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Stropg and harry connick, jr., and so many that hail from crescent city, but the neville brothers are the new orleanians at their core. >> that was not some guy wearing number 9, but that was drew brees atop the float. there, tom, you were saying there is the shot of drew brees on top of the float and it is a magical float, right? >> yes, it is from the bacchus parades. you know, the neville brothers used to shop at the same grocery store as me, and i point out for drew, the two backup quarterba...

Surrounded with the team, and the players and coaches will come down riding on the floats traditionally used for the mardi gras floats, so a blend of the mardi gras culture in new orleans along with the new orleans saints football team, so that many of the parade krewes have loaned their floats for parade and you will see in the first float tom benson and his family, the owners of the new orleans saints. they will be riding in the first float and then second float is drew brees, the quarterback,...

Offenses of the war in afghanistan is preparing. that they will battle helmand province, and the generals have been stressing to the troops to distinguish the taliban from the residents. and somalia will release some people they have been holding since a ransom has been paid. we will check back with you, lisa. i know you are working the latest toyota developments as well. we will get a complete update on that. lisa sylvester, thank you. joining us is cyrille neville who is joining us by te...

A little meal tonight, what would you serve them? >> well, i have to tell you that if you would get to talk to him, drew will tell you that he has been to the restaurant many times with his family and that he looks at it as a winning weekend in new orleans that he has to come to the restaurant. k-pauls louisiana kitchen. so it is wonderful that they participated with the restaurant, and we participate with them in what they do, and it is just a great good thing going. >> tom foreman, you have ea...

But i am on my way back home, and i was angry then and im angry now about some of the things that still need to be fixed, but right now it is time to celebrate these guys and celebrate the beautiful city that we come from. >> and charles, let me bring you in, as you are part of the neville brothers. what is going through your mind as you see drew brees and other new orleans saints going forward on this float? >> again, like cyril, wishing i was here and i am on the boat with art and neville as w...

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