nbc news following a court ruling you can see rice being directed away from his then-fiancee, janay palmerandcuffed. authorities then questioning a crying palmer and give her medical treatment. then after the punch that left palmer on an elevator floor and unable to get up, she and rice kiss in the elevator while both are handcuffed. both are led away and arrested for simple assault. the charges for palmer were later dropped. rice entered an intervention program and avoided a potential trial. now some are questioning the way authorities handle the janay palmer, specifically, why was a woman who was knocked unconscious when security first approached the couple handcuffed? and why would authorities allow the man being arrested for assault close enough to kiss his victim? >> if you're looking to law enforcement to provide you a service and keep you safe and then they act as they did in this particular instance, then, of course, it just further solidifies for the victim that help is not available. >> reporter: the couple married in march and janay continues to stand firmly by ray. over the wee

his wife, janay palmer rice sat down for a lengthy interview on the "today" show.alking about what happened that night in atlantic city. >> i guess it was about four days or so after the incident at the casino that the first tape came out, the one that was taken outside the elevator. had you seen the tape? >> i saw the first one. >> did you see it before it was released to the public? >> no, we just heard about it. >> were you dreading the moment that that tape came out? >> yes. we knew it was going to happen, but we didn't know when it was going to happen. there was no preparing us at all. you can't make excuses. we were highly intoxicated. and in the moment, you're not thinking, oh my god, i'm on a camera in a elevator. of course people are going to read into everything and pick at everything about the situation. >> have you seen the second tape? >> no, i refuse. i refuse. i'm not going to let the public bring me back there. >> mom, you've seen it? >> of course. i didn't want to see it at first. and it took me a while, but i did. i had to. that's my child. and if

ravens star ray rice caught on tape viciously attacking his then fee yann say now wife janay palmer.dent set off a national debate on domestic violence in sports and jeopardized the career of the former baltimore running back. we'll end on lighter note. on the streets of russia. a driver capturing this truly bizarre scene. a real cast of characters going after this driver during a road rage incident. some say it was staged. we say it's worth watching a few times. in new york, jonathan hunt, fox news. >> let's just look ahead at what our weather is going to look like outside on camera, everywhere else. domenica. >> it's going get a little wild around here for christmas eve. but we're talking rain, not snow, because the temperatures are going to be warming up actually over the next couple of days as we officially get into winter. we will do so with more fall like temperatures. here's a look at the temperatures right knowledge it's chilly. 34 degrees. we have 28 down in millville and 28 in atlantic city. 24 out in the poconos. now, lancaster they're at 28 right now. we are actually gett

best beautiful >>> new details about what happened the night ray rice punched his then fiancÈ janay palmerws the couple being affection affectional, also, as they were in the elevator. both of them in cuffs. now some domestic abuse experts are criticizing authorities in the way they handled janay rice. craig melvin is here with the latest. >> good morning. most have seen that hard to watch video of the couple in the elevator. over the weekend a new video surfaced. it's putting the couple and the discussion of domestic abuse into the spotlight again. the new video has some calling into question precisely how new jersey authorities responded. a newly released security footage obtained by nbc news you can see rice being directed away from his then fiancÈ handcuffed. authorities question a crying palmer and get her medical treatment. after the punch that left her on the floor and unable to get up. they kiss in the elevate while both are handcuffed. the charges against palmer were later dropped. rice entered into intervention program and avoided a potential trial. now some are questioning the w

the baltimore ravens' running back was charged with aggravated assault for hitting fiance janay palmer. he was suspended for two games. in august footage showing rice knocking palmer out cold. the league suspended rice indefinitely and his contract with the ravens was terminated. in november, rice won an appeal and was reinstated to the nfl immediately, though he has no team. at number seven, the celebrity phone hacking scandal. has car winning actress jennifer lawrence was among several whose nude photos were hacked and shared. victims called it a flagrant violation of privacy. for its part, apple began looking into reports that its popular icloud data storage system may have been compromised. the fbi is investigating. at number six, hot car death in george. justin ross harris left his toddler, cooper, in his car while at work. it was a hot day. temperatures inside the car reached well over 100 degrees. cooper did not survive. witness described the father's reaction. >> he was crying. >> reporter: investigators say harris visited websites about having a child-free life and how to surv

rice and janay palmer handcuffed on the casino floor escorted by police.r is captured on the video sobbing when officers questioned her about the incident. it then shows palmer appearing to kiss and show affection towards rice. rice attorney went to court to stop abc from obtaining this video but ended up losing. the lawyer for rice said he doesn't want the video to reignite the media friendy that he called the worst night of his life. >> football broadcasters can continue to say the word redskins after new federal ruling. washington university professor filed petition to have it banned from radio broadcast saying the name is obscene or profane. some americans consider it a racial slur and offensive term. yesterday the federal communication commission rejected the request. fcc said by definition obscenity depict sexual conduct so this is not fall into that category. >> environmental protection agency has ruled that the ash created by coal power plant is not hazardous waste. it produces 100 million ton of ash per year containing arsenic lead and other toxic

his wife, janay palmer rice and her mother candy palmer sat down with matt lauer for a lengthy interview and in that exclusive interview janay rice advocates on her husband's behalf as well talking about what happened that night in atlantic city. >> i guess it was about four days or so after the incident at the casino that the tape -- first tape came out. the one outside the elevator. had you seen the tape? >> i saw the first one. >> so did you see it before it was released to the public? >> no. we just knew about it. >> you knew about it. were you dreading the moment that that tape came out? >> yes. yes. we knew that it was going to happen. we didn't know exactly when it was going to happen. but there was no preparedness for that at all. when i saw that it was horrible. you can't make excuses for anything -- we were highly intoxicated and in the moment you're not thinking about i'm on a camera in an elevator so of course people will read into everything and pick at everything about the situation. we understand that. >> have you seen the second tape? >> no. i refuse. i refuse. i'm not go

the baltimore ravens' running back was charged with aggravated assault for hitting then fiancee janay palmerfor two games. >> i made the biggest mistake of my life. >> reporter: in august tmz released showing rice knocking palmer out cold. the nfl claims it never saw it. the league suspended rice indefinitely. and his contract with the ravens was terminated. in november, rice won an appeal and was reinstated to the nfl immediately, though he has no team. at number seven, the celebrity phone hacking scandal. oscar-winning actress jennifer lawrence was among several whose nude photos were hacked and shared. victims called it a flagrant violation of privacy. for its part, apple began looking into reports its popular icloud data storage system may have been compromised. the fbi is investigating. at number 6, hot car death in georgia. justin ross harris left his toddler cooper in his car while at work. it was a hot day. temperatures inside the car reached well over 100 degrees. cooper did not survive. a witness described the father's reaction. >> he was crying, he was hollering. >> reporter: inve

now, some are questioning the way authorities handled janay palmer, specifically, why was a woman whocurity firsted approach the couple, handcuffed? and why would authorities allow the man being arrested for assault close enough to kiss his victim? >> if you're looking to law enforcement to provide you a service and keep you safe and then they act the way they did in this particular instance, then, of course, it just further solidifies to the victim that help is not available. >> reporter: the couple married in march and janay continues to stand firmly by ray. over the weekend, they appeared together at a charity event. in an exclusive interview with matt last month, she talked about how their incident may serve to educate others. >> there's so many messages here. >> i feel like god chose me and ray for a reason. and it was definitely to bring awareness to what people are going through every day. even though it's not what i'm going through every day, it's definitely brought, you know, this topic to the forefront. >> with this new video, the topic is definitely at the forefront once ag

some are questioning the way authorities handled janay palmer.ed unconscious when the security approached the couple hand scuffed and why would authorities allow the man being arrested for assault close enough to kiss his viem. >> if you're looking to law enforcement to provide a service and keep you safe and they act this way, of course it further solidifies for the victim that help is not available. >> the couple married in march and janay continues to stand firmly by ray. over the weekend, they appeared together at the charity event. in an exclusive interview with matt last month, she talked about how to their incident may serve to educate others. >> it is learning. there's sotd many -- >> i feel like god choice me and ray for a reason. it was to bring awareness to what people are going through every day. even though it's not what i'm going through every day. it's definitely brought, you know, this topic to the forefront. >> the new video the topic is definitely at the forefront once again. rice won reinstatement after a successful appeal. no

ray rice made his first public appearance since video surfaced of him punching his then fiance janay palmeristake in my life. but, you know, we truly believe in second chances. they will forgive me. i think all the fans here or the people here really look deep into who i am. it does feel good to be out. and be amongst the baltimore community and just to give back. >> ooh, sherri, what do you think? >> at some point, ray rice has to resurface. i think this is probably the best way to do it because it's toys for tots, it's a big event. with christmas looming, nobody's going to let what he's done overshadow the event, you know. i would be scared if i was there if he was reaching for an xbox, i'd be like, you better back off, watch it, ray. >> that's terrible. >> but i think you know. what do you want him doing, serving turkeys at the women's shelter? >> he's doing the right thing. >> they all have to do it. i think this is probably a good event. kids will make your patient and compassionate. >> i think at some point they do need to somehow do a domestic violence platform help -- >> i would lik

janay rice and her mother candy palmer went on the "today" show this morning in an interview with host matt lauer. janay rice says she has never watched the second video released of her husband ray rice, then a in the event baltimore ravens, punching her and she says she never will. >> no, i refuse. i refuse. i'm not going to let the public bring me back there. >> reporter: janay did say she excused ray for his behavior and that he deserved a second chance with her and the nfl. when lawer asked her if there had been any violent incidents before or since, she was emphatic. >> no. no. there's no way. he knows what he would have to deal with. you know, if this was something -- i'm not going to sit there in silence and let something happen to me. you know, god forbid in front of my child. and just let it happen? there's no way. >> reporter: kathleen clinic of next door solutions to domestic violence says she respects an individual's choice to stay or leave a volatile relationship but points out janay and other victims are in a tough spot. >> it could be coercion, it could be a lot of diffe

morning showing the after math-of-that now infamous moment when ray rice punched his then fiancee janay palmer, this video shows the couple going through a range of emotions. first rice appeared apologetic, palmer appeared to angry will rebuff everything he had to say. later, security guards were there, finally you see them here kissing, newsling i guess you call it with ray rice in separate police cars. rice was suspended from the nfl after video of him hitting his then fiancee now wife if a hotel elevator surfaced on tmz. rice later won an appeal of that indefinite suspension. >> the cyber attack of sony, it really is just one aggression in a much moving digital war. hackers are constantly going after the u.s. government. hear just how often these breaches happen. >>> and chrysler is expanding its recall to over 3 million vehicles because of defective airbags and tell you which cars are now a part of that recall. . i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara®. it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 d

. >> janay rice and her mother, candy palmer, sat down with matt lauer this morning. janay rice shared her pain and anger at the way she and her husband say they have been treated in the court of public opinion. >> and some of her rage is directed at the nfl and the team that fired her husband. barbara harrison is here now with the latest. barbara? >> pat, jim, it was one moment in their lives, but it was captured on hotel surveillance cameras, and now everything has changed for janay and ray rice. when their domestic violence incident sparked national criticism of the nfl, the former star running back was released by the ravens and banned from football indefinitely. on friday, a judge ordered rice's reinstatement but now he's a player without a team. janay rice told matt lauer it's hard to remain quiet when so much of her life is made public and almost all of the attention has been negative. >> that's the hardest part is not having control over anything that has to do with you. it's a natural thing for a human to want to come out and say, no, no, that's not me. or no,

we recently sat down with janay with her mother, candy palmer, by her side. ld mention that ray was not home at the time of the interview. i started by asking janay to use some adjectives to describe what the last six months have been like. >> hectic, to say the least. shocking. >> you have remained silent. has it been hard to not speak out about this? >> yes. it's been the hardest part, is having so much of your life made public and have it all be negative. that's the hardest part, is not having control over anything that has to do with you. it's a natural thing for a human to want to come out and say, no, no, that's not me. oh, no, that's not true. but it's like a battle that we just can't win. it's been the hardest thing ever that i've ever gone through in my life, to watch my daughter being trashed and to see what has happened to her on -- all over national television. everyone talking about her. everyone making statements about her, and they know nothing about her. what were we going to do? you can't fight everyone. >> it all started on the night of valen

when janay rice and her mother candy palmer appeared on the "today" show they defended ray rice.he was emmattic when host matt lauer asked her if there had been any violent incidents before or since that february incident. >> no. no, there's no way. he knows what he would have to deal with, you know, if this was something -- i'm not going to sit there in silence and let something happen to me. god forbid in front of my child. and just let it happen? there's no way. >> reporter: janay said she confronted ray about the way he stood motionless while she lay unconscious. >> he said he was terrified. he was in such shock that this had just happened. he didn't know how to function at that point. >> reporter: kathleen clinic of next door solutions to domestic violence says ray's reinstatement set back any progress made on the issue. >> what she finds or what i would find if i were her is that there's no accountability. he can't be touched. so how do you leave a situation or even think about it if you know your partner can't be touched? >> reporter: ann skeet of san jose's university cen