he is number three on the buffalo bills. he was hit during the first quarter of tonight's game between the bills and the cincinnati bengals. that's according to the nfl that he fell on his back, just moments after getting up from an open field tackle, a bengals wide receiver tee higgins. the buffalo bills team trainer got to him within ten seconds after he collapsed. an ambulance was brought on to the field. and he was even administered cpr. i want to go back to cnn's chief correspondent, sanjay gupta, cnn contributor, bob costa and nfl analyst former nfl linebacker emmanuel acho. doctor gupta, sanjay, just thinking about what has happened here tonight and there is a lot of uncertainty. we do not have all the answers obviously. he's in critical condition. we have seen what happened. there was the collapse and getting back up for a moment, of course. before he actually collapsed after that tackle was made. do you have any insight into what could've transpired here? do you think this was a cardiac, obviously, cardiac issue? wh

one being that the team buffalo bills. they will travel back to buffalo tonight.y were informed just before midnight that was going to be the case. though a handful of players were choosing to stay. and cincinnati. to be at the hospital with their teammate. with their brother. the other issue was the question of when will this game resume. and they have not had any sort of communication or conversation about that. that will happen at a later time. they did discuss the emergency action plan that went into place. something they rehearsed. something they talk about with both head coaches before every game. unfortunately, tonight that had to go into play. and what happened as soon as they noticed that tamar fell to the ground. it kicked in. the constant communications between troy vincent. the executive vice president of football operations. he is on the phone with the commissioner. head of the players union. on with both head coaches talking. they are getting live updates from the medical team about what is happening. and it came to a point john where troy vincent to

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buffalo. >> you know, the nation's eyes have been on buffalo for more than one reason.motivated shooting at the tops supermarket killing ten people, and the buffalo bills, i understand, as did so many others in the community, yourself included and others who were looking to make sure to figure out a way not only to stop the violence but also to ensure that this could never happen again and to have accountability and to acknowledge the lives that were lost. and we're seeing images -- the buffalo bills they visited the neighborhood. they served meals. they delivered groceries. they even prayed for residents of the neighborhoods that were most impacted. talk to me about the lasting impact of what happened at that supermarket and how you are trying to ensure that the people of buffalo continue to feel as though they are seen, they are heard, and they are safe. >> well, there was a great deal of fare. there were people in pain, people were angry. in true buffalo fashion the community rallied together, picked each other up, embraced the families of the victims of that horrifi

now we are told the buffalo bills will be returning to buffalo now today. in what is tuesday. on that a little bit later. the nfl just conducted a telephone briefing with reporters. i want to make it clear that they say they are not going to have any more information at least in the near future about his medical condition. but did try to provide as much information as they could or willing. we have some sound from jeff miller. vice president of communications for the nfl, let us listen. >> it was really about damar and making sure that, look, i've never seen anything like it since i've beenso immediateld one on. how do you resume play after witnessing such a traumatic event occur in front of you in realtime? that is the way we were thinking about it. >> that might have actually been troy vincent, a former player making that comment there. who now works in the nfl front office. either way, the phrase that sticks with you. i have never seen anything like it. want to bring in former nfl player. efren salafi, thank you for much for being with us. i'm sure you had a chance to see w

the buffalo bills returning to buffalo, what is it going to take for these players to get back on thet will it be like for them when they play the patriots next weekend? what will it be like? >> it is going to be difficult. the only thing i can -- remotely compare to is when i was a member of the new orleans saints in 2005 and hurricane katrina hit new orleans, hit the gulf coast, and we didn't want to play that was during the summer and i think before the season began, we had a preseason game coming up in a couple days and that was the situation is completely different obviously for a number of reasons, but it's the only thing i can relate it back to you. i know the players did not want to play, they were not in the right mindset to play, especially -- just not in the right mindset. a lot of guys on intermission or that their families were okay, they wanted to make sure that the people in new orleans were, okay they wanted to -- anyway they could kind of like the guys in new york did during 9/11 and you know, that is about the closest thing i can compare, because this is an unprecede

and that is like buffalo. that's the buffalo story.e are a community that is strong and resilient. and we keep moving forward. >> all right. well, we hope that continues for your city and for damar hamlin. mayor byron brown, thank you so much for being with us. we appreciate it. >> thank you very much, jim. >> i'll say go bills. why not. thanks so much. >> go bills. >>> president biden is visiting the border for the first time in his presidency. we'll go there next. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." ♪ pupull up the ancestry app, drink our coffee lookiking at all the information, all the tiny details. dad, check this out. colorize it. look at that. wow. everyone has color. look at that afro. that was the style. you had to have it, otherwise you're not cool. see what else we can find here. wow, i'm getting good at this already. now on sale, at ancestry. ♪ ♪ i'm feeling better. body pain? headache? nope. all in one and done. cuh-congestion? better. cough? fever? better. mucinex all in one relieves 9 symptoms 1 dose. it's not cold and flu

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been through it, man. >> and you know, buffalo has really been through it.supermarket earlier in the year. obviously the blizzard just, what was it? a week ago? losing track of time, but buffalo really lives and -- i hate -- really just lives through their team. right? this is a city that's lost a lot of population. it's a city if you look, ratings in buffer lowe for the bills' games are higher than pretty much any other team. to see this happen, i just -- it's just so tragic. >> what a great guy he is. just want to play as we go to break for everyone this sound of him just a few months ago talking about his teammate jackson, when injured. talking about cherishing life. so we're going to place this for you quickly as we go to break. >> i cherish it every second that i can, you know, every second of every day. just had our prayer, our prayer every wednesday outside next to me. i grabbed his hand a little hardser because you never know when the last day could be that you get to experience something like this. you know? i'm cherishing it every moment i can. i w

my teammate at buffalo, kevin everett, we were covering the kick together.paralyzed, ambulance came on the field. our team was crying. in stanford in college our running back made a play with curtis williams from university of washington was paralyzed from the neck down. two years later he passed away. these scenes are haunting. the thing i think we need to take away from this is, one, it's a reminder how precious life is. two, it's a reminder that there is progress being made. all the talks about safety, player safety, all the lives that have been lost, all the lives that have been altered from players who have played this game, perhaps they're not in vain because you know what? a year ago, five years ago, certainly not ten years ago they would not have stopped the game. >> coy wire there. the entire nfl community is expressing concern for damar hamlin. arizona cardinals defensive end j.j. watt tweeted this. "the game is not important. damar hamlin's life is important. please be okay. please." kansas city chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes said, "praying ha

i guess all a buffalo bill. but he is at the buffalo bills stadium.t are you hearing? and you are smiling, too, and i love that. >> reporter: yeah. once a bill, always a bill. thank you for that, fred. yesterday was a really good day, surprised with that video message from the hospital that you talked about. he was flexing, holesing up heart hands. the players jumped out of their seats, were hooting and hollering and they is a full practice yesterday, hugging and smiling on the practice field. but as our sangay gupta noted, when someone is critically ill or injured there could be good days and not so good days. the team is well aware of that. here is dion dawkins, offensive lineman, talking about welcoming day of good news. >> it's a positive energy right now for whatever roller coaster you want to call it. we are on a positive ride right now where we got to see our guy and we got to see 3 smile and that's literally all we wanted, you know? he is here with us and that's all we can ask for. >> reporter: just over 24 hours from now those players are goi

who loves the buffalo bills? >> all right!s from that december drive. >> we actually have gifts from a buffalo bill, and his name is damar, damar hamlin. >> reporter: paused by the recent snowstorm they are going to these students. this young bills fan is at a loss for words. >> does it put a smile on your face? >> reporter: hamlin's message already resonating. >> do you think a lot of children when they see this action and feel the warmth -- >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: -- will want to give back to their communities. >> it's awesome and changes the mindset. believe me. >> reporter: in the cold uncertain hours blanketing buffalo tonight, a community continues to be blessed by hamlin's strength and love and is showing it right back. sam brock, nbc news, buffalo. >> what an outpouring. that's "nightly news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone. >>> i don't know. i'm really scared about it. i don't know. hopefully our house is protected. >>

so, coy, to where you are, you're at buffalo bills stadium.his is your forever home as a longtime player with the bills, part of the buffalo community. talk to me about this facetime call that hamlin had with his team and what that meant to everybody. >> reporter: yeah. it was a powerful moment because these players witnessed something that led them to the decision to make the unprecedented decision to stop playing in the middle of an nfl game because a player's health, their mental health. this was devastating to see one of their own down on the field suffering from cardiac arrest. the fear, the worry, the doubts, and here they were finally, finally getting a glimmer of hope from their teammate, damar hamlin. yesterday was a really good day. here's head coach sean mcdermott with details on that uplifting video call with damar. >> the thing that make he is laugh is he did this to the guys right away. he flexed on them i guess. he's just got some staple things that they know him for and that he does, and he made the heart symbol more than anyth

tell me about what it is about the town of buffalo that makes you all feel the way you do. >> buffalocity of good neighbors and great neighbors actually. i don't know if it's something in the water over here, but we're all just a big family. everyone sticks together. and we're resilient. you can't put us down. >> that's fantastic. that is on display. you say you're feel good, feeling a big win for the buffalo bills. this is a big day for buffalo, too, and people's expectations of damar hamlin, what are your thoughts about what might happen today at the bills/dolphins game? >> i think we're going to squish the fish today. with damar and with the storm, with everything, you know, you can beat us buffalonians down, but you'll never stop us. this is coming together as a big story that buffalo is a city of good neighbors and we're unbeatable. we're a different breed over here. >> jay withey, very fun chat with him. have fun going to the super bowl. thanks for joining me today. i'm fredricka whitfield. the cnn newsroom continues with jim acosta right now. >>> you are live in the cnn newsroo

buffalo bills safety damar hamlin remains in critical condition.lin's uncle told reporters outside the university of cincinnati's medical center that his nephew's heart stopped twice, once on the field and again in the hospital. the driver of a tesla is suspected of intentionally driving off a california cliff, seriously wounding two children and another passenger. he has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse according to the california highway patrol. >>> a new rule from the fda now allows abortion pills to be offered at retail pharmacies like cvs and walgreens. patients will still need a prescription, but the pills can be picked up at drugstores instead of clinics or doctors offices. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> tonight, political chaos in the house of representatives unlike anything we've seen in a century after the new congress adjourns on day one without a speaker. plus, the ongoing

he covers the buffalo bills for the buffalo news. thank you for joining us. what a night this has been. you are at the game. you saw this happen on the field. walk us through it. >> yes. so, there were about six minutes remaining in the first quarter. a young bills safety was involved in a tackle against a cincinnati player. he briefly stood back up after the tackle and then horrifyingly, collapsed and fell backwards and it was apparent very quickly that he was undergoing a serious medical issue. several of his teammates were distraught. trainers and emergency medical personnel from to both teams and of course, from the stadium, then quickly began work on him. this process took about 15 minutes. i was watching from the press box for men awe -- binoculars and actually saw cpr being performed on the field. i've never seen that before and i certainly hope to never see it again. it was without a doubt the scariest scene that i have ever seen on a football field. very clearly, players and coaches and everyone involved with the situation, it was apparent that it wa

three skarovsky is back with us on the phone, he covers the buffalo bills for the buffalo news, who'sa conference call with three nfl representatives, jay before break caused by trying to follow your tweets ensure bit of information. plus exactly large. -- quite clearly is the secondary to damar hamlin health and well-being. for china everyone is very eager and hopeful, praying for him to get some good news. beyond saying he was in critical condition. i say that's only update we've received, tonight's only update that we expect to receive, -- who have chosen to stay here in cincinnati, to be close to des moines. the bills to moves that have five that's a woeful here shortly. >> it's one of the treatments and said those big, confusing he, said they never expected players to warm up and resume play. they have any more details on what conversations were going on, before they decided to cancel. >> yes, i do, the referee in this game was in constant conversation with both. as the events were unfolding on the field, of course you can see the emotion, particularly on the bills faces but of c

very happy for him and for his family and for the buffalo bills organization.s to be critically ill and continues to undergo intensive care in our surgical and trauma icu. he is being cared for by icu neurosurgery, i'm sorry, ne neurocritical care teams, trauma surgery and a cardiology team as well as our expert nurses and respiratory therapists. they are attending to him and he still has significant progress that he needs to make, but this marks a really good turning point in his ongoing care. >> we are happy to entertain some questions and i believe representatives from the buffalo bills are going to help facilitate those for us. >> 31 question. >> yeah, we can't see the chat, but -- >> dr. pritts and dr. knight -- >> -- will be first. >> dr. pritts, dr. knight, this is cameron wolf with nfl network. really appreciate you spending time with us and sharing updates here. if possible can you take us through the time line from when damar arrived in your care to where we are now as far as what you guys did with his recovery and where that progress in specific is?

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hamlin who is the safety for the buffalo bills? routine hit nothing in particular about this hit certainly wasn't uh, you know, over the top in terms of its aggressiveness, it was a clean hit. um yet they went down, got up, but then collapsed. cpr was administered . he was taken to a local hospital. he is in critical condition, according to his statement from the from the nfl . but let's now bring back fox news host brian kilmeade, who i believe has some insight, brian so in looking at this hit a few people have reached out and contacted me before you guys are now going live and then go into the next hour about what could have happened on a routine hit. it's not amount of the routine hit. it was where it was hit. and what it what it looked to be is a shot to the heart. and what is it looks like a condition called komodo corgis from people who have seen this outside. i think i mentioned earlier. you know the cross game. the reason why you have defibrillators on every side line is a kid 12 13 year old got hit in the chest with a cros

and my dad used to take me to the buffalo bills games and i love the buffalo bills.n so many buffalo bills games, and i can't remember ever seeing anything like this, a player getting hit and then collapsing and an ambulance showing up on the field and cpr being administered. my heart goes out to damar hamlin right now. and like millions of other people are praying for his health. i'm hoping we get a report from the hospital that he's okay. i've never seen players cry like they are right now and just trying to come to grips with the awful situation that's developed. anybody who's a football fan knows this is not something you see. i've never seen it. coy, have you ever seen it before, anything like this? >> yeah, wolf, when i was in college, we were playing against the washington huskies and our running back hit their safety head on, and their safety was paralyzed. and when i was with the buffalo bills, you may remember kevin everett, he hit the wedge, and he was paralyzed after that. and i think you mentioned, you know, you're seeing these tears and the players' rea

he covers the buffalo bills for the buffalo news. thank you for joining us. what a night this has been. you are at the game. you saw this happen on the field. walk us through it. >> yes. so, there were about six minutes remaining in the first quarter. a young bills safety was involved in a tackle against a cincinnati player. he briefly stood back up after the tackle and then horrifyingly, collapsed and fell backwards and it was apparent very quickly that he was undergoing a serious medical issue. several of his teammates were distraught. trainers and emergency medical personnel from to both teams and of course, from the stadium, then quickly began work on him. this process took about 15 minutes. i was watching from the press box for men awe -- binoculars and actually saw cpr being performed on the field. i've never seen that before and i certainly hope to never see it again. it was without a doubt the scariest scene that i have ever seen on a football field. very clearly, players and coaches and everyone involved with the situation, it was apparent that it wa

, flown to a hospital in buffalo, the next step of his extraordinary recovery. after being sedated and intubated, hamlin, doctors say, took a turn for the better. >> he has been up with physical therapy and occupational therapy, walking the unit, tolerating a regular diet, meeting with family. >> reporter: it was one week ago today, during monday night football, the bills safety suffering cardiac arrest, collapsing on the field. medics treating him less than one minute after his heart stopped as the shocked crowd watched in silence. his transfer to buffalo coming one day after the bills' thrilling victory, scoring an unbelievable touchdown on the opening kickoff. >> this is storybook. an opening kickoff return for damar hamlin, and this place is absolutely going wild. >> reporter: hamlin live tweeting from his hospital bed, and doctors say even jumping out of his seat during that eye-opening play, triggering alarms on his medical devices. the bills honoring the first responders who saved hamlin's life. >> thank you. we're proud to have you. >> reporter: after ar

the buffalo sabres playing tonight.s with his number and those same words on it. there were prayer services in both cincinnati and here today in buffalo. all the people speaking today were asked to come and try to give some hope and inspiration in this moment. one of them was joe kelly, wife of bills legend and hall of famer jim kelly. here's a bit of what she had to say. >> coming from a football family and coming from the bills family, we were broken and jim was a wreck. it is family. and damar's family to us. and we consider him a brother. >> damar's on the minds and in the prayers of so many people here in buffalo and beyond. anderson, i've hard you mention the gofundme. his charity was aiming to raise $2500. it's well over $5 million at this point. that speaks volumes of how people are feeling about this young man. >> coy wire, appreciate talking to you. thank you so much, coy. more on the injuries to damar hamlin. a report on the nfl safety record when it comes to players when we come back. everything you've seen

. >>> also remarkable progress for buffalo bills player damar hamlin. an update on his condition and the moment he face timed his teammates from a hospital bed. >>> and a major policy for military parents. the change that will allow them to spend more time with their newborn coming up on cnn. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "cnn this morning." it's january 7th. alex is gracing us with his presence. thank you for being with us, alex. hopefully you got some sleep last night. >> i got some sleep, that means i missed the historic, you know, end of the speakership race. >> yeah. >> and woke up to that news this morning. happy new year to you. >> happy new year to you as well. well, if you missed it, like some of us did because we had to go to bed, we're going to tell you more about this historic drama that played out late last night and into early this morning. it ended with republican congressman kevin mccarthy finally securing the role of house speaker. it took 15 rounds of voting though for mccarthy to finally clinch the gavel as the last lawmaker

want to rebuild the ♪ ♪ y s captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the very latest on buffalols star damar hamlin's condition, after collapsing on the field. the outpouring of support, andf. the outpouring of support and the criticism of the n.f.l. fans rally around the second-year safety, as we hear from hamlin's family for the first time. plus, how a healthy 24-year-old could suffer cardiac arrest. tornadoes in the south, as a major storm system brings heavy snow, sleet, and ice. chaos in the republican party. kevin mccarthy fails multiple times in his bid to be speaker of the house. what happens now. college murder suspect in court, shackled, and in a red prison jumpsuit, agreeing to be extradited back to idaho. his family seen for the first time, claiming cops have the wrong man. plus, new video from a traffic stop showing the suspect. and, story of survival. how a four-year-old girl and nine-year-old boy survived this 250-foot drop. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the we

he covers the buffalo bills for the buffalo news. thank you for joining us. what a night this has been. you are at the game. you saw this happen on the field. walk us through it. >> yes. so, there were about six minutes remaining in the first quarter. a young bills safety was involved in a tackle against a cincinnati player. he briefly stood back up after the tackle and then horrifyingly, collapsed and fell backwards and it was apparent very quickly that he was undergoing a serious medical issue. several of his teammates were distraught. trainers and emergency medical personnel from to both teams and of course, from the stadium, then quickly began work on him. this process took about 15 minutes. i was watching from the press box for men awe -- binoculars and actually saw cpr being performed on the field. i've never seen that before and i certainly hope to never see it again. it was without a doubt the scariest scene that i have ever seen on a football field. very clearly, players and coaches and everyone involved with the situation, it was apparent that it wa

i love the buffalo bills as well.oining us. >> thank you, brother. >> thank you. >>> erin, this is a powerful, very emotional story, especially for those of us who grew up in buffalo. >> just to hear him speak like that. wolf, about you, too, i think so many are moved by that. >>> that story is such a huge one as we're covering what's going on in washington. there has been a development in that front while wolf was speaking there. republican congressman ralph says that he is willing to meet with mccarthy tonight. that is obviously important. also, though, he says he will continue to support jim jordan for speaker. so, we'll see. when asked how long he's willing to go to oppose mccarthy, norman said, quote, six months. joining me now republican congressman of california who is supporting mccarthy for speaker. you voted to impeach former president trump over january 6th, something that i understand congressman mccarthy backed you on and supported you on. so let me ask you, because i know you have known him for a long ti

between the buffalo bills, the cincinnati bengals. the bills safety, lamar hamlin, collapsed on the field after making a tackle in the first quarter of the game. -- this is where joe is so good. but now another bills players down. of the we can tell exactly who that is. maybe hamlin? good jordan player was able to go -- it was indeed hamlin. he was number three on the bills. we are watching it, he appeared to stand up for a moment before collapsing. it is incredibly disturbing to watch what is happened. we don't yet have all the information on his current condition. but we do know that in absence was brought on to the field and according to the espn broadcast, and then received cpr. on the field before being driven out of the stadium in that ambulance. bob costas joins us now on the phone. bob, so scary to see that. to watch consecutive breaks from the game. players, on the field, huddling together. crying. we don't know all that is happening. or what has caused the injury exactly, or what the nature of it is. but have you ever seen a

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this is a buffalo bill's town, whether you like it or not. i'm from britain.ike it in my life. i think it's awesome. there's a feeling when i walk into this building, when i come in here on a buffalo bill's game, it's like nothing else. i can't even explain it. like we just are excited about the game. like all of us. >> reporter: to see his continued recovery, he has a long way to go, to see how far he's come and to see everyone get to game day with so much energy and excitement, how has that made you feel? >> phenomenal. it's amazing. like erica said, i work heerd on monday night. i've never seen anything like it in my life. it was tear jerking. it was -- like that whole team, when that player went down -- >> there was not a dry eye in the building. >> no. >> there was people hugging strangers, silence all over. nobody was moving. nobody was going anywhere until they know -- and i personally probably half of buffalo didn't sleep that night. we wanted to know if he was going to be okay. i can probably speak for everybody that we never felt compassion for someb

we are buffalo in new york city native oy. five now since the bengals beat the ravens today, there will be a rematch between the teams involved in that game. hamlin suffered cardiac arrest, the bangles will be traveling to buffalo to take on the bills next sunday. that's the first game and then there's an afternoon game involving the san francisco 40 niners, except we don't know who they're going to play. yet it's between the cowboys and the tampa bay buccaneers. doesn't matter, right? julie think they're on a roll they're going to hopefully keep on rolling. alright that is our report for tonight. sports wrap with joe and jason is up next. we're gonna have much more on those 49ers. that's right. enjoy the evening. enjoy sports wrap. thanks for watching everybody. 11th. win is now six starter in the nfl. purdy continues to defy conventional thinking this is win or go home. but once the game started, it was all head. it's 11 on 11. i got to do my job boys did. he started like six games like it's. it's incredible. we'll look ahea

cameras rolling when he got the call from the buffalo bills.lin always had dreams beyond football. he started his own foundation called "chasing ms," short for "chasing millions" exned on th which he bills' you channel. >> chasing ms i started in high school. it was really a slogan, a motto. just for pursuing my dreams to get to the nfl, chasing ms. i got to college, got more . ed have a deing i did once i s e ardr >> today we got a toy drive going on. just to have an event where kids can come out, get a toy. have good vibes. >> reporter: hamlin behind the scenes on that very first toy drive. his foundation now the place where people are showing their support. this year's toy drive now over, but fans have donated $7 million on the foundation's gofundme page. >> just hoping that this is a situation where he's able to move on from it and recover from it and have a long, healthy, happy life. not even talking about football. >> at the end of the day, there's sometimes we need to say, the entertainment has to stop. we've got to put the person first.

the moving tributes in buffalo. fans saluting the medical personnel who save

buffalo has been through so much this year.ocery store and the city still recovering from the major blizzard that left dozens dead. fan say it was emotional for the whole city. >> this team means so much to this entire city. it is wild. ist is insane. i'm so happy that damar is on his way to recovering and this team can fight for him. >> hamlin thankful for the support asking for prayers. it will be a long road to recovery. we're awaiting an update from the hospital at 3:00 today. >> dana: thank you. >> bill: our next guest was at the game. buffalo bills hall of fame quarterback jim kelly. you know all about miracles as a cancer survivor. i couldn't believe when i was watching before kickoff. you have randy moss talking about the power of prayer. you have wrecks ryan the former coach crying on the air what he saw in hamlin's recovery. a remarkable set of circumstances. >> yeah, no doubt about it, bill. the thing about it this whole community has pulled together. whenever anything happens in buffalo, everybody comes together. it

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three skarovsky is back with us on the phone, he covers the buffalo bills for the buffalo news, who'scall with three nfl representatives, jay before break caused by trying to follow your tweets ensure bit of information. plus exactly large. -- quite clearly is the secondary to damar hamlin health and well-being. for china everyone is very eager and hopeful, praying for him to get some good news. beyond saying he was in critical condition. i say that's only update we've received, tonight's only update that we expect to receive, -- who have chosen to stay here in cincinnati, to be close to des moines. the bills to moves that have five that's a woeful here shortly. >> it's one of the treatments and said those big, confusing he, said they never expected players to warm up and resume play. they have any more details on what conversations were going on, before they decided to cancel. >> yes, i do, the referee in this game was in constant conversation with both. as the events were unfolding on the field, of course you can see the emotion, particularly on the bills faces but of course the ban

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buffalo is a great city.hrough all of these challenging situations, there are literally hundreds of examples of people trying to help each other and trying to keep the community strong. >> yeah. back to the good news that is coming for buffalo in terms of dammar an the bills. they are playing again on sunday. let me play for you, but let me play with quarterback josh allen said about it. >> i think putting that helmet back on today was a really good thing for our team. and just to -- to kind of go through that process. but i'd be lying if i didn't say some people will be changed forever after being on the field and witnessing that and feeling those emotions. >> what is sunday's game going to mean for everyone in buffalo? >> it is going to be uplifting. it is going to be an opportunity to exhale. so many of us that were watching the game when damar hamlin stood up and fell backwards, we were absolutely horrified in that moment. watching the anguish on the faces of his teammates and the members of the cincinnat

buffalo says, we can't play another game. and prayer is that this young man pulls out of this and there is some type of good news. but then moving forward, what are the conversations we are having in the breach, in the silence? what kind of conversations are we having about this game? and let's talk about that. bill, yes secured not exactly joked but said, the coffer the venting of the game? why not? >> go ahead, dontÉ. amy: ok, dontÉ. >> i think when you look at the importance of the health of damar hamlin, i also want to reiterate to that we are honestly pushing for the best case scenario which is that he can resume a normal and healthy life, forget the nfl, forget playing again. if he is email able to do that, that is great and that is his decision. if he wants to do that, if he is able to post of the most important thing is he is able to resume a normal and healthy life again. that is the best possible outcome here. these injuries that we have seen players take the past few decades, especially with all that we have learne

in a video that is tough to watch, you see buffalo bills - watch, you see buffalo bills defender damarhe got up but moments later he fell on his back, collapsing seconds later. medical personnel rushed to his aid within ten seconds, and they said his heartbeat was restored on the field but the game was called off indefinitely. you can see players from both teams visibly shaken up. fans are both teams stood outside the hospital where he was taken in a show of support. the hospital where he was taken in a show of support-— show of support. what do we know about this player? _ show of support. what do we know about this player? this _ show of support. what do we know about this player? this is - show of support. what do we knowj about this player? this is someone who is young and fit and healthy? that is right, he has only been in the nfl for two years. but at 2a years old, he has been making a remarkably fast rise, making a mark on the field. he finished his college playing career in 2020 at the university of pittsburgh in pennsylvania, not farfrom the university of pittsburgh in pennsyl

they were haunting scenes, and to now know that he is back in buffalo. buffalo strong. what a story this is turning out to be. yeah. it's just one of those stories that just makes you really grateful for the moments we're given as dion dawkins told me on that field after the game. it makes him want to be a better father, a better teammate, a better friend, a better human, and we should all go home tonight and hug those we love a little extra tight. >> dr. nguyen, what's next in the recovery? >> i think it's going to be hard. i mean, he did go through this life-threatening -- not just life-threatening, but extremely serious event where he had at least one episode of cardiac arrest. i think part of it is going to be finding out, was there something underlying? the doctors didn't say they have found anything, which makes me think they haven't found it. was there something underlying that may have prompted this, or was it just this accident with this blunt trauma to the chest that may have caused this cardiac arrest? he's also still going to have to recover, and that might

buffalo bill's safety tomorrow.up cheering on his teammates in their first game since his collapse in the field last monday. that's right. it comes amid a rush of emotional scenes in buffalo and across the country. here's a b cs travel. let's go get one done one of 3123 buffalo bills emotional return to the field in their first game since tamar hamlin's near fatal cardiac arrest. just wanted to come out and play free play loose play for him in the stands, a sea of his number three coaches and players holding back tears of pregame tribute, thanking the medical team who saved hamlin's life. and then on the opening kickoff , unbelievable touchdown. storybook. going wild. you can't. draw that one up, right? that one up any better, and i was just told, spent three years and three months. since the last return, so pretty cool. hamlin eea wh his handse g from al t and after another bills touchdown, tight end dawson knox saying, i love you, damar hamlin tweeting. i love you to the bills, defeating the patriots to cap off a