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afternoon with some of the victims of the mass shooting in aurora, colorado. he met with them in private, and was told stories of an incredible survival. he told them that his visit was not so much as a president of the united states, but as a husband and father. but he did talk of the nation. >> this person has received a lot of attention over the last couple of days, that attention will fade away. and in the end, after he has felt the full force of our justice system, what will be remembered are the good people who were impacted by this tragedy. >> reporter: president obama spent t...

announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," countdown to the olympic games with matt lauer, live from olympic park in london, england, and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning and welcome to a special split edition of "today" monday morning. i'm matt lauer in london's olympic park. good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie in studio 1a. matt, it looks beautiful there. how is it going so far? >> it is nice. let me give awe lay of the land. i'm in olympic park. behind me you can see olympic stadium. by its side you see ...

>> micayla medek. >> we will remember. >> veronica moser-sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alex sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alexander teves. >> we will remember. >> and rebecca wingo. >> and the mayor also tonight of aurora speaking about his community, saying he did not want to talk about the suspect in all of this. this was a tribute to the families, to the people who lost their lives, to those who were injured. >> tonight we honor loved ones no longer with us. tonight we support the survivors. tonight we reach out to each other and love each other and love our neighbors and ...

their names. >> micayla medek, veronica moser-sullivan, alex sullivan, alexander teves -- >> we will remember. >> and rebecca wingo. >> we will remember. >> and the mayor tonight of aurora peeking about his community. saying he did not want to talk about the suspect in all of this. this was a tribute to the families, the people who lost their lives to those who were injured. >> tonight we honor loved ones no longer with us. tonight we support the survivors. tonight we reach out to each other and love each other and love our neighbors. and demonstrate what it means to be a community o...

this focus here in this field behind me where a vigil is being held is on the victims of this senseless tragedy. 12 people killed, 58 more wounded. at this hour 24 remain in the hospital, nine of them in critical condition. tonight the president is mourning along with the families who suffered overwhelming loss. miguel, good evening. >> the president has arrived here in aurora to meet with first responders and the victims. the vigils here are growing larger as the community comes together. ♪ >> reporter: on a day of prayer and reflection a community torn apart by violence comes tog...