"today" this wednesday morning. two days to go until the opening ceremony of the olympic games. our whole game is assembled. good morning to you. i'm savannah guthrie alongside al roker and natalie morales. matt lauer left to get ready for the opening ceremonies. he's back looking at that briefing book to stump us with his trivia. >> perhaps. up ahead, one of the big issues here is security, keeping the games safe.

coming up we'll show you impressive new technology they are using to make sure everything goes off at planned. >> also catch up with some young u.s. olympians, five swimmers. one of them is the youngest member of team usa. >> you might be wondering, how will the royals spend the olympics, what venues will they be going to, can they get tickets? i don't know. the queen's granddaughter is competing. we're going to share their plans with you. >> good. we can follow them around, perhaps. first a check on the top news stories. we've got hoda kotb holding down the fort in new york. hoda, good morning once again. >> reporter: single handedly. officials are trying to find out if any taxpayer money was used to pay for the massacre in colorado. james holmes, a former phd candidate at a medical college had been supported by a $26,000 federal grant before dropping out of school. officials are going over

financial records. meantime, batman star christian bale visited wounded shooting victims tuesday. a pregnant woman in the theater at the time of the shooting has given birth to a healthy baby boy. her house, though, is in critical condition. at least five people are under arrest following more violent protests overnight in anaheim, california. demonstrators clashed with khris over recent deadly police shootings including one involving an unarmed man. police fired beanbags and pepper-balls into the crowd. it was the fourth straight night of protest in anaheim. the city council's office asked the attorney's office to investigate the shooting. an unusual announcement from north korea. for the first time the media says kim jong-un is married. little was known about the mystery woman that accompanied him. he took over as leader after his father died in september. it has been a year since gay marriage became legal in new

york. mayor bloom berlg estimated gay weddings had a big economic impact in the city bringing in almost $260 million including money spent on guests and transportation. it accounted for 20% of all marriage licenses issued in new york city in the last year. one man killed and a police officer hurt tuesday when both went over a retaining wall near niagara falls. the officer fell about 100 feet into the gorge. rescue crews used a truck and rappelled down to chase the officer. it's not clear why the man was chased. the incident is under investigation. the it happened about a mile from niagara falls. actor sherman hemsley has died best known for his rolling on the sit col "the jeffersons" he was found dead in his home on tuesday. he was 74 years old. chad everett who starred in the

medical series medical center died. he was 75 years old. they found a skeleton buried inside a monastery that may be the woman who inspired mona lisa. they plan to use carbon dating and other tests to find out if it is so. if so experts may try to use computers to reconstruct her face, smile and all. a trip to a goodwill star is about to pay off big for a north carolina woman. she bought a painting there for just over 10 bucks and found it was vertical diamonds by 20th century abstract artist. sotheby's will auction it off and predicts it will go for $20,000. twenty minutes past t-- back-of- time to head back to

savannah, natalie and al. >> just bought one that has dogs playing cards. >> to go with velvet elvis. >> hoda, thank you. we'll see you a little later and a check of the weather. >> of course we're talking about strong storms making their way through the midsection of the country. we're also looking at a lot of heat. first let's look at what's going on in london. next few days a gorgeous couple of days. even on into friday where we had a chance of afternoon showers. but by the opening ceremonies, the shower chance will decrease. temperatures will be in the 60s under partly cloudy skies. so looks like the weather will be nice for >> good morning. after some big thunderstorms last night, it will be a nice one tonight with mostly sunny skies.

>> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thanks. more than 10,000 athletes here to compete. some 9 million tickets have been sold. how do you keep the city safe. nbc's stephanie gosk has that story. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. every city has hosts the olympic games has to ask the same question, how are we going to keep the games safe a scandal with a private security firm has some people wondering whether or not london was ready. those in charge insist it is. the largest peace time security operation in u.s. history starts at olympic park. this week athletes are pouring

in. soon spectators will as well. when the private security firm g4s announced only two weeks ago they could not provide enough guards at the gate the british military was forced to step up. 1400 troops check bags and man x-rays. a at venues outside of london, the local police have had to fill in. metropolitan police commander bob broadhurst said the g4s debacle has not compromised security. >> what it did do, people in all the agencies had to work a bit harder. >> reporter: the security guards are just one part of a much larger operation. from this command and control center broadhurst is in charge of more than 1,000 officers on the ground, water, and air. they are backed up by a military arsenal including surface-to-air missiles, typhoon fighter jets and the royal navy's largest ship, the "hms ocean." it's an historic buildup londoners have noticed. >> if something did happen, we'd

be equipped to respond to it quite well. >> there are also multiple layers of security the public won't see, including new technology to remotely control vehicles, if they get carjacked, installed in thousands of buses. we were given a firsthand demonstration. >> it's measuring everything from speed down to how much i'm pressing the accelerator. >> reporter: at the side of the road a colleague took control of the car from a laptop. >> really can't do anything with the vehicle. >> reporter: now coming to a complete stop. even more important than technology or firepower, say commanders, is experience. on july 7th, 2005, just a day after london was awarded the 2012 games, the city was attacked by a home grown terror cell. 52 people were killed. >> terrorism has been a fact of life in the united kingdom since 9/11 and really before. but the security services because of that experience are as good, if not better, than any

security service in the world. prart large scale attack is considered unlikely. what people are more concerned about here is a lone wolf attack, a person acting on their own. the best defense against that is public vigilance. savannah. >> receive any gosk, thank you. up next we'll meet the youngest swimmers on team usa. we'll meet up with the royal family after this. . with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. no annual fee. that's 1% back on... wow! 2% on my homemade lasagna. 3% back on [ friends ] road trip!!!!!!!!!!!! [ male announcer ] get 1-2-3 percent cash back. apply online or at a bank of america near you.

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welcome back to london. the first gold medals will be awarded as soon as saturday. three swim teams have finals. some ladies joining us might come home with lard wear. we want to introduce them. ladies, good morning. first of all, just a show of hands. how many of you are either in high school or just graduated. >> high school. >> so pretty young. are you excited to be here at the olympics? >> yes. >> katie, not only are you the youngest swimmer on the team, you are the youngest olympian. >> yes. >> how does that feel? >> feels great to be here with older athletes and being around them and being able to compete with them for the u.s. really great honor. >> get some good advice. >> leah, you qualified to win in

the 4 by 100 meter freestyle. you're from new york city and not exactly known for competitive swimming. how did you get into swimming? >> i started when i was six. my friends in the first grade were taking lessons. they were like, you should join. i was like, okay, why not. my mother wanted me to be water safe. i joined and stikd with it. >> your friends did you a favor. >> what about you, rachel. as i understand it, up until the trials you had been competing at a junior level. you're kind of making your debut at the senior level we olympics. >> wen to the pan american games. this is my first olympics. i'm excited to be here. it's a huge experience for me. >> you are now going to be an olympian for life. what does that mean for you. >> it's crazy. i remember dreaming about it, for as long as i can remember, i guess. now that it's finally realized, it hasn't hit me. it's an amazing accomplishment. i couldn't be more proud to represent the united states.

>> elizabeth, you're the veteran of the group competed in 2008 in beijing. have you given them a lot of advice, what to expect and how to keep calm and cool? >> i think so. probably more of the older people giving better advice. for the most part is just enjoy it and take it in. four years ago i looked like a deer in last wills and testaments and didn't know what to expect. this time i'm trying to take it in. >> are you getting around town and seeing the town. >> this is our first time out of the village. it's cool we get to see a little of it. >> this is where they actually get the medals. there's two ways to get a medal, you can swim you're way there or break into the building. >> kaitlyn, you just missed the olympics in 2008. what have you been doing the last four years to make sure you're here in london and coming on strong. >> just a lot of hard work coming in. i moved from my hometown in tucson and go to school at uc berkeley. my coach has been a huge impact on my life.

i think that program in general has really like brought me to the next level. >> do you train along with natalie coughlin. >> yes. >> you're in good form. >> i have a lot of good people to look up to every day. >> have you checked out the aquatic center? >> yes. >> have you gotten in the pool? >> yes. >> how does it feel? >> fast. >> what does that mean? when you say it's a fast pool, what does it mean? >> you feel like it's all about your race. it's kind of a mental thing, i think. it's not really a fast pool. you just feel ready and prepared. >> we're so proud of you. we can't wait to see you swim. we hope you're standing up there on the podium this weekend. >> make us proud no matter how you do. >> thank you. >> good luck to you. >> thank you. >> coming up next, the olympic athletes show us their silly side. these kids have a silly side, too. this is your chance. is it done?

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one thing we've already learned is that the olympic athletes have a pretty good sense of humor. we decided to ask them what they would do to make the queen's famously stoic guards laugh. >> maybe do a chicken dance in front of them. >> probably start dancing around

them. >> i'm just kidding. >> probably get in their face and stair. >> maybe i'd give a guard a kiss on the cheek. >> get in front of them. i'd be like -- >> we could always walk by in our bikinis. >> that would make them smile, no? >> i think those beach volleyball girls are onto something. make them smile by wearing a bikini. >> get a camera and all of a sudden everybody from america shows up. >> where are you from? >> originally nebraska but live here in england now. >> are you here for the olympics? >> yes. beach volleyball. >> young lady, where are you from? >> houston, texas. >> are you staying for the olympics? >> yes. >> you had to think about that for a second. yes. and what event are you looking forward to seeing. >> the swimming and running events. >> was it hard to get tickets?

>> actually we haven't managed that but we're hoping we'll get a view from somewhere. >> we'll put the message out. >> where are you from? >> north carolina. >> you're here for the olympics i take it. >> we're about to leave but we're here for the beginning of it. >> what do you think? is it pretty cool to be here with the excitement. >> it's so awesome, so cool, coming here and representing usa. >> do that again? bigger. >> we're ready for the olympics. from delaware? your whole family? you're here to see the olympics as well. >> yes. >> what event are you looking forward to. >> hockey. >> soccer. >> excellent. all right. >> excited about that game. can't wait to go to a public and watch it there. >> any excuse for the pub. >> how many have been to the pub so far. >> i'm waiting for the pub call.

>> every member of the crews is waving their hands. all right. coming up, the man on the brink of being the most decorated olympian ever, ryan seacrest catches up with michael phelps. >> i thought you meant ryan seacrest. >> right after this. matt. [ female announcer ] melissa posts,

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you are looking at london's olympic park. one square mile. home to what will become the iconic venues of the game, the olympic stadium, aquatic center, velodrome. soon it will be our home for the next two weeks. good morning, everyone. i'm natalie morales alongside natalie morales and al roker. one of the biggest names in these games and the last games, too. coming up he's going to talk to ryan seacrest and how he feels about his competition. has he a rival in the pool. we'll talk to him in a few

months. >> you know what else is almost a competition, the royal watching. william and harry will be very visible. they will be cheering one of their cousins competing in the equestrian event. we'll tell you about other events and get a little lesson about the history of the tower of london. >> speaking of history, we'll look at the tower bridge, part of our backdrop. a lot of people confuse it with the london bridge, like some of those people did. there's a big difference. first we want to bring in mario. always good to see you. thanks for being here. >> thanks have having me, al. >> you captured gold in 2004 when women's saber made it to olympic debut, team usa's first gold medal in fencing in 100 years. four years later you do it in beijing. now going for your third consecutive medal.

>> do you get more pressure because you are favored to win. >> every olympic games is different than the last, different cultures, feel, first time, second time. i'm soaking in every moment. it's exciting. it's fun, i do my best for team usa. >> some kids play soccer, baseball, some swim. how did you get involved with fencing at age ten. >> i know. i did all of those sports, too. they bored me too much. my older brother wanted to sword fight when he saw movies. my mother signed him up. i had to learn self-defense, so i said sign me up. we were a disaster running around. >> you have a gutsy mom. >> i know. >> how are you different today as a fencer as opposed to four years ago. our sport is constantly changing. they are changing the rules, the timing. if you're on top like i am, you have to make sure you're

unpredictable. i'm constantly working on trying to improve, have tricks up my sleeve. myself as a fencer, i've changed a lot. >> you're going to try to make me a fencer myself. >> i heard you had on some armor. you've been in the ancient version, now the modern version. >> i can't even get the glove on. >> what do you call that? >> not a helmet, a mask. >> the glasses. >> can't see. >> go easy on him, we need him. >> that's good. >> we have our enguard position. this castle behind us, bend your knees. that's the enguard position. one of you fine ladies. in french.

engarde, press. >> if we were doing medieval fencing the most effective shot is the one to the head. that's the kill shot. >> don't do that. >> on their cue, show you what a fast saber thrust looks like. just like that he's out. >> in fencing i would score one point. in medieval fencing, i would probably just win overall. >> that's pretty much the way. >> good news for you, you survived. >> that you so much. we appreciate it. >> that's what going on around the country, here is what's >> good morning. it will be a beautiful day today. the dew points are in the 50's.

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. welcome back to london as we count down to the olympics. throughout the centuries, the tower of london was used as a royal palace, a prison and eventually as a place of execution. today it still holds the royal crown jewels. now it also safely secures 4,700 olympic medals which will be handed out during the summer games. a royal historian and author of several novels including "the other bolin girl" nice to have you here. i'm a big fan of your work.

>> thank you, nice to be here. >> tell us about the history, the royal palace, fortress. tell us what it was used for back then when it was the palace. >> it was the most secure place in london built by william the conqueror. this castle behind us was back when he invade england and had to make london secure. since then it's been secure. any time the royal family has been in trouble, they have come back behind the river and this has been their safest palace. they have always used it in times of trouble. traditionally any member of the royal family in the olden days would go to coronation from here. a big ceremonial place. >> the tudor period brought in darker times. this came in a prison and place of execution. >> to be honest with you, it's always been a bit dark. this is british history. there is a lot of killing, murdering going on.

this is a place people would have been tortured, political prisoners tortured. here about 60 people over the years, most recently the world war. this is where ann bolin was put together and pretender to the throne mary tudor, lady jane gray was put to death. if anywhere you're going to see ghosts in england, it's going to be here. >> have you experienced gosses here. >> i met a serious historian who said his children had picked up the ambiance of ghosts here. it's a very tragic place as well as a historic place. it's been a tragic place for many people. >> let's talk about olympics. third time is the charm for the olympics. everyone is excited this is the third time they are hosting. we're expecting royal watching as well. the royals attending pretty much every day an olympic event. how much of a place in history

does this royal family have in comparison to past history? >> well, they are not politically effective anymore. so in a sense they are much more figure heads. they represent the people in a sense by the fact they are very well loved. i think everybody is really glad they are turning out. to be honest, the younger once, particularly, they like a good time. they love their sport. they are delighted to go. prince harry, volleyball, every young man's dream. a nice event for everyone and the royal family will clearly enjoy it. >> cheering on their cousin whose mother queen anne competed in montreal. here is a chance for her to compete and hold the crown high. >> both princess anne and her husband, sarah's father were serious competitors. she should have made the olympics before.

everyone is really excited. she got a new horse and seems fit. we're really -- it's a very happy time for england at the moment. >> filipliilippa gregory, thank much for a great history lesson. coming up next, ryan seacrest will catch up with michael phelps who hopes to score three more medals that will put him over the top making history as the most decorated olympian of all time. we're back after this. whether it's showing competitors' rates

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welcome back to london. michael phelps needs just three medaling to become the most decorated olympian ever. he was with us live. our special correspondent ryan

seacrest asked how his arrival was different emotionally this time knowing this will be his last olympics. >> it's been weird, my last tuesday, my last double. it's cool to say. but i think back the last 20 years what happened over my career, it's been a lot of great memories. i think that's one thing i'm looking nord to this week, having a lot of good memories and moment and hopefully finish my career with some good swims. >> a few weeks back at the trials you said there's more work to be done, you wanted to get faster. what have you focused on. >> stroke control, getting back to my old strokes. really didn't feel that great at trials. just working on small things. breaststroke, i literally had to start from scratch and just work on the entry and my hands,

keeping my hands together a lot of small things to tweak. >> where do you think you are physically and mentally. >> physically at my best. mentally, every day. visualize races, prepare for what could happen, what i want to happen. >> you've had a chance to see the aquatic center, the pool. is it a fast pool? what's it like? >> it's cool. overwhelming. the deck space is small. you look up on both sides of the stands and there's a lot of stands there. >> you like that, right? >> it's going to be cool. hopefully we'll have some loud cheering and the place will be rocking. i remember in 2000, the floor was almost -- you could feel like the floor shaking. more people here, hopefulla loud venue. >> you're staying with the other athletes in the olympic village. >> we are. >> what are you doing in your downtime there? >> i've pretty much just been watching tv shows.

i start the "the wire" and catching up on "breaking bad." a little bit of sitting around watching shows and movies. >> there have been reports of no air conditioning. is that true? >> we walked in and tried to crank the thermostat down. nothing was happening all day. they told us in a meeting we have no air conditioning. some of us are lucky enough to have -- i think everybody on the team has little like college dorm fans that rotate. so we have some air circulating. >> more comfortable now. >> yeah. everybody has to deal with it. >> if you win three medals here in london, you go on to become the most decorated olympian of all time. have you stepped back to think about how significant that is in history, michael? >> you know, i think a lot of things i've done through my career haven't really sunk in yet. you know, i think i guess the more i move through my life, i think some of those moments will sink in more. i have a job to finish here. that's why i'm here, why i'm setting out on saturday to start

my journey. hopefully it's a good one. i'm looking forward to getting in the water and race. the goal is always to try and swim faster here than you did at trials. if i do that, then i've made progress. >> what's the journey after this journey? i know you're looking forward to having a little bit of fun. if you booked any trips, made any plans? >> we have a couple of trips booked, looking forward to pretty much relaxing and doing whatever i want to do, going wherever i want to go, and just living life. having fun every day, have a smile, wake up, be lucky to be here. >> ryan seacrest with michael phelps a bit earlier. we're going to see michael in the pool this saturday. coming up next, a tour of our magnificent location today, london's tower bridge. but first this is "today" on nbc. ql&'

welcome back to london. a lot of americans confuse the london bridge with that bridge over there, the tower bridge. nearly half a million visitors every year go to that bridge, making one of london's most popular tourist attractions. of course it is part of this city's iconic skyline. between morning and night, 40,000 people drive, bike or walk across this london landmark. and three times a day, for six minutes at a clip, the hustle and bustle of the city slows to a stop. people watch and wait for the 2,000 ton roadway to split and soar open. it's the ships sailing below that have the right away. >> we only open it as much as we need to for the vessel to pass

safely. >> construction began on the bridge in 1886 and took eight years to complete. first two massive peers made of concrete sunk into the thames. 4,000 workers fastened 11,000 tons of steel to create the framework for the roads and towers. at the time the structure was considered an engineering marvel, the biggest combination suspended an bascle bridge in the world. it's like a seesaw, each side opening from a counterbalance under the span. originally the bridge was powered by a hydraulic system that used steam to drive pumping engines that would release energy into storage containers called accumulators. that would save until needed by a second set of engines that drive the bridge open and clothes. in 1876 oil and electricity replaced steam as the bridge's

energy. it's now computerized, only second in comparison to its beauty. its red, white and blue color scheme is a tribute to the queen's jubilee over 30 years ago. >> only a few things in your memory if you want to remember london. >> one of those memories, the view from the pedestrian walkway over 10 stories above the busy city. it's no small feat hanging those rings. he they had to put them on a bharnlg, down the thames, chains, then hoisted it into position. the rings actually rise and lower as the bridge does. >> the only thing harder was getting into the armor this morning, right? >> yeah. it was comfortable. very comfortable. >> how are you feeling now? >> you and i will check later. >> oh, gosh. >> only the beginning. >> tomorrow beach volleyball,

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