a super bowl nfl ring belonging to robert kraft is currently stashed way in the kremlin. how did it get there? craft initially said the massive ring of almost five carats of diamonds was a gift to president putin in 2005. now, kraft is telling a much different story. elena cho is live with this story. explain how this came to be. >> you say it's international intrigue. really, a case of international he said-he said. the question being this, did russian president vladimir putin steal a super bowl ring from new england patriots owner, robert kraft. kraft is now saying, yes. the patriots owner was an an event in new york city and accepting the carnegie hall of excellence. during that acceptance speech he brought up the story that first surfaced in 2005. that is when kraft met with putin in st. petersburg according to the "new york post" that first broke snoempt kraft said he showed putin his new $25,000 diamond encrusted super bowl ring by the way is engraved with his name on it. putin said, according to kraft at the gala, he goes, cain kill someone with my ring. i put my ha

today robert kraft's super bowl ring valued at $25,000 lives in the kremlin. that story of how a super bowl ring got from the finger of robert kraft on to the finger of president putin is a metaphor call way to look vladimir putin in his eye and get a look at his soul as george w. bush once did. president obama's one-on-one with vladimir putin at the g-8 summit in northern ireland. new remarks by mr. kraft who recalled the loss of his beloved ring last week. the 2005 meeting with the russian president saying, "i took out the ring, showed it to putin, he put it on and he goes, i could kill someone with this ring." he kraft went on to say when he reported the incident to the george w. bush white house, he got a call back saying "it would really be in the best interest of u.s./soviet relations if you meant to give the ring as a present. i really didn't want to. i had an emotional tie to the ring. it has my name on it. there was a pause on the other end of the line and the voice repeated it would really be in the best interest if you meant to give the ring as a pr

but today after repeated prodding -- you know i don't give up -- i called robert kraft's spokesman. he put out a statement today and it says, in part -- let me find it here -- it is a humorous anecdotal story that robert retells for laughs. he loves that his ring is at kremlin. and as he stated back in 2005, he continues to have great respect for russia and the leadership of president putin. look closely at those words. there's no mention of whether that ring was a gift or whether it was taken. it was stolen. so he doesn't quite address that. but it remains a mystery. we will be watching it very closely. >> you know what happened. >> lins. are you going to ask vladimir putin for the ring back? >> i would. because it might cause an international stir. >> you would do that. >> why would robert kraft make up some story -- some crazy story like that? you can't write these things. >> you can't write these things. you're right. you can't make it up. >> i would say "i want my ring back." people take rings back all the time. >> i'd let it stay on display at the kremlin library. >> better in

robert kraft has tom brady. so, it's pretty much a fair fight.between a nuclear superpower an" football superpower over all things, jewelry. a brewing international incident ovq) a ring, a super bowl ring. >> i'm tremendously humbled by this great honor. >> reporter: at a gala in new york city last thursday kraft told the crowd that putin allegedly swiped his super bowl ring back in 2005 when they met in st. petersburg. according to kraft, putin admired the ring encrusted with 124 diamonds and said, i can kill someone with this ring. kraft went on to explain, i put my hand out and he put it in his pocket and three kgb guys goá around him and walked out. putin, a thief? a spokesman for the president. "i was there when it happened. so what mr. kraft is saying now is weird. i was standing 20 sent meters away from him and mr. putin and saw and heard how mr. kraft gave this ring as a gift." lost in translation. literally, maybe he lost the ring because of translation or maybe bigger, global forces involved. "the new york post" which broke the story of

did russian president vladimir putin steal a super bowl ring from new england patriots owner robert kraft? kraft says, yes. >> i'm tremendously humbled by this great honor. >> reporter: this is kraft at an event in new york last week accepting the carnegie hall meddle of excellence and bringing up the story which first surfaced in 2005 when kraft met with putin in st. petersburg. he said he showed putin the shiny new $25,000 diamond encrusted super bowl ring engraved with his name on it when putin said, according to kraft at the gala, quote, he goes, i can kill someone with this ring. i put my hand out and he put it in his pocket and three kgb guys got around him and walked out. so putin swiped it? not according to one aid who says he was a witness. in a statement to cnn, putin's spokesman said, i was there when it happened. so what mr. kraft is saying now is weird. i was standing 20 centimeters away from him and mr. putin and saw and heard how mr. kraft gave this ring as a gift. according to "the new york post" which first broke the story, kraft said that white house officials urged him

did russian president vladimir putin steal a super bowl ring from new england patriots owner robert kraftm tremendously humbled by this great honor. >> reporter: this is kraft at an event in new york last week accepting the carnegie hall meddle of excellence and bringing up the story which first surfaced in 2005 when kraft met with putin in st. petersburg. he said he showed putin the

they're denying he stole a ring from robert kraft. the two met in 2005. th sides agree that kraft showed him his super bowl bling reportedly worth over $25,000 and agree putin left with it. kraft issued a statement at the time saying he gave him it as a sign of friendship. kraft said what the real truth is he handed putin the ring to look at and the former kgb spy said "i could kill someone with this ring" and pocketed it. all 124 diamonds. kraft says he called it a gift only after pressure from the white house. the kremlin is pushing back. an aide to the president told abc news the ring was definitely a gift calling kraft's claims weird. it isn't quite the cold war but somewhere in the kremlin behind me is a super bowl ring and only thing clear it isn't coming bab. kirit radia, moscow. >>> an englishman is the u.s. open champion for the first time in 43 years, same time ozzy had a hit. justin rose finished 1 over par. he called winning the tournament a childhood dream and dedicated in fact to his late father who died after battling leukemia in 2002. >> lo

. >>> and the russian president denies that putin stole a super bowl ring from robert kraft. kraft said he was pressured by the white house to say he gave the ring as a gift to the russian people. the russian spokesman called kraft's comments weird. >>> check this out, at the college world series, the big sign at the top of the dugout is misspelled. the world "college" had an extra letter kwment l." >>> david wright sailed over first baseman and the two cubs runners score but new york's kirk newenheim scores. >>> and after inserting a pacemaker lifted an amazing 187 1/2 pound. >>> and a tweet about kim kardashian and kanye west's baby girl using one of his famous catchphrases for a player. diaper dandy. saying this little one will be able to afford college. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray, get rid of some gray, never all. >>> just ahead, man of steel sets records. and "curb your enthusiasm at's jess garrin has a run-in with the law. we'll have the details next. >>> well, good monday morning. hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. in oklaho

aides are denying he stole a diamond-encrusted super bowl ring from new england patriots owner robert kraftthe two met in 2005. both sides agree that kraft showed him his super bowl bling reportedly worth over $25,000. they also agree that putin left with it. kraft issued a statement at the time saying he gave putin the ring as a sign of friendship with the russian people, but on thursday kraft revealed what he said is the real truth. he says he handed putin the ring to look at and remembers the former kgb spy saying, "i could kill someone with this ring," and then according to kraft, the russian president pocketed it, all 4.94 carats, all 124 diamonds. kraft says he called it a gift only after pressure from the white house. the kremlin is pushing back. an aide to the president told abc news the ring was definitely a gift calling kraft's claims "weird." it isn't quite the cold war, but somewhere in the kremlin behind me is a super bowl ring, and the only thing that's clear is that it isn't coming back. kirit radia, abc news, moscow. >>> well, an englishman is the u.s. open golf champion for

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just how did robert kraft end up taking off his ring? he's of course the patriots' owners and showing it to putin? and then putin pocketed the ring? you've got a picture! we've got a picture. this is so cool. discuss. >> all of this, there seems to be something -- to me, there's probably more to this story. couple of rich guys showing off. right? was kraft showing him the rick? maybe putin really did think it was a gift so he pocketed it, maybe he wasn't sure. maybe it was a joke. i feel like we need a lot more information about this story before we go off half-cocked about trying to figure out who did what, when, where. >> the man in the middle is rupert murdoch. there are a couple of rich guys in that room. thank you so much, chuck. i hope you get some time to enjoy the irish countryside. i know the schedule is really daunting but, god, it's beautiful there. >> it's picturesque. it looks great. i could tell you that. i'd like to -- we'll see if we get a little more up close and personal. >> is that a real countryside? are you standing

russian spokesman denies that russian president putin stole a super bowl ring from patriots owner robert kraft in 2005. kraft said he was pressured by the white house to say he gave the ring as a gift to the russian people. the russian spokesman called kraft's comments weird. >>> check this out, at the college world series, the big sign at the top of the dugout is misspelled. the world "college" had an extra letter "l." oops. >>> a comedy of errors by a pro on the mets' david wright that sailed over first baseman daniel murphy's head. and a throw to home plate goes wild. two cubs score but new york's kirk nieuwenhuis. >>> a 81-year-old weightlifter after getting a pacemaker lifted an amazing 187 1/2 pounds. >>> and a tweet about kim kardashian and kanye west's baby girl using one of his famous catchphrases for a player. diaper dandy. saying, quote, this precious little one will be able to afford college. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray, get rid of some gray, never all. >>> just ahead "man of steel" sets records. and "curb your enthusiasm's" jeff garlin has

robert kraft gave him the ring, but then he said i put my hand back out.it in his pocket. known as the third element, receipt, walks away. >> you had me at donative intent. >> my mind just went blank. >> legally speaking, i think the guy with nuclear weapons wins. >> always wins. >> always wins. weapon? >> i think he is. that's a great point. he's like a merb, multiwar headed intercontinental ballistic missile. >> i don't think he should get it back. it's in the kremlin. >> i would just say have fun with that. i'm not going to ask for it back. >> if this would have been the new york jets, this never would have happened. you only have one ring, you never give it away. >> separating you two. we're not going there today. >> it stings because it's true. let's move on to something that's much more -- >> you say it with authority. >> because my jets are not so bad. >> because you're a liar. >>> very sweet one. a picture of a marine's weddi'g going viral. bree and josh curtis, a couple in lynchburg, virginia, holding hands before taking vows. their eyes are close

vladimir putin talking to robert kraft in 2005 taking a look at his super bowl ring. putin said can i look at it? kraft said sure. and putin took it, and he puts it in his pocket. three kgb guys come around him and they walk away. and kraft is, what happened? and it's gone. putin and the russians are saying nonsense, we didn't take his ring. he gave it to us as a present. jasper, jayar, is this the most brazen thing you ever seen or heard a political figure do? >> of course, it's worst because murder is worst but when this happens, i want a close eye on negative things, but the way it happened is a little like out of an action movie where what do you do now? three guys circle him. what do you do now? he's stuck. i'm going to come from the point of a hater of new england patriots. robert kraft being cheated when they won a couple of super bowls, spying on people and stuff. >> cenk: that's right. >> what goes around comes around. >> cenk: you got that point. cat per if he takes this from the rich and power guy, what does he do to the average russian. >> it's obvious tha

. >>> vladimir putin denying he stole robert kraft's super bowl ri ring. >> all that -- >> he steps back. what an impressive bounceback win for san antonio. >> dustin rose is the u.s. open champion. i looked up to the heavens and thanks my dad. i couldn't do it without doing that. >> he took a big risk doing it. we don't know what's going to happen to him. >> they are true heroes. i'm another ready to put edward snowden in that category. >>> and miss u.s. 2013 is connecticut. >> historically who wins the miss usa pageant goes on to do nothing. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning," good morning, norah. >> good morning to charlie. >> we begin this morning with the president arriving in northern ireland this morning to kick off the two-day summit. it's supposed to focus on economic issues but conflict in syria and elsewhere will dominate. >> but the spying can zal isn't too far away. new allegations in involve the u.s. and many other countries the u.s. is dealing with today. major garrett is traveling with the president. >> good morning, charlie and norah. the biggest

spokesman denies that president vladimir putin stole a super bowl ring from new england patriots owner robert kraft in 2005. kraft said last week that he was pressured by the white house back then to say he gave the ring as a gift to the russian people. the russian spokesman called kraft's comments weird. so do we. >>> check this out. at the college world series, the big sign on top of the dugout is misspelled. you see it right there? college has three ls instead of two. yeah, oops, guys. >>> and a company -- a comedy of errors on a throw by mets third baseman david wright that sails over third base and daniel murphy's head and then a throw to home plate goes wild and two cubs runners score but new york's kirk neuwenhuis blasts a walk-off home run for the winner over chicago. >>> i love this story. a 91-year-old weight lifter set a new world record. and get this. just a year after surgery that included implanting a pacemaker. he lifted an amazing 187.5 pounds. congratulations to him. >>> and sports commentator dick vitale sent out a congratulations tweet about kim kardashian and kanye west's baby g

the story goes that putin was getting a visit from new england patriots owner robert kraft, showing off his ring. the story was the ring was given to putin as a gift but kraft said putin stole it and it was carried out by the kgb. >>> well, if you're son is on the mound and he is pitching, do you want him to wear a helmet? another pitcher took a line drive hit to the head. >>> if your -- what bullying from a brother or sister can lead to later in life and what to expect when you're expecting could depend on your age. older and younger moms should worry about the risks. k >>> caught on camera tonight, more than 100 miles an hour, that's how fast the baseball that hit alex cobb over the weekend was going. this is the latest in a long line. >> that ball's coming extremely fast at the pitcher and they have little or no team to put their glove in front of their face. >> major league baseball is trying to figure out a way to protect them. they considered lining their caps with kevlar but experts say that won't give them 100% protection. just led to abc2news.com/concussion for everything from

did robert kraft give it to him or did this thing get taken away? o go with kraft on this one. you never know about putin. >> he has three rings but vladimir putin, is that the best place to give it? >> putin gets what putin likes. >> it gives more meaning to the term kiss the ring. >> it would have been entertaining to see kraft and his people as kgb escort putin out of the ring. >> it's on display. they are proud of it. >> we are waiting for a readout from the last white house. on them saying let this thing go for now. that is going to do it for us for this edition of "the daily rundown." we will see you back tomorrow for much more. coming up next on msnbc we are waiting for the supreme court decisions. chris matthews is going to extend our coverage, as well. >>> we'll deal with afternoon thunderstorms which is typical for this time of year. very warm conditions from coast to coast. chance of afternoon storms arkansas, areas of the southeast. we could see storms around washington, d.c. much of the west coast looks calm. ng a lot more people but a f

russian president vladimir putin says he has no memory of meeting patriots owner robert kraft. bowl ring. kraft recently said he never got back the super bowl ring he showed putin back in 2005. at the time kraft said he gave the ring as a gift, but last week he was quoted by the new york post as saying putin just took it. the russian president says if the ring means so much to kraft, he'll order a piece of jewelry of precious metal and stones be made for him. facebook says. a bug in its system in-advertently users. >> back after the break on some kron 4 news weekend. >> crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. then we deliver it directly to you. and this week's arts and entertainment check out the opera. >> join the 10th annual berkeley world music music festival. >> world music on saturday from arabic to zimbabwe and cajun and caltech. >> the berkeley world musical festival on saturday from noon to 9:00 p.m.. pick up a map and schedule at the info both along telegraphed and paste st. pierre >> downtown san at some

accusations he stole a super bowl ring from new england patriots owner, robert kraft. his response, what ring? >> translator: the ring? >> reporter: but he does remember some souvenirs being exchanged. a week ago, kraft claimed that putin pocketed the ring after the two met in 2005. he says he gave putin the ring to look at. and recalled the former kgb spy saying, i could kill someone with this ring. that was eight years ago. back then, kraft said the ring was a gift. but now says he said that only after the white house feared asking for it back with would be a diplomatic debacle. a kremlin aide insists the ring was definitely a gift. calling kraft's claims, weird. on friday, putin was sarcastic when asked about the scandal. >> translator: if it's such a big value for mr. kraft and for teams, i have a suggestion to make. >> reporter: his idea, make him another ring so blinged out, he'll forget about the old one. the old ring had a mere 124 diamonds, totally just 5 carats. valued at only $25,000. putin's snarky suggestion -- >> translator: i will ask our manufacturers to

. >> do you think we will get the super bowl ring back for robert kraft? >> it may take away a little bit of the edge, the super bowl ring story came 24 hours before the snowden leak which indicated that somehow the united states was also involved on spying on putin's predecessor in russia. maybe the super bowl ring story takes the sting out of that. bottom line is it has a weird cold war atmosphere here between the united states and russia -- frankly between the entire g-7. it was originally organized as a counter weight to the soviet. here we are again the g-8 splitting apart. >> thank you so much chuck todd in sligo. david corn and peter bynum and karen. in all seriousness we will skip the question with robert kraft, whether the guy grabbed the ring. let's talk about something serious, syria. it seems to me a couple of days ago you heard the president is going to react to the use of chemical weapons. you are probably going to counterer that. if he is going in i am going to give more air defense. he should have done this in concert with me. so now they a

the ring changed hands in 2005, when new england patriot owner robert kraft paid a visit to russia. the new york post says kraft was pressured by the bush white house to say that the $25,000 ring, with 124 diamonds, was a gift. a kremlin spokesperson told reporters that if kraft wants the ring back, putin is willing to send him another ring, as a gift. >>> despite our notorious traffic, some new drivers are anxious to get out on the roads. but in the district of chuck columbia, there is a waiting list several months long just to take the road test. the department of motor vehicles is hoping to speed up the process, but it will cost you more than triple the current price. delia goncalves has exclusive details. >> reporter: daniel castro waited three months for his road trust. he didn't quite make the grade, so he has to return for another test, you guessed it, in another three months. >> a long waiting list. ridiculous. >> reporter: why the wait? the lack of instructors at the dmv. although the dmv wouldn't tell us how many they have on staff, we spent about three hours outside the b

. >>> so, vladimir putin denies stealing robert kraft's super bowl ring. hold back from the russian president? we have some responses. >> a few good ones. people can have my ring but he's not going to lay a finger on my

. >> well actually i really do think that vladimir putin clipped robert kraft's super bowl ring. lly do think he grabbed it. next the godfather meets reality. remember robert duval's character? he played tom hagen, a lawyer for the corleone crime family. the trial of james "whitey" bulger is going on in boston and guess who showed up at the courthouse to see what was happening. there's robert duval leaving the courthouse. he sat in the back of the courtroom with other spectators. he's in the area shooting a movie with other big name actors like billy bob thornten and robert downey jr. >>> joe biden brings up his signature word to talk about immigration reform. >> all this stuff you heard the last six months about the astronomical cost of immigration reform it's by bunch of malarkey. >> a bunch of malarkey. that got a lot of play during the vice president debate this past election getting over 30,000 mentions on twitter after biden's response that paul ryan regarding the benghazi controversy. >> with all due respect that's a bunch of malarkey. >> miriamwebster.com says thanks to bi

did russian president vladimir putin steal a superbowl bowl ring from new england patriots owner robert kraft? (audience reacts). >> john: no, no, no, no. it's definitely not that because that's the stupidest thing i have that ever heard. (laughter) i mean, it would be amazing if that hypothetically happened, if the russian president stole a super bowl ring from the new england patriots. but how would that even happen? >> at a high-profile business conference eight years ago in russia, kraft did hand the ring over and putin never handed it back. >> john: oh, oh, let's be fair. let's be fair. how can you be absolutely sure that it was vladimir putin. >> "i took out the ring and showed it to putin and he put it on and goes i can kill someone with this ring." (audience reacts). >> john: yeah, that was him. okay, it was definitely him. that story emphatically checks out. (laughter) so let's recap this amazing incident. putin says he likes the ring, says he can kill someone with it then what happens? >> he put in the his pocket and three k.g.b. guys got around him and walked out. (laughter). >> jo

. >> actually i really do think that vladimir putin clipped robert kraft's super bowl ring. thing he grabbed it. >>> next, "the godfather" meets him, sort of. he played tom hagan, of course. a lawyer for the family. the trial of james "whitey" bulger is going on this week and guess who showed up at the courthouse to see what's happening. you bet. there's robert duvall leaving the kous this morning. he sat in the back of the courtroom with others. he's shooting a movie with billy bob thornton and robert downey jr. >>> next joe biden is using his words to sum up his feelings on immigration reform. >> all the stuff you heard the last six months about the astronomical cost of immigration reform, it's a bunch of malarkey. >> a bunch of malarkey. that got a lot of play during the vice-presidential debate over the past election. getting 30,000 twitters. ryan regarding the benghazi controversy. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. miriam webster.com reports malarkey is a term that's sticking around. >>> it's a big week for hillary clinton. missouri senator claire mcc

. >> vladimir putin denying insinuations he stole robert kraft's super bowl ring. >> prince philip has left the hospital. >> one of the bounceback wins from san antonio. >> the u.s. open champion. >> just couldn't help but look up to the heavens and think my dad had something to do with it. >> without doing -- >> mr. cheney's giving you a call. >> and all that matters. >> obviously, he took a big risk doing it. >> rosa parks, martin luther king jr., these are true heroes. i'm not ready to put edward snowden in that category. >> on "cbs this morning." >> and miss usa 2013 is -- connecticut! >> historically, whoever wins the miss usa pageant goes on to do nothing so -- >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." good morning. we begin this morning with the president arrived in northern ireland this morning to kick off the g-8 summit. conflicts in syria and elsewhere will dominate. >> the spying scandal isn't far away. new allegations involve the u.s. and one of the countries the president is dealing with today. major garrett is traveling with the president. >> reporter: good morning. british prim

. >>> so, vladimir putin denies stealing robert kraft's super bowl ring. hold back from the russian president? we have some responses. >> a few good ones. people can have my ring but he's not going to lay a finger on my butterfinger the family jewels. >> okay, i got a superman take. shows a little bling. superman the man of steel, the best movie in america over the weekend. 120 plus million bucks. record-breaker. time now for "morning joe." ♪ >> good morning, everybody. it is monday. >> what are you wearing? what are those things. >> i know. brian shactman couldn't keep his eyes off them. about 15 years too young for me. >> what are they? >> when i was 30 i bought shoes like this and it was appropriate. now it's pathetic, actually. >> show. >> why are you doing this?

president obama, russian president vladimir putin denying claims he ripped off a super bowl ring from robert krafta spokesman for putin says kraft gave the ring as a gift to putin when they met eight years ago. in a recent awards ceremony kraft, a little tongue in cheek here, telling an audience he had intended to show putin the ring. putin liked it he decided to pocket it and walked away. >> solar powered airplane that took off from the bay area has almost completed its cross-country journey. this is the video of the solar airplane leaving dulles airport. the one-man aircraft began its trek last month. our barbara dell was there for that. this plane relying only on solar energy absorbed through panels on its massive wings. the plane and its crew will stay in washington, d.c. >> watching that in flight is mesmerizing. >>> i guess you could say it was a great ball game but bad flow in oakland. despite the a's crushing the sellout crowd for the a's game saw serious problems. the coliseum has some really really -- -- it was oozing in both clubs. the a's equipment manager says, you know all of that ca

. >>> vladimir putin will give robert kraft a new ring.owner let the russian president try on his super bowl ring only to have putin pocket it. that was unclear whether it was a gift or theft. that's the big fight. putin now says he's going to make it right and give kraft an expensive object "made from a nice metal with a stone." now when putin got divorced a few weeks ago, we suspected he'd put a ring on somebody's finger. we never thought it would be robert kraft's. >>> it has been 687 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? today, respite. stocks on rocky ground after the dow plunged more than 550 points in two days because the fed said the economy was getting better. today, three major stock indices were calm. they ended the week down 2%. >>> and there are reports of a story, faultout from the george zimmerman -- fallout from the george zimmerman murder trial. the jury is six people, all women. it's in place. the case that's become a hot button for racial kenzie in this country is going to begi

perhaps patriots owner robert kraft felt the super bowl ring was something the russian president would really appreciate. or perhaps the former kgb agent was just dazzled by the bling. nearly five karats, nearly 124 dimons. one thing is certain, at a high profile business conference eight years ago in russia, kraft did hand the ring over, and putin never handed it back. the patriots' owner had just won the third super bowl. he later said it was a gift. which is not the story he told at a carnegie hall gala last thursday night. according to "the new york post", kraft told the crowd, i took out the ring and showed to it putin, and he put it on and said i could kill someone with this ring. i put my hand out, and he put it on, and three kgb came around, and i was escorted out. kraft says the bush administration pressured him to call the ring a gift for the sake of foreign relations. a spokesperson from the russian government says what mr. kraft is saying now is weird. i was standing 20 feet away from mr. putin and saw how he gave the ring as a gift. a spokesperson says the story is meant t

perhaps patriots owner robert kraft felt the super bowl ring is something the russian president wouldeciate. or perhaps the former kgb agent was just dazzled by the bling. nearly 5 karat carats, 125 diamonds. one thing for certain, kraft did hand the ring over, and putin never handed it back. the patriots' owner had just won the third super bowl. he later said it was a gift. not the story he told at a carnegie hall gala last thursday night. according to "the new york post," i tyke out the ring and showed it to putin and he put it on and said i could kill someone with this ring. i put my hand out, and he put it on, and three kgb came around, and i was escorted out. what the russians say, what mr. kraft saying now is weird. a kraft spokesperson said the story was meant to be funny, and kraft is happy that the kremlin has the ring. nobody has tried to swipe your super bowl ring. >> no, absolutely not. >> we caught up with david deale at a charity event. the new york giants' lineman has two rings. >> it never leaves arm's distance, never leave it anywhere. the thing is sacred. >> reporter