President Obama Will Go ‘Running Wild’ With Bear Grylls on NBC

Norman Weiss August 31, 2015, 11:17 am

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President Obama will go Running Wild with Bear Grylls on NBC

NBC announced that the president and Bear Grylls will meet up in Alaska during Obama’s three-day visit to the state that begins today. “President Obama will become the first U.S. president to receive a crash course in survival techniques from Bear Grylls,” said NBC, adding: “President Obama will meet with Grylls while visiting Alaska to observe the effects of climate change on the area. The two will then come together in the Alaskan Wilderness.”

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