brought pain to others. i ll talk to a widow who continues a 40-year fight for one moment of silence. and later, new details on the aurora shooting suspect. we ll tell you what cnn has learned about his mental state before the shooting. it is saturday, july 28th. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. if you were waiting to watch london s olympic ceremony, this is your spoil alert. queen elizabeth officially opened the 2012 games after an epic journey through the united kingdom s rich history. oscar winner danny boyle was the creative mind and director behind the ceremony aisles of wonder. the recent tour de france champion bradley wiggins kicked things off followed by historic moments involving british society. one of the moments of the night was the prelude to the queen s introduction. boyle used his movie magic to show the queen teaming up with the james bond actor daniel craig in a scene that seems to show them parachuting into the olympic stadium. but stunt double
this as new details surface on the mindset of the suspected killer. an unrelenting drought plants down on much of america. we ll show you by the numbers how it s affecting farmers and how it will hit your wallet in the months to come. and two american swimmers go head to head in one of the first big competitions at the olympic games. we ll bring you all the highlights straight from london. but we begin this morning on a somber note. memorial services are being held across the country today for three people killed in a hail of bullets one week ago inside a colorado movie theater. those victims are john larimer, navy petty officer 3rd class from crystal lake, illinois. larimer was stationed at buckley air force base in aurora, in a year. jessica ghawi, an aspiring sports reporter who went by the name of jessica redfield, narrowly escaped a shooting at a toronto mall just a month before. and matthew mcquinn, a hero whose last living act was protecting his girlfriend from t