Reporter anne makovec, cbs 5. Kim coyle joins us. Have you heard from players . One player that the ravens are going to have to account for randy moss once famously said i play when i want to play during his young ever days but the 35yearold has been a model citizen in his first season with the 49ers just as he promised during training camp. I do not like what the nfl does for me. I want to know what i can do to make the nfl better. Moss caught only three touchdowns during the regular season tied for the fewest of his hall of fame career but one of the most popular players in the locker room and made a huge impact with the teams younger players specifically lamichael james, rookie runningback. Hes my guy. Me and him. He gives me a lot of life lessons not just football but, you know, life in general but, you know, he is a competitor, you know, he knows the ins and outs. He keeps everybody motivated. Anytime he is on the field, he is a great guy. Lamichael was just 9 when randy moss came
Natural beauty of being an old city. Meet people and just not have a plan and just go with it. Reporter the land of the big easy you dont need a plan. Shelley says just go with the flow. Eating a lot, definitely hit the local holes in the wall, poboy shops, drink a lot. You can see go drink so thats always fun walk around, zacharys what not. Redfish grill one of our favorite for charbroiled oysters. Have a fantastic time. New orleans is a great city. Reporter go there without a plan, eat, drink, have a good time and enjoy the big show the game and the other shows. Thank you, don knapp. Our kim coyle joins us now. Kim, you have been talking to a player who a lot of players on the team look up to. Theres been obviously a lot of talk about ray lewis and his leadership skills. But randy moss once famously said i play when i want to play, during his younger days but the 35yearold has been a model citizens in his first season with the 49ers. Just as he promised during training camp. I want t
The cookie monster has a new message of moderation. Oh, and good morning, everyone. Dan is taking some time off. Great to have nightline anchor dan abrams with us. Its been a while. Nice to be with you on another chilly day. Yes. Extremely cold. I want to take you away from that. Take a look at this. From freezing cold to giant waves, giant. Up to 50 feet high. Not a weather story, one of surfings biggest events. All the highlights from the gnarly mavericks competition at half moon bay. Just hearing dan abrams say gnarly. I didnt even give it my full 10 sort of effort. Thats our biggest tease coming up. A lot of coffee. One of the few boats of water not frozen after looking at that. Theres a lot more cold weather coming up. Well get to that in just a few minutes. We begin with a stern warning for u. S. Olympic athletes. Theyre being told to be more low key and not wear their red, white and blue colors around sochi where they could be prime terror targets. Plus, the u. S. State departme
Another military milestone. Today, the secretary of defense is expected to announce by unanimous recommendation of the joint chiefs of staff that hes lifting the ban that prevent s female soldiers and marines from serve on the lines of combat. Heres nbc News Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski. Reporter for the past ten years, u. S. Military women have served on the front lines in both iraq and afghanistan, but never allowed in direct Ground Combat roles. Lifting the 20 year ban against women in combat will ultimately put them directly in the heat of battle. It opens some 237,000 combat positions to women. Women will be assigned to roles communication, logistics and drivers. Gradually, theyll work closer to battle as medics are. Before they become infantry troops. Women have paid the ultimate price of war. 152 u. S. Military women have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. Tammy duckworth lost both of her legs as an Army Helicopter pilot in iraq. She says lifting the ban will level
This is al jazeera. This is the news hour. Here with your top stories. A u. S. Strike on syria, john kerry tries to get eu support despite division among g20 leaders. Pakistan releases a top taliban commander in a new attempt to bring peace. Exit polls in australia suggest Opposition Leader tony abbott is about to trounce Prime Minister kevin rudd. Taking the golden lion, the tough competition for the tough prize. We show you the favourites. Two days of talks in russia left the United States with little to show in efforts to gain support for a military strike against syria. John kerry, is at a meeting in lithuania to convince eu ministers. They havent all been warming to an attack against a suspected chemical attack. Rallying european support. John kerry arrived in the lithuanian capital seeking backing for a military strike against syria. European powers seem to be stepping back from talks of intervention. Smiles here and in St Petersburg by leaders of the g20 lie deep divisions. The