good evening. it s all under way here in london tonight. this massive global event kicking off in spectacular style as our viewers in the u.s. are about to see. what we can show you concerning what s already transpired, the interesting choice of the same front page photos by the newspapers here, part of the pyro technics show in the stadium tonight. we can show you this much. the broadcast features an unusual james bond moment and a first for the queen of england who let s just say makes a rather dramatic entrance. now, tomorrow in the light of day, londoners will wake up in full olympics mode. tonight an estimated 1 billion people will watch these games kick off. a spectacular global show followed by the parade of nations. nbc s chris jansing is in the olympic village tonight to start things off for us tonight. chris, good evening. reporter: good evening you to, brian. the long wait is finally over. athletes from 240 nations are here to compete for 906 medals including mor
she finished the show despite a concussion but said to be doing much better today, monday, june 11, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and ann curry live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to today on this monday morning. i m ann curry. i m willie geist in for matt this morning. good to see you, ann. that wildfire in colorado growing in all directions this morning. officials say they have 0% containment. right now emergency crews say the priority is to get people out of harm s way. that s right, willie. first noticed saturday, it s quickly grown fueled by conditions. a much different scene in the florida panhandle. people there have seen more than a foot of rain in a day, totals we haven t seen in nearly 78 years. we ll get the latest on the stories and also al s forecast straight ahead. also, troubling new details on the final days of mary kennedy. according to a legal filing
she finished the show despite a concussion but says she s doing much better today, monday, june 11, 2012. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and an curry, live from studio 1, a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome today on this monday morning i m ann curry. i m willie geist in for matt this morning. good to see you, ann. that wildfire in colorado growing in all directions this morning. officials say they have zero percent contame. right now emergency crews say the priority is to get people out of harm s way. that s right, willie. first noticed saturday, it s quickly grown fueled by conditions. a much different scene in the florida panhandle. people there have seen more than a foot of rain in a day, totals we haven t seen for years. al will give the forecast. according to a legal filing before the tragedy robert f. kennedy, jr. claimed his estranged wife was physically abusive to him and made numerous threats of suicide. coming up what her family
she finished the show despite a concussion but says she s doing much better today, monday, june 11, 2012. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and an curry, live from studio 1, a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome today on this monday morning i m ann curry. i m willie geist in for matt this morning. good to see you, ann. that wildfire in colorado growing in all directions this morning. officials say they have zero percent contame. right now emergency crews say the priority is to get people out of harm s way. that s right, willie. first noticed saturday, it s quickly grown fueled by conditions. a much different scene in the florida panhandle. people there have seen more than a foot of rain in a day, totals we haven t seen for years. al will give the forecast. according to a legal filing before the tragedy robert f. kennedy, jr. claimed his estranged wife was physically abusive to him and made numerous threats of suicide. coming up what her family