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>> i'm grooing to show you the table. this is the special table. people actually call and reserve just this table. >> reporter: not these days. russia's invasion of ukraine increasing worries about empty tables and fewer bookings at this restaurant in new york city's theater district. >> 60% of business is down overnight. just wake up one day and your business is done. nobody's here. >> reporter: this is the co-ownerer of a russian bar wis her son and it's been in the family three generation. her family defected from then the soviet union to new york as a child. her stepfather co-founded the r...

To friend, on a voice mail. >> incognito finally explained the final incident, the prank that led to jonathan martin actually leaving the team. >> we had 12, 13 offensive linemen sitting at the offensive line table. we have our special table in the lunchroom we eat at every day. there was one seat open at the end of the table. and i told the guys, listen, when j. mart sits down, we're all going to grab our trays, put them away and leave him there sitting by himself. john grabs his plate of food, chucks it on the floor, runs in the locker room, grabs his keys and he's gone. >> nbc sports' shaun...

Generational gap that we all must look at. >> but let me ask you, cato. incognito opened up about a brank that led to martin's taking a leave of absence from the dolphins. take a listen to this. >> we had 12, 13 offensive linemen sitting at the offensive line table. we have a special table in the lunchroom we eat at every day. there was one seat open at the end of the table. i told the guys, listen, when j sits down, we're going to grab our trays and leave him there sitting by himself. jon comes. he sits down, we get up and grab our trays. we're all taking off and laughing and carrying on. and...

Shellfish and fish, all pea nuts and most antibiotics. >> for them, school was a huge challenge. >> we were those guys that had to be placed at a special table at lunch to try to ensure that there was no potential for contamination. >> reporter: with the near constant threat of anophylaxis, which is a threat of not breathing, they had to use epi pens. but they both thought their epi pens were too bulky and often didn't carry them. they both had three close calls. when they left high school, they decided to invent a smaller, more portable device. they tailored their college classes around the n...

Eric edwards can remember, they had allergies. the official diagnosis came at age 3. >> we grew up allergic to all egg products, all seafood, including shellfish and fish, all peanuts, all tree nuts, and most antibiotics. >> plus, seasonal allergies as well. >> we didn't have pets growing up. we were allergic to both dogs and cats. >> and to top it all off, chronic asthma. for them, school was a huge challenge. >> we were those guys who had to be placed at the special table at lunch to try to ensure that there was no potential for contamination. >> if you have an allergy, there is a stigma. yo...