there was uncomfortable scene with matt lauer. you when we come back. ♪ ♪ 6:00 eastern. now back to "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> brian: surround the area on "the five." we get down the block, through the water fountain an finally in studio. as you know, ann curry after 15 years was replaced at "the today show." here was her goodbye, june 28, 2012. >> this is not easy to say, but today will be my last morning as regular co-host of "today." i will still be part of the family but i'll have a new title and a new role. it's not that i ever expected to leigh this couch after 15 years but i am so grateful. especially to all of you who watch. >> brian: different from martha viera's prior host. and some people think it was bad blood over "40 rock." look at this exchange now, happened this week between matt lauer, al roker and savannah guthrie yesterday. >> the ladies threw you in the water after winning the gold. >> which is different than our tradition, throw one of us under the bus. that's a different story. >> mr. roker! >> brian: there y

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apparently some of the producers of the show hate matt lauer. this is a quote.re are several producers that have been with the "today" show over ten years and matt lauer is now hated by them because they feel he's responsible for ann curry being fired. matt has been known to act like a real diva. so stay tuned on this one. >> all of us are dysfunctional. all of us networks are disfunctional. >>> hope solo, who is the goalie for the u.s. women's national team is making some egregious claims against max from "dancing with the stars." she's saying he was physically and verbally aggressive, off nasty, swearing at me and being critical. he manhandled me, and she said, at one point he left a red hand print on her stomach because he slapped her so hard. >> he says it's ridiculous. >> all right. thanks for joining us. but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans,

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.

it's a friday, i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside al roker and natalie morales. it's our last day in london. we decide to ride in style. we're not wearing our seat belts but we do have 60 plus members of team usa on board with us this morning. >> that's right. if the u.s. wanted to finish with a flourish here in london, boy, did they do it last night. how about the women's soccer team, they won gold against their arch rivals. two goals. they celebrated an olympic gold metal three-peat. let's try and make our way down. >> we were so excited. natalie and i were at the soccer game. did you cry? >> i cried live. >> if they cry, i cry. when they got that gold medal it was amazing. as we climb down, you're going to notice we have many star athletes on board with us this morning. you may see a glimpse of the decathletes. meredith vieira as well. >> also the aforementioned women's soccer team. guess who is on the bus with us this morning. they are here in london. ladies. >> team usa. [ applause ] [ cheers and a

apparently some of the producers of the show hate matt lauer. this is a quote.l producers that have been with the "today" show for a very long time, over ten years, and matt lauer is now hated by them because they feel he's responsible for ann curry being fired. matt has been known to act like a real diva." that's among the quotes. so stay tuned on this one. >> all of us are dysfunctional. all of us networks are dysfunctional. >> if you guys had even the slightest clue, yes. >>> hope solo, who is the goalie for the u.s. women's national team, the gold medal team is making some egregious claims in her book "solo: a memoir of hope." making claims the stars." she's saying he was physically and verbally aggressive during rehearsals for season 13. she said he was often nasty, swearing at me and being critical. he manhandled me, and she said, at one point he left a red hand print on her stomach because he slapped her so hard. >> or was it tough love? he says those comments are ridiculous. >> yes, he does basically on twitter. he alluded to that. cover everything. only

i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales and al roker. this is apparently our new preferred mode of transportation. i thought that was a long bus ride from london. >> the middle of the atlantic. you guys were all getting on my nerves, i want to tell you that. >> you were snoring. >> that's true. >> you notice they did a little remodeling while we were gone. >> take a look at this. a brand-new look to studio 1a in rockefeller plaza with this monstrous led screen we'll have fun with over the next days and week. they remodeled the hot tub in your dressing room, which is great. >> that big picture of yourself you've been wanting to hang, it's going to look great there. >> back to rockefeller plaza. most of these people, to be quite honest, here to see the fray in our 8:30 half hour. >> no question. the closing ceremonies last night. natalie and i -- >> that was really loud. >> we got what we really, really wanted. >> that was me snoring on the bus in the middle of the atlantic. >> e

i mean, i first thought maybe matt lauer. >> that's what i thought. >> maybe matt lauer.erman. >> letterman, too, he makes big bank, too. >> none of those. >> it is judge judy. >> what? >> yes. get this -- matt lauer makes $21.5 million a year for two hours in the morning. david letterman makes $28 million for doing an hour at night. however, judge judy gets paid $45 million a year for her syndicated afternoon court show where she just gets to yell at people being foolish on television. >> for five days a week. right? so it's an hour for five days a week. a half-hour. $45 million. >> i'm a lawyer. i'm in the wrong -- i'm on the wrong show. >> if i were you i would walk off the set right now and call your agent. >> i am on the wrong show. >> you are! you're lucky the lights are on on this show. the wrong show, you in the wrong building, you in a whole lot of wrong things. but whoa! >> $45 million. to get to yell at people. i can do that. >> i had no idea judge judy had that kind of bank account. whoa. >> she must need an heir apparent. >>> i'm gonna do this next story. cal

. >> i'm matt lauer. congressman akin lost support. if he withdraws the gop would choose the replacement. >> it would make it easier for missouri republicans. but there's no sign of that in this new ad he apologizes for using the wrong words in the wrong way when he said the female body has ways of taking care of things with a legitimate rape. >> also a high school valedictorian denied her diploma for a single word she used in her graduation speech. it's a four-letter word but perhaps one that might surprise you. the school wants a written apology, the 18-year-old is refusing. this is one of the topics we'll discuss with today's professionals. >>> also ahead. sounds like something out of science fiction. cars that can talk to each other to prevent crashes. it's being tested right now. we're going to take you for a ride and show you how it works. >> begin with the call for congressman todd akin to abandon his race after his comments about rape. kelly o'donnell, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. there's new developmen

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'll talk to new medalists, jen suhr won gold with her teammate michael tinsley got silver in the 400 meter hurdles and serena williams will stop by fresh off her double gold

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. therefore the fbi has resources to investigate that. >> reporter: at first they were uncertain if there were more gunman. s.w.a.t. teams had tacti

i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer, al roker and natalie morales. we have taken a little walk down the road to see these olympic rings. >> with the brouhaha over the olympic calderon where people can't get to it and get a view of it to take that icon being photograph, people have been looking for an alternative and has become the go-to place. we have olympic rings up on the hill. there's a line of people waiting to take foes owes. we stopped by just a few minutes ago and took a photo of our own. just to show you what an olympic animal has become, savannah doesn't even have to turn around to tell you the color of the olympic rings. >> i knew you were going to do this to me one day, red, yellow, black, blue, green and orange -- >> there's only five and they're right over there if you wanted to look at them. >> you're the worst! >> i thought he was going to say that -- >> blue skies on top of it, clouds behind us on front and either side, sunshine here. >> natalie is an olympic athlete. she jumped in those heels. >> i did. i got the most height, too. >

i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. >> good morning. you want to cap off your olympics and you do it the way mist ooe may treanor and kerri walsh jennings did it. it could have been southern california, it was all americans. >> it was a good night to be americans. misty and kerri winning in straight sets. when it was over the dynamic duo could not contain their excitement. we'll talk to misty and kerri about their dance moves and the final match straight ahead. >> it was also all about team usa at the olympic stadium as well. seven medals, three of those gold, highlighted by allyson felix's win in the 200 meters. she was simply overjoyed. i would imagine she's still on cloud nine this morning. we'll catch up with allyson live as well. >> this morning we'll show you stunning images captured by a man who calls the olympic the premiere event for any photographer. ann curry is here with a very special profile. >> and a woman who is drawing inspiration from the athletes here in london, lawrence scruur. >> we've covered her story. she was inj

i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. missy franklin known not for her swimming but dancing as well. >> breakout medalist, a really nice young lady. she's back in high school. she's weighing a big decision, stay in amateur, compete in college or go pro and cash in on what happens to be some pretty lucrative offers dangled in front of her right now. we'll talk to missy about that and other things she has going on as well. >> good options. if you book valuation vacations some travel sites conspiring with hotel chains to fix prices artificially high. more on that story coming up. >>> the story for redemption for a guy that deserves it. major league umpire jim joyce is notable. he's the guy who made a bad call that cost a pitcher a perfect game last week. this week he became a hero when he helped save the life of a ballpark worker. jim and the woman will share their story coming up. >>> first, tropical storm isaac still posing some risk to the tampa area, of course the site of next week's republican national convention. >> bi

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker.r 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. wo

i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira. >> are you kidding me?ssy franklin, olympic gold, yes. >> pure gold. >> the americans are gold. >> winners. >> olympic gold. >> fab five is going gold. >> here comes phelps to the wall. >> i can't say enough how amazing our team was. >> double amputee oscar pistorius, the land breaking moment for the olympic games. >> it's been one of the most amazing experiences. >> the moment of disbelief, like did it really happen? >> you look really good. >> every time i watch, i get goose bumps and my adrenaline going. >> something we're never going to forget? >> world champion jesse williams. the pressure clearly just got to him. >> jordyn wieber is out of the all around. >> over the first hurdle, he's out. symbolically running for the finish line. >> redemption for the united states. >> smiles on one side, tears on the other side. >> a gold medalist. >> another strong finish by phelps. superman. >> gold medal! it's time for the coaches to go in. >> the coronation is complete. >> gold medal greatness. usain bolt. >> g

matt lauer thought it was taking a shot because of his reaction. we're not stupid.go and not talk about it. >> kimberly: made it worse. >> greg: i want to throw up. what is next? bad blood on romper room. this is a group of people i don't care about. they are like furniture made out of oatmeal. bland and boring. al roker is one of the rare people that looks better plump. >> kimberly: i'm not sure what is wrong with you today. >> greg: i don't get it. i don't care about them. >> andrea: there is a huge population of women across the country who care about the morning show wars and have strong opinions about them. they always ask me what i think. i don't really follow the "today show." but i will say this, >> kimberly: nice plug. >> andrea: to me, al roker when i watch is the joe biden of the "today show." he is always saying dumb stuff. the response is so defensive. number of times used before, don't say anything. let it go. >> kimberly: that is my court from court tv over there. savannah. going to michael phelps. >> juan: dana is right. they should hire dana. they s

. >> and matt lauer appeared on the show just after that. this is what he said.ten to this. >> times are harder there right now. it's well publicized. the ratings are not where i want them to be now. >> what do you want to do? >> i want to make it better. i want to reinvigorate the show in ways that perhaps we let up on the past couple years. >> matt lauer talking to donny deutsch who was standing in for me. why do you think you have the edge? lara, what do you think collectively has made the difference? >> i think it's what we touched on all show. we are five people who genuinely love each other. i'm the youngest of five and it's a strange dynamic. it's similar to my own family. i'm the youngest if my family. george is the oldest, robin is lisa, sam is my sister karen. josh is my broth keith. that is how it feels. >> now we need therapy of this. >> yeah, i can't describe how easy it's been. i really -- we stay in your lane. we know our role. we respect each other immensely and we want to be together. it's not a lie. we do also hang out. >> one of the problems fo

i'm matt lauer in tampa, florida, savannah guthrie is in new york.an who never shies away from sharing his opinion, bill o'reilly is here and we'll ask him what he thought of paul ryan's speech and what he wants to hear from mitt romney. >> also ahead, a 3-year-old deaf boy whose parents say he was told to chang the way he signed his name at schoo because they say school officials say it looked like a gun sign. we'll have an exclusive live interview with his family. >> and, go ahead, we dare you not to smile with when we see this video of 1-year-old 2010s jamming out to their dads guitar. the question is will we be smiling when we try to get them to jam live. what could possibly go wrong? >> you know how i feel about most of these viral videos. they make me feel like i a haha virus. this one makes me laugh. >> the royal family, some of. this attended the paralympic games while prince harry prepared for his first outing since the trip to las vegas. we go to buckingham palace. >> reporter: last night several members of the royal family were out for the

speaking fondly about their mom with "today" show's matt lauer.e will talk about her candidate husband in human terms. meghan mccain will join us to talk about that. she lived through this as her father was the republican nominee for the president. now, we're going to shift gears and talk about what is going on with hurricane isaac and bring you up to date on the storm as many continue to watch what is going on in the gulf. if we can give you a briefing on what we know about the storm. we have been told it is a slow mover this morning. the update came out at the top of the hour. it still remains at a tropical storm. winds are reaching up to 80 miles per hour. >> i'm going to a motel. 100-mile-an-hour winds. i have been in that before. i don't like it. >> here we go again. wonder if i will lose my home again and have to start over. >> sad for so many people. we want to go to janet shamblian. she joins us in mississippi. >> reporter: 30 minutes ago, it was raining. now we have sun. we know it is coming. the water is rising here on the biloxi beach.

i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer.ant 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

it's a friday, i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone.ongside al roker and natalie morales. it's our last day in london. we decided to arrive in style. we're not wearing our seat belts but we do have 60-plus members of team usa on board with us this morning. >> that's right. if the u.s. wanted to finish with a flourish here in london, boy, did they do it last night. how about the women's soccer team, they won gold against their arch rivals. two goals from carli lloyd, great saves from hope solo and they

i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer.nfortunately savannah was getting a mani and pedi last night when the u.s. women's soccer team won it with just about a minute to go, maybe a little bit less. >> the truth is i was driving but i was constantly refreshing the web site on my iphone. but i was there for all the excitement. now the

. >> i'm matt lauer. a lot of people talking about tropical storm isaac. it slowed down overnight. it is expected to become a hurricane. >> that has organizers of the republican national convention worried. al will have the latest straight ahead. >> and more on our investigation on food trucks delivering spoiled goods to grocery stores. he told us about the problem last year but instead of getting better, apparently it's only getting worse. something to think about as you sit down to feed your family this morning. more on that coming up. >> and as we mentioned, prince harry and those controversial photos. heap also did some swimming with u.s. sensation ryan lochte. what else he has planned. >> the arrows. >> and it's the undisputed hit of the summer, carly ray is here to perform live. let us begin on a thursday morning with tropical storm isaac. al's upstairs and he's tracking it. al, good morning. >> good morning, matt and savannah. this is a massive storm. it's not that strong yet but its diameter is about a thousand miles. that's the distance from atlanta to boston. right now 25

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live from london, matt lauer is here to tell us what they're working on today. matt, how are you?i'm good, aaron. thank you very much. nice to see you. and coming up live from london, as you just mentioned, lots of drama for team usa, including a photo finish in the pool. we're going to show you more of that. and then, danell leyva's remarkable comeback to win bronze in the men's gymnastics all-around. we'll have the highlights and then danell will be with us live. also ahead, ryan lochte describes his perfect race as he gears up for tonight's big showdown against michael phelps in the 200-meter im. plus, gabby douglas and aly raisman go for gold in the all-around tonight, so we'll be talking about their chances with the three american women who have won that coveted title. and then, can they make it three in a row? savannah catches up with beach volleyball's golden duo of misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings. and one other note -- team "today" will take a tour of london with a very, very special guest. so, we've got a lot to get to. we'll start in a couple of minutes live f