appeals, failed tests for hgh to be heard by an independent arbitrator rather than commissioner roger goodell. yesterday, the league agreed to that provision. meanwhile, on the field, it is week 3 of the n.f.l. preseason. pete carril showing they can get it done for the seahawks. kristin michael picking up 43 of his 97 rushing yards on his touchdown run. michael also had one catch for 25 yards and his teammate, steven williams led all receivers with 58 yards and this spectacular catch -- check it out. check it out again. actually snatches it away from the defender. seattle goes on to beat green bay 17 to 10. no potential controversy in this next story but dobell drama from the little league world series. connecticut and washington turning their bid for the semifinals into an instant classic. westport down seven runs in this one. didn't hang their heads and said they came out swinging, max 307kin, his second homerun of the game and this homerun ties things up at 13 and knight's heroics not done yet. how about a game-winning rbi single. the bottom of the 7th. there it is, connecticut with a wal

year that i turned my back i couldn't help wondering about my safety goodell of isn't a warden he's therehe father you could say that slava raises us he makes normal people out of ugly duckling. more news today. again flared up. and these are the images called world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are only day. least be two language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks about six of the interviews intriguing stories for you to. see in troy. visit. the week's top stories here on. moscow as president obama freezes u.s. russia relations decrying what he sees as a cold war mentality that's following the granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden. syria's battlefront is moving to the lands of the. villagers are being raised to the ground by radical jihadists who are aiming to set up an al qaeda and. also the guantanamo bay hunger strike hits a six month milestone as the pentagon continues to splash out taxpayers' money on the prison all amid claims the white house has not given up on his plan that's a shut it d

tech log all things d, and roger goodell and others met with executives this week, and the nfl sunday, and directv has exclusive rights to broadcast every minute of every game, and google offers no comment on the report. and the nfl sunday ticket rights cost directv $1 billion a year, and subscribers pay $100 to $200 each season to watch. >>> and then a new lottery system in place for the games in brazil, letting fans pick location, team and round. there is an 8-page instructions. and then finally, forget a few pairs of shoes. a free car or an unlimited supply of sports drinks, this guy got a helicopter to jump out of. and check it out, a backboard dive from 75 feet above the water, and he throws in a back flip for style points. a bigger event for corporate sponsors, just a few months away, the olympics. it's a time of celebration and competition and controversial. the nazi regime was in power, and african-american jesse owens wins four gold medals. 1968, mexico city, john carlos give the black power saw hraout on the podium during the national anthem, and they were expelled from the

behave badly and fell in with a bad crowd he often skip school his parents remembered because love goodell of and his talent for working with difficult teenage boys. is this but this was a very interesting case it was the guys who really helped him not me. i just want them there but if he misbehaved i be punishing them instead of him once you're here you don't give me a hard time. he's like my dad he teaches me. explains things. tells me to study hard he says it's for me. not for anyone else. after four months with uncle slava consenting finish the school year with good marks and went on to seventh great. place command take a said who has missed out on a lot of call he had toured really hard to make up for the missing time but here. i think so don't you can think. he's a kind boy but he needs more commitment from his parents he needs to spend more time with his family. and you need to communicate more ships don't lose him. with that in mind he doesn't get enough attention i usually spend so much time at work and when we get home we're busy with housework which there's hardly any time to ch

commissioner roger goodell has agreed to a settlement without the nfl having to admit to any liabilitypayoffs are prorated. but some players will receive as much as $5 million as compensation. >>> this video shows taiwan jones winning a $200 bet against his teammate. yes! he hurdles over the top of a bmw! taiwan jones, you're scary! and impressive. watch to our "return to glory" special, followed by a live broadcast of the oakland raiders' final exhibition game of the preseason. >>> tonight on the 10:00 news, we're continuing to monitor the progress of crews on the bay bridge. and why police are returning drugs to a man. tonight at 10. . it is a new regime for the oakland raiders but the clock is ticking on second year coach allen. we will have an exclusive interview and the regular season hasn't started yet and already a quarterback quanldry. and an old-timer headed for the hall of fame is back for one more run. charles woodson and a return to glory right now. >>> how is it going everybody. we welcome you to return to glory and that is exactly what the oakland id

a genuine human concern on the part of roger goodell, the commissioner, but also a compelling business concern. no matter how popular they are, this is something that could erode that popularity if they don't continue to deal with it. >> appreciate your thoughts. bob costas, good to see you tonight. thanks. >> thanks, lester. >>> in nearly 60 cities across the country today, fast-food workers walked off the job to march in their largest nationwide protest yet, demanding a higher minimum wage, seeking better working conditions, and trying to highlight their struggle just to get by. nbc's katy tur has our report. >> what do we want? >> a living wage! >> reporter: they gathered before dawn in 60 cities, from chicago -- >> we can't survive on 7 25. >> reporter: -- to charlotte to new york, thousands of fast food workers marched to demand higher pay from the current minimum wage of $7.25 to $15 for a roof over their head. >> i'm on the edge of homelessness right now. >> reporter: for food. >> me and my husband, we have to alternate days to eat. $150 on a good week. 20-year-old bronx mcdonal

special edition of "49er preview," the latest from the broadcast booth in san diego and why roger goodell is about to write a huge check to thousands of former nfl players. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, chargers and in just a few minutes the 49ers will play their final preseason game. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> qualcomm stadium in san diego home of the chargers. and in just a few minutes, the 49ers will play their final preseason game. hello, everybody. i'm kim coyle. the 49ers made several moves this week including naming their backup quarterback. for more let's go out to san diego where dennis o'donnell and tim ryan have the call. >> reporter: yeah, thanks a lot, kim. alongside tim ryan i'm dennis o'donnell. we are getting ready to kick off the 49ers final preseason game of the year and this is the game where players come a couple of days from now either will or won't have a job. >> it's one of those days where you will have at least a handful of guys, dennis, playing for their nfl futures, bottom lines. the ambition is to stay healthy and get ready for the opener

denies that, but commissioner roger goodell pushed for the settlement, telling league lawyers to do the right thing for the game and the men who played it. men like ralph wenzel who played seven years in the league starting in 1966. he died last year suffering from dementia. eleanor perfeta is his widow. >> it's very difficult to watch your husband over a probably 15 to 20 year period of time very, very slowly, slowly slip away. >> reporter: the settlement means the league will not have to disclose internal files that would detail what it knew about concussion-linked brain problems. the n.f.l. will also avoid a suit with potential payouts, scott, that could have easily run into the billions. >> pelley: jim, thanks. and joining us now james brown of cbs sports. of course, the host of "the n.f.l. today" and a special correspondent here for us at cbs news. j.b., first of all, what does the league get out of this deal? >> well, scott, one of the big things is it takes this topic out of the national conversation that the league can focus on football for the first week. the payout is $765 mil

commissioner goodell and every owner gave the legal team the same direction.he right thing for the game and the men who played it. we felt it was more critical to get help to the families who deserve it rather than many years and millions of dollars on litigation. this is built on significant changes we have made to make the game safer. i spoke to one of the plaintiffs from the lawsuit, former lineman leonard marshall why it was so important in his mind that the nfl act. >> people don't want to hear that you make $16 billion a year and doing nothing to help the indigent or those who help build the support. when i joined the giants, it's a $716 billion franchise. you tell me. most corporations when they hire a guy and a guy restories after 30 years they find a way to take care of that guy. they don't just give them a rolex. >> reporter: that's $170,000 a player. this is out it breaks down. $5 million for alzheimer's disease. $4 million for diagnosed with cte, brain injuries, and former players with dementia can receive as much as $3 million. on the same day tha

. >>> it was three years ago roger goodell testified that they have taken dramatic actions to cut downssion.ussi the accuracy and diagnosis the teens are getting are coming into question.ion. >>> the veteran leader of theer 'skins defense says he is able to conceal concussion and keepnn himself on the field. >>> linebacker london fletcher.l >> the nfl's iron man. london fletcher played

union led by demore smith, to be held by an independent arbitrator rather than commissioner robert goodell. today the league agreed to that provision. texas defensive end antonio smith asked for an expedited appeal. smith will miss houston's last preseason games. >>> hall of famer vin scully will return for the 65th, six-five, year. he was inducted to the baseball hall of fame in 1982. he was by far the longest surviving sports broadcaster. >>> the cost of syria's civil war next. >>> plus rising waters in russia force mobilization of 30,000 people and things might not get better until october. october until >> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm john siegenthaler. there are a lot of developments tonight regarding the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria. the president's national security team will meet this weekend about possible options and defense secretary hagel says the united states is moving forces closer to syria in case the united states orders strikes. >>> the u.s. britain and other countries have asked to grant access to a u.n. inspection team and that team is on the ground in sy

union had wanted appeals to be appeared by an independent arbitrator rather than commissioner roger goodell>> the radioactive water will not affect tokyo's bid to host the 2020 olympics. tokyo is unconcerned, because the plant is a safe distance from the city. tokes against madrid and istanbul for the 2020 olympics. >> hall of famer vince scully returns to the dodgers broadcast booth for a 55th consecutive season. he started calling dodger games back in brooklyn in 1950 and he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1982. john, he is literally a living legend. >> all right, michael, thank you very much. there is a lot more ahead, including 50 years ago, martin luther king had a dream. we'll look at the progress on civil rights since then. >> plus a rare sight of a tribe deep in the amazon rain forest. they usually live in isolation. why they might be making this appearance. ç] >> welcome back to aljazeera. i'm john siegenthaler. bob filner resigned at mayor of san diego today, part of a deal reached between him and the city over a sexual harassment lawsuit. he apologized to his alleg

snide ohher said he'll never change the name and roger goodell wrote a letter to lawmakers saying foream's millions of fans and customers who represent one of the most ethnically and geographically diverse fan bases the name stands for strength, courage, pride and respect. political correctness gone wild is bad. is this that? >> absolutely not. this isn't about political correctness. this is about morality. he talked about fans respecting the history and the nfl embracing the history h of the name. they always seem to stop at the players. they never stop at the -- how the name came about. the owner of the washington team wasn't a racist. his nfl team was the last to become integrated. he had to be forced to do it by the kennedy administration and the nfl commissioner. when you think you know this name came from the fact that they used to skin native americans and refer to the pelt as redskins and the man who picked the name is a racist, i don't know how you can be proud of that heritage. >> michael, what do you say? >> well, look, i am a big supporter of the cleveland indians, the atl

digital said that yesterday google's larry page met with the nfl that included commissioner roger goodellackage. a deal next year. a deal would give google and youtube instant access to tv. it would cost, i don't know, $1 billion a year, a price tag google could seem to afford. but with that deadline coming up for the directv deal. clearly, nfl looking for bidders. talking to google. watch that space. interesting there. >>> do you like beer with nfl tv. heineken said it scompelts economic uncertainty. the world's third largest beer producer reported a decline in profits. and a strike threatens to shut count production of the only brewery in that country, carlburg that controls 70% of that country's draft beer market. beer strike. >> oh, no. >> google, stocks, wow, so much for a wednesday. >>> coming up, breaking news overnight, claims of a massive chemical weapons attack in syria. arwa damon is live in beirut with the latest information on this still developing story. that's right after the break. ♪ for a strong bag that grips the can... get glad forceflex. small change, big difference. i

the commissioner of the nfl, roger goodell, wrote a letter back in june to lawmakers and he said fors of fans and customers, the name is a unifying force, which stands for strength, courage, pride and respect. political correctness is good. political correctness gone wild is bad. is this that? >> absolutely not. this isn't about political correctness, this is about mow ralt. you know they always stop at the players, but never stop at the actual how that name came about. the owner of the washington team wasn't about racist. his nfl team was the last team to become integrated and he had to be forced to do so by the nfl commissioner, and that was in the kennedy administration. so when you think you know this name came from the fact that they used to skin native americans and refer to that pelting as redskins and the man that picked that name is a racist, i don't see how you can be proud of that heritage. >> michael, what do you say? >> look, i am a big supporter of the cleveland indians, the atlanta braves or the kansas city chiefs. they don't have a judgment to them. but the term redsk

page along with the continent at youtube met with executives from the nfl led by commissioner roger goodell sunday ticket package was among the tok tpics of discussion. they are meeting with multiple silicon valley companies. out of market games end at the end of 2014. so next season. jim, do you believe that google will actually make a push to get nfl sunday ticket? >> the nfl is -- >> do you care if they do? >> do i ever. i have the package myself. the nfl is most powerful brand in sports. maybe the most powerful brand in the world. many more viewers for nfl -- for an nfl season than all the other league leagu leagues games combined, nba, baseball. this is huge for google. they can write the check. >> this would like youtube -- let's say they do it. pay a few billion. petty cash for them. >> i could get rid of directv tomorrow. >> all of a sudden you've got smart television where's you've got youtube built into smart tvs. roku internet applications. all of a sudden, picture that, i can watch my chargers through youtube on tv. >> this would be remarkable. right now i watch nfl.com, watch t

commissioner goodell and every owner gave the legal team the same direction, do the right thing for the game and for the men who played it. i think that while that is worded to conveysincerity, you'll have some families who won't believe it because the nfl did fight it for so long. >> there is reason to be skeptical. the way this is structured, $675 million will be set aside for players with actual injuries, cognitive difficulties, alzheimer's, als. they will be evaluated by doctors to determine how much they should get based on their age, the number of years played in the nfl. the guys who have been injured in the proposed settlement will get most of the money. that's the way it should be. it's important to be skeptical until it plays out the way they say it should. >> we're still talking about 4500 players, $765 million. that sounds -- when you say the dollar figure on his head sounds like a lot when you break it up and some of the injuries and the long-term issues these players deal with, you wonder if it is enough. let me play a documentary, "bell rung" featuring dorsey levins talki

i don't know if roger goodell is doing this to get more money out of the direct ticket or if google is think that google will eventually win it. stuart: it's a victory lap for you and because you did call this. >> i think this is a natural progression, stuart and i think this is where everything ends up going, it's just a matter of time before it gets there. stuart: why are you in jackson hole, wyoming with the grand tetons ben is not there. janet yellen is not there. larry summers-- what are you doing there? >> ben bernanke is not here. somebody's got to represent the every man and i'm sitting in peter barnes' chair and feeling confident there. stuart: a great interview with mr. lockhart. >> to answer the question i'm with my wife meredith whitney and i know some of these people got to meet with the kansas city fed people. and we talk about google, what they did in kansas city about the hundred megabyte line and tech in kansas city. and i'm here as governor palin's husband. stuart: don't downgrade yourself. john, have a good time in the tetons. >> always great to talk to you, sir. stu

the nfl denies that but commissioner roger goodell pushed for the settlement telling league lawyers to do the right thing for the game and the men who played it, men like former 49ers dan bond who won two super bowls with the team. today he suffers from short- term memory loss. >> all of a sudden you start thinking, am i going down that avenue? am i going to start having that issue? is my family going to be burdened with me? it will help and it's good that there's something out there now for the people. >> reporter: buns isn't part of a class action lawsuit but any player who shows symptoms can apply for compensation. allen martin, kpix 5. >> buns says he is still considering whether or not to apply for that money. >>> planning on getting away this weekend? well, plan on spending a little more on gas. gas prices are inching a little higher heading into labor day weekend. the average price nationwide rose almost 2 cents to 3.56 a gallon. san francisco has an average of $3.88 a gallon and gas in oakland and san jose is at $3.76. >>> 4:23 on this friday. he's finally out. today is the las

since then commissioner goodell has pushed for the checks.e eve of this year's super bowl, he hinted a deal was close. >> i believe hdh testing is going to happen prior to the season. it's the rye thing to do. for the players. for their health and well being long term. it's the right thing to do for the integrity of the game. >> in a statement wednesday, an nfl spokesperson denied any final plan saying we don't have an agreement at this time with the nfl players association to begin testing for hdh. even when hdh testing began, some say it will still be hard to detect because the hormone already exists in the body. >> all drug testing has an enormous rate of false negatives it the public reputation anti-doping testing far exceeds its capabilities. the idea is to catch a guy here and there and hope it serves as a deterrent. >> reporter: we asked the players union for a statement but we've not yet heard back. it's unclear when the testing would actually start. both sides are reportedly still negotiating the details including who would handle di

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the $40 million contract from the new england patriots and the nfl has not weighed in yet, roger goodell is something, of course, the nfl is not proud of. we have to see if the nfl, if aaron hernandez is ever cleared, forever they weigh in, in any capacity. >> thanks very much. >> just ahead in this "newsroom" what does kelly clarkson have to do with the author jane austen? some of say nothing. what has britain all riled up. >>> hi, i'm katharine mcphee and we can make an impact on malaria. through a connection to a preschool, the schoolmaster, a wonderful woman, had come down with malaria. i said i'd love to get to africa and see what we can do and for all the people we worked so hard to help. every minute a child dies from malaria, something that doesn't need to happen, preventable, curable, something that would never happen in the united states but something devastating to their lives. there's so much to be done, you can feel overwhelmed, like what can i actually do? the truth is a $10 net can save lives. that's why we're working so hard with malaria no more to end malaria deaths by 2

news -- the website all things d is reporting that google recently met with nfl commissioner roger goodell to discuss broadcasting live nfl games on youtube. so neither google nor the nfl would comment on the story. directv has a package, but only for two more year. apple as $150 billion in profit it could be looking to spend as well. >>> a georgia tech solve mare may go down in history for giving the best welcome speech for incoming freshmen in history. take a listen. >> if you want to change the world, you're at georgia tech. you can do that! if you want to build the ironman suit, you're at georgia tech. you can do that! if you want to play theme music during your convocation speech like a [ bleep ] we're at georgia tech! we can do that! i am doing that! >>> i don't know, if that doesn't make you want to go to georgia tech, i don't know what else would. >>> and up next, a disturbing new development in an ongoing nuclear nightmare, officials are now considering a new warning. >>> plus details on a bizarre crime wave, women targeted by hair thieves. [ male announcer ] these days, a small b

but i think it's remarkable to see how roger goodell, nfl commissioner responded to this.ts and at the same time he tolerated and even celebrated the football name and just wonder what the first president of the nfl, jim thorpe, would think about that today. >> dan snyder is the owner of the redskins and they have the logo and changing the name might economically cost him a lot of money. his quote is, we will never change the name. it's that simple. never, you can use caps. what would you say to somebody like that? >> you know, this is, framed this as a moral issue, and i think it really is. amanda blackhorse going on regarding the protections of the name but at its heart is a moral issue and ultimately i think the name will change one day but it's hard to shame the shameless. and it won't be with this ownership of the team and with this leadership of the team. i think eventually we'll get there but you're just seeing a reaction to rush limbaugh and not a bad thing to have rush limbaugh comment on something you care about. as an example, i don't think we have seen the reau

and you're trying to balance out -- goodell has a tough job. >> ex-players arerustrate that had they'rehe legality of the situation, getting rid of this public relations migraine, they have done it with this settlement. >> and on top of everything else, you have the incredible love of the game and a football season and of the whole -- everything about it in this country for football that is so overriding along with the money that's involved help. >> the money is there because of the scarcity. i contend that football is the most popular sport because there is scarcity. >> and for tv, no dvr play backs. >> live is what it is. >> that's right. drawing it those 18 to 45 demos. >> i heard you say people say the nfl is awful, the nfl is awful. again, i'm asking where are your people that are -- is that in the city people are saying that? >> what are you talking about? new york city? >> you you paraphrased one of your -- >> if you're a jets fan you're saying it's awful. >> people say the nfl is awful, the nfl is awful, and then you went to the doctor about maybe it's the doctors. who are the p

meeting between the two, according to the tech website allthingsdigital, larry page met with roger goodell. the topic could have going the buying the sunday all you can eat subscription deal. the directv deal ends in 2014 and this discussion came up according to all things d. >> what would that cost in. >> 1 billion bucks, maybe more. it makes sense the nfl is trying to drum up support because it's got a contract that's going to be expiring but an interesting combination. it would mean interesting foray for google. >> what a game changer. >> do you have that nfl sunday package you can watch every minute of every game, eight games at a time, the widow maker on sundays? >> i can't handle it. i just watch my jets, they lose. >> he goes home. hello football season. >> maybe a chat, a beginning of the conversation but certainly interesting to see the nfl reaching out to silicon valley companies like that, especially google, america's most popular sport and the world's most powerful internet company. could be an interesting conversation. >> absolutely. thanks so much, christine. >> it's got to h

the goodel that behavior clause might be prosecuted kerman only -- criminally?hink there is that sort of latitude even two judges in interpreting the constitution. justicey the five majority was able to point to some isolated cases dating back to the 19th century where justices were allowed to use the land to further the interests of other private companies that were in the public interest. i think this is an undue extension of the law. it is certainly enough within the boundaries that it is not and an egregious violation. host: the case is pretty high profile. but we do not seem like we see a lot of property cases come up. we do not hear a lot about property cases in the federal courts and the state courts to are there a lot of property cases concerning eminent domain in local courts? are lots ofthere eminent domain cases and local courts. abilitythem involve the of government to take the land rather than to file the competition the government will receive -- the owner will receive. is in courttime, it over the amount of compensation. that is a really important