we say good morning and welcome to "today" from london's public park on wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. i'm collecting autographs this morning. okay? we are surrounded by the women of the morning, the gold-medal-winning fab five. you look really good in gold. >> yeah. congratulations. [ applause ] how does it feel? has it sunk in yet? >> it's exciting.

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captions paid for by nbc-universal television ♪ >>> good morning, and welcome to "today" and london's olympic parkn this saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and good morning. i'm tamron hall. this is, by the way, being called super saturday here in london, with 25 gold medals up for grabs in 11 different sports, and we are counting. i've got my list. >> we are counting. people keep saying, we've done this, we've done this. well, you and i haven't done anything. >> i was pumping iron. that's how i started my day. >> i haven't own any medal here. swimming wraps up tonight. the aquatics centre was the place to be last night. the duke and duchess of cambridge as well as the u.s. men's basketball team on hand and michael phelps in the race. we'll talk to three americans who walked away with medals, danging right there around their necks, including 15-year-old sensation katie ledecky. >> all smiles this morning. also ahead, you mentioned the royals, lester. they've been having a grand time at these games. coming up, we'll hear from princes william and harry about their olympic experience so far, inclu

while zip lining in a london park he got hung up literally, stuck. dangling until someone pulled him back down to earth. with two gold medals and two silvers today britons are still flying high and tonight the tower bridge turned gold. and once back the lord mayor of london said while he was worried about being suspended in the air all afternoon, he highly recommended the zip line experience. there is never a dull moment with boris. brian? >> the bridge is still glowing gold. a big day for our host nation today. kevin tibbles, thanks. as these games progress, the medal counts are climbing. if for you just seeing the overall medal count would be a spoiler of any kind, look away for just a moment. we will show you the tally so far. for the top five nations here is where we stand going into tomorrow's competition. and as we wrap up tonight, it is now safe to rejoin us. >>> still ahead as we continue along the way this wednesday night across america today crowds swarm a chain of chicken restaurants over the issue of family values. >>> later an american g

. >> the same cannot be said for boris johnson's ride on a zip line yesterday in london park.ressed in a suit and carrying two flags, he got stuck up there, swinging back and forth, more than he planned to. >> eventually, johnson got down unhurt. his office had some fun with it. saying with tongue and cheek, the judges will be taking off points for artistic interpretation. >> never zip line in a full suit. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be back with olympic athletes competing in some world-class pigouts. and now you can make them even more special... with new fancy feast mornings. mornings are delicious protein rich entrées... with garden veggies and egg. each one perfectly designed... to start her day with a little love. new fancy feast mornings gourmet cat food. the best ingredient is love. >>> updating the top stories. new questions about whether the university of colorado ignored warning signs before suspected gunman, james holmes, killed 12 people at a movie theater. >>> mitt romney is closing in on a running mate. abc news has l

from the international broadcast center here in london's olympic park, it's a huge night of celebration here where the summer games will draw to a soaring and high-spirited finish with the much-anticipated closing ceremony. but while things here are winding down, back home the race for president is winding up in earnest. as mitt romney and his newly appointed running mate congressman paul ryan on the road hoping to keep the momentum going from yesterday's surprise announcement. but as the new gop duo try to seize the debate and frame their attack on the president democrats and team obama framing their own critical narrative about the ryan pick. our political team is in place. nbc's ron mott is traveling with the romney ticket an joining us from wisconsin outside milwaukee. ron? >> reporter: hey there, lester. good evening to you. yesterday, of course, voters awoke to the news that mitt romney had selected wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his vp pick to much fanfare. today after a full day to relish, president obama jumped in to the fray. day two of the romney-ryan ticket. and the upro

this is actually a car park at heathrow which has been turned into a london park. i don't know how much of it you can see. we're restricted in what we can film here. but it's got artificial hedges and a tree on which athletes will be leaving their favorite memories of the game. but 6,000 athletes in all will be passing through here today. some of them, i must say, are looking a little worse for wear at last night's closing ceremony. a late night for them. of course it's been celebrations for several days for some of the athletes who finished their events earlier than others. but all going pretty smoothly so far. we've seen justin gatlin, the bronze medal winner in that amazing 100-meters final where he was beat by usain bolt and blake. and others have said how great the crowds were even if they weren't necessarily rooting for them. they took the energy of the crowds, particularly in the athletic stadium. so all going well so far, but a long day for staff here. it will be actually three days before all the athletes are processed. but this has been described as heath

how to make an entrance if you're the mayor why london's boris johnson's been hanging around the london park. spain's regional leaders a squaring up to madrid and boycotting the latest tough deficit targets the euro zone's fourth largest economy is desperately trying to fill its budget gap and recently imposed the deepest cuts in decades but authorities are reports next people are refusing to accept measures which are taking them to the brink. still probing us as we barely have anything left this has been the message over the past few weeks of hundreds of thousands spain yards who have hit the streets in anti-government demonstrations. stare into measures unacceptable especially with so many already in the streets it's going to be on the ice and then strangling our own country it's crucial that we react if we don't do because in any country of the world and it's here that the social divide in spain is seen clearly policemen and firemen are on both sides of the protest unlike the greeks the spaniards have been very peaceful in their anti-government protests but the deeper the country goes int

." >> welcome to "bbc world news," live from our studios overlooking the olympic park in london. i'm george al guya. coming up in this program, russia's president putin visits the olympics to watch the judo. and the badminton racket and the top players quit after they are thrown out accused of throwing matches. and coming alive with cycling action. after bradley wiggins' time trial victory yesterday. activists in syria accuse government forces of executing more than 70 people as fighting intensifies in damascus and aleppo. >> hello and welcome. it's day six of london 2012. our first gold medals today are coming from the rowing center. new zealand has just gotten their first gold. there's action , too, in the pool and the badminton match-fixing scandal goes on with one of the chinese players quiting the sport. it's also a day when sports and politics come together. president vladimir putin of russia visits great britain for the first time in seven years. mr. putin is here to watch his favorite sport, judo. no doubt prime minister david cameron will want to talk about syria at a me

this has been built to look like a london park. it has benches, fun boxes, and a memory tree. >> i will have so many memories from these games. it will be a great memory. >> amongst those memories, victories of gold medals. also support from the crowd and thousands of volunteers throughout the games. and despite the huge number of people flying out, things are going very smoothly. >> what is next for the most decorated olympian ever? according to the golf channel, michael walz is looking to play the world's largest golf courses and improve his game with hank cheney. the 22-time olympic medalist made the announcement this weekend that he will retire. coming for the fifth season will be beginning next month. >> that should be fun. >> apparently could use some help on the golf course. >> a child whose snores may have behavioral issues. what is to be done about it. >> and pre menopausal women. stay tuned for those stories coming up. >> here's a look at what is happening right now. the first-degree murder trial and the man accused in th

this has been built like a london park, park benches, red phone boxes, a post boif and memory treat where athletes are being asked to write down their greatest moment. >> my gosh, i have so many memories from these games. besides getting this, which is the best race of my life, a great memory, getting to see the other athletes compete is amazing. >> reporter: amongst those memories they have left behind are victories, wins of gold medals, but also the fantastic support from the crowds and also the help of the volunteers throughout the games. despite the huge number of people flying out, things are going very smoothly. this is martha fairly for nbc. >>> news4's dan hellie is heading back. he'll have local highlights, including katie ledecky's record-breaking swim. that's coming up in our second half hour. >>> when "news4 at 4" continues, some concern today about antibacterial soap and the impact it may have on your health. >>> a vicious attack caught on camera. why police say this bus driver was beaten by a passenger. >>> another company cuts ties with football player chad johnson followin

park. i started the beginning of this program saying its a bright and sunny day in london. look at it now. >> yes, it may be a bright and sunny day, but winter has rapidly moved in. behind me, you might see one of the main exit's to the olympic park. has been steady. the russia people desperately trying to get out of the rain. every single then you inside -- every single venue is now in use. as i said, there were some transport problems this morning. one of the key lines into this area was set down. one of the underground lines. so far, things seem to be getting better. the biggest problem is the rain. let me move over to the howard family. they have been making their way out. so sorry to keep you waiting in the rain. you were in the athletics stadium. how was it? >> absolutely fantastic. we also watch the men's four hundred hurdles. the atmosphere is amazing. >> we can hear the roar from out here. >> lots of screaming and shouting. the armed services have been amazing. >> how did you get here this morning? once we came on the overground and the tube. we are from london alre

and they have just started as well, that is in the center of london at hyde park. we'll bring you the result of that when we get it. >> thank you very much, thank you. now, this is "bbc news" and still ahead -- can afghanistan take home his country's second ever medal? more now on the olympics, and of course people from all over the world and ages have arrived in london to see the games. we ask you to get in touch if you made that journey, and someone from california did just that. he sent us a video diary of his preparations to fly to london and witness the greatest show on earth. >> every summer i travel to london to visit with my family, luckily this summer, london is co-hosting the olympics games and i'll have the privilege of watching them while i'm here. i think being able to watch this one will be a once in a lifetime experience. i hear it will be very cold in london so i'm just going to have to bring some short pants. i also heard that along with the cold there's lots of rain, so i make sure there's a jacket to keep myself warm. this one will do nicely. and

edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from olympic park in london, england. >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" in olympic park london monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. another big weekend for team usa and the host country as well in a few moments. >> we begin on monday morning with tragic news from back home, a temple shooting outside milwaukee, wisconsin. nbc's john yang in oak creek. john, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, matt. this is the command center where the investigation is taking place. the semple itself is about three blocks away. this morning law enforcement officials are telling nbc news new details about the alleged gunman. they say he's a white male in his 40s, an army veteran. he has no criminal record beyond just traffic violations. yesterday he was armed with a single handgun, and they are looking into whether or not he had any radical ties to any hate groups. for several hours the sikh temple in oak creek was in -- >> we're treating this as a domestic terrorist incident. there

it's a great day in london's olympic parks. the nice people gathered behind us waving to people back in the states. we're always tnkful they stopped by. in the plaza i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie and al roker. coming up, an emotional end to the olympic games for lolo jones. >> yeah. she was very emotional this morning. she came in fourth in the 100 meter hurdles last night. she was disappointed in that finish. that came on the heels of her disappointing finish in beijing, which really opened up about how difficult these games have been, some of the criticism she endured. we'll hear from her in a few minutes. >> contrast the end of her games to aly raisman. the gymnast took a gold and a bronze medal on the beam. she was beaming this morning. we'll be talking more to aly in a few minutes. >> after the pathetic and embarrassing event of greco roman wrestling, i thought what else could i do to embarrass myself. i got a lesson in cricket, it was a sticky wickett. >> before we go further let's bring in the cyclist who got a si

, england. >> good morning and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, here in london's olympic parki'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer. want to cap off your olympic career do it the way misty and kerri did last night, third straight olympic gold medal. we were lucky enough to be there at the horse gardens parade and it was uv believable. could have been southern california. it was all american. >> a good flight to be an american for sure. what a night it was. misty and kerri

. -- for armchair fashionistas, but that is nothing like you will see in the park. >> london fancies itself one of the most sartorial cities in the world, but here the focus is far more on fun, national pride, and color than a strict sense of fashion. ♪ >> ♪ all around the world we can make time ♪ ♪ i am down with the state of pennsylvania ♪ i must warn you i am from california ♪ sure ♪w, i know for ♪ they like them beautiful around the world ♪ ♪i know, i know it is you ♪ you thank the lord, and i say i do ♪ ♪ i like to say i have been around the world, back from bombay ♪ living from a big fat suitcase ♪ ♪ >> do knows? designers may be taking some tips from the olympic park here in 2012? >> it has certainly been a very colorful olympics. from all of us here, thank you for watching. we will see you back here tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the

london. >> good evening from olympic park. a look at olympic stadium here bathed in colored lights. they are calling this supersaturday here. medals are being awarded in 25 events including at the aquatics centre where a short time ago michael phelps swam what he says is the last game of his career. and missy franklin tried to win another medal. in case you are waiting for tonight's prime time coverage we are about to spend the next couple of minutes telling you about what happened here today. let's bring in chris jansing with a historic night. >> the crowds have been huge. the mood absolutely electric. with those 25 golds up for grabs there was something for everyone though the event everyone wanted to see involved the most decorated athlete in olympic history. all day long in a crowded olympic park the excitement because building. michael phelps was about to swim his last race of his career. >> people are excited. >> reporter: the 4 by 100 relay would be a stunning grand finale. he regained a lead and team usa won gold. it has already been reaffirming his greatness, six golds here

. >> out on the plaza here in london's olympic park, i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie and al roker. we're winding down but have more ahead. >> we do. we've seen a lot of the royals during the games. the queen out, duke and duchess of cambridge, prince harry. we will catch up with all the royal highlights in a few minutes. >> then an olympian shows off her other talent. singer natalie coughlin, one of the most decorated female olympians. turns out she's a gold medal winning chef. she will show us those talents in the kitchen in just a little bit. >> can we just say good morning right now to someone who made history at these games, claressa shields. 17 years old, she will go down in the history books as the first woman to win a gold medal for the united states in boxes, correct? >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> how does that feel? >> it feels unbelievable. it feels unreal. i still think i'm dreaming a little bit. >> do you think this boxing team put on a good enough show so boxing will stick around. >> i got a gold medal. she got a bronze. we came here to do our best. i think i d

." >> hello, and welcome to "bbc world news" live from our studios overlooking the olympic park in london. i'm george al guya. a test of brotherly love. britain's alister and johnny brownlee are favorites to win first and second in the men's triathlon. >> we'll be reporting from hyde park. johnny brownlee, number 31 is setting pace on lap two of the pike. >> and in other news, manila flooded. brought to a standstill by rain. >> there's shanty towns behind me that have been completely destroyed. they are moving all their possessions as quickly as they can. >> and aleppo as iran launches diplomatic moves in iran and anxious ray. -- and ancra. >> hello, and welcome to day 11 of the london 2012 games. 21 olympic champions will be crowned today in events as diverge as wrestling and others and they hope team g.b. will receive its medals. and usain bolt will be back on the track as he begins defending his 200-meter title, and we will have the blue ribbon's men 200-meter final. some sports like swimming already in their closing stages. our australia correspondent will be here with his assessment

there's a party in the park here in london. volleyball action to our little home away from home. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker, and these guys are the reigning world and olympic -- reigning olympic champions. >> that's right. we've got phil dalhausser and todd rogers here. they of course are unbeaten in london. we've got the dancers, the champions. now we just need -- us? i don't think so. but we are going to try to take them on in a little beach volleyball on our plaza. >> that's right. and of course we have more on the fab five's spectacular gold-medal performance and a look ahead to the individual all-around competition with former gold medalist shawn johns johnson, carly patterson, and mary lou retton. >> looking forward to talking to those ladies. first we want to get the olympic news of the day. for that we turn to hoda kotb. >> hello, hoda. >> hi, everybody. how are you? we're starting off with gymnastics. the girls had ha wonderful historic win last night, and let's start there. >> the fab five

park today. it's a very cold night here in london. we've had intermittent rain today. but as you're about to see, that has done nothing to dampen the olympic spirit. 200,000 people packed the olympic park today. the biggest day yet. >> it's so exciting to be here. just thrilled. >> on this first day of track competition, the olympic stadium was filled. enthusiastic crowds braving the rain. all three americans advanced in the women's 400-meter race. >> it's fantastic to have everyone here in the early session. it's off the hook. >> it's a beautiful venue near buckingham palace and one of the most popular sports here. a sad day for americans todd rogers and phil dalhausser, the beijing gold medalists, they fell to an italian team in the round of 16. the u.s. women's soccer team remained on target. abby wambach's goal helped the u.s. women to a spot in the semifinals. on this next to last day of swimming, americans connor jaeger and andrew gimmel advanced to the final of the 1500-meter freestyle. >> not a bad race. that's my second fastest time ever. >> a judo athlete from

. >> the mayor of london zip lined over london park. >> all that matters imt. >> at the london games eight badminton players have been pulled for trying to lose their matches. it would have put them in a more favorable place. >> if you train day and night for badminton, in a way, haven't >> if you train day and night for badminton, in a way, haven't you already lost? captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." the faa is investigating a close call in the skies over washington, d.c. that near miss on tuesday involved three jetliners. >> officials say they were on a collision course until air traffic controllers realized they had made a mistake. bob orr is at washington's reagan national airport where it all happened. bob, good morning to you. >> good morning to you gayle and to charlie. you know, planes using the same runway always take off and land in the same direction to avoid any kind of midair potential collisions. but in this case, a very bad mistake was made and two planes took off directly into oncoming traffic. it was just after 2:00 p.m. tuesday when a u.s. a

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savannah guthrie live from olympic park with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from olympic park in london, england. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning and welcome to "today" from london a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. unfortunately savannah was getting a man iri and pedi whene u.s. soccer team advanced to the final. it was unbelievable. double overtime. winning with just about a minute to go, maybe a little bit less. it was awesome. >> the truth is i was driving but constantly pressing the website on my iphone so i have to say i was there. thursday they will face off in the finals, the gold medal match against the world championships japan. lots to look forward to. >> also look forward to the most decorated olympian ever, michael phelps. he is going to be here in just a little while. he's going to talk about whether these will actually be his last olympic games. talk about the medal games six in london, four gold, two silver. his total is 22 olympic medals, 18 of those are gold. we'll talk to michael live in the next hour. >> we'

edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from olympic park in london, england. >>> always a nice view with which to start the day. welcome to today on wednesday morning from olympic park in london. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. it was two medals in one day for gymnast aly raisman, a gold and bronze in individual events. i think all america was doing cart wheels after that floor exercise. >> it was fun to watch. she nailed it on the floor to the delight of her teammates and parents. mvp while at the end of the beam, she was actually in fourth place. after some tense moments during a judge's inquiry, she ended up getting the bronze. she was thrilled. we're going to talk to aly live just ahead. >> all right. there was more excitement in the track last night. a tight race in the 100 meter hurdles with 0.00 of a second separating gold and silver. dawn harper and kelly wells, all three medal winners with us. a bit later on we'll talk to lolo jones who came in fourth. it was disappointment in beijing and now london, too. >>

once pulverized and cratered, now home to apartments, a thriving financial center and the london 2012 olympic park. >> nobody ever doubted that we would win the war. we just wouldn't let it happen. otherwise there wouldn't be much point in living. >> in the end, they kept calm and carried on. at the time they called it blitz spirit. the british resolve crucial in winning the war. and just today, just this afternoon, not far from here, outside one of the new olympic venues, we happened to glance down at the unmistakable sight of pock marked bullet holes in an old stone pillar. even in this modern, gleaming city, the war is never that far off. >>> we'll take a break. when we come back, it's not just you, real proof tonight of what these olympics are doing to people who should be doing something else. >>> more announcements from the democrats prior to their convention in charlotte 34 days from now. we learned today the first lady will address the convention in a prominent prime time roll. and the keynote address, which then senator obama delivered eight years ago, will go to julian castro, mayor of s

edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from olympic park in londonnd good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" in olympic park in london on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer.

london. we've recorded all our albums here as well. it's nice to be out in the day. we get out of the studio, out here in olympic park0 people in the air, we're part of that. >> talk to me about the title of the album. it's number three, your third album. is there more significance than the order. >> we recorded it in studio three, my birthday on the 3rd of october. >> if there was ever a time to call our third album number three it's now. >> the song you're going to play, one of the songs you're going to lay is called "hall of fame." when you look at the lyrics, it seems tailor made for the olympics. was that in the back of your mind. >> at the time it wasn't. there were a lot of olympic-themed events happening, a four mile run. a lot of women going. you see them running the four miles like in the olympics and it was for charity. it kind of really soaked in that you can do amazing things. you don't need to be an olympian to do amazing things. in the spirit of the olympics, there's a lot of kids who need the same message, you can be the greatest, the best. they are hearing that for the first time. hopefully you'll in

. >> we are overlooking the olympic park in london. coming up, britain gives more than $7 million in equipment to be syria rebels. >> it is important to help prepare for the day after president assad. this is a doomed regime. >> a stake in a vote is being held for ghanna's late for-- ghana's late president. open swimming is starting in london. the only world record so far has been set by the canyon. what makes the east african -- kenyan. what makes the east africans so dominant? >> hello and welcome to london live from the bbc. it is day 14 of the london olympic games. there earned just two games of competition left. the mint's open water swimming has just gotten underway. the-the men's open waters women open water's swimming has gotten underway. but first, britain has announced $7 million in non- legal aid to the syrian opposition. the foreign secretary described syria's government as doomed and denied suggestions that britain was bypassing the authority of the united nations. >> our assistance does not include legal assistance. we wi

temporary terminal was set up just for the games, just for the athletes, designed to resemble a london parkn a memory tree. this isn't just about however leave that one last impression, it's also about making sure health throw runs smoothly on this day so regular passengers can get home on time as well, deb. >> all right. erin mclaughlin for us there. very festive background. nice way to say good-bye. thanks so much, erin. >>> and we are back after a quick break. wfaces,look up intos i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward, making a delicious choice that's also a smart choice. splenda no-calorie sweetener. with the original

. >>> well, not too far from london's olympic park, an inferno.bout 7 miles away from the olympics the flames shooting up from a recycling center. at one point, people could see smoke across the city. more than 200 firefighters working the scene. the cause under investigation. we told you it did not affect the games we are told, closing ceremonies earlier in the day. >>> reaction from the white house on two powerful earthquakes in iran. the search for survivors called off and the death toll in iran now rising. more than 250 people dead with entire villages leveled. first responders turning their attention to the 16,000 people, though, who were left homeless at this point. some strong aftershocks still hitting and the white house sending a message of sympathy to the iranian people saying in it a statement our thoughts are with the families of those lost and we wish the wounded a speedy recovery. we stand ready to offer assistance in this difficult time. the united nations offering a message of sympathy and aid should they need it. >>> will, some im

the mayor of london took off from high above a park in east london with a couple of union jacks and helmety looking ridiculous. watch what happens here. he lost momentum before he got to the end of the line and just started floating and drifting backwards. hello london. >> going the wrong way. >> this way. >> this way. >> nice of to you join us. >> shepard: the staffers eventually used a rope to pull him to safety but not before these embarrassing pictures came out. imagine the london press on this one. the mayor who recently compared beach volleyball players to wet otters. today the british prime minister david cammeron said if any other politician got stuck on a zip line it would be a disaster. for the eccentric mayor, quote, it's an absolute triumph. governor mitt romney says he will not attack president obama on foreign soil. staffers say the governor will be back on the attack tomorrow when he campaigns home in colorado. and he is already running an ad in ohio where the president campaigned today. >> in 2009, under the obama administration's bailout of general motors, ohio dealerships

zane verjee joins us from london's olympic park. out's in my favorite sport.ore. >> reporter: well, unfortunately you're not that good, kate, but i am that good. and i can tell you the u.s. will win gold and silver, so congratulations, team usa and team usa. you've got a showdown in beach volleyball between jennings and trainer who have been playing together since 2001. afterwards the team will retire. you know what? they have been playing together so long actually they have been going to relationship therapy to make sure their dynamics on the beach are still good enough. they are going to be playing against kessy and ross who are totally fed up being called "the other team." so they have something to prove here. at least they are still talking and having dinner together. by the w we found out prince harry has got tickets to the final of the beach volleyball. why am uh-i not surprised? >> not at all. it will be an amazing showdown. both of the teams know the other team so well. it will be fabulous to see. i want to talk about one other sport. a person who made

cheers and applause ] >> we'll be back with all the fun we've had in london. >>> we're looking down at our home away from home at olympic parkporting event, used to direct the "today" show, from the opening ceremony to everything in prime time. bucky is calling it quits after these olympics. >> can't imagine olympics without him. >> he said are you sure you're retired. >> he said it's done. >> jack bennett, director of operations, also 30 years at nbc. he's the guy who gets it done everywhere in the world, never gets flustered and makes us all look good. finally sue. >> sue, we love you. >> 27 years. >> makes our life wonderful on the road. she's the key person who handles so many different roles. they have been here, this team, preparing for the last year. they make everybody feel at home on the road. >> she handles the olympic games. >> and helps us get tickets to the events. so thank you. >> done well for us. >> jack and bucky, thank you so much for all your contributions. >> they have really made a difference. of course they are key to how we all see the games. thank you for that. this has been an incredible experience.

. >> when ann romney showed up at the olympics equestrian competition in london's greenwich park lasteek, the media scrum around her would lead some to believe that michael phelps dropped in. she was there to watch her horse compete in dressage, once the sport of kings. her german bred mare didn't miss a pee step. ann romney is not to be taken likely, and perhaps that's why banbankpresident obama's operats have eyes out for her, casting her as a modern day marine antoinette. i wonder why jackie kennedy comes to mind. didn't she like horses, posing endlessly atop her mounts at various family estates here and abroad or whatever the horses hung out? how about all those summer races on cape cod. some time ago i attended one and actually saw a kennedy rider fall off her horse. it was big news, but laced with the extra sensitivity the media usually employees when dealing with knights and ladies in the court of camelot. left you miss my point, there seems to be a double standard for appraising wives of important men on their way to or in the white house. mrs. romney said her horse is therapy