it should get to the space station by wednesday. >>> it's been a busy offseason for the baltimore ravens, but not in the way the team officials would like. five players have been arrested since the season ended. quarterback jimmy smith was arrested last night at a bar in baltimore. smith was in the bathroom helping a sick friend. officers asked him to leave three times so the medics could step in. they eventually arrested him and charged him with failure to obey a police officer. want to go straight to ameal ya because we have storms coming our way. >> good evening, chris. scattered storms tonight. by 2:00 a.m. most of the area should be dry. now more widespread storms tomorrow as well as tuesday. severe weather is possible, not only tomorrow, but tuesday as well. so here's your monday morning. it's a dry start. the morning commute not impacted by rain. but as early as noon we start to track scattered thunderstorms across the the area. we'll continue to see scattered rain and thunderstorms tomorrow evening. storms later in the day tomorrow could contain high winds, producing isolated win

. >>> a lot of people are angry tonight at the national football league and the baltimore ravens and one of their star players after his arrest for domestic violence, an incident that was caught on camera that received widespread attention. and now the punishment handed down by the league, which critics say is far too light. we get our report on all of it tonight from nbc's willie geist. >> reporter: it was business as usual on the practice field this afternoon for baltimore ravens running back ray rice after the nfl suspended him for two games thursday stemming from a violent fight in february with his then-fiancee. tmz sports posted surveillance video which shows rice dragging janay palmer, who appears unconscious, out of a hotel elevator in atlantic city, new jersey. rice's attorney verified the video but only shows the end of what happened. >> we were in this together. >> reporter: the pair married in march, just one day after his indictment for aggravated assault. but rice entered a diversionary program to avoid prosecution. >> i'm working every day to be a better father, a bett

the video is shocking baltimore ravens running back ray rice dragging his then fiancÉ janae fall hery the hair out of a casino elevator. but what's become more shocking, is the nfl's response. a mere two-game suspension, essentially a slap on a wrist by commissioner known for no nonsense, for many the math just doesn't add up. in 2006, albert haynesworth was hit with a 5-game suspension for stomp on the ground an opponents head during play. commissioner roger godell called it an inexcusable action. in may this year, the indianapolis colts robert mathis was suspended four games for testing positive for clowe mid a known fertility drug. linebacker says he used it do conceive his daughter. however the substance happens to be on the nfl's banned list. then there was a 2011 punishment of a player that wasn't everybody in the league yet. quarterback terrelle prior suspended five games for receiving improper benefits, such as a free tattoo while playing at ohio state. he hadn't even been drafted. critics say the league's weak response to the ricins dent is more proof it does not take domest

the nfl is under fire for the case of baltimore ravens star ray rice who assaulted his wife. critics say the league does not take domestic violence seriously enough. >>> and we go inside comic-con, the biggest geek fest on the planet. you'll see the costumes and the celebrity superheroes as we say -- >> good morning, america. >>> any morning that starts with megan fox is totally fine with me. >> i agree. she is a pretty woman. >> well said. >> good morning, america. >> so much more that could be said. >> i'm holding it. >>> coming up inside comic-con, the megaevent going on in san diego. the place looks a little bit like the bar scene from "star wars." >> only time you'll see thousands of geek groupies. marketing boom for hollywood. that later on in the show but begin with a major scare in the air. u.s. fighter jets launched into action and s.w.a.t. team after a man on board makes fly. so many airline incidents and accidents just this month alone so let's get right to abc's linzie janis here at jfk with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan and bianna. that's rig

the nfl under fire this morning for its response to the case of baltimore ravens star ray rice who assaulted his wife. critics say the league does not take domestic violence seriously enough. >>> and we go inside comic-con, the biggest geek fest on the planet. you'll see the costumes and the celebrity superheroes as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ it's hip to be square ♪ hip hip so hip to be square ♪ hip hip ♪ so hip to be square >>> any morning that starts with megan fox, totally fine with me. >> yeah, i agree with you. she is a pretty woman. >> well said. good morning, america. >> so much more that could be said. >> that's right. i'm holding my fire. >>> coming up, we'll take you inside comic-con, the pop culture mega event going on in san diego. the place looks a little bit like the bar scene from "star wars." >> the only time you'll see thousands of geek groupies uniting. it's the annual gathering of the geeks and gamers that has become a marketing boon for hollywood. we'll get to that later on in the show. >>> but we begin with a major scare in the air. u.s. fighter jets launched

so, it seems that from the very beginning, the league starting with the baltimore ravens and the leaguearger than that, it doesn't have a fundamental understanding what's at play here? >> right. well, i mean first of all, the general manager when he saw the video, he said, you know, he spoke to the press, he said a couple of differently things. among them was maybe another side of the story is going to come out. and again, so i think you kind of have this tacit victim blaming going on. general apalmer or general arice now being able to get up and she apologized for her role in the incident. notably during that press conference, ray rice didn't apologize to her. he apologized to his general manager. he apologized to at that coach, the fanjets. i think the optics of that are terrible. i have spoken to domestic violence, somebody who served as a prosecutor of domestic violence cases in new york city, judy includinge and she now runs sanctuary of families, an anti-domestic violence research group, resource group. and, you know, she said that in many cases, victims, you know, they feel bad a

yesterday the nfl announced baltimore raven running back ray rice will be suspended for the first twoecision comes after this video surfaced of rice dragging his then-fiancee out of an atlantic city hotel elevator in february. the star player was arrested following this incident and later indicted on aggravated assault charges. the league says the suspension is the result of rice violating its personnel conduct policy. is two games enough or should a greater penalty have been handed down? fox news senior correspondent geraldo rivera and former miss america. before i get to you guys, news came out earlier this afternoon. check out steven a. smith and 6 what he had to say about this incident. watch. >> we keep talking about the guys. we know you have no business putting your hands on a woman. i don't know how many times i got to reiterate that. but what i've tried to employ the female members of my family, some of whom you all met and talked to and what have you is that, again, this is what i've done this all my life. let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions because

that will do it for us in baltimore. the ravens are off tomorrow and the redskins

just a bit ago the baltimore ravens wrapped up three open practices.more than 20,000 fans filled the stadium. they dodged a few raindrops, but that didn't dampen the fans' spirit. they were just excited to see their guys back on the playing field. they let out the loudest roar imaginable when this guy's face showed up on the jumbotron. no. 52 ray lewis was hanging out on the sideline while his former team went through about three hours of practice and afterwards still had enough energy to sign autographs for the kids. >> it was a lot of fun. there was a lot of people, not surprised about it, but it's always crazy to see how many people show up for practice and come out and have fun. >> ravens have a great fan base. ng out here to watch us at camp, great turnout, great energy, helps us get through it. >> reporter: diane roberts was in richmond today, redskins getting it done early. here's more on redskins camp. >> reporter: practice wound up early in richmond because head coach jay gruden decided after five days of practice he'd give the guys the aftern

baltimore ravens running back ray rice accused of assaulting his fiance in a casino but some call the nfl's punishment against him barely a slap on the wrist. >>> singer bon jovi's rumored plans for one nfl team may not sit well with his loyal fans and water balloon fights may never be the same again. we'll teshow you what a father eight just invented. it's really cool. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... >>> fox news alert. secretary of state john kerry taking the podium in cairo, egypt, with u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon. israel's security cabinet unanimously rejecting now a u.s. backed proposal for a week-long truce for fighting in gaza. we're keeping a close eye on what the secretary of state is saying and we'll bring you any events to you as they come in. >>> in the meantime, it's a game one in six kids have tried. 86% of parents have never heard of and 1,000 kids die from it every year. we're talking about the choking game and playing it involves strangling yourself to cut off oxygen to the brain all to get high. >> so you're choking. >> you're interested? >> let's call it curi

. >>> one down, two to go, the baltimore ravens wrapped up the first of their three open practices. over 28,000 fans filled the stands here at mmt bank stadium. players getting in lots of practice. the crowd roared when number 52 ray lewis was hanging out on the sidelines while his teammates went through three hours of practice. the players took some time to sign autographs for the kids that were here. >> a lot of fun. a lot of people out here. not surprised but always crazy to see those who have come out to watch us practice. >> coming out here to watch us at camp, a great turnout, energy, helps us get through it. >> reporter: before the ravens hit the practice field, ray wright once again in the news. the runningback not going to appeal his two-game suspension. no big surprise there really. the n.f.l. has been ridiculed for what's considered a too light suspension. yesterday n.f.l. vice president went on the mike radio show to try to explain why. needless to say he didn't do much to ease anyone's concerns. >> suspending one from multiple games costing them hundreds of thousands of

what better way to >> the nfl is suspending baltimore ravens running back ray rice for the first two games of the season following his domestic violence charge. he allegedly knocked out his fiancÉ, now wife, back in may. a lot of people think the punishment is too lenient. thanwill lose more $470,000 by missing the games. directorinnati bands has been fired following allegations of a sexualized band culture. the allegations state that the band members were given somelized nicknames and marched in their underwear, some even naked. raised concerns. >> now to an emotional apology for a woman he had bars who resisted address -- behind bars in northted arrest dakota. >> i am sorry. i apologize. [indiscernible] >> this video you are seeing here shows allison johnson screaming and kicking police officers. she was removed from a plane to the parting hector international airport after she became combative. >> this one grabbed one of the attendant's arms and the second attendant asked her to let go and please go back to her seat, and she let go and then with an the secondlap to attendant acros

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. >> the baltimore ravens ray rice has been suspended the first two for his domestic violence charged. out his dly knocked then fiance. they got married the next day. the 's been criticism of ban. folks think it is too easy but the lls in line with how league handled this type of thinking in the past. he will miss the ravens' game cincinnati and pittsburgh. let's go to basketball. wizards guard john wallace the invitation to attend the u.s.a. basketball raining camp next week and could be a hit add to the roster. he was not on the original pool announced in january but should have been. he was an eastern conference and led the wizards to the playoffance has a chance to team.the the first place orioles are in seattle for the first of a four set. top third young gets a fat and , three-run home run they lead 4-0. that is now on the coast in the fourth inning. shington s fans the warbt capitals won another eastern conference title. in the head with her own partner. one for the ainst castles. they got to play two on one and there before. you have nique match ever seen the castles win the e

it has been an eventful off-season for the baltimore ravens. leave me, those guys are ready to put the pads back on and get to football. joe flacco will get a lot of attention during camp from the new offensive coordinator, who promises to make it exciting and fun. >> i think it will present new challenges. i think that always keeps you fresh and exciting. i do not know if fun is the word. it is always fun. you have got to keep it fun so you can come here every day and get better and learn. >> tony dundee has been spending the last 24 hours explaining what he actually said about michael sam and what he meant. meanwhile, sam, the first openly gay player on the nfl, is battling to get on the rams roster. he took time to comment. >> i have a great respect for coach dungy. everyone in america is entitled to their own opinions. >> for kevin love, he is still the talk of the nba. the cleveland cavaliers made a deal with the utah jazz to help the move for love. the chicago bulls are back in talks with the timberwolves to get love. there is still a bid

i covered him with the baltimore ravens.ally out of character for him. never been in trouble before with the law. that's number one. number two, we really don't -- there's only a select view who have seen the video of what took place inside that elevate error. reports are his now wife had spit in his face and slapped him. so in a way provoking what happened. so maybe the nfl thinks well ray rice is a victim here. doesn't make it right but i'm just -- >> there was some sort of alteration between the two. >> after the incident she's been by his side. >> she got married. >> they got married earlier than schedule and on top of that reports are when ray rice met with roger goodell she pleaded with roger goodell don't make it a difficult sentence for my husband. i'm to blame as well. she championed to say don't make it a lengthy suspension. least but not least ray rice has a foundation to stop anti-bullying and a number of the young kids who could have lost their lives submitted letters and they submitted those in letters to roger

the punishment coming down five months after the baltimore ravens star was arrested. rice can be seen here dragging his then fiancee, now wife out of an elevator at an atlantic city casino. it appears she can't stand up. police say they attacked each other. both were charged with assault. her charges were eventually dropped. sheologized for her role. on thursday ravens coach john harbaugh called rice's suspension, quote, not a big deal. >> i stand behind ray, he's a heck of a guy. he's done everything right since. he makes a mistake. he's going to have to pay a consequence. >> all rise. >> reporter: rice pleaded not guilty to third-degree assault charges. those charges dropped by the new jersey prosecutor when rice agreed to attend a state-run violence intervention program. the nfl also levied a $58,000 fine. >> bart scott is a former teammate of ray rice and has joined us as a cbs morning analyst. good morning. >> good morning. thanks for getting me up so early. >> indeed, indeed. this is a serious story because a two-game suspension. roger goodell has issued tougher

with just ten days until training camp, a baltimore ravens player finds himself in handcuffs in the back of a baltimore county police cruiser. he failed to obey orders to leave a women's restroom. >> he's the fifth ravens player to find himself in trouble with the law. cornerback, jimmy smith was placed under arrest last night after he failed to obey their commands to leave the women's restroom where paramedics were trying to help a sick woman. >> they told the officers that they worked on a photo shoot together, but there's nothing we learned that there was any additional contact between mr. smith and this young lady. >> the news stunning some ravens fans. >> they arrested him for disobeying police orders. >> oh really? wow. why would he do that? >> this started after the restaurant's general manager found jennifer lee passed out on the floor. he flagged down an officer telling him he thought the woman had overdosed on cocaine in his restroom. >> the general manager did give the officers a purse. inside that purse, they found narcotics. >> that's when they found jimmy smith holding the

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the washington redskins and the baltimore ravens getting the day off.ittle rest before things heat up. one weekend, how are the redskins rookies adjusting to life in denturthan real teeth.erent they're about ten times softer and have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident kills 99.99% of odor-causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture everyday. >>> is welcome back. the washington redskins had the day off today from training camp and it doesn't mean their work is done. the rookies have plenty of studying of the play book to do still. dianne roberts is in richmond and has more on how the young guys are adjusting. >> we're here at training camp in richmond where as you can see, there's no activity. that's because players and coaches have a day off. so do the fans as well. there are ten more practices left before they leave richmond. we're going to start with some news about the latest person to come out against the team name. and that is former secretary of state and future potential presidential candi

is defending its punishment for baltimore ravens runningback ray rice. rice as you may have heard received a two-game suspension after surveillance video showed him dragging his fiance out of a hotel elevator after a fight. jan crawford has more. >> are punishment handed out to ray rice sent an unmistakable message or so the n.f.l. 's adolfo doche said. >> reporter: they dolled out bigger infractions for alleged sexual assault, dogfighting or even accidentally shooting yourself in the leg. first repeated -- [ inaudible ] -- amid an uproar the punishment was too lenient. >> the commissioner's authority in this case doesn't provide for a particular feeling on what he could do. however, we are bound in large part by precedent in prior cases. i don't think it's as particularly appropriate to sort of weigh each case against itself on all its facts. >> reporter: but his answers had the host of espn's mike&mike show befuddled. >> i don't think it was a tough message at all. at all for domestic violence. >> to be completely honest i do not feel that most people

. >>> much like the redskins, the baltimore ravens are entering training camp with something to prove. they open camp in unfamiliar territory after missing the postseason for the first time since 2007. today guys arriving at the performance center in owings mills, a lot of smiles. for so many there is, the vocal leader was in ray lewis. now that responsibility has been distributed to other players. terrell suggestion says this is the first time for his quarterback to find his own voice. >> he's not the most vocal. but sometimes we may need that. you know what i mean? he may have to cuss somebody out. he may have to cuss me out. you know what i mean? it's good to hear your quarterback, you know, get after somebody sometimes. i think it would be a good thing. >> it would be fun to see. >>> washington nationals looking to wrap up the season sweep of the rockies. they got to strasberg early. couldn't get it done today. rockies win it 6-4 avoiding the sweep. the nats weren't totals. before the became, aaron got into a staredown with brandon barnes who would blink first? they got fed water,

. >>> the nfl is facing criticism this morning for its punishment of baltimore ravens running back rayave rice a two-game suspension after his february arrest for allegedly hitting his then fiancee. video surfaced showing rice dragging the apparently unconscious woman who is now his wife out of a hotel elevator. he practiced with the team. coach harbaugh said rice made a mistake. >> we always said from the beginning the circumstances would determine the consequences. there are consequences when you make a mistake like that. i stand behind ray. he's a heck of a guy. he's done everything right since. >> rice could avoid criminal charges altogether if he completes a court ordered program. the nfl has given out stiffer penalties to players who have sefed positive for marijuana and broken ncaa rules. >>> scott fujita got questioned on a twitter response. >>> the director of ohio state's university famed marching band was fired. the band's elaborate halftime show often went viral. the investigation found director jonathan waters failed to stop a culture of sexual rituals. students allegedly

. >> on a snowy day in the of seasons, the training camp for the baltimore ravens football team seems deserted but a j.b. rigans, the senior advisor to player development is at his desk as he is every day. >> you come here to work several times a week, and one wouldn't blame you if you wanted to stay at home. what keeps you coming here? >> sure, i could have stayed home and gone into seclusion after my als diagnosis. but coming to work is about refusing to give up. if we are isolated from human interaction, our spirits will wither and die. >> a driving force on the ravens 2001 super bowl winning team. oj was diagnosed with a paralyzing and incurable disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. network. >> they say the average life span is two to five years. 40. okay. well what am i going to do? you can lay down and say whoa is me and go in the corner? >> never been my attitude. >> als, a neurological disorder is also known as lou gehrig's disease. from raven rookies to harden veterans, this is brimming full of men who appear to have super human strength. no matter who they are, they all ag

were talking today about the nfl's two-game suspension of star running back ray rice of the baltimore ravens. surveillance footage from february shows rice dragging his fiance from an elevator in an atlanta city casino. he allegedly knocked her out. but the couple has since married. rice was charged with aggravated assault, but the charge will be dropped if he completes counseling. james brown is a special cbs news correspondent and, of course, the host of "the nfl today." j.b. rice's punishment, certainly caused a lot of chatter in the league today. >> scott that it did and the push-back from the public has been pretty strong. most people are saying that domestic violence is not equivalent to making a mistake. as a matter of fact, the nfl commissioner roger goodell has taken an awful lot of heat for what some consider to be a relatively light suspension. a highly regarded official i talked with said compared to other suspensions, a first-time offender using performance-enhancing drugs, a four-game suspension. michael vick engaged in dog fighting an indefinite suspension. ben roth less burge

story we brought you last week, and that's the question surrounding a two-game suspension for baltimore ravens' star ray rice following an off-season domestic violence arrest involving his then-fiancee. after a discussion about rice friday on espn, host stephen a. smith received a firestorm of criticism from viewers and colleague michelle beadle after suggesting that victims can take steps to avoid provoking violence. >> we also have to make sure that we learn as much as we can about elements of provocation. not that there's real provocation, but the elements of provocation. you've got to make sure that you address it because what we've got to do is do what we can to try to prevent the situation from happening in any way. >> yesterday smith offered a taped apology because of the comments and how they were perceived. and here's some of what he had to say. >> my words came across that it is somehow a woman's fault. this was not my intent. it is not what i was trying to say. yet the failure to clearly articulate something different lies squarely on my shoulders. to say what i actually said was fo

back in february, baltimore ravens running back ray rice was caught on tape dragging his then fiancee out of an a elevator. as nbc bay area's ian cull shows us, rice and the league are now taking hits for sending the wrong message. the incident happen back in february. tmz sports posted video showing baltimore running back ray rice dragging his then fiancee out of a hotel elevator. yesterday he was suspended for two games. >> we're in this together. >> reporter: the two married in march. rice entered a pretrial intervention program to avoid charges, and both met with the nfl commissioner before his suspension was announced. >> i am working every day to be a better father, a better husband, you know, and just a better role model. >> i was mortified. and it kind of made me sick to my stomach. >> reporter: domestic violence victims advocate groups like next door in san jose shocked by the decision. asking how a league handing out four game suspensions for smoking marijuana gives two to rice. >> that you can minimize violence against women, that it's not as meaningful as smoking a joint.

. >>> the controversy is building tonight over the penalty imposed on baltimore ravens running back ray rice for violating the nfl's personal conduct policy. a two-game suspension without pay, after that disturbing moment caught on tape at a casino involving his then-fiance. here's abc's byron pitts with the tape. >> reporter: the outrage over the light punishment given to ray rice from nfl commissioner roger goodell is growing, both online and in the media. >> roger goodell is not only married, but he has two daughters. and for the life of me, i'm trying to figure out how he does he explain to his daughters what he just did? >> reporter: that's because this video of rice is so disturbing. tmz sports got hold of this surveillance video taken inside an atlantic city casino last february. the all-pro super bowl winning running back hovering over and then dragging his then-girlfriend, now wife, unconscious out of an elevator after he punched her in the face. consider these other nfl punishments. steroid use is an automatic four-game suspension. one player suspended three games for a bar fi

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. >> reporter: it has been a rough off season for the baltimore ravens. they have dealt with legal problems for as many as five players. one of the players involved in skirmishs with the law. jimmy smith, just trying to focus on football now. they need him. smith played all 16 games last year. he was okay, but now he says it is time to really step up. >> going into this year i felt pretty good. i always feel confident of my skill level. >> reporter: jimmy is a big physical long guy. that is something he is going to naturally do. you want to play to your strengths you know, no matter what the endeavor. >> this season thursday night football comes to cbs. the ravens are featured eleventh against the hated pittsburgh steelers. they will play that game redskins play giants thursday september 25th. the ravens hold their first open to the public practice tonight at m&t stadium we will be live in baltimore in the evening newscast. >>> it is 6:14. and wusa9 wants to help you find the best and worst gas prices in your area. overall they are dropping, but still we

appear for a week in the wake of comments he made on friday regarding the two-day suspension of baltimore raven ray rice for assaulting his girlfriend. while smith made it clear there was no reason for a man on hit a woman, he said women needed to do their part to make sure they were not beaten up. he told female members of his family, quote, let's make sure not to do anything to provoke wrong actions. smith apologized calling it the most egregious error of his career, but it didn't stop "the view"'s whoopi goldburg from fed didding him. >> if you somebody you cannot be sure you will not get hit back. teach women do not live with this idea that men have a chivalry thing with them and don't assume it is still in place. don't be surprised if you hit a man and he hits you back. if you make the choice as a woman who is 4 foot 3 and you decide to hit a guy who is 6 foot tall and you are the last thing he wants to deal with that day and he hits you back, you cannot be surprised. >> it did the not stop espn from suspending smith saying it does not reflect the company's view point or values. view you y

. >> coming up nfl suspends baltimore ravens ray rice for knocking out his fiancee@pp@p ♪ >>> backfebruary we brought you the horrific video of nfl running back ray rice dragging his then fiancee's unconscious body out of an atlantic city elevator. his punishment from the league a whopping two games. test positive for weed or performance-enhancing drugs it may cost you a full season. an upper downtown your fiancee just two games. does the nfl need to re-examine their conduct guidelines or is this a symptom of the culture. >> it's not a big deal. it's just part of the process. i stand behind ray. he's a heck of a guy. he's done everything right since. he makes a mistake. he'll have to pay a consequence. good for kids to understand that it works that way. that's how it should be. we're not dwelling on it. we're moving forward. >> not a big deal. >> what an idiot. >> go ahead, bob. >> listen to that jerk talk like that and say it's not a big deal and ray is a heck of a guy. he's not. he's an aabuser. he beats up women. nfl is a neanderthal. i think they are a sexist organization. >> d

suspension over comments he made about domestic abuse following the nf almost suspension of baltimore ravense. rice allegedly knocked out his then fiance in a casino elevator, classy. in a response seemed to suggest, that sometimes abuse is the woman's fault. >> i try to employ the female members of my family, some of who you all met and talked to, what have you, again, this what i have done, this all my life, let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions. >> yeah. slippery slope. smith apologized for comments but still told to take a week off work. rice was suspended for only two games. >> go ahead. sandra, you're sporty one. >> i'm jumping in on this one because, listen, i don't think there is anybody, i will speak for you all in this couch, i don't think there is anybody sitting here today this is going to be detriment tall to stephen smith's career. >> by the way, same thing about chad johnson in 2012. >> take a week off. sid on the bench. espn will look like a good guy and stephen smith, his noteriety will go up. more people will know him. >> aren't we guilty of being th

. >>> let's move from redskins training camp to baltimore ravens. on the first day of full squad practice of training camp, ravens found out they'll be without star running back ray rice for first two games of the regular season. rice has been suspended for violating the personal conduct policy following the off season arrest for domestic violence. he hit his fiance and knocked her unconscious. security video shows him dragging her body out of an elevator. rice was fined a game check and can't participate in training camp and all of baltimore's preseason games. >> they fined him almost half a million. that will hurt. thanks. >>> nightly news coming up next. >> we hope to see you for news 4 at 11:00. have a good evening. >>> on our broadcast tonight, out of the sky. another commercial jetliner vanishes off the radar as a horrible series of air disasters continues. tonight, we look at overall safety in light of it. >>> direct hit on a united nations school in gaza. many dead and injured including women and children. and now the question, were they war

smith made the comment while speaking about an incident involving baltimore ravens running back, ray rice. you know the surveillance video by now. he was in atlantic sit which his wife. now, national news story "tmz" released surveillance video, long time ago. >> to employ the female members of moo family, some of how have talk, what have you, again, this is what i have done this all my life, let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong action. >> oh, boy, that's where he steered off course there. ray rice's two game suspension by the nfl for violating the league's personal conduct policy triggered this conversation. and conversation across the country. the former philadelphia inquirer writer apologized on espn on monday. >> i made what can only amount to the most aggregious error of my career. while elaborating on sorts concerning the nfl ruling versus ray rice, following domestic dispute with his then fiancee, end slurred tie by allude to go a woman's role in such haneous mat efforts going sofas to use the words provoke in my dieto be. my words came across somehow a woman'

ray rice baltimore ravens women's draft neck t-shirt pink. you love watching your ravens defeat the competition, especially when ray rice is on the field. show your support for baltimore and your favorite player with this draft him shimmer v neck tee and think how helpful it will be if we need to identify you if you're unconscious because an nfl wife beater got to you. >> olbermann also points out players have been suspended for longer after smoking pot and i think he just nailed it, too, if we had not seen that video. >> it's really hard to watch that video and to marry that with the visual of the pink. >>> families in orange county, california, apparently misunderstood what was meant to be a kind gesture. >> last week neighbors started getting porcelain dolls like this one left on their doorstep and if that's not creepy enough, the dolls resembled the daughters living in the home. so the people who lived there were sort of like what's going on here? they called the cops. it turns out the dolls were from a woman who went to church with the fa

the case in point involves baltimore ravens running back ray rice. the n.f.l. gave them a 2-game suspension for allegedly knocking his wife unconscious in an elevator, and the commentator suggested that rice's wife provoked him into beating her. smith was semeneded and offered this apology. >> my word came across that it was somehow a woman's fault, it was not my intent or what i was trying to say. the failure to clearly articulate something lies squarely on my shoulders. >> the incident raises incidents of violence against african-americans. a journalist called it a national crisis. charles ellis son calls us to talk about violence against black women. thank you for joining us tonight. what was your reaction to what you heard on tape. >> right. stefan smith is basically saying that that was not his intent. he shouldn't have said it at all. you have a lot of folks who are watching this unfolding, and it's been unfolding for some time, this unfolding national crisis that is called domestic violence, and some folks may want to say that well, they'll acknowledge t

that's the suspension for baltimore ravens running back ray rice following his arrest for knocking his then girl friend, now wife, unconscious. now outrage over what many call the nfl's slap on the wrist. joining us is women's right reporter gloria allred. gloria, two games suspended. what do you think? >> greta, it's a disgrace, an outrage, it's a slap in the face at women and how much they matter. it's a sign that the nfl doesn't value women and violence against women. it's ridiculous. this woman was apparently knocked unconscious and apparently then later they made up and then they got married and then they went and saw the commissioner, but the commissioner should know better. and he needs to have a more serious consequence because unconscious. and it was terrible to see. so i thought for sure that the league would -- they had a chance here to really make a statement, to come out and do something positive and say that they had zero tolerance for domestic abuse and they gave two games. when you look at the history, even the recent nfl suspensions right here in philadelphia, there ar

the nfl's 2-game suspension of baltimore ravens running back ray rice for apparently knocking his fiancee unconscious has talk shows and social media buzzing. security video at an atlantic city casino showed rice dragging janay palmer out of an elevator in february. charges were eventually dropped and the couple have since married. the nfl has given longer suspensions for pot smoking and illegal tattoos. the suspension and fine will cost rice over 700-thousand dollars. the new batman is already making his first public appearance. photos of ben affleck in his batsuit are being passed out at "comic-con" in san diego. affleck becomes the new bruce wayne, when "batman vs. superman' debuts in may of 2016. the new batman cape and cowl are also on display at comic- con. i want to see the test shot because he has really pumped up. you guys seen the pictures? just to visualize. >> i see it every morning. >> what are you talking about? i'm going to check in with your wife about that. >> there you are. there's the picture. hiding all the goods with your tape.cape. >> sorry i guess i'm supposed to re

. >>> baltimore ravens running back ray rice spoke out to the media for the first time today since he got the two-game suspension everybody is all fired up about. rice was arrested in february on domestic violence charges. sports center kristen berset is here with more. i'm wondering did he calm any of the critics? >> i don't know, but he did speak from the heart today. the last time was a press conference and he only made a statement and didn't answer questions. today he actually took questions about the incident, the video and how he's feeling now. he was joined by his wife back then and she was there again today, but this was only ray talking today. the press conference lasted about 17 minutes and about 30 members of the ravens team stood behind the media the entire team showing their support for their teammate. 1 thing ray made sure to do this time, he acknowledged that he failed to apologize publicly to his wife. rice called this incident the biggest mistake of his life. >> i just replay over and over in my head, that's not me. my actions were insaexcu ble. that's something i hav