we're back now with more "today" on wednesday morning, the 8th day of august, 2012. it's a great day in london's olympic parks. the nice people gathered behind us waving to people back in the states. we're always tnkful they stopped by. in the plaza i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie and al roker. coming up, an emotional end to the olympic games for lolo jones. >> yeah. she was very emotional this morning. she came in fourth in the 100 meter hurdles last night. she was disappointed in that finish. that came on the heels of her disappointing finish in beijing,

which really opened up about how difficult these games have been, some of the criticism she endured. we'll hear from her in a few minutes. >> contrast the end of her games to aly raisman. the gymnast took a gold and a bronze medal on the beam. she was beaming this morning. we'll be talking more to aly in a few minutes. >> after the pathetic and embarrassing event of greco roman wrestling, i thought what else could i do to embarrass myself. i got a lesson in cricket, it was a sticky wickett. >> before we go further let's bring in the cyclist who got a silver medal. >> not one but two silver medals you're coming home with in these games. how does that feel? >> so amazing, not one but two. just to have a medal of any

color, it was a dream to actually be able to hold one of these. it hasn't left my sight since i got them. >> i think a lot of people watching at home might say what is the omnium. >> it's six events over two days. everything from a short sprint to a longer endurance event. timed events, jostling for position. everything that is track cycling all put in one in the pressure cooker. >> you had to adjust because your best event was the individual pursuit. that was dropped after beijing. you kind of had to learn a whole new support. that was my sport, i was sad to see it cut from the olympic program. i said, next up. i'm going to get an olympic medal however i have to do it.

let's do it. >> you more than landed on your feet or your wheels as they say. you did a great job. >> congratulations. fantastic. >> good for you. >> over to natalie with the rest of the olympic news. natalie. >> along with sarah's win it was a huge day for u.s. women in several events and the competition was filled with thrilling moments and heart pounding suspense. it's gymnastics golds for aly raisman. the 18-year-old is the first u.s. woman to win olympic gold on the floor exercise with a powerful routine tuesday night that delighted her parents. >> it felt amazing and just really exciting. it still hasn't hit me yet. this day is amazing and went exactly how i wanted it to go. >> raisman also won bronze on the balance beam. she initially finished in fourth place. after raisman's coach questioned the score, the judges awarded her the bronze. >> yes!

>> all around gold medalist gabby douglas failed to medal in the individuals. she took a fall on the beam leaving her in seventh place. jordyn wieber also had a shaky performance and finished seventh in the floor exercise. >> the victory, dawn harper in second. >> in track and field australian sally pearson edged out dawn harper for the gold medal in the 100 meter hurdle. a race so close it took several anxious moments for the judges to figure out who won. in the end pearson celebrated gold by just two hundredths of a second. >> i did clip a hurdle. i remember thinking, oh, my god, i think you're losing it. i'm bringing home the silver, pretty proud. >> american took the bronze while lolo jones finished fourth. >> it is over! >> team usa against team usa in

women's beach volleyball. on tuesday misty may-treanor and kerri walsh-jennings beat china. a frightening moment during the weightlifting competition. germa germany's athlete dropped the barbell on his neck during the lift. the olympic champion managed to wave to the crowd as he left the platform. he had to withdraw from the prosecute heavyweight competition. doctors say he's going to be okay, although he does have a bit of back pain. one other note, ann romney's horse failed to make the cut in the dressage competition. now to the rest of the day's top stories. admitted killer jared lee loughner faces life in prison after pleading guilty to last year's massacre in tucson. the shooting killed six people and wounded 16 others including

congresswoman gabrielle giffords. his guilty plea was part of an agreement with prosecutors that will spare loughner the death penalty. giffords and her husband welcome the plea saying it will help the community recover. former girlfriend of michael page is facing gun charges in wisconsin. page was killed after a shooting rampage at a sikh temple. there's no indication misty cook's arrest is london, england, to the shooting. last night hundreds turned out for the shooting for six people killed in the temple shooting. they remember the victims for the dedication to their family and their faith. a medical emergency at the bottom of the world. an australian rescue team is hoping the weather will allow them to flee to the research station in antartica to evacuate an american facing undisclosed medical problems. it is winter in antartica and getting flights in and out is difficult. a moderate earthquake shook parts of california during the middle of the night. the 4.4 quake was centered near

yorba linda near los angeles, no reports of damage or injuries. lights on broadway will dim to pay tribute to composer who died monday at the age of 68. one of the most decorated artists ever he won three oscars, four emmy, grammy, a pulitzer and three golden globes. he wrote the music for chorus line and composed more than 40 film scores including the way we were. barbra streisand called him a true musical genius. take a look at this great play in baseball last night, not by a player but by a fan. happened in the cubs padre when the ball was hit, fouled down the third-base line. the fan leaned over, caught the ball bare-handed while holding his baby, amazingly. pretty good. sign him up. seven minutes after the hour, back to savannah, matt and al. >> cool as a cucumber. >> and was changing a diaper. >> multi-tasker. >> unbelievable. natalie, thank you very much.

mr. roker, how about a check of the weather. >> let's see what we've got for you. talking about severe weather making its way through the midsection of the country. will it help the drought situation. not by much. extreme drought expanding in the upper mississippi river valley, also in the southeast. eventually now we're going to see rain starting to fall in the southeast and also the upper midwest, but nowhere near enough to alleviate the drought. as we look at the rest of the country as far as your weather is concerned, showers and thunderstorms along the southeastern atlantic coast, more rain in the upper mississippi river valley, beautiful day in the pacific northwest, sunshine continues in southern california and >> good morning. there is a 20% chance for a thunderstorm. best chance for rain will be south of town.

and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. the disappointing finish in the 100 meter hurdles for lolo jones. she was very emotional after finishing fourth place four years after she clipped the ninth hurdles during the finals in beijing. we talked to her earlier this morning. i began by asking her how she was feeling about this olympic experience. >> i'm okay. i think it's disappointing in one extreme as in i didn't get the medal. but in another extreme, a year ago i was having spinal cord surgery. if i look at that, look at all the things you've been through, spinal cord surgery, two hamstring injuries and you fought through all that, you know. i keep trying to focus on that and not the negativity i

received 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 women's -- olympic history. does that make you feel better at all? >> no. >> you were facing the toughest competition there was. >> i think it's awesome. we all knew, all the girls were running amazing this year. we knew something special was going to happen. we knew it. it doesn't make you feel better. my time would have gotten me a medal in other olympics. >> you've been dealing with tough stuff lately. "new york times" did a tough piece criticizing you for being

more image than accomplishment. how hard was that to deal with? >> i think it's crazy. it was two days before i competed. the fact it was from a u.s. media. they should be supporting our u.s. olympic athletes. instead they just ripped me to shreds. 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 -- they need to do the research. calling me the anna kournikova. 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. 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. you know, i wasn't even supposed to make the olympic team. for the u.s. olympic team they counted me out. i made the team. she's not 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. yu, i didn't walk away with a medal or run away with a medal but i think there's lessons to be learned when you win and there's lessons to be learned when you lose. >> our conversation a bit earlier with lolo jones. there's much more ahead from london, including a surprise on the medal stand in synchronized swimming. later on al takes on the very british sport of cricket. first these messages.

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we showed you the drama with synchronized swimming. the first medals awarded. michelle kosinski is at the aquatics centre with the details. >> hi, al. don't let sequins and smiles fool you. this is one of those sports beautiful on the outside, fierce on the inside. it was originally water ballet, this is more water battle like esther williams with a vengeance. packed, cheering house, rabid fans of synchronized swimming. competitors dressed like dolls, preparing for battle. nose plug, check, gelatin on hair, check. slink out ferociously and melt into starting smiles.

they are ready for takeoff. the americans an olympic theme, a dragon. spanish fierce. italians, kind of weird. above the water all grace. beneath, pure power. these women tread water eight hours a day, six days a week. they even put weight on their ankles during training to build more height. >> it was a challenge. we wrote this program two months ago. >> reporter: it requires a change of mood and like a switch is flipped. don't worry, they are not scared or mad at you or in a fight down there, though they might appear to be. wait a moment. all is fine once again. the exaggeration of it grew over time from creativity and helping the judges see them. at times a tad spooky.

but in this sport of precision, you virtually never glimpse a single mistake. >> like muscle memory. you don't even have to think about it. the note comes and this music and your body goes here. >> it's a water war. the judges impressed, each team knocking out the next. the perfect russians expected to sweep it. in the surprise ending to the high drama, spanish managed to displace the chinese for silver. it's all zone up for the event as delicate as lace, as strong as steel. that u.s. coach is the second high-profile person we talked to in the sport who would like to see costumes and makeup go away. she thinks the less it becomes like theater, the less people think of it as athleticism.

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baby because i'm the baby on the team. horse because of my unique odd running technique. i sort of gallop like a horse. >> the mose. people say i mose around when i'm not playing water polo. >> the money because i guess i bring the money in. >> my nickname created in high school was shin dig. they said because i'm the life of the party. >> missy the missile. i got it when i was 12 years old. my dad and i were goofing around and it spilled out of his mouth. >> michael phelps is superman and mine is rock star. >> she's the turtle. >> six feet of sunshine. >> misty obviously is not slow. however, sometimes she retreats into her shell only to pop out and get you. so she's a turtle. >> okay. learned a lot about olympic

athletes. still to come, you're taking on another sport. >> that's right. i'll be a little more covered up for this one. >> spandex. >> no. i par took in the british sport of cricket. >> rules. >> not any better than i did before. >> see how that turns out. we'll check it out after your local news and weather. >> i didn't see dawn at all during the whole race. she could have been on the other side of the stadium. >> not one but two silver medals you're coming home with. how does that peel? >> just to have a medal of any cle. it was a dream. >> how does it feel to win a silver medal. >> feel like i should have done the gold. >> i'll give you the athlete's name. you tell me the sport in which that athlete participates in. dong dong.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> there are going to be a few hit and miss thunderstorms through the day. most of you will have dry weather. a mixture of sunshine and clouds otherwise. scattered thunderstorms become likely by the time you get to the end of the week on friday. some of those to be strong or

>> jenn kessy swings, and she's got it. the americans have upset the brazilians. they are headed to the gold medal match. >> it's not often we can see this. we are certain team usa will take the gold in women's beach volleyball tonight. >> and the silver, too. >> that's because it is an all american final, misty may-treanor and others will all be here. i sense an outing. horse guards parade, just an

amazing place, venue. probably the biggest venue in town. >> our friends at good year providing that shot. if you can't see it personally, it's on nbc tonight. it's the hottest ticket in town. >> get to a bar. >> what time do you want to head over there. >> to the bar? >> they serve beer there. we don't have to go. i scoped it out. we're good. >> all taken care of. >> meantime matt and i hit the mats for greco roman wrestling, i decided to try something more gent he'll. i opted for a sport where you wear a little more clothing and look a little more dignified, cricket, tea and cucumber sandwiches. >> i did like the wardrobe. i would like to see more wrestling with matt and al. >> natalie? >> i think that's a mistake. >> what do you get when you match up traditional scottish

bab pigs and rock and roll? red hot chili pipers. >> we have more goodies from the the chef. thanks for sticking around with us. starting with today, some more wet weather to talk about. as far as your london forecast. the good news, looks like the rain is out of here. plenty of sunshine, temperatures upper 70s to 80. warm, that's for sure. closer to home, wet weather on the southeast atlantic coast into the gulf, sunshine returns pacific northwest with lower humidity and lower temperatures. tomorrow risk of strong storms stretching from the mid mississippi river valley into the northeast. showers in the upper great lakes, sizzling conditions in the southwest right on into texas. >> good morning.gulf coast. it will be a baltimore humid then it was yesterday. some storms possible in southern

maryland. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks. coming up next, cricket anyone? al learns to play the wildly popular british sport after this. hey, i love your cereal there --

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there's one sport that's not on the schedule anymore. it's loved here and it's called cricket. our special correspondent ben fogle took me out to have a go at it. >> al, you look the part. >> yeah, i feel british wearing this. what the heck is this? >> okay. these, you want to protect this. >> ben is giving me a crash course in cricket. >> do what you think you do? no. hold it nice and tightly. when the ball comes -- >> are there bases. >> you've just got one base. you're just running back and forth. >> back and forth. >> back and forth, back and forth. >> when do you stop. >> lever means bounce once. running up. nice bounce. bam. >> oh yeah! got it. >> okay? >> okay. >> clear as mud. >> crystal clear. >> a bit of background to really

understand. >> this is the man, w.g. grace. this the babe ruth of cricket here. >> he was a hairy fellow. my goodness. >> i absolutely love cricket. i could stay out there -- >> turns out cricket goes back a long, long way. in fact, it sounds like the brits, who invented everything, according to ben, even came up with baseball. >> after dinner went to play baseball. the game that has become synonymous to america can be traced in some form back to the uk. >> who was it? >> i don't know. it's fascinating, though. >> guys, looking very smart. >> now to meet the team. it's time for some real action. >> ben and al, you're in first. >> thank you so much. nervous. very nervous. ben begins with what he calls

skinny batting. >> what? running. do i keep running. running, baby. oh yeah. oh i'm staying right here. >> well done, al. >> thank you. >> now it's my turn to face mean mike, the demon bowler. ♪ >> i'm running. ♪

>> really? really. i did score one run. so out and on to the next cricket ritual. >> tea and cucumber sandwiches. have a bite of your cucumber sandwich. >> excuse me. they say cricket matches can take up to five days. ben is back to bat for britain and i'm dreaming of going up on the wall of legends at the thames cricket club. >> you're good. >> they have got to do something about those sandwiches. >> you didn't really enjoy those so much, did you? >> how about some spam. spam sausages. >> next time we'll do that.

>> he played well. >> it was all right. i had a good teacher. >> what are some of the expressions of the game. >> sticky wickett, like being stuck between a rock and a hard place. someone has a good innings. >> al have good innings. >> he's still alive, still around. the most famous. that's just not cricket. if something is not fair, that's -- >> al, that was just not cricket. >> not cricket. >> maybe we can work that into our regular sayings back in the u.s. >> that's not crick. >> ben, thank you very much. that was fun. tomorrow ben is taking me out biking. >> you boys are having fun. >> up next, we're going to rock out with the red hot chili pipers right after this. [ music plays ] [ music plays ]

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welcome back to london and olympic park. bagpipes are an ancient part of scottish tradition. these days some locals are taking the musical instrument to a new level. here is late night host mary carillo. >> you wouldn't know it until you saw it but nothing rocks like the bagpipe. on the eve of the biggest weekend in bag piping, the globe trotting red hot chili pipers, they come home and celebrated. a 3,000-year-old instrument

gloriously electrofied. it's an infectious matchup that made these scottish lads world famous. are there ever time you've been booked thinking the other band and they say what are you doing in skirts? >> no. some people have come up and thought it. they made a mistake and enjoy what we've done. we're taking rock music and mixing it with bag peeps and calling it bag rock. >> it's a new day in scotland. any gender of any origin can be fitted with a kilt, with no prior experience from pillaging required as i learned here. >> put this on you. it's gaelic for purse. >> no pockets. >> what's in here.

>> keys, screwdriver, small hot sauce. >> this is the logical setting for the world bagpipe championship, glasgow green, echoing with the ancient sound. 8,000 pipers from across the globe hope months and months of preparation lead to five minutes of perfection in front of exacting judges. >> first place -- >> yet even here, stereotypes are quickly put to rest. >> we're here with new york metro pipe band. this is our first year competing at world. >> do you have friends that scratch their heads when you tell them what you do? >> yes. i don't know too many people. >> then there's this decidedly feminist twist, the story of a single mom from canada, gayle brown, piping pioneer, whose

award winning boys, graham, glen, and blair are proud products of a tough love teacher. >> she was actually the first ever woman to play in a grade one band, the highest level. >> we actually didn't get a choice to play the drums. it's i'm going to the highland games to play. so choose pipes or drums because i'm not getting a babysitter. >> if you wanted to learn about the bagpipe or learn how to play it, this is the place. >> absolutely. >> national piping center glasgow celebrates pipes year around. the director kindly brought me a bag. >> i am a leftie but it's not really going to matter. it's tough, and i'm full of hot air. hey, it's really a two-man operation for me. sure, on a summer's day imposing men in plaid skirts still shamelessly muscle around. the defiant soundtrack is keeping up with the times,

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this morning on "today's" olympic kitchen more british inspired tailgating ideas for the olympics. chef daniel boulud is here, he's the owner of a restaurant here in london. good morning. good to see you again. >> good morning, madam. >> this morning we're going to do smoked fish. tell us about it. >> a potted smoked mackerel. basically when you do a tailgate or picnic, you want food prepared the day ahead and sort

of ready to be spread. here i have mackerel, smoked mackerel, which i really crushed well. i'm adding a little lemon zest, some tarragon, a spiced butter with coriander and pepper, coriander, a little bit of mace also inside. it's kind of a melted butter, put that over. a little bit of shallots. >> a smoked salmon, chef. >> i could do a smoked salmon. better do a cooked salmon, poached salmon and smoked together. that's delicious. potted smoke mackerel. we also made a picnic tailgate perfect with vegetable, all lightly poached. we serve that with garlic aioli.

>> is that a quail egg? >> yes. made some seafood. that's when you invite the chef to the tailgate and make a fish platter. >> this is fancy for a tailgate. >> if you invite us to your tailgate, we'll come. we'll come with a truck fully loaded. >> you can tailgate with us any time. >> this is a cheese spread, vegetarian in a way. with the vegetable. we have some wonderful hot dog here which i'm sure the crowd will go crazy for that one. >> that looks like your take on the hot dog. >> this is spanish tunisian with yogurt, pepper. >> what do we have over here. this is so fascinating. >> this is the parisian side. we have a chocolatier.

this is duck. we have also a pate, a shredded beef with pistachio and tomatoes and nuts. we have also a lot of different dishes. voila. you want to taste? >> let us taste. >> potted mackerel. >> all right. tasting party. >> this is very brush. can't do any better. >> that's really good. >> mini cooper with a tailgate basket there. >> wow. >> nice. >> that is nice. like the champagne in there. >> what's the fruits? >> the crowd. >> the roar goes up on the crowd. >> some crab from devon, winkles and welks.

the seafood here is amazing. we just want to showcase that. we do these as well. >> i have my eye on this lobster roll. anybody want to try these? >> now you're talking. >> that was the sausage. >> i think i'm going to give them a little bit of mackerel, too. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> still to come this morning after your local news, complete coverage of the olympics from this morning's action. >> don't forget tonight prime time, the all american beach volleyball gold medal match. >> the usa will win. we asked over 3,000 doctors to review 5-hour energy

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