you can put some mandarins in there. >> the more the merrier. >> and we have some mint here, very fresh. basically it's like a punch. >> i thought it was apple. >> let me just pour a little bit good morning. of that away. by a fingernail in one of the closest races in history, don't worry about the mess. don't worry about the mess. >> not at all, not at all. swimmer nathan adrian grabbed >> we like mess! gold for the united states. >> gold for the u.s. by 0.01! >> so the colder the better approximately a little for you, >> as gymnast danell leyva roared back from 17th place, my bro. a little for you. nailing his performance on the >> this is synchronized. parallel bars. >> go ahead and try it. now it's the women's turn in what could be ryan lochte and >> al's making messes here, too. >> an elegant glass for you. >> and, my friend that, is a

michael phelps' final duel in pims. and you can use it in sponges, the pool today on thursday, you can flavor ice creams, you can even glaze a ham with that october 2nd, 2012. stuff. >> to team usa! >> announcer: from nbc news, >> team usa! this is a special edition of >> and england! "today" at the olympic games >> and our host england. >> and it being 5:00 somewhere! with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from london, england. >> you can buy this in the u.s., good morning and welcome to right? >> it's healthy, it has "tod "today" on this thursday cucumbers. morning. i'm savannah guthrie alongside >> you're getting your vegetables that day. matt lauer, al roker and natalie >> jamie oliver, thank you so morales. much. we have taken a little walk down coming up, the california man the road to see these olympic who is attending his 18th summer rings. >> with the brouhaha over the olympics, going all the way back olympic calderon where people to 194 2. can't get to it and get a view of it to take that icon being drink up. cheers! photograph, people have been looking for an alternative and has become the go-to place. we have olympic rings up on the

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

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

so close that adrian wasn't sure most people consider he won. >> i started celebrating and themselves lucky to attend just then i was like, wait a minute, did i really win? one olympic games but harry and i kind of double-checked. nelson is in london for his 18th. he's with us along with his and lo and behold, a flood of wife, dee. good to you have here! >> thank you. emotion. you have to fight back the >> how did this whole thing start? i understand it goes back to tears. it's incredible to be on the 1932. >> that's right. when i was a young kid at age 10, something called olympics pola podium and see your flag raised is incredible. came to los angeles where we >> michael phelps went head to head with ryan lochte in the lived. as time went by, i understood. it was next to our house. semifinal of a 200 meter. my brother and cousin, we'd do track. the duel in the pool is later we a bam boo pole for high jump. today. we used a wheel for our discus. more gold for missy franklin and the u.s. women. they won the 4x200 freestyle relay.

>> i can't stop smiling. i think it's the biggest smile i've ever had in my life. that's saying a lot because i >> speaking of wheels, 1948 i love smiling. >> in men's gymnastics, u.s. understand you sold your car so champion danell leyva took bronze i the individual all could you come here to london. >> as a matter of fact, i did. i had just been in the service around. he had some difficult on the during the war and i'd taken advantage of the gi bill to go to school and i just finished my pummel horse but closed his routine with the bars. >> i didn't do the routine that second year. and my good friend that i knew i wanted to do but i used it and in high school, who was an channelled it into positive enthusiast of track -- i was on energy and just kept fighting the track team in high school so and finished really strong and i'm really happy with the way it track was our idea. i mean, that was fun. ended. >> big news in badminton, eight and he was in the orchestra for players kicked out of the game for trying to lose. the jack bennie program. athletes were disqualified for >> oh, yeah. trying to lose on purpose so dee, you've been following harry they could get a better spot in along here ever since for the the next round of competition. most part. what's your favorite part of the fans were outraged, some asking olympics? and do you have a favorite, if you can even say? for their money back. >> i don't have a favorite but i do like track and field and and a show of olympic spirit that's what attracted us

didn't quite work out for the together because we started going it the relays in l.a. and then to the olympics. mayor of london. he tried to zip line through and >> it was a love match then. >> well, guys, we have a gold he got stuck. he hung out for several minutes until help arrived. medal for each of you, made out he said it was no big deal and of chocolate actually. >> for the most olympics ever attended. there you go. you can enjoy it as dessert waited until help arrived. >> i'm going to do it again later on. later on. >> harry and dee nelson, thank >> you have abby douglas and aly you very much. >> coming up, your olympic raisman tonight. and also the duel in the pool. coverage of women's gymnastics you're going to go to that, right? >> that's right. >> china leads the medal count, and beach volleyball. 30 total including 17 gold. >> and later in the pool. the u.s. close behind in second have a great day, everyone. see you back here tomorrow. with 29 and japan in third with 17. >> lots to cover. savannah has gone back to our olympic studio. let's go to her. >> thanks. >> red, green, orange, black -- danell leyva is here with his

bronze, long with his dad and >> there's only five. >> ow! coach and teammate john orozco who finished eighth. >> oh! danell, when you woke up this morning how many seconds passed before you had the thought i am a bronze medallist? >> i don't know. i can't really put an exact number on it but it hit me. >> did you sleep with that medal on last night? >> no, but i had it in my bag next to me. >> you really had to really fight back yesterday. how deep did you have to dig to pull off that performance? >> like you said i didn't have the best routine. i kind of messed up. the way i did the dismount didn't really count it. that's why i got a really low score. he came over to me and said don't worry, nothing happened.

we both knew my strongest events were at the end. i just have to show off and do what i do. >> not only are you his father, you're his coach, too. how hard that was to be on the sidelines and to watch this? >> well, to be a coach, just be a coach is all. it's a little hard sometimes but really we have a great relationship. he's a very good listening guy and not too bad. >> john, i know yesterday was a struggle for you as well on the horse but you, too, turned in some solid performances. how are you looking on this whole olympic experience? >> this whole experience has been a real journey for me. i didn't have my dream performance but just making it here to the olympics. i know there are thousands, if not millions of kid, who wish they could compete here at the olympics. i'm grateful for the

opportunity. i'm still glad i got to compete for team usa. >> you both are so young. might we see new rio? >> i'm definitely staying for 2016 and 2020. >> how about you? >> absolutely. >> you get a little rest i hope? >> yes. >> you have become a star of the olympics yourself. tell me about the pretr-routine what you guys go through. it's gotten a lot of attention. >> it's something i do with all my athletes. it's something that i do, it's something that i do. it's my routine. 9:57 is your time now on >> your ritual, something you this thursday, august 22nd, do. who is inspiring has it been to 2012. i'm eun yang. have this person you grew up let's check in with tom kierein with being your coach? with a look at your forecast. >> i'm very, very lucky to have started out nice, tom. him there with me the whole how about nice? time. it's amazing. >> great beach and pool weather

we really -- we have such a huge for today. right now we're beginning to hit the low and mid-80s and mid-90s connection, like he said since i was really young, since i by mid-afternoon. started. not only him but also my mom, four-day forecast into the weekend, heat and humidity and she has an athlete here and dad, only a slight chance of storm and to have both of them here i today and tomorrow and greater feel very, very lucky. chance on sunday. perhaps off and on on monday and >> i can't let you go without showers and thunder and lightning and highs near 90. asking you about the towel, which is now tweeting. why is this so special to you? danella, good morning. >> this only started off kind of how's traffic? >> still checking things in like as a lucky towel, you know? northeast d.c. one of my aunts went to go buy a this is between yuma street and towel for me and the other went to her house to get a towel for the beltway. me and they both ended up outer loop really slow from i-95 bringing the exact same towel. and inner loop had an earlier at first it was just a lucky crash at connecticut avenue. towel but it's turned into so much more than that. still seeing delays. a look at old georgetown road. it turned into something that helps me get into the zone and eun, over to you. the concentration of my routine. >> nbc 4 is your home for the om i tend to get distracted way too easily. >> the thao did its job and so did you. >> can we get a yin clap before

we go? congratulations to all of you. >> thank you. >> here's matt. >> with news now of what appears to be the very first mass disqualification in olympic history, eight badminton players kicked out of this competition. stephanie gosk has more on that. [ cullen ] take a day off? >> the olympic motto higher, stronger doesn't leave a lot of i don't even take a morning off. room for athletes throwing a competition. [ danell ] i haven't ordered dessert in two years. today the coach for the chinese [ gwen ] you know that best selling book everyone loves? badminton team apologized on chinese state tv. i haven't read it. [ carlos ] i haven't watched tv since last summer. saying his team did not fully demonstrate the fighting spirit hey, i've been busy. of chinese badminton when they [ breathing heavily ] [ male announcer ] citi is proud to sponsor did this on tuesday night. our dedicated u.s. athletes, it became clear early on to the fans that they wanted to lose, every step of the way. especially when the south korean team joined in. >> just served it almost like a

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

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

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

are also firing. the rebels have just attacked a military convoy to try to prevent reinforcements to reach aleppo. now the convoy is attacking the city to make them pay for it. men on motor cycles tell us there are bodies up the street, many. in a mosque we find them, along with their distraught families. there seem to be many casualties here, eight bodies have been brought. they can't get them to the hospital so they're just putting ice on top of the bodies. >> the rebels seem desperately outgunned and may have taken on a battle against the convoy they can't win. each fighter says he only has about 60 bullets and homemade grenades. back in the media center, bad news has arrived. one of the rebel's media activists has just been killed, one of more than a dozen killed so far and the rebels never stopped the military convoy.

the rebels have not, however, given up. another convoy passed by the city today and was attacked once again. natalie? >> all right. richard engel, thanks. >> the attorney for michael jackson's mother is expected to file papers proposing a change in the guardianship arrangement for jackson's three children. michael's will named his 82-year-old mother as children. the new arrangement would add the cousin t.j. jackson as co-guardian to help katherine raise them. and after london governor boris jackson got stuck on the zip line, the pictures went viral. they cropped the photos and pasted them into all kinds of places. even getting the look of scorn from british prime minister david cameron. if you need, you can hang him from your rear view mirror to freshen up your car. as i toss it over to you, we've

had our own little fun with him as well. poor boris. >> i think we have a picture of him joining us race walking. >> he joined us in a couple of locations over the last couple of days. there he is back in new york city back in the day. >> there here is hovering over our race walking competition. >> where's his yellow track suit? >> and he's even on the ring. look at that. >> fun with photoshop. >>roker, how about a check of the weather. >> stephanie back there, my bad. >> no excuses. >> anyway, as we take a look at tropical depression number five, we have number five out there, right now it's 325 miles east of the winward isles and it's booking out of the west at over 20 miles per hour. you can see the track bringing it over jamaica some time late monday and it may become a

tropical storm, but having a lot of trouble getting itself organized. as we look at the rest of the u.s., show you a risk of strong storms in the northern plains and the sizzling heat continues record-breaking heat after a rough day yesterday in the northeast, skies actually clear out. beautiful day in the pacific northwest with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein, storm center 4. a mild summer morning. right now with humidity in the air a, we're in the low 70s around the metro area and upper 70s near the bay and 60 some of the rural areas and later today, four-day forecast, highs 90s, as well as tomorrow and saturday and sunday and remaining steamy, a bit cooler over the weekend. small chance of isolated storms in the mountains. greater chance of storms area wide sunday and monday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> we should explain something. from time to time up hear a roar coming from a crowd that you can't see and sometimes it comes

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

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

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

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but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. good morning, 7:26 on this thursday, august 2nd. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's check the morning commute. here's danella. >> traveling 66 eastbound had a crash, multi-vehicle in the left shoulder lane and was blocking the left lane, it's gone, but still a bit sluggish in this area. also, again, as you make your way past route 50, checking travel speeds heading to the beltway. 39 miles per hour and that drive taking you 15 minutes at this time. aaron, back over to ask you. >> tom will look at your

good morning. sun is up and mostly clear sky. mostly mild and muggy. mid to low 70s around the metro area and later today into the low and mid 90s and quite humid and storms out of the mountains. more of the same on friday and, again, saturday. over the weekend, a bit cooler and a small chance of thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon

and saturday. then a greater chance sunday afternoon and evening as well as on monday and lower humidity moves in tuesday, wednesday next week. a bit cooler then, too. aaron? >> anoth

and it is over! the americans have survived. >> misty may-treanor and kerri walsh got a scare last night. they lost their first set ever in beach volleyball. coming up savannah catches up with beach volleyball's dynamic duo. she even learned a few new moves on the court. after what we saw here yesterday, you could learn a few new moves. >> haven't you seen the fall on

your face ins sand move? i patented it. a will tlot of the cheers are c from outside. they set up a huge monitor and a lot of folks come to watch the events on a big screen. >> at the base of the hill where we had the olympic ring photo, we have more coming up. >> the women's gymnastic all around. team usa has two really strong contenders in gabby douglas and aly raisman. a preview from the only three american women who have won that event. >> and then hugs, high fives, hoora hoorays, all of that. what it's really like watching your kid compete in the olympic games. >> and later in london, we'll show you what happened when mat, natalie, al and i hit the road. >> and we have with us a swimmer. she made her olympic debut last

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

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

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

lies. thank you very much. you all passed it, but just a fantastic sense of satisfaction. let's show you what is going on as far as your weather is concerned. for today you're looking at a lot of heat, heat index from 10 ta5 and all the way up to joplin, missouri. look at these air temperatures. oklahoma city could break its all-time record high at 113 today. hot springs 102 living up to its name and evansville, indiana, a high of 100. rest of the country, you can see 100s stretching into the mid-mississippi river valley and the heat continues down into texas and the southwest. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, mild and humid start to this thursday morning around our region. tom kierein, storm center 4. reagan national at 76 and nearby suburbs near 70. pleasant morning under way. we have the sun up and a hazy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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7:5 is your time now on this august 2nd, 2012. i'm eun yang. hot and muggy today. here's tom kierein with your forecast. >> good morning. it's a sultry summer morning. temperatures in the 70s throughout much of the region and highs reaching low to mid-90s with hazy sunshine. through the afternoon, small chance of an isolated storm popping up as well as tomorrow and saturday. sunday afternoon and evening into monday, a greater chance of showers and thundershowers and a bit cooler. then mid-week next week, lower humidity moves in, eun. >> we'll take a quick break now and

. good morning taking the inner loop of the beltway, your travel lanes are open. let's head up to i-270 and had a crash at 80 making your way southbound at i-270 moved to the shoulder lane and still seeing delays, in fact, from 85 jammed to route 80 and once you get to 80, still under speed as you head towards 109. again, in the rockville area, you are hitting the brakes. eun, over to you. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan do a lot of sending... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. [ bob ] i got the tickets. [ male announcer ] and with citibank popmoney, it's even easier to keep sending...and receiving. let me get you back. no, it's on me.

i insist. no way. yes way. well let me chip in. [ male announcer ] send money from one bank account to another, with citibank popmoney. easier banking. every step of the way. 8:00 now on this thursday morning. it's the 2nd day of august 2012. the xxx olympiad. we say hello to our very happy crowd. they're very happy because the sun is out, shining. >> it got a little warm here. >> do not complain. >> i'm not complaining. but it is a little warm. you know what al said, "you know what burns my butt, a calderon about this high." al has made his way there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

hershey's chocolate. here in london, we will have a real mess, though, as we head into the weekend. for today, scattered showers, it's windy. windy day and temperature getting up to 70 and friday partly sunny, 72. showers on saturday, by sunday, though, we are talking about the possibility of flash flooding, hail and vivid lightning. we'll keep an eye on that. closer to home, you can see the showers and thunderstorms firing up now in the midsection of the country. we continue to have record-breaking heat in the mid parts of the u.s. we have a risk of strong storms in the northern plains and gorgeous weather in the pacific northwest and temperatures in the 70s and things start to continue through the southeast. a calmer day today in the northeast with temperatures in the 80s and a decent amount of sunshine. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein in your storm center 4. hazy sunshine and low to mid-70s around the metro area and upper 70s right in washington near the bay. later today in the low to mid-90s with hazy sunshine and isolated storm popping up and

that is mainly in the mountains and more of the same on friday and then a greater chance of some showers and thundershowers looks like now sunday afternoon and evening and perhaps off and on on monday. and then looks like we'll get lower humidity on tuesday, wednesday and a b >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> thanks very much. gab gabby douglas and aly raisman go to gold all around. we'll talk to the three american women who have accomplished that. we'll find out about those two ladies' chances. plus we'll take a tour of london with a very special guest. that's all coming up right after these messages. ♪

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"mildred, i find it very interesting that you are naked." [ male announcer ] "hope springs." rated pg-13. we're back now with "today"'s olympic start. tonight gabby douglas and aly raisman try for the individual glory. >> it is the ultimate goal of every gymnast but only three american women have ever done it. we'll hear from them in just a moment. but first how gabby and aly arrived at the brink of history. it was a prizing moment for team usa. >> and raisman is in! >> and no one seemed more

shocked than aly raisman herself. >> the teams flow for team usa. >> raisman finished the qualifies event with the second best score overall, the top american. >> i'm so happy. i'm speechless. >> right behind her was teammate gabby douglas. on three american women have ever taken home all around olympic gold, the most coveted title in the support. mary lou retin. >> gabby is known for her winning smile. she dubbed "the flying squirrel" because of the dramatic height she gets on the uneven bars. >> look at her fly! >> they call you the flying squirrel. do you like that nickname?

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

enough just making the team. you have to keep going and keep going. it's never enough until you're standing on the podium in first place. >> and both gabby and aly have a good shot at landing at the top of the podium but they're expected to face tough competition from russia's victoria komova, who finished first the round. >> if anybody knows what these two ladies are going through right now, it's the three of you. nastia, what do you think they're doing today, how they're feeling today? >> well, they have a morning training. that's what normally happens before an all-around competition. i think the nerves are high, the stress is there but so is the excitement and being able to represent team usa at the all-around finals, there's nothing greater than that. >> that's really the ultimate

tight until your sport, isn't it, mary lou? >> it absolutely is. it's the coveted spot to be queen bee, to reign for three years. i think the russians are going to come out fighting. they're up for redemption. it's going to be a tough night. anybody has a shot at winning that gold. >> i was going to ask you. is it victoria komova? she's got to be the competition. >> she's the toughest on tonight. she's going to give them a run for their money but that's good. coming off the team goal, they're going to have all the excitement and all the momentum to go out and be confident and hungry for all that individual all-around gold. i can't wait for a three-peat tonight. i hope it happens. >> gabby is said to be best on the bars but aly is the

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

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

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

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

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

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

pedaling also. young legs. >> it's my story and we're sticking to it. we're back with more from london right after your local news. i don't get the local news. good morning. it's 8:26 on this thursday, august 2nd. i'm aaron gilchrist. 77 degrees here and tom kierein has a look at the weather where you live. >> a lot of hazy sunshine now and temperatures are in the low 70s, much of the rural areas where there was earlier fog which has dissipated now. upper 70s near 80 and later into the low and mid-90s and just a slight chance of an isolated storm as well as tomorrow and saturday and a bit cooler for the weekend. greater chance of storms throughout late sunday into monday. aaron? >> thank you, tom.

good morning tracking breaking new on the roadway. if you're traveling in the district in the northwest, a downed tree blocking all your lanes on remo road. let's head over to 295 northbound at powder mill road. crash there is blocking the right lane and you're jammed really from the beltway as you continue northbound past powder mill. let's head over to the outer loop of the beltway. jammed here from college park. slow all the way to georgia avenue and i'll give you a

travel speed as you look at new hampshire avenue, bumper to bumper. slow as you head to i-270 and 24 miles per hour. aaron, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >> thanki got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

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

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

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

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

let's see what we have as far as your weekend weather. starting with tomorrow, we do have a look at some sizzling conditions in the midsection of the country and risk of strong storms in the northern plains and mild and sunny in the pacific northwest. as we move into saturday, we'll look for hot weather along the eastern seaboard and it's going to be even hot into the pacific northwest and sunday, sunday, a risk of strong storms in the northeast in the appalachians and plenty of sunshine and heat continues from the southwest into the mid-plains and down into the gulf. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein in storm center 4. right now we have a mild and rather muggy and later today, heat and humidity. that is in place today, tomorrow, saturday and sunday. not quite as hot over the weekend, only a slight chance of an isolated storm today, tomorrow and saturday and then a greater chance on sunday. looks like sunday evening into monday as weak low pressure moves through the region and passing showers are possible

with thunder and lightning and highs around 90 monday. after that, lower humidity moving in for tuesday, wednesday >> and that's your latest weather. now here's matt. all right, al. thank you very much. it is time for "today's" olympic moment and the split second difference between agony and ecstasy. 0.01, in an olympic swimming meet, the of a fingernail. for america's nathan adrian, 0.01 was golden in the 100 meter freestyle. >> adrian wins the gold for the

u.s.! >> michael phelps and ryan lochte ecstatic. phelps knows what 0.01 can mean, victory in beijing. >> 0.01! >> defeat here in ldon by a split second longer. >> and phelps is going to just be outtouched by le clos. >> phelps has 19 olympic medals, nathan adrian just two. the winning margin, quicker than a blink of the eye. >> coming up, the joys of being an olympic parent. >> co[ male announcer ]of being it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi

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

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

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

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

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

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

there are thousands of followers keeping track of the adventures of sherlock holmes. a man good with a gun. able to use science to catch criminals. >> i had a small practice in the country -- >> reporter: and using the power of deduction to solve crimes. but is he sexy? >> i find intelligence sexy. he's pretty hyper intelligent. >> reporter: his popularity is phenomenal. >> french, german. >> chinese. portuguese. >> it's all over the world. it's huge. >> reporter: the english have named pubs after him. there's even a beer called sherlock holmes. >> to sherlock. >> reporter: warm beer naturally. roger johnson heads the sherlock holmes journal and says understanding the popularity of the character is as elementary as dr. watson. >> don't put a puns, watson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

♪ it's going to be all right 8:56 is your time now on this thursday, august 2nd, 2012. good morning, i'm eun yang. a downed tree is causing some big delays in northwest. let's check in with danella sealock with more on that. >> situation on reno road and right now closed in both directions between alten place. you can take 36th street as an

alternate. westbound route 50, just past route 450, that's west street. car fire blocking two of the left lanes there. connecticut avenue have an accident there that's blocking the left lane and you're absolutely jammed at i-27 o. eun, over to

good morning. near 80 in washington and by the bay, else where in the upper 70s around the region now. low to mid-90s. high humidity and slight chance of an isolated storm as well as tomorrow and saturday and then a greater chance of scattered showers and storms around on sunday, perhaps into monday and then lower humidity for monday and tuesday, highs in the 80s both of those days. that's the way it looks. back to you. >> thanks, tom. nbc 4 is your

and we're back now with more of "today" on a thursday morning, the 2nd day of august 2012. we're here at our home in olympic park on what is right now a glorious morning, lots of sunshine, lots of screaming fans gathered around us. we always like that. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker. team gold, they have to keep their head in the game because they have another round.

>> also ahead, some of the high tech gar some of the -- gear so the athletes are wearing here in london. >> and she retired to have a baby, got back into the game just in time and won another gold here in london. we're going to talk to her live. >> great accomplishment. let's go to natalie. she has the latest olympic news. >> with more hardware for team usa and a few surprises as phelps and lochte prepare to face off in the pool once again. a big surprise in the pool. u.s. swimmer nathan adrian taking gold in the men's 100 meter freestyle. the victory just 0.01 ahead of australia's missile james

magnussen. so close, adrian wasn't even sure he won. >> i thought i looked up and started celebrating. then i thought wait a minute, did i really win? then a flood of emotions. >> michael phelps is trying for more olympic medals. wednesday he went head to head with teammate ryan lochte in the semifinal of the individual medley. lochte finishing first, phelps second. the final duel in the pool is later today. more gold for missy franklin and the u.s. women. they won the 4x200 freestyle relay, thanks for allison schmidt who rallied from behind for victory. >> i can't stop smiling. i think it the biggest smile i've had in my life and that

says a lot because i love smiling. >> and danell leyva had some difficulty on the pommel horse but closed the day with his routine on the bars. bad news in badminton. eight players kicked out of the game for trying to lose. players were disqualified for trying to lose on purpose so they could get a better spot in the next competition. fans were outraged, some asking for their money back. and a show of olympic spirit didn't quite work out for the mayor of london. boris johnson tried to zipline through victoria park wednesday, but something went wrong and he got stuck. >> get me a ladder. >> the mayor hung out for several minutes until help arrived. he says it was no big deals and wants fans to give it a try. >> it was wonderful. i'm going to do it later on.

>> he started a viral trend as a result. the other events to watch today, the women's individual all-around in gymnastics. china remains in the medal lead with 30, the u.s. second, in third japan with 17. >> to the other top stories this morning, the faa is investigating a close call tuesday near washington, d.c. three use airways planes came within seconds of colliding with when a storm was approaching and instructions were changing coming into washington airport. an incoming plane flew head on towards two other planes and they came within just 12 seconds of colliding. the labor department says unemployment rates rose in almost 90% of u.s. cities in june. it blames the jump in part on young people who graduated from school when no firm job prospects. unemployment numbers for july come out tomorrow. >> toyota is recalling almost

780,000 vehicles in the u.s. to fix a suspension problem that led to nine crashes and three minor injuries. it covers the rav 4 as well as the 2010 lexus sedan. >> the ban on abortions starting in the 20th week in pregnancy was to go into effect today but opponents say it was unconstitutional. the appeals court plans to hold a feeling in the fall. >> and lines were long at chik-fil-a chains yesterday to show support after its president took a stand against same-sex marriage.s of gay marriage plan their own counterprotest at chik-fil-a restaurants tomorrow. >> the attorney for michael jackson's mother is expected to file papers proposing chang in the guardianship arrangement for jackson's three children.

michael's will named his 82-year-old mother, katherine, as guardian. the new arrangement would add his cousin, t.j. jackson, as co-guardians to help raise them. >> the penthouse apartment in new york, new york once belonged to frank sinatra. a photo of sinatra near the entrance is said to be the same one he hung in the same spot. the piece of history can be your for just $7.7 million. >> and move over double rainbow guy because now there's excited train guy. yeah, he gets just a little bit carried away when he see as vintage train in northern new york. >> oh, my god! she's beautiful. she is beautiful, yeah! oh my, god! we're going to watch this. oh, this is special. this is special! oh! >> it is special. the man said he has waited for that moment for months. the excited train guy is on track to become a big hit

online. it is now five minutes past the hour. let's go back over to savannah and al. >> made a bit of a caboose out of himself actually. >> yow. >> all right, natalie, thank yo >> let's switch gears here -- anyway. we are taking a look at what we've got for you for today and we're talking about some strong storms, but we're also looking at tropical depression 5. right now it is about 300 -- make that 505 and winds moving west at 21 miles per hour. its track will keep it really to the south moving across jamaica some time within the next few days. and it should stay to the south, but it could make its way into the gulf. we're keeping an eye on it and risk of strong storms in the northern plains and plenty of sunshine and record-breaking heat from texas into nebraska and even hot into minneapolis today. a high of 90 degrees and sunshine and the calmer weather

today to the northeast to new england and temperatures in the mid to upper 80s and plenty of sunshine after they had some really bad storms over the last 24 hours. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, 70s to near 80s degrees now and it is quite humid. later today in the low to mid-90s. storm center 4 with your four-day forecast and tomorrow hotter and only a shoith chance of an afternoon thunderstorm, as well as on saturday and sunday look like a greater chance of showers and thundershowers during the afternoon and evening and perhaps off and on on monday. after that, looks like lower humidity moving in for tuesday and wednesday. highs both days into >> and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> all right, thank you, al. after their gold medal performances for team usa tuesday night, aly raisman and gabby douglas hope to capture gold again in tonight's

individual all around. elsie and tim, good morning to you guys. >> good morning. >> let's start it out with the practice earlier today. how are they looking? have you been able to see them out there yet? >> we haven't actually seen them in training today. they are pretty much locked down at this point. but i have no doubt how they're going to be feeling. as a team, each one of these five athletes on the women's side, they are so well conditioned and so prepared physically that they could keep going for weeks and weeks, whereas other teams are already looking to fade a little bit. aly raisman and gabby douglas, they will be strong and ready for this without a doubt. >> elsie, clearly there's a huge confidence boost that comes with winning a team gold. but now they're competing against each other. are nerves really the concern with gabby and with aly? >> well, i don't really see that as being a problem anymore. we were concerned about gabby

coming into the competition. she's had some issues on certain elements in her routines buttion what more she can do to prove to all of us that she's absolutely ready to go. she's already proven it in qualification. i think gabby is really in the zone. if she goes out there, she has an absolutely shot of winning the medal. >> what about aly? >> she needs to do exactly what she's always done. aly is about lways very sturdy. she does have a few places in the all-around where she doesn't have the level of difficulty and execution of a gabby or komova from russia, that's on the uneven bars. if she can one, two, three, four sets in a row, she'll absolutely

be competitive. on paper, victoria komova has the highest overall scores going into the finals. >> do you think they're going to show up with a greater attack here, elsie? >> well, they need to because we haven't seen it yet. those two diva you know, it in their eyes and their body language. it's hair tear call. in the competition, i don't think they've shown us her best. elena is coming in and if her teammate comes in doing her best, she could be on top. those two are going to make this competition really close and really, sighting. >> i'm going to put you on the spot. are you thinking it's a one-two

finish? who will be in one and who will be in two? >> that's so hard to say. i believe in gabby douglas can go out and do what she's been doing at these olympic games, i think she's your all-around champion. all that being said, victoria komova has not been able to do what she's capable of. if she does and gabby does, it's going to be really tight. i think the edge goes to komova. aly will be rock solid, consistent. she's going to be there if anybody makes a mistake. a bronze is very likely. if there are errors from those top two, she could jump all the way to goal. >> just with the stage of international judges. typically they love that line. remember when nastia loiukin wo.

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it back to us. it's much better than tang. >> starting with these shoes. >> $175, you can get them at nicky.com. they're 20% lighter than the three people who got first, second and third in the 2011 world championships. >> that's light. >> if only nike would sell them by the pound, then we'd be totally set. >> what's this? >> this is compression gear for underarmor. michael phelps actually wears this to bed. >> really? >> he does. >> like a hyperbaric chamber? >> right. >> this is an extra large? >> he's being dead serious. your damaged muscles don't get -- >> it keeps it in. >> so you recover faster.

>> how much is something look this? >> $130. this is $120, it's the what usa basketball team is using. it's 96% recycled material. it's going to keep you cool by whisking the moisture away but be cool because you're wearing something recycled. >> the men had to change what they were wearing for swim wear. >> right. this is a speedo, michael phelps and ryan lochte. what's great about it is it increases your speed. it reduces drag by 16.6%. >> is that with or without the potato? anyway -- >> you got the goggles, which also are totally performance enhanced and you got the -- and then you go over to cycling. >> what's this? >> that's just for you. you put that on.

see? >> ow! >> now go jump in the water. >> i maybe should have taken my ears out first. >> you can tuck those in, too. >> thank you. cycling. >> we have the giro helmet. it reduces drag. you get basically more energy for performance. >> and the shoes? >> same thing here. these are giro. the empire. go ahead. 275. ♪ if i were a rich man i can't quite get it on. >> i'm on my way to a -- i'm not going to say it. >> jason, thank you so much. when we come back, our latest gold medal winner cyclist, she won the gold. >> she wins gold again!

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the first time, i wasn't tired of cycling. but the thought of having a 2-year-old on the podium with me in london took my breath away. that was the goal. >> you have to have a pretty good sense of confidence when you're out there. when did you know you were on course to do that? >> we have a coach behind us on the radio talking to us the entire time. but the crowds were so massive out there and so loud, i couldn't hear my coach in my mic. every time i heard rumbling, i thought he's telling me behind. i have to work harder. >> how far ahead were you in the end? >> 13 seconds. >> and your son lucas is here with you? >> yeah. trying to get him on the podium yesterday was try lilike tryingt him through security. >> how tough was it 22 months?

>> being a mom was my number one priority and being a cyclingist after that. >> stephanie, thank you very much. >> we're going to cheer whenever you get my name right. >> we're going to go with this, aren't we? >> why don't up just do it this way. >> trying to get to the wall first. too close to call. adrian with a gold for the u.s.! by 0.01! >> your majesty, from what we understand, we're not exactly sure whether it's legal for us to be taking this on tower bridge but if we get pulled over, can we count on you? >> by this time now you're out of the pool and you're watching with dana and missy. and what were your emotions when you saw her take that home? >> as soon as she took over the

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they are already gold medalists but tonight gabby douglas and aly raisman help to join the only american women to win the gymnastic all-around title. >> who is going to take the top prize? also tomorrow you're going to be excited to hear about this, ryan lochte is going to be joining us here live in olympic park. so you have to come back and

come see him. hopefully he'll be wearing a medal on his neck. he's going to be going head to help with michael phelps for what could be the final time, the final duel in the pool. >> and just ahead, it is 5 or 5:30 somewhere. jamie oliver has cleaned up after making a mess, and he's going to make the most classic of all british cocktail, a pims. >> love me some pims. >> and we'll meet a 90-year-old that has attended more summer games than anyone in history. we'll go down memory lane with him. we want to say hello to troy dumais and kristian ipsen who won in the spring board diving.

in your first limb piolympics y an alternate in csydney? >> in atlanta. >> in atlanta. how does it feel? >> it's amazing. it's a dream come true. >> you were 7 years old when you watched troy compete. this must be a dream come true. >> it's crazy. i watched him 2 thousand, four, 2008. in 2004 i was the alternate. i was in his position in 1996. i always tried to emulate his actions and it so amazing. then we paired up and now we got third. >> the dive that advanced you both was a tricky one. tell me about that. >> especially our last one. every spring board is made a

little bit differently. you do a two and a half flips and add to two twists in the middle of it and go into the water without splash. >> you make it sound so easy. >> you always have an expression on your face after you're done. do you know? >> no. it's horrible. i'm always on some sort of web site or something. it's embarrassing. >> it's a lot of effort on your face, right? that says we're going for a medal and we got it. >> congratulations. >> great to have you guys here. well done. see you later. >> thank you. thank you. and you had a check of the weather for us right now. >> absolutely. let's look ahead quickly to your weekend forecast. first of all, for tomorrow, i should say london, first of all, scattered showers and windy today. tomorrow, we have partly sunny skies and even windier and then we're looking at rain moving frin the weekend. here, today, we're looking at

risk of strong storms in the plains and expect to see mild conditions in the northwest and sizzling conditions from texas and record-breaking heat in the midwest and hot in the mid-atlantic states and sunday we expect to see more sunshine along the easternseaboard and beautiful weather in the pacific northwest. sizzling from southern california and hot into the midwest and on into the gulf coast, oppressively humid through the southeast. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> tom kierein in storm center 4 right now. around 80 degrees in the metro area and heat and humidity for today, tomorrow, saturday and sunday. only a slight chance of an isolated storm today, tomorrow and saturday but a greater chance on sunday afternoon and evening and monday. after that lower humidity begins to return and tuesday, wednesday, highs in the upper 80s with sunshine and morning lows in the 60s. that is your seven-day outlook.

>> that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. still ahead, much more from london and olympic park, including a visit with lala anthony, not only an athlete but here to support her husband carmelo anthony.

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olympic park, will be packed tonight when the u.s. men take on nigeria. lala anthony will be there, wife of carmelo anthony. check out these nails. beautifully done. you came to play wearing those nails, right? >> yes, i'm so happy to be here in london. as soon as you get off the plane, you instantly feel the excitement of the olympics. >> you're here to support your husband, carmelo anthony, who was nice enough to come by here yesterday. >> he told me. >> i almost took him out with basketball i think. i almost reinjured his ankle, which was not good. >> all of new york would hate you. >> i know. god forbid that happened. before he left, did you give him any good advice in he's on the dream team, this is his third time being on the dream team. >> more importantly it's soak it all in.

these moments don't come along often. you want to win of course, the goal is to come home with the gold medal. i keep telling him have a good time and soak it all up. >> there is a lot of pressure to upholding the dream team and the name and coming back with the gold because that's the expectation, right? >> absolutely, and it is a lot of pressure. but pressure can be good. it makes you play your hardest and your best. you have kobe, lebron, all these amazing people on one team. >> do they all get along well or does ego in in the way? >> no, they get along. yesterday it was mello, le bronx and myself, we were just hanging around. >> it's like a party. >> exactly. >> i think you probably saw the hug from michelle obama after the dream team played france,

she went around and hugged all the guys. >> an amazing picture, an amazing moment. i'm looking forward to hopefully seeing her here while i'm out and about. >> do you get to hug the president now, is that the deal? >> i would love that opportunity, he's an amazing president, an amazing guy. >> and you're here with your family. your son, he's 5 years old, he's adjusting. >> he's adjusting with his usa shirt and glasses. >> mom's here hanging out? >> yes. >> people who follow your show -- >> i broughtshot here as well. when do you get to capture london and all the excitement. the show will be here filming and we'll capture action that sometimes you don't get to see on tv. >> hopefully there's a good win and a gold medal in all of that

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welcome back to london and "today"'s olympic kitchen. earlier today jamie oliver literally made an eton mess all over himself. he cleaned up and he's back for more. >> lovely. no cream. i got my two boys next to you. >> your two boys next to you, troy and kristian, the

synchronized diving medallists. >> i'm making a pims. basically around europe, what did you say sangria, they would do a thing called a digestive. this happens to be begin based. so you've got another thing tomorrow, right? >> on the 5th and the 7th. >> so you're not drinking. >> welcome to england. >> you're 18, can you drink.

none of that american stuff. >> you're lemonade. one part, about two inches of pims goes in. just pour it in. >> you tell me when. >> two inches is more than enough for me. we're going to go for him for three times lemonade. >> this is like a carbonated lemonade. we're going to go with fresh, summery flavors. think summertime in england. it's sunny for the moment! don't get weeded out with cucumber. we've got some orange in there kpup add clementines.