so here s what you re seeing. you re looking at the uniforms that team usa is going to wear at the opening ceremony. pretty snazzy there. wall street journal says a memo now from the state department was sent to the u.s. olympic committee detailing the steps that athletes have to take and should take to stay safe in the games. it comes amid growing concern about security in russia. our nick paton walsh is joining us live from sochi. nick, you and i talk about this every day. the games beginning just two weeks from today. team usa essentially being told, they could be walking targets. i mean, this seems pretty serious. and it seems like it s something that they are taking every detail to task. reporter: you know, this is important, the wall street journal the u.s. olympic committee doesn t have any on the record comment about this, other than to say quite simply that they are always doing what they can to ensure the safety of
little experience at that. well, i don t know if she s from human resources or not, but i never understood what that meant. how about don t pat any woman on the butt? no, that s no fun. eric, do you pat women on the butt? oh, my gosh. no. you don t? i have two. i would say number one, definitely don t drink while you re at the party. don t drink before. there s plenty of time to drink or do whatever you re going to do after the party. and number two, whoever you bring your wife, your girlfriend, she s the only person in the world. leave with her? leave with her. also while you re there, she s the only person in the world. oh, yeah. that s not very fun at the holiday party. well, you know, holiday parties, i bet greg has a lot of experience at that. greg, have you what s your hints for what not to do? the worst thing i ever did at a chris pass party was when i shot that guy. that was horrible. trying to make an impression. when you re young and you get
something snazzy, maybe a novelty tie. i m going to wear a special tie. maybe i ll try to make some small talk. don t do that. be as anonymous as possible. better yet, don t go. i don t go to anything. dana, i bet you went to all your christmas parties and brought cookies for everybody, didn t you? the only thing i ve been able to make is pot roast lately. here s my advice. don t go on an empty stomach because if you do have a drink, that could lead to a disaster. remember in men s health you told people to eat 15 almonds or whatever before you go so you won t be that starving. you know why, though? if you re really skinny, the almonds look like abs. that s why we did it. that was the secret. an even number, then. yeah. and then you have two little nipples. those are the macadamia nuts. greg, thank you very much. andrea, andrea. what is the worst thing you ever did at a christmas party? i don t know. probably hit the dance floor after too many vodkas and sodas
winner is kenny owens from florida. you will get a copy of brian s new book. and they play for the same football team but now this gridiron couple has more to celebrate than just teammates. they re now their school s high school king and queen. andrew and val, good morning and congratulations. thank you. it was fun to see you guys go from uniforms on the field to dressed up and snazzy for homecoming. we have a photo of that which is so much fun for everybody. did you love that moment? yeah. it was pretty great. it was nice winning. i didn t get to see the end of the game because i was in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. but when i heard that they won, it was really nice. val, what s the update on your ankle there? i know you have a boot on it,
windows. that was prince william s warnings as he kicked off the first ever soccer match at buckingham palace. the prince practiced with the players. orange soccer cleats. snazzy. it was for the 150th birthday of the english soccer association. and finally in japan, teams get behind large movable shrines using them as rams and run at each other and push like the dickens. it s a japanese phrase. i m joking. this whole thing right there. and the strongest team wins. they keep on pushing at each other. all right. thank you, richard. now for your first look at business. good morning bertha. good morning, betty. americans are keeping their credit cards in their wallets. credit card balances fell for the third straight month in august. however, other types of borrowing picked up including