the bengals are calling this a copy cat case. do they have a case here?a copy cat case. it's the second. it won't be the last. here's what it boils down to to me. what are the cheerleaders? are they independent contractors, in which case they don't have a case, or are they leg legitimate part-time employees. >> what do you think they are? >> it's weird because when i researched it, they are sort of in between. an independent contractor is responsible for buying your own costume. and you call the shots. you can negotiate your contract. if you're a part-time employee and they supply that to you, they should be paying at least the minimum wage. >> have you ever had a seasonal job where you worked pr the holidays? did you ever do something like that? i worked at the gap. i got paid for minimum wage. this is a seasonal job. i was looking at other seasonal jobs. the referees are getting paid $173,000 a year. so what's fair? >> and the mascots who do similar work, some make up to $65,000 a year. i don't care if this is a copy cat lawsuit. yes for this. cheerlead

i remember calling up mike brown of the bengals to represent a player, and he said, "we don't deal with agents" click. that was that. mostly players had their parents tore did it themselves. the roll of an agent is to serve as a buffer. years ago i asked steve bartkowski in the first negotiation whether he wanted to hear every fact that went on between me and the general managers. and he said, "sure, it's my life, i want to hear it. i said steve, they'll say no so complimentary things about you. "no, i'll be fine." we get into the negotiation and the gm says, "not so fast, his back is a little bad. this wasn't a strong craft in quarterbacks, but he was the best there was." i conveyed that to steve to which he said, "get me traded." part of my job is to get into the heart and mind of a young athlete, to ask him to rate his values, whether it's short term, families or the ability to start. men do not share, so it's a question of peeling back the layers of the onion so i can understand hopes and dreams, fears and anxieties, focus them towards a second career, focus on the injury issue, hav

we caught up with packers running back eddie lacy and also bengals wide receiver a.j. green.of celebrities were out. i was looking for another man with good hands. i'm talking you, larry fitzgerald. . he must have been at somebody else's party. we also spoke with the folks from the nfl that put this super bowl party scene together and talked about what really goes into making a super bowl party event. it's a lot. take a listen. >> this is the day and then there's the night. the night is time to party. what's going on? >> there's lots of parties during super bowl week. some that are nfl parties and some that are parties that just sort of happened and make the week more exciting for folks. the biggest and best party that at least we like to say because i work on it too selfishly is the tailgate party. that is the party that happens three hours before the game. it's for 10,000 people and really an unbelievable celebration of a wonderful season, every season and the super bowl. >> it is about the big game. it is about the game day. but it really has transformed into kind of like

filling them with hay makes it cheaper to move hay to bengal. critics say it is like exporting water. >> alfalfa is a very water con surf tiff crop. when you see what is exported, what you see is about 100 billion gallons of water a year just from california. >> and that is a huge amount? >> it is a huge amount, enough for make a million families, a year's supply. >> they have used irrigation in the imperial valley where there is no incentive to conserve water. he makes profit and sees this as the best use of his water. >> the cities use 70% of their water to irrigate allianz and golf courses. talking about inefficiencies, is it more efficient to water golf courses and allianz or to use a crop and to export it and to create this massive economic engine that drives the country. >> john objects to the cost of hay. that is nothing compared to the resentment we feel when hey is exported overseas when it could stay right here at home and be utilized. we need to start thinking about other things besides making a dollar. >> but money does persuade peop

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we'll battle ♪ >>> a cincinnati bengals cheerleader filed a lawsuit claiming she's underpaid. a laundry list of strict rules each must abide by in order to keep the low-paying gi. does the lawsuit have legs? joining me now a partner a law firm, and attorneypaul. welcome to you both. great to have you here. i'm going start with bill. this whole story is so funny. but you say there's a tragedy in. you say the women are underpaid. >> absolely. she claims she's working 300 hours a week. okay. and anthing she does -- okay. a month i'm sorry. >> [laughter] gerri: i was couse there had. >> e.g. anything she does has somhing to the employer. when you take th wage specifically the factthey pay her a one shot deal per game of $90 she makes $2.85 an hour. >> she's not makng minimum wage. >> tragedy is a little strong word here. at the end of the day there's the allegations in a lawsuit. that's the bottom lining. when it comes down to is she an independent contractor. the law look at the economic realty test. they determine a cup of things. whether they are important business. all due res

the 1970s, i knew paul broun very well who found ed the two teams very well, and the browns and the bengalses back to the 1940s and bill walsh never allowed hazing and this is a recent phenomena and this particular situation is beyond anything that we have see seen. >> all right. i have to get ben n because we may lose ben's satellite and we have let it go on for a long time, but this is what i want to ask, and it is odd to me, and listen -- it is odd to me that the players have 1,000 texts between each other, and people that i'm dating, i don't text a thousand times and there is something odd go g ing on here i am not exactly sure. go ahead. >> i don't know if it is odd, but you are dealing with a couple of guys here who are aof of the reservation, and they had obviously, a unique friendship, and with a lot of ups and downs and a lot of testosterone and anger issues. i don't know if we will figure it out any time soon, but it is definitely outside of the norm of a normal locker room, and guys i know who play at the highest level, this is not the normal and the nfl is not going to probably

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>> as a quarterback and probably even as a receiver, we beat the bengals on a last-second touchdown passack with 20 seconds, but as a way to end your season, you can't think of any better than catching one or throwing one. get it a thousand times in my backyard with my neighbor. i used to make him dive for it. >> you made it. everybody says that in their driveway. >> i'm curious to find out. what did you do to calm the young players down? you you were never flustered. what did you do to calm the young guys? >> i always tried to be myself. i was always a little bit of a prankster. i was joking around with somebody in the locker room. i tried to be myself as much as i could. when people see you acting like an idiot in the locker room, what is he doing? that's the way i was all the time. and i don't know. sometimes maybe it helps, but bill walsh was pretty good at it. he put things into perspective. our first super bowl, we show up and a guy is trying to take my bag as i get off the bus. i'm good, i'm good. bill is dressed as a doorman trying to take my bag. so he knew how to do those littl

alexa brennaman says the $90 a game she was paid by the cincinnati bengals works out to roughly $2.85the team dismisses this as merely a copycat lawsuit following a recent claim made by an oakland raiders cheerleader. >>> finally, pope francis, not missing out on valentine's day. take a look. he invited engaged couples to celebrate this holiday with him at the vatican and while greeting the crowd, actually -- look at him. nice -- the hands that made him all conference, caught a rose that someone tossed to him and, in fact, so many couples showed up for the event, they had to move outdoors into st. peter's square where robin and i, again, were lucky enough to meet him just recently. we saw the newly married couples who got to meet him if they show up in their outfits. >> right. with the wedding. >> all these couples, tell you what, they were backed up, think about that. thousands and thousands of them. >> that's great. >> happy valentine's day to you. >> that looks like a beautiful morning in rome. >> you never know this time of year. so glad it was a good day. >>> "pop news" coming up

i know that most of the species, especially the bengalle tiger and in india, it's nearing extinction my question would be do you have any advice on which conservation groups are doing the most effort, not trying to plug any specific groups, but it might be good for the pub to know which specific groups that money would be best? uest: good question, thanks. let me point out a few. you mentioned the tigers. wildlife conservation society and their team are doing a great job in tiger habitat that there are more lions and more habitats -- sorry, more tigers. there are more tigers now that the human animal conflict is worsening as a result of it. it needs to be dealt with. there's a man eater now that's killed some 20 people in india. that is the exception, of course. this is a natural heritage and engaged ulations are like w.c.s. is doing in india, they will benefit from it as well, tourism and other ways. there is no better organization on the ground in africa. actually, doing the law enforcement is a difficult task in africa parts. most haven't heard of it. it's a smaller n.g.o. it's af

well, a new lawsuit out of cincinnati because a bengals cheerleader claims they are being paid $2.85n home games during the 2013 season. total of $855 for the entire season. >> they always say, it's not for the money, you do it for recognition to help you in other aspects of your life. notoriety. >> i guess. but apparently not. because it violates ohio's minu minimum wage law of $7.85. it almost sounds like weight staff with tipping. >> they have a whole list of demands. they have to be weighed twice per week. and you better not go over 3 pounds what you came into a cheerleader at. >> a forced glamour evaluation? >> yeah. >> i guess it's the former cheerleaders who run this whole thing, they decide what glamour is. they are not allowed to have curly hair. which is odd. >> they are not allowed to wear panties. >> what? >> seriously, it's right here, it's right here on the paper. >> they have to wear pantyhose, but not the dance tights, they have to wear pantyhose, like nylons. >> they don't want the line of the panty. >> mike knows what he's talking about. mandatory practice. >> i see