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>> it could be two-time olympic champions misty may-treanor and keri walsh-jennings last day today, wednesday, august 2012. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special 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...

olympic champions misty may-treanor and keri walsh-jennings last day today, wednesday, august 2012. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special 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...

best i could. >> reporter: indoors today the u.s. basketball men beat france 98-71. and french star tony parker wondered aloud if anyone was in their class. >> it's going to be tough. they're a great team. >> reporter: unresolved this evening, whether one of saudi arabia's first female olympians can compete in her head scarf. the judo federation says no. but olympic officials are trying to negotiate a compromise. >> the key stakeholds involved got together, and they're talking. >> this may be her only event. >> reporter: meanwhile, talk of retirement is premature for 29-year-old nata...

as you saw wins the bronze medal. even though natalie coughlin did not swim in the finals, she does win a bronze with her teammates though she was not invited to the podium. she was given her medal later in the evening. the question remains why would they bench her for the finals? we don't have a clear answer on that. natalie did speak briefly to reporters and gave this comment. we quote. i was a little bit disappointed because i tend to get better as the meet progresses. i don't envy the coach what is they had to go through. speaking of the coaches, ironically the head coach is a ve...

meanwhile, thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets again today. yesterday demonstrators marched through downtown in one of the city's largest protests in years. dozens were arrested and several officers injured. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was quite a weekend in chicago. while world leaders are inside the convention center mapping out a plan for peace in afghanistan, protests outside turned violent. protesters charged police and police fought back. four officers were injured in the clashes and more than 40...