermaine's latest tweet. no one is being blocked from speaking with mother. she is merely an 82-year-old woman following doctor's orders to rest up and destress. everyone has been well aware of this within the family. >> meanwhile jermaine jackson added his mother was told to stay away from the phone and computer. savannah, very bizarre story. >> bizarre is the word. natalie, thank you. let's take a turn and get a check of the weather from al. >> natalie, thank you so much. got a birthday girl here. this the birthday girl. what's your name? >> marilyn. >> where are you from?

>> we're from the chicago area. >> just in general, chicago area, don't want to nail it down too much. >> wheaton. >> didn't know you were in the witness protection program. let's check it out and see what we've got for you. the week ahead, we've got above normal temperatures midsection of the country, wet in the east, below normal temperatures out west. southwest heavy rain down through the gulf. midweek period we're looking for more heavy rain down through southern florida, central gulf, look for showers in the northern plains. below normal temperatures in the california coast, above normal for the plains, stretching down into the gulf coast. rain and below normal in the northeast, >> 7:35. monday morning. a live look at san rafael, beautiful conditions here. a little bit of mid level cloud cover left over. temperatures today are going to be comfortable by the water.

a little on the hot side in places like livermore. 93 later on today. 74 degrees in san francisco, not too shabby. 77 degrees. that's what we're forecasting in santa cruz. some thunderstorms rolling through the sierra nevada. as we head throughout the next couple days temperatures will drop off back to low 80s. all this heat to talk about, check out your weather any time you need, go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. al, thanks. coming up next, following the tragic shooting in colorado, how easy it can be to buy guns and it's all legal. much more from london. matt catches up with one of the athletes expected to make a big splash there, 17-year-old missy franklin, but first these messages. these fellas used capital one venture miles for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single miles can't join his friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare.

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this morning on rossen reports, gun violence back in the news with the massacre in aurora. turns out colorado has some of the weakest in the country. how easy to get a weapon. good morning. how are you? >> good morning. turns out he had no rap sheet. he was able to buy his guns in a store legally. even if he had a violent criminal record he still could have bought them. this morning we're going to show you how easy it is for anyone,

even criminals, to buy assault weapons. inside this theater police say james holmes opened fire with a stash of guns like these. the same kinds of guns we were able to buy. no background check, no questions asked. it's this easy. hundreds of thousands of guns for sale on hundreds of websites. we responded to gun ads and set up meetings at popular shopping malls. >> how much was it we agreed on? >> 500. >> we bought the handgun similar to the one holmes used. >> he could be a dangerous criminal although you still sold him the gun with hollow point bullets. >> absolutely. >> assault rifle. holmes used one of these. >> you sold the man a dangerous weapon. what if he went and shot somebody with it. >> remember, at gun stores background checks required but here nothing. james holmes bought 6,000 rounds of ammo online. in most states like colorado it's completely legal. earlier this year we went online

in phoenix, arizona, another state where it's legal. within minutes we had meetings set up. our gun buyers, two security experts we hired posing as husband and wife. >> how are you doing? >> our hidden cameras are rolling as this man pedals a glock. we even hinted we were criminals. >> no paperwork, background check because i probably wouldn't pass one anyway. >> really. >> anyway, man, i appreciate everything. >> they shake on it. >> jeff rossen with nbc news. he told you he couldn't pass a background check. did that raise any red flags. >> slightly. when you need the money you need the money. >> people can get hurt. does that matter? >> yes. >> didn't matter to you? >> i need the money. >> we could hardly believe it but twists and turns just beginning. this seller shows up with a tactical shotgun, assault rifle and 7-year-old son.

>> i appreciate that. no background check because i probably couldn't pass anyway. >> watch as he hands the cash to his boy. >> jeff rossen, nbc news. >> not interested in talking to you. >> he told you he couldn't pass a background check and you still sold him the weapons. the most scary transaction of all came after dark in this pharmacy parking lot. the online ad for this 50 caliber sniper rifle, the most powerful gun legally sold in the u.s. it can pierce armored vehicles, even bring down a helicopter. but the seller is so laid back, you'd think he was hawking a used bicycle. >> enjoy. i know you're going to like it. >> once he got the cash, the gun was ours, no questions asked. we had some for him. >> this is the drug of choice for drug cartels. this can take down a helicopter.

>> it can take down anything, 50 caliber. >> you know how powerful it is. doesn't it concern you you have no idea who they are. they could be terrorists? >> no. >> doesn't concern you? >> no. >> as the country mourns this tragedy in aurora, the country mourns again. >> the reason it happens over and over, it can be traced to weakness in our gun laws. this doesn't have to happen. >> there is legislation that would make it illegal to buy a gun anywhere without a background check, but it's been sitting in congress for over a year. the nra opposes the bill, savannah, saying that bill has many serious flaws. >> jeff rossen, thanks for the reporting. appreciate it. still new details on disappearance of two young cousins in iowa. why authorities believe both girls are still alive. up next we'll head back to matt with a look at american athletes who will be the stars

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at earnedasay.org. we're back here at olympic park for more of today's countdown to london. over the next four weeks athletes from 10 countries, including 550 from the united states will compete on sports biggest stage. here are some from team usa you should keep an eye on. >> when you look at the olympics, you'll see team usa on pretty much every podium. >> i'm going to do the absolute best i can to hopefully make my country proud. >> a gold medal around my neck, it's my ultimate dream. >> gymnastics reigning world champion arrives at a favorite in the individual all around.

>> i feel like i have a lot of pressure on me but it's the same motivation. >> if she delivers the 17-year-old from dewitt, michigan, could cause serio weaver fever. another strong contender, gabby douglas. >> they call me the flying squirrel. >> the teenager phenom took first place in the u.s. olympic trials. douglas and weaver will lead a strong women's team aiming for their first gold since 1996. the men's gymnastics roster is also deep withoung talent including cuban born danell leyva. 26-year-old allyson felix has long been a track and field star. in her third appearance she hopes to win one of the few prizes missing from her mantle, olympic gold. >> it's really what has driven me the last four years, to get

that gold i want so bad. >> hurdler lolo jones feels that same drive. she'll try to win the medal she missed last time around. she has one more goal in london. >> prince harry, i want to hook up with you. i'm single, you're single. let's make this happen. >> for two-time beach volleyball medalist, a return was in doubt since she injured her achilles and jennings gave birth to two sons. the sand isn't finish. they are going for the three-peat. >> i want to do what's never been done before. >> a new dmobl superstar could be born when teenager missy franklin hits the pool in london. missy the missile announced her arrival in 2011 putting the most elite swimmers on notice. >> for michael phelps to call

someone a stud is -- for him to do that was so sweet. it means a lot to me. >> despite the attention the down to earth colorado high schooler remains focused on enjoying the water and perfecting her british accent. >> would anyone like some fish and chips because i really do enjoy them. >> ryan lochte took home for medals in beijing but that performance just left him wanting more. >> i wasn't really satisfied. i knew i had to change some things. one of the things i picked up was that strong man competition. i've become a way better athlete than i ever dreamed of. >> the popular cover model has now emerged as one of the best swimmers in the world rivalling teammate michael phelps. >> we're good friends. at the same time when we got on that block, it's every man for himself. >> michael phelps will attempt one last assault on the record books in his fourth and what he claims to be his final olympic appearance. >> it's not about going out and

swimming 15 events, it's about going out and capping off a career. >> this time around, he'll swim in seven events. if he wins just three more medals, phelps will become the most decorated olympian of all time. and by the way, michael phelps tweeted moments ago and the wait is finally over here in london, so he has arrived as have so many other athletes not only from the united states but all around the world. phelps, of course, will get his job done in the venue behind me, the aquatic centre, the viewing tower. that's where a lot of the action will be, folks. >> save a seat for us, matt. >> looks beautiful. >> they really are. a lot of them -- go ahead, al. >> have you been tweeting, too? >> no. i've got to go run and do that right now. anyway, we look forward to you guys getting here wednesday.

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it's the 23rd day of july, 2012, as we continue to count down to the ceremony of the olympic games here in olympic park. i'm matt lauer in london. we've got the gang back home in new york. guys, i want to give you the lay of the land. our studio on one of the major thoroughfares. it's empty now because technically not open to the public. when the games begin you'll need a ticket to one of the venues to get to this area.

seconds ago there were people, stragglers standing behind the fence, i walked over. they said, hey, matt, how are you doing? fine, how are you. they were americans. they were from north carolina. i said what are you doing here? they said, we're the diving team. yeah, they are olympic divers. >> what event? >> platform. >> i'm abe johnson, three meters. >> i'm kelsey bryant and i'm with abby. >> you're >> what's your t experience in london been like so far? >> it's been amazing. it's beautiful weather. really nice here and the venues are really great. >> when do your events get under way? >> i start competing on the 30th of july and have a little break and start on the 10th again. >> it's so weird you were just hanging out here. just saying high. we saw a poster that you'd be here. we came down. we wish you the best of luck. thank you so much. congratulations on making the team. we know you'll make us proud. members of the u.s. driving te ,

folks. >> pretty cool, matt. thank you so much. we'll check back in with you in a few minutes. just ahead, the latest on the shooting in aurora. we're going to remember the 12 victims who passed away including the youngest victim, a 6-year-old girl. >> err also goiwe're also going one of the survivors. steven barton was on a cross country cycling trip. stopped in aurora, treated a friend to a movie. ended up being shot in the neck. he will share his dramatic survivor story in a bit. >> the day's other top stories, natalie morales. >> good morning, everyone. an initial court hearing today for the suspect in friday's movie theater shooting in colorado. 24-year-old james holmes is being held in solitary confinement. he's accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others during a midnight showing of the new batman film on friday. police say the toll would likely have been higher if holmes' semiautomatic rifle hadn't

jammed. president obama flew to aurora sunday to spend time with families of the victims and to meet with survivors. officials in iowa now believe two young cousins missing for a week and a half are still alive. nbc's john yang is in evansdale, iowa, with the latest on the girls. >> reporter: this is the site where the girls' bikes were found 11 days ago. this morning the mother of one of the young girls is going in for a second polygraph examination in this case which is now being treated as an abduction. posters and pink ribbons dot this community as the search continues for 10-year-old lyric cook morissey and her 8-year-old cousin, elizabeth collins. >> we have told all we know to tell. we've done all the polygraphs. we've done the cooperation were the girls were last seen 11 days ago when they set off on their bikes which were later found at

meyers lake. an intensive search and draining the lake turned up no sign of them. but one week after they disappeared investigators announced they had evidence that lyric and elizabeth were alive, but offered no details. >> we're not sure about their evidence. they haven't disclosed it to us. do we have that they're alive? we've always felt they're alive. >> reporter: lyric and elizabeth grew up together. lyric's been raised by her relatives while her parents, now estran estranged, spent much of the past ten years in prison on drug charges. >> that's going to cause law enforcement to invest more time, not only looking at the parents, but looking at their known criminal associates. >> reporter: lyric's mother and aunt say the family's criminal past has nothing to do with the girls' disappearance. >> we do feel that it is someone that we do not know. someone that may have just seen them playing. >> whoever has them, let them go, please. >> reporter: the investigation is expected to expand beyond this local area. there's a $50,000 reward for

information that would lead to their return. natalie? >> john yang in evansdale, iowa. before the olympics begin britain is celebrating a huge victory after 32-year-old londoner bradley wiggins on sunday became the first british rider ever to win cycling's tour de france. wiggins said he would skip the traditional victory glass of champagne because he starts olympic competition next week. now for a look at what is trending today, our quick roundup of what has you talking online. last night's teen choice awards are a hot google search. justin bieber won the surfboard trophy for choice male artist. taylor swift was named choice female and choice country artist. the show ended with carly ray jepsen belting out the internet's new favorite song, "call me maybe." this close encounter with a glacier is going viral on youtube. a tourist boat getting a closer look at one of greenland's

natural wonders was nearly swamped. one passenger said, i have never been this close to dying before. 19-year-old video artist baracksdubs stitched together another winner. this features our commander in chief singing one direction's "what makes you beautiful." ♪ that's what makes you beautiful. >> baracksdubs is actually a biochemistry major at the university of tennessee who takes up to three weeks to edit each video. that's a lot of video to go through. it is now 8:06. back outside to savannah and al. >> i wonder how his grades in biochemistry are right now. spending a lot of time in the editing room. >> nice folks here from greenville, south carolina. what's your names? >> claudia weiss. >> kelly jo.

>> alden weiss. >> bruce weiss. >> the weisses. >> nobody was any the wiser. okay. let's see what we've got for you today. pick city today, just happens to be atlanta, georgia. nbc 11 live. afternoon thunderstorms, 94 degrees. as you check out the rest of our weather, strong storms making their way through southern florida. also wet weather in the southwest. and a frontal system bringing a risk of strong storms from the dakotas all the way to the northeast in northern new england. plenty of sunshine in the pacific northwest. nice mild conditions. high of 68 in good monday morning to you. 8:07. now completely clear conditions over the mountains surrounding san jose. we will see some clouds over the western-facing slopes of the south bay later on with some thunderstorms actually in the area mostly over the central valley and up in the sierra nevada. but for us, a stray storm or two. 80 degrees in oakland today, 82 degrees, comfortable conditions in san rafael. tuesday through wednesday we

drop off, temperatures back to the low 80s by thursday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks. coming up, we're going to remember the victims who lost their lives in that tragic shooting in ar rurora, colorado. and hear the extraordinary tale of a man who survived after being shot in the neck. his exclusive interview. we'll be back right after this. . ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean for you and your family? [ female announcer ] you've earned the facts. ♪ washington may not like straight talk, but i do. [ female announcer ] and you've earned a say. get the facts and make your voice heard on medicare and social security at earnedasay.org.

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and, like, pushed me on the ground. and, get down, get down, stay down. i was like, what? why? >> reporter: janssen may not have known what was happening but says john did. he served three tours of duty in the navy and wanted to become a navy s.e.a.l. >> he whispered in my ear, someone's got a gun and they're shooting people. i was thinking this is it. i'm going to die right here. >> but it was john who died. >> you must love him so much at this moment. >> i do. i love him so much i can't even imagine a life without him now, you know. how can you share this with somebody and then not have them around anymore? >> john separated from his wife, chantele, two years ago. she says he was an adoring father to his two children. >> i just tell them that daddy loves them and that he's not going to be coming back, but he's going to watch over us. >> chantele is unhappy that janssen left the theater that

night not knowing for certain if john had made it. although many others were forced to do the same thing. janssen said she did the best she could in the most appalling of circumstances. >> i turned to john, and i was, like, shaking him, trying to get him up, and he wouldn't get up. i, like, kind of pushed his arm over his shoulder. john, come on. and he wasn't moving. >> john was not the only victim who served. staff sergeant jesse childress, a 29-year-old air fort reservist was on active duty at aurora's buckley air force base. petty officer third class john larimer was a navy technician. >> he was an outstanding shipmate, a valued member of our navy team. and an extremely dedicated sailor. >> reporter: alex sullivan had big plans this weekend. the bartend we are a big smile rang in his 27th birthday with a night at the movies and was supposed to celebrate his first wedding anniversary sunday. and 6-year-old veronica

moser-sullivan who loved to play dress-up and read. >> a 6-year-old excited to learn how to swim. >> that thursday night veronica went to the movies with her mother, ashley. both were shot. ashley in the neck and abdomen. doctors worry she will be paralyzed and fearing she might not survive the news was only told saturday that her daughter didn't make it. 12 faces. 12 lives gone too soon. 22-year-old steven ban barton w inside the theater and suffered a gunshot wound to the neck. he's with us now. good morning, good to see you. >> good morning, savannah. >> you've been through so much. i know you had surgery. how are you doing today? >> i'm -- all things considered, i'm feeling very good. i actually might be discharged later today. >> we hope you will be. i want to take you back to that

night. i know you were -- just happened to be in colorado because you were on this cross country bike trip. how long had it been when suddenly there was a shooter firing a gun in your direction? >> it was probably, maybe, 15 minutes into the movie. and, you know, even when the firing started, i didn't actually realize it was a gunman until i actually got hit in the neck. >> do you remember that moment? i mean, what was going through your mind as you were just laying there? >> even after i'd been hit, it was such a surreal experience. i still couldn't believe it was happening. even as i was lying there. and, you know, the thought certainly passed through my mind, i thought i was, you know, on the verge of death. >> as i understand it, there was a part of you that didn't really grasp just how badly you were injured until you saw other people looking at you as you tried to leave the theater.

is that right? >> yeah. i mean, i put my hand over my neck and i was lucky enough to escape out the back exit. but, you know, it wasn't until i saw the looks on people's faces, you know, staring at me and just in utter shock that i realized i had to get to a hospital very quickly. >> and it sounds like this bullet came perilously close to a major artery in your neck. >> yes. >> have you thought about how close you came? >> oh, you know, every few minutes, you know. i can't tell you, words can't describe how thankful i am that -- you know, that i'm sitting here talking to you today. >> you know, the physical injuries are one thing. i know you've got also shrapnel wounds on your face. there's a recovery ahead. but the emotional trauma of going through such a horrifying experience is something else altogether. how are you doing on that?

>> i mean, i think it's -- it's still too early for me to say, really, how this is going to affect me. but, you know, i'm just taking it day by day. you know, i just hope that, you know, i'll be able to continue living my life as i was before. >> stephen barton, we are so glad that you made it and that you're able to be here and talk to us today. and we wish you the best of luck in your continued recovery. thank you. >> thank you so much. we will be back right after this. hey parents, it's a big year. i'm not just teaching music. ♪ i'm teaching performance. here's what they'll need. ♪ get your backpack, your hoodies, harajuku, ♪ ♪ turquoise kinda purple orangish sorta blue. ♪ ♪ backpacks, yeow, ♪ to put their stuff in.

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games. i recently talked to missy about her journey to london. missy franklin appears to be like any other high school student, hanging out with her friends, studying for exams, fawning over the latest teen sensation. >> i'm a bleeber. one direction is coming up on my radar but all the typical teenager girl stuff. >> it turns out this belieber is a teen sensation in her own right, talents compared to the other superstar. >> as i start to scan the pages of the magazine and read the comments of the experts and analysts, they say we think this will be the breakout star of the olympic games. you're shaking your head. you're used to hearing that. >> everyone has something different to analyze and different to say. it's hard when you hear it from the different angles.

that's when i have my family and friends tell me go out there and do your best. >> missy's family has been there every step of the way. encouraging her to swim when she was just two years old. devoting much of their lives to helping missy realize her dream. >> i always want viewers to know this is a young lady who is the athlete heading to the olympics but this is a family heading to the olympics as well. >> it is. it really is. they have been the best support. i'm an only child. my parents are my best friends. we tell each other everything. knowing no matter how i do at any meet, if i do my best, they are going to be proud of me. >> as she prepares for her first olympic games, this 17-year-old spends as much time working in the pool as she doesous of it. >> what have you given up in terms of being a typical 13, 14, 15, and 16-year-old because of this talent you have?

>> i would just say time. i mean, swimming, there's so much effort that you have to put into it. you want to have the energy for it, because i love it. i want to go to practice and work hard. there's days when i can't stay out late. i can't go out with my friends. >> with her all american charm and winning record in the pool, missy has captured the attention of sponsors looking to capitalize on her success. but so far she's chosen not to go pro. >> i've interviewed a lot of young athletes in your position prior to olympic games. and most of them by this age are agented up and lawyered up and sponsored up and they have got the logos on them and you aren't that person. you have none of those things. why? >> no. swimming in college has always been a dream of mine, especially growing up and seeing older teammates go off to college and coming back on spring break and

christmas and they love it. i want to be a part of it. >> despite the fact swimming is mostly an individual sport is the team that motivates missy. >> it just feels like you're part of a family. that's one of the things that drew me to swimming. in the end you are working hard for yourself but you're also doing this for your entire team. you want to go out there and make them proud. >> the fact of the matter is, you also at times have to swim competitively against your teammates. so is that hard for you? >> absolutely. >> do you get upset when they don't do well. >> during the race, we're competitors. when we get up on the blocks and when we finish we're competitors. as soon as our hands touch the wall, teammates, friends, we're everything. >> she's 16, and she just got her driver's license. >> sitting and talking to you, everything i've read about you, it's almost as if you're too good to be true. you say all the things i would want you to say. i'm concentrating on being a junior in high school, olympics are just a date on the calendar,

i like the team aspect more than the individual aspect. at some point do you think the attention that surrounds you is going to have more of a dramatic impact on you? >> i hope not. i mean, right now, i've been able to meet so many incredible people and do so man things i never thought i would do. right now i'm doing what i love and that's what i want people to know. that's honestly the reason why i'm doing it. >> she is a sweet young lady. her enthusiasm is contagious. savannah, just a side note, missy, as you know, is from centennial, colorado. she practices in aurora where that shooting took place on friday. she tweeted, "praying for everyone hurt and affected by the theater shooting in aurora. i'm in total disbelief and shock. things happen so quickly. by the way, she'll join us live in london wednesday, savannah. >> i'm sure her heart is at home. it would be great for her to compete well and give them something to smile about. >> we're back after your local

news. good monday morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. dozens of people are out of their homes this morning following a fire at a san jose apartment building. 20 units at the coronado apartments on camden avenue near kouzer suffered damage. the four-alarm fire started about 9:30 last night. it took more than 70 firefighters just to get it under control. five people were treated for minor injuries. 60 people have been displaced. let's check the morning commute with mike. >> it's monday but we're seeing a different pattern. 580, an earlier accident, it's

cleared through chp reports but distraction causing this issue for the middle of your screen. southbound through sunol, typically a busier commute, but things are jamming up causing speeds into the 40s and 50s into sunol. fremont through 880 also slow in the southbound direction out of union city, through fremont, past decoto and mission and the south bay. northbound routes slowing as well. starting to calm down for san jose. the bay bridge toll plaza, a calm commute. looking very calm for a monday. back to you. >> no kidding. where is everyone? thanks for joining us. for the latest traffic and news updates, check out nbc bay area on facebook. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day,

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good day from new york. and we're getting our first glimpse of james holmes, sitting in a courtroom in aurora, colorado, for a preliminary hearing. we'll listen in as the legal proceedings, which will be brief, get under way. >> appearing. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> mr. holmes, this matter comes on for what we call an initial

advisement. deputy, could you please step back? you are the have right to remind swle silent. if you make any statements, they can be used against you. any plea you make must voluntary. not as the result of coercion. you have the right to be advised the charges. you have the right to be advised of the charges. a preliminary determination of probable cause to believe you committed the offense of first degree murder, class one felony under colorado law. ordinarily individuals are entitled to bail, given the nature of the charges you're currently being held on a no bond hold. you also have a right to have a jury trial and preliminary hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to believe you're the person that committed the offense. mr. holmes, do you have any

questions about that initial advisement? >> be advised mr. holmes -- >> thank you, mr. king. pursuant to crs-181001, you are to enter a mandatory protection order, any violation of the protection order can constitute a new criminal offense and/or contempt of court. you shall not harass, molest, intimidate, retaliate against, or tamper with any witness to or victim of the acts you are charged with committing, shall vacate the home, the victim, stay away from the home of the victims and stay away from any location the victims are likely to be found. you shall refrain from contacting directly or indirectly communicating with the victims, shout out, possess or control firearm, or other weapon, shout out, possess alcoholic beverages or controlled substances and further order of the court, not to commit any new offenses.

miss pierson, if you would approach, please. just signed the mandatory protection order. >> request set. >> we are asking for an extended period of time. the 72 hours -- we would request until next monday, july 30th. >> mr. king? >> we do not object to that. if i may approach, however, i do have an application that needs your signature. >> you may. >> and, your honor, at that time we will also file an amendment

to protection order that lists all of the victims in this case. >> thank you. >> court has signed the application to find the public defender. public defender is appointed. set the matter for formal filing of charges this monday, july 30th, 9:30, in this division. given the nature of the charges, and the likely voluntary lum us into claimings, i'm entering a initial case management order. council received a copy of that order yet? >> yes, sir. >> miss pierson, did you receive a copy? >> no. >> thank you. we'll make sure you get a copy. essentially what that is going to do, in order to track the pleadings, all people's filings will be tapped in with the

subsequential number thereafter, defense d with a subsequential number thereafter and i'll put my orders or filings with a c. we had some filings already, the initial case management order, which i've captioned c-2 does list the orders and motions to be filed thus far. what i would like to do is recap them, make sure i'm not missing anything. so far we have got c-1, the emc, the order i issued. we have got the p-1, the motion to seal the search warrant affidavit and orders in case files ordered by the people. i did grant that. we have got outstanding d-1, a motion for access to and preservation of the crime scene, which relates to access by the defense and their experts to the movie theater, we'll address that in a moment. we have got d-2, a motion to limit, create trial publicity. along with that motion, i did

receive a proposed order, however, i'm inclined to go ahead and track rule 3.6 and 3.8 of the rules of professional conduct. miss pierson, the -- >> thank you. >> court will be issuing the order granting the pretrial publicity. we'll make sure counsel gets a copy. >> judge, there is some difference in the -- >> the defense --

>> if you're watching this, and wonder about the halting picture and the audio that comes in and out, we're at the mercy of a single camera in the courtroom and this is one feed being shared by all media right now. so this is as it is coming to us. >> i did grant the request for expanded media coverage. i've not been -- request for expanded media coverage at this time. >> again, these long pauses, these freeze frames, is how the satellite feed is being received. by us.

>> can we do that forthwith upon receipt of the motion? any objection to that? >> that would be appropriate and appreciated. >> thank you. miss chambers, any objection? miss pierson? we do have the motion for access to the crime -- objection on that? >> later this week, with what has to be done. >> are you in a position to give them reasonable access with 24 hours notice? >> yes. >> all right. court will issue an order concerning that. anything further on that issue?

>> -- we're requesting -- access to -- >> did i misread your motion? i think your motion only addressed the movie theater? >> i apologize if that was the case. we filed that on the fly on friday. we are asking and i will amend -- >> thwe also will make that available. >> thank you. >> we file a motion -- >> again, these -- if you're just joining us, these halting freeze frames, the audio drops out, picture freezes, this is how all media are receiving this signal. they're obviously having a problem transmitting it out to the rest of the world from the

facility there in aurora, colorado. the news media have pulled their resourced together. si single camera allowed in the courtroom and we're at the mercy of this. savann savannah, so far, savannah guthrie, our chief legal correspondent, any surprises knowing what you know about these initial appearances? >> you look at the defendant for the first time, and kind of that dazed and -- that the lawyers are doing with the judge, preparing for the long haul in the courtroom. you did learn charges are expected to be filed by monday. >> want to correct myself, the courthouse is miles away in centennial, colorado, short distance from where he has been

held these last few days. he is still listening to counsel and i think all of us are having the same reaction, looking at the variety and number of facial expressions that overtake him, almost you can almost surmise and catalog a number of plots. >> in some sense, this is a powerful moment for the defense that we all have pretty much expect there will be some issue as to his mental voracity, whether it is an insanity defense or whether he's competent, even to stand trial. the world is getting a look at this man and he does not seem to be right, whether or not that ultimately will hold play in a trial or not, we'll have to see. but it is a moment that the defense lawyers, i'm sure, are not unhappy with. they want the world to see this is the state of their client.

>> we'll go back inside. exiting. kate snow is outside the building there and, kate, as you, i guess, were able to see along with us, as we kept saying, we're at the mercy of this video feed, but we were certainly able to see enough. and you reported just before we got under way that there was at least one vehicle full of victims' families that arrived to witness this moment. >> that's right, brian. a bus pulled up here behind us, a chartered bus and out poured a number of family members of victims. let's keep in mind that not only are we seeing this man's face for the first time, but family members of the victims who were injured and killed at that theater are inside that courtroom or in an adjacent

overflow room, viewing this and seeing him for the first time as well. an uncle of a 14-year-old boy who was shot and badly injured told us on the way in, he said, quote, i just want to see his face. >> kate snow in centennial, colorado, outside the building there. and, savannah, seeing his face was shocking. he looks clownish and while we -- when the picture was on him, i wrote down a list of emotions kind of, sadness, surprise, exhaustion, contemptment, anger, confusion. all of things that seem to wash over his face, his -- his expressions would change moment to moment. >> yeah. as if he almost couldn't believe what predicament he finds himself in. as i said, i really do expect the defense in this case to put on some kind of insanity

defense. and they may argue that he's somebody who is not even competent to stand trial. that's something we saw in the tucson shootings that jarod loughner, the defendant there, he's never seen a trial because it was determined early on he wasn't competent. that's probably the road the defense will go down. it may or may not work. we'll have to see what the psychiatrist who will ultimately evaluate him have to say. >> and, of course, it is important to remember he's been in solitary, correct, since the moment he was processed, booked and put in there. and has been told, i presume, very little. this is his first glimpse of life outside a cell. >> that's right. although it is my understanding he did have a chance to meet with his defense lawyer at some point after his arrest. but you imagine by looking at his face the reality of this is very much sinking in at this moment. >> when we were learning the very first details of who he was and the circumstances of the crime, this detail of the red

hair, an homage to apparently to the joker character in the batman movie, first came out, i guess, friday, we learned that detail early on, but it is another thing to see him and see what he looks like, take his measure, as much as you can on live television, and look at those haunting eyes. >> it is astonishing. i think anyone who laid eyes on this defendant the first time there was a little shock, you're just stunned to see him and you imagine the terror that those inside the theater felt when they came across this person at the end of a gun. this is the case that is almost certainly going to be a death penalty case. it is the choice of the elected district attorney. it may not officially be mentioned, but every experienced attorney you talk to in colorado expects this to be a death penalty case. and although i talked a lot this morning about the insanity defense, i want to make one thing clear, it is one thing to

say somebody has mental problems or they seem crazy or they look crazy on television, but for a legal insanity defense, the bar is much, much higher. the defense has to show this is someone who did not know right from wrong. >> mike taibbi was inside the courtroom for this brief legal procedure. he's now outside in centennial, colorado. mike, how can you add to the record what you've just heard us discussing here? >> reporter: hello, brian. i heard a bit of what you were saying. let me tell you that we were watching obviously very intently, those of us 35 reporters who were allowed seats in this 108 seat courtroom. what his demeanor would be like. you can see some of that on television. what struck me as a lethargy he seemed to be in. when the court officer said, all rise, it took him about four or five seconds to finally come to his feet. he moved very, very slowly, i had eyes seemed unfocused. let me say something about the way the death penalty decision

will be made after the arraignment. once there has been an arraignment, a plea has been entered, the state in this state has 60 days to decide whether to seek death. they don't just decide that on their own. they speak with the families of the decedents. i was asking if there has to be unanimous decision by the families of the decedents and the answer was not sure about that, but there is that level of consultation after the arraignment and the arraignment could be months from now. >> mike, i would say, you know, as a lay person he looked heavily medicated, except but for the fact that he has been in solitary and unless was allowed per legal provision some maintenance medications, i doubt he has had access to anything. we don't even know if he's under a physician's care, but you're right, he at times appeared to struggle to keep his eyes open. he appeared to be dominated by a

force other than what was going on in the room. >> i think that's true. he wasn't concentratiing the pr he was asked whether he had anything to say, when he was mirandized by judge sylvester, nothing to say to that, no reaction at all, in fact. unlike other defendants in these extremely dramatic and horrific cases who seem to be engaged in the courtroom, he was not engaged at all. just so you understand, i'm sure savannah spoke about this from a legal point of view, but the way the procedure works here, this was an initial appearance/advisement in which the defendant is told what the charges are likely to be, there will be murder charges, thus the no hold bond, no application for bail. the charges will be filed by next monday, one week, instead of the traditional 72 hours. it may then be a preliminary hearing a couple of weeks from then and then months before the actual arraignment. this is going to be a long, slow and deliberate process. >> and mike taibbi outside in centennial, colorado. and savannah, in the few seconds

we have left in this community where you and i were friday, after word of this tragedy, they have now seen the face of evil. >> indeed. and this is a case where the judge allowed the camera to be in the courtroom, something that does not happen every day in colorado. i think it is an acknowledgement of the need for this community to take a look at the man who is suspected of these terrible, atrocious crimes in aurora, colorado. now people have seen him and taken the measure of him, but we'll be seeing a lot more of him as this legal process gets under way. and it will be a long road. >> savannah guthrie, kate snow, mike taibbi, the team covering this story. we have had our first glimpse of james holmes. more coverage all day on msnbc and tonight a complete wrap-up on " to have a performance from the hit band hot [ female announcer ] before allegra, allergies kept emma from enjoying the fun. after allegra, she's back catching fireflies. effective, long-lasting, non-drowsy relief. after children's allegra, kids have it all.

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good morning to you. it's 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a 5-year-old girl shot in the neck on her way to get ice cream, and now a reward is being offered to track down the person who pulled the trigger. oakland police say the little girl was hit by gunfire along 15th avenue saturday while walking past the firestation with her family.

officers say the girl was not the intended target of the drug bust shooter. right now she's still in the hospital in stable condition. a $5,000 reward is available to anyone who shares information that leads to an arrest and conviction. take a look at that morning forecast. meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. 8:57, coming off a hot weekend, just about as hot today as it was yesterday. i've taken your temperatures down by 5 to 7 degrees. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day,

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. we're back with more of today on a monday morning. 23rd of july, 2012. and we're also back at london's olympic park. for just about one square mile, there is an awful lot packed in here. the stadium, the olympic stadium, the swimming venue, the observation tower. we are right next door to the basketball arena, the velodrome and the bmx location. there is a lot to see and we'll be showing you around the next couple weeks. i'm matt lauer. savannah guthrie and al roker are back in new york.

you'll be joining me tomorrow on wednesday morning. have you already been poring over your olympic handy dandy fact book? >> have you highlighted and tabbed? you're like that kid in school that went to the top of the class? >> he made book covers for it and he wrote his name on it. very nice. >> i did. mr. roker, since you say you have been going over this, what country in the history of the summer olympics has won more medals than any other country? >> let's confer. >> britain. >> that would be the united states, al! >> yes! yes, i knew that! i meant united kingdom. >> they have won gold medals in every sport in the summer olympics except three, savannah. which sports have we failed to win a gold medal in? >> rythmic gymnastics. >> horse jumping, table tennis. >> and dressage. >> and basket weaving.

>> table tennis. >> table tennis is one. badminton and team hand ball. >> you have some work to do between now and wednesday. >> we'll get on a plane together. we'll get a lovely cocktail and read the book together and we'll be ready to go. >> at least we'll do two of three. >> yeah! all right, guys. what do you have back on your end? >> coming up, we'll take a serious turn and talk about the aftermath of the shooting in aurora, colorado, of course. this is the day where the suspect has his first court appearance and the community, of course, is mourning and trying to understand how this could have happened. so we will have the latest on the situation there. >> also ahead, one family that has endured some amazing medical challenges. they had a very scary experience a few years ago when their oldest child had to have a heart transplant. thankfully, that was successful. now they're pulling together once again for all four of their

children who all have heart problems. so we'll hear their touching story in a little bit. also ahead, a new trend in childcare. the manny. the male nanny. a little unorthodox, some say, but we'll talk to some guys who are doing it and we'll talk about why parents will get to the idea of a male nanny. first we want to check in with natalie morales who is over at the news desk with the top stories. >> good morning. an initial hearing today for the gunman accused of carrying out friday's mass movie shooting in colorado. police say it could take months to learn james holmes' motive for the attack as he is not cooperating with their investigation. a possible clue could be a batman mask police found in holmes' apartment. this according to the associated press. over the week, the devastated community of aurora came together in prayer to remember the victims of the massacre. and president obama arrived in aurora on sunday, comforting the families in mourning, and visiting the wounded who remain

hospitalized. and while he was in aurora the president shared a touching story of survival and bravery. >> there is one particular story i want to tell. i had a chance to visit with allie young. she is 19 years old. and i also had a chance to visit with her best friend, stephanie davies, who is 21. when the gunman initially came in and threw the canisters, he threw them only a few feet away from the girls who were sitting there watching the film. allie stood up and she was immediately shot and she was shot in the neck and a punctured vein, and immediately she started spurting blood. and apparently, as she dropped down on the floor, stephanie, 21 years old, had the presence of mind to drop down on the ground with her, pull her out of the aisle, place her fingers over

where allie had been wounded, and applied pressure the entire time while the gunman was still shooting. allie told stephanie she needed to run. stephanie refused to go. instead, actually with her other hand, called 911 on her cell phone. and because of stephanie's timely actions, i just had a conversation with allie downstairs and she is going to be fine. >> again, the president with an amazing story of survival. out of respect for the shooting victims, major movie studios did not release their weekend box office numbers. but the hollywood reporter estimates that the "dark night rises" which was playing during the shooting grossed at least $160 million which would be the best three-day opening ever for a two-d film. the ncaa announced unprecedented penalties in the

wake of the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. the school will be fined $60 million and be banned from postseason ballgames for four years. in addition, all football victories from 1998 to 2011 will be vacated and the athletic department will face five-year probation. the food corporation cargill is recalling ground beef that may contain salmonella. consumers in seven states from virginia to maine should check their ground beef for use or sell by dates between may 29th and june 16th. new york senator charles schumer is calling on health officials to provide free whooping cough vaccinations. the centers for disease control warned last week the current outbreak could be the worst since 1959. they urged adults and especially pregnant women to get vaccinated so they don't pass the bacteria to infants. and you can call them runaway brides. these women had good reason to give it their very best during

sunday's brides to be race in belgrade. the winner of the 150-meter dash and the runner up get their entire we having paid for. i think they're strolling around too slowly there. now six minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to al. >> they had a companion race. all the grooms ran in the opposite direction. >> awful, al! >> we got all our nice friends here from amarillo, texas. very nice to see you guys. let's check it out and see what we've got for you today. we're looking again at the heat continuing. a big upper level ridge bringing the heat. the jet streams to the north. we have hot weather advisories, excessive heat watches, warnings, and advisories stretching from the dakotas all the way into tennessee as far north as wisconsin. we also expect to see the temperatures. look at this. the air temperatures, 104. 103 in springfield. ft. worth, 99. it will feel like it is above 100 in all these areas. and we've also got to try to bring some relief. a funnel system pushing down.

that will bring the strong storms from minneapolis to montpelier vermont and as far south good monday morning to you. 9:08 now. taking a live look over san francisco, a little bit of cloud cover left over here. can't get any pickup on the american flag from the wind, which is light for now. those winds will continue to increase. as we head throughout this afternoon down in the south bay, it's already breezy. we've got an area of low pressure to our north, high pressure to the south, the two working against each other creating a tight pressure gradient. the wind will pick up, and we could see an isolated thunderstorm or two over the local mountains later today. the big story is the dropoff in temps throughout the week. latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al. thanks. now to one courageous family who thought their medical ordeal was over after their daughter had a heart transplant. that was the beginning of a medical journey all five of the

children are enduring today. >> reporter: if he wanted to make a poster of the ideal american family, you couldn't find much better than the bingh binghams. five beautiful children, two devoted parents, jason and stacy. then one day six years ago the eldest sierra came down with what seemed like a stubborn flu. >> that's when things really started to change. >> reporter: it wasn't flu at all. something far worse than that. >> by 3:00 that morning, she had been put on a ventilator. >> reporter: sierra had the disease called cardiomyopathy, deadly said her doctor in palo alto, california. >> what it means is the heart muscle enlarge and becomes thinner and doesn't have as much force when it contracts. >> reporter: without a new heart, dr. rosenthal told the binghams sierra would die soon.

>> it was horrible. when we say it was a nightmare, it was the worst time of our life. >> reporter: then it was the very nick of time, a donor heart became available. the operation a success. >> she's done beautifully every since. >> reporter: a happy ending apparently, best left to memory. you figured you were past this. >> we did it. >> everybody needs their big challenge, we were done. >> reporter: they got themselves tested all of them. no signs of any further heart disease. so they went on with their lives. then one day a couple months ago the middle child, 8-year-old lindsey began complaining of a sympt stomachache. >> we were sitting there reading. >> please, have a normal chest x-ray. >> reporter: it was not normal. >> an enlarged heart. >> i lost it. i couldn't keep my composure. i remember sobbing. >> reporter: so now lindsey came

here to the packard children's hospital with a rapidly failing heart. then as the whole family gathered around here, the little one gage, just three years old. >> no, i couldn't believe it. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: it was a heart block, a dangerous electrical problem. >> at one point, in fact, lindsey and gage were in adjacent icu beds with their parents moving back and forth between the two rooms. it felt as if everything was coming down at once. >> reporter: surgeons implanted a pacemaker. he's okay now running around like three years old. but the binghams no longer have illusions. they got the news unvarnished. >> it was on friday. we sat down and were told that of our five children, all of them either had cardiomyopathy

or flaggers or symptoms they watch that can turn into cardiomyopathy. >> reporter: a situation which in all medical literature seems to be elite. >> i was a little staggered by this frankly. >> reporter: here in the icu they hover around lindsey who struggles to stay strong enough for a transplant, whenever that might come. they climb on her bed, admire the machine keeping her alive for now, the berlin heart pump. they compare their scars. you're all going to get matching scars. >> i'll get another one. >> lindsay asked sierra about dealing with issues no child should face. >> i was really scared. i asked sierra what it was like to have a heart. >> what did she tell you? >> she told me it was kind of scary at first, but then you're fine and you come out and wake

up. >> reporter: they are proud people, the binghams. they are telling their story, they said, to thank everyone who has or will help them, because these are people who depend now for their lives on the ultimate gift from someone else. >> i pray for that family out there, that they are able to enjoy and cherish these last days, weeks or months with their child. someone out there in the western united states with a child that's going to save her life. >> reporter: keith morrison, nbc news, palo alto, california. >> if you would like more information about the bingham family and how you can help them, visit today.com. we'll be back with much more of "today" right after this. [ male announcer ] food you eat is a blt.

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was a spike in an interest of male applicants. >> why? what were the reasons behind the demand? >> it seems that the job market had -- guys whoa might traditionally have jobs in education or coaching or like working with kids, having trouble finding work and then they've looked at it as another option. it's interesting that the sfiek in the manny population dove tails with the man obsession from 2007 to 2009, 70% or more of the jobs lost were lost to guys. it seems like this became a new option for people who might not be having such luck in the regular job market, looking for something else to do. >> i imagine a lot of single moms who wants a male role model. >> from the people i spoke to, the biggest people were the parents who had boys and wanted a male role model in the household and also high executive single women again, with boys looking for that male

role model. >> dan and juan, you are perfect representations. you work for a single mother, taking care of two boys, 12 and 14 years old. why did you want to become a manny? >> i come from background, my mother works with kids, my sister as well. ever since i was young, i always took care of nephews, family members. it just became something i did -- i didn't know i could make a career or work for it until recently. i just decided to do it. it became -- it was great. >> profession. dan, you as well, you work for a married couple, take care of their two boys, ages 4 and 10. what is a typical day like for you? >> it varies depending on president seasothe season. it's largely, summer camps. their mom calls is glorified schlepping. >> we know what that's like. >> two separate camps in different parts of the city. i have to pick them up, get them

home, get them prepared for mom and dad to come back home if they have any chores that need to be done, if i have to start making dinner, if they need to be cleaned up. we were caught in the storm last thursday. we had to take care of that when we got home. >> sounds like you do it all. you both do it all, willing to do it all. >> yes. >> what are some of the benefits a manny versus a female nanny? >> for my family, i'm really good. that's the main benefit. it depends on what the family needs. in my case, for instance, as i was getting ready for this segment, the mom told me that one of the reasons i was hired is because these kids have so many female care-givers in their lives, their teachers, preschool, all the staff there were female and they felt like balancing things out with a male would really help. especially since they are both boys. so that was the biggest thing for them. >> shawn, i imagine a lot of families who are happy with

their mannys echo that sentiment, but there are stereotypes. is it hard for men to break into this as a career? >> yes, it is. if you're a family looking for a nanny and a 50-year-old woman applies for the job, you're not going to think twice about it. if a 50-year-old man applies for the job, not only are you not hiring him, you're probably calling the authorities or raising red flags. it's really just the way -- >> working with boys at this point. >> it's the way we're trained to think about guys somehow have become unnatural to take care of kids. there is a lot of stereotyping and assumptions that we make that we have to get over. >> absolutely. as we see, your guys are great examples that we have to look past that. shanks so much, shawn bean, dan atkinson and juan reyes. thanks for being here. >> thank you very much. coming up, as the olympics get closer, we're putting a british flair into men's style. first, these messages. flair into men's style. but first these messages.

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welcome back. 9:28. good morning to you. temperatures are warming up nicely. these are your current conditions. 62 degrees in san francisco, mostly clear, already up and down the bay area coastline. so as we head throughout noon today, temperatures will start to gradually warm up into the low 80s inland, and that means we'll see another round of 90s. this is the warmest day of the week bp we continuously drop off starting tomorrow. 74 degrees in san francisco, 77 degrees in santa cruz. and 80 degrees in oakland. for the next three days, staying

on the warm side and then we'll hit the low 80s thursday into friday. let's check your drive with mike. southbound 101 and highway 85, a car fire. no injuries, but it was a little distraction. that has cleared from the incident report as far as the fire goes, but there's still activity there. watch for the slowing. we see it around mountain view. northbound routes through san jose clearing up, but santa clara, sunnyvale, cupertino, some slow spots from 101 and 85. down the peninsula, slowing down the 101. the east bay, trouble spots typical at the bay bridge toll plaza, but this morning, just mild backup, only back to the middle of the parking lot and no problems approaching. back to you. thank you very much. thank you for joining us.

>> savannah should not cheer like this. savannah should cheer like this. >> working on it. >> got that, savannah. >> a problem being loud. >> that was triathlete hunter who competed in his first triathlon at 10 years old. this year he's making his fourth olympic appearance and has advice for savannah making her first olympic appearance. >> i can't wait. >> much better. >> meanwhile, you know al looks

dapper but a lesson in british style. >> with olympics four days away all eyes on british men's style, which is a little more formal than we are here across the pond. a look at traffic trends that are hot going on right now. we're being influenced by the brits. >> you're wearing the vest, like he is, three-piece suits. >> lester has a bunch of three-piece suits. >> you guys talk about fashion like we do? >> or football. >> that's true. also keep you cool in the kitchen. an easy, light summer meal full of latin inspired meals. she makes some of these in the microwave. really easy. >> there you go. >> 30 seconds, start. a special performance from hot chelle rae. the band was really gracious. they played our huge crowd and they didn't get air time because we were following the story out of colorado. it was a great concert and we want to bring it to you.

so we're going to do that ahead. al knows all the words to these songs. >> i have a 13-year-old. that's my excuse. anyway, let's see what we've got as far as your weather is concerned. today we have a risk of strong storms. a wide area, early week ahead from above normal temperatures in the plains states below normal. pacific northwest, wet weather in the gulf. midweek wet weather continued from florida on into the gulf with above normal temperatures, eastern half of the country below normal along the gulf coast. as we get to the latter part of the week, chilly conditions chillier, pacific northwest all the way down into southern california. above normal temperatures making their way from the plains all the good morning to you. 9:32 monday morning. absolutely no breeze to pick up old glory here. but we will see those winds pick up just as yesterday, especially through your inland cities, down through the south bay. we've got an area of low pressure to our south area of high pressure conflicting with that, creating a tight pressure gradient opinion today as the

winds pick up you probably want to tie down any loose objects in your backyard. the big weather story is the cooldown progressively all throughout this week, taking down your temperatures little by little. that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. coming up next, as we look at the olympics, british style for men right after this. careful, pringles are bursting with more flavor.

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british fashion. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> at times in history we've been inspired by the brits. >> it comes and goes. i don't think it's a surprise the british look is in style because of the olympics. >> the first look, a three-piece suit, making a big comeback. >> americans tend to stick to two-piece suits. british men are more debonair. the three-piece suit gives you that elevated look. >> what's the best way to wear this. i notice the jacket is buttoned on the model. wear it open? >> the tattersol shirt and tie. >> what's the pattern on this suit? >> a glen plaid. that's a trend we're really doing. >> do you have to spend a lot to get a good three-piece suit? >> you don't. suits have gotten cheaper than ever, anywhere from $300 on up. >> great. thank you very much. next, shoes.

i like this. it's called the monk strap. did monks wear this? >> monks wear it and a monk from england brought it back from london. it's been a quintessential england look since, lords of dukes with suit. if you're an american man wearing jeans, a way to give them elevation. if you're going out to dinner with friends you look like the sharpest guy at the table. >> double monk's strap. >> double. >> in case one fails, you have a back-up. >> stay no matter what. >> with buttons, do you have to buckle or does elastic work? >> buckle is real like your belt buckle. >> four buckles to do and your belt. do you have to have extra time to get dressed? a minute or two. the next classic british cotton jacket. >> this is a jacket that's been around over 100 years. the royals wear it hunting. the royal family made it famous. >> it's a darker green more

traditional. >> darker green, navies and black, talking adaptation. we thought they would show this. >> it's shorter than a traditional. >> some barbers come down. this is wind, rain, water resistant, which is why the royal family wears it hunting. >> they do take upkeep. there's a coating you have to apply time to time. >> you can drop it off or do it yourself. it's waxed cotton. that's what makes it wind and water resistant. every threw years you have to apply that. >> is one of the advantages it breathable. >> it is breathable. it keeps things out but also keeps you cool, so you're not walking around sweating. >> finally the double breasted suit. this screams british to me. >> that's exactly right. the quintessential british look, the umbrella for london weather. this double breasted is calvin klein, available at macy's.

it's a way to get out of your dark two-button suit and show you can go for it and turn heads. >> the bowtie, taking it up a notch. >> the bowtie is a british double whammy. not only the bowtie british but polka dot. i have a polka dot, too. that's a british way. >> oxford wing tip. >> the classic british thing. the english make the best dress shoes in the world and american men are going for it. >> let's bring everybody out for one last look. that's the way to go british, i like it. fish and chips and a cockney accent and you're set. thank you so much. coming up next, from british flair to latin fare, a healthy summer meal quick and easy. first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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try great grains banana nut crunch and cranberry almond crunch. this morning in "today's" kitchen, summer entertaining, easy as 1-2-3. executive chef, great to see you. i love this recipe you're making because it's super, super easy as are a lot of your recipes. >> in the summer, who needs to spend time in the kitchen, especially if you're a mom. >> in the heat. >> we do latina moms and family but for everybody. >> this is a whole cut chicken.

>> you can do part. you can combine commercially or your own, salt, pepper, garlic powder, cumin. >> on everything. >> i use it all the time. >> i like to marinate the chicken. can you do that overnight. a little white vinegar, adobe, forget about it. >> here is the thing, stand by the grill, sweating and sweating and waiting. what's worse than biting into a piece of chicken raw. so instead you put it in the microwave. poach it right in the marinade. take it out and drain it like this. then basically the chicken is already poached. >> put it on the grill. >> now brown and grcrisp it on e grill. >> when i put in the microwave, i'm afraid it will be rubbery.

>> we're poaching in the marinade so the meat is well protected. >> going here. >> crisp that up. >> what's this? >> chimy churry. scallions, jalapenoios for heat, cilantro, garlic, lime juice. some cheese. parmesan or pecorino. a pretty little sprinkle of olive oil and water to thin that out. >> reporter: perfe >> perfect. >> you want to thin that out. we're just going to do that. >> i imagine this is a sauce you can use on a lot of recipes, too. >> on meat, fish, pork, grilled

pork chops. >> delicious. i bet. >> with tortilla chips. here we have basically our finished chicken. i want you to taste this sauce. >> i know it's going to be delicious. >> she's going for the chicken. >> i have to get the whole effect. >> yummy. a little salty purchase it's great. perfectly cooked as you said. just right. tender. >> i have a beautiful corn and fennel. you can use fava beans for this when they are in season. i have edamame here. >> i love it. >> she's a typical latino, makes me eat everything. >> this is wonderful, a great picnic salad. do this the night before. not sweating in the kitchen when the sun comes up and it gets hot in the kitchen. >> tell me about amazing desert. >> i was on the beach with my family and the sun was setting. if you've been to puerto rico. on the beach when the sun sets

all these beautiful colors. passion fruit, mango, two of my favorite puerto rican flavor. >> i'll try without prodding me. get in there. >> isn't that wonderful? >> delicious. >> easy to make. >> fabulous, dump it, stir it, put anytime in the frig and forget. gelatin, passion fruit purees. >> find easy. >> frozen food. mango. >> flip the chicken. >> turn my chicken for me. >> i'm going to start doing this in the microwave now. you taught me something new. >> afraid of it in the center. that's yucky. poach it gently. if you don't have a microwave, i can't imagine. simmer in a saute pan with a lid and good to go. >> daisy martinez teaching us the shortcuts today. thank you so much. recipes on the website, today.com.

coming up next hot chelle rae gets the crowd moving again but first this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. we're really enjoying the sauce. >> thank you so much. we mentioned we weren't able to bring the concert last week because of the brbz out of colorado. >> hot chelle rae was good enough to perform some of their hits for all the fans that showed up on the plaza. >> here it is by hot chelle rae. ♪ ♪

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court. a los angeles judge set a february 5th trial date for the giant's fan's $50 million lawsuit. he's suing frank mccourt for being outside dodgers stadium last october. court papers say he's suffered permanent brain damage and his lawyers say he needs lifelong care. two men have pleaded guilty to criminal charges. bay area police departments are on alert over a recent suspicious mail. oakland's pd was the latest agency to receive an envelope filled with white powder. the substance turned out to be harmless. other departments in hayward, san leandro, berkeley, and union city have also received similar mail last week, also all harmless. the fbi is now helping in that investigation. okay. a new week is here. let's check the monday forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> good morning. yeah, we just can't get any consistency. -in the weather department. it's going to drop off yet again. two hot days and then temperatures fall back to our spring averages. take a look at thursday into

friday. 79 degrees inland. that's it. up to 80 degrees by friday, holding onto the low 80s saturday into sunday. overall, two hot days followed by a gradual cooldown. here's mike with the drive. a little sticky this weekend and a little sticky right now 101 and 880 in the south bay, also 101 passing 237 and 85. your usual spots for the northbound commute. tough coming out of fremont and in through freem, as well, for both 680 and 880, but the northbound side has cleared for 880 at the earlier accident, cleared right around thornton. now traveling north into oakland not a problem. we'll get a look over here toward the east bay and the trivalley with west bound 580 also slow. still have a 30-minute drive registering, but the big congestion is around north livermore and vasco. smooth but slow to the dublin interchange. back to you. we'll be back with more news and weather in 30 minutes. [ male announcer ] every day, your car takes you to work, school, practice, dance class, shopping, and more.

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the days, the shooter, it is horrifying. every time there is a new detail about him, it makes you cringe. what they get so upset about, the focus being on him it. get it. they want it to be about the victims. there is a part of us that looks at a guy like this and says what the heck? what was going on? >> it's senseless to normal people. it made complete and total sense to a crazy person. he got up that day knowing what he was going to do. it certainly was well planned and not totally well executed, as we know. thank god that gun jammed or we would be talking about many more people who lost their lives. i remember that particular night because cass, my daughter wanted to go. i hate those midnight ones. i just do. my mother told me growing up, nothing good can happen past midnight. she never foresaw anything like that. she ended up being exhausted and not going. i thought about, you always put

yourself in that position. these families who sent their kids off for a fun night. you say a little prayer, protect them and the next thing you know they're gone. our hearts and prayers, i couldn't stop praying all weekend long for these families. we hope some beauty can come from the ashes of this. it makes you wonder how you feel about guns. it makes you long for all kinds of things. you want the world to are a saner, saner place we can raise our children with civility. >> to have committed such a horrific crime, to come out, police got him, basically, was standing there and he said, according to some reports, you might want to be careful of my apartment because it's booby-trapped. >> why would he all of a sudden be concerned about life? >> it's odd. most reports say he was a smart, studious, serious kid.

in the last month the wheels fell off. he dropped off. during that month window is when we'll find out. >> we heard some rumblings, nothing verified about a relationship gone sour. we would like to person who come forward and shed light on this. i have to admit and i'm sure many of you will disagree with me on this, i was so upset there were so many young children in that theater that night. not only at that hour, but also that movie. you and i saw it and it's a brilliant movie, but it's very violent. hoda, you walked out because it upset you so much. >> i can't stand watching torture or any stuff like that. the older i get, the less tolerance i have for that stuff. i'm watching it and cringing. i know people love it and it's got a great plot. i missed the plot because i was closing my eyes and plugging my ears. >> it's two hours to go. >> now, now? i couldn't watch it.

>> i'm glad you left because you were bugging me. >> that's what happens. how was your weekend? >> other than all of that. you almost feel guilty that life is beautiful and you're healthy and it was the most gorgeous, glorious weekend. not an ounce of humidity. i bet you had good hair. >> when you think of the hamptons, sometimes you think of the she-she kind of place. there is a spot called the tide runners. it is a down and dirty, outside picnic tables. >> like alabama jacks. >> when people dance, they dance. look. it was amy's birthday. everyone was out there. it was sweaty dancing. >> dirty dancing. >> dirty, sweaty, stinky dancing. that was the band called double play. it was very nice. it was jimbo's birthday. >> he is in london.

i came home and there was this huge bouquet of flowers from angelique and jimbo for the show, not a darn thing from you. you find out truly who loves you. you know apparently we didn't do well enough today. >> let's talk about olympics first. >> this friday because it's the opening ceremonies -- yes. we are going to have a very special show. >> it will be crazy. >> usually he they make us do our show here inside because we have very bawdy, rowdy people who come to see us. they move us inside so we won't be a problem. they'll do our show earlier that day so you rowdy, naughty, bawdy people can be with us that morning. >> there are some rowdy people. >> "i love hoda woman" and "woo

pig." >> i'm over this time? >> we are arkansas razorbacks. >> fans are encouraged to come. >> yes. and bring your wacky signs. i told you we had a dog named chablis. a hot dog went by on the water with the tide and she literally jumped off the cliff and almost died. our dog regis did this. we saved chablis. all she did was eat. i called my mother on saturday and she hardly comes -- finally gets on. i said what's wrong? apparently the woman was attempting to eat a frozen piece of sausage and it fell out of her hand and went under her refrigerator. for about an hour and a half on all fours, my mother is trying

to retrieve. she reminds me of chablis. she was on all fours trying to get the frozen sausage. she had to call in the s.w.a.t. team to get h stinking sausage. i saw the pig thing and it reminded -- mom, i'm happy you got the sausage. i know, what did that do for anything? i'm concerned about my mother. she's getting weird. anyway, this book we did not give enough credence to the other day. apparently it's the finest book written for any child of any age. >> if you want your kids to get interested in the olympics, this is one of the books that nbc released and published. it's called "ring force." >> by brian brown. >> kids between 8 and 12. >> beautiful pictures. >> hoda is so much into "shades of gray" it was hard for her to get excited. i read it three times and so encourage you to go out and get this. it's available right over there at the nbc experience store.

>> guess who is going to the olympics? >> you can get it as an e book. >> guess who is going to the olympics? >> hodi is going to the olympics. >> we heard a rumor. we have more suggestions what i should cover. this one is good. jessica says i should go to the men's swimming events and showdown between ryan lasci and michael phelps. >> anita said do a pub crawl. >> pamela says what? >> road trip to highclere castle. that's the set of "downton abbey." >> that's good. >> hodi will try to do them all. >> it's going to be raining. >> it's beautiful there now. >> come friday it's supposed to rain. >> put out good thoughts. >> i am. ready? good thoughts. we need more facebook likes. we are getting desperate, okay?

i don't want to shake a can and look crazy, but we need them. the "today" show page has a million. we have -- sara, give us our total. we started friday at 388,976. >> we are almost there at 404,000. >> you've got to know it's a separate page. people didn't know it was a separate page. it's kathie lee and hoda. >> klg and hoda. >> that's the only reason we haven't hit a million. kathie lee and hoda is our facebook page. twitter is klg&hoda. >> it's our twitter page we want you to go to. >> no. our facebook page. >> facebook page, kathie lee and hoda. >> it's another click on our facebook page. >> twitter is klg&hoda. our website is klg&hoda. >> our facebook came first.

>> go on twitter immediately. >> wherever it is, go there. >> facebook. >> let's do some favorite things. >> see why i don't get involved? i am so much happier than anybody in this room. i'm completely uninvolved. i sit at home. i read great books. that's all i do to find joy in life. really. favorite things, everybody. it's summertime. >> yours is great. >> i love to wear very loose-fitting mumu things. but i found these dresses that are amazing. it used to go under the name sunset road. now it goes under sky's the limit. they've got tons of darling dresses like that. sold at belk department stores. this is between $29 and $79. feel how soft. >> you have a bunch of different ones. every time you walk in, someone says where did you get that?

they are like t-shirt dresses. >> they scrunch like this so you can pack. they're great. they don't wrinkle. you know up at the hamptons, they haven't wrinkled. >> good one. >> i'd give it to you, but i love it so much. and you didn't give me flowers. any-hoo. >> one is, let's pretend you're busy all day long and you have to go to a dinner party. you want to know the headlines of the day. there is a website called the skim.com. they take two or three stories and condense them. they are written in a cool way with attitude. if you don't have time to read the papers of the day, the two girls used to work at nbc. they are newsies. they devour every paper, sink it down and deliver that every morning. you click on it and get what you want. >> no editorializing, just the news. >> with some fun in it. this blew me away. >> excuse me, two? >> i got this cute little letter

from a girl named sara hoffman, okay? in this letter she writes, i met her at an event and she ended up sending this bangle her dad makes using everything in my life. there is tennis, virginia tech. it's called sara b. bangles.com. there she is. i met them at an event. that's sara. >> i love that. >> much less meaningful. this is a beauty serum by boots number 7. you can buy it at target. i'm obsessed with products. you put this on before your moisturizer in the morning and night. it's not greasy. it just smooths everything out. i didn't realize it was not a

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life.com bonnie fuller and gossip gram roseanne colletti. catherine jackson. there were reports she was missing. what's the real story? >> well, jermaine has come out and tweeted that she is not missing. that she is resting with family in arizona. how could she be missing? question, why hasn't she spoken to her grandchildren in a week, as paris, michael's 14-year-old daughter, tweeted. >> who is trent and why did he think she was missing? >> trent is a nephew. i never heard of him before. he thought she was missing because she went to arizona a week ago. she left on july 15th, apparently nobody, at least certain nobodies in the family have not heard from her. they aren't nobody. her granddaughter, paris, she is the guardian of michael's three children. blanket is only 10 years old. they have not heard from her in a week.

>> can't they call the cousins in arizona? >> jermaine said no one is kept from speaking to her and she is following doctor's advice to rest and not to talk on the phone or use the computer. >> there is something going on. apparently five of her children are challenging the will, which not only left her the guardian of michael's children, but also the guardian of the estate. there is a lot of money in that estate. the l.a. sheriff has heard from her now. he's spoken to her on the phone, but still nobody has seen her in person. >> it seems like there are certain people that would like to perhaps have money sooner than waiting for mrs. jackson to go -- >> there have been legal discussions back and forth. >> nothing makes uglier family fights than money. nothing. >> always. it's always the root of it.

>> we talked about the horrible shooting in colorado. i was reading somewhere the folks of "the dark knight" said we are not going to release the numbers of the movie out of respect for the families. >> that's right. there have been no official numbers. however, the number being floated is $161.8 million. that's a big number, but less than what they originally thought. they were looking at $190 million before this awful massacre occurred. >> they even thought the movie would surpass "the avengers" which was $207 million. it is third behind "the avengers" and the final chapter of "harry potter." >> these were unprecedented circumstances. >> you wonder how it's going to impact going forward. this is the first time something like this happened in a theater. >> it's already impacting

"gangster squad" where they pulled the trailers for that where they show a scene that took place in aurora. >> sadly, i think there's going to be caution for a short period of time, then i think it will go back to business as usual. >> is this movie "the dark knight rises" really pg-13? >> i've seen the movie. it is an excellent movie. >> but it's full of violence, although it's anti-violent. >> there is not a lot of actual killing in the movie. there's not. >> a lot of people would like to die because they are tortured so badly. >> it's worse. >> i disagree with that. hoda had to leave. >> going forward with this, the question falls on theaters and security at theaters. >> okay. >> i wish people would stop bringing children to r-rated and violent films. let them stay home with grandma. >> i agree with you on that.

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welcome back. 10:28 now. stps are warming nicely. this will be the warmest day of the week so, if you want to hit the beach, great conditions to do so. 66 degrees in novato and san francisco, 60 santa cruz. headed towards a comfortable afternoon, then down right hot, 83 degrees at noon inland, turns over to 93 degrees in the heat of the day. so it will be hot and a little bit on the breezy site, especially through the south bay. 82 degrees in fremont, 83 in redwood city. here's mike. >> the south bay, slowdowns typical as we eke up in the speed. looking at 101, 880, all speeds in the 40s and 50s. a couple routes into the south bay, southbound 101 still slow out of menlo park. northbound luthrough mountain view, pretty sticky there right around 85, transitional slowdown there. southbound 880 from fremont out of hayward and union city, in the 50s, not so bad.

oakland, a lighter volume keeping things moving. thank you so much. monday with more of "today." expert advice on dating after 30. who better to help you out than a matchmaker, radio talk show host and a journalist who happen to be relationship experts of a soern age. you would never know it to look at them. >> they happen to be single themselves. and bravo's miss advise where they publically struggle with their own lives. amy laurent, emily and julia allison. >> who is the matchmaker? >> who is the journalist? >> i am.

>> i have a talk show called "sex with emily." >> of course you do. >> everybody does. >> here is our first question. these came from viewers who want your help. how do you approach a guy you've been dating more than two years about moving in together and getting married? >> okay. i would tell tracy be very careful because as a woman, you never want to give an ultimatum. that never works out well. >> unless you're prepared for whatever answer he gives. >> exactly. if you haven't voiced your opinion that you want to move in, how does he know you're not happy with things? >> that might scare him away, too. you've got to know your own relationship. >> i say give him tons of ultimatums like i need one orgasm a day. >> just one? what's wrong with you? >> i think there is a great article called "why you're not married" made into a book. she said women are liars. they don't say to a guy, hey, i'm looking for a serious relationship.

you don't have to say it on the first date, but you have to say it within the first couple of months of a relationship. >> give yourself the ultimatum. if you're the woman and you want to be in a relationship, you need to say, i'm going to give myself a month. if we don't have the conversation within a month, i'm over it. >> create your own deadline. >> yes. >> i am over 50 and i have not dated in over a year. where does someone over 50 meet others who are not looking for one-night stands? that is a good question. >> if 2 you're single, i don't care what age you are, you need to treat it like you're looking for a job. tell everyone you know you're single, friends, co-workers, person in the grocery store. put it out there to everyone. >> there is a big article in one of the papers this morning about how women in new york are getting on the train going up to where i live in greenwich looking for a man. a lot of guys who work for hedge

funds and stuff. >> we are going to be in 2 greenwich having a good old party. i love greenwich, connecticut. great men. great men. >> if frank's there, send him home. >> you can go to places online. >> i don't trust that. you get freaks. >> not on facebook and twitter. >> next one. which dating website would be best for a single woman attempting to get back out there after divorce? what do you like the most? >> actually, to the point i just made, facebook and twitter. you go unconventional. there are dating websites, eharmony, match, but i think it's nice to go in the back door. you go subtle. >> i think we need to look at -- there are so many dating sites, it's almost asking who should i be friends with? what makes you feel good?

are these people i would date or go out with and just explore? >> hire a matchmaker. >> you would want to find somebody in your life with not just to go out with, but who is going to share life with you. i think you would go to places you're interested. the church or synagogue or a pet store -- >> biking club, hiking. >> say yes to everything for a month. every invite you get. >> are any of you happy in your interpersonal relationships? >> are you guys with boyfriends? >> happy dating. it's really good. >> i don't want to spoil the show. there is a guy i started going out with last week. we'll see. >> looking good. >> you can catch "miss advise" tonight at 10:00 on bravo. >> how to create a compact kitchen.

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it's time for "back to school today." imagine your college kid with a midterm tomorrow and a growl in your stomach tonight and the roommate took your last cup of ramen noodles. >> if you're on a strict budget you cook or heat things up.

cissy biggers is here with the essentials for a functioning kitchen. >> we like to think our kids will channel their moms a little bit and eat healthfully at school. >> i don't have to worry about that with cass. >> everything fits in this box. we have it for you, hoda, a virginia tech grad. after we emptied it of all our wonderful small electrics and tools, it's a storage. first up is the mini keurig. for those unable to measure their own coffee, has three different ways to measure. you know what? it brews over ice, too. it will make an iced coffee or a hot bev. that will keep the barista bill down. >> that can add up like crazy. >> target hit. i found the sunbeam. this is your classic hot pot. here is our ramen noodles. some things never change.

don't you remember this from our own days? >> the reason people gain so much weight, ramen noodles are insane. >> everything in moderation. tupperware. this is a pasta cooker. it goes in the microwave for nine minutes. when it comes out you can drain. when you open it up, the big reveal, here is my ziti and it will store it. seriously, nine minutes. >> that is fantastic. >> of course, you've got your tupperware for storing, you want a sharpie. here is lucy's shout out in new orleans. >> people will take it anyway. >> this is a ceramic-coated heavy aluminum bottom. eggs gone. if you have one frying pan, this is it. this is for the apartment dweller. you can't usually have this in the dorm. simple ways to carry home your groceries from the whole foods,

wherever it is. these go right in your knapsack. these are remember from my early days in tight apartment living. easy to hang anywhere for anything in any part of the apartment, kitchen to the bathroom, really. >> when you go to the kitchen store, find the axle wall. this is collapsable silicon. >> what is that? >> a strainer. >> we have the tupperware thing we don't need the strainer. >> then our can opener. you've got to have your chef tongs. another innovation from tupperware. silicone cover for your ice maker. you can shove it on a 45 degree angle and it won't leak in a tight freezer. this is brand-new.

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were just thinking about? s you may have chucked it up to coincidence. >> squire rushnell think they are signs helping you guide your way to destiny. his new book is called "divine alignment." >> this is your fifth book in a series of helping people find that life is not as random as it seems. >> that is exactly right. you are not like a twig floating down the stream to destinations unknown. you have a purpose and a path for your life and it is full of hope. and there is divine alignment helping you out finding your pathway. >> do some people miss it? i have a friend who says there are no accidents and when she sees something, she thinks it's part of the plan. other people miss things. >> my mission is to help people become aware of little things they call coincidence. we have a name for it god wink. that is one of those experiences that is really like a person-to-person call from

above. the more you see them, the more you see them. if you start becoming -- >> like a muscle. >> absolutely. >> you have a story you want to tell us about diane lane. >> let me explain divine alignment is basically how we are interconnected by invisible threads, person-to-person, all along our path in life. this story exemplifies that. diane lane was in new york. she was daddy's girl. she was feeling great grief at the moment because her dad recently died. she was in a car on the way to a charlie rose studio. you know new york, you've got cabs going in every direction. she looked through the window and reminded herself of when she was a kid and her dad was a cab driver in new york. 6f99 was the number of his medallion. she remembers standing by the curb waiting like a chariot coming to pick her up.

6f99 would arrive. right then she arrived at charlie rose's studio. she said i wish my dad was here today. that was his favorite show. she stepped out and her heart leapt because pulling in, right in front, different vinely aligned was cab number 6f99. of all the medallions in new york. the odds of that are unbelievable. >> she felt her father's presence was with her. >> she felt a peace that came over her that surpassed all understanding. >> how can people who don't see things like that? s how can this book help them? >> this book is simply seven steps that take you by the hand and show you that there is a pathway to hope. and when you follow these seven steps, you can achieve your greatest dreams. every one of these steps are so simple. we have a built-in gps.

that's my basic premise. >> listen to it. >> i call it god's positioning system. this gps, how do you program a gps? you have to talk to the navigator. so the whole premise of this book is to keep talking to the navigator. >> it's not a one-way conversation. >> it's a terrific book. >> it's called "divine alignment." >> great to see you, squire. love this man. now she is half her size. >> the latest inductee in the joy fit club. she lost 186 pounds. first this is "today" on nbc.

time for "look at me now, the joy fit club." >> she is angela baldo from new york. she lost a whopping 186 pounds. >> before we meet angela, let's take a look at her incredible story. >> hi, my name is angela. this is me in elementary school. as you can see from my size, my mom would feed me as much as i wanted. i could eat a whole box of macaroni and cheese for lunch. as an adult, i liked eating alone in front of the television. i ate to numb my feelings and relax. i didn't care about my size or my health. at 26, i lost 100 pounds, but i gained it back four years later. after that, i gave up. if i couldn't keep the weight off, what was the point? my family and friends encouraged

me to exercise, but their efforts only frustrated me. at 42, i reached 336 pounds. i was super morbidly obese. i suffered from arthritis and i had trouble walking up and down the stairs. so i began again. i found spark people.com and tracked my nutrition and exercise. in one year i lost 160 pounds and discovered a passion for whitewater kayaking. only a tiny fraction of people who lose the weight manage to keep it off, and i am determined to be one of them. >> great story. >> let's check in with our leader of the joy fit club. hey, joy. >> this is a really great story. angela used her relationship for food as an addiction.

like a lot of women, starches and sweets were her achilles' heel. when she started eating them, she couldn't stop. i want to share three of her strategies. first thing is when she gets a craving and knows it could turn into a binge, she eats something super high in protein. this is a nonfat greek yogurt mixed with a scoop of chocolate whey protein power or two hard boiled eggs. it squashes the craving. instead of bringing a big bulky bag of goodies into the house, she will go to the bulk section and gets two. once a month she will go to the ice cream parlor and get herself a small kiddie cone to go instead of bringing a gallon into the house. she is awesome. >> let's check out angela's before picture. let's see the new you!

>> go, angela! >> oh, yeah! >> when you said you are determined to be one of the people who wasn't going to gain this back, why is this time different? >> the reason it's different this time because i gained it back last time and i knew how easy it was to happen. >> she is on top of it every single day. >> you can't let it get away from you, can you. do you exercise, as well? >> i do. >> what do you do? >> you know i like to kayak. i have a dry suit. as long as there is liquid, i am down with it. >> good for you. >> it must have changed your attitude offer everything. you had trouble walking up the stairs. has it changed everything in your life? >> not everything. i'm still the same person as myself. >> with art lights and things like that? >> there are less physical

effects. i can do so much more now. >> and there is joy in your life. >> yes, there is joy in my life. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. >> tony danza and hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true.

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>> reporter: another campaign through the area for president obama. he's on his way to sfo right now, but he's leaving the bay area and then coming back. i'm christie smith. i'll explain coming up in a live report. >> reporter: i'm stephanie chuang live. police are investigating a double homicide, the gunman still on the loose, and there were three young kids in the home at the time of the shooting. we're live with the latest. a first look at the man accused of the deadly colorado shooting rampage. his disposition this morning at his first court appearance. right now we give you a live look over san francisco spanning the city.