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mlb proposed revisions to the mlb has proposed revisions to its disciplinary policy covering mlb players that would make it easier for the commissioner to impose an appropriate level of discipline on players who commit acts of domestic violence or sexual assault and have that discipline be upheld in arbitrati arbitration. mlb does not have the right to insist on any changes to player discipline until its current collective bargaining agreement with the players association expires in december of 2016. however, we are hopeful that we will come to an agreement with the players association prior to the start of next season on a disciplinary policy specifically tailored to domestic violence and sexual assault. as we told our owners two weeks ago, major league baseball is committed to developing a culture in which its athletes implicitly understand their moral obligation as both men and role models to speak out and act against crimes against women and families. we fully understand that educating over 4,000 players from diverse backgrounds on an issue that many of them have not previously consi

>> yes. >> mlb? >> excuse me. some teams have them.ormly, we don't all have them, but it's something we're developing at this point. >> okay. i'll follow up with more questions with that because i want to make sure you get it. yes? >> yes, i think as michelle roberts explained earlier, we in the players association have been meeting with our family organizations to determine the best ways we can provide resources you don't have an indt one now? >> no. >> in some of the articles i read the women were saying there was no place for us to go. the teams weren't calling us. the teams weren't reaching out to us. it was all about the players. what about nhl? >> our program extends to the players' families and historically our program doctors have been accessed by players, spouses and significant others. >> do you have a program for initiation into the league, when someone comes? is there a program for the spouse of a player? >> to the extent they exist, they would be at the team level. >> what about mandating reporting to law enforcement? do a

the mlb clubs and the commissioner's office will also be educated. the commissioner understands that any policy is appropriate discipline for player who is engage. prohibitly the commissioner has the authority and mlb's collective bargaining agreement with the player's association that disciplines for just cause for conduct that is color ly an they are not limited to the federal, state, or local law. under a just cause standard, the commissioner's office is at the evidentiary hearing without cooperating witnesses or tangible witnesses regarding the conduct. the ash traitors in the past have been less inclined to uphold severe discipline under a just cause standard for off field conduct. it does not impact the player's ability to perform. mlb proposed revisions to the disciplinary policy covering players that would make it easier for the commissioner to impose an appropriate level on players who commit acts of violence or sexual assault and have that discipline be upheld in arbitration. mlb does not have the right to insist on any changes to player di

during mlb's of your development program beginning with mlb spring training this february every majornd minor league player will be educated on issues relating to domestic violence, sexual assault and other organizations including violence prevention, a call to men and costs of esperanto. the staff of the mlb clubs in the commissioner's office will also be educated. the commissioner understand an important component of any policy covering domestic violence and sexual assault is appropriate discipline for players to engage in misconduct. presently the commissioner has the authority on mlb's collective bargaining agreement with the players association to discipline players for just cause for conduct that is materially detrimental or prejudicial in the best interests of baseball including but not limited to engage in conduct, engaging in conduct in violation of federal, state or local law. under a just clause -- just cause standard the commissioner's office is required to prove a violation by a player at an evidentiary hearing before a neutral arbitrator which can be difficult in the abs

>> we do in the nfl. >> mlb? >> some teams have them. uniformly, we don't all have them, but it's something we're developing. >> i'll have more questions on that. >> yes, i think as michelle roberts explained earlier, we in the players association have been meeting with our family organizations to determine the best way to provide resources going forward. >> you don't have an independent one now? >> no. >> some of the articles were saying, there was no place for us to go. the teams weren't reaching out to us. it was all about the players. >> our program extends to the players' families and our doctors have been accessed by -- and historically, our program doctors have been accessed by players' spouses. >> do you have an independent program for initiation into the league? an independent program for the spouse of the player? >> to the extent they exist they would exist at the team level. >> i would like to have your league look at whether there should be a policy that's required. what about mandating reporting to law enforcement? do any of

but in the long run, you can't make it just on mlb. it's too seasonal.ffer is the following... ...$630,000 to build out a new warehouse, put the inventory systems in place, and then pay off all of the payables. for that, i would want to be 50/50 partners with you. scott: i mean, you're asking for 50% of my business. that's 30 years of my blood and sweat. you have to have more skin in the game. cowboy up. lemonis: what's gonna be my return on my investment in the first couple years? zero. that's too much risk for me. scott: if we put a half a million to a million dollars of sales on this business in the next year, we can turn this thing around. lemonis: but you need the $600,000 to do that. scott: i think -- here's the way i look at this. when a doctor wants to break into a practice, he buys his way in -- correct? -- to become a partner. lemonis: you're not interviewing me, i'm interviewing you. i'm not a bank, i'm not a consultant, and i'm not the fairy godmother. i don't just sprinkle money around. scott: i think that's a lot, marcus, for that amount. l

but in the long run, you can't make it just on mlb. it's too seasonal.ffer is the following... ...$630,000 to build out a new warehouse, put the inventory systems in place, and then pay off all of the payables. for that, i would want to be 50/50 partners with you. scott: i mean, you're asking for 50% of my business. that's 30 years of my blood and sweat. you have to have more skin in the game. cowboy up. lemonis: what's gonna be my return on my investment in the first couple years? zero. that's too much risk for me. scott: if we put a half a million to a million dollars of sales on this business in the next year, we can turn this thing around. lemonis: but you need the $600,000 to do that. scott: i think -- here's the way i look at this. when a doctor wants to break into a practice, he buys his way in -- correct? -- to become a partner. lemonis: you're not interviewing me, i'm interviewing you. i'm not a bank, i'm not a consultant, and i'm not the fairy godmother. i don't just sprinkle money around. scott: i think that's a lot, marcus, for that amount. l

>> we do in the nfl. >> mlb? >> some teams have them. uniformly, we don't all have them, but it's something we're developing. >> i'll have more questions on that. >> yes, i think as michelle roberts explained earlier, we in the players association have been meeting with our family organizations to determine the best way to provide resources going forward. >> you don't have an independent one now? >> no. >> some of the articles were saying, there was no place for us to go. the teams weren't reaching out to us. it was all about the playe. >> our program extends to the players' families and our doctors have been accessed by players' spouses. >> do you have an independent program for initiation into the league? an independent program for the spouse of the player? >> to the extent they exist they would exist at the team level. >> i would like to have your league look at whether there should be a policy that's required. what about mandating reporting to law enforcement? do any of you have a policy at the league level that a coach is required o

senate committee addressing domestic violence in professal sports, hearing from representatives of the mlb, the nfl and the nba. >> will you effectively punish players in what we -- >>> one player says his punishment goes too far. after agreeing to a plea deal after hitting his son with a free branch, vikings star adrian peterson is in new york appealing a decision for the nfl to suspend him indefinately. this after raven's star, ray rice, was thrown out. >> that is part of what fueled the discussion on capitol hill. there needs to be consequences even when there is not a criminal conviction. >>> authorities in washington say that a suspect tried to rob a sporting goods store after running his car through a door. eventually tactical team went in and brought the suspect out in handcuffs. they believe that the man was going after a large gun selection that was offered in the store. >>> the latest on the hearing for president obama's executive order protecting millions of undocumented immigrants got underway, he wants the individuals to become eligible for work permits and save them from depo

traveling through i-95 and 141 mlb boulevard keep in mind lane restrictions out there until sock th 10:00 this had morning. the northeast extension looks good. with the long-term normal construction out there but we're not reporting any accidents on 76. vine at 76, westbound as drivers head out to the schuylkill expressway. that's where it gets busy later on, but it's clear. 14 minutes from the blue route to the vine. and from the blue route, 18 minutes. >>> a deadly crash along 422 in north coventry chester county a car hit and killed a construction worker on the job. nbc10's monique braxton is live on the scene with new information. monique, what can you tell us? >> reporter: tracy, just moments ago, we learned that westbound 422 has been reopened. and a short time ago. i went inside the police chief's headquarters here, into his office and spoke to him about the person killed. here's video of the crash for you. investigators say it happened about 11:00. the chief police tells us 60-year-old broyer was hit by a car. the driver did stop and offer assistance. investigators are reconstr

hamels expressed his desire to stay with phillies tells mlb network radio he's open to the idea of leaving town. hamels said he would waive no trade dluz go to con it happened esh. >> i i would like to go to a team that wants to win. you're playering for end of october not end of september so you can go home. you know that's all the work we do in the off season and spring training for that purpose us to win the world series that's the most purpose. >> he's their biggest trade ship villanova beating up on big five teams or what. beat lasalle then st. joe's by double that and temple the latest to take it on the chin by up defeated wildcats. >> what we do and know they do. we're not prepared. >> what's it with jay wright you would think he's not doing anything right. 'nova wins 5-6 they're 10-0 for second straight year. cherry white don't go down without a fight. >> i knew we would see better tomorrow tonight and that's why i'm proud of how we played. i thought they were good defensive to score. >>ville never a10-0. hunl dpaim coming up saturday against syracuse one of their bestest rivals. >

top executives for the envelonf, and mlb. >>> you could say he ignited a national conversation about domestic violence in support. you can hear what ray rice has to say about the night he punched and his hope to one day play football again. >> i took full responsibility for everything that i did. the only thing i can hope for and wish for is a second chance. >> rice is again eligible to be signed by an nfl team. you can see his entire interview with matt lauer on the "today" show. >>> vikings running back adrian peterson will face a hearing toda acuizatiocusations for hitting his suon. >> police are searching for the person who shot two teenagers in northwest d.c. mid at 11:00 a.m. story since then a 16 and 17-year-old were heading to dunbar high school when a man opened fire at 6th and n streets. one teen was shot in the bac th. both are expected to be okay. >> two men who attacked a group of college women in the district. surveillance video caught the atta 2:4 in the morning on november 8, two men ran up on the three exchange students. this happened in the noma neighborhood, north

for drivers in delaware, following destruction at i-95. 141 and mlb boulevard, that's cleared in theast few minutes so you're good to go there. no other issues to report on the roads in delaware. i-95 near the philadelphia international airport. it's also quiet right now. no accidents or delays so if you have an early morning flight, you're in luck. on the westbound side, that's looking good, right here, on-ramp to 76 westbound from spring garden street, you'll notice we've still got a lot of construction equipment set up. and that ramp is closed, as it states right there. part of a long-term construction project. as you can see, that's still throughout and active. tracy. >>> a warning from federal health officials why the cdc says this season's influence vaccine provides little protection against the virus. >>> plus, a christmas grinch caught on camera. what police say was in this package stolen from a front porch in south philadelphia. what's possible today? wi-fi access in more places then ever before. all your favorites in the cloud and on every device. a home you control with th

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. >> the mlb helped tweet out the entire poem. >> 5:16 retailers hoping for big numbers today. one of the busiest shopping days of the year. >> and what to do with gift cards you found under the tree. karen. >> satellite 6 and action radar showing clear skies. it's cold out there. details in the forecast coming up next. >> and don't forget you can take 6abc.com with you wherever you go. the smart design changes layout to fit any device. it works no matter how large or small your screen. check it out by going to 6abc.com and take it with you when you stand in line at the mall today. when you stand in line at the mall today. we'll be back. >> this gas station in minneapolis many were traveling for the holidays and say they were able to save a lot of money on the long ride. >> some station around here have been doing the same thing. >> right i'm loving gas prices. if you didn't get enough for the holiday feast my mom sent in pellman cookies. >> pellman we love matt pellman thank you. >> something exciting for you as well. we'll look at the ben franklin bridge. how exciting. there'

next season will be his 30th in the mlb.ats to him. >>> let's get a check on the weather. >> that's a good career. 30 years in major league baseball. >> good career. >> 30 years of marriage. >> that's awesome. >> do my math on that one. >> you can add that up during -- >> let me show you california. the flooding did occur. we needed the rain. we said that. we didn't want too much of it at one time, and we did get some mud flows and some debris flows. pretty fast naturing to watch. it's still pouring around san francisco. we're almost to an inch and three quarters. san jose, over an inch. sacramento and stockton. this is great in the heart of the worst of the drought area. now, new england, you are scraping the windshield this morning. that is exiting this morning. things will be improving throughout the day. temperatures not bad for this time of year. into the low to mid 50s. christmas tree lighting tonight in rockefeller center, it looks to be fine. it will be dry for that also. much of the rest of the country is not too ba

hamels joined former teammate brad lidge on mlb network radio, talk about where he would like to go if estrayed dollars. >> my family is from the west coast. my wife's family is from the midwest. so i think that's kind of what, if anything does happen, you know, you do, you have to kind of look that the different perspective. >> for whatever city going after winning, i think that could definitely change every sort of perspective and every desire. that trumps almost anything is winning. >> keep it here. we'll keep you positioned. college hoops, visiting villanova and darr hen a great game. circus shot here nova goes up 12. then the outside touch, very nice passing. boom, boom, boom, tic-tac-toe bank. he finished with 20 points. villanova with big win over tell until college hoops 85 to 62. two great guys right there. both do a lot for our city, series and the big five. >> and your ticktack bo. >> and bang, still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, christmas present at the pump. >> first though, here's what's coming up tonight on cbs-3. >> police involved shooting in northeast phila

he joined former teammate brad lidge on mlb network radio and talked about where he'd like to go in in fact he was trade. >> my family is from the west coast and my wife's family is from the midwest if anybody does happen you do, you have to kind of look at that different perspective. whatever city is going after winning i think that could definitely change every sort of perspective and every desire that trumps almost anything is winning. >> visiting villanova and hilliard had great game. sucker shot and there it falls. villanova up by 12. hilliard was the star outside touch here after some passin pag finished with 20 points. villanova wins over temple 85-62. coming up next in the nissan sports zone, cowboys/eagles highlights former eagle hollis thomas joins us and post game reaction. that and more coming up in the zone. >> bow, oh, boy that game getting ♪ >> welcome back. holiday party in philadelphia designed with kids in mind. take a look here. lots of hugs from santa at the holiday party for variety the children's charity benefiting young people with special needs and their familie

the philadelphia phillies are auctioning off the experience to help raise money for the mlb charity longevity. a phillies player would visit your business or office for a pep rally and he would bring lunch for you and up to 30 of your closest co-workers. but you'll have to get your bid in soon. the auction ends at 11:00 tomorrow night. >> phillies player and lunch. pretty good deal. >>> well, there are expected to be more people flying over this christmas holiday than last year. landon dowdy is here with this morning's "cnbc business news." good morning, landon. >> good morning, christine. the friendly skies are going to be crowded this holiday season. airlines for america, the industry's trade group, projects 47 million people will fly between december 17th and january 4th, up 2% from last year. airlines are adding more seats by using larger planes, which are expected to be 80% to 90% full. the busiest travel day? friday, december 19th. the lightest could be christmas eve and day and new year's eve and day. christine, back to you. >> all right, landon dowdy from cnbc headquarters. thanks for

we begin with a mega deal in mlb.efty free agent pitcher jon lester signed with the chicago cubs for a reported -- cha-ching -- six year, $155 million deal. whoa. this contract includes a $30 million signing bonus and a no-trade clause. the benefits of being left-handed, bill karins. >> baseball's not struggling. >> no. lester's decision to go to chicago instead of returning to boston apparently comes down to the money. the red sox initially offered a deal worth $70 million over four years, bumped up to $135 million over six years. lester's deal with the cubs gives him the second-highest average annual value for a pitcher behind the dodgers' clayton kershaw. however it is the highest for a free agent pitch over a multi-year contract. you can expect to see max scherzer added to the list before the start of next season. also a free agent. >> it's more than $1 million a win, turns out. >> scherzer is rumored to be seeking a deal worth $200 million. are you all right? >> i'm okay. i anticipated this. >> he's all-knowing.

nfl, nba, mlb and nhl receive tremendous assistance, huge benefits from the congress in putting their brands, their sport and advertising before the american people. this public assistance takes several forms but chief among them is the antitrust exception enjoyed by the four major sports leagues. essentially every company is bound by this price fixing. sports leagues are an exception. almost a unique exception to this antitrust rule. in the broadcasting act of 1961, congress granted a special exemption from the rules that govern other companies permitting professional sports leagues to coordinate and fix prices for negotiating broadcast rights. the country affords these teams their special status because of their special role in american culture. but that doesn't give them the right to abuse this privilege. the government certainly shouldn't endorse abusive behavior. the public benefit come with a public trust. the fcc recognized that when they threw a flag in september on nfl antifan blackout policy. chairman wheeler of the fcc announced at that meeting and i'm quoting "federal gove

>> we do in the nfl. >> mlb? >> some teams have them. uniformly, we don't all have them, but it's something we're developing. >> i'll have more questions on that. >> yes, i think as michelle roberts explained earlier, we in the players association have been meeting with our family organizations to determine the best way to provide resources going forward. >> you don't have an independent one now? >> no. >> some of the articles were saying, there was no place for us to go. the teams weren't reaching out to us. it was all about the players. >> our program extends to the players' families and our doctors have been accessed by players' spouses. >> do you have an independent program for initiation into the league? an independent program for the spouse of the player? >> to the extent they exist they would exist at the team level. >> i would like to have your league look at whether there should be a policy that's required. what about mandating reporting to law enforcement? do any of you have a policy at the league level that a coach is required

top executives from the nfl, nba, nhl and mlb will testify. 6:49 now.uably ignited the national conversation about domestic v violence in sports and tod bre . ray rice spoke to matt lauer about his hope to one day play fab again. >> me and my wife had one bad night and i took full responsibility for it. the only thing i can hope for and win for is a second chance. >> rice is eligible to be signed by any nfl team. you can see his entire coverings after "news 4 today." >>> today maryland lawmakers will discuss a proposal that could put an end to hollywood handouts. the state has given more than $60 million in tax cuts to hollywood studios. most of that money goes to two shows. now some lawmakers want the state to stop handing out so many tax credits. the first numbers are in from cyber monday. landon doughty with a look at how many people did online shopping. >> notst many shoppers were buying as much on monday. sales were below estimates sass consumers may have taken advantage of deals offered before and after thanksgiving. the average order is down. the

domestic violence in professional sports, representatives from the nfl, and bl, nhl, and mlb, as wells the players union. >> i want to know if you're developing uniform policy that will effectively punish players that commit what are criminal .cts against women >> the lawmakers questioned if enough is being done. one player says his punishment goes too far. after agreeing to a plea deal for hitting his son with a tree branch -- >> responsibility for my absence. >> today, adrian peterson was in new york, appealing the decision to suspend him indefinitely. hearing, after former baltimore ravens star ray rice's penalty for attacking his wife in an elevator was thrown out. rice being led to able to return to the nfl. lawmakers say there needs to be a standard for the domestic violence, even if there is not a criminal conviction. next, nearly epidemic numbers. >> plus, where you can see the president in 3-d. >> standing up for the rights of the deaf and hard of hearing. >> seven is on your side with the health alert about your eyesight. nearsightedness is a condition that is beginning earl

vincent was joined by representatives from the nba, mlb and nhl, as well as their players' unions. each talked about what they are doing to curb violence off the playing field. senator claire mccaskill voiced her frustration that while individual teams have taken action against baseball players who were charged with abuse, the league has not. >> major league baseball commissioner bud seelig has never sanctioned an mlb player for domestic violence. never. in 22 years. >> reporter: since the rice incident other leagues have gotten more proactive with punishment. the nba suspended jeffrey taylor for 24 games without pay in november after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. and thenhl suspended a player after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse. in a statement, the l.a. kings said this was clearly a mistake and it is incumbent upon us to be more vigilant in managing this situation. >> nancy, thank you. >>> this morning the damage to sony pictures is far from over. the hackers took new movies like "fury" and "annie" and leaked them on the internet and

had to defect from their country, they have a rich baseball culture, and 19 cubans in the mlb this season, well, earlier we spoke to a baseball historian, he said regardless of any changes they will be reluctant to allow the players to leave. >> they are trying to survive and it has abilities been totally independent of major league baseball. it is an extremely important institution. they focus their baseball on a strong team. they have started to send some of their bettest players to play in japan, but under the condition that they come back and play in cuba during the winter, so they maintain their own strong league. the problem is that major league teams when they sane these players to contracts are not going to allow them to go back and play a full season in the winter in cuba. because of concerns about injury, because they don't want a player playing year round and being tired out, they don't let players go back to the dominican either. so this is the stumbling block, that doesn't really have anything to do with the embargo. including bernie has been meeting in geneva, as yet, no det

mlb tweeted out the entire poem. >> love it, love it, love it 6:22 following an unusual story out ofew england where church finds a replacement for baby jesus in the nativity. >> and how a septa train added a passenger without picking anyone up. katherine. >> right matt a woman gives birth on septa train on christmas. we're live at hahnemann with all the details coming up at >> getting up toy a cozy 50 with lots of sun. american veterinarian from oregon was released from a prison in the small southeast asian nation of east seemore yesterday. stacey addison was held there since september in a drug investigation she says she had nothing to do with. addison is staying at the home of former noble peace prize with addison and ramos would not discuss details about the case and when asked what she will do when she gets a passport she said go home. >> former president george h.w. bush spent christmas in the hospital as doctors continue to keep an ion his health. he experienced shortness of breath tuesday and was admitted to houston methodist hospital. a spokesman says the older bush had a ri

first joont in only the seventh mlb pitch tore win the award. he was this year world viers mvp. in the series. 5 inning save in game 7. 3 world series at 25 years of age and honored tomorrow in new york. heismann trophy finalist announce today quarterback if wisconsin running back gordon and alabama wide receiver cooper. this 7 sports report brought to you by toyota and as i mention go ahead and give that to marcus. >> done deal as far as you are concerned. >> thanks very much. >> thank you. >> all right. we want to leave you with a little bit more on what's happening over in berkeley on interstate 80. both direction have been completely disrupted by protestors but they have managed to help some one who needed some help. >> yes a woman was in labor and she has been loaded on to the ambulance you see there trying to get her to the hospital so she can deliver her baby but protestors taking over 80 near ashby avenue and shut done traffic in both direction. >> always remember this birthday. >> oh, yes. >> traffic as you look from sky 7 hd live look at all the rib bop of headlights a

. >> jay rockefeller is saying he wants to see some consistency from the mlb to the nfl to the nba -- anybody good at this? >> not necessarily. every sports league is basically a world unto itself, where they protect their own and they write their own narratives to suit themselves. >> here he is, by the way. >> write their own narratives to suit themselves. >> matt lauer asked ray rice about his prospects of signing with other teams. talk about the commercial situation you mentioned. this is to some extent, let's face it, pr. let's watch. >> what do you think it would take for another owner and another group of fans to put the images of that video behind and say, we'll take a chance on ray rice? >> one thing i think that, you know, they would have to be, you know, willing to, you know, look deeper into who i am and realize that me and my wife had one bad night, and i took full responsibility for it. and one thing about my punishment and everything going along with anything that happened is that i've accepted it. i went fully forward with it. i never complained. i never did anything li

last year the mlb suspended 14 players, among them, slugger alex rodriguez.s says alexander, which is funny. he is alex rod rodriguez. i think that was a nonsports fan who wrote this. the league suspended a-rod for the entire 2014 season but i have this fear he will be back in pinstripes. he got a new third baseman. amazon launching same, day delivery. amazon claims you can get your items in less than one hour. so you just order whatever you want from amazon and it will come within one hour soon. what do you think? what do you think happened? i was floored. you're driving along, having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn't there and the next second... boom! you've had your first accident. now you have to make your first claim. so you talk to your insurance company and... boom! you're blindsided for a second time. they won't give you enough money to replace your brand new car. don't those people know you're already shaken up? liberty mutual's new car replacement will pay for the entire val

bold last year saying the monster mlb deals with ar thing of the past. strike one. okay.ed the nfl would embrace next gen media technologies. well, right there with the league producing nfl now this year, he gets a check mark. finally, dom said 2014 would be a tipping point for major league soccer. he is half right. television rates up. so that's 1 1/2, i guess. 50%. we'll take it. what's dom predicting for 2015? here's a look. >> from a-rod to donald sterling to ray rice, scandals plagued the sports world in 2014. here are three bold predictions for 2015. the nfl crosses the pond. after sellout crowds for three games at wimbley stadium in 2014,the national football league will announce an international franchise in london. we're not talking about nfl europe part 2. with more than 8 million casual nfl fans in the uk, there is demand and passion. student athletes cash in. as ncaa revenues grow, so will the bank accounts of student athletes. the ncaa will continue to loosen rules to allow the opportunity to get paid. and not just scholarships but also a cut of the money the

the nfl, the nba comedy mlb and nhl received tremendous assistance, huge benefits from the congress inputting their brands, their sport and advertising before the american people. this public assistance take several forms, but chief among them is beyond tie trust by the major sports leagues. essentially, every major sport the egg prevents coronation and price-fixing. sports leagues are an exception, almost a unique exception to this antitrust rule. in the broadcasting -- sports broadcasting act of may 261, congress granted special exemptions from the rules that governor other companies, permitting the professional sports flicks to coordinate fixed prices for negotiating outcast rights. the country affords these teams their special status because of their special role in american culture. but that doesn't give them the right to abuse this privilege and the government certainly shouldn't endorse abusive behavior. the public benefits, the public trust. the fcc recognized that this would make a red flag this september on the nfl's anti-fan blackout policy. chairman wheeler of the sec annou

dale scott an mlb ump for the past 29 years acknowledged he's gay by submitting a photograph of himselflong time photograph of himself and his partner. he called games during three world series and never hid his sexuality but he choice to come out now because it's the right thing to do. major league baseball, unlike the nba, or nfl currently doesn't have an openly gay player. >>> it considers overturning a 30-year-old rule that bans gay men from giving blood donations. this ban dates back to 1983. that year the fda opposed a policy that barred blood donations from any man who had sex with another man after 1976 when the epidemic started. many medical groups including american medical association said the policy is outdated and no longer supported by science. giving advances in testing and gay activists say the ban is discrimination and perpetuates negative stereo types. last month a separate panel of experts convened and voted overwhelmingly in favor of doing away with the ban. the panel recommended moving to a one-year deferral period which would bar male donors who had sex with men in

the historian argues that while the northeast enjoyed a reputation as a bastion for racial equality, mlb blacks were relegated to live in ghettos and working menial jobs until northern leaders challenged citizens to practice what they were preaching. this program contains language that some may find offensive. .. where southerners have all around them the trappings of slavery and segregation and something to unload, a burden to unload. worse people in the north, particularly white northerners don't think of their round paths are their own heritage in that way. in fact, they think of it as something to about two, something to aspire to. that is what i mean about the sense of history at the beginning and the first story that i start out with as you said is about springfield, massachusetts. that city is a small city in massachusetts about 150,000. in 1939, just as world war ii was starting, the later said that city and school superintendents pioneer plan they said would abolish prejudice and abolish racism. from the school system and from the city of large. so they adopted the curriculum an

this next hour the senate will bring together the nfl and mlb executives to discuss just this.e. it's a huge problem and you know the numbers. it is often overlooked from 2001 to 2012. there were 11,766 american women killed by husbands and boyfriends. that's actually more than the number of americans killed in afghanistan and iraq in terror attacks including 9/11. all that was combined. >> it's important that we just -- this is not just an nfl problem. this is a social problem within the united states. this is just to allow the platform for women like myself to find strength. i thank jenay. i'm sorry she was in the situation, but seeing her in this situation gave me strength to say wait a minute, i can no longer not share and tell the truth. so that people really know that the glamorous life is not so glamorous. >> thank you for your strength coming forward with this. >> thank you. >> and up ahead, it's giving tuesday. do you know what that is? a movement to give back during the holiday season. like pay it forward. but there is a difference here and an effort that makes it dif

major league baseball in the usa had to defect from their country and did not stop them playing in the mlbackman says regardless of any diplomatic changes cuba will still be reluctant to allow its players to leave. >> cuban league is trying to survive, it has always been totally independent of major league baseball and it's an extremely important institution socially within the country. they focus their baseball on developing a strong national team for international tournaments and obviously they want to keep their players home. they have had a problem now with young players leaving, defecting from the country, going to the united states to play in the major leagues because of the lure of the big money. in order to try to stem the tide of some of those defect shuns they have started to send some of their better players in the summer to play in japan but under the condition they come back and play in cuba during the winter so that they maintain their own strong league, the problem with major league baseball is major league teams when they sign the players to contracts are not going to allow

he is the first san francisco giant and seventh mlb pitcher to win this award. >>> thank you so muchnews at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with dan and cheryl. >>> next at 5:00, another demonstration planned in the east bay tonight. how some of the protesters hope to keep this one from turning violent. >>> fire rips through a development in southern california. why authorities think it might have been intentional. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. we are tracking a powerful storm that could bring significant problems. the timeline coming up. >>> and preparations under way in the north bay, an area that could be the hardest hit by the massive storm that is coming this week. >>> sky 7 hd takes you live to that breaking news on interstate 680 in san jose. drivers have been stranded for more than two hours now in both directions of the freeway is closed due the a woman threatening to jump. >> this is where it's happening. she is threatening to jump on to 680. the woman climbed on to the overpass just before 3:00 this afternoon. >> negotiators for t

addressing domestic violence in professional sports hearing from representatives from the nfl, nba, nhl and mlbhe players unions. >> i want to know if you're developing uniform policies that will effectively and appropriately punish players who commit what are criminal acts against women and children. >> reporter: while lawmakers question if enough is being done, one player says his punishment goes too far. after agreeing to a plea deal with no jail time for hitting his son with a tree branch -- >> i stand here and i take full responsibility for my actions. >> reporter: today, minnesota vikings star running back adrian peterson was in new york, appealing the nfl's decision to suspend him indefinitely. his hearing comes after former baltimore ravens star ray rice's penalty for attacking his wife in an elevator was thrown out. an arbitrator ruling on friday that rice can now return to the nfl. that case was part of what fueled today's conversation on capitol hill with lawmakers saying there needs to be a standard in responding to domestic abuse cases even when there isn't a criminal conviction. m

addressing domestic violence in professional sports, hearing from representatives from the nfl, nba, nhl and mlbwell as the players unions. >> i want to know if you are developing uniform policies that will effectively and appropriately punish players who commit what are criminal acts against women and children. >> reporter: while lawmakers question if enough is being done. one player says his punishment goes too far. after agreeing to a plea deal with no jail time for hitting his son with a tree branch -- >> i stand here and take full responsibility for my actions. >> reporter: -- minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson was appealing the decision to suspend him indefinitely. it comes after ray rice's penalty for attacking his wife in an elevator was thrown out. an arbitrator ruling on friday that rice can now return to the nfl. and that case was part of what fueled conversation on capitol hill with lawmakers saying there needs to be a standard for responding to domestic abuse cases, even when there isn't a criminal conviction. t.j. and reena? >>> tiger woods is ready to start his fifth c

we will bring you the short list and hbo getting help from mlb advanced media. the time warner standout. san francisco and los angeles are suing uber. saying they are not doing enough to protect passengers. jo ling kent with me. now legal problems. >> the list goes on and on.

did you see mlb lobbying? >> they were members of some of the business groups in havana.magine has tried to maintain some form of ties with cuba. there is the world baseball classic. they teams have played, played the baltimore orioles in baltimore a few years ago. the process of cuban players coming over has always been problematic. >> we are talking to an all big ten second baseman. >> third baseman and catcher. >> eyecatcher with ruined knees. -- a catcher with ruined knees. >> are you going to take your big ten experience and go to havana and open up a training camp or a scouting facility? >> the scanning facilities that major league baseball has our immense and a pipeline to the major leagues. how they try to expand in cuba is going to be interesting. how major league teams send their scouting operations down there, they will take advantage of this in a big way as soon as they possibly can. schools will be a pipeline. things of thefive president has been tackling in the last five weeks. climate, trade, du think he will be able to move forward with in the next year to

the mlb major league baseball, at one point $6 billion.ketball association at $900 million, and the national hock where i league at $600 million. there are also local tv contracts involved. you go back to 2008 when this started the winter classic, the outdoor games started. they were making about $2.65 billion a year. now the nhl is projecting they could bring in about $4 billion a year as a league, and they're also looking to expand. >> wow. incredible. incredible where they're expanding. has the nhl been trying to expand on this model having these kind of outdoor games considering the growth they've had so far? >> sure. i mean, look at the first game that they had last year at the university of michigan. it brought in $30 million. that was a stadium that fits 105,000 people. this is about 40,000 plus here. as far as the outdoor contest is concerned, they did six games last year. that was after a work stoppage. it's only two this year as far as outdoor games are concerned but the nhl says they are already looking at outdoor games for next

does mlb have an independent investigation process? >> guess we do.'s not my department that we do have a department investigation. >> i would like to know what happened in the rodriguez case. i would like to know what the outcome of that investigation was. i would like to know if they asked mr. rodriguez said he paid the ticket for the fit that -- victim and a witness to go back to venezuela. >> i would have to get that information. >> we do so with their security department. >> how many of you yes or no have an independent program for wives and significant others were employers are not allowed to attend whether it is a confidential here are the issues you are going to face, here are phone numbers you can call if you are in financial stress stress, here are phone numbers you can call if you have been abused. here are places you can go for help. how many of you have an independent program like that for spouses and significant other's? >> we do in the nfl, yes. >> nlb? >> excuse me. some teams have them. uniformly we don't all have them but it's someth

very nice for the mlb. but for the cuban people as a whole, no real change.s the sad part. >> typical american. embargo in the threat of cuba and soviet union and we happily deal with china without asking for very many concessions. seems like an outdated policy. >> is it, though? we have to jump but have we gotten too soft? in other words, because we now depend so heavily on china, have we missed an opportunity to be more aggressive, to stand for the values and to the rest of the countries including cuba? >> it's soft or pragmatic. i don't know how you come down on that but yeah. it's obviously inconsistent, though. for one thing. >> that's for sure. thank you. oil gaining back some ground today. coming up, my next guest says anybody who claims to know where prices are going is a liar or delusional. david rosenberg will explain why in a moment. tomorrow, russian president vladimir putin making a speech on the state of the country's collapsing economy. a preview of this potentially market-moving event coming up. (vo) rush hour around here starts at 6:30 a.m. -