ramming and dodging their way up the field, it's easy to pick out the baltimore ravens' three femaler hand up and over. >> reporter: assistant strength and conditioning coach, and the defensive and head coach assistant. >> the women holding it down in this league. >> reporter: the dynamic trio are part of a wave of women permeating the male-dominated sport with the help of the nfl's women's forum. there's 15 women in full-time coaching roles across the nfl, more than double from 2022 and greater than any male professional sports league in the world. why is it important to create more space for women in football? >> i never imagined to be sitting here in this chair with you. and i think about what it says to women and girls now to be able to see any of us on the sideline or to see us out at practice. we are very privileged to be on the first wave of this. and it's no mistake that the ravens are leading the charge in that. >> reporter: the baltimore ravens have the largest female representation of any team. and for a girl dad and head coach, john harbaugh, it's a winning algorithm. >>

to football. 2013. 49er fullback was drafted by the baltimore ravens. held a draft party for his family. it did not go exactly as planned. thanks to the caterer. >> this beef jersey platter, you know, pretty standard in ohio. but, something was wrong with that meat. >> oh, no. >> so, we all got food poisoning and so the, you know, the best day of my life at that point just got drafted to the baltimore ravens in the fourth round, all celebrating, all happy, by the end of the night everyone was hurting. and, it did not, it made things worse that our septic tank went out at home. >> i don't think there is anything that can top that draft day story. juice? i know you are well today. . >>> all right, j-lo and . >>> i know it is officially official. j-lo, ben, they are headed for divorce. the hollywood power couple that rekindled and rose from the ashes of what it once was are again calling it quits. lopez filed to end the two-year marriage today. get this according to tmz the documents do not mention a prenump. that could mean a couple things, the couple's e

to football. 2013. 49er fullback was drafted by the baltimore ravens.y, juice held a draft party for his family. it did not go exactly as planned. thanks to the caterer. >> this beef jersey platter, you know, pretty standard in ohio. but, something was wrong with that meat. >> oh, no. >> so, we all got food poisoning and so the, you know, the best day of my life at that point just got drafted to the baltimore ravens in the fourth round, all celebrating, all happy, by the end of the night everyone was hurting. and, it did not, it made things worse that our septic tank went out at home. >> i don't think there is anything that can top that draft day story. juice? i know you are well today. . >>> all right, j-lo and starting a business is never easy, but starting it eight months pregnant, that's a different story. with the chase ink card, we got up and running in no time. earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase with the chase ink business unlimited card from chase for business. z's baking the house special. chase ink business unlimited card arisa's

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. >>> we go behind the scenes with the baltimore ravens.. >> this morning on the third hour of "today", sharing my great conversation with living legend tony shalube. and back to school science fun with kate the chemist. all that and more coming up this morning on the third hour of "today." >>> thanks for starting your morning with "early today." i'm frances rivera. see yoearly friday mni.u >>> tim walz

you get mike mcdonald to come >liz>over >>from the baltimore ravens.know that defense is going to be ratcheted up and their offense can score. and the rams seem to just find ways to be productive with young players. i thought last season was the best coaching job. sean mcvay did because he had a bunch of rookies and a bunch of one year players. on his two deep. so now that they're a year more experienced, this nfc west is going to be very competitive for san francisco. >liz>what about the x factors that you have your eye on during the regular season now just just nfl wide. >live>well nfl wide. you're looking at who has the best depth because this is where it happens to teams going toward week ten on on back. because if you don't have a solid qb2 that you can depend on because we've seen since covid, you're going to need your backup quarterback to play at least one game in the 40 niners, let's say, has gotten a good one, have gotten a good one in josh dobbs, and you need depth in the secondary teams. now just average going out there throwing 3 or 4 wide

. >> the baltimore ravens select michael ohr. >> ohr saying the nfl people were wondering if i could read a playbook. i first sad down with the twohys and met michael during the height of the oscar buzz was it annoying that the movie portrayed it as if you had to learn to play football. >> that part right there, it really god me because it wasn't anything, it wasn't never like that. >> ohr now saying after seeing the movie, he felt it was like a comedy about someone else, and on social media, i started seeing stuff that i'm dumb, i'm stupid. every article about me mentioned the blind side like it was part of my name. sandra bullock won a best actress oscar for her role in the blockbuster movie as the family make trademark leigh anne. >> michael ohr cannot move on. a man so well-known and has to deal with the burden of so many people thinking he is not smart, he is not well educated and how that has impacted his life, his life in business, his life as parent and the life of his kids. >> ohr went on the have a successful career, earning more than $34 million during his nine seasons in

and nbc's emilie ikeda visited the baltimore ravens and sat down with a few of those game changers.e coaching role in the nfl. today that number continues to climb from positions with special teams to strength and conditioning. what the ravens three female coaches may lack in size, they more than make up for in grit and strategy. >> reporter: in a sea of towering football players, ramming and dodging their way up the field, it's easy to pick out the baltimore ravens' three female coaches. >> fellas, push your hips forward, reach the hand up and over. >> assistant strength and conditioning kocherlakotaing research fellow and defense and head coach assistant. >> yeah, i see her. women holding it down in this league, okay, okay. >> reporter: the dynamic trio are part of a wave of women permeating the male-dominated sport with the help of budding pipelines like the nfl's women's forrum. a record-setting 15 women in full-time coaching roles across the nfl. more than double from 2022 and greater than any male professional sports league in the world. why is it important to create space for

in 2009. >> the baltimore ravens select michael oher. >> reporter: saying the nfl people wereuld read a playbook. i first sat down with the toueys and met michael during the height of the buzz. he was uncomfortable talking about the film and his portrayal in it. was it annoying the movie portrayed it as if you had to learn to play football? >> yeah. that part really got me. there wasn't anything -- it was never like that. >> reporter: oher now saying after seeing the movie, it felt like it was a comedy about someone else. on social media saying i started seeing stuff that i'm dumb, i'm stupid. every article about me mentioned the blind side like it was part of my name. the toueys, parents to two children, deny any wrongdoing after the conservatorship ended last september saying each family member received equal parts of the income including oher who was given $138,000 over ten payments. the outcome is no doubt difficult for both parties. in a local paper the toueys said the allegations are hurtful but say they will continue to love michael as they did when he was a teen. he's

the nfl season isn't far behind the reigning super bowl champs kansas city chiefs take on the baltimore ravensn thursday night. that is ahead of the more than a dozen nfl game slated for next sunday as well. but there are some big changes to how both college and nfl games will be played. this season. christine brennan, cnn sports analyst and usa today's sports columnist, joining us now to break it all down for us. christine, good to see you this morning. >> were saying that the reigning college football national champions, the michigan wolverines kick off against fresno state tonight, and it could be a tougher road to a repeat championship for the wolverines because of the changes to the playoffs bracket. >> can you tell us a little bit about that absolutely, they're adding more teams on ron, there's been a national craving and certainly if not the country and the fans it's the tv networks because they all want in on a piece of the pie, then the tv ratings bonanza, that college football is in america. >> and so there will be 12 teams that make the playoffs coming at the end of this season, the

>> don't forget, you can catch the nfl kickoff game between th the nfl kickoff game between baltimore ravens> he can only do two. he thought about it, and he's like no. >> he did try. >>> speaking of the nfl, here is its next unexpected star, nicholas cage. the hollywood a-lister landed a pretty big gig, set to play john madden in an upcoming biopic. it will be led by russell. fun and determination. can't wait to see that one. but i can't wait to see the transformation for cage to look like that. >> looking forward to that. >>> next up, lady gaga and bruno mars. after teasing a collab all week, they dropped a single called "die with a smile." and last night they gave a surprise performance for the new intuit dome in los angeles before dropping the official music video overnight. here's a peek. ♪ to ♪ i want to be next to you ♪ ♪ if the party was over ♪ >> it's, like, that old opry look. >> yeah. dolly kind of thing. >>> speaking of superstars, yesterday taylor swift returned to the stage after all three shows were canceled last week followed a foiled terror plot. she took the stage by storm

he was a professional football player, nfl football player, lineman for the baltimore ravens and he played three yes in the nfl . he was mostly a backup lineman bu he started four or five games ason so 13 games, something like that so he's a real football player but at the same time he is getting his phd in mathematics at mit . he's a fourth year student getting his doctorate next year, using math genius, a ma certified math genius, pretty unusual combination so he's written a book with my daughter called mind and matter and it's two stories. it's his discovery of math in his life and for all and its alternating chapters.and there's a commonality because it's his fascination with these things and why he was drawn to them and how he managed to do both of them at once and there were a couple of years he's playing in the nfl and going to mit and getting a doctorate and i don't know quite how he did that but he did . and it's a very strange. >> host: did we cover mind and matter? >> the book is just out. i don't think you did, he's got a lot of publicity but the book is just out. >> we will ce

a lineman for the baltimore ravens.tarted - - mostly a backup lineman but he started 4-5 games a . so he's a real football player. but at the same time, he's getting his phd in mathematics at mit. he's a fourth-year student now. he's a math genius. certified math genius. pretty unusual combination. so he's written a book with my daughter luisa called, mind and matter.it's two stories. his discovery of math and his life in football. it's alternating chapters. math and football, math and football. there is a commonality because his fascination with these things. why he was drawn to them how he managed to do both at once. there were a couple years where he was playing in the nfl and going to mit getting his doctorate. i don't quite know how he did that, but he it's a great story. >> we will ask the producer, did recover mind and matter in case people want to see it because i can't remember. >> the book is just out. i don't think you did. he's got a lot of publicity. but the book is just out. >> we will certainly look at it

emilie ikeda sat down with three female coaches for the baltimore ravens, along with head coach johnarger roles in the league. that is all going to be tomorrow on "today," savannah. >> all right. it is a good one. looking forward to it. let's get to your news at 8:00. we'll start right here in chicago at the dna. barack and michelle obama taking center stage at the united center last night with a pair of rousing speeches back-to-back, while harris' running mate tim walz is getting ready for his speech tonight. a big moment for tim walz. >> yeah. nice to be with you here in chicago. this was a beloved homecoming for the obamas in the city where they made their name. the parties marquee names back here in chicago delivering a message about what they called the contagious power of hope and also the stinging indictment of mr. trump. former president barack obama and former first lady michelle obama providing a major political one-two punch overnight at the dnc. >> i'm feeling fired up. >> america, hope is making a comeback. >> starting with michelle obama, electrifying the delegates. >>

the professional football player in nfl football player alignment for the baltimore ravens.e started for five games anment seas. getting his phd at mit is a math genius pretty unusual combination. and so he has written a book with my daughter called mind and matter. it is two-story it is his discovery of math in his life in football. it's alternating chapters. there is a commonality it is his fascination and why he was drawn to them and how to do both at once. there are a couple of years he was playing in the nfl and going to mit and getting his doctorate i don't know quite how we did that but he did. and it isng a great story. >> are going to ask the producer on this one as well did we cover mind and matter in case people want to see it i cannot remember if we coveredo it. >> the book is adjust out. i don't think you did he's gotten a lot of publicity. but the book is just out. >> will certainly look at it. bob and oklahoma city, thank you for holding your on with author and historian. >> yes, good afternoon. first, let me say how much i really enjoy book tv. how much i enj

ravens. yes. and the baltimore teams as well.ut for a long time we wouldn't go anywhere near that room. >> your book sheds new light on some of your past interactions with former president trump. you know, your attempts to find common ground with him after his inauguration as well as that phone call ahead of the impeachment investigation. can you tell us more about that phone call? >> i said to him, but i'm glad you called me because i was going to call you. i was just waiting until later because today i'm going to introduce a resolution of impeachment. well, why are you doing that? i said, well, because it's based on the phone call that you had with president zelensky. it was a perfect call. it was a perfect call. i said, yeah, it was perfectly clear that you jeopardized our national security, the integrity of our elections in violation of our constitution, will be introducing that resolution. how could you do that? i'm going to be addressing the u.n. general assembly today. and i said, i'm glad to hear that's what you're doing

ravens. yes. and the baltimore teams as well.a long time we wouldn't go anywhere near that room. >> your book sheds new light on some of your past interactions with former president trump. you know, your attempts to find common ground with him after his inauguration as well as that phone call ahead of the impeachment investigation. can you tell us more about that phone call? >> i said to him, but i'm glad you called me because i was going to call you. i was just waiting until later because today i'm going to introduce a resolution of impeachment. well, why are you doing that? i said, well, because it's based on the phone call that you had with president zelensky. it was a perfect call. it was a perfect call. i said, yeah, it was perfectly clear that you jeopardized our national security, the integrity of our elections in violation of our constitution, will be introducing that resolution. how could you do that? i'm going to be addressing the u.n. general assembly today. and i said, i'm glad to hear that's what you're doing today.

baltimore, you may know about our reputation. yes, we put hold bay on everything. you bite -- might be familiar with your football team moves into the ravens. i'm sorry. but you might not know we are a city with deep roots in a permanent connection to the fight for civil rights. baltimore has a long history of challenges and progress to overcome them. this cannot be driven -- driven by a grant that cannot be turned down. we are home to legends like justice thurgood marshall. we had a supreme court that knew what their job was. lilly carol jackson. elijah cummings. we are the historic home of the naacp and afro newspaper. there's a darker side. baltimore is the birthplace of racist redlining. no matter what neighborhood they grew up in. whether it is the aftermath of freddie gray's death or the key bridge collapse, baltimore always comes back stronger. i always remind folks, our country would not be here if it was not for the city of baltimore. there has never been a more exciting time to be from baltimore. as we stand here today in our city, we are improving the metrics everyone has numbness for for a long time in the wrong way. we need to