that's what every account of becky hammon and her talent after firnld, one of the best, one of the most the game, but that she's also born to coach. will hammon help forge a new path between the wnba and nba or is this just a special case. how will she be perceived by the thousands of young men and women who watch and play her sport? joining me to answer these questions are kate feagin columnist and features writer for espn, ritchie add bad dough is an analyst for the orlando magic and former head coach of the liberty, salina roberts from "sports illustrated" and sue wicks, a former teammate of hammon's in the nba. >> does hammon's new role with the spurs signal a new kind of relationship between the two leagues? is there any talk of that? >> first of all, you have to understand, you mentioned becky hammon. she has obviously attained a tremendous heights as a player, as a college player and as a pro player. so she has a wealth of experience. we brought her into the new york liberty in '99. i had just come over from the nba where i coached the orlando magic and i was one year with the bo

wnba veteran becky hammon will not only be the first woman to work as a full-time coach in the nba butjor professional sports. >> hammon again. >> reporter: after 16 seasons with the wnba point guard becky hammon is headed to the nba, set to take over as assistant coach for the san antonio spurs. the reigning champions of men's basketball. >> i'm a little overwhelmed right now to be perfectly honest. >> reporter: her new job in the nba is a close second to a dream that was once inconceivable. >> i asked my dad if i'll ever play in the nba. he said no sweetie. i'm going have to call him up and say, never say coaching. >> reporter: a six-time all-star she also ranks in the all-time top ten in both assists and points scored. spurs' head coach gregg popovich is behind the groundbreaking decision to hire hammon and he's confident her basketball i.q. work ethic, and that is a benefit to the spurs. still there's no denying it's a historic move but hammon takes little credit. >> to be able to have the playing experience i have as a professional basketball player women went before me to pave th

we get becky hammon's story from kirk hawkins. >> reporter: becky hammon accepted a job with the sanm a little overwhelmed to be perfectly hobbs. >> reporter: the 37-year-old from rapid city will be the first full time paid assistant on an nba coaching staff. >> she has a great basketball mind. we think she'd be a great addition. >> reporter: she plays for the san antonio stars, her 16th season in the wnba. after a record-breaking turn as a three-time all-american at colorado state university. she helped russia win a bronze medal in the 2008 olympics after not being invited to try out for the u.s. team. hamman got her start playing high school basketball inspired by her dad who gave her this advice while growing up. >> you'll never be able to play in the nba but he said if you're really, really good maybe you can get a college discrepancy and so, you know, i'm going to have to call him up and say, dad, you never said coaching. >> reporter: she is the latest woman to ma mark a milestone thankful to the hard work of so many before her and is focused on her job and wants to be treated j

. >> wnba veteran becky hammon making headlines today.tonio first female paid coach. it's still a big first. how important is this hire? let's ask rob from nbc sports radio and cindy from "the washington post." thank you, both of you. we have a special guest joining us on the phone. jason collins, who broke another barrier earlier this year as the first openly gay player in the nba. jason, thank you for calling in. what can a wnba player teach players in the nba? >> she has the basketball iq and she's shown that, demonstrated that. the players clearly trust her and respect her and i'm looking forward to watching her on the sidelines for the san antonio spurs. >> jason, you know the culture in pro sports firsthand. do you think players are going to show becky the same respect as a male coach? >> yes, i really think the -- especially with the san antonio spurs, greg popovich being the basketball coach, a hall of fame back coach, everyone respects him and as a result they will respect everyone on his staff. >> jason collins, thank you. we kn

as becky hammon comes out of the game. >> reporter: as basketball all-star becky hammon officially said, got to let me go. >> reporter: and thanked her san antonio stars teammates and fans for their unwavering support. >> you guys make it fun every day to come to work. zbrr ham mono's -- retirement made headlines in early august when she was hired as the first full-time female coach in nba history. joining the san antonio spurs. >> women went before me to pave that trail. >> reporter: she is destined or a coach. she's already the leader out there. >> she was prepared for this long before there was a wnba to even aspire to. >> reporter: i caught up with becky to shoot some hoops and chat about her coaching role that came directly from coach popovich. >> i get this call from coach pop. and i'm sitting there, like, seriously? seriously? >> reporter: you have said the players, tony parker, all of them, they know when somebody knows basketball. your iq is brought up a great deal. you feel very confident and comfortable in that regard? >> i do. i feel like i've had 20 years of experience at a

. >> -- and all that matters -- >> becky hammon has been hired by the san antonio spurs. the first full-time female assistant coach in the history of the nba. >> i'm ready to be treated just as any other assistant coach. pop will be yelling at me with the rest of them. >> your choice. promote my book or i won't appear on your show. >> but you have already appeared on my show. >> no! >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." we begin with an ominous new reminder of the threat from computer hackers. a report this morning claims a russian gang is holding a massive list of stolen online records. security experts believe it is the biggest combined data theft in history. >> according to a milwaukee called hold security the thieves stole 1.2 billion user names and passwords and 524 million e-mail addresses. they found the information on 420,000 websites and this is many times bigger than the security breach we told you about late last year at target stores. tim stev

becky hammon earned this. this is the first full time paid assistant in the nba. e's not the first female on the bench. we saw lisa boyar on cava bench. hammon will be alongside gregg popovich. she definitely earned this. she was an informal intern last season. she went to all the practices, attended all the film sessions and she definitely impressed gregg popovich enough to give her the full-time gig. >> i'm a little overwhelmed right now to be perfectly honest. as great as it is, this opportunity, it's also incredibly humbling at the same time. so i'm feeling a lot of emotions, but those would probably just be the two driving forces, just thankful and humbled. >> gregg popovich widely regarded as the best coach in the nba. he never sugar coats anything, and he had a great quote when talking about hammon. he said, she knows when to talk and she knows when to shut up. that's as simple as you can put it. a lot of people don't figure that out. she knows how to do it. our players really respond to her. she's just a natural. that's from a guy who won five nba titles. t

they hired a woman becky hammon. she is the first full-timed paid coach on the staff.a head coach in the nba. i say go get them. >>> thank you, jamie. >>> fans flock or flans -- no, no. >>> the fans flock, everyone that passes through the gate they get a rookie card. the golden retriever, rookie is in training. he should be ready for duty in 2015. >>> jimmy kimmel live. everybody okay? >>> jimmy's guests ted danson and music from jake owen. for the entire "action news," i am jim gardner.

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the team hired wnba vet becky hammon making her the first time female coach.remendous praise across social media. >> less than two months after winning the nba championship, the spurs are once again making headlines by making history. >> i think this is a great step for women. >> in a game known for shattering back boards, wnba star is shattering the glass ceiling by breaking into the boy's club for assistant coach for the spurs. >> i never looked as myself as a trailblazer. it's all the people beforehand that blazed the trail basketball wise that gave me the opportunity. >> hammon will be the first woman to work full-time on an nba coaching staff. it's one of the biggest moves if are woman across any of the big four pro sports including the nfl, major league baseball, and the national hockey league. spurs head head coach praised h basketball iq, work ethic, and interpersonal skills. not once did he mention her gender. >> he hired me because of my mind, because of the way that i communicate with people and i just happen to be a woman. >> reporter: hammon sharp

cup becky hammond 1st woman full- time nba assistant coach the san antonio spurs hired wnba star becky hammon today making her the first full-time, paid female assistant on an nba coaching staff. hammon who plans to retire from the wnba's san antonio stars after this season spent time working with coach gregg popovich and the spurs last season. >> i remember telling my dad i want to play in the w nba and my dad said i never would be able to. but he never said anything about coaching!. >> she is an assistant coach and will not take the full weight but it will be interesting to follow. raiders practice today matt schaub the most-watched playiner in training camp maurice drew the de la salle alum how will he and darren mcfadden split time in the backfield? charles woodson beginning his 18th year in the nfl rod streater likely schaub's #1 receiver as a number of others batter to play opposite him and speaking of streater tune into sports night live this sunday as jason will have an exclusive interview of the raiders' top wideout plus more from 49ers training camp and of couse a's and giants as bi

. >>> for 16 years becky hammon has started in the wnba, but next year she'll be taking on the men ofe san antonio spurs coaching staff as the first full-time paid female assistant in nba history. the defending champion spurs cited hammon's basketball iq and her work ethic as reasons for bringing her on board. hammon put her historic hire in perspective. >> even me sitting here today having the playing experience i have as a professional basketball player, women went before me to wave that trail and so i'm really reaping benefits of all their hard work and labor. >> hammon has played the last eight seasons with san antonio's wnba team. she's retiring this year. >>> and two is better than one for the cleveland indians. >>> yan gomes hits an rbi double against cincinnati. but his teammate david murphy gets thrown out as he scrambles back to third base. murphy gets confused because he sees an extra ball in the outfield, not the one that is actually in play. well, it turns out one of cincinnati's relief pitcher s accidentally threw the ball out of the bull pen into the field. it kills the

. >> six-time wnba all-star becky hammon, now assistant coach with the reigning champs, san antonio spurscoach in the nba. >>> and to a crash at the race. or rather the fight after or during. one right-hand punch and then another right-hand punch by sports bystanders i think i rank it in the school-yard fight category. both were suspended by the way. just ahead, new rumors about a replacement for craig ferguson on "the late late show." daredevils are jumping from one of the most stunning places in the country. why some want it banned, though. you're watching "early today." huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know the great wall of china wasn't always so great? hmmm...what should we do? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. every time you take advil you're taking the medicine doctors recommend most for joint pain. more than the medicine in aleve or tylenol. the medicine in advil is the number one doctor recommendation for joint pain. relief doesn't get any better than thi

becky hammon will join the spurs when she retires after 16 seasons with the wnba. greg popovich says her iq and work ethic will be a big help. we don't often get to show you a rescue at sea from the point of view of those being rescued, so have a look at what happened sunday off of hawaii. four adults and four teenagers were adrift in choppy seas after their 21-foot boat sank, they tied three i can action together, and one team captured it all with a camera. >> a boat in the open ocean in really rough conditions going down is scary. >> pelley: passenger cossaid no one panicked and those they were 12 miles offshore they were able to call for help and an emergency beeblgon helped the coast guard find them. >> it could be bad. you have to have a lot of respect for that ocean and the wind and conditions out there can change very quickly, and it did. >> pelley: one hour later, the helicopter arrived. well, from shipwreck to shark cam. researchers from the woods hole oceanographic institute took a new underwater vehicle to an island off mexico to track and film great whi

the league champs have hired wnba star becky hammon as an assistant coach. she will retire from the san antonio silver stars after this season to join the spurs. >> reporter:hammon spent some time around the spurs during last season's run to the championship, and coach gregg popovich says she made a strong impression. >> agreed and tremendous honor for it i am capable because of my basketball iq. things that they have seen in me personally. >> reporter:she joins south carolina assistant lisa boyer, who served on john lucas's staff in cleveland in 2001-02, as women to coach in the nba. >> jacqueline: you can see that we have high cloud coverage still with a little bit of sun peeking through. especially to the north with cloud coverage. we have seen a few light showers movie in critical we still have more rain to go. it will be heading towards the north bay and acted out overnight. and still look like it could carry rainfall is not really impressive but we can take what we can get we will tie it out of futurecast and i will show you what to expect on your morn

gary:becky hammond 1st woman full-time nba assistant coach the san antonio spurs hired wnba star becky hammon today making her the first full- time, paid female assistant on an nba coaching staff. >> gary:hammon who plans to retire from the wnba's san antonio stars after this season spent time working with coach gregg popovich and the spurs last season. >> i remember asking my father at seven or eight years old if i could play in the nba. i need to call my dad up and and say you never said coaching >> gary: you have to know the game. do you respond when someone's get in your face or encourage you? we will see how that work could for her >> gary:lisa boyer served on john lucas' staff in cleveland in 2001-02. but she did not travel with the team and worked with the cavs' staff as an offshoot of her job as assistant coach of the wnba's cleveland rockers. >> gary:raiders practice today >> gary:matt schaub the most-watched playiner in training camp >> gary:maurice drew the de la salle alum how will he and darren mcfadden split time in the backfield? >> gary:charles woodson beginning his 18th year

. >>> at the top of the "index" tonight, making history, the san antonio spurs hiring becky hammon, making the first full-time paid female assistant coach in the nba. and i talked to her just moments ago. >> first off, congratulations. how does it feel to make history tonight? >> i got to tell you, it's a little bit overwhelming. extremely humbling. it's just kind of one of those surreal moments that's just like, okay, pinch me because is this really happening. >> i love what some of your colleagues in coaching are saying tonight. one said the san antonio spurs don't do anything for effect. they don't do this for the record-breaking barrier. i'm sure they hired her because she was the best person for the job. >> coach pop had an early conversation with me. he said, you know, of course it would be cool to hire the first woman but the main thing is i have to make sure you're qualified. >> you want to reveal your first big play for the spurs? >> i can't tell you that. i can't tell you that. >> i had to try. great talking with the wnba star and now coach tonight. >>> a mom revealing her secret

this morning the san antonio spurs announcing it hired becky hammon, the first full time female accidentoach in the league's history. >> i'm just incredibly grateful, obviously, to the spurs organization. >> reporter: hammon, a 16-year veteran of the wnba first played for the new york liberty before becoming the star of the san antonio silver stars named one of the top 15 wnba players of all time in 2011. >> to have somebody be able to cross that barrier is really, really big deal for the future of women as coaches. >> reporter: the 56" powerhouse in some cases almost a foot and a half shorter than players like tim duncan became a naturalized russian citizen in 2008 suiting up for the russian team in beijing and london. >> even sitting here today to have the playing experience i have as a professional basketball player, women went before me to pave that trail. >> reporter: after announcing her retirement in july, spurs head coach gregg popovich invited her to team practices and to attend coaches meetings before offering her the job. this landmark decision comes just after the los angeles

the san antonio spurs are hiring 16-year becky hammon. >> she will become the league's first full-time female assistant coach. ko im has more on the details of the decision. >> agent overwhelmed right now to be perfectly honest. >> reporter: at 5'6", becky is an all-star wwho is ready to break through the glass ceiling as the first female coach of the nba. the decorated apt lead is no stranger to the spurs. she shadowed the team in 2013 while recovering from acl surgery. >> i'm ready to be treated just as any other assistant coach. >> the spurs heads coach greg povich said in a statement he's confidence in her basketball i.q. >> it's never been about the woman thing. it's been about hey, she's got a great basketball mind and we'd love to have her. we think she'd be a great addition to our program. >> reporter: her new appointment is already inspiring the next generation. >> maybe one day i can become a coach of an nba team, too. >> reporter: hammon takes on her new position immediately after she finishes playing this season with the san antonio stars. ko im for cbs news. >> lisa boyer

becky hammon is retiring from a 16-year career, seeing he represent russia. she's looking forward to helping san antonio in the defence of their time. >> i'm here to be part of the team, help the guys and the coaching staff, and really serve guys, bet the bet out of them. i'm here to help them. when it gets down to it, it's about the guise out there. >> -- guys out there. >> it's not just in the n.b.a. that women are making their max. in mexico, the young girls believe it can help to change their hives for the better. >> reporter: what she lacks in height, she makes up for in determination. no money to buy fancy shoes, she plays bare foot like the best of the kids. >> translation: i want to become the best player and learn more moves. >> reporter: basketball is an obsession here in the mountains. these kids are changing image by bombing basketball champions in mexico and lit join america -- latin america. for most girls, getting a chance to join the team is a personal battle. >> my parents were afraid boys would want to have sex with us, so refused to let us

becky hammon is shattering the nba's glass ceiling. >> new assistant coach spurs conversation. >> popovich praised her basketball iq. >> she understands the game of basketball whether it's men or women playing. >> not once did he mention her gender. >> have the courage to follow your dreams. >> number two trender, mind the gap. >> pretty dramatic. a scene in perth in western australia. >> a man fell in the gap between the plane and the platform. >> you better watch your step, junior. >> aussie commuters jumped to action. >> the gap was so tight, the man couldn't pull his leg out to free himself. >> the operator got the passengers to actually tilt the train. >> 50 people all pitch in, men, women, children. >> it took two pushes and he was out. >> it's really heart warming, an incident like this where everyone pitched in. >> the train left just 15 minutes behind schedule, taking the volunteer rescue squad back to their day jobs. ♪ hello good-bye i'm late i'm late i'm late ♪ >> hot air. >> climate change should be a top priority when 75% of your constituents live near the coast. >> for our en

star becky hammon will going san antonio spurs coaching staff once she retires from the san antonio stors. she'll be the first assistant coach to be paid by an n.b.a. team. stephy reddy was the first to coach to a man's professional sports team in 2001, as an assistant coach in the basketball development league. she joins us now from washington. welcome. good to have you on the programme. >> glad to be here. the question in my mind coming through is why did it take this long. what did you think. >> it's a good question. i think basketball is similar to a lot of professions, where you hire people that the trust and that you are familiar with the work ethic, this is an example. the coach worked with becky with the spurs, on a volunteer basis, and he got to know her work eth ebbing, her basketball iq, her smarts, if you will, and trusted her. he felt she'd make a good fit for the staff. oftentimes you don't find women working on the men's side of basketball. they don't get a chance to develop the relationships, that's what you hope. and you hope things will change. >> what do you say to trad

. >>> nba history, san antonio spurs, the champs have named becky hammon, a very accomplished pro women's basketball player. first time ever. is she jackie robinson? will she make it in this -- >> yes, she will make it. i don't know if it's jackie robinson. i think you have to be on the field to have that level of impact. but as a father of a daughter who i think is going to rule this world, i'm thrilled to see the progression of breaking these ceilings. i think it's phenomenal. i hate the spurs, but this made me like them a little more. >> i think it's -- you northeasterly there are men who coach women's sports, obviously. >> these phenomenal. >> or yes, ma'ama, i would have loved to have seen pat summitt coach an nba team. >> me too. >> i kind of agree with the pope, guys. >> no way. >> he says that they should -- he wants them to get out and do good in the world. >> you can do good in the world. >>> we're going to tall california's water shortage woes. they continue. check out the drought map. that's pretty dramatic. wow, the entire at a time under a huge drought watch. what's the best

becky hammon joins the champ yonls. she is retiring from a 16-i don't remember career, seeing her represent russia. she's looking forward to helping san antonio defend their title. >> i'm here to be a part of the team. i'll here to help the guys and the coaching staff and serve the blis and get the best out of themmers motivate them. i'm here to help them. when it gets down to it, it's about the guys down there. >> it's not just in the n.b.a. that women make their mark in basketball. in mexico, girls from a tribe believe it can change their lives for the better. >>> what she lacks in height this 12-year-old makes up for in determination. no money to buy fansy shoes, she plays barefoot like the rest of the kids. >> i want to become the best player and learn more moves. >> basketball is an obsecs, where the community calls home. for decades this community suffered violence, poverty. the kids are changing the image by becoming basketball champions in mexico and latin america. for aurora and most girls, getting a chance to

what do you think about becky hammon?at gregg popovich and the spurs realized what an asset she could be. she's one of the all-time greats in our league. >> i went to wake forest so i have a special place in my heart for san antonio. especially now. >> i'm sure you do. >> when you think about what that means, you've seen the transition even of the existence of the wnba. are we getting to a place where we can finally think of women athletes, particularly women in the game of basketball, equivalently if not differently to watch as players. >> they are fabulous to watch because we play below the rim. it's not just one and done with the dunk. we move the ball, set great screens. the spurs value becky. what i'm excited about is the ceiling that we're breaking through with leadership roles in the nba, with women refereeing in the nba. there's an area we never crossed over into and becky being hired in the nba is a huge movement forward for us. >> when you inducted into the hall of fame, what was that moment like? >> well, it wa

. >> becky hammon is now the league's first female assistant coach soon to be joining the sidelines ofecky hammon accepted a job with the san antonio spurs. >> i'm a little overwhelmed right now to be perfectly honest. >> reporter: the 37-year-old from rapid city, south dakota, will be the first full-time paid female assistant on an nba coaching staff. >> never been about the woman thing. it's about, hey, she has a great basketball mind. we think she would be a great addition to our program. >> reporter: hammon plays for the san antonio stars, her 16th season in the wnba, after a record-breaking turn as a three-time all-american at colorado state university. she helped russia win a bronze medal in the 2008 olympics after not being invited to try out for the u.s. team. hammon got her start playing high school basketball. inspired by her dad who gave her this advice while growing up. >> you'll never be able to play in the nba, he said, but if you're really, really good, you know, maybe you can get a colleague scholarship. so i'm going to have to call him up and say, dad, you never said c

becky hammon will be an assistant coach.purs' head coach greg popovich praised hammon's worth ethic and skills and not once did he mention her gender. >> a tremendous honor. but i think the bigger point is i'm getting hired because i'm capable because of my basketball iq. just whatever i can add to the group. i'm sure pop will be yelling at me like the rest of them. on tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen and meloxicam have the same cardiova

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. >> yeah, becky hammon currently plays basketball for the san antonio stars of the women's nba and whenthe end of the season, she will join the nba's san antonio spurs as an assistant coach. >> it's never been about the woman thing. it's been about, hey, she has a great basketball mind and we would love to have her -- we think she would be a great addition to our program. >> hammon is actually the second woman to coach in the nba in some capacity. lisa boyer was a volunteer on the cleveland cavaliers staff back in 2001 and 2002, but this is a full-time full paying assistant and a colorado state grad, your alma mater. >> no kidding. she is opening a lot of doors. >> she is. i may know nothing about sports but i appreciate other women who do. good for her. >>> let's go outside and show you what's going on, on the road. we have a couple of hot spots now continuing to grow. this is counter-commute eastbound 4 at railroad an accident there just reported apparently someone going a high rate of speed crashed another car. the westbound commute direction is what's pretty bad right now in antioch

becky hammon has been hired by the san antonio spurs as the first full-time female assistant coach inalls it the perfect challenge and opportunity saying she is up for being outside the box and making those you have to decisions. hammon, btw, a six-time awl star point guard, is set to retire from the san antonio silver stars of the wnba this season. she has struggled with a bit of an injury. her 16th season in the wnba, by the way, and also as a side note lisa bioer was the first to serve on a coaching staff, working for the caf leaves part-time. >> full time, paid. >> full time, glass ceiling breaker and knows the game, 16 seasons in the wnba. no joke is she. >> i'll take her on in a gotcha contest. >> okay. >> and i'll lose. >> okay. >> and i'll lose. >> i support you in everything. that one might ask you to hold back from. >> it's about time. woman's basketball is dominated by male coaches. they have a lot of great women coaches but might as we will have it both ways. >> can't wait for her to come on "new day," wink, wink. >> when women want to be on the nba teams, do you think the

>>> the world champion san antonio spurs made an historic move today hiring becky hammon as the firstd 15 mail assistant coach in the nba. >> good stuff, andy scholes has more in the "bleacher report" this morning. so berman's telling andy he's not exactly the first, but the first paid. >> good thing she's paid. come on. >> that's right, back in 2001, lisa bowyer was with the cavs, and she was just come and go as you please. and you can hang out with us but you're not going to get paid. this time, hammon is going to get paid. the spurs are known as the most progressive team in the nba. and it's going to happen after hammon wraps up her 16th wnba season this summer. and then joining gregg popovich. hammon will be the first ever full-time paid female assistant in the nba. she sustained practices and film sessions and now it's led to a permanent job. >> i'm a little overwhelmed right now to be perfectly honest. and just -- it's as great as it is, this opportunity, it's also incredibly humbling at the same time. so, feeling a lot of emotions, but those would probably just be the two drivi

becky hammon. >> you're interviewing her. >> she's going to be the first woman to be an assistant coach sorry i'm going to miss the bucket -- the ice bucket challenge that you're doing. >> this is a huge story. >> since you're leaving we just -- >> oh. >> just kidding. >> i want to say david was so nice. he said he'll do two ice buckets. >> but the flip side you can also make a donation -- it's all about bringing awareness to als so i'm going to be happy to make a donation and tell the florida georgia line guys i said hello. oh, boy. >> congratulate her for us. >> i will do that. san antonio, here i come. margarita, riverwalk. did i just say that, no. >> work. is that allowed? >> it's work, but, no, i'm going to miss it. >>> out to ginger in the park getting ready and safe trip out there. >> ginger. >> oh, david, believe me, we are getting ready. not only for that ice bucket challenge, but florida georgia line. i asked people from florida and georgia, there are some from here and some from right on the line. celebrating coming up but an idea of what's happening. good sleeping weather. o

this is becky hammon. the spurs named her the first female assistant coach in the nba. >> yes.on. >> and a kitchen fire apparently. >> can we do some closeup magic if you don't mind. >> what's going on? >> you're smoking. you're on fire right now. clearly. >> all right. this show i have to say not just because i was on one episode, it's funny and good. >> neal brennan. >> the approval matrix debuts tonight. good to see you. >>> coming up next, a mom's dream. award winning beauty products after this. revlon colorburst™ matte and lacquer balms two moisture rich finishes velvety matte and high shine lacquer each infused with moisturizing shea, coconut and mango butters... find your finish. revlon peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service provid