exercise. >> it was fun to watch. she nailed it on the floor to the delight of her teammates and parents. mvp while at the end of the beam, she was actually in fourth place. after some tense moments during a judge's inquiry, she ended up getting the bronze. she was thrilled. we're going to talk to aly live just ahead. >> all right. there was more excitement in the track last night. a tight race in the 100 meter hurdles with 0.00 of a second separating gold and silver. dawn harper and kelly wells, all three medal winners with us. a bit later on we'll talk to lolo jones who came in fourth. it was disappointment in beijing and now london, too. >> going to be interesting to hear what she has to say. when we're at the olympic games al and i like to find a sport we can try together. the luge, synchronized swimming, even rhythmic gymnastics. we nearly got arrested for that

one. this morning what could be our most daring and painful olympic endeavor yet. we'll fill you innoon that. first to the real athletes in london. natalie morales has olympic highlights. good morning to you. >> good morning matt and savannah. a big day for u.s. women with outstanding in gym narvegs, track and field, beach volleyball and water polo. gymnastics gold for aly raisman, the first u.s. woman to win gold on a floor exercise with a powerful routine that delighted her parents. >> it felt amazing and really exciting. it still hasn't hit me yet. it's amazing. it went exactly how i wanted it to go. raisman also won bronze on the balance beam. she initially finished fourth place but after they questioned the score, the judge awarded her the bronze.

raisman called it redemption in what happened in the all around when sheified for third but the olympic tiebreaker pushed her to fourth with no medal. all around gold medalist gabby douglas failed to medal in the individual. she took a fall on the people leaving her in 7th place. jordyn wieber also had a shaky performance and finished 7th in the floor exercise. in track and field australian sally pearson edged out harper for the gold medal in the hurdle. a race so close it took several moments for the judges to figure out who won. in the end, pearson celebrated gold by 0.002 of a second. >> i clipped a hurdle. i thought oh my god, i think you're losing. after bringing home the silver, i'm pretty proud. >> american kelly wells took the bronze while lolo jones finished

fourth. it will be team usa against team usa in women's beach volleyball finals. on tuesday misty may-treanor and kerri walsh-jennings beat china giving them a return ticket to the finals. americans jenn kessy and ross rallied to beat brazil for tonight's gold medal showdown. u.s. women's water polo plays for gold medal in the finals after beating australia in overtime. a frightening moment during the weightlifting competition. the german dropped the barbell on his neck. he managed to wave to the crowd leaving the platform. he had to withdraw from the super heavyweight competition. doctors say he's going to be okay, although he did have a bit of back pain. ann romney's horse failed to

make the cut in the dressage competition. medal count, china on top, 73, usa, 70 gold, 21 silver, 19 bronze and gbr in third place with 38. two-time olympic medalist aly raisman is with us this morning. aly, good morning. i bet that sounds amazing to you. >> yes, i'm really excited. >> last time we talked you just had the disappointment where you missed the bronze. now you're back with a gold medal and a bronze. this is a roller coaster ride. >> this whole experience that been amazing, a dream come true. the olympic experience was so much fun, the perfect way to end it yesterday. >> you're the most decorated member of the gymnastic team pt the the first american to win a floor exercise in the individual event. i know you loved winning gold with your team but is there something about winning as an individual and standing up on the podium? >> definitely. there's nothing like winning

with your teammates and being able to share that with my best friend. individually to be able to share that. my coach and i worked so hard together. to finally get that was so amazing. >> you handled everything that happened with a lot of grace and a lot of poise. did you have extra fire? were you coming in there looking for redemption? >> yeah, definitely. there was another tie again for bronze. this time it went in my favor. that was really exciting. i definitely feel bad for the romanian that got bumped down to fourth. i definitely went into the competition really confident and wanting to go in there and get some medals. >> when you saw it was a tie again and you're all consulting the gymnastics rule book, were you thinking oh my goodness, here we go again. >> it's tough to be in that position. it's nerve-racking. you don't know which way it will go. either way i did a good routine so i was happy with whatever it would be. >> when you finished your floor routine, i think everyone

thought if that's not a gold medal routine, i don't know what is. is that what you thought? did you know you nailed it? >> after i finished the first pass, that was the one i was nervous for. when i stuck that, i was calm and enjoyed it. i didn't hear my teammates yelling for me. i felt so calm. >> i was going to say watching it, i know there was so much pressure, it did seem almost fun for you. was it? >> it really was. i wanted to go out and enjoy it because it was my last olympic memory. i wanted to finish strong, the last competitor for us. it was really important i did my best. >> what are you going to do now? you're 18 years old. you've achieved your olympic dreams. how do you plan to celebrate? what are you going to do next? >> i'm going to stay in london for another week. i'm excited to go to closing ceremonies and spend time with family and friends. i can't wait to go back and see everyone. >> aly raisman, we're so proud

of you. i had to check to see if there's springs on your feet you hit such great heights yesterday. here is matt with more medal it was a thrilling end to the woman's 100 meter hurdles. five runners straighted by 0.02 of a second. team usa's dawn harper and kellie wells grabbed silver and bronze and they're all here. ladies good morning, congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> how are you doing? they don't have their medals because you haven't gotten them yet, right? that happens tonight. have you all seen the race? >> i have. >> i haven't. >> like a small piece. >> smidgen of it. let's play the entire race. it's going to take all of 12 seconds. here we go. >> look at how close that was at the end. when you watch -- that was the race, by the way, in slow motion.

when we see the race, it's a blur. when you see it, do you go through every foot plan, every hurd until. >> it seemed to take a long time when you're out there. on there it's so fast but when you're actually doing it it feels like you can remember everything about it. hurry up, get to the finish line already. >> it was so close between first and second you had to wait to actually get the official results and your reaction was priceless. >> i didn't see dawn at all through the whole race. she could have been on the other side of the stadium. when i crossed the finish line, i think i'm pretty far ahead but then i took another step over the finish line and then eeshgs no, that's closer than i thought it was. >> dawn, how did the race unfold for you? >> honestly, i remember when the gun went off, i saw kellie, oh shoot, you didn't do what your coach said, sorry, kelli and when i got in front of her, where is sally? i can't feel her. when i leaned and saw her, we got to wait. seems like i need to get coffee

and tea because it took forever to come up on the board. >> kelli, you've had injuries of late. this had to be sweet for you to grab bronze. >> surgery this year, broke my arm, plate and four screws in here, missed indoor, lot of training, came back full force and came out with the bronze couldn't ask for better. >> when you see the race do you look for things you might have done differently, all of you, and sally, it's hard for you to say that since you'll get the gold medal. dawn? >> very much so. at least two things that i've seen i'm kind of like kicking myself a little bit but i know i left it all out there going through everything i've been through to get here, i don't -- i have no regrets. >> kelli? >> for sure. we're all really big critics to ourselves and especially hurdlers because there's so many little technical things that could take time off a race. i'm like kel, come on. but i came out with a medal, i'm on cloud nine. >> when you found out you won, sally, there almost seemed to be -- there was elation and then a look of relief on your face. is that fair?

>> oh, yeah. really fair. the whole country is behind me and to have the weight of a nation on your shoulders to win this gold medal it's huge. you have to do it the best way possible, for me that's putting myself in a bubble and shutting yourself away from the world. you need to focus on what you have to do to be the best athlete. a show of hands, who might be with us in rio. >> come on, ladies. >> who is going to win that race? sally, congratulations. ladies, so nice to have you here. dawn and kellie as well. the rest of the news from natalie at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. a life in prison awaits jared loughner after the 23-year-old pled guilty to the 2011 mass ie

in tucson. miguel almaguer was in the courtroom when it all happened. miguel, good morning. >> natalie, good morning. for the first time jarred lee loughner was in court and engaged with the judge. he took responsibility for the massacre and pled guilty. nineteen months after the attempted assassination of congresswoman gabrielle giffords that left six dead and many more wounded, the judge asked jared lee loughner if he understood, taking responsibility for the deadly attack. >> yes, i understand, avoiding the death penalty by entering a guilty plea. the judge asked, do you have a clear mind, a clear head. yes, loughner answered, i do. >> jared loughner will spend the remainder of his life in prison. he will never be able to harm the tucson community or any other community again. >> reporter: before he was questioned by the judge, the doctor treating the 23-year-old said while he suffers from schizophrenia, he is mentally competent.

she testified loughner told her he was remorseful for what he did. loughner saying, i wish i never had those thoughts and he especially cried about the child, a reference to the youngest victim nine-year-old green. in court, survivors wiped back tears. >> we need to move forward and make sure good comes out of this. >> it's not a perfect solution. the perfect solution is one that we can't have. >> reporter: gabby giffords who wasn't in court said she was satisfied with a plea. in a statement her husband wrote, she hopes the community can move forward and heal together. natalie. >> miguel almaguer in tucson. thank you, miguel. police have arrested the former girlfriend of wade michael page, the gunman who killed six at sikh temple. she's not believed to have any

connection to the shooting. meantime hundreds gathered to remember the six sikh worshippers killed in sunday's shooting. medical emergency at the bottom of the world. an australian rescue team is hoping the weather will allow them to fly to the research station in antarctica to evacuate an american with undisclosed medical problems. it's winter in antarctica and getting in and out is difficult. mary is at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning. the rally on wall street continues with the markets closing higher for the third straight day, finishing at their best levels since may. more signs of strength in the housing market. the percentage of homeowners late on payments struck to a three-year low. housing prices continue to rise biggest percentage gain in the last quarter in seven years. back to you. >> all right.

thanks mary thompson. girls just want to have fun, even when they grow up to be p o be secretary of state hillary clinton. she got her groove on in south africa at a dinner hosted by the foreign minister. she's got some moves. it's 7:15 right now. there you go. let's go back to matt, savannah and al. >> all right. natalie, best not to say what any of us might be thinking. >> never knew the secretary of state knew how to do the dougy. >> once of us did say what he was thinking. that's all right. mr. roker here with a check of the weather. >> we continue to have this historic drought throughout much of the country, at least half the counties in the country suffering from drought. you can see it growing especially in the mid-section of the u.s. as he wiwe get towards end of july, early august. more rain to develop into the areas suffering extreme drought and also heavy rain along the southeastern atlantic where there's drought as well. the good news there. but as we look at the rest of the country today we expect to

see plenty of sunshine in the pacific northwest, heat will continue, look for showers and thunderstorms along the southeastern atlantic coast and showers and thunderstorms in the upper mississippi river valley. that's w 7:17 now on a wednesday morning starting with a live look. beautiful conditions here in san raphael, but we have a hot day ahead even in san raffaele, forecasting 87 degrees, 98 in concord and 75 in san francisco and gilroy will hit 100 degrees. we heat up more through friday. triple-digit heat sticks around all weekend long hovering in the mid to upper 90s next week as well. latest weather. savannah? >> al. thanks. ever wondered what olympic athletes do after the competition and the medals? our special correspondent ryan seacrest found out. good morning to you. >> good morning. you can call it the afterlife, life after the competition. and these goal oriented people

have certainly found a way to unwind. work hard and play hard. that's the spirit of the games. >> we've been celebrating for the last couple days and it's been fun. >> reporter: if celebrating were a sport, here in london, there are plenty of medal worthy contenders. >> friends and celebrate. >> reporter: after years of training, day in and day out, and once the intense competition is in the rearview mirror, for some, that means it's time to kick it off. >> we've been going out a little at night and checking out the town. >> reporter: for others it's a chance to finally kick back. >> and just relax. >> reporter: ryan lochte's got six reasons to celebrate in london. five of them are his new medals. and the other? turning 28. >> not that hard to just let loose. >> reporter: we caught up with lochte at his birthday bash tuesday night. >> really haven't had the time to really just sit down and just take a load off. >> reporter: across town, at an

omega party it was a who's who of the swimmers. from 12-time medalist natalie coughlin to the world's most decorated olympian and toast of the town, michael phelps. for other winners, different ways to celebrate. after winning gold, swimmer ricky berens couldn't wait to break training tweeting this picture of his post-medal meal, a fast food feast. >> dinner date at mcdonald's. >> yes. >> reporter: britain's golden tennis star andy murray is sharing his medals with maggie may and rusty, his border terriers. 17-year-old missy franklin plans to commemorate her gold with a tattoo of the olympic rings on her hip. >> she's going to do it. >> reporter: and if you're the youngest u.s. olympian to win gold what do you do? 15-year-old katie he deck ki is celebrating back home with family and friends. at the airport, she was greeted with a hero's welcome from her

maryland high school classmates. a teenage celebration for the ages. and with athletes finishing up competition each and every day there are no signs that the thriving night life here in london will be slowing down. savannah? >> just getting started. ryan, thank you. there is much more to come from here in london including a defining moment of these games. which olympic sport will matt and al try this time and will spandex be involved? alwill be revealed. but first this is "today" on nbc. all will be revealed. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

just ahead, it was a tough night for lolo jones. she came up short in her bid for an olympic medal in london but she'll join us live. >> we'll hear from her. meredith going on a hunt for eccentric people in england and she found them, but first your local news and weather.

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this year. that is a very, very sad story. time to check on your wednesday forecast. christina loren is here with it. >> good morning to you at home. the time is 7:26. starting with a live look. beautiful, clear shot, completely clear conditions over alcatraz and san francisco. an indication of a very hot day aahead. make sure you're ready for that. grab that water bottle inland as temperatures climb into the 90s. the 90s by noon today. we hit our highs at about 4:00 p.m., so that leaves four additional hours of heating to go before we top out at 99 degrees in livermore and 75 degrees in san francisco. now, the three-day forecast showing you we're going to heat up all the way through friday. triple-digits or close to all the way throughout the weekend. let's talk to mike to see if we're doing better in that department. >> we have to get this out. we got word from contra costa system, a level 3 shelter has been issued. we retreated that out.

we follow that in the newsroom and investigate and bring more updates throughout the morning online and on the air. traffic-wise the south bay showing the slowing northbound 101. a live look at palo alto shows you think things are moving slowly past university. we follow that level 3 for contra costa county. >> thank you for the update. nbc bay area is your exclusive home for the 2012 london olympic games. tonight in primetime kerri walsh going for the gold in beach volleyball plus track and field gold medal finals and the qualifying rounds of women's platform diving. that all starts tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc bay area. see you then. those three little: chevron with techron. care for your car.

>> pretty cool. >> 7:30 on wednesday morning, august 8th, 2012. not a bad way to make an entrance. i didn't know you could drive a stick shift. >> left side to left hand. that is new. >> this is the official team gb car, the mini cooper. this is the car used in the queen's jubilee. >> i like this thing, i really do. you see these all over great britain. it is the official sponsor of the olympics and paralympics. >> i feel like we're missing somebody. >> i'm sorry.

>> hi, guys. >> it's got amazing trunk space as well. >> okay. >> fantastic. >> that's fun. >> more fun, why don't you get in the back. we'll show you how much fun it is. >> that is the olympic sport we tried in london. >> it's not. every time we go to the olympic games we try something. we did the luge, swimming, rhythmic gymnastics. >> that was fantastic. >> we tried another sport. by the way, it's dangerous, dramatic and we'll reveal which sport it is in this half hour. >> speaking of sports, we'll talk about the real athletes. lolo jones, just narrowly missed the bronze in the 100 meter. i know she's really disappointed about what happened last night. she's here to talk to us and

we'll catch up with her in a few moments. >> first, how about al's english lesson. >> seeing how we came in in automobile today, we decided today's english class would be something automotive. starting easy and working our way up. okay. first of all, petrol. what is petrol. >> gas. >> gas. that's right. speaking of which, speaking of which, don't be in the back with natalie. okay. what is the boot. >> you just came out of it. >> that's right. the trunk. what is the bonnet. >> the hood. >> the hood. >> that's exactly right. >> car talk with natalie. >> i cheated. i saw his cheat sheet. >> you have to do something to pass the time back there. >> some more knowledge. is this a lorey.

>> a taxi. >> a truck. >> there you have al's english class. by the way, in the back there, those aren't pillows. >> poor natalie. >> i will never forget unfortunately. >> see what we've got for you. >> on the other line. >> thank you very much. as we check the weather, hot air, boise 100. 100 in salt lake, 114 in phoenix. we're looking at 102 degrees in wichita today. 101 down in waco and memphis, going to be flirting with the 100 degrees. rest of the country we expect to see temperatures a lot nicer in the northeast. in the mid-80s a risk of strong storms southeast, mid-atlantic. pg may have a problem getting games off. sunshine in the northwest, cooler temperatures dropping

7:33 now on a wednesday morning. part of a live look. a little hazy over san jose. not a cloud in the sky. we're in the moderate range in san jose, the south bay and east bay today. 98 degrees in concord and 82 in fremont and 82 degrees in redwood city. it's hotter in the upcoming weekend with temperatures in the triple-digits. if you want heat relief head to the beach where temperatures are in the 70s and 80s today. ight, al. thank you. well, it was a disappointing finish for lolo jones in the women's 100 meter hurdle. she finished in fourth place four years after she clipped the hurdle in the finals in beijing. lolo, good morning to you. good to see you. >> thank you. >> i know you are disappointed. you came so close, i think it was 0.001 of a second. >> that's a big difference in track. seems like a small difference you can't really clock it but in track i think that's a big difference. >> how are you feeling this

morning? >> i'm okay. i think it's disappointing on one extreme as in i didn't get the medal, but another extreme, a year ago, exactly a year ago i was having spinal cord surgery. if i look at that, i'm like okay, look be at all the things you've been through, spinal cord injury, two hamstring injuries and fought through all of that. i keep trying to focus on that and not the negativity i receive from the other one. >> you made it here. i know last night you tweeted about dealing with a broken heart. is that how it feels? >> definitely. i was crushed afterwards. i know i had the best race of my season. not the best race of my life. i had the best race of my year. so i mean, i just try to look at that. you know, it doesn't take away from the pain that i was so close once again to having a medal and not getting it. >> this was the fastest women's hurdles race in olympic history. does that make you feel better just knowing --

>> no -- >> you were facing the toughest competition there was? >> i think it's awesome. all the girls are running amazing this year. we could feel there was going to be something happen, like something special was going to happen. we knew it. it doesn't make you feel better. oh, my time would have gotten me a medal in another olympics. no. >> you mentioned you've been dealing with a lot of tough stuff laty. "the new york times" did a tough piece criticizing you for being more image than accomplishment. how hard was that to deal with? >> i thi it's crazy. it was two days before i competed. the fact it was from a u.s. media, like i mean they should be supporting our olympic athletes but they ripped me to shreds and i thought that was crazy. i work six days a week every day, for four years, for a 12-second race. the fact they tore me apart, it was heartbreaking. i'm not like -- they didn't do the research. call me the anna kournikova of

track. i'm the american record holder. i'm the american record holder, two titles. just because i don't boast about these things, i don't think i should be ripped apart by media. i laid it out there for my country. it's just a shame that i have to deal with so much backlash when i'm already so brokenhearted as it is. >> you have been such a public person. you have bared your soul. i wonder how you look at it now. i mean, you can't help but put your heart out there, that's just who you are. are you sorry that you did? >> i mean, putting your heart out there, obviously it opens you up to a lot of negativity. at the same time if i can just reach somebody out there, maybe a little girl out there who doesn't think she can be an olympic athlete. she sees all the things i struggled through to get here. i wasn't supposed to make the olympic team. u.s. olympic team they counted me out. i made the team. then they're like she's not even going to make the final. i made the final. i went from eighth place to fourth place. i really hope my story will give

somebody hope. yeah, i didn't walk away with a medal or run away with a medal but there's lessons to be learned when you win and lessons to be learned when you lose. >> your accomplishments speak for themselves. lolo jones, really appreciate you being here and talking to us. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> we'll be back right after this. you for having me. >> we'll be back right after this. twinkle twinkle little pie you squashed my willpower like a fly. you looked so innocent and so sweet. convinced my lips that we should meet. you were a relentless flirt. oh no we had indecent dessert. twinkle twinkle hope appears. a stevia leaf erased my fears. it made my willpower a super hero. as for calories, it has zero. twinkle twinkle truvia® star natural sweetness, i love just what you are. truvia. honestly sweet.

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♪ >> if you're just tuning in, that was a dramatic moment you missed a couple minutes ago as al and natalie and savannah and i rode in a mini cooper through the crowd and nobody got hurt. >> nobody got hurt. >> i don't know about that. >> your neck. hurt a little bit? >> anyway, welcome back, everyone. al and i have put our bodies on the line once again and spandex to the test to try a new olympic sport. are you ready to reveal what we teamed up for this time? >> i know i'm not. >> let's say it together on the count of three, one, two, three. >> greco-roman wrestling. >> in a world where choking is not only allowed but encouraged, where moves have death defying names like the body lock, the arm spin and gut wrench, only

one thing is more dangerous, more terry fiing than the actual greco roman wrestling itself. all right. let's not get too excited. one thing at a time. >> other than the luge this is probably the thing that could get us in the hospital more than any other thing we've done. >> but first to learn greco-roman we needed a coach. steve frazier seemed like an affable enough guy. >> some of the basic moves. >> right here. you take your opponent right here, and you control him right there. >> show me that again. >> right here. >> okay. yeah. >> you know what, instead of me showing you guys, maybe i should bring out my guys to come. >> if they are like you, how bad can that be. >> yeah they're nice guys. >> let's meet them. >> all right. ♪ >> look --

>> matt and al, jamil and ellis. >> hi, guys. >> hey. >> hi, how are you? >> you can't smile. >> how are you? >> u.s. wrestlers jamil and ellis are feared on the mat. surely these gentlemen will be gentle with us. right? >> what do you actually wear? i understand there's a certain kind of outfit. >> this is good. if you can stay in that for us, that's fine. >> we have an outfit for you. let's sit down and show them. >> a singlelet. >> oh. >> awkward! >> ellis, i'm going to put you with matt. >> all right. >> and al -- >> you got jemil. >> all right, sir. >> you got this nickname, the flying squirrel. how did you get this?

>> oh! put me down! put me down, ellis, put me down. >> is that even legal? >> yes, it is. >> don't ever do that again. when i say why do they call you the flying squirrel, just tell me. >> my job is to stop you and throw you on your back. i'm about to do that. >> that sounds like a hard job. >> what the heck? >> called a reverse lift. >> i call that pain. >> you've got to get up. ready, headlock, let's see it. >> i see why they call it that. pretty good. >> called an arm spin. >> hey, i'm seeing a lot of this ceiling. >> ellis, show matt the arm spring. >> are you all right?

>> this is called [ inaudible ]. >> oh, oh, mommy! >> ellis, i think you just ruptured my spleen. the fun part about it, that one i landed on my hotel room key. that felt good. >> check in. >> you can half roll over. half roll over. >> ellis -- >> aftershave. >> is that your back popping? >> i thought so. >> this should be your christmas card. >> how are you doing, al? >> doing good. >> all right. ellis, put me down! >> oh! oh! >> matt -- >> coach, thank you. >> nice job. >> you're going to wrestle too coming up here, right? >> we're ready. see if we got -- >> matt's ready. >> my coach says i'm ready.

>> and welcome back to london. bob costas with mary carillo. we're getting set for one of the most anticipated showdowns of these games, greco roman wrestling, matt the tower lauer taking on al the sternum choker roker. mary, this should be a doozy. >> and you know bob, it's not just a question of will. i mean this is also a matter of breath. if one of these two mooks has onions or garlic for lunch, that could decide this whole thing. >> it could very well. when you think of all the years that these two have known each other, now half naked, on the mat, or over the mat, or on top of mat, there will be no secrets. >> none, none. >> all right. let's send it out now to the excel centre where al and roker are ready to lock up. i've spoken to the greeks and romans and they each disavow any

connection to this. here we go ♪ ♪ >> what are we doing here? >> what do you mean? >> we could go get a beer. >> a beer? [ laughter ] ♪ >> shameless. >> you know, it took until yesterday for me to be able to turn my head completely to one side. >> you think you may actually have a bruised rib. >> no, a bruised ego. >> let's introduce our friends. shall we. >> we want you to meet the men

responsible for neck and back braces. j jemil and ellis. coach, good to see you. >> thank you. >> it's not that good to see you, actually. >> how do you think we did? >> i think you guys did awesome. >> really? you don't think they wimped out a little bit at the end here? >> it's not easy to synchronize that tug. >> can i explain something? first of all, you were with jemil, i was with ellis, you weigh in at what? >> right now? >> probably 160 right now. >> he lifts me over his head. this guy is as strong as anybody i've ever seen. jamill is no slouch either. >> i appreciate that. >> how much do you weigh? sorry. >> we weigh different than what we wrestle. i wrestled at 132, probably weigh 160 right now. >> how long did it take to gain your weight back? >> a couple minutes. >> what were you at wrestling? >> the day before i was 120

kilograms, 264 pounds, and right now i could be 286. >> i'm so proud of you. >> coach, i know the competition didn't end the way you thought it was going to end. you're proud of these two guys. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. ellis is only 20 years old. he a tough draw. he has a great future in front of him. we're very proud of him. our champion three-time world medalist, had the defending champion first round. we had high expectations, didn't do it but that doesn't mean we're going to stop in the future. >> you guys were so nice to us. we really appreciate it. >> how do you think they looked in the singlelet? >> pretty good. >> does that count as spandex? >> ahead we'll play table tennis, much safer against the 16-year-old american sensation who had a thrilling run here in london. first these messages. i've worked hard to build my family.

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moderate air quality. happy to report that in the east bay, and that goes for the south bay as well. tomorrow suffer unlikely air quality. high pressure compresses all that particulate matter in the atmosphere. na heats us up. big ridge win amplify, and triple-digit heat continues all weekend long. here's mike. >> general northbound slowing in your usual spots, pretty heavy through san jose especially 280 kicking in over the last 20 minutes. watch 85 as well. 101 slow early in palo alto and now causing a problem for 237 heading over towards the jammed highway 101 freeway. 101 shows you things are moving steady in the southbound direction off the peninsula, northbound the volume past university over on the left. back to you. keep in mind, nbc bay area is the clix hoichl for the 2010 lm games. tonight kerri walsh going for the gold in beach volleyball. track and field gold medal finals and the qualifying rounds

on women's platform diving. it starts tonight at 8:00 on nbc bay area. see you back in a half hour. thank you.

morning, the 8th day of august, 2012. you are looking at 16-year-old table tennis sensation. ariel hsing. she's trying her skills again. and 37-year-old champion of the pub crawl, jimmy fallon, taking out some of his pentup frustrations on mrs. hsing. on the table.

>> gets a point. yeah. how about that. congratulations. >> go get her. >> we're going to catch up with jimmy in just a couple of minutes. meanwhile see the union jack everywhere in london but tonight you'll see a lot of american flags at the parade. >> an all american final in beach volleyball. misty may-treanor, kerri walsh-jennings going against april ross and jenn kessy. we'll preview their gold medal match. all four of them, gold medal winners to silver medal winners will be here live today. >> pretty cool. the brits can be known to be a little on the quirky side. think monty python. in other words, the perfect person for them is meredith vieira. >> exactly. >> she's come across some real characters here. she's going to introduce them to us in just a little bit. >> a lot of fun coming up. first the olympic news. for that we go to michelle

kosinski. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: morning. more of usain bolt, more women's boxing. as we needed further proof that american women dominate beach volleyball, tonight we'll watch the u.s. take on the u.s. for the final. a tough day for america yesterday. we still managed to walk away with more medals. >> what an olympic game for aly raisman. >> a glorious night for gymnast aly raisman winning two medals, a bronze f her balance beam routine and gold for her virtually flawless floor exercise. >> amazing. it feels really great. i've been dreaming of this for a really long time. i do a lot of floor routines, so i'm happy it finally paid off. >> her teammate suffered a series of stunning falls and blunders, jordyn wieber, gabby douglas losing her ballot beam. despite it all heartwarming solidarity about the worm.

after comments about the hair style, they have all been wearing their hair slipped back with hair and pins just like gabby. >> dawn harper comes within two hundredths of a second. >> track and field, a photo finish, the 12.35 second race. wh so close, no one knew who won. anxious moments later australian sally pearson celebrated gold. lolo jones came in fourth. >> once again the americans will play for a gold medal. >> reporter: beach volleyball, the dynamic duo has done it again. misty may-treanor and kerri walsh-jennings faced china and now they face an all american battle for gold. >> we fought hard and we fght

together. >> prepare to be wowed by the russians. >> putting their michael jackson swim suits aside the russian synchronized swimmers dressed up like dolls for the finals wowing the crowd and the judges for gold. a consolation for one athlete who did not win a medal, pole vaulter was upset and in tears after her final. she soon followed with an elated tweet. epic day. her boyfriend proposed and she said yes. a special day after all. as in the medal count, china open up the gap a little bit with 73 medals to the u.s.'s 70. back to you guys. >> michelle, thanks very much. >> let's head to natalie with a check of the rest of today's stories. morning again. >> morning, everyone. the man who shot arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords and 18 other people, six of them fatally will spend the rest of

his life in prison. jared lee loughner avoided the death penalty pleading guilty to the massacre. gabrielle giffords was not in court but said the community can move forward. a spike in gasoline prices on the west coast. the inferno filled the sky with smoke sending hundreds to the hospital with eye irritation and breathing problems. one of the nation's most influential film critics died at her home in manhattan. in 196 3 she became the "today" show's first movie critic, a run that lasted 10 years. police in louisiana believe they may have found the body of missing college student. the remains buried in the woods near a cemetery, could take three days to confirm the body's identity. shunick disappeared riding home.

a sex offender arrested and charged with her murder last month. a look at what's trending today. a roundup of what has you talking online. a publicity stunt got joan rivers booted from a costco. she handcuffed to a cart because they refused to carry her best seller, "i hate everyone, including me." the police had to escort her from the store. take a look, plastic pipe, lumber and concrete to build a backyard roller coaster for her daughter complete with a 12-foot drop. might want a helmet on his daughter. human race evolving animated graphic from the "new york times" is going viral. it puts all 100 meter medalist in olympic history on this same track to show how sprinters have steadily improved their time and how this year's winner usain bolt would beat earlier champions by more than 60 feet. that is an incredible graphic.

very cool. 8:06. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thanks so much, natalie. we have a house divided. what do you men? >> that's us. >> you're from britain. >> yes. >> i'm from michigan. >> you must be pleased with the results. >> yeah. we're in a win-win situation. second and third. >> there you go. let's see what we've got for you as far as today is concerned, the next three days, a few peeks of sun coming out, 73 tomorrow, gorgeous, sunshine, 88 on friday for our final broadcast here. you can see satellite radar combo, a lot of wet weather along the southeastern atlantic states. we're also looking at strong storms making their way through the upper mississippi river valley. plenty of sunshine through the southwest. the rain continues in the upper mississippi river valley, maybe problems with pga along the gulf coast, southeastern atlantic coast gorgeous midwest

it will be gorgeous today, right by the beach and over the bay. elsewhere, we are going to be hot as temperatures creep up about 10 to 15 degrees from yesterday's highs, and yesterday was already a hot day. 99 in livermore, 100 degrees, triple digits back in gilroy, and we will see more of those triple digits inland as we head through tomorrow and that heat wave strengthens. 100 degrees for thursday, 101 friday, holding on to 101 degrees on saturday. so if it's too hot for you inland, don't have an a.c., hit the beach. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. coming up, team usa versus team usa. we're going to preview the all american gold medal match in beach volleyball coming up next. ♪ look out baby 'cause here i come ♪ ♪ and i'm bringing you a love that's true ♪ ♪ so get ready ♪ so get ready ♪ gonna try to make you love me too ♪ ♪ so get ready

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tonight they play what could very well be their last match together. >> and it's over! the americans are headed to the gold medal finals. >> reporter: gold medals in 2004 and 2008 and a break from the sport after beijing. kerry walsh jennings and misty may-treanor are back for their ninth gold medal match. >> words? i don't have words. so overwhelming. we were down in game one and we fought with everything we have. >> when you guys reunited, did you think you would make it to this point? did you know you'd make it to this point? >> kerri and i believe in each other believe in our team and we believe in our ability. >> we never took it for granted. but we always believed we would be here. >> reporter: now the only thing standing in the way for a third consecutive gold medal, the other american team, jen kessy and april ross. >> the americans have upset the brazilians. they are headed to the gold meteorologist match.

>> either way people at home are going to be proud. i'm happy either way. >> your husband is playing baseball and can't be here. do you have a message at home? >> i love you very much. i wish you were here. we want to bring that medal home. go dodgers. >> tell mommy i love you. tell her. >> keri's family stood outside the stadium, celebrating after the win. >> one more! >> what's it like to watch your wife out on the court with a partner that really fits her so perfectly. >> like a dance. i always tell them it's like a dance and nobody knows. it's the last match together. >> that makes it emotional. >> it's heavy. it's sad, but it's that time. u.s. a special time. >> you've never seen anything like that in olympic competition. >> or anywhere else. >> what does it feel like very possibly could be your last match together. >> feels like we need to go out on top and get crazy emotional. >> it may be our last match

together, but we're friends for life. >> the fun is just beginning. >> reporter: this will likely be misty's final match in international competition. she says she plans to retire after these games. >> can we talk about the atmosphere. i was there last night. >> it's so fun. >> unreal. after their match, misty and keri went around high fived all of the volunteers. she did a weird little thing. >> not the announcer but the referee. it's so much fun, the best venue i've ever seen. >> incredible tonight. >> can't wait. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. let's go over to savannah. >> matt, thanks. chris marlow nbc beach olympic volleyball analyst. good to see you. >> glad to be here. >> for diehard fans, this is wonderful, all american final. how extraordinary is it? this isn't exactly the expected result. >> i don't think so. i think most people think misty or kerri to get in the final together. and play either the brazilians or the chinese.

but the way it worked out usa had to play china, a very good team, beat them somehow. and then kessy and ross came out, beat the brazilians, a team they lost to nine straight times. >> have they faced before? yes. misty and keri have owned april and jen. they won 9 out of the last 11. they have the upper hand. i think misty and kerri, as good as they are will get challenged. >> they have chemistry, history, experience. they are going for the three-peat but not as unstoppable as before. >> in beijing they came in with 101 match winning streak, here they came in on a seven-match winning streak. they are a little older, both in their mid-30s. they are still darn good and can crank it up when they need to. >> april and jen able to dispatch the brazilians, which is not easy to do. what do we know about them. >> a very good serving team, defensive team.

they had a two-year journey to get to actually beijing, didn't qualify. third american team. rededicated after four years, come back, been playing beautiful volleyball. they are undefeated and peaking at just the right time. >> real quick, put you on the spot. who is going to win tonight? >> if i'm in las vegas, misty and kerri. if they are not ready, hoping to play brazil, jen and april will have a chance to sneak away with the gold. >> i thought you would say the americans will win tonight. chris marlowe, thank you so much. catch the women's beach volleyball gold medal match in prime time, right here on nbc. both teams will be here tomorrow, on "today." coming up next, meredith finds all about grit britain's eccentric and wonderful side coming up. eccentric and wonderful side coming up. you think that jason bourne was the whole story? there's a lot more going on here. [ glass shatters ] who is he? [ dita ] it's aaron cross. he's the most valuable asset we've ever put in the field.

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unusual, off beat, eccentric. american audiences are familiar with quirky antics of the comedy troop monty python's circus, boy george, russell brand often make the list. eccentrics come in all shapes, sizes, occupations. as i learned recently when i met with some members of the eccentric club in london, a club dating back to 1721, which currently boasts prince phillips as a patron and prince william and harry as honorary lifelong members. >> over 100 years ago a member said to be truly worthy of membership of this group one could not know they are eccentric. >> the less assuming rob lowe, not the rob lowe but author and technology expert and minerva

miller, a librarian. >> we don't care what people do, as long as it doesn't scare the horses. >> i wasn't initially scared of the man awarded the eccentric award for 2012 for his work as professor elemental, a victorian inspired hip-hop artist. now the chap was challenging me to a tea duel. >> the person who can hold it the longest and yet still when the time comes get it all in their chops in one fluid motion without spilling it down their front is the winner. >> ready? go! >> you lose. >> these eccentrics were quirky

but nothing quite prepared me for a tour of the home 20 miles outside of london. do you want these cobwebs here. his nine piece mechanical orchestra included copper tubing, old windshield motors. >> a bit of a drinker. >> party. >> she should have a drink. >> he's a great british eccentric, an in venter. so many eccentrics we know and love are inventors just like him. they make unusual connections and he makes the most unusual connections. >> eccentric people like to do different things with unusual items. so i decided to have a sheep climbing up my tree. >> have you been married before? >> i was married for a few weeks. >> an aviation specialist by trade, linden's true love is taking old world mechanisms and

adapting them to amuse and use. like this rebuilt 1922 car, the first wicker work car that actually worked. but what really floats his boat is his collection of river machines. the titania, electric powered chair, fashioned with bells and whistles. >> do people come out with you in this? >> yes. >> who? >> anyone. >> hello. >> hi. >> cheers. >> i could live an eccentric

life and be happy. >> what character is the most eccentric, see if you fit the profile. raise your hand if you have any of the following traits. be honest. you have to be seriously honest. nonconforming. >> not really. >> creative. >> no. >> strongly motivated by curiosity. >> here is one none of you will raise your hand, idealistic, wants to make the world a better place, people in it happier. >> okay. happy people. >> happily obsessed with one or more hobby. >> not that hobby. >> what hobby is that? >> his. i think it's wrestling. none of you actually are very eccentric. >> how about you? how would you have answered. >> creative yes, strongly motivated, idealistically. >> running right into a commercial break. back after your local news.

good morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. people in the east bay will hold a vigil tonight for a temple shting. a man killed six people, wounding four, before police shot and killed him on sunday. the shooting took place at the sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin. tonight's vigil will be at lake elizabeth in fremont. it star starts at 7:00. we have an accident just cleared from northbound 101 in morgan hill around cochran, a good deal of slowing as a result of that accident out of san martin. thumbs up, it will get better. san jose itself, 101, 280, 87,

85, all the usual northbound suspects showing slowing, but accidents have all cleared from the area. 101 slow in both directions from palo alto. new accident northbound 101 in san mateo, watch for that. other side of the bay, freemts looks like a nice drive northbound on your right. southbound, you have congestion, south of 92, past ka d.a. coe toe into milpitas. thank you very much. nbc bay yair is your exclusive home for the 2012 london olympics. tonight in prime time -- it all starts tonight at 8:00 on nbc bay area. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway:

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8:30 now on this wednesday morning. it's august 8th, 2012. we've got a beautiful view of the place to be during these games courtesy of our friends at goodyear. the horse drawn parade, beach volleyball venue. down here in the park we have a lot of people excited to see the action, actually on our plaza. >> going on right now. 16-year-old table tennis

sensation ariel hsing. she's taking on jenna bush-hager. >> don't take out the viewers, jenny. >> also talk to jimmy fallon who made the trip to london. but first. >> also showing us how to tailgate at the olympics. >> we want to remind you, once we're done, the fun and excitement isn't done yet. an amazing group of concerts, big acts, talking about the fray, nicki minaj, country star carrie underwood, the smooth sounds of lionel richie. even a rare reunion of 98 degrees. five big concerts live on the plaza next week on "today." >> right now we want to welcome a couple of usa medal winnards.

eric competing in olympics took silver, leo, the silver in the 1500 meters. he's the first american to medal in that event in 44 years. just to make the finals, how does it feel to win the silver medal. >> i feel like i should have won gold. >> enjoy it. >> i try. i put my best effort. i'm going home with a little jewelry. i wish it was gold. >> we were watching. you have kind of a ritual. what are you doing? can you explain it to us? >> i'm in my element. i'm in the zone. they kind of ask about the stage being too big. i told them i was ready. i feel like i deserve to be here. i don't get nervous or tentative at meets to compete. i feel like i'm competing among

the best because i am one of the best. >> the confidence plays off. >> leo, you were held back, behind for a long way throughout your race and snuck up on everyone coming into fourth place to end up with a silver medal. what was that like for you? were you planning your strategy the whole time? >> yes and no. of course that's my signature kick. i've had that for a long time. i was never able to let it go to my full potential until yesterday. >> you came to this country from mexico, four years old. your parents weren't crazy about you getting into sports. are they feeling different? >> of course. they are big time supporters, all about it now. >> take a good shot of that face. how do you think he's been confused for here in london more than once? kobe bryant. you met lebron at the opening ceremony and he tweeted that picture. >> it's been causing me a lot of grief. >> on twitter maybe my follower count would go up. >> now with a silver medal.

>> thank you very much. >> mr. 8:33 now. it's going to be a hot day across the bay area, starting with a live look at san rafael, just one cloud to be found in the sky. come this afternoon, we will not see any clouds. temperatures are going to soar under strong high pressure. 99 degrees in livermore, 75 in san francisco today. 90 in los gatos, and 100 degrees down in gilroy. and i hate to say it, we get even warmer tomorrow and friday into saturday with triple-digit heat inland. >> today's olympic moment brought to you by walmart. we've been training your whole lives to save you money. walmart, save money. live better. >> and in today's olympic moment, an inspiring finish

after a comeback dream was smashed. he had truly known the thrill of victory and the agony of defeet. he won gold in athens and was china's biggest star in the games only to see injury knock him out of the competition in front of his hometown fans. >> he pulls up before he even gets to the first hurdle. >> but he didn't give up, training for four years to get a shot at redemption here in london. a slight smile on his face as he lined up in his comeback race. then disaster. he has fallen over the first hurdle, out of the competition. >> but he wouldn't let that be the end. hopping back on the track to finish what he started. >> look at him trying to finish. symbolically running for the

finish line. >> this feels to me like this may be his swan's song. >> his fellow competitors helping him off the track as the crowd cheered a true champion for what could be the last time. he gives the final hurdle a kiss good-bye. >> pretty amazing. coming up next, jimmy fallon live here in olympic park. but first this is "today" on nbc. have you ever roller-skied before? yes no when? you don't know everything that i have done. salesman: oh, well, it's wife: well really easy. tell me... [ting] ♪

olympic park. look who we found enjoying a few events. jimmy fallon, host of nbc's emmy nominated late night with jimmy fallon. he's such a huge fan of the british show, he's made his own version. >> let me introduce my mother, the dowager countess.

my wife norah, with an american accent. >> howdy, indeed. >> my three daughters beginning with my beautiful eldest daughter lady katherine. my smoking hot youngest daughter lady amber, and the middle daughter edith. >> jimmy fallon, welcome to london. great to see you. >> good to see you, man. >> when last we visited, i was on your show and asked you what you were going to do here and you said drink. i thought you were kidding. that's basically all you've done here. >> actually no. i was in the opening ceremony. the olympic ceremony, one of the sick kids getting kicked in the opening ceremony. they were playing prodigy. it was a beautiful moment, thrilling for me, and i just never, ever, ever will forget it. >> it has been somewhat of a

glorified pub crawl for you, isn't it? >> i love london, doing the olympics, great. i see it from my hotel tv. give it up for london. you guys are killing it out here. it's so fun. i went to an event, went to track and field. >> how was that. >> i'm trying not to cry. >> you're one of the emotional. >> they are running, pole vaulting for their country. they get up in the medal ceremony. if you have add, there's ten events going onon at once, a woman shot putting over here. like watching aspca commercials, just crying my eyes out. i can't stop crying. i can't look. i'm just going to leave. >> let me put your olympic knowledge to the test. i know you've been boning up on this. i'm going to give you the athlete's name. you tell me the sport in which that athlete participate. trotter. >> punting.

>> olympic punting. no. she would be in track. try and think of the names here. there's a clue. michael arms. >> weightlifting. >> no. he's a rower. >> they use arms in weightlifting, too. >> dong dong. this is a live show. >> i would say trampolinist. >> they good. >> how do you not know dong dong. >> destiny hooker. >> the hugh grant event. no. not an event. >> that's a different one. you said give it up for london. what do you like about this place? >> i just love it. i love the people. everyone is going all out for the olympics. they are so nice. they are doing a great job. they are so welcoming. just, i don't know, like the people, the colors, the old buildings. beautiful. >> as you say give it up for london, can we give it up for

jimmy fallon nominated for not one but two emmy awards in the last couple of weeks. not only for your show but guest host on "saturday night live." >> just the icing on the cake. we had a great year. i can't complain. it's like too much stuff. again, i'm going to try not to get emotional. >> i got a note. is it true you're being considered to host the oscars? >> no. i'm not going to do the oscars. it's not -- i was honored to be asked by the academy, but it's not my year. yeah. >> okay. we'll end on that note. wasn't exactly where i was hoping to end. you've been boning up -- don't get upset. jimmy fallon, good to have you here. >> good man. >> stick around. up next we're going to learn moves from a

>> today's athlete to watch is brought to you by p&g, proud sponsor of moms. >> good morning on today's athlete to watch olympic table tennis ariel hsing. the 16-year-old made her olympic debut in london. by all k it was a smashing success. "today's" contributing correspondent jenna bush-hager. >> she's so cute. unlike some people who play for fun, table tennis has taken ariel on quite an adventure. at only 16 years old, american ariel hsing is bringing a fresh face and a little star power to the table. like many of us, she first played in her garage as a young girl. >> i thought table tennis was so cool. immediately when i started

playing it, i just fell in love with it. >> she dead indicates countless hours of practice to this sport. education is so important. your parents made a deal with you. isn't that right? they said as long as you make straight as, you can play table tennis. if you make a b, no table tennis. so you've never made a b. >> never. >> united states has never won in table tennis but ariel came close. after winning her first two matches, she gave china a run for her money, nearly upsetting the world's best in an incredible match. >> you played well. you didn't medal. how has that changed your focus for the future. >> before i did not realize i could compete with the world's best. now i've gained a little more confidence. my sights are set ongoing 2016. >> though she seems like a typical teenager, some of her closest friends are far from

ordinary. >> you you've made headlines because you have famous friends. how did that come back. >> uncle warren. >> how much people do you think call him uncle warren. >> she was invited to give him a table tennis lesson for his birthday. since then he and bill gates have been her biggest supporters, even showing up in the stands calling her performance phenomenal. >> do you play? >> i played at the berkshire hathaway meeting. we played a few points and they whipped out their huge paddle. >> did you bring me the big paddle? if i play you, i'm going to need it. well, i didn't have a big paddle in hand but i still decided to give it a shot. >> let's go. >> don't be too hard on me.

oh no. are you laughing at me? >> no, i'm not. >> yes, you are. >> i may not have what it takes but ariel has brought hope to a somewhat unknown sport. she plans to come back with a vengeance in 2016. well, based on the way all of you are playing today, i thought why not bring you a paddle you can actually use. savannah. >> have some faith, jenna. >> i've seen you. >> thank you. >> exactly. >> table tennis. ariel is here. matt has already been a little competitive here. that can be yours. >> you, too, matt. >> sorry. >> that was a good one. >> oh shoot. >> wait. why don't you play with the paddle. >> don't hit the people, savannah. >> i'm sorry. i didn't know my own power. >> back in there. >> all right. >> shoot, i'm terrible.

>> get in here. >> yeah. >> go, al. >> i'm your backstop. thank you. >> matt middle of the table, al. >> sorry. >> natalie. >> now you go. >> you take this. i need the little paddle. >> here is the little paddle. ready, ariel? >> yes. >> it snuck over. >> oh no. >> trying to put the spin on it. >> put a little spin. >> see.

>> one last point. >> for the world championship. >> ariel, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. [ applause ] >> this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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>> this morning on today's olympic kitchen, british favorites with an american tailgating twist. chef, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, how are you? >> we don't think of french cooking and tailgating together but you managed to pull it off. >> this is american tailgating in london. we brought down mini there. >> we're ready to go her. >> what are we going to make? >> i'm making boubolin's quick. a very british sort of classical dishes. and i'm also making a banger with somerset cheddar inside. >> potatoes are bubble and squeak. >> basically made of leftover cabbage, potatoes, root vegetables. and then you make meat or roast. the next day you take it cold and put it in the pan.

this is the chef in london. >> looks like a high degree of difficulty on that maneuver. why do you call it the bubble and squeak? >> because it's going to bubble and squeak in your stomach. when you will be eating this or maybe sometime the next day. we do that bubble. you see the cheddar out of the sausages. it's delicious and beautiful. >> how do you serve it? do you have a sauce to go over it? >> yes. a cumberland sauce, right there. and the cumberland sauce is basically red currant dressing, so pork sauce, with cracked pepper and it's hot, it's sweet, it's spicy. >> kind of like a gravy. >> voila. kind of like a gravy. when you're french you don't do gravy. >> we're american. we do gravy in american. >> but this is totally british. >> and what are you making here?

>> new england lobster rolls. it's featured in the pregame menu at barbol everyboou. >> it's right by the park where the action is. lobster rolls, local. we like to support the locals. lobster mayo, old bay. very new england. chopped chervil, fresh lemon. >> look at those little sliders. we always like to have a little touch of new york, a little touch -- a touch of america, a touch of british, and a touch of french. barbecue pulled pork sliders. fantastic. >> how do you serve this, like a pizza? >> serve yourself. this is family style. basically you just cut the potato, cabbage and carrots with the sausage. voila. >> i think we've got some takers here. >> how are you, matt.

>> chef, thank you so much. that will do it for us. daytime olympic coverage is next. but, first, your local news. . . . . >> it's been so amazing. definitely a dream come true. >> i like this thing. i really do. you see these all over great britain. >> oh, hi, guys. >> with jimmy in just a couple of minutes. jenna bush-hager. >> ariel making mince meat. >> put me down.

oh! >> we could go get a beer. good morning. 8:56 on wednesday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. today friends and family are will remember the life of a bay area gymnastics coach. a memorial service will be held for 57-year-old russell wright today at the lucy stern community school in pal lo alto. he drowned last week when his foot got trapped in a swim in the yosemites.

he's sur vooiched by two daughters. good morning to you. we have some very hot weather and many days to deal with it. 100 degrees by thursday, 101 on friday. so if you're looking for cooler conditions, bayside not the coast, you'll be in the 80s and 70s today. otherwise, we keep on climbing all the way through friday. saturday and sunday staying hot. stay tuned to the weather report.

here's bolt. usain bolt explodes. and he's still the king of the 100! >> on this eighth day of august, that's greenwich park in london, a 20-minute drive from buckingham palace. it's the home of olympic equestrian. right now, the individual jumping final is under way and we join it live with tim ryan and melanie smith-taylor. >> in the ring now for the united states here, the third rider, it is rich fellers from wilsonville, oregon. a 52-year-old aboard flexible.

fellers comes in carrying five faults from the first round today. this is the deciding medal round. and he carries that score into this second round. >> and he is early on in the course approaching fence number five. there are ten numbered fences, 13 jumping efforts in this course. six verticals set at the maximum height of 5'3". some of them have over six-foot spreads. >> 22 riders of 37 who rode this morning, qualified into this final round for the medals. >> and rich really needs a clear round to stay in contention. unfortunately he had four penalties and an uncharacteristic time fault, which puts him on an odd score and way down in the rankings at this point. >> running in a reverse order of their results this morning. >> and he puts up a brilliant