DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We are going to go live to the White House now: President Bush having a very sporting weekend. We can hear the music introducing the commander in chief. Behind him, you will see the Air Force Academy football team. They are there for the presentation of the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. That trophy goes to the service academy with the best sporting record. This is going to be a very active sporting weekend for the president. He has the Air Force Academy there now -- the football team. And he is going to have T-ball on the lawn of the White House later the weekend. Let's go ahead and listen into the president.</s>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Please be seated. Well, good morning, thank you all for coming. It's my honor to welcome you all to the White House. I want to thank the generals who are here and the members of the congressional delegation that have come. Most of all, I want to welcome Coach DeBerry and the Fighting Falcons of the United States Air Force Academy.</s>FISHER DEBERRY, COACH, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOOTBALL TEAM: Mr. President, thank you so much. Appreciate that.</s>KAGAN: We are listening to President Bush at the White House as he goes ahead and congratulates the football team of the Air Force Academy, presenting the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy -- this going to the service academy with "gridiron supremacy," as the president put it. This is indeed a sporty weekend for the president. He has the Air Force football team now. He is going to have the Yankees, the 2000 world champions, in about the next hour -- and then on Sunday: T- ball at the White House. You will see it all here on CNN. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Air Force Academy Football Team Honored By President Bush