At the end of every G.I. Joe episode, there was a short, animated public service announcement sponsored by the Child Safety Council. Very formulaic, the.
across the country. and this truly was a british team. because it was one welsh, once got an two english, and another welshman helped to get them there in the heats. one team, winning well. the whole culture that we have put together, it is all the home countries, working with british swimming, to create the best possible environment we can for these athletes, and the ones that are coming through. and the ones in the future. we have got great performance centres, great coaches and great performance director, ceo, bringing this together, and the home countries all aligned on it. masses of work, but well worth it. assist) of work, but well worth it. also talk about of work, but well worth it. also talk about gb of work, but well worth it. also talk about gb becoming - of work, but well worth it. also talk about gb becoming a powerhouse in swimming. but looking at the next generations of talent, what is the pathway to get that talent into pools now, so that they can be winning medals
there because people see the flashes that go. they re trying to blow a hole in the hull so rescuers can start getting in there is going to make the search and rescue team have better access and make it easier for them to get out. still looking for 29 people who remain unaccounted for if death toll right now is standing at six. there are also stunning new images coming in from under the water today. i want to share that with you. rescuers have to swim through debris in the hull ways. first flat block box has been picked up already and apparently picking up minute by minute betails. since they now located the second black box and divers are trying to retrieve that black box as well. this morning seeing the transcripts of the recorded conversation between the port authority and the captain of the ship. the first time it comes to us from the italian newspaper and the port authority says this. how many people are on board? the captain whose last name is schettino says, 2, 300. kee
growing up, learning to swim was the last thing on his mind. my dad was a basketball player. i watched the nba. he was like, you want to play basketball. reporter: a trip to a water park at the age of 5 changed his life. went down this slide, and i ended up flipping upside down because i was so light. i almost drowned. my mom tried to save me. she couldn t swim. so the lifeguard had to come get me. my dad had to get my mom. reporter: after that, learning to swim became a priority. it s not easy growing up in an inner city neighborhood. i grew up in an area that wasn t the nicest area it wasn t the friendliest person walking around in the little brief. reporter: he found challenges in simply being different. 15 years old. dad, there s no black people here. he was like, well, if you hadn t sucked at basketball, you wouldn t have this problem. we laughed about it, but, i mean, that was a big, you know, step for me, and overcoming it was hard. how many of you guys have ev
this way will make you feel better. and this boy almost drowns, and then he went on to become the first african-american to break a swimming world record. and you submitted your ireporters i reports, competing for a spot to try with me. this morning we unveil the 2012 six pack. first, the nfl playoffs are starting and after a season where the issue of player safety and head injuries landed center stage, at all levels of the game. more than 100 former professionals are suing the league over safety and health issues. one a former star on the road at georgia tech, later a pro bowl running back with the green bay packers and played for the giants and eagles. now he retired in 2004 and is now making a documentary called bell rung, about the struggles of many former players. i ll start with a clip. you re about to see ellis hobbs talking about the hit he took running back a kickoff that ended his career. as i braced myself, there he was right in my face, and my next r