condition. yesterday was a really good deal. here are details from the moment he surprised the team with a video call from damar. he did this to the guys right away. he flexed on them, i guess. some were in the midst of that and it was a little bit hard to hear, but he said, i love you, boys. of course, i think that got the guys. see that boy s face, to see him smile, see him go like this in the camera, it was everything. then to hear him talk to us, it was literally everything. that s what we needed. fans need it too. tony spina lives right here in buffalo near where the mass shooting took place, in the heart of that deadly snowstorm, was there to see damar hamlin go down.
everything. and that s what we needed. reporter: fans everywhere need that, too, right, jim? like tony spina, born and raised in buffalo, lives near where the mass shooting took place, was in the heart of the deadly storm, and was in cincinnati seeing damar hamlin go down. he s here now showing support for cincinnati and their medical workers, and, of course, his buffalo bills. listen. coy, you played in buffalo, so you know it. the bills are more than a football team to this city. after the uncertainty monday night, this is going to be maybe the loudest a stadium has ever been in the entire world ever at a sporting event. and i m just honored to be able to be in attendance for this game. it s going to be the most special game i ve ever been to. reporter: tony s right. it s going to be popping.
On Dec. 26, 1976, Philip Aloysius Hart, Michigan’s senior U.S. senator, died of cancer at 64. Hart, who was first elected to the seat in 1958, had decided not seek reelection in 1976 after his condition worsened.