opening ceremonies, what was the biggest thing that stood out to you? what was most exciting to see? reporter: it was incredible. it s hard to believe this was four hours longs, it had the hollywood pace that each segment didn t seem to last that long. talk about something for everyone, alex. yes, there were live farm animals, they were at the beginning, make the most low key the ceremony actually. then we had elements of james bond, harry potter, mary poppins, mr. bean, all of these touching at times and other times hilarious aspects of british culture and history. i don t know too many people who watched the ceremony that weren t misty eyed at some points. in fact when the camera would focus on certain people in the audience, you would see them too obviously feeling the same way. i think camilla and charles at one point, you could see them with tears in their eyes. the queen even looked like sheefs tearing up at one point. for me at least and for many, seeing the queen in
virginia and western maryland. the areas in yellow are in the 70s. here is your day planner for this monday. have an umbrella with you. you probably won t need it this morning through noontime. just a slight chance of a sprinkle. otherwise sunny, warm and humid. low 90s early afternoon. then you probably will need an umbrella and you also will probably hear some thunder. get inside, turn on nbc4. we ll let you know if a storm is threatening where you live. could get storms this afternoon, only a slight risk they would be severe. i ll be back in ten minutes. now with a look at your first 4 traffic, here is danella. good morning. looking at i-66 westbound past the inner metro station. only the left lane gets by. you can see the right side, construction still happening. let s head over to 66. this time checking out eastbound as you make yourm waif past the rest area and head towards the beltway. the travel lanes are open, and checking traffic speed as you make your way from fa
30th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. good morning, everyone. i m savannah guthrie. we re going to check in with ann in baghdad traveling with the vice president in just a moment. meanwhile is herman cain considering leaving the republican presidential race? during a conference call he again denied having an affair but the one-time gop front-runner conceded the allegation has created a cloud over his candidacy. we re going to have the latest on that story coming up straight ahead. also ahead new images of gary giordano leaving prison last night, the prime suspect in the disappearance of a maryland woman in aruba. after spending nearly four months in custody he was ordered to be set free from a judge. where does the case go from here? we ll get a live report from aruba. new questions concerning the safety of the juices your kids may be drinking. consumer reports tested doze
over his candidacy. we re going to have the latest oen that story coming up straight ahead. also ahead new images of gary giordano leaving prison last night, the prime suspect in the disappearance of a maryland woman in aruba. after spending nearly four months in custody he was ordered to be set free from a judge. where does the case go from here? we ll get a live report from aru aruba. new questions concerning the safety of the juices your kids may be drinking. consumer reports tested dozens of samples of apple and grape juice. we ll have the ruts of the test and dr. mehmet oz. he sparked controversy with testing commissioned for his show. he ll be here to weigh in. we begin on wednesday morning with herman cain reassessing his presidential campaign. nbc s senior investigative correspondent lisa myers has the latest on this. good morning to you, matt. cain acknowledges the cascading allegations have taken an emotional and political toll. he says he ll spend the nex