"i can't get to first base with you" where the lyrics were cowritten by lou gehrig's wife. this did not sell particularly well. this is just part of our massive song collection. we have probably the largest collection of baseball music in the country. at the time, this is during a period where up to 80 baseball songs a year were being produced. so it is not too surprising that she would take a stab at song writing. we have an example of jewish players here. there were about 47 american indians that played in the leagues before world war ii. he was perhaps one of the best known. latinos and latin-american immigrants have had a huge impact in baseball. the spaulding guide is that this was a spanish-american edition, spanish-english edition put out and it covers all of the cuban leagues, which was by far the most important league in latin america at the time. up above, we have this image of one of the later wave of cuban players. what had happened in the first wave was that those were all white players. by the time you get to the 1950s after jackie rocken son and the players a

probably lou gehrig is a good example of someone whose parents coming from germany were very opposed to him playing baseball at first. they felt like he had gotten educated at columbia to develop an important profession and playing baseball was not -- was not what they had in mind. but eventually they did warm up to it and realize that what a fantastic player and superstar he could be. we have here a song, the original sheet music "i can't get to first base with you" in which the lyrics were cowritten by lou gehrig's wife. and this did not sell particularly well. this is just part of our massive baseball song collection. we have probably the largest collection of baseball music in the country. and at the time this was towards the end of the tin-pan alley area, which was a period where up to 80 baseball songs a year were being produced. and so it's not too surprising garing would actually take a stab at song writing. we actually have jewish players in these baseball cards here. there were about 37 american indians who played in the major leagues before world war ii. he was perhaps one

all to raise money for a cure to lou gehrig's disease, also known as als. >> i lost my brother to this terrible disease ten years ago. and we wanted to do something massive that's never been done before. we came up with this absolutely ridiculous idea of doing every olympic event in the 17 days of the tokyo games. >> reporter: they called it the spenny olympics who died from als and was an olympics super fan. it was a tribute of all tributes to her late son. >> so proud. his brother is up there loving his sox off. >> reporter: it required months of training. the couple even have real olympians who coach them in everything from diving to triple jump, karate, and even trampolining. but going for gold in the diseases of events only came second to raising money. with that initial goal of around $15,000, they have now raised over 180,000 in donations. >> we put a smile on the faces. we're raising money and we're getting closer to a cure. everybody wins. >> reporter: a winning spirit from two amateur athletes with olympic-sized hearts. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this tuesday. ta

today was the annual dwight clark day in honor of the great receiver who died of lou gehrig's diseaseno selfies, keeping a 20-foot buffer between team and fans. last year fans were not allowed at training camp or any games. one man drove 2 1/2 hours to see the team in action today. >> i really need to see the fans come together. the players can hear the roar of the crowd now. >> levi stadium slated to open to full capacity this season at 70,000. >> somebody who made us dance all of the time. a tribute to one of the founders of kool and the gang. oneworld welcomes alaska airlines as the bay area's newest global airline, so you can fly to more places around the world. now alaska mileage plan members can easily earn and redeem miles worldwide. that means up to 1,000 worldwide destinations, and elite priority check-in and boarding, and elite international lounge access. that's a big deal for a big world of travel. go global with alaska airlines and oneworld. learn more at alaskaair.com/oneworld. >>> the women's gold medal final, united states taking on australia. the serving has been outs

all part of their own version of the olympic games to raise money for a cure for lou gehrig disease alsoa.l.s.. >> i lost my brother to this terrible disease ten years ago and we wanted to do something massive that has never been done before. >> reporter: they're calling it the spen-olympics after his brother spencer who was a superfan. the fundraising challenge for their games isn't for the faint of heart. and comes with its fair share of scrapes and bruises. >> we're good. >> reporter: it required months of training on everything from cycle racing to wind surfing in the english countryside. >> what do i do? >> yes, i have a massive fear of fish as ridiculous as that sounds. >> you shook that down quickly. >> had to be done. >> and you won gold. >> nice. >> reporter: going for gold in the dozens of events comes second to raising money, they have already received more than $100,000 in donations. >> we'll carry on until there is a cure, until there is treatments we'll keep doing things that people want us to do. anything, we will take things on. on >> reporter: a tribute by two amateur at

ted williams hit the longest home run in griffith park since lou gehrig did. after that name was the first mention of ted williams maybe being the greatest hitter of all time. what was special, when ted williams stepped on home plate, the picture shows all the wheelchairs on the apron, on the dirt in front of the backstop. all the wounded veterans that were sitting in the front row of that game. and it was really symbolic of those times. heroes on the baseball field, heroes on the theater of war, and everyone coming together to celebrate this sacrifice and this great country. >> anne, as part of your research, and i think you mentioned that bill has been doing the same, you've been interviewing the last of the survivors of world war ii. >> right. >> what has that experience been like? >> well, it's been wonderful, very rewarding. and bill has been just enormous in this effort. one of my favorites is eddie robinson from texas. he's 99. he'll be 100. >> wow. >> and i interviewed him and dr. bobby brown very early when covid broke out. and they're fearless. i mea

als referred to as lou gehrig's disease that affects vital nerve cells. for people with als, the average time is three years and report to 15000 americans with als. we can all agree we want to advanced treatments. hr three is not to do our path forward. i believe innovation to treat these diseases will be in jeopardy, quite possibly decimated altogether. over ten years, life-saving drugs would not come to market due to hr three because it does incentivizes research and development. it would directly here patients like the ones before us today that i support the bipartisan alternative to reduce drug prices and protect innovative cures. i'm glad to have kayla with us today and ryan wallace to share how congress can a hopeful i, promote innovation for lifesaving cures and i look forward to working on this for american patients and with the chair and look forward to seeing a better future where people can live the life and day we are meant to live. >> the gentleman yelled back at the chair thanks him for his opening statement. the chair is pleased to recogniz

all to raise money for a cure to lou gehrig's disease, also known as als. >> i lost my brother to thisfore. we came up with this absolutely ridiculous idea of doing every olympic event in the 17 days of the tokyo games. >> you're literally in the lap of the wind. >> reporter: they called it the spennylympics in honor of bates' brother spencer, who died from als and was an olympic superfan. it was a tribute of all tributes to her late son, said barry bates. >> so proud. his brother is laughing his socks off. >> reporter: the couple even had real olympians who coached them in everything from diving to triple jump, karate and even trampolining. but going for gold in the dozens of events only came second to raising money. with an initial goal of around $15,000, they have now raised over $180,000 in donations. >> we put a smile on the faces, we're raising money and we're getting closer to a cure. everybody wins. >> reporter: a winning spirit from two amateur athletes with olympic-sized hearts. for "cbs this morning," london. >> i loved it. what a great story for a wonderful cause. i mean wo

famously gary cooper was not much of a baseball player when he played lou gehrig.f the game they sing the national anthem and my friend lori oh she is my closest friend in new york city. she moved out to connecticut during the pandemic. and she invited us to come to her house last night. there is hayden with her hand over her heart. there is lori's mom. there is lori's son who is like a second child to me and that was my friend lori. so listen to this. ♪ bright stars ♪ through perilous fight. >> the woman singing the national anthem introduced her as someone from. >> someone asked me if that is jasper. sorry. she has a dog like dana. steve: she won "american idol" i think they said season 16. there she is on the movie set. >> watch where we all cheer afterwards. ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ o say does that star-spangled. steve: everybody is singing. ainsley: flyover. how powerful and patriotic. i can't see very well. ♪ for the land of the free [cheers and applause] >> and the home. >> her son took his hat off. got my heart. ♪ home of the brave ♪ [cheers and ap

could pick anybody in the past to walk through the corn stawrks and add to your team would it be lou gehrigball background. ainsley: i pick babe ruth. steve: babe ruth and ty cobb. brian: hey joel did baseball ruth walk out? steve: it was the picture of the year. ainsley: i went to built more plantation two years ago and ty cobb's grandson comes up and says i watch "fox & friends" all the time. the nightest man. brian: kevin costner has been on our show. ainsley: yes he was and i will never forget that. brian: i object just approved will cain's travel and tomorrow he is going to cover this. steve: i realized this yesterday when bernie sanders rented out the field of dreams it was as a campaign event what would have made it really special is if kevin costner would have come and endorsed him. kevin costner was in iowa endorsing pete buttigieg. ainsley: that's right. we should have our fox christmas party there if you rent it out. steve: that would be fun. ainsley: we will take your plane, brian. brian: if you don't mind. i have an extra. ainsley: straight to a fox news alert. democrats $.5 tr