[THEME MUSIC]
COY WIRE: Hello, lovely people, and welcome
to the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, my home state.
I'm standing in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
And you may recognize those steps,
the iconic "Rocky" steps.
We're here for one of the greatest
rivalries in all of sports.
Tomorrow at 3:00 PM Eastern, it's
the 123rd edition of the Army-Navy football game,
and it's so much more than a game.
Dating back to 1890, the traditions, pageantry, passion,
and respect make the Army-Navy game
the greatest rivalry in American sports.
The game is so big that 10 sitting US presidents have
attended from Theodore Roosevelt in 1901
to Donald Trump two years ago.
It is humbling to watch this rivalry.
It's said that this is a game where
everyone playing is willing to die for everyone watching.
That's powerful stuff.
This is America's game.
If only all of us could have the perspective
of these individuals representing the Naval Academy
in Annapolis, Maryland, and the US Military Academy
in West Point, New York.
They stand their ground against the opposing side.
But afterwards, they walk across the field
and embrace each other as brothers and sisters
because they never forget that in the end,
they're all on the same team.
But don't get me wrong, they play hard for bragging
rights that'll last a lifetime.
Navy leads the series, 62-53-7 all-time.
And to paraphrase the 34th President of the United States,
Dwight Eisenhower, the Army and Navy are the best of friends
364 and a half days out of the year.
But on this one Saturday afternoon,
they are the worst of enemies.
The rivalry is also loaded with traditions like when Army West
Point's marathon team runs the ball about 150 miles
through the night and through the elements
from West Point to Philly.
There's also a flyover before the game
during the national anthem, and there
isn't a dry eye in the stadium.
Later on in the show, I'll tell you
about some of the fun pranks associated with the rivalry.
But first, let's take a look at some of the headlines of today.
WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison
yesterday.
In February, she was arrested on drug-smuggling charges
when traveling through the Moscow airport.
In August, she was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison.
Griner's release on Thursday was part
of a prisoner swap between Russia and the United States.
A convicted Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout,
was released from a US prison.
He was previously sentenced to 25 years
on charges of conspiring to kill Americans
and providing weapons to terrorist organizations.
The swap did not include another American
that the State Department has declared wrongfully
detained, Paul Whelan.
Here's what President Biden had to say.
JOE BIDEN: We never forgot about Brittney.
We've not forgotten about Paul Whelan, who's been unjustly
detained in Russia for years.
This was not a choice of which American to bring home.
We brought home Trevor Reed when we had a chance
early this year.
Sadly, for totally illegitimate reasons,
Russia is treating Paul's case differently than Brittney's.
And while we have not yet succeeded in securing Paul's
release, we are not giving up.
We will never give up.
COY WIRE: Next up, scientists say they have now confirmed why
we get more colds in the winter time,
and they say it's a major breakthrough.
According to a recent study, it turns out
that the cold air damages the immune response
occurring in our noses.
When we're exposed to cold air, the temperature in our nose
can drop by as much as 9 degrees Fahrenheit,
and that kills nearly 50% of the billions of virus
and bacteria-fighting cells in our nostrils.
It's enough to essentially knock out
all of the immune advantages that our nose has to offer.
More research is needed to understand
how this research could be used to prevent
illness in the future.
[ROCK MUSIC]
10-second trivia.
Which of these prehistoric animals was a marine reptile?
Allosaurus, Plesiosaur, Diplodocus, or Ankylosaurus?
[BEEPING]
While the others on this list were all land dinosaurs,
the Plesiosaur was a marine reptile.
And an intact skeleton of one was
just discovered in Australia.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
ESPEN KNUTSEN: So usually what we
find is that when we're digging these things out of the ground,
is that we'll find bits of the body with no head.
And very, very rarely, we'll find
just a head but unfortunately with no body attached.
So the fact that this guy had both allows
us to close that gap.
We'll have this overlap between the body and the head
that will unravel a lot of the species diversities of how
many species of these long-necked Plesiosaurs
were swimming around here in this outback ocean
100 million years ago.
COY WIRE: OK, now to those pranks I was telling you about.
As I mentioned at the top of the show,
there's so much tradition associated
with the Army-Navy game, but some of it is all in good fun.
Exhibit A, this year, Navy flew over Army's campus
and dropped a bunch of ping-pong balls that said,
"Go Navy, beat Army."
But every year, Navy has to protect
their beloved mascots, their goats, because Army
tries to steal them.
A while back, I got to interview the goats and their protectors.
Preparations for the Army-Navy game can be intense.
You have the game plan, the playbooks, and the practices.
But perhaps one of the most important facets
of pregame preparations here in Annapolis
has nothing to do with the players,
but rather mascots, goats--
and more specifically, protecting the goats.
Can you tell us where you keep the goats?
- I can't tell you that.
COY WIRE: We won't tell anyone.
- No, afraid I can't do that.
- We don't want Army to come and steal it.
Like, we know they're not capable of doing it,
but just for precaution measures.
COY WIRE: So we're talking maybe confidential, secret,
or the location of the goats--
- Above top secret.
So we're-- this is a whole separate classification.
- They're kept at a pretty secure location though.
They have a guard dog.
COY WIRE: So there is a guard dog?
- There is, and he is massive and scary.
COY WIRE: Do you think if I asked a goat,
maybe they would tell me where they're kept?
- You could definitely try, but they've been briefed heavily,
and let's just say they probably won't give you anything either.
COY WIRE: Can you tell us where your hideout is?
[LAUGHTER]
Are you aware of the Army's hype video that they released?
It alludes to an elaborate plot to steal the goats this year?
- I've confirmed the role of Billy the Goat
as the head of Navy's spirit group.
COY WIRE: Does it make you nervous?
- It does not.
I've seen our security measures.
And especially the dog, once again, is--
I don't think anyone could get past him.
- No, we feel the goats are pretty secure.
Not many people know their location.
And even if they did, they'd have a hard time stealing them.
- Billy the Goat!
Beat Army!
[ROCK MUSIC]
COY WIRE: All right.
For today's 10 out of 10, the Oxford Dictionary
just announced their 2022 Word of the Year.
Drum roll, please.
It's-- wait, what?
The word is goblin mode--
technically, two words.
It's a slang term that became popular during the pandemic,
and it means someone that is unapologetically self-indulgent
and loves being lazy.
This way of life rejects all social expectations.
Yeah, I know.
We're not talking about anyone in this group, right?
Yeah, sure.
All right, we are going to switch from goblin mode
to beast mode.
All right, being that we're at one of the most popular tourist
destinations in all of Philadelphia,
the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
You know I had to take you on a run with me
up the iconic "Rocky" steps from the 1976 film, "Rocky."
Thousands of people flock to these steps
every year to mimic one of the most famous movie scenes
in the world--
Rocky Balboa finishing a morning run
at the top of these steps, a symbol for all the underdogs
out there.
Now, we're going to give a special shout-out
to New Hope Middle School in Columbus, Mississippi.
Rise up.
And for all of you underdogs out there,
keep outworking everyone every single day.
Keep believing in yourself so that you can
make your dreams come true too.
I'm Coy Wire.
This is "CNN 10."
Yo, Adrian!
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