. >> and senator bloomenthal -- >> i want to welcome senator bloomenthal in now. thank you for joining us, senator. >> thank you, rachel. >> i want to follow up on the quote we put up. you are talking how several times roger goodell said the nfl never had the videotape inside the casino elevator, but a recent ap report revealed a voice mail from the league office confirming they in fact had the video. how egregious is senate. >> i think that this credibility issue is extremely egregious because it reflects on roger goodell's good faith in moving forward with more aggressive action against the domestic violence. the bigger to here. what will the nfl do to impose more stringent punishment, but also to educate its players and fans about the seriousness and severity of this problem. >> well the national organization for women is reporting during roger goodell's tenure as xhcommissioner there have been 56 instances. the nfl suspended players for only 13 games combined. >> clearly the nfl has failed before. if roger goodell lied to the american people about something as

richard bloomenthal says the nfl needs stronger, stiffer rules to deter and punish domestic violence abusers. he's working on a proposal to force the nfl and other major sports leagues to address domestic violence more vigilantly. he says it could include cutting off financial benefits such as the league's tax-exempt status. >> the nfl has really disgraced football in the sense that it has failed to treat sufficiently serious a brazen, brutal incident of assault. >> at first, the nfl suspended rice for two games but changed it to an indefinite knit suspension after the elevator video was made public. >>> california fish and wildlife says dna tests show the mountain lion involved in sunday's attack on a 6-year-old was a male mountain lion. biologists are still searching for the cat. they set up traps baited with meat and two trackers and dogs are also on foot searching for the mountain lion. the 6-year-old boy who was attacked is recovering at home. when the mountain lion is found, it will be euthanized. >>> it's becoming more and difficult for san jose's homeless to encounter the jun