i'll talk exclusively to jim mcmahon who is suffering from dementia. he has a lot to say on the game, the risks and his life right now. >> a lotd to lot to get there on the ehuge enormous story. reacting to the sec stair of state. washington statements are unak e -- to complete their work nortd to get an objective op of what is happening from a u.s. military strike. >> their contention is they have the information in hand that could lead the president to make that decision. what they are waiting for is eeea go ahead and go id. that wouz come here to the pentagon and be september tout to the fleet would be the missiles being launched in the eastern med trarnian. all of this awaits the president's di sigs. they are making the case that they feel they have the int intelligence to back this. >> the rap ready for the united states. the and u.s. clearly dupt doesn't want to wait that wrong. to the troops on the earn mediterraneans. >> certainly not, i wouldn't think within hours or leds. tomahawk missile are programmed to two to a particular target. they hay

mcmahon is on msnbc so it's very bipartisan that way too. >> and mcmahon, the democrat and castellanos the republican are partners in a firm called purple strategies. bp hires them to spearhead this $50 million television campaign you talk about. >> to those affected and your families, i am deeply sorry. >> they were brought, you say, into the fold by the democratic operative, hilary rosen, who was working for a london-based firm that was also working for bp. and she was also a pundit for cnn. i mean, what a web. >> and again, i think the other piece of this is that a year later geoff morrell, who is the head spokesman for the pentagon under, you know, president obama's pentagon, has become the chief washington spokesman for bp. >> former white house correspondent for abc news. >> abc news. he followed bob gates to the pentagon first with president bush then with president obama. sort of a classic revolving door figure, geoff is. but no, so -- that was -- i mean, it's a classic two-step. i mean, i also think bp has done very, very well rehabilitating itself. i mean, thanks largely to f

comfort individualized. >>> jim mcmahon was one of the best nfl quarterbacks.so took some big hits out there on the field, include thing body slam in 1986 that ended the season for him. he's among several players who brought a lawsuit against the nfl over concussion related brain injuries. this week, both sides reached a $765 million settlement. he says the head injuries he suffered on the field caused his dementia. jim is joining us now for a primetime exclusive, with his attorney. guys, thank you very much for coming in. what do you make of this settlement, jim? do you think it's fair what the nfl agreed to? >> well, i think it's finally, you know, put to rest some of these guys that are hurting so bad that they're finally going to get some help. once your brain starts meting with you, you don't know where to turn, who to trust. we finally got some funds now to take care of these guys. >> if you knew then what you know now, would you have played football, jim? >> probably. i loved baseball as a kid. but i loved the game of football. i only know one way to pla

steve mcmahon, democrat?o you think -- i'm going to predict at the end of the year, it's one of those times like 1964, 1980, 1972 on the democrats side. or 2008 on the democrats side. after years of being practical and manipulative, parties actually show their souls and say this is what we believe. i think the next time that we have a presidential election, which is 2016, the republican party will be the conservative party. i think very conservative party. i think and it will stop playing games. they have been trying to run bob dole, and w. when he spent all that money, and a guy like mccain they didn't believe in. they didn't believe in these guys. they certainly didn't believe in mitt romney. i think they're going to run a true believer next time. what do you think, looking across the aisle? >> i hope they run a true believer. i hope ted cruz will be nominated because the votes obama got last time will be the starting point if he's nominated. >> let me tell you why it's not ted cruz because occasionally, yo

this began with former players including dorsett mcmahon and late junior filing a lawsuit. will be 5 million dollars per affected player. on to baseball. this game really hurts. 1 out away from sweeping the tigers. one out away and that's when things went terribly wrong. >> max trying to become the first pitch tore reach 20 wins this year didn't happen. got him early and up muscle up 2 runs blast in the first. 2 zip a in a flash. roughed up. 6 runs in 5 innings. moss i want some. at the hit 7 homers in the last 10 games. that was the 25th with a lead. trouble for the tigers. big slugger cabrera with pulled groin or lower abdominal discomfort. day-to-day. bottom 9. 2 on 2 out. raining tl he's enraged after giving up a walk off homer to hunter. good tonight game over drive home safely. allowed 4 runs in the itching. all came with two outs. 7-6 the fichbility a's fall to 3 games back of texas. rangers have the tonight off. began tonight. san jose state feature ago new head coach. opening with sacramento statement ron making the spartan debut following mike mcintyre and happy t

at the heart of this case, are players like jim mcmahon. the flamboyant quarterback that led the chicago bears to the super bowl in 1986. this is jim mcmahon today. he's in his mid-50s and he's got early-stage dementia. overnight, we spoke exclusively with him and his attorney. >> i went through two strikes during my career. and i was hoping my medical bills would be paid for. hopefully, now, they will be. >> i'm delighted with the settlement. it's a tremendous solution for a lot of guys and their families that are hurting desperately. >> reporter: mcmahon is 1 of 4,500 former players who sued the nfl, arguing they have injuries related to on-field concussions. big blows like that, are equivalent of taking a sledgehammer to the head. this morning, many are critic e criticizing the settlement. "forbes" magazine calling $765 million a pittance. less than 0.5% of the nfl's annual revenue. others are frustrated that the deal allows the nfl denies any wrongdoing and it does not force them to turn in their files, that might say the league officia

michael steele and steve mcmahon. i've been trying to frame this with the producers here. i'm not sure what the answer is. would ted cruz be all that upset if not only the government shut down but we ended up defaulting on the debt for a couple days? would he be upset with a lat or is that the price of doing business with an establishment? >> i think it's hard to say exactly where the thinking is going right now. i think that mind-set would be consistent with what the tea party members of the caucus came into washington to do. >> revolution? >> it would be to create the revolution inside the capitol hill itself, in the chamber itself that says this far and no further. the problem, though, the blowout, the ramifications. i'm all for, you know, defunding obama care. i think it's a monstrosity. >> even though it's the law of the land? >> even though its law of the land. this is the point, chris. >> what do you want to replace it with? >> well, republicans want to defund the department of education. this is the biggest point. it hasn't happened. that's the reality. you have to

thank you john mcmahon and thank you john feehery. we love having you on. you explain the craziness. >>> senior officials are talking about three strikes of damascus beginning as early as two days from now, thursday. but what isn't clear now is exactly what those strikes would get done. what would be the consequences of blowing up places and killing people? >>> also, race and economics. president obama's ability to blend those two strains in american society could be the key to his success. well, tomorrow he'll have a chance to reset the agenda for his second term at the great anniversary of the 1963 march on washington. >>> and bachmannistan. "hardball" made famous. >>> finally, who is jamming with this '70s rock group cheap trick. ♪ this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> well, yesterday we told you that general colin powell says republican voter id efforts designed to depress the minority voter will backfire. and now radio host laura ingraham, a conservative herself agrees, kind of. ingram said on fox that republicans are failing to make a positi

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tony dorsett and jim mcmahon sued the league over the negligent treatment and misinformation regarding head trauma. many cited their concussions as the route of later neurological problems. it gained attention after the suicides of seau. >>> the government is getting more comfortable with marijuana. the justice department gives pot the green light. on thursday the doj said it will not challenge laws in states where marijuana is legal. the decision will be felt large nest colorado and washington state where voters cleared the drug for recreational use. but it will have the broadest impact in the 20 states in washington, d.c., where pot is allowed for medical purposes. one caveat, state laws must not conflict with eight new federal policies. those include giving the drug to minors and selling it for purposes of trafficking. >>> a beloved television star diagnosed with an incurrable form of cancer is beating the odds. when valerie harper's lung cancer spread to the membranes surrounding her brain, doctors told her she'd likely only have from 3 to 6 months to live. that was in january. now

. >> reporter: more than 4,500 players sued including tony dorsett and superbowl quarter back jim mcmahon, some suffering from dementia, depression and alzehimer's disease they blamed on repeated hits to the head. but any of the league's 18,000 retired players who show symptoms can apply for compensation. >> reporter: the players charge the league had concealed information about the effects of head trauma. the n.f.l. 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 in

there were allegations that the nfl deliberately covered up the risk, from players like jim mcmahon whose girlfriend now has to program his home address into the gps in his car so he doesn't get lost. >> they knew about it and they didn't tell us. that's just like flat out lying to you, looking in your face and lying to you. >> not having to open up its files, not having to open up its books, the nfl gets a chance to not be examined in a way that could have been very embarrassing. >> reporter: in your court filings you wrote,"the nfl glorified the hyper-violent collisions most likely to lead to head trauma and orchestrated a disinformation campaign to conceal the resulting brain injuries." by settling have you let them off the hook? >> no. unless somebody thinks paying $760 million is letting them off the hook. then by that definition, yeah, but we didn't. >> reporter: critics say the settlement is too small but the money will bring immediate relief for the league's 19,000 former players, every one of whom will be eligible for a medical exam. those with cognitive impairment will get furth

mcmahon, i have a separate question. it deals with the advance of the tax credit that -- those tax credits are sent out to those who qualify monthly. doesn't get sent to them, but to their insurer; correct? the qualifieded health plan? >> correct, to the insurance. >> i'm going to give you a hypothetical here to process through it. a person signs up, goes through the process, payments start getting sent, four months into it, and the individual stops paying their portion. the government's still continues to pay theirs, and the individual stops paying their portion. is there a system in place for the insurance to notify the irs to let them know, hey, this person stopped paying, and do we know yet how that's going to tucks? it's somewhat connected to where you are at, but do we know how it's going to work? that's a recent question that's come up. >> i -- congressman, that is an aspect of the implementation of the affordable care act i'm not personally involve with. the irs is handling, i believe, those sorts of questions. >

mcmahon for being here. you do the work under taxing circumstances, and we thank you for your service to our country. >> thank you, congressman. >> i thank the gentle lady. i thought for a second i saw a smile. [laughter] warms a dentist's heart. i'll ask a few more questions, and you're holding up well. continue that smile. prior to release of the proposed rule in august of 2011, treasury produced a proposed legislation clearance package august of 2011. in the clearance package, the issue of whether subsidies were available in federal exchanges was not mentioned. why not? >> congressman, i do not know the memo you're referring to or why the issue was not included in the memo; however, i do know that the issue was discussed and considered agtively before the issue of the proposed regulations. >> who at treasury produced the clearance package? >> i don't have it in front of me, but it was urinally -- usually the staff attorney who is the principle liaison to the irs treasury working group that works on the re

allegations that the nfl deliberately covered up the risk, from players like legendary quarterback, jim mcmahon. >> they knew about it. and they didn't tell us. you know, it's just like flat out lying to you. looking in the face lying to you. >> reporter: in your court filings you wrote, the nfl glorified the head collisions, to lead to head trauma and orchestrated a disinformation campaign to conceal the resulting brain injuries. >> right. >> reporter: by settling have you let them off the hook? >> no, unless some body thinks paying $760 million is letting somebody off the hook. then, by that definition, yeah. we didn't. >> reporter: critics say the settlement is too small but will bring immediate relief for the league's 19,000 former players every one of whom will be eligible for a medical exam. those with cognitive impairment will get further testing and treatment. those with serious illnesses will get up to $5 million. we should say there is nothing in the settlement that will require the nfl to make any safety changes to reduce concussions. when the season kicks off next week it will be bu

the family of junior seau was among the plaintiffs as were hall of famers jim mcmahon. the players all accuse the nfl of hiding information about concussions. the $765 million will play for players and former players' medical care, brain injury research and legal fees. >>> the raiders' final preseason game is coming up in just about two hours, right here on ktvu. the raiders are taking on the seahawks. our coverage starts right after the 6 p.m. news with our raiders special "return to glory" at 6:30. >>> a new bike share service rolls into the bay area. it aims to get people out of their cars in five bay area cities. we'll hear why one mayor is raising concerns about safety. >>> and the change that's coming to a popular painkiller. why the next bottle of tylenol you buy will look different. >>> we have a warm-up to talk about in the short-term. but then bigger changes for the holiday weekend. coming up, the one part of your weekend where we could be talking about a slight chance of a few light showers. >>> after years of planning, several bay area cities launched a regi

and their families were among those who filed lawsuits including winning super bowl quarterback jim mcmahon who said concussions gave him memory problems. jim sao committed suicide last year. the family says all the hits he took gave him depression. autopsy showed he had brain damage. the league admits no wrongdoing. the commissioner have told attorneys do the the right thing for the game and the men who played it it it's worth pointing out the 765-million-dollar deal will not bankrupt the league, not even close. sports business daily reports the nfl made $9.5 billion last year alone. will carr with live from west coast news room. it could take years. >> experts tell us without this settlement today it could have taken years to end all of this. they also say this could be perfect timing for the nfl nfl season starts next week and the experts say the settlement to the end of the controversy made headlines for the last two or three years. also with the settlement, it's unlikely the nfl will have to hand over any internal files that it built on concussions over the years. today we actually hea

cowboys hall of fame running back tony dorsett and the chicago bears' superbowl-winning quarterback jim mcmahone settlement money will go to examining and compensating those with brain diseases, and to fund research. but the league won't have to disclose what it knew about concussions and when. the agreement is subject to approval by a federal judge in philadelphia. the agreement covers all eligible former players -- based on the retiree's age, health status and years of play-- and survivors of those who've died. minutes after the settlement was announced, experts began assessing why both sides agreed to it and what impact it will have. we explore those questions and more with mark fainaru-wada of espn. he's an investigative reporter who's been working on a book about this subject, and on the "frontline" documentary. mark, welcome. there's been a lot of commentary today, and a lot of commentators are calling this a big win for the nfl. as someone who has really covered this for quite a while, that's your sense of this? >> well, i think there's no question that the league wins on some level with

what was amazing about that just now, vince mcmahon couldn't have scripted bobby rigs.like, really? did america really believe this whole thing was on the up and up? i'm sorry. just listening to rigs, it was like this whole thing felt like a vince mcmahon script. >> i was just going to say that. >> we are not making equal purses, not getting anything out of the tour. billie jean and all she represented changed the landscape so whatever you can say about whether he was in the tank and she was on espn last -- she was interviewed for the package on espn -- >> hold on. >> she said she knew him and he wouldn't have done it. >> we love billie jean and billie jean has been a trailblazer for years. willie, i know i speak for you, when i say, we love billie jean. we're making fun of bobby rigs. >> we're in no way diminishing what billie jean king means to women's rights or tennis. i was watching the same thing. he's a wrestling heel. women can't do anything men can do. >> listen to the language employed there. the male is king. >> right. >> the male is king. >> thumping of chest

. >> tony dorset, super bowl winning quarterback jim mcmahon and the family of junior saeu are all involvedn this case. having to admit any liability or that brain-related injuries were caused by football. many consider that a huge win for the nfl and its owners. >> almost certainly going to be aible able to eliminate any lawsuit from future players about future injuries. >> reporter: while $765 million seems like a big number, some think the players could have done better because last year alone the nfl had a revenue of $9.2 billion. >> the risk that nfl had on going to trial on each of these complex claims. the potential exposure here was in the billions, i think, that's a conservative estimate. >> reporter: the decision is in the district judge who must approve this bill. former players could still voice their opposition. only players retired will be eligible for compensation. all retired players whether involved in this lawsuit or not can take a baseline test. it will be used to determine the amount of money they receive from this settlement now and in the future. much more on this late

mcmahon for being here. you do the work under taxing circumstances, and we thank you for your service to our country. >> thank you, congressman. >> i thank the gentle lady. i thought for a second i saw a smile. [laughter] warms a dentist's heart. i'll ask a few more questions, and you're holding up well. continue that smile. prior to release of the proposed rule in august of 2011, treasury produced a proposed legislation clearance package august of 2011. in the clearance package, the issue of whether subsidies were available in federal exchanges was not mentioned. why not? >> congressman, i do not know the memo you're referring to or why the issue was not included in the memo; however, i do know that the issue was discussed and considered agtively before the issue of the proposed regulations. >> who at treasury produced the clearance package? >> i don't have it in front of me, but it was urinally -- usually the staff attorney who is the principle liaison to the irs treasury working group that works on the re

. >> hall of famer tony dorsett, super bowl winning quarterback jim mcmahon and the family of junioritted suicide last year are a major part of the case, it cleared the nfl from admitting any liability or brain related injuries were caused by football. many consider that a huge win for the envelope and its owners. >> they're almost certainly going to be able to eliminate any future lawsuit from former players about head injuries. >> reporter: while $765 million seems like a big number some think the players could have done better considering last year alone the nfl had a revenue of $9.2 billion. >> you consider the potential risk the nfl had of going to trial, the potential exposure was in the billions and that's a conservative estimate. >> the agreement is in the hands of judge anita brody who must approve the deal. former players can still voice their opposition. only players who have retired by the time the concussion settlement is approved, but all retired players involved in the lawsuit or not can take a baseline test, and those test results that will be used to determine the am

numerous prominent players like tony door set and jim mcmahon and the family of junior seau who committed nfl does not have to admit liability, and many consider that a huge win for the nfl and its owners. >> they are almost certainly going to be able to eliminate any future lawsuit from former players about head injuries. >> while $765 million seems like a big number some think the players could have done better considering last year alone the nfl had a revenue of $9.2 billion. >> you consider the risk the nfl had on going to trial on each of the individually complex claims, the potential exposure was in the billions and that's a conservative estimate. >> the hands is in the hands of the judge, and former players can still voice their opposition. >> only players that retired by the time the concussion settlement is approved can be included. >> thank you so much. >>> joining us now is former nfl player, chuck smith. you played professional football for more than eight years and suffered severe concussions and possible memory loss as a result of that and you are one of the players involved

those are just a few of the benefits that have already emily mcmahon. the full impact of the aca will not be felt until next year. many states have embraced obamacare and implemented their own exchanges and have already announced lower premiums. in some cases dramatically lower than ever was expected. and that is despite offering better, enhanced benefits including free preventive care, no lifetime limits on coverage, and not being able to deny customers because they have a preexisting condition. in california average premiums ended the exchange are for 2%, to 29 percent lower than average premiums this year. in new york there will drop to as much as 50% lower. the law is working, and maybe that is what the opponents are afraid of. what happened when congress passes laws? agencies implement them. that is what the treasury department issued regulations implementing provisions of their formal care act they're relate to premium tax credits it authorizes to make health insurance affordable to low-income earners. i know that when i voted for the law it never