staged a press conference where janay rice and ray rice sat next to each other so janay rice could taker responsibility" for what took place. so much of this was stage managed by the baltimore ravens to make ray rice look as good as possible and to make the team look at supportive of him as possible. once again, this is not the baltimore ravens in a vacuum. this is how the nfl deals with domestic violence league-why. a player and ray mcdonald for the san francisco 49ers was arrested after his pregnant fiancÉe was found with bruises on her body after a party and she called the police. ray mcdonald still played this past week and despite those charges against him. why? because he was not caught on videotape. if he was, he probably would not have been playing. this is about the national football league that treats violence against women as a public relations crisis, not a crisis about the ways in which the violence of the game spills over into people's families. >> this is nfl insider adam schefter speaking to the is been monday night, reacting to the video showing ray rice knock his piazz

. >> that was janay rice when ray rice was criminally indicted for hitting her. and while everything has changed since then for ray rice in his career, his wife's support is unwavering. janay rice speaking out via her instagram account blames the media in a post here. she writes, i woke up this morning feeling like i had a horrible nightmare, feeling like i'm mourning the death of my closest friend. but to have to accept the fact it is reality is a nightmare in itself. no one knows the pain that the media and unwanted options from the public opinions from the public has caused my family to make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. she goes on, to take something away from the man i love that he has worked his blank off for all his life just to gain ratings is horrific. this is our life. what don't you all get if your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, take all happiness away, you've succeeded on so many levels. just know, we will continue to grow and show the world what real love is, ravensnation, we love you. let's

they had a disciplinary hearing, ray rice, janay palmer attended that hearing. they could have said, we want all possible evidence, including a tape of what happened inside the elevator. now, if ray rice had refused that request, the nfl could have either, a, tried other means to get that or they could have held that somehow against ray rice in the decision that was made to suspend him for two games. they certainly have the ability to put pressure, to do more than it seems they did to get that tape. and, again, i think that's an issue that people are struggling with today. but, you know, the other issue a lot of people are asking is, did they really need the tape? i mean, was that tape really a surprise at the end of the day? did we need to see the tape to know essentially that what happened inside the elevator was a horrible, horrible incident? >> rob, stay with us. joining us now, i'm going to bring in shauna thomas, founder of a women's right group, and roman obin is a former nfl player. we just got new information in. ray rice actually made brief comments to

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rice. his explanation was that after he and janay consumed a great deal of alcohol. they had an argument and that they struck each other. the letter goes on to lay out a long, you know, the time loon of the ray rice. and then talks about the disciplinary action. then it conclude. because of his positive contributions on and off the field over the last six years, ray had earned every benefit of doubt from our organization. we took everything we knew and decided to support ray rice until we could not anymore. now his teammates are speaking out. being put in awkward position. what do you make of the things? >> the teammates are devastated. no question. a guy from new rochelle, starred at rutgers. impeccable reputation. a pillar in the community, philanthropic, contributed to causes, seen as a model citizen. there was nothing like this in his history to point to. when the owner says that we wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt there was nothing in his past. he is right about that. >> okay. about the tape. harvey levin of tmz. let a let's listen. >> the realer to is

why would someone like janay rice have married her abuser within weeks of that attack? ou know, the answer is just as complex as the question. janay is me, i'm janay. a lot of us are janay. i married my husband after the first time that he hit me. he'd hit me several times and i still married him. and the answer could be because she loves him. she feels a need to protect him. her finances are tied to him. it could be a multitude of reasons. and i can't speak for her. i can only speak for me. there are a multitude of women out there who stay with the person who abuses them, who stay with them and they love them and they try to help them and they want the best for them. it can be as complex as there are children involved. he could be threatening her or her family. or she could love him. in my situation, i loved my husband. i loved my husband before he was my husband. i wanted to protect him from arrest. i didn't want him to get in trouble. i didn't want him to lose his job. so i was thinking about him and not necessarily myself. and i think that's the story of a lot of peo

i think that that statement from janay rice hit me pretty hard. i played the video and there's the sense of all the people who have the biggest right to tell everyone to shut the hell up and go away, it is her. at the center of all of this is her and at the center is someone no one is really looking out for in some weird way. >> i think janay rice's life started becoming a nightmare. not from the media, but when ray rice decided to knock her unconscious in a elevator. i don't think the problem is the media. i think that's very good. i think it definitely is a little bit worrying seeing her be more concerned about his livelihood than her own. but at the same time, we shouldn't be blaming her. we shouldn't be judging her. for a lot of survivors, their livelihood is connected to the livelihood of their abuser, too. >> right. if they're saying it's mons strouss and you marry him the next day. you hear it. you see people giving her sigh nigh. i want everyone in america to step off janay rice. just step off. that's my feeling. >> i think i used scram on

now with a $100 bill credit for every business line you add. >>> janay palmer met ray rice when they were in high school in a suburb north of new york city. they stayed in touch and apparently started dating towards the end of ray's college years. janay palmer became janay rice when she married ray the day after he was indicted for what he did to her in an elevator in atlantic city earlier this year. here is the painful silence video of what happened in that elevator. >> janay rice has made two public statements about what happened in that elevator. the first was at a press conference on may 23 when janay and ray each made short statements and took no questions. >> first, i want to say thank you for all to those who have supported us throughout this situation. i do deeply regret the role that i played in the incident that night, but i can say that i am happy that we continue to work through it together, and we are continuing to strengthen our relationship and our marriage and do what we have to do for not only ourselves collectively and we're going to continue to be good role models.

in case you missed it, her name is janay rice. the names we have heard most are ray rice, commissioner roger goodell, nfl. after the most recent vi yoed of ray rice punching janay was release, the ravens terminated his contract. commissioner also receively vied new punishment to an indefinite one shortly after the ravens fired him. it seems everyone has seen the tape, everyone has an opinion. everyone wants to weigh in. here's what janay rice wrote on instagram. to take something away for the man i love that he has worked his ass all for his whole life just to gain ratings is horrific. this is our life. what don't you all get? if your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all our happiness away, you succeeded on so many levels. in response "washington post" columnist wrote, poor woman. domestic violence is above all embarrassing. and seeing the part of her life she thought was behind closed doors broadcast around the world is humiliating. but there will be greater good out of her personal pain. this see

shows a still image of ray and janay rice entering that elevator where he knocked her unconscious. the headline, "the ray rice video and what it exposes about the nfl." now 36 hours since that video was released, we're hearing from both rice and his wife. dianna russini is here in the studio with more on what rice had to say today. ray rice. >> for the last day or so, we have been hearing from athletes, owners, commentators, all talk about the severity of this video. today ray rice and his wife broke their silence. ray told espn today, i have to be strong for my wife. she is so strong. we are in good spirits, we have a lot of people praying for us. and we'll continue to support each other. i have to be there for janay and my family now, and work through this. janay rice, she posted her thoughts on instagram earlier today. i woke up this morning feeling like i had a horrible nightmare, feeling like i'm mourning the death of my closest friend. she went on to say, if your intentions were to embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all the happiness away, you've succeeded on so many level

janay rice posted her thoughts on instagram.media as she describe this is horrible nightmare of seeing the video replayed and replayed and her husband's release from the ravens as well as his nfl suspensi suspension. she says she's left feeling as if she's mourning the death of a friend. >> at one point janay rice writes "if your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you succeeded on so many levels. just know we will continue to grow and show the world what real love is." i think that surprised a lot of people when they saw this. we're joined by legal analyst and commentator mel robbins. also joining us katie ray jones, president and ceo of national domestic violence hotline. mel, katie ray, i want to be clear. the one thing we don't want to do is blame the victim here. this is not her fault. janay did not -- this was not her fault what happened in that elevator. but a lot of people are seeing this response on instagram, mel, and they're surprised. what's your reaction? >> good mo

janay rice has been largely silent since the february assault. in march, the couple, who met in high school, got married. soon after, ray rice cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid a trial. and the ravens organized a news conference. >> my wife is here and i just wanted to thank her for -- for loving me where i was weak and building up where i was strong. >> reporter: and janay apologized. >> i do deeply regret the role i played in the incident that night. but i can say that i am happy that we continue to work through it together. >> reporter: the nfl suspended rice just two games. his coach and teammates squarely behind him. >> i stand behind ray. he's a heck of a guy. he's done everything right since. he makes a mistake, all right? he's going to have to pay a consequence. >> reporter: it took that new video for the nfl to suspend him indefinitely. >> how much of a wakeup call is this about domestic violence? it brings it home. it helps us understand that this is happeni ing in homes every d. every single day. >> reporter: and today, new questions

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in a statement, janay rice called the situation a nightmare. she went on to write, to make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. just know we will continue to grow and show the world what real love is. some may rush to question janay's commitment to the man the baltimore ravens cut yesterday. debra alfarone has more on why women who are abused decide to stay in those relationships. >> one in four women in this country will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. but not many women will ever have their worst moment video taped and released for the world to see. and wusa9 will not show the worst part. we will show the domestic violence victims sparked by beverly gooden of north carolina monday. i try to leave the house once after an abusive episode and he blocked me. he slept in front of the door that entire night. hashtag, why i stayed. the human resources manager sparked a conversation with her hashtag. people chimed in adding, why i left. like this tweet. i thought he would kill me. why i left, i

it was even more shocking for those who know rice and his wife janay. rice is not floyd mayweather. tory of abuse of any kind. in fact he was known as one of the nfl good guys. i now want to bring in two of rice's teammates. chris johnson won a super bowl with ray rice two years ago, derek mason was one of the players who mentored rice when rice came into the league. derek, the guy you know was not the guy you would be expecting to knock his wife unconscious in an elevator. how do you reconcile that? >> you can't. a guy, myself, spent, four, five years with. and to see this on a video is shocking. >> that's what is amazing, is that people some times find it hard to believe, oh this guy i know could do that. but that is usually how this goes. i mean, chris your personal story is just heartwrenching for people who don't know. your own sister was a victim of domestic abuse. she was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend. yet you and your wife have been friend of ray and janay rice for years. what has this been like for you? >> well it was kind of a touchy feeling when i first seen the video.

rice. he read off his phone, his then-fiancee, now wife janay, apologized for her part in the incident. ray rice did not apologize to her. we walked away feeling it was a big failure. moving forward, certainly the nfl failed. they did interview ray rice and janay and they walked away feeling a two-game suspension was enough. as we know, the nfl commissioner came out a few weeks ago and said he failed handing out that two-game suspension. there have been other incidents within this organization. there have been blog posts in support of ray rice after a lot of the information has come out. the ravens' website has sent out tweets in that a lot of people upset about that as well, saying janay had apologized for her part in it. there's been a lot of mishandlings from this organization and it's been a surprise really from the beginning. >> well, rob, on that note, janay palmer rice has obviously been a huge player in all of this. she has stood by her husband's side, was fiancee at the time but they did this press conference together where she came out and said, i regret the decisions i made on

personally when she co-hosted a radio show. >> they were a young couple in love. >> before she was janay ricejanay ashley palmer, a girl from the new york suburb of mt. vernon. >> she was the president of the student council at her high school which was an exclusive, all girls catholic high school. >> ray attended nearby new rochelle and they kept in touch in college. the first purported date was at a cheese cake factory. in 2008, ray was drafted out of rutgers by the ravens. >> she follow him to baltimore shelf put him through school. >> according to marks, the relationship turned unstable. >> it got very toxic and unhealthy. >> becoming a proud mom. often seen pushing her daughter in a stroller from class to class. >> she really programs wanted to be seen on her own merits. and her own work without being associated all the time with a celebrity. >> for graduation, ray proposed with the ring and a new car. since the elevator incident was exposed the two have rarely be seen in public. sources close to the couple say they are leaning on each other. >> that nfl family is no longer there for him

janay rice took to instagram after his husband was cut by the ravens and suspended by the nfl after videourfaced of rice punching his then fiancee then last year. janay rice wrote, i woke up this morning feeling like i had a horrible nightmare, feeling like i'm mourning the death of my closest friend. but have to accept the fact that it's reality in a nightmare in itself. no one knows the nan the media and the unwants opinions from the public has caused my family. to make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. to take something away from the man i love that has works his ass off for all his life just to gain ratings is wrong. this is our life. why don't you all get. if your intentions 0 were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, you succeeded. just know that we will continue to grow and show the world what real love is. ravens nation we love you. goodale says he may reinstate rice eventually but for now, his actions merit time off the field. >> what changed? i mean, on the first tape, she was lying unconscious on the ground, being dragged out

one debate is whether the baltimore ravens blamed janay rice for what happened. espn anchor steven a. smith's take on that. as many of you know he caught himself in controversy after talking that she may have provoked the response. but no one will say she brought this on herself after seeing the video. >> once the video came out, there's no question that nobody is going to come out and say she brought this on herself. you can talk to these tweets and what have you and you can surmise that's what they were insinua insinuating. after everybody saw this video yesterday, i don't think the nfl or anybody associated with this in any way or anybody that has two eyes and saw this would look to her and point the finger blaming her direction in any capacity. >> in a letter to fans, the owner of baltimore ravens acknowledged what ray and janay rice have been indicating since the february night he hit her. it happened one time. they told us nothing like this had happened before. he was showing great remorse. and again listened to the couple speak on the violence themselves.

. >> this week debate focused on why janay rice is staying with her abuser, and continuing to support him. the hashtag "why i stayed" began trending on social media, as survivors of abuse shared their stories, explaining why they chose to remain with their abusers. this led to the "why i left" hashtag, in which others described finally leaving the abusive relationship. this week marks the 20th anniversary of the violence against women act. the national coalition against domestic violence estimates that 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year in the u.s. so, congresswoman norton given the importance and prominence of this case, is janay rice hurting other women by staying with her abuser? >> bonniement i feel for this woman. this battered wife. but she's confusing a life and death issue for thousands of women and maybe one that could be life and death for her as well. >> as much as i imagine she's a very unhappy person the blame lies with her husband. >> yes, she's hurting things by staying with him. only way she can countermind by being out t

and you are close friends with ray and janay rice. can you tell us what they're like as a couple. >> they, as a couple they're just look any normal -- any nfl couple. living the -- the nfl life. what he has worked so hard to accomplish on the field. but also -- what they have worked so hard to -- to build together. as a family. in this business of the nfl. just a loving couple. >> i guess the question is, have you ever seen him act aggressively or abusively toward her? >> no, not at all. and i'm very well versed i think. working with domestic violence. and seeing women who have the silent cries, who have the signs of being in a -- a crisis relationship, relationship or some kind of domestic relationship. there is never any signs to me at all. ever. >> you say that you are very well versed in working with women who go through this. of course you are because your own husband started this nonprofit to help abused women, be able to break free of that cycle. because his own sister was killed by an abusive boyfriend. so are you and your hus

rice was charged with felony assault. after his now-wife janayalmer refused to testify against her husband, charges were reduce on youed. nfl commissioner roger goodell suspended him for just two games. just last month

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rice declined to speak on camera, saying he is hiring a pr firm and he said he and janay would be willing to do interviews when the time is right. he did, however, speak on the phone to espn's josena anderson. in that conversation, he said, quote, i have to be strong for my wife. she is so strong. we are in good spirits. we have a lot of people praying for us and we'll continue to support each other. i have to be there for janay and my family now and work through this. his wife janay also responded today. her comments via instagram saying i woke up this morning feeling like i had a horrible nightmare, feeling like i'm mourning the death of my closest friend. she went on to say, if your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass, take us feel alone, take our happiness away, you have succeeded on so many levels. recapping what happened monday, 4:00 a.m., tmz releases video inside the elevator of rice punching his fiancee. 10:00 a.m., the nfl puts out a statement, saying it had not seen video before that morning. 2:00 p.m., the ravens cut ray rice. and 3:00 p.m., the nfl suspends rice indefinitel

let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. >>> janay rice has come to her husband's defense after he was bult from the baltimore ravens and suspended indefinitely from the nfl following the video that showed ray rice punching her. she said on instagram "i feel like i'm mourning the death of my closest friend. just know we will continue to grow and show the world what real love is." >> i had the opportunity to speak to a woman who knows firsthand what janay rice might be going through. dejuan williams acknowledges domestic abuse in her marriage to retired nfl player wally williams. i asked her what she thinks of roger goodell, the commissioner of the nfl, has said about the ray rice situation. >> i think he's full of it. i think that it's disheartening for them to even say that they had no idea what was on that tape clear thely the way that went down that's something that's happened before. she is -- it's disheartening. i know for myself and -- i mean, i was never punched like that but when you reach out, you're left on an island by yourself. people dissociate themselves from you.

make it matter. >>> tonight ray rice's wife janay defending the man she loves. is speaking out a day after the video surfaced showing her punched in a casino elevator leaving her lifeless on the ground. she is blaming the media and the nfl not her husband. she is one of several woman who have been abused by an nfl athlete that we are aware of, jean cassares is outfront. >> when ray rice knocked out his then fiancee janay palmer may be seven months old but the impact is still being felt. i woke up this morning feeling like i had a horrible nightmare. feeling like i'm mourning the death of my closest friend. that was the instagram who was posted by palmer, who is now married to rice, blaming the media for the indefinite suspension by the nfl. rice's actions cost him his job with the baltimore ravens and possibly his football career, but his story isn't unique when it comes to the nfl. he is one of several players facing implications of domestic abuse but the others are still playing. >> when the truth comes out, everybody knows what kind of person i am. >> a membe

earlier this week he said that janay rice is partly to blame for not speaking up. the 49ers say the comments were offensive and are in no way reflective of the team's opinion. the 49ers are taking swift action, management is holding off on mcdonald, their defensive end. he's expected to be in court to face charges next week. the ray rice case has shined the national spotlight on the nfl. many groups are calling for the resignation of lead commissioner roger goodell, especially when the league reported that goodell received a copy of the date five months earlier. the nfl has hired robert mueller to conduct an independent probe of the issue. there is no word if goodell will be there sunday night for the taken's home opener. laura? >> thank you, sam. today is a significant day we will never forget. 13 years ago today the deadliest terror attack on u.s. soil occurred. we have a live look at new york city now where a memorial now stands for the thousands of men and women killed when terrorists crashed two planes into the twin towers. in just over an hour will be a momen

he dragged me much like ray rice dragged janay, so i could relate to that.told some of my friends about this incident, they couldn't believe that it happened because he was such a charming man. charming, and handsome and nice. >> kudos to carol for speaking out about this. she has a platform at the network and she's able to use that for good. and i think this was a he row wick thing for her to do. >> i'm not usually a fan of journalists personalizing things after a celebrity event. in this instance, i think it was a good thing. i think it's helping to educate the public and showcasing that this can happen to anybody. let's give it a score. >> i'm giving that a nine. >> and i'll go with eight. >> i think that what she did was very brave. >> it's hard to talk about, isn't it? >> it's very hard. it happened to me 25 years ago. a boyfriend hit me in the face and i promptly left him and i've never spoken about it until right now because i didn't want to be perceived as a victim. >> but you're talking about it now. >> i'm talking about it now because i think it is

beyond this they're thinking about janay rice and the victim and the family and hoping they can get past this situation in their lives. >> some think this conversation is veering away from the real issues. why? >> one listener i spoke to says the lack of compassion is what upsets her, the comments people are making about janay rice and this whole situation in general. she's very disgusted by that. she says the situation is a whole lot bigger than football. >> this is a great time for all of us to learn about domestic violence and the signs because one day it could save somebody else's life. >> hilda makes a great point, you know, this is a situation we're all dealing with. a lot of people i talk to echo the same feeling. they feel like we should be learning more about domestic violence when the numbers are so sobering, every minute 20 people are victimized by a partner or spouse. that adds up to 10 million victims a year. whr listeners tell me we can't continue to turn a blind eye to that. >> that's one of the big burning questions. everybody talks about domestic violence and some concer

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martha: we are getting the first response from janay rice.his is said to be from her instagram account. >> to take something away from the main love that he has worked his blank off for all his life just to gain ratings is horrific. this our life, she says, what don't you all get. if your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all our happiness away, you have succeeded on so many levels writes janay rice according to the baltimore sun. bill: tmz and harvey levin has been right so many times in the past. he believes the nfl knew about it and did not pursue sit. can we confirm that? >> no because the nfl came out with a statement. they said they tried with law enforcement to get ahold of this tape and they were unable. that law enforcement didn't cooperate. harp have i said they turned a blind eye and because they didn't contact the hotel, they were not able to get this tape or didn't try to get the tape from the hotel. harp have i may be right. tmz has been right. if tmz hadn't come forward. ray rice would be back o

tonight, both rice and his wife janay broke their silence. >> rice said in a text message to cnn thatng strong for my wife and kid, that is all i can do right now. that text came hours after his wife janay expressed her frustrations on instagram. she said quote no one knows the pain that the media and the public has caused my family. to make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing to take something away from the manny love that he has work for all of his life just to gain ratings is who are i can. >> ray rice never served jail time for at salt that happened back in february but instead accepted in the pretrial intervention program known as pti. we have learn today that it is similar to a first offender program. "eyewitness news", i team investigator, charlotte huffman spent the day digging in to why rice was allowed into that program and she's in the sat center now, charlotte. >> reporter: chris, the atlantic county prosecutor's office had video and made decision to put ray rice in the program that is completed, will dismiss rice's criminal ough it

that rice caused bodily injury to janay palmer, specifically by striking her with his hand, rendering her unconscious. that same day, rice and palmer were both arrested, charged and released for what rice's attorney called a minor physical altercation. >> he never checked to see, is she okay? is she breathing? is she bleeding? >> reporter: while palm earl indicated she did not want to go forward with prosecution, on march 27th, rice is indicted on aggravated assault charges. the charges against her were dropped. the very next day, on march 28th, rice and palmer married. on may 1st, rice pleads not guilty. and aflip pplies for a program first-time offenders that could clear him of charges in six months. >> prosecutor must have evaluated that the injuries were not from serious bodily injury. >> reporter: on may 23rd, we hear from rice for the first time since his arrest. >> i just wanted to thank her for doctor -- for loving me whes weak. >> reporter: janay, sitting at his side, apologizes. >> i deeply regret the role i played in the incident that night. i love ray. >> reporter: some cr

earlier today rice told espn quote, i have to be strong for my wife. janay palmer is speaking out and in a statement on her instagram report, she writes this. >> joining me now to break all this down washington's anchor, thanks for coming on the program. i will talk about the terrible violence against women. want to talk about nfl. this is turning into a big black eye quickly and snow balling. the question of when did the nfl know about this video. did they cover it up. roger goodell is hearing calls to resign. he's hearing his leadership over the last few years he's been in charge being desecrated by a ton of credits. what's the nfl doing. >> i think the question is did roger goodell see this video. i don't think we will ever prove that. but if this was covered up the nfl has a really, really big problem on their hands. as for the calling of roger goodell's firing right now, he's made an effort over the last few months to come down hard on players who have committed crimes, so to say he hasn't done enough, i think he did drop the ball when it came to the ra

breathe right. >>> all right this just in to cnn, for the first time we hear from ray rice's wife janaycomments on her instagram account "if it your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us and make us feel alone take all credit you've succeeded. "nfl never asked to see the assaulting of the assault. people who worked at the hotel and casino at the time of the assault tell tmz if the nfl had asked the casino would have handed over the video. andy scholes joins me to talk about the instagram post by janay. >> it was a little over an hour, this is the first time we've heard from her or ray rice and she said "i woke up this morning feeling like i had a horrible nightmare, feeling like i'm mourning the death of my closest friend but to have to accept the fact this is reality is a nightmare in itself. no one knows the pain that the media and unwanted options from the public has caused my family. to make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing, to take something away from the man i love, that he's worked all for his entire life to gain ratings is who are r

plans to donate $2.70 for every jersey to an organization that supports abused women. >> janay rice, wife of former ravens runningback, ray rice, spoke out today sparking an avalanche of opinion. in a post, the 26-year-old woman shared her pain. a day after this video of rice knocking out his then fiance in an atlantic city elevator was released to the world. janay posted, and we quote again. to make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. she also said this. to take something from the man i love that he worked his blank off for his whole life just to gain ratings is horrific. to be clear, wusa9 has chosen not to show the most horrific part of the video. today, the hashtag, why i stayed blew up on twitter as women and some men shared why it's not always easy to immediately leave. karma runs the d.c. coalition against domestic violence. >> and i don't know janay. so i don't know what her particular position is. i would say not to judge, just to love her whatever the situation is and to be there for her if she needs a confidant. >> one in four women

after tmz sports showed the video of rice hitting janay parker who is now his wife. ommissioner roger goodell suspended rice indefinitely. before the tape was released rice had been suspended for only two games. goodell claims he did not see the tape until monday. >> reporter: did anyone in the nfl see this second videotape before monday? >> no. >> reporter: no one in the nfl? >> no one in the nfl to my knowledge. >> janay palmer now janay rice has blamed the media for the couple's troubles and says barring her husband from playing football was a horrific punishment. in our next half hour we'll hear from a local domestic abuse counselor. if you're in an abusive relationship there is help. the national domestic hotline is one-800-799-safe. >> while we have just learned president obama's top diplomat has arrived in iraq. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live at the big board with the preview. >> reporter: this is breaking news. just in as the president prepares for his speech tonight secretary of state john kerry has just arrived in an unannounced visit to iraq. h