investigative correspondent drew griffin has this report. >> mr. aluno, drew griffin with cnn.rge has run a taxpayer funded drug rehab business in southern california for the past six years, which is surprising because for the last 11 years he's been on a list of people banned from billing medicaid. convicted of student loan fraud, george should never have been allowed to even open this clinic called gb medical. i'm asking you a few questions. you seem to be the center of fraud allegations. >> no. >> have you been faking signatures onto sheets of paper and billing the state for the money? guess what else? he is facing felony criminal charges for ripping off the state. allegedly getting paid by taxpayers to rehab drug abusers who weren't even there. excuse me, sir, how can you bill the state for clients that don't exist? just one second, sir. we never saw him again. his drug rehab business here in southern california has been part of the largest medicaid program in the nation paid for with federal and state dollars. a one-year investigation by cnn and the center for investigativ

officer griffin contacted a supervisor and partner. after working a leak investigation the night before, these dedicated officers return to work after just a few hours' rest in an effort to locate and arrests a dangerous criminal. and they met at the station in order to set up surveillance on the suspect in question. they responded to the location at 7:00. officer griffin, the driver, droves through the rear garage area of the identified property. as the approach the garage as the rear, and get a slowly opened. the men saw a car pulling up to the exit, and immediately recognize the driver as the subject they were seeking. knowing his propensity for violence and the fact that he had numerous weapons, griffin and tursi made a quick decision to park the police carxgñ?ñ? to prevent the exit. they knew they put them selves at risk. officer tursi exited the car and drove his handgun. he then moved to an area of limited coverage north of the gate. simultaneously, officer griffin exited the car and tactfully moved to the tree line south of the

griffin: we have thousands of assets that we have to keep track of. we have to always know their condition and continuously plan for their refurbishment at the right time. one of the things we're required to do under the consent decree is inspect our system. we're trying to find where there's leaks. so we blow smoke into the sewer pipe. man: we're locating places where water from the surface to the ground is running into the sewer pipe and overloading the system. hunter: we have 1,600 miles of sewer. we are evaluating every linear foot of that system. is the pipe leaking; are you having a lot of infiltration or inflow? thornell: every time it rains, water will come down, go into the pipe, enter the sewer system. it's very easy to repair this defect and get all that water out of the system. griffin: with our closed-circuit tv inspection, we record cracks, holes, pipes that are partially collapsed. hunter: we literally will have a digital video of every foot of our sewer that in the future, we can go back and do a comparison. what's changed? is it degra

robert griffin iii running with the first teamers.n practiced full speed against the starting defense. mike shanahan remains steadfast, robert griffin iii will not play in the pre-season. santana moss says as a receiver it will be a tough transition. >> as a receiver, you can't possibly g out there and not have a couple of games, pre-season games up under your wing. as a quarterback. not sure. never played a position. hopefully he doesn't need much and we can do everything we can do to get him ready. >> playing quarterback is a real cerebral game, different than receiver. they have to make sure they are in timing, i can understand what he is saying. for me as a quarterback. i don't have to run. i have to make sure i have my x's and o's and go out and perform. for me i can lean on last year's game experience to prepare me for this season. >> during monday night's 90-minute pre-game work south, dr. andrews got a chance to watch him. doc told him to stay the course. also on monday, report surface, dr. andrews would be if one to decide if

andrews expressed concerns about griffin. shanahan wants to speak with robert himself before he shared them publicly. griffin is not afraid to share. he took to twitter saying operation patience cleared. to god the glory. later in sports we will hear from tampa bay and from head coach mike shanahan and have full game highlights. a big night and moment for the redskins team. >>> with just a week until the official season kicks off. the nfl has reached a settlement with thousands of former players. the league has agreed to pay $765 million for lawsuits related to head injuries. that money would go to health screenings, research, and to compensating players with concussion-related issues covering dementia, als and a certain type of chronic brain damage. the nfl would accept no get or liability. >>> a lot of people getting out of town the next couple days. what will the weather be? >> we are talking about nice weather and more like summer than fall. we have seen fall weather the last couple days and now we're back to summer. to e

griffin has nowhere to go. that will bring up a 3rd down. join us next friday night as the raiders play chicago. that will be a challenge next week. here is griffin back on 3rd down. how did that ball get caught? it didn't, it hit the ground. cadet came back in to the game. robinson is tired. >>jim: that was played very well by the defensive line. >>greg: the saints do not have any extra kickers. here is garrett hartley. he is a hero in this town. q ng- overtime may be a possibility. the raiders are a touchdown and a two-point version away from tying the game. -- and a two-point conversion away from tying the game. ç tonight get back home early tomorrow morning. 's -- the good news is when they fly home sunday d.j. hayden will not have too we are the red jersey in a more. the red jersey is the no contact a jersey. he had surgery, have you seen him much? >>tom: i watched him a couple of days, he has all the natural ability. >>greg: he has a great change of direction he is a german -- he is a german this young player. so, we have got to find o

investigative correspondent drew griffin reports. >> reporter: mr. oluno, drew griffin with cnn.g rehab business in southern california for the past six years. which is surprising. because for the last 11 years he's been on a list of people banned from billing medicaid. convicted of student loan fraud. george oluno should never have been allowed to even open this clinic called g.b. medical. i'm asking you a few questions, sir, about the drug rehab business. i want to ask you about -- you seem to be at the center of fraud allegations here. >> no, no, no, no. >> reporter: have you been faking signatures on to sheets of paper and billing the state for the money? guess what else? oluno is facing felony criminal charges for ripping off the state. allegedly getting paid by taxpayers to rehab drug abusers who weren't even there. excuse me, sir. how can you bill the state for clients that don't exist? mr. oluno? mr. oluno? just one second, sir? we never saw oluno again. oluno's drug rehab business here in southern california has been part of the largest medicaid program in the nation. pa

beau jackson, adrian peterson and robert griffin third. you watch the way he's built the jeans he has the body responded and get excited about the future of the washington redskins. >> third down and 14 a diving attempt but unable to make the catch in bounds. michael preston. there is a flays. >> personal foul roughing the passer defense forcing contact. 15-yard penalty. first down. >> yet another red skin penalty. >> and again jim the defensive coordinator can't be very happy. no matter how you do it you don't go to the legs. chris baker wind up down low. again the league continues to make every effort to protect the quarterback. i think the position has such value to the league plus you are on a very defensive position is he you have to protect. >> this is on a cross the 45- yard line. taking it back to rg3 i worked a couple of pre-season and some games during the regular season and whenever i was asked the question what were your impressions upon meeting rg3 and mature beyond his years. >> he really is. i think that's has to do with his

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bottom line, robert griffin pr -- griffin iii will not play in the preseason.t started today when rg-3 showed some frustration with his rehab schedule. he threw a little backhanded dig at mike shanahan talking about trust and his word. shanahan his quarterback won't go 11 on 11 until later this week. >> i want to get out there with my teammates. i've proven i can play. i'm close to 100%. i feel good. >> i love when someone wants to play. i love it when somebody wants to be out there. that's a good problem as a head coach. you want people out there, you want people competing, you want people working hard. my job is to make sure that we do the best thing for robert. >> and mike shanahan, of course, is the head coach. >> a three-game home series against the giants tomorrow before heading to atlanta. e nats 14.5 games behind the braves, with 45 games left to play. let's go to arizona. d-backs. trouble from the get-go. pierce with a great job at first. he comes home to score. 3-2. now in the fifth inning. let's go to chicago. twins and white sox. look at twins in th

griffin says his eyes are set on philly.being healthy is on good mechanics and could come at any point. last week's big talker that made the national media circuit saying there might be friction between he and shanahan. >> it sucks. i sat down and talked about to a few people, do i stop being who i am and honest and giving you ammunition to turn against this team or go into a shell and bill belichick it all week. if something it happens, make a statement, make sure it is clear. i don't think i can change who i am because people are going to change my words against me. >> kirk cousins received treatment, he is a long shot to play on saturday. good news for receivers banged up in monday night's game, that practiced. saturday, a lot of rex grossman and pat white. >> so many appreciate him be yourself, not to mention he is very good. >> i am just guessing, when do you think we'll get the "he's all clear?" i think it is going to come down to game day? >> reporter: my guess is that tuesday or wednesday. >> he might know. >> report

no robert griffin iii playing in this one but he was warming up. dr. andrews was in attendance and griffin was showing off for the dock. a little 50-yard sprint. dan snyder says griffin's return is dr. andrew's decision alone. pick things up early first. skins defense getting good pressure. ben roethlisberger a six yard loss. defense getting after it. heads up by ryan caring again. he gaines control. it's going the other way. it's a pick six. kerrigan has a knack for it. he's done it twice. it's a 7-0 redskins lead. kirk cousins didn't get much work before this happened. gets his right foot rolled up on the keeper. 7-yard game but his night was over. he was checked out by the doctors. they say x-rays negative. he finished 2-3. 19 yards. rex grossman in the ballgame. redskins defense created three turnovers. rookie save rambo. getting in on the action. and then it leads to. this rex grossman and one handed grab. 10-yard touchdown. redskins up 14-3. straight ahead to the xourth -- fourth quarter. roy hell lou cuts it up. dodge nets one guy and he's in fo

griffin: precisely. and a lot of people ask, why all the focus, why all the energy, why all the speeches? because it's important, number one. and number two, it takes the , they, the focus, the time prioritization, the resources to convince people, the president included, that this is not the way to go. ow, i think if you were to throw these seven different bills out there a few years ago when obamacare passed and said, hey, what are the chances of the president signing this, people would have said, no way. no way it's going to happen. so, it's a process. it's a process of making the argument with facts, not through personal attack, with facts, make the vigorous argument. that's what this body and democracy is about, make the argument, win the argument and then repeal or change. and i would mention there are slashed e, h.r. 3630 billions of dollars from some discretionary funds, some slush funds where they had some flexibility to use and the president agreed with that. he signed that into law. drafting a

>> reporter: i just told you i'm drew griffin. you're billing for county services you're not providing, sir. this man, alexander firdman convicted for running an organized crime ring in texas ripping off insurance companies. it hasn't stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic and billing taxpayers even though felons are barred from running drug rehab centers. how can a guy with a record like you run a drug rehab clinic in california this is a mayor insurance car crash scheme in texas? >> i was convicted, but it's not what it seems. >> reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent $186 million supposedly treating drug and alcohol abuse patients in california. our investigation with the center for investigative reporting found half of that money, or about $94 million has gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. joy jaffers former supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail.

robert griffin the third proved he's done all he can to be ready for week one.ith the except shin of losing phillip thomas -- exception of losing phillip thomas they did well. >> it forces to you spend more time getting to know your teammates, your coaching staff and the support staff and the organization as well. >> it was a good time. richmond is a great city. they showed us a lot of love. we look forward to it next year. >> at this point most players are happy to see camp come to an end and no one agrees more than the rookie who by all accounts have had it easy so far. >> have you experienced rookie haze sng. >> no. i think the biggest thing is the rookie skit -- if you did well they left you alone but if you get booed they be on you. >> if you had a good skit then you were cleared you didn't have to do a lot of rookie hazing. did you not have a good skit? >> yeah i think we had the best skit. we imitated one top coaches. >> as the skins move back to ashburn the fans in richmond will see them off the only way they know how. and the griffin family will find th

for weeks, our investigative correspondent drew griffin tried to get answers from officials but no one would talk on camera. instead they couldn't get away from the camera fast enough. two weeks before the investigation started to air, they announced action and last week agreed to sit down and talk. you may ask after seeing tonight's final installment what took so long and whether their promises to get tough add up. drew griffin keeping them honor. >> george shouldn't be in california's drug rehab business. >> you seem to be at the center of fraud allegations here. he's been banned from billing medicaid since 2002 but hasn't stopped him from billing the state of california. this man is accused of fraudulent practices at his clinic but it hasn't stopped him from billing the state of california either. >> drew griffin from cnn. >> who are you. >> i just told you. >> your form er employees say you are billing for county services you are not providing, sir then this man ail sand ferdman, convicted for running an organized crime ring ripping off insurance companies. it hasn't stopped him fr

. >> home opener should be interesting to see, robert griffin iii obviously not playing. he was on the field going through warm ups. >> he looked good. >> he will not be playing but he is wearing a shirt called "operation patience." dante is out, merry weather out. a dozen players were doing intense work outs, brian and josh and nick barnet, will likely not be playing. >> kurt cousins will be looking to build off his performance touchdown to fred davis. it will be increased workload for cousins and starters. cousins has been a sponge at camp and talking about how much better he has gotten. the snaps he'll receive tonight will add to that. >> i haven't been told what my playing time will be. closer to a half. a lot of times better you play, sooner they pull you. hard to put into words and explain. growth is niet and day, ability to recognize defenses and quick decisions, running mechanics of quarterbacking have become second nature than 12 months ago. >> all right. kurt cousins, if you want to watch the game, 8:00. >> dr. james andrews will meek with mike shanahan, bruce a

in that match-up, we will see robert griffin iii. rg3 tweeted the good news. shanahan has said that dr. james andrews has a concern about robber. no matter that concern, this is a major boost for this team in tampa bay. dr. andrews evaluated rg3 for 45 minutes before the game as griffin held his usual pregame workout. it's been seven months and three weeks today since griffin had his knee surgery. his recovery has been amazing but we expect to know him best. obviously robert is that type of athlete. i'm not surprised at all. >> of course, when they are ready, we are ready. preparing for him to do what he wants. >> he's the type of person he is. a sure will and determination to get back, you know what i mean, i'm not surprised. that's the type of guy that robert is. >> overall on defense, the redskins continue and press holding tampa to just 12 points last night. the skins brought the pressure, including this play by rob jackson. he's going to sack the quarterback and the offensive line. taking them both down. the biggest play came from rookie david, though. in

griffin has allowed 28 home runs and a two-run shot. texas moves to a two and a halfback of the a's with a 4-0 victory. the giants and rays ending their three-game set near tampa. he got the start over barry zito. it included this two-run bomb and 2-1 rays. it was a game winning run from former stanford star. he beats the throw home and giants are now 12 back of the dodgers in the west. rays win it 4-3. fifth inking and r.b.i single and gives belmont a 2-0 lead lead. the pitcher nine strikeouts and allowed just one hit. sean lee helps turn the double play. belmont shuts down their opponent and advancing with a 3-0 final. tiger woods has one more chance to win a major in 2013 with next week's pga championship. and his son charlie is in tow. we will hear from tiger as major since 2008. his last chance is next week at the pga championship. he made a little statement today winning the firestone for the eighth time. the final round of the bridgestone invitational and the running of the squirrels. as expected tiger woods held on to windy spit

still ahead at 8th, robert griffin iii has heard his critics and choosing to ignore them.ck today's sports. ♪ too big. ♪ too soft. too small. ♪ mmm! ♪ too happy. ♪ [ male announcer ] at progresso, we've got a passion for quality. because you've got a passion for taste. >> historic night for yankee out fielder. easy roll, that is what they called him in the stadium. 4,000th hit against toronto. that includes professionally and japan and major leagues. he is the third player to top 4,000 hits. pete rose is the all time leader with over 4200. >> that is a combination. >> speaking of hits, nats look to make it two runs in a row against cubs last night. jason worth lasted 18th homer of the season two runners, cubs came back from 6-1 deficit. mavs showed resilience and scored five unanswered runs to go on and win 11-6. they'll go back to the cubs again. last night's win, davie johnson team win with washington nationals. >> that is two runs per game. >> you maybe on to something. large outburst and shut it down. you are right, tucker. you maybe on to something. >> tucker is smart

griffin has allowed 28 home runs and a two-run shot. texas moves to a two and a halfback of the a's with a 4-0 victory. the giants and rays ending their three-game set near tampa. he got the start over barry zito. it included this two-run bomb and 2-1 rays. it was a game winning run from former stanford star. he beats the throw home and giants are now 12 back of the dodgers in the west. rays win it 4-3. fifth inking and r.b.i single and gives belmont a 2-0 lead lead. the pitcher nine strikeouts and allowed just one hit. sean lee helps turn the double play. belmont shuts down their opponent and advancing with a 3-0 final. tiger woods has one more chance to win a major in 2013 with next week's pga championship. and his son charlie is in tow. we will hear from tiger major since 2008. his last chance is next week at the pga championship. he made a little statement today winning the firestone for the eighth time. the final round of the bridgestone invitational and the running of the squirrels. as expected tiger woods held on to windy spite j

you have jennifer griffin reporting, timing is still a big question. jennifer griffin saying this is likely to be a three or four-hour attack if it happens. what i haven't heard -- maybe you have -- what then? we go in, we cannot hit their chemical weapons because we can't get the underground. what happens after that. >> there's not a clear objective here nor a strategy that flows. we're just going in to basically say you can't use chemical weapons, at least not on this scale and not have some consequence but there's no determination of where we're trying to move things on the ground. >> that's the question everybody has. when you go in there, there's usually some kind of a goal. regime change. we don't know what the other regime would be if bashar al-assad is taken out of power. >> jay carney was asked, is this about regime change. he said it's not about that. but no accounting for which group or faction among the rebels who want to help, where we want things to go. >> it's fascinating. you look at the big pick expire think, okay, what happens next? w

griffin has allowed 28 homes running. 10-8 of the year.exas is two and a half back of the a's. >> i feel like i pitched very well all game. a little frustrating like you said but that is how it goes. good line-up but i dominated them. >> and giants and rays, here is the start over barry zito including this two-run bomb. rays up 2-1. in the sixth, jose gave a game winning run. giants are now 12 back of the dodgers in the west. >>> little league action, belmont redwood shores, fifth inning, single by daniel free gives belmont a 2-0 lead. lopez allowed one hit. lee helped a didn't play to end the game. now opponents of the second game and advance weigh a 3-0 victory. >>> olympic champion missy franklin will be a campus student but today she set a new championship in barcelona. missy with the backstroke. they never look back. giving her sixth goal first woman to ever win six gold medals in. >> final round, this comes up short. choi had six to play but stacy louis prevailed. within three feet of the hole. make that for a birdie then finishes on

. >> joe: kirk cousins, robert griffin iii, two rookies last year. you listen to them.t had a great rookie season. and kirk understands the work ethics that's necessary. he did some great things. >> chick: false start by the redskins. move by chris thompson. false start. on number 73. >> joe: it's been a long time since chris thompson has taken big hits. he does have some jets. he can get around the corner. all different kinds of styles in the running gaming. alfred morris has a style. roy helu, jr. has a style. and chris thompson does. >> chick: second and 6. out of the pistol, pat white will work. straight drop. slant. spectacular by ron brooks. almost off to the races. >> joe: he is such a big target. you have such variety. you talk about variety at the running back position. jordan reed gives him that kind of variety at the tight end position. you have to figure out what you're going to do. release it outside. pat white hesitates a second, gets the ball out. almost breaks out. >> chick: i think they're going to see four tightends in this spot. white out of the pisto

robert of the griffin the third steadily increased his workouts and the only would be when he expressed his displeasure with the rehab that was set by the head coach.head a situation that was never a situation. >> i don't see the controversy at all. i know somehow, billy and you sonny are laughing that we we created a quarter back quar controversy with robert griffin, but we have a very competitive player who is dying to play football, and we have a very experienced coach who -- >> today's final practice, did not include brian coming off of a thigh bruise, rg3 took a dozen, 11 on 11, completing six of the passes, coaches have until august thirs 31st to trim the roster. it was also a great bonding experience for the players to bs away. year one in richmond success according to shanahan. >> it's as good as you can be. you come to camp hoping to get better. you're able to accomplish thatmh and then the fields were in excellent shape, the facilities perfect for us, weight room, train room, the staff was great. they had everything that we wery hoping for. >> it's a unique setting andth certa

secretary duley, hi, drew griffin with cnn. we've been trying to reach you and talk to you about the widespread fraud in the medical rehab business, but nobody will talk to us about it. in an uncomfortable moment, the secretary at first refused to speak. secretary? do you know alex ferdand, a convicted felon, and has been billing the state of california, despite the fact there have been complaint s about him. he's convicted for insurance fraud in texas but has been certified in california. is there anyone concerned? finally answered a question. >> the state of california takes fraud very seriously. and there are many investigations that are under way. the allegations, all allegations are given full and fair consideration and you've caught me running because i am late for a meeting that i'm chairing. >> reporter: i wonder if you would do one thing and ask toby douglas to sit down and talk to us. >> if you want to give us a little bit of time -- >> reporter: we've been giving you months. >> we have a budget that we are just compl

griffin allowed 28 home runs. now 10-8 on the year. texas moves to two and a half back of the a's. >> i feel like i pitched really well all day, and pretty frustrated, like you said, but that's how it goes. they have a good lineup. i feel like i pretty much dominated them for 6-2/3 and then one just hit a homer. >> mike: giants and rays ending their three-game set in tampa. gave up three runs, including this one. now tied at 3 in the sixth. the former stanford star, sam fold, giants now 12 back of the dodgers, rays win 4-3. >> little league action. belmont redwood shores in hawai'i. the single gives belmont the lead. pitcher nicholas low appeal had nine strikeouts, allowed one hit. sean lee helped to end the game. belmont checks outs their opponent for the second straight game. advancing with the victory. >> the cal campus will be welcoming another superstar, missy franklin will be on the berkeley campus the fall. today she asset new standard. in the 400 medley relay, missy ran the first segment and, gave her team the lead and they nev

griffin allowed 28 home runs. now 10-8 on the year.exas moves to two and a half back of the a's. >> i feel like i pitched really well all day, and pretty frustrated, like you said, but that's how it goes. they have a good lineup. i feel like i pretty much dominated them for 6-2/3 and then one just hit a homer. >> mike: giants and rays ending their three-game set in tampa. gave up three runs, including this one. now tied at 3 in the sixth. the former stanford star, sam fold, giants now 12 back of the dodgers, rays win 4-3. >> little league action. belmont redwood shores in hawai'i. the single gives belmont the lead. pitcher nicholas low appeal had nine strikeouts, allowed one hit. sean lee helped to end the game. belmont checks outs their opponent for the second straight game. advancing with the victory. >> the cal campus will be welcoming another superstar, missy franklin will be on the berkeley campus the fall. today she asset new standard. in the 400 medley relay, missy ran the first segment and, gave her team the lead and they never

griffin said, because i couldn't believe it was so big. i grew up 20 miles away in a town that put martin luther king in jail for a few nights in 1963. when they heard the story of hog zila i wondered why people killed things they don't understand. i would like to read hog zila this is the first timei've read this part one is what i'm reading today. killer of kid and faun, muddy wallower trichinosis and tick. trap smart, nonnative gar gant wan flea bag you root in the oak brush of bogs and swamp. if we killed you now, hog zila, if we took aim for your belly with our cross bow or laser sight and pulled a trigger or let a tripped arrow rip through the night air there wouldn't be a story to tell. while we lay and wait for you to appear, chewing our ciao and the fat lit up on beer, lit up on the last of the evening light. we will harness you in speech, laszo you with language and make you bleed like the common pig you were before all this celebrity. in dreams you are bigger than you will ever be. you must be made to suffer for your mystery. th

ryan griffin, the rookie out of tulane. sets up a screen. >> brian: that was classic. he was turning and running before the ball got there. the ball is coming out late like that. a bunch of people breathing down your neck. you can see right there coach said, keep your eye on the ball. keep your hands together, eye on the ball. >> thom: that guy is keeping an eye on you. >> brian: nonstop. >> thom: 11:05 to play on a third down and 8. good protection. great throw. once more there is tanner for the second time today with a touchdown reception. out of mid western state. >> brian: this is a great slow and catch. i think a broken route would have two people in the same area. look at him reach over the top. if the ball were a half inch lower it would have been knocked down. if it were a half inch higher it wouldn't have been a catch. great throw, phenomenal catch. >> thom: right over the outstretched hand and fingers of d.j. swearinger, rookie from south carolina. we talked about tanner. 33 times in his bio, released, signed, re--signed. here he is today. fighting for his fo

griffin ran 49 plays against the defense. his surgy radar knee is holding up. >> the event hasn't started yet, and won't start at all for the 2006 women's championship. shower perfect have a lobbied the tournament organizers to refer to her at maria sugar-pola. i don't think they were too keen on that idea. >> gummy candies, interesting. >> could the nfl be headed on line. according to the los angeles times, google may be seeking a deal to stream the league's games on the web. the report was prompted by commissioner roger good dell's visit to silicon valley. google may be trying to get the future rights to the nfl's popular sunday ticket service. the nfl declined to comment on the story. >> pope benedict surprised the world becoming the first pontiff in 500 years to retire. now he says he stepped down because god told him to. according to the catholic wire service, he said that god did not visit him or talk to him but described it as more of a mystical experience. >> that will do it for this edition of aljazeera news. we are

>> i'm drew griffin with cnn.our former employees say you're billing for services you're not providing. then there's this man, alexander fe ferdnand. it hasn't stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic, and billing taxpayers. even though felons are barred from running drug medi-cal systems. how can a guy like you be operating a drug rehab program here fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186 million, supposedly treating drug and alcohol patients in california. our investigation found half of that money, or about $94 million, as gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail, one person dead, people who said they didn't need this kind of treatment. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. >> you hi. >> reporter: none of this surprises you? >> not at all. we foun

play for the re redski, today griffin took a noticeable step in his recovery. full speed, full speed snaps for the first time since his knee surgery. they kick off against the eagles, and even though shanahan has still not said definitively that griffin will start in the opener, his eyes are set on philly. >>> we go to new york city with the barclays. the tournament used to determine the playoff championships. tiger woods comes in to the weekend as the points leader thanks to five wins on the tour this year. during today's practice round he cut the round short due to discomfort he felt while walking the course. >> yeah, my neck and back are a little bit stiff. it was stiff this morning after a soft bed, and you know, just one of those things sleeping in hotels. i didn't want to push it so i took it easy. >> he has those five wins this season, but still has not won a major. he's still in line to be player of the year on the pga tournament. >> it's a fun tournament. >> i hope to be playing but nonetheless i'll watch. >> joie chen starts at the top of the hour but

griffin said the redskins have gone against their word and later griffin attempted to clarify saying there's no friction between him and coach shanahan. let's talk some baseball now. the o's are getting hot out west. they won a series in san diego, a series in san francisco, and tonight they start a series out in arizona and the birds are living by the long ball. winning games with home runs and j.j. hardy was the home run hero in san francisco yesterday. a 2-run shot in the 7th inning to put the o's on top they would blow it open from there. winning two out of three and four out of five on the road trip so far. >> pretty good. i mean any time you come out to the west coast. it's tough out here and you know it'll be 4-1 right now going into arizona it's a pretty good feeling. >> hitters have been hot and the pointers have been on point too. the o's hitters are going to face diamondbacks left-hander baker. you can see the game on masn and i'll have the latest coming up tonight at 11:00. plus more on our conversation with the new raven who's an old raven stokley. we'll see you then. >>

that is when griffin read ryan's letter in a documentary on national television. seen writing a thank you note. >> all i can do is the right direction. >> the note came yesterday. he has only one regret. forgot. >> all of a sudden my phone started lowing up. >> and they had not seen it, we showed it to them for the first time. imagine being eight years old and hearing your sports hero say your name. >> that's really amazing. that's the most amazing thing that ever happened to me in my life. >> that's the biggest smile i have seen in a while. he turned nine,@he plans to change his nickname to rg9. >> you can watch the documentary. it comes on at 2 p.m. right here . a deal is reached between the nfl and former players who blame the league for debilitating concussions, plus why it is not enough. in dozens of states across the country why fast food workers in dozens of states across the country why fast food workers "as governor bob mcdonnell returns thousands of dollars worth of gifts to campaign donor jonnie williams, attorney general ken cuccinelli says he's not gi

mikeian hand remains steadfast griffin will not play in the preseason. >> i know as a receiver, you can't possibly go out there and not have a couple of preseason games up under your wing. as a quarterback, i'm not sure. i never played the position. hopefully, he doesn't need much. hopefully, we can do everything we need to do to get him ready, right now. >> playing quarterback is cerebral, it's different than playing receiver. they have to make sure they are in timeing with their routes and running. there is alot more running involved. for me as a quarterback. i don't necessarily have to run and i have to make sure i have all of my x's and o's down, the game plan down and i can go out and perform. >>> now, griffin worked out for 90 minutes prao+eu/ to monday night's game. the doctor watched him and examined him. the doctor told him the knee was strong and to stay the course. >>> today, mike was asked who's call was it actually, his or the doctor's? >> i would never go against the doctor any how. if the doctor felt like he wasn't ready to play, ily wouldn't play him. if he said to me "i d