not get drawn into these cultural or social issues that really are not that central to his future performance. >> reporter: president obama is an avid fan of football, as have other presidents been, including richard nixon who at one point, legend has it, supposedly called the coach of the washington redskins and gave them a play which they used in their very next play. it had disastrous results and the team actually lost. martin savage, cnn, atlanta. coming up, our series extreme living, and nascar driver trying to pave the way for others just like her. you might say she's a female nascar phenom. but first, joe johns with the 360 bulletin. some terrifying moments at the sugarloaf ski resort, winds gusting up 50 miles an hour, the lift broke down. nine people were injured when five of the lift chairs fell to