one carolina panther was not.e's cnn's nick havalencia. >> reporter: burieied two iy ei on sunday, hardy inactive for sunday's matchup against the detroit lions. news posted on the carolina panthers' official twitter page hours before kickoff. important as much for what it said as what it didn't. >> the decision was made we believe this was in the best interest of the carolina panthers. >> we're not going to be talking about anything until afterwards. >> reporter: this summer hardy was convicted of domestic violence. he dragged his girlfriend from room to room by her hair then threatened to kill her after a long night of drinking. hardy says he's innocent and is appealing the decision. the panthers reserving judgment. >> we have worked extremely hard to build an organization of integrity. >> reporter: at a recent awards event in charlotte, the team's owner, jerry richardson, choked back tears talking about the accusation against his player. >> i stand firmly against domestic violence, plain and simple. to those wh

he plays for that owner on the carolina panthers. and that team has taken no action against him since his conviction. after taking that day off yesterday from pack tis to meet his lawyers about his domestic violence position, hardy was back at practice today. and, despite all of that emotion from the team owner last night, greg hardy, we're told, is due to play in the team's second game of the season this weekend. as is ray mcdonald. the reason, of course, there is this new, incredible level of emotion in this new pressure and all of this attention around this problem is because of ray rice who, this week, was fired from the baltimore raichs. it doesn't look like he's going to have a future in football at all because of his domestic violence against his fiance. the way this huge, multi-billion dollar industry dealt with ray rice and deals with the problem in general that is not over. what's happening to the league is a story that's going faster and not stopping. the league looks like it may have covered up the ray rice case to a cert

at first he was suspended by the carolina panthers for just one game. this is not the only thing grabbing headlines for the nfl, also happening today, league and the players union agreed to a new drug policy. a major policy, for hgh and growth hormone. and they changed the length of suspensions for violations. there will be a lot of chatter about these new policies and more on the latest policies for the nfl on world news with david muir directly after "action news" at 6:00. >>> lawmakers have again delayed a vote on a cigarette tax to fund philadelphia schools, they voted unanimously in favor of the bill yesterday. they would add a $2 tax to every pack of cigarettes sold in philadelphia. they would not take a full vote on the measure until senators returned to harrisburg, that could happen as early as monday, supporters of the tax say it's critical to avoid furnish cuts to city schools. >> a controversy has cats, dogs and even pigeons on the minds of top lawmakers, they must decide if protecting cats and dogs is the decision they want to protect. walte

panthers. tony, you picked carolina in this one. what happened? >> well, i did, bob. i thought that carolina defense would dominate this game and they have a great defense but mike tomlin has to be happy tonight and, as a matter of fact steeler fans. that steelers offensive line tonight looked like they did in their super bowl years. they protected the passer but they opened up some gigantic holes for the running backs. you machining two runners over a hundred yards and hasn't happened in pittsburgh since 1986 and if you want to know how long that was, i was an assistant coach for the steelers that day. >> you're making us all feel our age. before we turn to mike florio, we might note that after just three weeks, there are only three unbeaten teams left in the nfl, philadelphia, cincinnati, and arizona. mike, another week of off the field issues for the nfl. what are you working on for tomorrow? >> well, the big issue off the field, bob, continues to be the ray rice situation. he has appealed his indefinite suspension. ordinarily roger goodell would have the authority

he played his entire career with the carolina panthers. they released him in this offseason. he had a chance to get back at his old team. he is 35 years old today, he played like he was 25. we're scoreless in the second quarter on third down, joe flacco is looking for owen daniels here. the ball gets tipped by daniels, and it goes right to steve smith senior. 61 yards, the first touchdown against his old team, he wasn't done. later on in the game, baltimore leaves it 14-7. flacco going up top to smith again. with the defender all over him, he still makes the grab, 138 yards receiving on seven catches, two touchdowns for steve smith senior, the ravens, they go on to blow out carolina panthers, 38-10 is your final score. you know that had to feel good for steve smith, what a great game. >> oh yes, it was. >> absolutely. awesome stuff. thanks so much, well that's the news for now, nightly news up next, we're back at 11:00, see next, we're back at 11:00, see you af. nextin fairfax county1:00, see you af. we had to cut a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing print

the carolina panthers put defensive end greg lady on paid leave wednesday.e was convicted in july of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and threatening her life. nfl commissioner roger goodell is under fire for the league's response to domestic violence. some of that pressure is coming from sponsors. anheuser bush, fed ex, mcdonald's, pepsi and visa have told the league they're watching how it handles these cases. danielle nottingham for "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> police are trying to track down a suspect who held up a philadelphia market. he didn't use a gun, though. take a look at this and pay attention over here to these bananas. the suspect comes in grabs a banana. this is on a store on popular street. he stuffs the banana in his pocket and demands money from the cashier. the suspect took off after getting money and cigarettes. >> he then gets onto his bike and peels away on that bike. we're asking for the public's help. he's a neighborhood resident. he did put these people in fear as they cannot tell what the item was when he demanded money claimi

panthers. tony, you picked carolina in this one. what happened? >> well, i did, bob. i thought that carolina defense would dominate this game and they have a great defense but mike tomlin has to be happy tonight and, as a matter of fact steeler fans. that steelers offensive line tonight looked like they did in their super bowl years. they protected the passer but they opened up some gigantic holes for the running backs. you machining two runners over a hundred yards and hasn't happened in pittsburgh since 1986 and if you want to know how long that was, i was an assistant coach for the steelers that day. >> you're making us all feel our age. before we turn to mike florio, we might note that after just three weeks, there are only three unbeaten teams left in the nfl, philadelphia, cincinnati, and arizona. mike, another week of off the field issues for the nfl. what are you working on for tomorrow? >> well, the big issue off the field, bob, continues to be the ray rice situation. he has appealed his indefinite suspension. ordinarily roger goodell would have the authority

and late today, yet another player, greg hardy of the carolina panthers, we've learned he's been benched over charges of domestic violence. abc's ryan smith, back on the case. >> reporter: tonight, in a huge about-face, the minnesota vikings bowing to public pressure, sidelining their biggest star, adrian peterson. just yesterday, the team said peterson would play sunday, despite his indictment for alledgedly beating his 4-year-old son with a tree branch. >> we made a mistake and we needed to get this right. >> reporter: but as the vikings owner apologized, some of peterson's teammates rallied behind him. >> people are blowing this out of proportion. i don't think it's fair at all. i think, you know, he should be able to play. he hasn't been convicted of nothing. >> reporter: then, just hours later, another nfl bombshell. the carolina panthers benching one of their stars, greg hardy, who was convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, a neighbor calling 911. >> we need the police here now. before this girl gets seriously hurt. now. >> reporter: hardy will face a new trial, but until today

carolina panther, great hardy was found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend in the san francisco49ers ray mcdonald to be facing a domestic violence charge. ruleuck confuse the nfl with those of police, prosecutors and judges. they are on the flight line -- front lines to reduce violence. you, there are always three sides to every story, not three site. his side, her side, and the truth. i hear about domestic violence on women, or is also domestic violence on men. so that has to be taken into account as well. i see the nfl doing their thing and to protect their brand corporate profits and all of that. well,s immoral as building stadiums for billionaires. story,ee sides to every and all of that -- law enforcement loves this because, it is now their opportunity in the municipality to get revenue. my son was convicted -- there was no offer of dropping charges after a year of probation, none of that. -- as a public defender true public defender that we paid $1100 for. i believe in training for law enforcement people, he'd the folks away from each other for 24, 72 hours. let the situat

this is carolina panthers defensive end greg hardy.e was convicted in july on two counts of domestic violence after assaulting and threatening to kill his girlfriend. greg hardy is appealing that conviction and his team, the carolina panthers, initially allowed him to play pending his appeal after the conviction. greg hardy played in his team's first game of the season last week but then this past weekend they decided they were going to bench him. today greg hardy's coach had to face the media about his team's shifting response to that domestidomest i ic violence situation. >> is greg going to be with the team this week? >> greg is with the team. we're in a situation where we'll go through this week and evaluate the circumstances and situation. in light of a lot of things that have happened, we're going to continue to gather information on this. this is a very fluid situation, guys. we'll see what happens. >> any new information since you guys played him in week one but sat him in week two? any new information in this week -- >> i don'

the carolina panthers suspending greg hardy for fm domestic violence. then john dan dwyer side lining him after he was arrested a few days ago busted of beating his wife two separate times. >>> a new startling study revealing the hidden dangers in your diet soda. it may raise your blood sugar levels and contribute to serious health problems like diabetes and obesity. the zero calorie sweeteners change the composition of normal beneficial bacteria in our body and mess with the way we metabolize sugar. >> switching gears completely, the man charged with aiding isis will be in court. a naturalized citizen in yemen was trying to recruit americans to fight for isis and plotting to kill soldiers returning from the middle east. he is expected to plead not guilty to 7 counts. he faces up to 65 years in prison. his uncle is in prison for funneling millions of dollars to a?h-$ terror network associatedh os begin laud in yems ma'a -- on in yemen. >> president obama still says no x combat troops on the ground despite his joints chief of staff saying otherwise. >>>

. >> carolina panthers benching gray hardy on sunday he was convicted of domestic violence this summer. >> when rice pile files his appeal later today he is expected to explain he told the nfl the truth about what happened in the elevator the night before the video, the night before the video ever surfaced. >> defending super bowl champs the seattle seahawks wilting in the san diego sun. temperatures hitting 118 degrees. the chargers phillip rivers kept that game hot. rivers connecting with the antonio gates with three touchdowns. chargers win 30-21. in the late game the chicago bears meltiounting an epic comek 29 points in the 4th quarter as they throw for four touchdowns. the panthers beat the lions 24-7. have to add that in there. >> british aid worker david haines and john kerry meet with foreign ministers over an international plan to defeat the savage isis militants. peter doocy is live in washington where there is concern if the u.s. is in fact doing enough. peter? >> that's right, heather. as secretary of state john kerry scrambles to find international support for what he now

first time this year the ravens venture outside of the afc north as they get set to take on the carolina panthersto ravens report. i'm jerry sandusky. kristen, good time to face an nfc at a good location. ravens have won 14 off the last 15 games. >> carolina hasn't played here since 2006 and coming off a loss to

another star was benched from the carolina panthers. they deactvafted greg hardy, convicted of assaulting his girlfriend in july in sarasota. saturday, minnesota viking adrian peterson was booked for allegedly hitting his 4-year-old son with a branch. his attorney says he was disciplining the child. >> a grand jury having indicted this case looked at the injuries inflicted upon the child and determined that discipline was not reasonable. >> meantime, high above new york's metlife stadium yesterday, a dramatic call for embattled nfl commissioner roger goodell to step don. >>> the san francisco 49ers put on a less than stellar show for their first regular season game in their new stadium. it looked like the 49ers were headed for an upset of the chicago bears. but it all collapsed in the fourth quarter after the bears quarterback jay cutler passed for three touchdowns in less than steven minutes. final score, bears 28, 49ers 20. >>> hillary clinton returned to iowa sunday for the first time since 2008 w when she was troune in the state cau

he's a linebacker for the carolina panthers. to plug his head into an iphone and charge it." [ laughter ] getting low on batteries. next up we have vince williams. [ laughter ] he's a linebacker for the pittsburgh steelers. he was voted "most likely to be the eyes behind the paintings at the old mansion." [ laughter and applause ] next from the panthers is david foucault. he was voted "most likely to have been left on metallica's doorstep when he was a baby." [ laughter ] you guys want to raise a baby? from the steelers is marcus gilbert. he was voted "most likely to say, 'what's up, boo? you looking fine' to a three musketeers bar." [ laughter ] i'm gonna get all up in that nougat. next from the panthers is brenton bersin. he was voted "most likely to sign your birthday card 'love aunt thor.'" [ laughter ] we have an aunt thor? next from the steelers is justin brown. he was voted "most likely to hear a pop when he takes off his helmet." [ laughter ] next from the steelers is jason worilds. he was voted "best impression of a hap

just before kickoff, the carolina panthers deactivating defensive end greg hardy. hardy convicted of assaulting his girlfriend in july. this chilling 911 call came from a neighbor. >> we need the police here now before this girl gets seriously hurt. now. >> reporter: hardy was allowed to play while he appealed his conviction. but that decision scrutinized by many in the wake of the growing scandals around domesting violence in the nfl. above stadiums, calls for the embattled nfl commissioner to step down. >> in the midst of this incredibly important conversation about domestic violence and the worst scandal in the history of u.s. pro sports, the nfl doesn't get it right. >> reporter: minnesota viking adrian peterson booked for allegedly hitting his 4-year-old son with a branch. >> a grand jury looked at the injuries inflicted upon this child and determined that punishment was not reasonable. >> reporter: his attorney says he was simply disciplining his child. peterson kept off the field even as he's fans showed up wearing his jersey. and ray rice suspended by the n

the carolina panthers greg hardy was convict fled july of assaulting and threatening his then ex girlfriend. he sat out today. ray rice and the ravens have been indefinitely suspended by the nfl and released by his team after video shows him punching his then fiance. the two are now married. andrea peterson is side lined after being indicted by a grand jury on abuse charges. goodell was protested outside two stadiums. this sign flown above first energy stadium in cleveland features the hashtag goodell must go. the group says the commissioner failed women by not taking action. the banner was supposed to fly above levi stadium today but the plane had mechanical problems. >>> traffic was notably easier for fans head together stadium. in part because so many people arrived early to pack into the green lot. that great america's massive area. the park was closed today accommodate the football fans. an impressive tailgating village was set up hours before kick off. the mayor of santa clara says the stadium is an economic boost for the south bay. before the game, mayor jamie matthews served pancake

who is appealing his july conviction on domestic abuse charges, was at first suspended by the carolina panthers for just one game. today, team officials had this to say. >> greg's decided to take a voluntary leave with pay until his legal proceedings are resolved. >> reporter: just this morning, the minnesota vikings announced that embattled star adrian peterson is banned from all team activities as he faces a child abuse charge, accused of hitting his 4-year-old son with a tree branch. the decision to put peterson on the nfl's exempt list coming just one day after the team announced it would reinstate the former mvp. >> we made a mistake. and we needed to get this right. adrian will be away from the team and focus on his personal situation. >> reporter: nike announcing today it has suspended its endorsement contract with peterson, saying in a statement nike in no way condones child abuse or domestic violence of any kind, and has shared our concerns with the nfl. just last week, nike also ended its deal with former baltimore ravens star ray rice, caught on camera beating his now wife. initially

the carolina panthers have removed greg hardy from their active roster until his domestic violence case. hardy was convicted in july on two counts of domestic assault and threatening to kill his exgirlfriend. he is allowed to play during the appeals process. it's just the latest development in the off the field roller coaster for the football league. the season has been focused less on football and more the legal and public relations problems that the nfl is dealing with. with nbc 10 national correspondent jay gray reports, high-dollar sponsors are weighing in. >> reporter: the nfl continues to scramble, less pressure from the public relations and legal blitz against the league builds. mcdonald's, gm, bridgestone an a growing list of other major sponsors, including the nfl's biggest partner, anheuser-busch, have put the league on notice, that they're closely watching the ongoing controversy and the nfl's response but they've still stopped short of ending their relationships with the league. >> the average nfl sponsor gets back more than $2 in profits for every dollar they spend on spon

the carolina panthers placed greg hardy on the inactive list. he was convicted in july of assaulting and threatening his then-ex-girlfriend. the baltimore ravens released ray rice and the nfl suspended him indifferent enough after a video showed him punching his now-wife in february. adrian peterson of the minnesota vikings is on the bench and out of jail after being charged with child abuse. >> our game day coverage continues with larry beil. the image problem seems to be growing. >> this has been a very rough week for the nfl in the news, with the names you just mentioned. these are star player in some case, with ray rice, adrian peterson and greg hardy, and ray mcdonald will play tonight for the 49ers, though he remains under investigation for domestic violence. the 49ers maintaining their stance that ray macdonald deserves to right to due process, and until the legal system decided his fate he is going to play. each team in the league has the discretion to decide how they want to handle these situations. while the nfl -- with the nfl launchi

the carolina panthers sidelining greg hard econ viced it of assaulting his girlfriend. and jonathon dwyer benched accused of head butting and punching his wife and throwing a shoe at their todd leer. guy i would never hurt my son. >> fans are continuing to exchange the jerseys of their former favorite players. >> i don't know what could be said by goodell at this point. i think they dropped the ball on the situation. >> goodell says he that plans to resign. instead he wants to lead the league in implementing new programs to education players on domestic violence and come up with a consistent policy on i did palestinian. abc news, new york. >>> now before we move oif you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence here is the number for the do me -- dome stick hotline. we have it posted at abc7news.com. >>> police are looking for two men uh could youd of sexually assaulting a girl. they forced her in on tuesday afternoon and sexually assaulted her and dropped her off by prospect road. these are sketching of the suspects. they are described as two men in their 30

the carolina panthers removed greg harding from the team until his domestic violence case is resolved. minnesota viking adrian peterson may be banned, but he will be cashing in. he'll be paid $700,000 a week. officials for the team banned him from all activities while he deals with child abuse charges. he has lost sponsorship deals with motor oil and hike iny. >> an arkansas teenager was forced to change her t-shirt before her class because it contains sexual content. the t-shirt reads virginity rocks on. the 15-year-old said she had worn the shirt plenty of times. staff members at fayetteville junior high say her shirt would disrupt the classroom. >> i like the shirt, i don't think anybody would make a big deal out of the it. >> her mother said the sured is bold and appropriate. she plans to wear the virginity rocks t-shirt in public, but no no longer at school. >> still ahead on "action news," record flooding could wreak havoc on the southwest. what residences are doing to -- residents are doing to get ready for the store. >> a man held up a corner store with a piece of fruit. detai

greg hardy of the carolina panthers, ray mcdonald of the 49ers, jonathan dwyer of the cardinals, andminnesota vikings adrian peterson charged with child abuse. the league will have mandatory education and training for players and staff come a new conduct committee, and will partner with the national domestic violence --line and an actual national sexual violence resource center. becky lee is founder of the domestic violence advocacy group. >> he is doing the right things, consulting the right people. >> they will see if he follows through, but says he seems to have few to voichoices. >> he knows that he has to step up. >> goodell says he has no plans of stepping down, but there are is still pressure from sponsors and advertisers. >> it is clear lots of ravens fans want to distance themselves from ray rice. forns lined up this morning the team store to open so they could get inside and exchange their number 27 jersey. the ravens allowed fans to trade in jerseys for another team jersey of their choice for free. >> they are not cheap jerseys. you have a lot invested in that and you can'

the carolina panthers sidelining greg hard econ viced it of assaulting his girlfriend. and jonathon dwyer benched accused of head butting and punching his wife and throwing a shoe at their todd leer. guy i would never hurt my son. >> fans are continuing to exchange the jerseys of their former favorite players. >> i don't know what could be said by goodell at this point. i think they dropped the ball on the situation. >> goodell says he that no plans to resign. instead he wants to lead the league in implementing new programs to education players on domestic violence and come up with a consistent policy on i did palestinian. abc news, new york. >>> now before we move oif you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence here is the number for the do me -- do me stick hotline. we have it posted at abc7news.com. >>> police are looking for two men uh could youd of sexually assaulting a girl. they forced her in on tuesday afternoon and sexually assaulted her and dropped her off by prospect road. these aree areof the they are described as in t 30 a or n. >>l controlersw

we believe this is the right course of action at this time for both greg and the carolina panthers. >> so conviction, then you play, then you don't play, then you get suspended. have i mentioned this is a mess? most of the news today about the nfl was either about those two players being benched by their teams or it was about the various corporate sponsors for the league expressing unease with how the nfl has handled all these domestic abuse cases. then into that news cycle came breaking news tonight that yet another nfl player has been arrested and that arrest is yet again on suspicion of domestic violence. yes, another one. this is jonathan dwyer. he's a running back for the arizona cardinals. he was pulled out of practice today so he could be questioned by police about two incidents that allegedly took place inside his home earlier this summer. there's not a lot of details yet about those incidents, but police said tonight that they involve two victims, two alleged victims. a 27-year-old woman and an 18-month-old child. jonathan dwyer is known to be married with one child, so presu

the carolina panthers greg hardy sat out the game an hour before kickoff against detroit as he appeals a domestic assault conviction. on saturday minnesota deactivated star running back adrian peterson after he admitted whipping his young son with a branch. this morning peterson was re- instated. the pressure is mounting on nfl commissioner roger goodell to resign. >> this is not the way fans wanted to leave levi stadium. >> i'm sad. >> i feel like we got robbed by kaepernick >> reporter: the 49er faithful had so much more to say about the stadium. >> it is beautiful. we loved it. top-notch. first-class. >> reporter: disappoint was obvious outside levi and nfl stadiums outside cleveland and new jersey. a feminist group made the statement clear, banners that read "hashtag goodell must go" flew over the heads of the games. goodell was a no-show in santa clara sunday. in july he raved about the high- tech stadium and said on friday he'd be here for the home opener. >> why would he come out to this? they would protest them. >> do you think roger goodell should have showed up? >> of course.

it criticized the league -- now, another new development today the carolina panthers placed defensive end greg hardy, convicted of domestic violence on their exempt list calling it a voluntary leave. joining me, rachel nichols, host of unguarded and senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin. >> these just keep coming. this its arizona cardinals running back, jonathan dwyer, second string running back important part of their team. came over from the pittsburgh steelers. the investigation into two separate incidents that happened on back to back days in july involving a woman the mother of his child, and after those incidents, she actually left the state and left him with the child. so the investigation has taken a while as they have tried off to get out of state medical record. court documents. they pufld hlled him out today question him. he is being arrested booked as we speak. >> of the vikings decision to deactivate peterson. if the it's really interesting. it wasn't out of fans or the public's uproar. it was when sponsors started to -- >> or a sense of moral responsibility. god forbid a

abuse, baltimore ravens ray rice suspended for beating his then fiancee in an elevator, and carolina panthers greg hardy arrest arrested for assaulting and threatening his ex-girlfriend. group advocates on behalf of wrim flew a banner calling for the resignation of roger goodell. >> and this just changes on a dime too. one moment, they've going to reinstate adrian peterson, the next succumbing to public pressure. >> money too. >> money more than anything. yeah. fans are angry, but when you have these sponsors already pulling their support for peterson and one fulling for the family and other the same. going to have. >> interesting priorities. >> very. thanks so much. >>> okay now to a developing story in a northern california, strong gusty winds are expected today to fuel al destructive wild -- a destructive wild fire near mt. shasta. firefighters have only contained 25% of the fire so far. nearly the entire town of weed near redding was evacuated while the bold fire squept on through. zroiing more than 150 homes and buildings, including two of the town's churches. "today in the bay's" jodie

greg hardy probably the best defensive player on the carolina panthers. if you look at ray rice, adrian peterson, the top stars in the nfl. so in a matter of a couple weeks, there's three all-pro players who aren't playing anymore. certainly this is affecting the league. gerri: affecting the league and major endorsement deals in question, lots of sponsors, advertisers pulling out, stepping back, anheuser-busch, for example, there's $185.3 million on the line here. my question for you, because they are obviously pulling back here, is this -- and here you can see, this is how much money they're pulling back. are they doing this because they're outraged or doing this because they think it's the right thing to do and maybe this is almost a marketing gimmick on their part? >> i wouldn't look at it as so much a marketing gimmick. they are really concerned. this is domestic abuse, child abuse. brands we're looking at with the nfl are family brands. mcdonald's, visa. so if you look at anheuser-busch, they have over a billion dollars tied into the league over the

carolina panthers did not play greg hardy convicted of assaulting his girl nrend july. he was never suspended by nfl and played in last week's opener. critics say hardee's suspension is overdue. panther's coach said the climate changed in the nfl and his team had to get right. the panthers are not ruling out playing him in other games. >>> and the minnesota vikings deactivated star running back adrian peterson for yesterday's game charged with child abuse in texas. he admits he iced a tree branch to discipline his 4-year-old son. court documents show the boy suffered injuries. peterson is awaiting his day in court and has not been suspended by nfl. >> eagles are in indianapolis against the colts. they lost mathematician and bashry two starters to injuries last week. offensive lineman lane johnson is still suspended. our sports team asked the birds of the o line in front of nick foles. >> i think we have ultimate confidence those guys especially in this system everybody gets a lot of reps. any time a guy goes down people have to be ready to step up in their place. i thin

and the controversy isn't going away with the carolina panthers greg hardy expected to play tomorrowis conviction in july for assaulting and threatening to kill his girlfriend. >> some girl is getting her -- beat upstairs. and i heard it. and i seen it. he is beating her -- right now. so get here now. >> reporter: hardy's appealing the conviction. >> it was a mind blowingly terrible week for the nfl. and it had nothing to do with the football. >> reporter: 42 nfl players have been arrested for domestic violence in the last eight years. that's according to usa today. three quarters of them faced no disciplinary action, just a handful were cut by their teams. that is the backdrop for the nfl, lester, heading into another full slate of games tomorrow. >> peter alexander tonight, thanks. >>> now to an update on the severe respiratory virus striking mainly children in more and more parts of the country, 16 states including some in the northeast are now investigating suspected cases of those the cdc confirmed the virus in six states. more than 1,000 kids have already been hospitalized and

just before game time the carolina panthers said they were deactivating will hardy and especially the commission of roger goodell where there are now serious questions about the appropriateness of him continuing on his commissioner of the league, there are a test when it comes to domestic violence,-- my stance is not one of indifference. >> this case is just the latest, that they have had dealing with players and their legal troubles, michael mccain ask a sports expert with the university of new hampshire. >> i think the nfl has to provide greater clarity. what is an offense under their various conduct policies, whether the league-- whether we're talking about the league's personal conduct policy or the new domestic violence policy. where there isn't clarity as to what is an offense. is it a conviction? is it an arrest? is it just an accusation? >> in minnesota the only way fans will see adrian peterson today son a ticket stub. the superstar runningback was benched by his team after he was charged with child abuse on friday. peterson's dismissal comes in the same week the nfl suspende

the carolina panthers' greg hardy was convicted in july of assaulting and threatening his then-ex-girlfriend. he sat out today. ray rice of the baltimore ravens has been indefinitely suspended be the nfl and released by his team after video showed him punching his then-fiancee in february. the two are now married. also adrian peterson was sidelined after being indicted bay grand jury on child abuse charges. commissioner roger goodell is under pressure to take action. he was supposed to be at levis stadium for the opener but is a at the no, show. the nfl confirmed he would not be there. a women's group is protesting outside two nfl stadiums today. this sign, flown above first energy stadium in cleveland, features the hash tag, goodell must go. the group says the commissioner failed women by not taking action. it was slowed to fly over levi's stadium but the plane had mechanical problems. >>> the home opener for levi's stadium. here's how fans are doing. reporter: this is the first important big game for the 49ers because its their season home opener. but there has been prior events here, thre

the carolina panthers' greg hardy was convicted in july of assaulting and threatening his then-ex-girlfriend. he sat out today. ray rice of the baltimore ravens has been indefinitely suspended be the nfl and released by his team after video showed him punching his then-fiancee in february. the two are now married. also adrian peterson was sidelined after being indicted bay grand jury on child abuse charges. commissioner roger goodell is under pressure to take action. he was supposed to be at levis stadium for the opener but is a at the no, show. the nfl confirmed he would not be there. a women's group is protesting outside two nfl stadiums today. this sign, flown above first energy stadium in cleveland, features the hash tag, goodell must go. the group says the commissioner failed women by not taking action. it was slowed to fly over levi's stadium but the plane had mechanical problems. >>> the home opener for levi's stadium. here's how fans are doing. reporter: this is the first important big game for the 49ers because its their season home opener. but there has been prior events here, thre

of this case have surfaced and adrian peterson of the minnesota vikings and grit party of the carolina panthers. sunday's pre-game shows dominated by debate over players' concept. >> take them off of the field. >> reporter: today and as al commissioner the dell announced he has created a new position. ana will be the leak vice president for social responsibility, she will keep her present role as b.p. of community relations. in addition three women will join the league as senior advisers. >> reporter: reid smith is the former executive director of the national coalition against domestic violence. jane is the co- founder for no more a campaign against domestic violence and sexual assault. and the deltas it will help to shake the end f l policy and programs relating to domestic violence and sexual assault. >> reporter: and check this out. a mock cover girl and oakland fire on twitter. if all shot a black eye over reagan's make up the company but a twitter campaign to fire commissioner the dow. the in f l. cheek also coming up under fire from the player in up that fired a week ago brings this up t

carolina panthers defensive end greg hardy has now been placed on the nfl commissioner's exempt list.until his domestic violence case is resolved. that means he can't practice or play in a game. he was convicted of assault be an exgirlfriend in july and is awaiting an appeal. >>> and tonight, nike has suspended its responsiblership deal with vikings running back adrian peterson. also today, the team took him off the active roster. peterson is now banned from all team activities until his legal matters are taken care of. the vikings star faces charges for injuring his 4-year-old son earlier this year. peterson admits to using a tree branch to discipline his son. >>> meanwhile, the nfl players' union is challenging ray rice's suspension. the all-pro running back was originally handed a two-game suspension after he was charged with assault for attacking his now wife in a revel casino elevator. he already served the first game of that suspension when a video of the incident surfaced last week and within hours, the ravens fired rice and the nfl suspend him from the league indefinitely. >>>

greg hardy is a carolina franchise panthers player. he's a pro bowl defensive lineman. because $13 million a year. this summer he was convicted of two counts of domestic violence. the court found that after a night of heavy drinking the 6'4", 280 pound nfl star threw a woman down on a sofa, full guns, then choked her. hurled her violently into a shower and then to top it off he threatened to kill her. oh, one more bit of information about this case just in case you didn't know about it. the convicted criminal led his nfl team to a win this past sunday. which proves just how callous and indifferent the nfl leadership is. where a culture let's massive gladiators beat, abuse defenseless women who are half their size. now wednesday night the panthers owner jerry richardson broke down in tears during a ceremony in his honor that was given for the award against indifference. that's what the award is called, the award against indifference. he should be crying tears of shame because when he let this convicted criminal put the pan she's jersey back on he showed the indiffers to

carolina panthers arrested for assaulting and theretoening his ex-girlfriend. group advocating on behalf of women flew a banner over several games calling for the resignation of roger goodell. >> bob, thank you very much. >>> it is 6:07 right now, time to check that microclimate weather forecast this morning. as we take a peek outside, look at the glorious bay bridge, glisening with the lights on still. waiting for the son's arrival, don't have to wait long for him. he's right there with a look at the forecast. >> we have interesting things to talk about, actually as we can see over the shoulder, we have the radar dusted off for you this morning as we're seeing showers approaching the north coast. the coastline, i think today, begin to see the showers crossing over around midday. most of it staying away from the bay area for now, but, that is subject to change as we get into the afternoon, we'll begin to seelt clouds spilling closer to the coast. north of san francisco, we'll see a chance of those showers showing up a little bit later on. right now, we're seein

arizona and carolina panthers. they now have more on the league's off the field problems.the latest nfl player to face charges of domestic violence. >>> in a home causing a fracture and aggravated assault on a child. >> after she was physically assaulted, he had took a shoe and threw it at their 18 month-old child. >> he admitted that these incidents occurred but he's denied that he has physically assaulted the victim in this particular case. >> the the arrest came just hours after the minnesota vikings explained their reversal on running back, a korean peterson. >> we made a mistake and we needed to get this right. >> the team bench peterson last sunday after he was indicted for whipping his four year-old son with a tree branch. he was slate todd play this week. but now on paid leave still earning his usual $691,000 a week. the carolina panthers, put defensive end greg hardy on paid leave, on wednesday, he was quick in july of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and threatening her life. nfl commissioner roger goodell is under fire for the league's response to domestic violence.

today the carolina panthers reversed course. they deactivated greg hardy. he was convicted for domestic assault in july but appealing his case. hardy played on the panthers first game. but has been benched until his legal matters are resolved. >> fans, sponsors frustrated and so are bay area law makers, mow high profile politicians blasting the 49ers including nancy pelosi and jackie spear. both say the team should bench ray mcdone ald while his domestic violence case plays out. >> our coach says innocent until proven guilty. due process all that. the fact is -- he shouldn't hatch played. >> now congress woman spears says she is sending a letter to the nfl asking that players arrest ford domestic violence immediately be suspended. today 49ers coach, jim harbaugh, defended the team's position saying he is waiting for the legal process to work itself out. >> we made a mistake. we needed to get this right. >> minnesota vikings benching adrian peterson broke late last night. today the team's owner came forward saying the team handled the situation poorly. peter

the carolina panthers sidelining greg hard econ viced it of assaulting his girlfriend. and jonathon dwyer benched accused of head butting and punching his wife and throwing a shoe at their todd leer. guy i would never hurt my son. >> fans are continuing to exchange the jerseys of their former favorite players. >> i don't know what could be said by goodell at this point. i think they dropped the ball on the situation. >> goodell says he that no plans to resign. instead he wants to lead the league in implementing new programs to education players on domestic violence and come up with a consistent policy on i did palestinian. abc news, new york. >>> now before we move oif you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence here is the number for the do me -- do me stick hotline. we have it posted at abc7news.com. >>> police are looking for two men uh could youd of sexually assaulting a girl. they forced her in on tuesday afternoon and sexually assaulted her and dropped her off by prospect road. these are sketching of the suspects. they are described as two men in thei

the carolina panthers put defensive end greg hardy on paid leave wednesday. he was convicted in july of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and threatening her life. nfl commissioner roger goodell is under fire for the league's response to domestic violence. some of that pressure is coming from sponsors. anheuser-busch, fedex, mcdonald's, pepsi, and visa have told the league they're watching how it handles these cases. danielle nottingham, cbs news. >>> coming up on the "morning news," a feel good football story. we will meet the player who quit the ravens to help his brother in need of a transplant. >>> but first scotland's historic independence vote today. this is the "cbs morning news." . januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your body's own ability to lower blood sugar. plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). januvia should no

and carolina panthers pro bowler greg hardy continues to play despite conviction for assaulting and threatening to kill his girlfriend. hardy is appealing the conviction. >> i stand firmly against domestic violence -- >> reporter: panthers' owner, jerry richardson, whose team took no disciplinary action against hardy broke down accepting a humanitarian award wednesday night. >> to shows who say we've been too slow to act, i ask that you consider not to be too quick to judge. >> reporter: if that video hadn't surfaced, today's the day that ray rice would be returning to the nfl back on the field next weekend with his team. instead, brian, he has until tuesday to appeal his indefinite suspension. >> peter alexander following the story for us again tonight. peter, thanks. >>> the obama administration declared today that "we are at war with isis" though not everyone in the administration has been putting it that way. also not clear exactly who's with us. the administration has named retired marine four star general john allen to lead the effort. he was the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, played

it was my decision, because it was in the best interest of the carolina panthers. >> he was convicted of assaulting and threatening his exgirlfriend. he is appealing. until sunday, the panthers had not leveed discipline against him. the pressure got to richardson at an awards ceremony last week. >> when it comes to domestic violence... my stance is not one of indifference. >> the san francisco 49ers played their first regular season game in a brand new stadium. in the lineup was ray mcdonald, exactly two weeks after police arrested him for allegedly beating his pregnant fiancee. mcdonald has not been formally charged. >> of course the nfl's domestic violence problem came to a flash point a week ago with the release of a video showing ray rice beating his fiancee and then the subsequent release from the team and his indefinite suspension from the nfl. reports say at some point today, rice will appeal his suspension from the league. representing him will be his attorney, as well as the nfl player association attorney. >> coming up at 8:45, we'll talk to aljazeera's legal contributor jam

greg hardy will not play another game with the carolina panthers until his bottom violence case is vee solved. he was kwingted of assaulting an ex-girlfriend in july and he's awaiting an appeal. and ray rice's suspension, the ravens running back was originally handed a two-game suspension after charged with attacking his now wife in a reevele casino elevator. ravens fired rice after new video of the video surfaced. and the nfl suspended heim from the league. we'll continue to monitor the information and bring you information as we get it. live in the digital operations center, i'm vai sikahema, nbc10. >>> wilmington council will meet to consider several resolutions, including one of domestic violence. it authorizes wilmington police to fund overtime way for officers investigating domestic violence. another resolution by the delaware general assembly to allow police officers to be trained to give the drug nra can. that's a drug that overacts a heir wane overdose. the bill allows for people to call for hope for overdose victims without fear of being prosecuted for certain drug crimes. >>