good morning. golden girl. u.s. swimmer dana vollmer wins the butterfly setting a world record despite losing a swim cap during the race. while the men's relay team takes silver after a french swimmer overtakes ryan lochte on the final leg. >> france is going to outtouch the americans and lochte. >> and gymnastics, a crushing flow for world champion jordyn wieber. she's out of of the all-around beaten by her own teammate. the women's and men's teams are off to a great start today, the women's and men's teams are off to a great start today, monday, july 30, 2012.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" and to london on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning. i'm savannah guthrie. so much excitement in london. it's only day three. plenty of e elation already, a little bit of agony and a lot of medal winners for the u.s., many of them with us along with a big crowd of fans. >> you get the feeling the olympic park is now open to the public, if you missed that. the swimmers are dominating,

winning eight medals in the first two days. gold was won by dana vollmer. savannah was there and got her reaction after the race. that had to be exciting. >> yes. my voice is hoarse from screaming so loud. she did so great, broke a world record. we'll catch up with her. and the men's gymnastics team have never won team all-around in a nonboycotted games. they are entering tonight in first place. and that surprise drama on the women's side with jordyn wieber is coming up. >> also, a woman you may have seen during the opening ceremony making headlines worldwide. we are not talking about the queen, but the mustry woman who crashed the parade of nations walking right alongside the indian flag bearer. details on who she is and how she ended up in the stadium that night. >> and later on, if there were a gold medal for humiliation, we'll know who won it. today at the track to try the

olympic sport of race walking. maybe you think it sounds easy. but it's difficult. >> how about the color of al's suit. >> yours wasn't great either. >> i know. we begin with olympic highlights of the last day. natalie, good morning. >> good morning. as they said, the first two days of competition have been filled with thrilling victories and heartbreaking disappointments. >> michael phelps and ryan lochte, a part of this relay. >> big surprises so far in the pool. sunday night the men's 4 x 100 relay with superstars michael phelps and ryan lochte leading the way. >> i think the americans are set up well. >> the u.s. started strong but lochte couldn't hold the lead in the final second. >> france will outtouch the americans and lochte. >> the u.s. walking a away with silver. france taking gold. >> michael phelps -- >> on saturday phelps and lochte went head to head for the

so-called duel in the pool. >> lochte will win. >> lochte crushed the competition scoring his first gold medal of the game. >> it is not michael phelps, the two-time defending olympic champion. dethroned. >> phelps finished fourth without a medal. >> i have a lot of races. the big thing now is putting this behind me and moving on. >> both men are back in the pool later today in separate events. also in swimming sunday u.s. men's captain brendan hansen took bronze in the 100 meter breaststroke. for the women, dana vollmer set a new world record in the women's 100 butterfly. allison schmidt in the freestyle. and more silver for rhode island's elizabeth feisel in the 400-meter individual medley. a bronze in the 100-meter relay. today, 17-year-old phenom missy

franklin competes in her first individual finals -- the 10 100-meter backstroke. more drama in women's gymnastics. a shocker for 17-year-old jordyn wieber. >> and jordyn wieber is out of the all-around. >> wieber failed to qualify for the women's all-around finishing behind gabby douglas and surprise contender ali raisman who took the top spot. >> it's a disappointment but i'm happy to help out the team. >> tuesday the team goes for its first gold since atlanta in 1996. u.s. men's gymnastics team goes for a medal tonight. there is still a glow from friday's opening ceremony watched by more than 40 million people. >> good evening. >> good evening.

>> featuring the acting debut of queen elizabeth. britain's newest bond girl. and something else you may have noticed, empty seats largely from unused tickets given to olympic and sports officials. they will be filled by students and teachers. and china is leading the way in the medal count withix golds. team usa right behind with 11, three golds, five silver and three bronze. italy has seven overall. back to you. >> the unused tickets are a problem. it dampens the mood. it's been a problem at other olympic games, not just in london. >> we have to do our part and cheer harder. >> get more tickets. >> exactly. one of team usa's gold medals belongs to dana vollmer, the 24-year-old broke the world

record in the 100-meter butterfly. i caught up with her. you said your knees are shaking still? >> i'm shaking all over. seeing my family, uh haven't gotten to see them yet. it was incredible. that really made it set in. i was so in shock. tearing up, hugging my mom, my husband and my dad. it's such an incredible feeling. >> it's not enough you won a gold medal. you set a world record at the same time. >> my first world record. i don't think it's set in yet that i'm the fastest butterflyer ever. it's crazy. the training i have been able to do. everyone's support. i wouldn't be here without everyone that helped me. >> when you think about this long road you have been on it started when you were 16 years old in athens at the olympics. you are a at the height of your sport.

>> just an incredible journey. going from winning a gold medal in athens and then missing the team. i feel like it took missing the team for me to really change my mental approach to swimming, my training. i'm finally healthy. mentally and physically. just really loving to race, feeling confident in who i am and my family had a huge part in that. >> did you really lose your swimming cap halfway through the race? >> i did. it's never happened before. slowly but surely with every stroke the cap moved further and further back and it fell off. i told the official there's a cap in there somewhere. someone has to find it. >> amazing it didn't distract you. >> i think it was a good distraction. i wasn't thinking about my legs hurting. but i didn't have a good finish. maybe it did distract me a little bit. hard to have a perfect race. there is always something i feel i can get better at. having been that fast and know i can still get better is

exciting. >> this has to be close to a perfect race. >> pretty close. i was calm the first 50. i know the second 50 is my strength. no one comes home faster in the world than i do. tapping into the rhythm and the feel of the water that i have trained so much and charging home. every time i breathed i could hear the crowd. i was hoping when i had the bad finish, oh, i knew i won, but did i get the world record? to have them both come together is incredible. >> we'll see dana back in the pool on wednesday. it's 7:09. here's matt. >> thank you. natalie coughlin made history on wednesday when the u.s. women took the bronze in the women's freestyle relay. it was natalie's fourth overall medal tying her as the most decorated american female olympian. natalie, good morning. >> good morning. >> that's a big deal. >> it is. i still haven't had time --

[ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, guys. i haven't had time to process it. i earned this medal in a strange way. >> explain it to people who may have watched the finals of the event and not seen you there. >> yes. the way it works is you have a prelim relay. you can put any four girls on that. they need to qualify top eight. i was a member of the prelim relay. >> swam the fastest leg, i believe. >> i did. it was the coach's decision. i had a very fast relay takeoff. that made them nervous. i don't know. but i was supportive of the four up there. they did a fantastic job. >> supportive that there were four other women who swam for the fienals and the bronze. you had to have mixed emotions. how did the coach break the news that you wouldn't be in the final but you still get the bronze. >> i was part of the relay so i still get the bronze. my coach told me. i think a lot of it is she wants

to be conservative because she's my personal coach and the head coach. she told me and i was fine with it. a lot of coaches were supportive of me. it's a ee's a hard thing. >> you have 11 other medals. have you ever held a medal and not stood on the podium? this is a first time for you. >> this is the first time i haven't been on the medal podium myself. very unceremoniously, terri just gives it to me. in a meeting, of course. it's strange. >> i asked before, are you done here. and you don't know the answer. >> i don't. >> you could still swim in another event. >> i could. there are a lot of factors that play into that. one of the great things about team usa in swimming is we have so much depth and talent. that being said, i'm not trying to force myself onto a relay. i'm there. it's 100% the coach's decision. >> i don't have to tell you, 12

ties you with sarah and jenny for most decorated female olympian. one more break it is record. >> right. >> when you look at the possibility of swimming at another event or even in rio, do you have new thoughts about it? >> you know, my thoughts change on a daily basis. i absolutely love swimming. i'm going to continue to train and be fit. my thing is if i'm healthy enough to still compete, why not? i love it. but i go back and forth. right now i'm trying to focus. >> extraordinary. thanks for coming by. good to see you. >> thank you. >> let's go to natalie with the top stories of the morning. >> good morning, matt. good morning. colorado shooting suspect james holmes returns to court today as prosecutors file formal charges against him. legal experts say holmes will not face additional charges after a pregnant woman injured in the shooting suffered a miscarriage over the weekend.

central to the case will be whether or not holmes is sane. palestinian leaders are slamming mitt romney following his fund-raising visit to israel. romney sparked outrage by suggesting he would move the u.s. embassy in israel to jerusalem calling it israel's capital city. they say the comment is unacceptable. all four are located in tel aviv due to the continroversy about e status of jerusalem. today romney arrives in poland on the final leg of his trip. a kent state university student has been arrested after tweeting he was going to, quote, shoot up his college campus. 19-year-old william caberna was arrested on sunday and charged with inducing panic and aggravated menacing. he appears in court today. now to wall street at the new york city. good morning, kayla. >> good morning, natalie. wall street is starting on an

a optimistic note. hoping the two central banks including the u.s. federal reserve will take steps to boost the economy. markets are rising because a boost would be needed after sluggish growth this spring and weakening profits from corporate america. back to you. >> all right. thank you. and the olympic opening ceremony was spectacular, but was it out of this world? eagle-eyed viewers watching over london's olympic stadium went wild online when they saw what just had to be a ufo. while no doubt the opening ceremony was the hottest ticket in the galaxy the mysterious flying saucer was -- just the goodyear blimp. it's now 7:14. now back to matt, savannah and al. >> i'm still not convinced. >> it had a little glow around it. >> well, joining the parade of

nations. >> that was the first clue. >> mr. roker with a check on the weather. >> first of all, starting in london. give you a quick glimpse of what's going on. we have chances of early showers this evening on into tomorrow and wednesday. partly cloudy. temperatures upper 60s, low 70s. we also have to worry about severe weather back home. we're looking at a risk of strong storms in the upper mississippi river valley and the lower mississippi river valley with a risk of strong storms. we're looking at thunderstor thunderstorthunderstorm thunderstormsdamaging wind. we have heated advisories, heat warnings and heat watches stretching from the gulf coast into the mid-mississippi river valley. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. partly cloudy now around the metro area. storm 4 radar showing a couple of showers. one up near baltimore and another one down in the northern neck of virginia. these are drifting east to west. around the region later today don't have any chance of any severe weather, i don't think, and we'll have a high he reaching near 90 midafternoon.

possibility of an afternoon shower or thunder shower as well. greater chance tomorrow afternoon. again, on wednesday afternoon. then highs near 90 thursday all the way into the weekend. no extreme and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you. people are still talking about the drama and beauty of friday night's opening ceremony. more than 40 million people tuned in in the u.s. alone making it the most watched opening ceremony ever. that's because meredith hosted along with matt and bob costas. it was quite a show. >> director danny boyle told us it was the most challenging thing he had ever undertaken. by most accounts it was a big success. [ bell ringing ] >> good evening, mr. bond. [ cheers and applause ] >> good evening, your majesty. >> in her acting debut, queen elizabeth starred as herself alongside daniel craig as james bond and two of her beloved

corgies. for a sketch that instantly became one of the most talked about moments of the night. [ cheers and applause ] and a stunt that instantly had people calling the queen the new bond girl. >> she's a good actor. her and daniel got on well. her and james bond got on well. ♪ [ bell ringing ] >> elsewhere, a history of great britain's transformation was on display. from its rural beginnings -- [ drumming ] -- to the industrial revolution where olympic rings were forged in dramatic fashion. ♪ it was a journey through four decades of music. ♪ sweet dreams are made of this ♪ ♪

>> reporter: and the nod to great britain's national health service or nhs. in a scene where children's dreams became nightmares starring some of lunch's most famous villains. and who better to take on the villains than mary poppins, lots of them. other well known faces like author j.k. rowling popped up throughout the night. comedian rowan atkinson joined the london symphony ark stra. -- orchestra. soccer star david beckham traveled by boat with the olympic torch. muhammed ali took part in the olympic flag bearing ceremony. ♪ hey jude >> reporter: sir paul mccartney ended the evening singing the beatles classic "hey jude." there were other stars as well,

the athletes, including our own team usa cheered on by first lady michelle obama. and, of course, the olympic flame, lit by members of britain's next generation of athletes. it was a night full of powerful sounds and images, a all of which signalled that the games had begun. there is another person in the opening ceremony getting a lot of attention. a woman wearing a red shirt and blue pants marching alongside india's flag bearer. the only problem, she wasn't part of the delegation. the crasher is believed to be a volunteer from an earlier part of the ceremony. organizers say the woman was never a security threat. but indian officials are demanding an investigation. >> i guess she got caught up in the spirit. >> she did, for sure. very good and windy here. >> al, we'll give the weather report. 100% chance of a bad hair day

for us. >> right. i'm being patriotic. red, white and blue. >> you look fabulous. >> good-bye. we'll check in with you later. just ahead, more from london including the big surprise in women's gymnastics as jordyn wieber failed to qualify for the all around title because her own teammates were just so good. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ cullen ] take a day off?

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that's the olympic cauldron being lit friday night during the opening ceremony. one of the enduring images of any olympic games. there it is in the center of the field. we can see it now still there. it will be moved for track and field in a short while. it's already generating controversy. >> a lot of people are upset because it's not atop the stadium, anywhere that everyone can see it. you have to have tickets to see it. >> in vancouver it was really a

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good morning. we're 60 to near 70. might have an afternoon shower or thunder shower. small chance of one this morning. highs near 90. a greater chance tomorrow and on wednesday afternoon. how is traffic? >> taking a look in virginia at the outer loop. sluggish from van dorn speed.

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it's race walking! you look like you have been just told a secret. >> quit trying to distract me. i'm in the zone. >> burn that tape. that's us trying out an olympic sport we felt confident we had a chance at being able to do -- race walking. we raced across london. we'll show you how that turned out. come on, al. you can do it. shocking ending. when we come back, back in london -- [ cheers and applause ] -- we have a crowd on the plaza. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. we have a lot to get to. do you know the olympic motto? i think ours should be older, slower and wider. >> with gaudier outfits.

how about the sweat suits? those were terrible. also, we'll talk about speed. a lot on display at the aquatic centre so far. tonight ryan lochte goes for his third medal in three days. we'll talk to his coach and teammates of his who have already grabbed medals of their own. >> and the james bond moment, one of the most popular parts of the opening ceremony. we begin this half hour with the shocker in gymnastics. american jordyn wieber, a favorite for the all-around, failed to qualify. >> here are the women of team usa. >> reporter: the u.s. women's fab 5 are proving they have what it takes to shine in london, qualifying first this weekend. but it's who is leading the pack today that may be the biggest surprise. all bets were on u.s. favorites gabby douglas and jordyn wieber.

after a stumble on the balance beam sunday wieber failed to make the all-around final. her greatest competition not a foreign challenger but her own teammate and friend 18-year-old ali raisman who pushed her tally above wieber. >> it was hard. i wanted the spot by also wanted ali to do well. >> wieber left the stadium sobbing. the top finisher all around is, as predicted, russian victorian komova. the men are topping great britain and china and expected top dogs japan. danel lava qualified for the all-around. the most memorable moment came from brit louis smith.

his sensational 15.8 pommel horse score brought him to tears. >> it looks like louis is overcome with what's happening for himself and his team here. nbc olympic gymnastics analysts, good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> put it in perspective. jordyn wieber is the reigning world champ. for her not to make the individual all-around finals, how much of a shocker was it? >> it was actually a big shocker. she comes in the reigning world champion. she's one of the toughest competitors. there were scores on jordyn i was surprised with. floor and beam. >> i have to say she was very gracious to her two teammates gabby and ali who are in the all around finals.

>> the emphasis is on team gold. will this affect that at all in terms of it being a distraction for the team? >> i don't think so. what i would bet on is that jordyn wieber will come out for the women's team finals. she will be unbelievable. that will be her moment. she is a tremendous champion. has won just about every single title. i firmly believe she'll anchor the team many the team finals. >> she's too proud. look at what we have been saying all year long. she hit everything. she's done everything that this team has asked her to do. she does not want her moment to end like it did the other night. >> rules are rules. you have to scratch your head a little bit. jordyn wieber did finish fourth overall. yet because each country only gets to send two, in effect, other gymnasts from other countries who placed worse than she did will make it to the final. >> in my opinion it's a bad

rule. if you look at the 24th gymnast who qualified, it's not even -- not to do any dissing or anything, but not in the same category as jordyn wieber. you know, it's all about giving opportunity to other athletes, other countries to develop and grow. but when potentially if she was just in she could easily win the whole thing. i think it's a bad rule. >> it's sad they won't get a chance to see the world champion. with the very few athletes competing in the all-around they should open up the flood gates and let them all in. >> i want to get to the men. they did great. is it theirs to lose at this point? >> it's not theirs to lose. the team that was the favorites were the japanese but they were horrific in qualifying. >> and the chinese. >> the reigning olympic champions. the usa have a team spirit that's just remarkable.

if they are going to do it they will need to fire on all cylinders tonight. >> they are all on the same page, here for one reason. the men want the team gold badly. >> a lot of drama already in gymnastics. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> watch the men go for the gold tonight followed by the women tomorrow night here on nbc. for now a check of the windy weather from al. >> we're going to get to the forecast in a moment, savannah. first we have something new here we are calling al's english class. i like the derby. i look like oliver hardy. i will teach you some uniquely british terms, words and phrases. today, describing the weather. first of all, do you know what a brolly is? >> yes. do you know? >> no. >> very good. very good. our next term -- and brolly is

umbrella. our next term. it's monkeys outside. >> rain? >> brass monkey, very good. cold. you have an english accent. >> i'm from america. >> hey, look, it's madonna. our final english phrase, it's cracking the flags today. >> windy? >> that sounds right. >> i'm guessing windy. >> take a look. cracking the flags means, in fact, it's very hot or raining heavily. so when it's raining heavily it's windy. i'll give you that. and without an nice. >> they've won this by being --

for you. now. >> good morning. temperatures in the 60s to near 70 and partly suicide. also have a couple of isolated showers moving west to east. one near baltimore. one northern calvert county and one northern neck of virginia and in the lower part of the bay. later today about a 30% chance of maybe an afternoon thunder shower and highs near 90. then tomorrow more clouds and a greater chance of some afternoon showers and thunder showers in the mid 80s. then up near 90 and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. >> thanks so much. coming up, what does it take to be an olympic race walker? whatever it is, we don't have it. that story's coming up. [ female announcer ] research suggests the health of our cells plays a key role throughout our entire lives. ♪ one a day women's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. ♪

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you know, when we come to the olympic games we like to try out some of the events. this time we thought we had finally picked something that was right up our alley -- we thought. you've heard the olympic motto -- faster, higher, stronger. well, how about -- awkwarder. finally an olympic sport we could succeed at -- walking. how hard could it be?

to learn the art of racewalking we had to go to the best. and the best americans are olympians john nunn and maria michda. >> i think we're over dressed. >> can ryan wear your outfit? >> it's all about swapping gear at the olympic games. we can swap after. >> okay. let's learn how to racewalk. >> there are two rule that is separate racewalking. >> two rules. one, you must always remain in contact with the ground. two, your leg must be straight on contact. >> this is bad for my hips. >> you don't have to make that face. >> efficient and smooth? us? maybe not. ridiculous and slow? we have that covered. >> shall we try to make our way

up the track and you can give us pointers as we go? >> meredith, you can bend your knees through. it's not surprised racing. out's racewalking. you look like you have been told a secret. >> quit trying to distract me. i'm in the zone. >> i'm trying to keep up with meredith. >> meredith! >> i find this very difficult. i'm being left in the dust here. >> your right arm is flailing out a little bit. you can bring it in. >> why are you picking on me? >> we were better at rn running our mouths than racewalking with our feet. >> it's much, much harder. >> we went 70 yards. that's it. >> listen to how hard you're breathing. >> oh, look at mr. olympian. >> excuse me. uh'm not a world class athlete. >> not to make you feel bad, but that was our warm-up pace when

we're warming up before the race. >> can we show you the natural pace? >> sure. >> just a demo. >> walkers, take your marks. get set, go. [ laughter ] >> i'm sprinting! >> we found natalie's kryptonite. >> after talking the talk it was time to walk the walk and race the race. >> hey, wait, wait. we need the music. >> oh, yeah. >> the music. >> oh, right. >> cue the music.

♪ "the [ theme from "char yiots of fire" ] ♪ >> very aggressive. >> well, al, congratulations. on behalf of us, the golden sneaker for your first race

walk. >> i want to thank you two for showing us great sportsmanship. >> let's settle this. >> thank you. >> congratulations, al. >> did you smell that? >> i will wear it with pride. >> congratulations, al. >> thank you very much. >> congratulations. >> there was a casualty during this. >> tell them how meredith took out that girl. >> oh, yeah. >> you said you wouldn't bring it up. >> it was a tourist on westminster bridge. here it is right here. >> i kept on walking. >> you didn't even stop to help. >> it was my opening. i went right through there. what about the other moment where al ran into some of his people. >> take a look. ♪

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just missed the medal stand. this time you won silver and posted your personal best. has it sunk in? >> it's getting there. it's so exciting. hearing the americans cheer everybody on, it's exciting. to come home with a medal was my goal. >> brendan, you qualified by 11 hundredths of a second. you were in sixth place halfway through. how did you turn it up? >> as a team we talk a lot about the olympic pride. coming in, representing your country. the last 15 meters, everything flushes through your mind. you think about the emotions from past olympics and whatnot and try to get a hand on the wall. i don't know what happened the last 15 meters. it was a special time for me. >> elizabeth, you have a swim coming this weekend. you will swim against missy franklin. are you looking forward to it? >> absolutely. she's amazing. she's doing so well already. hopefully we can keep it going

strong for the end. >> you have another race as well which is great. i want to mention something before we run out of time. you're expecting a baby. >> yep. one more little surprise after we get back from london. we'll find out what the sex of the baby is. it's a new chapter of my life. i'm really excited. >> what's your wife's name? >> martha. she's in the stands now. >> martha, congratulations. brendan, elizabeth, congratulatio congratulations. keep going, okay? >> just ahead, a medal in five consecutive olympics. we are going to meet the american woman who's made history in london. >> first a look at your lowle call news and weather. >> announcer: this morning on "today," dana vollmer talked to savannah about her win. tomorrow, they'll make you flip. the usa men's gymnastics team is live, only on "today" on nbc. ch ili'

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it's 8:00 on a monday morning. it's also july 30, 2012. our third official day of olympic competition. and another day that finds us here at the beautiful olympic park on the east end of london with a great crowd now because the park is officially open. the gates have opened. we've got a lot of friends here with us this morning. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker. coming up, we are going to have a lot more olympic action. >> yeah. we have a woman here who has accomplished something amazing. kim rhode won gold in skeet. she's the first woman to get an

individual medal in five consecutive olympics. it's amazing. we'll talk to her in a few minutes. >> and then we are going to meet one of the people behind one of the most talked about parts of the opening ceremony. of course when the queen jumped out of the helicopter, i didn't realize it was not the queen. >> you did. >> i didn't know that. >> they're not going to push the queen out of a helicopter. >> maybe she jumped! we'll meet then man who played the queen -- other than matt. >> enough about matt's weekend. >> i knew it would go there. there was nothing i can do. it was in slow motion. let's get the latest olympic news from michelle kosinski over at tower bridge with a wrap-up. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. today u.s. swimmer ryan lochte goes for his second gold in the 400-meter freestyle. he got the games off with a bang busting michael phelps.

>> it is france which wins gold. >> reporter: france beat the u.s. sunday in the men's 400-meter relay. a disappointment for michael phelps and ryan lochte with the u.s. taking silver. just the opposite of beijing where the u.s. team beat france for gold. >> we knew it was going to be tough. you know, the french. >> being on the medal stand isn't too bad though. >> he just raced tough. we came up a little short. >> reporter: in one of the most talked about rivalries of the game. >> so far these swimming games belong to ryan lochte. >> reporter: lochte beat phelps saturday in the men's 400-meter freestyle. >> phelps tries to get on the podium. but not today. >> reporter: phelps finished fourth. >> i have a lot of races. the biggest thing now is to put this behind me and move on to the next one. >> reporter: in women's, dana

vollmer scored gold with a record in the butterfly. in women's gymnastics, another surprise as 17-year-old jordyn wieber didn't make the cut in the individual all-around. >> the reigning world champ. she doesn't advance. >> it's a disappointment. it's been a dream of mine to compete in the all-around at the olympics. >> reporter: wieber finished behind as gabby douglas and al iri moved on. >> i'm speechless. >> her mother was anything but speechless as cameras caught her mother cheering her on from the stands. >> catch it! >> stick out, please! >> stick out! . >> reporter: outside weather messed up the road race with cyclists falling into a ravine. >> on the left-hand side, if you do that in london it's a nasty thing to happen. >> reporter: in the end, three women broke out of the pack.

>> here comes marianne vos. >> reporter: with vos taking the gold and britain taking the silver. temperatures dropped to a chilly 63 degrees forcing the beach volleyballers to cover up. not exactly bikini weather. while some venues were packed, organizers scrambled to explain why so many empty seats at events saying they would fill them with british soldiers, teachers and students. as of this morning, china leads the world in medals with 12, but the u.s. is right on its heels with 11. back to you guys. >> michelle, thank you very much. meanwhile it's beautiful here right now. >> over there. >> you get the feeling it won't last. take a look at this. right above our heads here. that's like dorothy jumps on the bike with toto. >> and your little dog, too. there's not much in there. >> really? >> famous last words. >> if you say so.

>> let's go inside to natalie for a check of the headlines. >> good morning once again. the suspect in the colorado movie theater massacre returns to court today to face formal charges in the murders of 12 people and the wounding of 58 others. james holmes is not expected to enter a plea. legal experts say the case is likely to be dominated by arguments over his sanity. walmart is working with police to find out who is behind a string of bomb threats against the stores. three kansas walmart stores were closed sunday after someone phoned in threats. no explosives were found. similar threats friday against eight stores in missouri. at least nine people were arrested sunday in anaheim, california, as demonstrations against two deadly police shootings entered a second week. officers moved in when protesters started marching toward disneyland. federal safety officials are investigating one of the boeing

dreamliners. the plane had an engine issue that sparked a grass fire saturday during a runway test in south carolina. 787s are powered by ge engines. ge is part owner of nbc universal. now for a look at what's tren trending today. u.s. women's olympic soccer goalie hope solo unleashed a twitter outburst against nbc commentator brandi chastain who criticized the play of one of solo's teammates during the american victory saturday. solo tweeted it's too bad we can't have commentators who better represent the team and know more about the game. chastain said, i'm here to do my job which is to be an honest and objective analyst. back to work today for the cast of "modern family" after a salary feud followed closely online. five adult cast members get nearly triple the old $65,000

per episode salary. last week we brought you a walrus who wanted to talk to you. this one just wants to walk with you. ♪ >> a little breakdancing there. the dancing walrus has been entertaining crowds for years in turkey. seven minutes past the hour. now to matt and savannah. >> thanks. >> from a water park to olympic park here on the east end of london. as we mentioned it's finally open. that's why we have these nice people behind us. nine gleaming venues. boy, big crowds this monday morning. that's good news for the london organizers. hopefully those people will be in the empty seats as events

take place later on. >> a lot of excitement. we were here on friday. there weren't many people here. [ cheers and applause ] >> we're happy to have them, too. coming up -- >> weather! go to weather! >> i'm sorry. i thought we did it the -- >> she didn't recognize you without your orange suit. >> sorry, al. >> it's all right, savannah. what's your name? >> it's all about me. >> where are you from? >> i'm from richmond, virginia. >> atlanta. >> atlanta? >> atlanta. >> very nice. good to see you. let's check your weather. we'll see our pick city of the day today just happens to be the fabulous baltimore, maryland. mostly sunny. temperature 90 breeze. with ae show you on the radar, showers and thunderstorms making their way through midsection of the country. also along the southeast atlantic coast looking for wet weather. we have a risk of strong storms in the lower mississippi valley.

gorgeous day in the pacific northwest and plenty of sunshine, and that sunshine extends down along the west coast. look pour monsoonal moisture in the southwest bringing showers to phoenix. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. we've got a little bit of humidity in the air, and some sunshine, and temperatures are in the low 70s. much of the region now. storm 4 radar showing one shower along the baltimore waterfront and in the northern neck of virginia right there on the bay. those are slowly drifting so they may cause some temporary flooding where they're just sitting there and raining. later today partly sunny near 95. get a passing shower or thunder shower this afternoon. small chance. greater chance tuesday and wednesday. thursday into the weekend only a slight chance and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al, for the great weather report. >> thank you for the chance to do it. >> when we come back, a guy who played a prominent role in friday night's opening ceremony. we'll talk to him. and the american woman who just became the first american

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walmart. we have been training our whole lives to save you money. walmart, save money. live better. this morning on today's olympic moment, the woman who gave it her best shot again and again and again. american skeet shooter kim rhode came to london as an olympic legend already, having won individual medals in the past four games. in this weekend's competition, she's better than ever. >> she stays perfect. >> reporter: kim rhode took a hundred shots and in a stunning display of skill she only missed the mark one time. >> kimberly rhode has done it on the biggest stage for shooting. she equalled the world record. 99 out of 100 targets hit. >> reporter: the 33-year-old who loves fixing up classic cars, a true classic herself.

once again a gold medal winner. she's now the first american to win individual medals in five straight olympic games. and she's not done yet. kim said she has more olympics in her future. next time she'll shoot for perfection. >> kim rhode joins us now. welcome, congratulations. you have done something no other american has done -- five consecutive olympics. we saw you on the medals stand yesterday. what was going through your mind? >> pure shock. every emotion hits you. you want to run, scream, cry, jump up and down. you don't know which to do first. standing on the podium watching the american flag go to the top of the pole brought back all the bumps, good and bad and the in betweens. it's incredible. >> you were nearly perfect going into it. you were perfect many the final round. the hallmark of your sport is really the calm, focus, intensity. what does it take? >> you know, it's a lot of hand-eye coordination, muscle

memory. when you walk down the street you don't think right-left-right-left. you just do it. that's what we train to be like. you want to focus on other things. the wind, the lighting. those are things affecting the target and the sport. hopefully it comes together. >> you had rain, gray and drizzly. did that affect your performance? obviously you did great, but did it distract you? >> the weather is important. it was tough conditions yesterday. we had a lot of light and shadow as well as the rain and the wind. those targets were jumping around. it was very difficult conditions as we are having today here. >> something really interesting i read is that you lost your old gun, something you had for all the other olympics you had done. for those who aren't familiar with your sport that's a huge deal. explain why. >> the guns are extreme will you custom-fit. when my gun was stolen i had to start over. if you don't have something that fits you exactly, shooting a thousand times you will definitely feel it the next day.

it was a tough transition. i'm thankful. for every negative there is a positive. obviously this was a positive. >> you better believe it. one positive is your huge cheering section. you always bring a ton of family with you. i know they're on the plaza today. i see dad over there. how many folks did you have with you? >> i had 20, 30 family members and friends with me. it was incredible. the medal is really about the journey. there are tons of people who help me to get here. you don't get here on your own. they all had a piece of it. >> we are proud of you five times over. >> thank you. >> kim rhode, making history. >> appreciate it. >> coming up, ryan lochte's personal coach. up next, the man who turned the queen into the newest bond girl coming up after this. el chorro lodge e at the ee in paradise valley, arizona, where tonight we switched their steaks with walmart's choice premium steak. it's a steakover! this is perfect. the meat is really good. one of the best filets i've had. see look how easy that is to cut.

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morning. one of the lasting images from the opening ceremony will be the queen's entrance with a little help from james bond. it is estimated at least half of the world's population has seen a bond film. this year the franchise is celebrating its 50th anniversary. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: it is the instantly recognizable theme to one of the most successful film franchises of all time. ♪ centered around one of the most iconic characters ever to grace the screen. >> bond. >> bond. >> bond. >> bond. james bond. >> reporter: the cars, the women -- >> hi, i'm plenty. >> of course you are. >> you have a very good memory for faces. >> and figures. >> reporter: the great one-liners. >> i'm afraid you caught me with more than my hands up. [ bell ringing ] >> saved by the bell. >> reporter: it's all part of the bond allure.

>> i think the idea of a bond figure -- tall, slim englishman is just universally attractive. >> reporter: author and espionage expert nigel west has written the book on bond and says many of the facts surrounding the character are accurate. >> 007 did come from a numbering system used by the secret service. the idea of someone being licensed to kill is also interesting. >> reporter: bond is perhaps the ultimate jet-setter. traveling the world for m.i.-6, the british secret intelligence service charged with protecting queen and country. >> but, james, i need you. >> so does england. >> reporter: at the end of the day it's london he calls home. >> london is the center of everything relating to bond. he is the personification of the

kwunt century sha-- quintessent british karkh character. >> reporter: ian fleming created bond. a former naval intelligence officer. the bar at dukes hotel where fleming was a regular inspired the martini bond favors. >> three measures of gordon, shaken over ice. >> with a twist of lemon. the bond. >> reporter: in film london has loaned several locations to bond. the old war office still used by the british ministry of defense also played home to bond's mi-6. from connery to craig, bond shops only one place for shirts. >> fashion is always in the bond characters. >> reporter: almost everyone has a favorite bond character or film -- even bond himself. >> "diamonds are forever ". >> that's kind of you.

>> sean connery. >> reporter: with the 23rd installment of the series due out this fall, daniel craig says the spirit lives on. >> they have managed to retain their essence. i just try to make sure it continues. hopefully after me there are other bonds, keep going. >> you don't have to worry about me. >> back to the opening ceremony. obviously the queen didn't jump out of the helicopter with mr. bond. the honor went to gary connery, a stunt double dressed as her majesty the queen. good morning. >> good morning. >> danny boyle calls you. i know you worked with him on a movie called "the beach". >> basically i have a friend putting in the rigging here. danny and his team spoke to my friend robin and said, do you know the right person for the job? they also asked a couple of other guys and my name kept

coming up. s you have called in for a meeting. i didn't know at the time it was danny boyle that was the creative director. >> right. >> so i sat in a room. they said, look, danny's not available now. he's with sir paul mccartney. no worries. >> name droppers. >> then they said, danny's on his way. when he walked in the door it was like, gary! danny! how you doing? >> you rehearsed the stunt a number of times at an airfield and at least a couple of times over the stadium. >> we did, i think, four rehearsals in the dead of night. >> did you ever rehearse it wearing a dress? >> no. >> the first time was the night of the opening ceremony? >> i have worn my own dresses. but in terms of the jump, that was the first time. >> why didn't they get a female skydiver? that's what i was wondering. >> good question. i think they liked my legs. >> you have the queen's legs?

>> queen-style legs. >> what about weather? there were reports it would rain heavily. would that have killed that? >> the rain wouldn't be an issue. we have had problems with the weather. we have had the wettest may and june on record. >> right. >> fortunately for us the weather reports changed and the weather itself changed. it's real good. >> in the end, how do you top it? you have carried out one of the greatest stunts ever for opening ceremonies. what's next? >> i don't know if you know. i landed a wing suit earlier in the year. i jumped out of a helicopter and landed without a parachute. flying squirrel. coming to vegas on the fourth of july next year. >> see you for that. >> i'll land in vegas. >> congratulations. we're back after your local news. >> announcer: this morning on "today" dana vollmer talked to savannah about her win. >> my first world record. i'm shaking. >> announcer: and tomorrow, the men's gymnastics team is live.

good morning. it's 8:26. let's look at our forecast. warming up out there, tom. >> good morning. around our region we have a radar -- storm 4 radar, some showers that have just been popping up over the last hour or so in the northern neck of virginia and slowly drifting west. elsewhere, there's one al alsoaround the baltimore waterfront and otherwise partly sunny. we're in the 70s later near 90. could get a passing shower or thunder shower in the afternoon, and, again, tomorrow or wednesday. greater chance tomorrow or wednesday. add thursday into the weekend. only a slight chance of afternoon showers. highs near 90 each day, aaron. >> a traffic check for you right after this.

good morning. if are you traveling northbound i-97, crash here is going to be blocking your left lanes, and let's talk about congestion because you are jammed really from 50 bumptory bumper as you make your way northbound on i-97. let's head over to 395 and check travel speeds. as you make your commute from the beltway passing glebe heading to the 14th street bridge, no accidents, but you are under speed. travel speed about 34 miles an hour. that drive taking 19 minutes. aaron, back over to you.

>> thank you. remember, nbc 4 is your home for the london olympics. coverage resumes at 10:00 a.m. after the "today" show live from london, and you can follow the games any time in the london 2012 section of

8:30 on this monday morning, july 30, 2012. as the crowds poured into london's olympic park on day three of olympic competition. good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer, natalie morales and al roker. already the olympics have been very good for team usa on swimming. >> that's right. they took home eight medals over the weekend including a silver in the men's 4 x 100 relay.

but there have been surprising results as well. coming up, we'll talk to the coaches for the u.s. swim team including ryan lochte's personal coach. >> i should mention his father and some of his siblings will be on "today" tomorrow. we'll hear from they will. >> if you're wandering about here in london town and you decide to snack on the more traditional foods here, you may want to reconsider. wait until you hear how long you have to swim to burn off the calories from one helping of fish & chips. our resident no goodnik mr. buzz kill. >> why do we bring him here? >> mr. why have any fun at all. >> i know. >> david zinczenko will tell us how to eat this, not that. >> how many calories in a pint of guinness. >> out's healthy for you. >> they feed it to the horses. >> if you're going to pull a cart, it's perfect. >> we have been lucky with the weather so far. we keep watching that cloud over

our heads. as you know, the weather here changes on a dime. for the most part you have to carry a raincoat throughout london wherever you go. coming up, how to look stylish when out's soggy out. did you bring your raincoats? hopefully you brought the brolly. >> or do what savannah has, have someone carry it for you. >> don't start. >> let's turn to something really exciting. team usa's synchronized divers are here. they won silver. congratulations. >> thank you. >> if you were watching last week these two happened to wander by while olympic park was closed and introduced themselves. then you wandered off to make history. this is the first medal for the u.s. team since 2000. laura wilkinson, and the first

ever in the synchro event. how does it feel? >> amazing. dream come true. >> you have to coordinate every little thing. it's all about synchronizing every maneuver. how long have you been working together and diving with each other? >> we have been working really hard since this past fall. a little less than a year. we have been flying back and forth traveling to different countries to compete. we have been together about every two weeks or so this year, working really hard. >> the chinese have dominated in this e event. your expectations, what were they going into this? >> i just wanted to have the performance of a lifetime. i did that and ended up with the silver. i couldn't be happier. >> not only do you have to synch up the moves on the board. you spend so much time together you must have some personal chemistry as well. i know you have a shared love of

rubber duckies. >> yes, we do. >> the tie that binds. >> we also get along well outside the pool. we watch the same tv shows and hang out. we just mesh in and out of the pool. >> you synchronize everything. >> will we see you four years from now in rio as a team? >> i'm retired. >> no! we won't allow it. >> i retired last night. >> you went out in style. congratulations. >> you can always pull a michael jordan. >> always good for a comeback. >> congratulations. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> let's turn to al for the weather. >> all right. good idea. glad i thought of it. let's see what we have f got fo starting off for today. we are looking at a risk of strong storms lower mississippi river valley on up into the upper ohio river valley. beautiful weather out west. gorgeous day in the northeast after wild weather over the weekend. as we move on into tomorrow, we're looking for a continued

nice weather as we move into the pacific northwest and sunshine. risk of strong storms through the southeast. sunny and mild. warm conditions. new england into the northeast. sizzling conditions continue in the mid section of the country. that's what's going on around the u.s. >> good morning. tom kieram. here in washington mild and muggy start. virginia, maryland, west virginia generally in the upper 60s and low 70s. reagan national, though, at 78. and it's a bit milder right there in the bay, and storm 4 radar showing a few scattered showers around the northern neck of virginia and near baltimore. later today could get those popping up during the afternoon with highs around 90. greater chance on tuesday and wednesday. highs near 90 thursday into the weekend with a small chance of afternoon thunder showers. don't forget. whether you're here in london or back in the states get your weather any time you need it on weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >> when we come back, we check in with the coaches of team usa swimming to see how they are doing so far.

first, this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back to london's olympic park where the u.s. swim team has already racked up an impressive eight medals. the first female swimming head coach for the u.s. and ryan lochte's personal coach gregg troy. congratulations already. gregg, i will start with you. ryan had a great weekend. is that a feeling of relief or accomplishment or both? >> a little bit of both. he did a tremendous start to the meet for him. he's had a big program. a lot of events left. hopefully it continues. >> i have to ask you about this little bit of controversy when he wore the mouthpiece, the stars & stripes grill on the medal stand. what happened? >> i'm not sure exactly. i think there was a ruling that

they asked him not to. it's been his trademark. he has a couple of them. >> let's talk about the men's relay. it was so exciting. the men had the lead for the first three legs. you put in lochte to swim the anchor portion of the meet. what happened? was it just the french swimmer having the swim of his life? >> he had a great swim. the end of their relay was fantastic. we probably overlooked them a little bit. the australians on paper were the best team. we wanted to be in the lead, run the race we wanted to run. >> i want to ask about michael phelps. saturday, not his best day. sunday he looked great. do you feel good about where he is in terms of his swimming? >> oh, yeah. michael is in a good place. he responded like a champion. he was great in the relay. >> turning to the women, you are the personal coach for natalie

coglin. you had leah neil swim instead in the final. >> we had to look at relay exchanges and take a lot of different considerations. i told the young ladies it was their job to get us a lane in the final. the coaches had to make a tough call and we did. >> missy franklin is such a phenom. she'll swim tonight? >> two events. >> how are you managing her? she's so new to this. she has so much expectation weighing on her. how is she doing? >> her personal coach todd smith is working with her. using the veterans, natalie, rebecca. they are helping her out. >> i guess i buried the lead here. you mentioned dana. my goodness. she won gold, broke a world record. that's got to have exceeded expectations. >> yeah. she's had a great year. put in a lot of hard work.

it's exciting to see her come through on a big stage. >> i know you guys have to stay objective but every olympics seems to create new stars and new household names. who do you think is emerging so far as the star of the games? >> it's early to tell. missy has been tremendous. on the men's side, ryan and michael are always names. there are a lot of young guys. matt grevers is outstanding. >> you have a deep bench. great to have you here. congratulations on your success so far. we look forward to more. thank you. >> thank you. >> much more from here in london including the pub foods to avoid. first this is "today" on nbc.

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version of eat this not that. the people here in london love pub food. here to spoil all their fun is our favorite guy david zinczenko, of course the author of the "eat this not that" series. welcome to london. good to see you. >> great to be here. >> are you coming to bum out everybody on the world stage? >> this is a dangerous segment to do. i may get romneyed out of here. i'm going to be very careful and just show you gold caliber favorites of classic british pub fare. >> we are not talking about chain restaurants so we don't have accurate calorie counts on some of the dishes. >> close approximations. >> let's start with drinks. you say a pint of imperial stout can pack 350 calories. >> otherwise known as the official training drink of henry viii. i'm not sure if we should drink it or kayak through it.

imperial means high in alcohol content. it's over 10%. be careful with the imperial stout. go for something more pale-colored. >> to work it off you have to do an hour and 25 minutes of weight lifting. if you were to lift another pint could that be considered weight lifting? >> that could do it. you have to do about 1,080 reps. >> okay. but you say ale is less fattening. >> the alcohol is 4% to 6%. so you have the alcohol content and halving the calories. >> let's move to fish & chips. >> this is the best argument for national health service i have ever seen. this is 1,500 calories. >> so a whole day. >> it's 90 grams of fat. one gram is nine calories. you have 800 calories coming from the deep fryer. so that's your biggest issue

here. >> to work it off we would have to do three hours of swimming? >> almost three hours of swimming. so phelps and lochte would sink to the bottom. >> you say pot roast with mashed potatoes is less fattening. >> about 690. you save 800 calories by going with this british favorite. >> next up -- what's in shepherd's pie? >> looks like a pot roast topped with a mashed potato crust. >> how many calories? >> 1800. this should make you feel sheepish. >> you have to spend -- i got it -- half a day playing doubles tennis to work it off. >> three full days of saturated fat. >> do you mean to tell me the healthier alternative is a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich? >> definitely. you save 1,200 calories. or the warm weather favorite

called a plowman. they are both about the same. that's another classic british pub favorite. >> how about this one. bangers & mash. >> also known as the nuclear option. >> mashed potatoes. >> sausage and gravy. >> what's that going to do to you? >> 800 calories, 60 grams of fat. a full day's worth of saturated fat and a lot of sodium. >> to work it off you have to play an hour and 23 minutes of beach volleyball. >> if you're going to eat it, don't wear that bikini bottom. or maybe just watch for two hours and sweat it off. >> instead of this, you want people to eat roast pork and boiled potatoes. >> you will save 500 calories with this swap. >> i don't love it but the brits like liver and onions. what's the problem there?

>> 737 calories, 57 grams of fat. a full day's worth of sodium. you have to play two hours and eight minutes of badmin ton. this is a reason for the lambs to be left silent. we have the roast leg of lam. the fat is falling away and the mint jelly is a british favorite. flavor without the calories. >> the gold medal for bumming people out at the olympic games, david zinczenko. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, thank you. >> congratulations. much more ahead from london. this is "today" on nbc.

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women attending the games. i saw a nice red, white and blue number from tommy hilfiger. each piece around $100. very affordable. i love that fact that we have a little jacket. the rain comes down, you're covered. great moment with the red jean. if you can pan down to the shoes we have medalist shoes here. all gold. they have bronze or gold depending how good you are. >> holly, thank you so much. the next look we are calling designer sporty. venecia, come on out. this poncho is cool. >> this has the team gb logo look by stella mccartney. comes in a tiny bag. pop it in your bag, fold it up. it's almost a collector's item for the games. just over $100. you have stella mccartney written all over it and the lo

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brolly or wear a hat. >> umbrella. we're speaking english here. >> she doesn't want an overly done hairdo. that's the way she does it with a classic covering. >> thank you. our last look is the royal wellies look. this is modeled by allison. >> allison is a polo player herself. for the summer time she doesn't wear dark colors. i put her in a white jean, a little j. crew shirt. this fabulous little jacket, zip front jacket with a red lightning. let's go to the wellies. >> these are must haves if you have a lot of money. >> catherine, duchess of cambridge and even prince william is sporting these. this is the one for the chiccest equestrian set. and it's on today.

>> can we have all of the models come out? >> this wonderful brolly is a classic english look. >> love it. we have drawn a crowd with the fashions. >> we have finally come to a place where you don't sound funny. fantastic. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. we'll have much more from london coming up. first, these messages.

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we're back now with more of "today" from london's olympic park on a monday, the 30th day of july, 2012. as you look down at a huge crowd that's gathered here this morning. the park is open, the games have begun. lots of drama. we thank these people for stopping by and cheering. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthr guthrie. fresh off a mediocre performance in race walking, we have ryan sea crest, natalie morales and al roker. a first in olympic coverage, ryan's hosting the 9:00 hour here. >> leaning on you. >> he's already drinking. he stole a beer from this guy

right here. three seconds ago. >> this is not the fourth hour. it's the third. >> i'm confused. >> we have a lot to talk about, especially in women's gymnastics. the team did great in the qualifying round but jordyn wieber, the reigning world champion didn't make it to the individual all-around. we'll catch up with two olympians who did in their years. we'll get their take on what happened yesterday many a few minutes. >> then the winners of team usa's first medal of the london olympic games came in men's archery after a stunning upset. a power house of south korea. we'll talk to members of the team. >> and jill martin is here for an exclusive all-british steals & deals. we have great stuff today. want you to get in on the action. >> and later on, in f ycase you missed it, we donned bright

suits to compete in olympic race walking. >> they could be scene seen from out of state. >> burst into flames. >> we have a lot to get to. natalie, bring us up to date on olympic news. >> as you mentioned the first two days of competition you saw a lot of thrilling victories, but also heartbreaking disappointment. >> michael phelps and ryan lochte. >> reporter: big surprises in the pool. sunday night the men's 4 x 100 relay with superstars michael phelps and ryan lochte leading the way. >> i think the americans are set up well. >> the u.s. started strong but lochte couldn't hold the lead in the final second. >> france will outtouch the americans and lochte. >> the u.s. walking away with silver. france taking gold. >> michael phelps -- >> on saturday phelps and lochte went head to head for the so-called duel in the pool.

>> lochte will win. >> lochte crushed the competition scoring his first gold medal of the game. >> it is not michael phelps, the two-time defending olympic champion. dethroned. >> phelps finished fourth without a medal. >> i have a lot of races. the big thing now is putting this behind me and moving on. >> both men are back in the pool also in swimming sunday brendan hans took bronze in the 100 meter breaststroke. for the women, dana vollmer set a new world record in the women's 100 butterfly. allison schmidt took silver in the women's 400-meter freestyle. and more silver for rhode island's elizabeth beisel in the 400-meter individual medley. a bronze in the 100-meter relay. today, 17-year-old phenom missy franklin competes in her first individual finals -- the 100-meter backstroke. more drama in women's gymnastics.

a shocker for 17-year-old jordyn wieber. >> and jordyn wieber is out of the all-around. >> wieber failed to qualify for the women's all-around finishing behind gabby douglas and surprise contender ali raisman who took the top spot. >> it's a disappointment but i'm happy to help out the team. >> tuesday the team goes for its first gold since atlanta in 1996. u.s. men's gymnastics team goes for a medal tonight. there is still a glow from friday's opening ceremony watched by more than 40 million people. >> good evening. mr. bond. >> good evening, your majesty. >> featuring the acting debut of queen elizabeth. britain's newest bond girl. now back to the competition. ryan lochte goes for his third medal of the games tonight while michael phelps takes part in the

men's 200-meter butterfly. in other news this morning, colorado shooting suspect james holmes is in court as prosecutors file formal charges against him. legal experts say holmes will not face additional charges after a pregnant woman wounded in the shooting suffered a miscarriage over the weekend. central to the case will likely be the case of whether or not holmes is sane. republican presidential mitt romney arrives in poland on the final leg of his overseas trip. this weekend in israel he took a stand against iran saying the u.s. should support military action against iran. he's getting harsh criticism for his comments about jerusalem. a woman who kidnapped an infant girl from a new york city hospital in 1987 then raised the child as her own faces sentencing today. prosecutors have recommended that ann pedway serve 10 to 12 1/2 years in prison. "the dark knight rises" won the

weekend box office holding onto the top spot with $64 million. "ice age continental drift" came in second with $13 million and "the watch" came in third. a dozen thrill seekers got more than they paid for sunday when the roller coaster they were riding in california stalled 150 feet up. they waited nearly two hours until mechanics got it moving again. fortunately the passengers were stuck on the upright portion of the ride which also travels upside down. it's six minutes after the hour. now back to matt, savannah, ryan and al. >> can you imagine -- >> being upside down. >> there was kryptonite on that superman ride. >> there is a sign that tells you not to do that. >> how about a check of therigh. let's see what we've got for you, first of all. we are looking at a risk of strong storms later tonight here on into tomorrow, tuesday

morning. attorney general in the upper 60s, and then wednesday, partly cloudy. temperatures in the low 70s. the rest of the country, as we move back to the u.s., we'll show you we have a risk of strong storms into upper parts of michigan. we've got also down in the lower gulf coast risk of strong storms. and we're looking at a lot of heat. the heat continues in the mid section of the country down to the gulf coast. temperatures heat index values will feel like over 110 degrees. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. storm center 4. thankfully a break from high heat for the rest of the week. highs near 90 today, and maybe an isolated shower this morning or an afternoon thunder shower. small chance of that. then tomorrow and wednesday both days a greater chance, and then thursday into the weekend each day up near 90 degrees, partly sunny, and just a small chance of a passing afternoon shower or thunder shower, and we'll have morning lows near 70. it's going to be rather humid throughout the period today all the ways your latest

weather. ryan? >> thank you, al. here with the first medal winners of our games for team usa, jacob wukie, brady elly son and jake kaminski. how did it feel to get the first u.s. medals? >> incredible. going out there, trying to start the team off right and get everybody working together. we went out, won as a team, lost as a team, worked as a team. unfortunatelile came away as a silver but it was great to jump start usa. >> lost by a point to italy but beat korea. they usually win. how did you do it? >> we knew going into the match we could beat them. there's been a lot in the media in korea and stuff like that pitting us against them. there was a match everyone was looking for. we gave it our al. we put a lot of emotion into the match. it was the one everyone wanted to see. >> jacob, many people aren't as

familiar as we are with archery. but we can guess it's probably a sport of intense focus. i understand you worked on the focus early in your career by covering yourself in mosquitos. can you explain that? >> when we are out there competing, especially in the finals, there are loud noises, camera, people talking, whatever. you have a lot of distraction. i would intentionally go out and practice when there were a lot of mosquitos so it would force me to focus on being able to shoot my shot. >> lots of exposure with archery, the games and "the hunger games." i know you have been haunted by the movie and others including "the avengers." brady, you have a signature move. can you show the crowd? go ahead. [ cheers and applause ] >> nice to see you.

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champion. it's something you dream about your entire life, to compete at the olympic finals. of course she's upset. but she still has two chances to win a gold. >> it's not like she messed up. she placed fourth overall. it's just because of the rules. each country only accepteds two. >> unfortunately that's the rule. to have three of the girls in the top four was incredible. shows the depth of the team, how strong they are and any given day one can edge the other out. that's what the olympics is all about and being perfect every day not letting little mistakes happen. >> you mentioned the team. i know they are oh concentrating on the team medal. how did the team look to you? >> so strong. if you look at the results they are ahead by a point and a half. everything starts from scratch in team finals. it will all come down to the

count where all three girls have to be so consistent on each event. really at this point it's so mental. physically they are ready and more prepared than ever. >> i think one thing that those of us who aren't athletes can't understand the mental preparation that's so key. >> because you are training for the olympic games. at this point your coaches have brought you to the peak position. your routines are at the peak position. your body. everything is where it needs to be. the only thing is to do it like you have been training to do everything the same. for me yesterday going in to watch the prelims i was nervous. all the girls are young, so great. to see them go up on the first event and look so confident and hit everything, my nerves went away. they're completely ready. >> you're up there biting your nails. >> i was. i had goosebumps when i walked in there. so nervous for them. they showed me and proved that they are so ready. >> what did a lirli and gabby n

to do and they have tough competition. >> the russian gymnast got second in the all around to jordyn wieber. ali and gabby are both mentally and physically prepared. out's going out, trying to do your best. >> both of you have the gold medals. although you are wearing silver, carly. are you enjoying the olympics? >> out's so much fun. in beijing i didn't really get to enjoy the full aspect of being a fan. >> this is my first time back since 2004. i love london. i can't wait to experience all that the olympics has to offer. other than gymnastics. >> enjoy. great to have you here. i know we'll talk a lot. >> thank you. >> you can catch the men's team final tonight. the women on tuesday right here on nbc. up next from here in london, a special british-themed steals &

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swim caps during the race. she held it all together. coming up, what she said about that. >> also there is an olympic sport called racewalking. it looks easy, but we found out it's not so easy. our team takes on racewalking in our tracksuits. >> at least our outfits weren't embarrassing. >> and we'll find out the reaction the brits have to the newest bond girl -- queen elizabeth acting with daniel craig and taking part in one of the most talked-about parts of the opening ceremony. >> it was good. she delivered. first you will deliver the let's see what we've got, first of all, starting with today. we're going to be looking at strong storms down through the gulf coast. also up through the upper mississippi river valley. expect plenty of sunshine up and down the west coast. beautiful day in the northeast after a rough day yesterday. as we move into tomorrow, we've got a risk of strong storms down through the southeast, and a look at sizzling weather to

continue with the northern plains into the midwest. hot down through the gulf coast. sunny and warm, new england, northeast states on into the mid-atlantic, but showers along the midlick coast. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm with storm 4 radar showing scattered showers. one in delaware that might drift into queen ann's county and another one in baltimore, southern st. mary's and the northern neck. these are slowly drifting west. these are not storms. just some passing showers. could get some later today. highs near 90 maybe with thunder and lightning this afternoon. greater chance on tuesday, and, again, on wednesday. and then thursday all the way into the weekend. each day partly sunny. high around 90, and a small chance of an that's your latest weather. ryan? >> al, thank you. now let's say hello to u.s. swimmer leah neil. she won in the 400 meter relay on saturday, her first olympic medal. congratulations and good

morning. >> thank you. good morning. >> how does it feel to have the medal around your neck today? >> it's amazing to be on the same relay as those girls. my first time swimming with natalie coughlin and the rest of them actually. it was just amazing. after the first race in the morning i felt so good. i was ecstatic to hear i was chosen to be on the night relay. it's so exciting. and then to get a bronze on top of it was amazing. >> you swam third. just before you jumped into the pool and gave out your swim what was going through your mind in that very moment? >> i was just thinking about how awesome it was. just soaking everything in. just listening to my music, being pumped up, jumping up and down. this morning was fun, so tonight will be probably even more fun. >> you talked about swimming with natalie coughlin and helped her get to the 12 medals and tie

an olympic record. what did it mean to you to help her achieve the goal? >> she obviously deserved all the credit for that. i'm so honored to help chip in for that 12th medal she got. i'm in awe of her. she's an amazing swimmer. >> congratulations. nice to see you. enjoy that. show it to everyone back here. up next, how the british are reacting to queen elizabeth as a bond girl. right after this. hey!

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still marveling that the queen and her corgies would be up for this. her first role in a bond film -- which stole the show -- is getting rave reviews. it started simply enough with benign scenes of london, but then in strode bond. shaking and stirring some corgies up a bit and you just knew there sat some famous actress. >> good evening, mr. bond. [ cheers and applause ] >> good evening, your majesty. >> reporter: whoa. not so. not so at all. and the planet's collective jaw dropped. even the corgie can't believe she's doing it. >> is that the queen? was that the queen? >> hilarious. >> wonderful. >> gold medal for the queen.

>> when i saw the guy who escorted james bond in i thought, that's strange. he's real. then it was obvious it would be the queen's first starring role in a bond film. ♪ >> so out of character. but brilliantly performed. >> reporter: the corgies, too. good sports. when they approached her, the queen agreed, even insisting on using her own dogs. >> she was very helpful and very sharp. very sharp. you don't have to tell her something twice. she's a good actor. she's good at it. she and james bond got on well. >> reporter: done in march reportedly in a single take. that wasn't the queen climbing into the helicopter, waving or, as you might have guessed, jumping out ahead of 007. that was a professional base jumper. when the queen appeared in

olympics stadium she briefly sported a big smile. later, don't let the all-business look fool you. here she is watching the opening ceremony and here's queen sophia of spain. she couldn't wait to hear how it had gone. >> you were brilliant. absolutely. >> i hope it made people laugh. >> that incredible helicopter move through tower bridge here was real. the first time it's been done. this was incredibly kept secret and if the queen had said more than just "good evening, mr. bond" they thought it may have been uncomfortable to watch. they think she played it just right. >> now she's the queen of comedy. >> i guess so. who knows what's next? >> she's here until thursday. michelle kosinski, thank you very much.

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how lyrica affects you. with less pain, i'm feeling better now that i've found lyrica. ask your doctor if lyrica is right for your fibromyalgia pain. back now with dana vollmer's remarkable and record-breaking swim in the 100-meter butterfly. she failed to qualify for the beijing games. i talked to her after the win last night. you said your knees are shaking still? >> i'm shaking all over. seeing my family, i haven't gotten to see them yet. it was incredible. that really made it set in. i was so in shock. tearing up, hugging my mom, my husband and my dad. it's such an incredible feeling. >> it's not enough you won a gold medal. you set a world record at the same time. >> my first world record. i don't think it's set in yet

that i'm the fastest butterflyer ever. it's crazy. the training i have been able to do. everyone's support. i wouldn't be here without everyone that helped me. >> when you think about this long road you have been on it started when you were 16 years old in athens at the olympics. can you believe you have made it all the way here? i mean, you're at the height of your sport. >> it's been such an incredible journey. going from winning a gold medal in athens and then missing the team. i feel like it took missing the team for me to really change my mental approach to swimming, my training. i'm finally healthy. mentally and physically. just really loving to race, feeling confident in who i am and my family had a huge part in that. >> did you really lose your swimming cap halfway through the race? >> i did. it's never happened before. slowly but surely with every stroke the cap moved further and further back and it fell off.

i told an official after i swam, there's a cap in there somewhere. someone has to find it. >> amazing it didn't distract you. >> i think it was a good distraction. i wasn't thinking about my legs hurting or anything. but i didn't have a good finish. maybe it did distract me a little bit. hard to have a perfect race. there is always something i feel i can get better at. having been that fast and know i can still get better is really exciting. >> this has to be close to a perfect race. >> pretty close. i was calm the first 50. i know the second 50 is my strength. no one comes home faster in the world than i do. tapping into the rhythm and the feel of the water that i have trained so much and charging home. every time i breathed i could hear the crowd. i was hoping when i had the bad finish, oh, i knew i won, but did i get the world record? to have them both come together is incredible. >> she's amazing.

dana competes one more time on wednesday. >> not bad. this was your first olympic event. >> first time and the first race i watched was dana. that's not a bad way to start your olympic spectating career. she wins gold, breaks a world record. >> keep going to events. >> it wasn't all her hard work. we were so proud. it was exciting. especially when you hear our national anthem. coming up next, something slightly less inspiring. we try our hand -- or feet -- at the olympic sport of racewalking. first, this is "today" on nbc. at kaiser permanente, we've made major advancements in reducing the incidents of broken bones in seniors. we've received recognition for getting hypertension under control for over 80% of our members. we've made significant advances in asthma, immunization and maternity care. and j.d. power and associates ranked us highest in member satisfaction among health plans in the virginia/maryland/d.c. region.

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sport of race walking. i mean, really, how hard could it be? as matt and the rest of us found out -- very. >> yeah. you've heard the olympic motto -- faster, higher, stronger. well, how about -- awkwarder. finally an olympic sport we could succeed at -- walking. how hard cou it be? to learn the art of racewalking we had to go to the best. and the best americans are olympians john nunn and maria michta. >> i think we're overdressed actually. >> can ryan wear your outfit? >> it's all about swapping gear at the olympic games. we can swap after.

>> all right. why don't you teach us? let's learn how to racewalk. >> let's go! >> okay. there's two rules that separate racewalking. >> two rules. one, you must always remain in contact with the ground. two, your leg must be straight on contact. looking efficient and smooth. >> this is bad for my hips. >> okay, ryan. >> you don't have to make that face. >> efficient and smooth? us? maybe not. ridiculous and slow? we have that covered. >> shall we try to make our way up the track and you can give us pointers as we go? >> for sure. >> meredith, you can bend your knees through. it's not surprised racing. it's racewalking. you look like you have been told a secret. >> quit trying to distract me. i'm in the zone. >> i'm trying to keep up with meredith. >> meredith!

>> go, meredith! >> keep it more forward. >> i find this very difficult. i'm being left in the dust here. >> your right arm is flailing out a little bit. you can bring it in. >> why are you picking on me? >> out of my way. >> turns out we were better at running our mouths than racewalking with our feet. >> okay. we respect this. >> it's hard! >> it's much, much harder. >> we went 70 yards. that's it. >> listen to how hard you're breathing. wow. >> oh, no. >> oh, look at mr. olympian. >> excuse me. i'm not in a world class athlete program. >> not to make you feel bad, but that was our warm-up pace when we're warming up before the race. >> can we see you at your natural pace? >> sure. sure, just a demo. >> walkers, take your marks. get set, go. [ laughter ]

>> i'm sprinting! >> we found natalie's kryptonite. >> after talking the talk it was time to walk the walk and race the race. >> hey, wait, wait. we need the music. >> oh, yeah. >> the music. >> oh, right. >> cue the music. ♪ [ theme from "chariots of fire" ] ♪

>> very aggressive. >> well, al, congratulations. on behalf of us, the golden sneaker for your first race walk. >> thank you. >> oh. >> i want to thank you two for showing us great sportsmanship. >> let's settle this. >> thank you. >> congratulations, al. >> thank you. thank you. >> did you smell that? >> i will wear it with pride. >> here it is. [ applause ] >> i will wear it proudly after

i air it out quite a bit. >> that will explain the glitter on our jackets. >> where's the orange cone and the tracksuit? >> well done. >> after you get that image out of your mind, nbc coverage of the olympics coming up. >> and ryan lochte tomorrow on "today." we're going to racewalk out of here. >> i know you have a shared love of rubber ducks. >> we do. >> the gold medal for bumming people out at the olympic games, david zinczenko.

9:57 is your time on this monday, july 30th, 2012. good morning. let's go to storm 4 meteorologist tom here for a look at your forecast. starting off like a nice day, tom. >> yeah. just moderately humid. the sky filling with clouds now, and temperatures are in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. reagan national now 82. a few light showers around the northern neck of virginia and the virginia tide water as well as the northern eastern shore,

and later today up in the upper 80s near 90. might have an isolated shower or thunder shower this afternoon. a greater chance on tuesday and wednesday, and then a smaller chance thursday into the weekend with highs near 90. how is traffic? >> well, things look pretty good, tom, if are you traveling across the american legion bridge. volume very light. on the outer loop as well as the inner loop. no issues to report. no delays. no accidents. let's head over to 395. also looks good here as well. a live look at duke street making your way northbound and southbound. travel lanes open from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. >> thank you. remember, nbc 4 is your home for the london olympics. coverage resumes many just a few building pass, corporate card, verizon 4g lte phone. the global ready one ? yeah, but you won't need... ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas.

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