good morning. by a fingernail in one of the closest races in history, swimmer nathan adrian grabbed gold for the united states. >> gold for the u.s.y 0.01! >> as gymnast danell leyva roared back from 17th place, nailing his performance on the parallel bars. now it's the women's turn in what could be ryan lochte and

michael phelps' final duel in the pool today on thursday, october 2nd, 2012. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from london, england. good morning and welcome to "tod "today" on this thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer, al roker and natalie morales. we have taken a little walk down the road to see these olympic rings. >> with the brouhaha over the olympic calderon where people can't get to it and get a view of it to take that icon being photograph, people have been looking for an alternative and has become the go-to place.

we have olympic rings up on the hill. there's a line of people waiting to take foes owes. we stopped by just a few minutes ago and took a photo of our own. just to show you what an olympic animal has become, savannah doesn't even have to turn around to tell you the color of the olympic rings. >> i knew you were going to do this to me one day, red, yellow, black, blue, green and orange -- >> there's only five and they're right over there if you wanted to look at them. >> you're the worst! >> i thought he was going to say that -- >> blue skies on top of it, clouds behind us on front and either side, sunshine here. >> natalie is an olympic athlete. she jumped in those heels. >> i did. i got the most height, too. >> you started ahead. >> gymnast danell leyva really

had a comeback yesterday. in a few minutes we'll take to him and his coach and father. >> and we had a great time, and the mayor got stuck zip lining, waving some british flag, folks taking pictures of him. >> those photos have gone viral. they're placing him in other places. >> we'll talk more about that. meanwhile you have the rest of the olympic news. >> team usa picked up another six medals as the athletes are gearing up for a huge night of competition tonight. >> here they come home. >> a big surprise in the pool. u.s. swimmer nathan adrian taking gold in the men's 100 meter freestyle. the victory just 0.01 of a second ahead of australia's

missile james magnuson. so close that adrian wasn't sure he won. >> i started celebrating and then i was like, wait a minute, did i really win? and i kind of double-checked. and lo and behold, a flood of emotion. you have to fight back the tears. it's incredible to be on the pola podium and see your flag raised is incredible. >> michael phelps went head to head with ryan lochte in the semifinal of a 200 meter. the duel in the pool is later today. more gold for missy franklin and the u.s. women. they won the 4x200 freestyle

relay. >> i can't stop smiling. i think it's the biggest smile i've ever had in my life. that's saying a lot because i love smiling. >> in men's gymnastics, u.s. champion danell leyva took bronze in the individual all around. he had some difficult on the pummel horse but closed his routine with the bars. >> i didn't do the routine that i wanted to do but i used it and channelled it into positive energy and just kept fighting and finished really strong and i'm really happy with the way it ended. >> big news in badminton, eight players kicked out of the game for trying to lose. athletes were disqualified for trying to lose on purpose so they could get a better spot in the next round of competition. fans were outraged, some asking for their money back.

and a show of olympic spirit didn't quite work out for the mayor of london. he tried to zip line through and he got stuck. he hung out for several minutes until help arrived. he said it was no big deal and waited until help arrived. >> i'm going to do it again later on. >> you have abby douglas and aly raisman tonight. and also the duel in the pool. you're going to go to that, right? >> that's right. >> china leads the medal count, 30 total including 17 gold. the u.s. close behind in second with 29 and japan in third with 17. >> lots to cover. savannah has gone back to our olympic studio. let's go to her. >> thanks.

danell leyva is here with his bronze, long with his dad and coach and teammate john orozco who finished eighth. danell, when you woke up this morning how many seconds passed before you had the thought i am a bronze medallist? >> i don't know. i can't really put an exact number on it but it hit me. >> did you sleep with that medal on last night? >> no, but i had it in my bag next to me. >> you really had to really fight back yesterday. how deep did you have to dig to pull off that performance? >> like you said i didn't have the best routine. i kind of messed up. the way i did the dismount didn't really count it. that's why i got a really low score. he came over to me and said

don't worry, nothing happened. we both knew my strongest events were at the end. i just have to show off and do what i do. >> not only are you his father, you're his coach, too. how hard that was to be on the sidelines and to watch this? >> well, to be a coach, just be a coach is all. it's a little hard sometimes but really we have a great relationship. he's a very good listening guy and not too bad. >> john, i know yesterday was a struggle for you as well on the horse but you, too, turned in some solid performances. how are you looking on this whole olympic experience? >> this whole experience has been a real journey for me. i didn't have my dream performance but just making it here to the olympics. i know there are thousands, if not millions of kid, who wish they could compete here at the

olympics. i'm grateful for the opportunity. i'm still glad i got to compete for team usa. >> you both are so young. might we see new rio? >> i'm definitely staying for 2016 and 2020. >> how about you? >> absolutely. >> you get a little rest i hope? >> yes. >> you have become a star of the olympics yourself. tell me about the pretr-routine what you guys go through. it's gotten a lot of attention. >> it's something i do with all my athletes. it's something that i do, it's something that i do. it's my routine. >> your ritual, something you do. who is inspiring has it been to have this person you grew up with being your coach? >> i'm very, very lucky to have

him there with me the whole time. it's amazing. we really -- we have such a huge connection, like he said since i was really young, since i started. not only him but also my mom, she has an athlete here and dad, and to have both of them here i feel very, very lucky. >> i can't let you go without asking you about the towel, which is now tweeting. why is this so special to you? >> this only started off kind of like as a lucky towel, you know? one of my aunts went to go buy a towel for me and the other went to her house to get a towel for me and they both ended up bringing the exact same towel. at first it was just a lucky towel but it's turned into so much more than that. it turned into something that helps me get into the zone and the concentration of my routine. i tend to get distracted way too easily. >> the thao did its job and so did you.

>> can we get a yin clap before we go? congratulations to all of you. >> thank you. >> here's matt. >> with news now of what appears to be the very first mass disqualification in olympic history, eight badminton players kicked out of this competition. stephanie gosk has more on that. >> the olympic motto higher, stronger doesn't leave a lot of room for athletes throwing a competition. today the coach for the chinese badminton team apologized on chinese state tv. saying his team did not fully demonstrate the fighting spirit of chinese badminton when they did this on tuesday night. it became clear early on to the fans that they wanted to lose, especially when the south korean team joined in.

>> just served it almost like a 90 degree angle, straight down the court. >> and you realized they were actually trying to throw it? >> that was just not right at all. >> because of new rules, a chinese win in a disqualifying match could have resulted in a semifinal between two chinese teams, something the chinese wanted to avoid. if the chinese team won tuesday, china's two favorites would not have been able to win both gold and silver. the judges gave the players a warning and eventually the south koreans started playing again but the damage was done. like a virus, it spread to other matches. an indonesian pair and south korean pair also did the same. the fans were angry. >> it's a joke really. you're here for an olympic event and they're purposely trying to lose. >> i think it's appalling.

it really disappointing to think olympic athletes would do that. >> all eight players were disqualified. an appeal by the indonesian and south korean teams was rejected. >> a very clear message has been sent that we expect sporting behavior and property competiti competition. that's what people pay for. >> play continued. >> the ioc has asked for an investigation. this is huge black mark for the sport. it was invented in this country and fans are devastated. >> everywhere i've been, people have been talking about that story and none of them happy about it. >> a lot of other story making headlines unrelated to the olympics. natalie, good morning again. >> two more tense situations to tell but for flyers in the u.s. federal officials are investigating a narrowly averted mid-air collision near

washington, d.c. three u.s. airways passengers jets came within just 12 seconds of crashing into each other when air traffic controllers gave two outgoing flights the go ahead to fly in the path of an incoming play. this according to "the washington post." a storm was approaching at the time causing air traffic plans to shift. meantime,san antonio airport is open after being evacuated wednesday afternoon due to a bomb threat. >> fighting is intensifying in the battle for syria. richard, good day to you. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. syrian troops are still battling for control in aleppo. attack helicopters circle over the city of arhia. we hear the assault begin. we move to the alleys to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 in

aleppo. activists show me syrian tanks are also firing. the rebels have just attacked a military convoy to try to prevent reinforcements to reach aleppo. now the convoy is attacking the city to make them pay for it. men on motor cycles tell us there are bodies up the street, many. in a mosque we find them, along with their distraught families. there seem to be many casualties here, eight bodies have been brought. they can't get them to the hospital so they're just putting ice on top of the bodies. >> the rebels seem desperately outgunned and may have taken on a battle against the convoy they can't win. each fighter says he only has about 60 bullets and homemade grenades. back in the media center, bad news has arrived. one of the rebel's media activists has just been killed, one of more than a dozen killed

so far and the rebels never stopped the military convoy. the rebels have not, however, given up. another convoy passed by the city today and was attacked once again. natalie? >> all right. richard engel, thanks. >> the attorney for michael jackson's mother is expected to file papers proposing a change in the guardianship arrangement for jackson's three children. michael's will named his 82-year-old mother as children. the new arrangement would add the cousin t.j. jackson as co-guardian to help katherine raise them. and after london governor boris jackson got stuck on the zip line, the pictures went viral. they cropped the photos and pasted them into all kinds of places. even getting the look of scorn from british prime minister david cameron. if you need, you can hang him from your rear view mirror to

freshen up your car. as i toss it over to you, we've had our own little fun with him as well. poor boris. >> i think we have a picture of him joining us race walking. >> he joined us in a couple of locations over the last couple of days. there he is back in new york city back in the day. >> there here is hovering over our race walking competition. >> where's his yellow track suit? >> and he's even on the ring. look at that. >> fun with photoshop. >> now mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> that's right, thanks so much. >> as we take a look at tropical depression number five, right now it's 325 miles east of the windward islands, it's booking out of the west at over 20 miles per hour. can you see the track bringing

it over jamaica sometime late monday. it may become a tropical storm but it's having a lot of trouble getting itself organized. we have a risk of strong storms in the northern plains. the record breaking hit continues in the mid section of the country. beautiful day in the pacific northwest with temperatures ies >> good morning. there is some patchy fog in some areas. we should be into the low 90's. >> and that's your latest weather. >> we should explain something. from time to time up hear a roar

coming from a crowd that you can't see and sometimes it comes even at inappropriate times. we're very close to the field hockey venue. it's just across the way. seems like it's a packed house right now and apparently the game is exciting. you might be hearing that from time to time. >> we're right near the basketball venue and yesterday you could hear that. >> and that's an indoor venue. >> it's australia versus the u.s. playing right now. >> and we all cheer whenever you get my name right. >> we're going to go with this, aren't we? >> why don't you just do it this way. >> well, you know, u.s. athletes are not the only ones going for the gold here in london. the irs stands to gain by sending tax bills to each medal winner. >> this may come to a surprise to a lot of people. the winners get a $25,000

honorarium. all across the world americans are still basking in the glow of michael phelps becoming the most decorated olympian in history but he won't be smiling when he gets his tax bill. because phelps and every american athlete who win as medal in london also wins a cash prize and an olympic size sachs bill from uncle sam. almost $9,000 in taxes for taking home a gold. more than $5,300 for a silver and just over $3,500 in taxes for winning a bronze. the men's relay team that helped push phelps over the top owes the government nearly $63,000 so far for its combined efforts. ryan lochte's tax bill is more than $23,000 and all the u.s. athletes owe close to $250,000 in taxes so far. florida gop senator marco rubio introduced a bill wednesday that would eliminate the taxes,

calling the system a mess. he said the medal tax is a classic example of this madness. democratic house minority leader nancy pelosi was talking about the need to deal with the bush era tax cuts when she was asked about the medal tax. >> it's not without the greatest respect and regard for the skill and talent of our olympians but the fact of the matter is we have a serious matter to deal with here. >> senator rubio said the athletes' success at the olympics should be celebrated and not taxed. >> just ahead, ryan lochte describes his perfect race. we'll hear about his duel in the pool with michael phelps. this is "today" on nbc.

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their consent. the 18-year veteran of the department will be suspended without pay. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> not a bad start as you head out for your morning commute. the only delays we are tracking on amoss side in the area of liberty road -- on the west side in the area of liberty road. looking good. in the city, kirk ave, watch for closures related to water main break. i street closed between baltimore and lombard. up to date on the northeast corner of belair road. bill in the volume as you get closer to harford from the outer loop. coming towards us, and down towards conaway. tony has a check on your forecast.

>> a little bit of patchy fog in some neighborhoods. 71 at the airport, 73 in catonsville. yesterday we had showers hanging around. nothing showing up on the radar this morning. most of you will have a dry day. it will be warmer the next couple of days. we will keep the isolated thunderstorm chance in the afternoon.

and it is over! the americans have survived. >> misty may-treanor and kerri walsh got a scare last night. they lost their first set ever in beach volleyball. coming up savannah catches up with beach volleyball's dynamic duo. she even learned a few new moves on the court. after what we saw here yesterday, you could learn a few

new moves. >> haven't you seen the fall on your face ins sand move? i patented it. a will tlot of the cheers are c from outside. they set up a huge monitor and a lot of folks come to watch the events on a big screen. >> at the base of the hill where we had the olympic ring photo, we have more coming up. >> the women's gymnastic all around. team usa has two really strong contenders in gabby douglas and aly raisman. a preview from the only three american women who have won that event. >> and then hugs, high fives, hoora hoorays, all of that. what it's really like watching your kid compete in the olympic games. >> and later in london, we'll show you what happened when mat, natalie, al and i hit the road. >> and we have with us a

swimmer. she made her olympic debut last night helping team usa win gold and set an olympic record, shannon, good morning. congratulations. >> good morning. >> how do you feel? >> great. >> yeah? >> yeah. just for people at home, can you explain how the relay team is chosen? >> well, there are six of us that are vane from olympic trials and then the third, fourth, fifth and sixth place swimmers swim prelims in the morning and the top two are chosen. seven guys swim but that's how it worked for us. >> when you swam the third leg, you're standing there, watching this. what's going through your mind as you're about to jump in the pool? >> i was thinking if i leave allison in a bad place, i'll feel really bad about it. i knew i was handing it off to the perfect anchor. i knew if i stayed close to

australia, she'd be in a great position to bring it home. >> talk about her final 200 meters. by this time you're out of the pool watching with dana and missy. what were your emotions as you saw her bring that home. >> i was crying the night before watching her win the 200 freestyle. i've watched her anchor so many times. as soon as she kind of took over the lead, i knew she wasn't going to lose it. that's when it hit all of us this is going to be an olympic medal. as soon as she got closer and closer to the finish, it seemed like she she do break records. i think it was the second fastest on record or something? >> i think it was. >> she's outstanding. >> so are you. you're about to be a junior at the university of georgia. go bull dogs. >> thank you. >> now we'll head over to al. >> once again it's time for what

we like to call al's english class, where we take a look at the words we share in our shared language of english in america and here in england. today's category food for thought. we'll start easy and work our way up. so the word cheerio, what does cheerio mean? >> hi. >> some are saying hello. >> some say good-bye. >> good-bye is correct. the english translation, good-bye. next one, use your loaf. what do you think? >> brain. noggin. >> your rear end. >> your rear end. of course you'd go there. use your head. all right, the next phrase, porky pies. >> fries? >> i did not know this but in

fact you guys are correct. lies. thank you very much. you all passed "today"'s al's english class. you don't get anything for it, just an intensive sense of satisfaction. for today we're looking at a lot of heat. >> good morning.s 105 to 1 it will be a little bit warmer today and tomorrow. a mixture of sun and clouds. only a 20% chance for a

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we'll have lil wayne playing over the loud speakers. in the middle lane it's me and michael. i look over at phelps and we have a little stare-off, look who wants it more. we step on the blocks and take your marks, boom. i take off. i'm hitting the water like a rocket and i'm not looking back. i don't swim off nen else, i swim my own race. going into the last turn, we both go underwater and look at each other and we're dead even, it's a close race. and i just destroy him off the wall. i take off, going into the home stretch i touch that wall and i just shattered the world record, just killed it by a second or two. i get up on the lane lines and i unleash, my muscles are flexing and bulging, i'm like, yeah!

>> alan abrahamson. you're laughing. >> no one ever said ryan lochte has ever lacked for confidence. >> is that the way you see it playing out? >> that's one theory about the way it might go down. you have to give ryan credit. he's been working his tail off for four years, no question. michael has into the been working his tail off for four years. what ryan doesn't have going for him is if he's going to be swimming the 200 back stroke about 20 minutes before hand. >> let's mention a couple of things. if michael phelps wins this race, he's the first athlete ever to win an individual event three times swimming, three times in a row in terms of three consecutive olympic games. lochte holds the word record in the event, phelps beat him in the olympic trials but lochte beat him by about a body length

in the preliminary trial. >> the prelims mean nothing. last year in shanghai at the world championships, ryan won think about .12 of a second. michael was not in shape. >> that's pretty much you're telling me phelps is going to win this thing. >> i think he's got a very good shot. >> first of all, nathan adrian. >> if you know nathan adrian, he comes from a great family. he is old school. he's gentle, he's soft spoken. and you know what, he just came up big at the greatest time. >> we talked to shannon vreeland a second ago, she was one member member of the team that took the gold medal.

i wants to -- >> she killed that anchor leg. all of a sudden allison turned it on. bob bowman is not a one-trick pony. what do you think of missy's meet to this point? >> the one thing she didn't do was win a medal by 0.01. no shame in that. she's having a great meet. >> and is the team having the meet you've expected? >> this one team will win one third of team usa's medals. they're fantastic. >> we appreciate it, we'll be watching tonight. >> and you can catch the lochte showdown and we'll watch it live

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this morning on "today"'s athletes to watch, misty may-treanor and kerri walsh-jennings. they go for their unprecedented third goal. they've been the golden girls of the olympic games, hitting the sand and landing atop the

podium. in athens and beijing, the. their message to competitors in london, bring on the three-peat. >> we know we're the best team. >> losing is not something you're used to doing. >> i'm just grumpy when we lose. >> the golden 2008 capped off a history making 108-match win streak. there's something special about this partnership. >> it's so cheesy how much i love her. and the way we talk about each other, this is our swan song, it's our last run together. >> i call it a sisterhood. sheep my other marriage outside my marriage. >> it's a bond that began back at home in california where the two played against each other in high school. >> she was my michael jordan growing up.

she's my idol. >> did you really ask for her autograph once ? >> i did. >> after competing in the li olympic games, their parents suggested the two pair up on the beach. it allowed the women to take a step back and enjoy their success. they decided to take a break. there was a time when i don't know if you used the word retirement, it wasn't clear if you were going to come back and go for the olympics in london. >> i thought i was done in 2008. >> misty tore her achilles tendon on "dancing with the stars." and kerri took time off to become a mom. joe was born exactly nine months after the beijing games. i don't want to get too much in your business but this first

baby is a little bit of a gold medal baby. not literally because he came right after. >> that's what i was getting at, thank you, misty. she had another baby, sundance and then set her sights on london, comparing to compete without misty. but misty couldn't stay away from the sport. >> i woke up one morning, i was crying. who wakes up crying? i told my husband i need too do this for me. i want to do one more. i want to finish with the person i was on the journey with. >> i was so excited and i was like oh, my god, my girl's back. >> i see a lot of love here, a lot of friendship but you must get mad at each other, right? >> there's been a handful, right? just a handful but they're intense. gosh, we're getting old.

>> kerre ai and misty aren't th favorites this time. what's more difficult getting ready physically or mentally? >> mentally. our bodies know what to do but mentally, we're slow. >> misty taught me some about that slow. i have no athletic ability. it hurts. >> she'll turn red but a volleyball never killed anybody. >> setting. and almost hitting it over the net. >> well, that went well. >> and finally i got it. >> i would have you on my team. >> you would? >> we wouldn't be winning any gold. don't we high five or something?

>> and in the end it's about winning another gold medal. where does that come from, that drive? >> we know what we have inside of us. i want us to get up and get out of our own way and play with all our hearts. >> you have visualized that moment? >> we have. i get goose bumps. >> they now go forward to the knockout round after last night's win. they are kind of like a married couple. they finish each other's sentences. >> you were great. did you a really good job there. >> landing in the sand. >> better than landing in the cement here. you wonder where al is, he made his way over to the olympic stadium, got a shot of that calderon where the olympic flame is burning. we'll go to him and have today's tour of london after today's news. ♪

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> we're checking an accident on the out about hawkins point road. delays there. just ask 32, some debris reported in the road. if you are traveling in the city, some closures. light and at lombard, kirk avenue and abbott sent straight -- abbottson street. 15 minutes to get you on the out

of the west side from 795 to 95. here's a quick live look at traffic. update on the beltway at belair road. familiar shots this morning. this is where things start to back down. 395 it checks out ok. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> so far so good. patchy fog in some neighborhoods. 68 in parkton. last couple of days, we have had to deal with showers and thunderstorms. 20% chance of a shower and thunderstorm. baxter of sunshine and a few clouds. high temperatures between 88 and 93.

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8:00 now on this thursday morning. it's the 2nd day of august 2012. the xxx olympiad. we say hello to our very happy crowd. they're very happy because the sun is out, shining. >> it got a little warm here. >> do not complain. >> i'm not complaining. but it is a little warm. you know what al said, "you know what burns my butt, a calderon

about this high." al has made his way there. >> they're getting me a step ladder. they have moved it to the end now, one of the ends of the olympic stadium so you can come in. the controversy, if you don't have a ticket for a venue in here, you can't see it. it's really quite stunning. a couple of the crew members here called it the flaming golf clubs. >> al, we'll see you in a second. >> at least you didn't bring the smores. it's a big night in women's gymnas gymnastsi gymnastsi gymnasti gymnastics. only three american women have won the gold at the olympics and they're all here. so we're going to talk to them. >> very popular trio here. the games are not the on thing to do when you come to london. there's a lot to see. we took a tour, i'm talking about the "today" show team, not

quite "planes, trains and automobiles" but similar. we'll show you the results coming up. first, let's get the very latest olympic news. we turn to michelle kosinski over at the aquatics centre. >> it was another stellar night for team usa. >> the united states will get the gold back in the women's 3x2. >> a second win by missy franklin. franklin and her teammates beat australia in the relay for the title. >> it's one of the most incredible feelings in the world. >> nathan adrian gets it done. >> by 0.1 adrian won gold in the

freestyle. >> it feels good. they're pretty heavy. >> in men's gymnastics, danell leyva captured bronze. how did he make sure to stick his powerhouse performance on bars? with honey on his hands. yes, that is allowed. a routine the commentators called "off the charts good." >> this was definitely a redemption for not only for me but the whole team usa. i think i kind of showed what we're really about. >> the badminton controversy knocked out eight of the world's top players from china, indonesia and south korea, including the doubles world champions. they're officially out of the olympics, suspended for not trying to win in qualifying matches so they could get better seeds in the next round.

some appealed the decision but lost and one quit the support altogether. and after winning gold for the spring board, her family admitted her mother had not told her that her mother had got i don't know breast cancer and her grandparents had died a year ago while she was in training. her father defended the decision not to tell her saying that white lie was essential. right now the medal count is 30 to 29. >> she has some acrobatic things going on behind her. >> i wonder if she even knows that's going on behind her. >> she's concentrating. she see it is now. >> good morning. >>. federal officials are

investigating a reported close call in the skies near washington, d.c. "the washington post" says three u.s. airways commuter jets came within just seconds of a mid-air collision on tuesday. it reportedly happened after air traffic controllers mistakenly cleared two outbound flights to head in the direction of an incoming plane. meantime, in texas officials there are trying to trace the phoned in bomb threat that forced wednesday's evacuation of san antonio airport. today an illinois judge is deciding whether or not to declare a mistrial in drew peterson's murder trial. the judge was angered when a prosecution witness said he found a bullet on his driveway and hinted that peterson may have planted it there to intimidate there. peterson is accused of killing his third wife in 2004. he is also suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, stacy peterson. >> the fast food battle over same-sex marriage is escalating. chik-fil-a customers leaned up

wednesday to spend money and show support for the chain's me president who is under fire for the comments on same-sex marriage. >> this video tribute to muhammad ali is going viral. ♪ i'm going to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee ♪ now you see me, now you don't i told the world ♪ i'm the greatest, i'm the king of the world ♪ >> the charity event raised money for research into parkinson's disease, which the former olympian has been battling for years. >> when it comes to twitter

followers, lady gaga, justin bieber and reiania crushed slim shady. and richard and lisa hayes were posing after the ceremony and he tossed her right into the air. a good natured lisa said her guy has always been a joker and she is already planning her revenge. that has to be true love. let's go back to matt and savannah. >> thank you very much. the youngest member of the u.s. olympic team is katie ladache. her whole family is right back. here we want to say hi to team ladache. good luck, we're rooting for you. >> let's go to al. >> we're still in search of graham crackers, marshmallows

and hershey's chocolate. have not found it but we have a week to go. in london, we're going to have a real mess. it's a windy day, temperatures getting up to about 70, friday a few showers and 72. by sunday we're talking about the possibility of flash flooding, hail and vivid lightning. closer to home, showers and thunderstorms firing up now in the mid section of the country. we continue to have record breaking heat in the mid parts of the u.s. we have a risk of strong storms notice northern plains, gorgeous weather northwest. a calmer day in the northeast with temperatures in th >> good morning. there is some patchy fog in some areas. we should be into the low 90's.

>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> thanks very much. gab gabby douglas and aly raisman go to gold all around. we'll talk to the three american women who have accomplished that. we'll find out about those two ladies' chances. plus we'll take a tour of london with a very special guest. that's all coming up right after these messages. ♪

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>> and raisman is in! >> and no one seemed more shocked than aly raisman herself. >> the teams flow for team usa. >> raisman finished the qualifies event with the second best score overall, the top american. >> i'm so happy. i'm speechless. >> right behind her was teammate gabby douglas. on three american women have ever taken home all around olympic gold, the most coveted title in the support. mary lou retin. >> gabby is known for her winning smile. she dubbed "the flying squirrel" because of the dramatic height she gets on the uneven bars. >> look at her fly! >> they call you the flying

squirrel. do you like that nickname? >> i love that nickname. why can't it be like super woman or wonder woman? why does it have to be the squirrel. but i've grown to like the squirrel. squirrels are cute. >> raisman's strength is the beam and the floor. it's the bars that give her the greatest challenge. >> he has a weakness on the uneven bars but has absolutely zero mental weakness. at 18 aly is the team captain and has taken on a leadership role with gabby and the other teammates. >> a bit of a role model, mentor. but you're there for yourself, too? >> i've taken on the role. we're all family. >> but tonight they may be each other's biggest competition and we both have the same goal, gold. >> there's nothing wrong with believing and seeing yourself on the top. i mean, in order to achieve that, you also have to believe

it. >> once you're there, it's not enough just making the team. you have to keep going and keep going. it's never enough until you're standing on the podium in first place. >> and both gabby and aly have a good shot at landing at the top of the podium but they're expected to face tough competition from russia's victoria komova, who finished first the round. >> if anybody knows what these two ladies are going through right now, it's the three of you. nastia, what do you think they're doing today, how they're feeling today? >> well, they have a morning training. that's what normally happens before an all-around competition. i think the nerves are high, the stress is there but so is the excitement and being able to represent team usa at the all-around finals, there's

nothing greater than that. >> that's really the ultimate tight until your sport, isn't it, mary lou? >> it absolutely is. it's the coveted spot to be queen bee, to reign for three years. i think the russians are going to come out fighting. they're up for redemption. it's going to be a tough night. anybody has a shot at winning that gold. >> i was going to ask you. is it victoria komova? she's got to be the competition. >> she's the toughest on tonight. she's going to give them a run for their money but that's good. coming off the team goal, they're going to have all the excitement and all the momentum to go out and be confident and hungry for all that individual all-around gold. i can't wait for a three-peat tonight. i hope it happens.

>> gabby is said to be best on the bars but aly is the consistent gymnast. how do you have see it playing out tonight? >> aly is definitely such a rock on all four events all around. where she really shines is on beam. she is so solid and she has a very high start value. the same thing on floor. just like on team finals with aly. she went out there so confident but her routine is so hard and she nails it every single time. and gabby, like you said, on bars, the way that she flies on bars, there's nobody like that in the world that flies like that. >> if gabby's on, she's on. she can be amaze persian gulf. >> they don't make mistakes. they haven't made mistakes. that's why they are the gold d medalis medalists. >> they're teammates but tonight they're competitors. you had that experience with

sha shaun. >> i did. everyone says there's no "i" in team. waiting for that last score to come up, they were all holding hands and cheering with excitement. in the individual you're for yourself and you're still competing for your country. they both want to win and they're both fierce competitors. i know they're going to be out there and they'll be supporting each other but deep down they want to win. >> nastia liukin, carli patterson and marylou retton, thank you very much. and coming up, our tour of london with a very special guest coming up next.

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and this morning on "today" in london, team today tours the host city. what happens when the four of us get a few hours off to take in the sights? well, maybe we should just roll the tape. >> here we go. this is fantastic. we're going up top, right? >> yeah! >> we should look at the inspection sticker on this thing. >> don't worry, you'll be fine. >> all right! now we're talking. >> this is the way to see london. >> move over. >> okay. ♪ isn't it romantic >> is there any way off this bus? >> yes, right over the side. ♪ london bridge is falling down, falling down falling down ♪ >> all right! let's run some red lights! >> how long is the london high, is it really 45 minutes?

>> about 45 minutes. >> are you going to be okay? because you're going to have to travel with the riffraff. >> you know what, you need a new routine. get some new material. >> there's the eye. >> let's go. let's hear some whoos. >> whoo-hoo! >> there's the parliament. this would be the thames. >> hi! >> let me out! ♪ 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer ♪ >> savannah, can you move over so we can see a little bit of big ben.

>> can you call the venue and see if they can hold the competition night until we get off this thing? >> savannah. >> i don't know the rules. >> you have to flip a card. you have to ask me for a card. >> do you have any 6s? >> does anybody have a 2? >> a king. >> this can't be the way you play go fish. it can't be. >> four get on, only three get off! >> yay. >> ready, everybody? >> cheers, everybody. >> so your majesty, is this something you do on a regular basis? >> no, no. >> you don't have a group of people who pedal you across? >> no, no. >> will you tell matt lauer to pedal faster, he's slowing us down. >> the good news is, we're not

slowing up traffic -- much. we're making a lot of friends right now. this is exhausting. here we are on the "today" show, making friends. >> hey, how you doing? >> we have just about reached the middle. if there is a god, this thing will open right now. downhill from here! here we go! >> let's do the wave! this side. one more time! >> good effort. >> god save the queen. >> yes. >> so, your majesty, do you come here often? >> does that line work for you? >> sometimes. she was a good sport. >> mary is her name. >> that was a little harder. keep in mind we were four pedaling but we had a camera crew on that thing. that's an excuse.

>> we had meredith's son gabe pedaling also. young legs. >> it's my story and we're sticking to it. we're back with more from london right after your local news. i don't get the >> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. a final check of the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> outer loop at hawkins point road, watch for an accident there. accident and greenmount avenue and 21st street. northbound delays on the bw parkway ports 32. accident at powder mill road. we have a problem on 32 northbound 295. at light street and on but, continued closures, along with kirk avenue and abbottson street.

live view of traffic on 395 and i-95. you can see some delays coming into town. live view of traffic. we were going to show you the northeast side of the beltway, where we're still looking at delays from belair towards dulaney valley. tony, over to you. >> weather is nice and quiet as well. patchy fog in some neighborhoods. 75 in catonsville. 71 degrees and a park in. -- in parkton. yesterday in the day before that, we had standard showers and thunderstorms. it should stay that way through the afternoon trade 20% chance for a shower or thunderstorm. most of you will have a dry day. high temperatures will be a little bit warmer. upper 80s and low 90s. 20% chance of a thunderstorm.

could be some isolated storms on friday and saturday. high temperatures and a dealer- to-mid-90's -- in the low-to- mid-90s. high-temperature near 90 on sunday. >> we will have another update at 8:55.

we are back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning. it's the 2nd day of august, 2012. that's such a pretty view of the olympic stadium from our friends at goodyear with the observation tower in the foreground. if you look closely, you'll see a lot of people if you move to the right there. they're hanging out in front of our home away from home here at

olympic park. we're in the middle of our second week here. we've got a lot of americans, a lot of olympic fans cheering and waving to the people back home. health insurance always one of the nicest parts for us. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker and natalie morales. >> just ahead we're going to have a little dessert. >> also, another british staple, we're going to unlock the mysteries of one of london's most beloved characters and that would be sherlock holmes. >> elementary. >> and some of the most enduring images of all time have happened here at the olympics. take a look at some of these. who can forget that shot. when we get back to new york, we're going to be doing special series called "today in history" where we recreate historic moments, olympic and otherwise. do your own recreation and then

submit it on today.com and we're going to share some of our favorites with you. >> right now i'm not sure if he got lost or he's trying a new sport but ladies and gentlemen, say hello to shaun white. >> how you doing? we had a little encounter earlier this morning. we ran into you in the elevator. you said you've had trouble sleeping. >> my time is off. i'm going to all the events. >> what's it like being at the summer olympics. i hear people keep asking if you're competing in anything? >> yeah. it's been great. i've never spectated at the olympics before. it's my first olympics i'm just watching. >> good for you. >> are you rooting for skate boarding to become an olympic event? i think it should.

>> that's a trick question. it would be amazing. there's been talks about 2016 in brazil. >> would you do that? >> it would be the ultimate for me to do winter and summer. i'm rooting for it. >> you're here as a guest commentator for mbc sports. what are you doing? >> i'm doing a little bit of the gymnastics. i do a little beach volleyball and then some fencing with john mcenroe, which was interesting. >> who won? >> it was a draw. >> he was kept going "you have got to be kidding!" >> i couldn't see the anger because he had the mask on. i knew it was under there. >> the british are known for their fashion and you are working it, you really are. >> thanks. >> i saw you, best ankles in the biz over here. competition. >> great to see you here. >> thank you.

>> let's see what we've got as far as your weekend weather. starting with tomorrow, we do have a look at sizzling conditions in the mid section of the country, risk of strong storms in the northern plains. as we move into saturday, hot weather along the eastern seaboard. it's going to be hot in the pacific northwest. sunday a risk of strong storms >> good morning., in the it will be a little bit warmer today and tomorrow. a mixture of sun and clouds. only a 20% chance for a

>> and that's your latest weather. now here's matt. all right, al. thank you very much. it is time for "today's" olympic moment and the split second difference between agony and ecstasy. 0.01, in an olympic swimming meet, the of a fingernail. for america's nathan adrian, 0.01 was golden in the 100 meter

freestyle. >> adrian wins the gold for the u.s.! >> michael phelps and ryan lochte ecstatic. phelps knows what 0.01 can mean, victory in beijing. >> 0.01! >> defeat here in london by a split second longer. >> and phelps is going to just be outtouched by le clos. >> phelps has 19 olympic medals, nathan adrian just two. the winning margin, quicker than a blink of the eye. >> coming up, the joys of being

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welcome back to london. if you think it's tense watching your favorite olympic athlete compete, imagine what it's like for their families. michelle kosinski has more. >> the most powerful moments are often the human drama, the human emotion not just from the athletes but their families. >> it all comes down to aly raisman. >> where do they get that intensity? no further than there in the stands on their parents' faces. >> stick it! >> aly raisman helped push her team to gold while parents lynn and ricky live every move, every moment. it brings them another emotional

workout. >> there's just so much pressure. it's so magnified. it's so big it's just hard to sit there and not just -- ah! >> for jordyn wieber, one night dreams are dashed and another resurrected. "come on, baby" mom rita screams. jordyn's victory every bit her mother's. >> i'm a hot mess most of the time. i have a pocket full of rosaries and the whole thing. >> for gabby douglas's mother, the same feeling. >> i don't know how many parents can deal with their children tumbling on a four-inch surface. >> when team usa appeared wednesday, a proud moment with all the parents. at the pool you can either watch

the action or michael phelps' mom. a big win or, wait, a painfully close second. the winner, chad le clos let's loose. but his father, burt, even more so. >> it's beautiful! look at this! what a beautiful boy. >> and that outpouring from loved ones just gets us. >> yes! >> 17-year-old missy franklin's olympic debut brought gold for mom and dad as well, who remember her first swimming lesson as an infant. >> she just got to see her parents and i think that's where the emotion is. what are you thinking about? >> just seeing my parents. it means the world to me that they could be here. >> and it's matt grevers for the

men's! >> matt grevers' mom just might beat his fiancee in cheering. we see more what the olympic feels. it's clear that these families that nur tture that skill and determination are just as deserving of glory. those families make us cry. sometimes it's great when you see a tight shot of an olympian very young, 16-year-old, this picture of zen focus and then they cut to the family and they are losing it. not quite as used to that kind of pressure and on a world stage. >> i think we can all relate to the parents biting their names. michelle kosinski, thank you so much. coming up, much more from london including a search for the coming up, much more from london inclu[ male announcer ]the good paying jobs.

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>> that of course is tower bridge and london is a city with a rich history that's produced an awful lot of character, none more popular or well known than sherlock holmes. nbc's keith miller went in search of that famed detective. >> there have been 211 films about him, 75 different actors portraying the famous detective. he is as alive today as he was when he was invented more than 100 years ago. >> reporter: he's as english as warm beer and double decker busses. sherlock holmes first appeared on the streets of london 125 years ago. and he's still sleuthing today. >> i'm not going out with you dressed like that.

>> reporter: there are clues to the character. if one follows the trail of england's most famous detective. >> here we are in this dingy alley way and we still have the old gas lamps. >> reporter: the landmarks and streets of holmes' error still exist today. his rooms at 2 1 b baker street offer up clues. he still receives letters here every day. she wants his help. and this is his chair where he would solve complicated crimes, calling especially difficult cases a three-pipe problem. but the mystery here is that sherlock holmes never existed at all. he is a fictional character created by sir sauer -- arthur conan doyle in 1887.

there are thousands of followers keeping track of the adventures of sherlock holmes. a man good with a gun. able to use science to catch criminals. >> i had a small practice in the country -- >> reporter: and using the power of deduction to solve crimes. but is he sexy? >> i find intelligence sexy. he's pretty hyper intelligent. >> reporter: his popularity is phenomenal. >> french, german. >> chinese. portuguese. >> it's all over the world. it's huge. >> reporter: the english have named pubs after him. there's even a beer called sherlock holmes. >> to sherlock. >> reporter: warm beer naturally. roger johnson heads the sherlock holmes journal and says understanding the popularity of the character is as elementary as dr. watson.

>> don't put a puns, watson. >> puns? >> i think it's the fact he's not a superman. he has no super powers. he has human powers very highly developed, but you can just about imagine i can do that. >> reporter: perhaps that explains why so many people have succeeded in portraying holmes, just a guy with a cap who can tolerate warm beer. >> good morning. >> reporter: robert downey, jr. was the last big actor to portray sheryl oklock holmes bu can be certain there will be more. as holmes would say, it's rather elementary, my dear matt. >> up next, chef jamie oliver whips up a classic british des certificate.

we're back now with "today"'s olympic kitchen. jamie oliver is here. and shannon vreeland is here and will help us today. this is a classic english dessert called the eaton mess?

>> eaton school is like harvard, yale, very, very old full of lots of clever, rich kids. they have a game of contribute. the cooks there, they get good school there. they make a pavilova. the base is 300 grams of sugar, six egg whites, we whisk it up like this until it's really, really thick like this. now this is a big game back in the day. and they've got a big -- they want to make sure they make great food. once you put that meringue together, we bake it off for just about an hour, for 150 english or about 300 american. and you get this beautiful pavilova.

it's crispy on the outside, light in the middle. my lovely shannon here has whipped up the perfect cream. it's called chantilly cream. if you overwhip it, it's going to be really undelicate. they call that soft peaks. we're going to pour that over here. as you can tell, this is not the healthiest dessert in the world. there is no such thing as a healthy dessert, i've never found one yet. >> other than straight berries. >> if you have too many of those, that can be bad, too. put the cream around here, the vanilla as well. this time of year classic britain, we've got lovely strawberries, raspberries. really gorgeous. shannon, can you get some strawberries, cut them for me, sweetheart. you can put different fruits, a little bit of melted chocolate

here. back in the day this very posh cook from this very posh school takes this posh pavilova to these very posh kids and they're about to have their posh tea add the posh game of cricket. she's walking along like this and going along look this and she goes -- >> oh! >> oh, my gosh! >> oh, my god, i've broken it. oh, no! oh, no! oh, no! oh, no! >> jamie oliver! yes! >> that's when -- i haven't even got anything to put it in. you know the three second rule? >> yes. >> then they go like this and it kind of looks like crap but it tastes delicious.

>> that's why it's a mess. >> and then they put fruit on top and stuff like that. by the time they put a load of chocolate on the top again, it looks like this! >> it's an eton mess! >> way to go, jamie. >> come here. you missed a spot. thanks. >> lick it off me. >> america, that's the eton mess. >> jamie, you know the amazing thing, all he said was "good morning jamie" and hasn't said another word. >> are you trying to say i should get an olympic medal for -- >> you did a marathon. >> we like the story telling. >> are you a sweet eater? >> yes. >> let's let our gold medalist try some. >> you know what, it's really delicious. who's joining me here? >> i will. >> by the way, award winning sports photographer neil leiper

has been around town taking images. he's now taking a picture of the woman who has won gold second time around in the cycling. here's a look at some of the other great pictures he's has taken. ♪ it's always a good time, it's always a good time ♪ ♪ woke up on the right side of the bed ♪ what's up with this prince some inside my head ♪ hands up if you're down to get down tonight ♪ it's always a good time let in all my clothes look i didn't care ♪ hopped in to a cap, take me anywhere ♪ i'm in, if you're down take it down tonight ♪ it's always a good time

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>> weather should be quiet the next couple of days. we will sneak into the low 90s this afternoon. 20% chance for a thunderstorm later today. standing on friday and saturday. standing on friday and saturday.