then watched an n.f.l. game and said, no, not this good.laughter) the fxfl has four teams, the omaha mammoths, the brooklyn bolts, the boston brawlers, and if you don't live in one of those cities, you can root for the blacktips... because they don't have a home city and are, instead, "a roving all-star team that will play all its games on the road." they're sort of like the harlem globetrotters, except the globetrotters are better at football. and the fxfl will provide a viable platform for marginal players to receive live training, ultimately giving the n.f.l. teams better-prepared in-season roster replacements. and the league hopes that 25 to 30% of fxfl players return to the n.f.l. this fall. great selling point. who wouldn't want to watch a sport where, week by week, all the good players leave? and the competition will be fierce because the season's only six weeks, with games on wednesday nights. which is perfect because wednesday is the night i start the process of looking inside myself and try to honestly ascertain my redness for som

that's high. >> the n.f.l. admitted that it expects a third of players will end up with long-term cognitive issues. that's an extremely high number compared to the general population. >> yes, it's many, many times the general population, and we don't know whether that one-third is an accurate figure or not. we don't know the incidents and prevalence of c.t.e. amongst former n.f.l. players. we know that those we study seem to have it. we don't study those that are asymptom attic. what does that mean for football in general. >> i think it's important to understand that c te is out there in society with people that never played a sport, laced on a shoe or a helmet, but took head trauma falling off bikes or with false. c.t.e. is due to representative brain trauma. it's not just people that had that trauma through sports, and c.t.e. is virtually in every sport out there that has head trauma. it's been identified in rugby and soccer and ice hockey and more recently and baseball so that it's not unique to football. i

n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell and n.f.l.ed wednesday to talk about domestic violence. >> reporter: n.f.l. team owners and other executives spent about five hours wednesday discussing potential changes to the league's personal conduct policy and disciplinary action. the n.f.l. has come under fire following the ray rice domestic assault case and a series of other domestic violence incidents. commissioner roger goodell says they're taking deliberate steps to improve policies. >> we're continuing our work with the intention to do isth as quickly as possible. most importantly we want to make sure it's thorough, it's rye. >> i think this is an -- it's right. >> i think this is an opportunity for every man to look inside himself. >> reporter: owners watched a video. >> think about the women in your live, the women you love and care for, the women that have nurtured you. >> i think all of us learned a lot. hopefully we're able to implement something going forward. >> reporter: roger goodell said the education process will expand to

this is the n.f.l.'new arena, and the team behind says it has series green credentials. >> it's a good snapshot of the full court. >> reporter: there's 189 solar panels producing enough energy offset by the 2,700 tv and other power guzzlers during the home game. there's the 27,000 green roof. >> it has gotten a fair amount of press. >> it's beautiful up here. >> it is. >> lance is vice president for sports architecture for the firm that designed levi stadium. >> what is it designed to do? >> it helps to insulate the building and filter the off. >> here, all the plants are drought resistant. what little water they need is supplied by an irrigation water. >> we have a purple pipe system, if you will, which is reclaimed water. we are getting a use out of it. >> we have 40 gig of power, compared to 10, which is mandate to the nf l. >> alis the coo of the 49ers. >> you have a wi-fi box under every 100 seats. >> when you have 68,000 people accessing their phones at once, you don't want to drop the ball. >> we

. >> coming up, the n.f.l. gives hundreds of million to players on a much. >> the league is being tackled. halloween is a fun time in the u.s., but witches are a serious business around the world. a surprising number of >>> halloween is here and the data dive looks at text appeal. the government found various governments around the world are cracking down on witchcraft. saucery is punishable by death. the unit educates the public about the evils of sourcery, investigates witches, and supposedly reverses spells and neutralizes cursed paraphernalia. romania expanded its tax code to include a 16% tax on witches. a coverb of witches. a poison plant was cast into the river. one which, compulsively containing dog and cat faecal matter. neither worked because a law was cracked down on for witches who incorrectly told the future. at one point as many as 40% of the court cases were witchcraft prosecutions. pig miss in um becky were accused of a crime punishable by 10 years >>> more than two dozen officials in the inner

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the n.f.l. is to be cop gradualated for taking a leading role. some of the things that they have done that is meaningful is to reduce full contact in practices to 14 times in 18 times of the season. you hit less in the n.f.l. than at any other level of football. at other levels you hit with full contact practices weekly, two or three times, you play a game on top of that. you have spring ball, football camps. that was a huge step forward, they identified the defensive players, someone whose eye was on the ball,icing, catching -- kicking, catching, receiving it. i think they are great steps? the right direction, as is moving the kick off up, so that more than 50% of kick offs in the n.f.l. are not run back. all that trauma is eliminated. they are great steps. the next big step is calling the rules in the rule book. you can't use the head or the helmet as the initial point of contact in the act of blocking or tackling. force. >> lot of important points. dr robert can't u, it's a pleasure to have you with us. >> thank you, my pleasure. >> that's all

they failed to discipline several players over his 30 years in the n.f.l.ngelo is quoted as saying we knew it was wrong. for whatever reason is got glossed over. he admits he was part of the problem failing to address the problem. the bears released a statement in response claiming they were surprised by angelo's comments and don't know what he's talking about. in lighter news, the season opener for the caps. it was last night. it came down to a shootout inside verizon center all square with the canadiens at one a piece. alex ovechkin would end up being denied in that shootout opening the door for this man, brendan gallagher to end it and he does. hands the cap as 2-1 loss for the start of the season. game two for washington is tomorrow night in boston. so we'll see how they end up bouncing back. this week was my first full week at hockey being a florida guy. our producer told us basically these guys are linebackers on skates pretty much. they truly are. they're also men on a mission right now. take a look. >> and here are your 2014-2015 washington capitals

>> n.f.l. referees calling a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on chiefs safety husain abdullahor dropping to his knees in prayer after scoring a touchdown on monday night football. abdullah's a devout muslim. he was practicing the sajda, a religious prayer. >> stephen: yes, a muslim person prayed in the end zone. and even more shocking -- i was allowed to play footage without the express written consent of the national football league. something's very, very wrong! i didn't even know there were muslim football players. how can they play if they're not allowed to touch pigskin? (laughter) what's going to happen? we'll have to switch to halal balls. (laughter) but there's an even bigger scandal than a muslim being penalized for his religious beliefs -- the n.f.l. said they shouldn't have done it. (laughter) they released a statement this morning saying that the referee "is not to flag a player who goes to the ground as part of a religious expression and, as a result, there should have been no penalty on the play." no penalty on the play? how about holding... the wrong religious b

(cheers and applause) nation, i love the n.f.l.erica's top forum for discussing issues of domestic violence. and i understand the employees also get together and play ball on the weekends. (laughter) and the biggest but not the latest sad news out of the n.f.l. is the arrest of minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson on charges of child abuse. after he "spanked his son so hard with a switch the boy suffered injuries all over his body." really makes you nostalgic for the days when players were accidentally shooting themselves through their sweat pants. (laughter) peterson was suspended indefinitely this week and fox news' senior nerf football chucker, sean hannity, was not pleased. (laughter) >> i got hit with a strap, bam, bam, bam -- and i have never been to shrink -- by my father. i will tell you that i deserved it. i think he went too far, but i don't want to see this guy get a felony. i don't want to see this guy lose his job. >> there is a difference between spanking and child abuse, spanking and corporal punishment. bu

the n.f.l. p.a. is arguing double jeopardy. the u.s.ct judge will sort this out in a hearing set for november 5th and 6th. >>> later today a stacked roster of both current and former members of the ways discards, pittsics and caps about -- wizards and mystics and caps are about to put their ploying on hold -- their playing on hold. they'll take part in teaming up to build a new playground at imagine lincoln charter. >> we can't forget we've got thursday night football playing tonight. >> right here on cbs. >> we've got a ballgame. it's the broncos-chargers. kind of a big deal. two playoff contenders indeed. >> two touchdown passes for peyton manning. >> we shall see. >>> weather -- [ multiple overlapping voices ] >>> speaking of blowing out, it's going to be windy. 30 to 35 on the wind gusts today. that's going to make it feel kind of chilly all thanks to the storm that got us yesterday with the heavy rains. it's getting new england with the heavy rain this morning. that rain will probably linger in spot till tomorrow morning. if you're

the ultimate n.f.l. fan experience. attendance at n.f.l. games down.re doing to get it back up. >> shall we say pool? >> we like the pool and lower prices. >> have a great day. >> we'll see you at - oh, the young. their energy seems like an unlimited resource we sometimes wish would run out, at least for a moment. but as we grow into adults, it's important to learn how to use our energy wisely, especially when it comes to electricity. you can save energy and money by caulking around windows. and by using a power strip, you can turn off several devices when they're not in use, or when you're simply done. it's all about using your energy wisely, and novec is here to help. for more tips, go to novec.com. novec: helping you save. its i thursday, october 16th, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." ebola fears spread through the country. schools are closed. airports are on alert. and new details this morning about mistakes the government is making. >>> a roller coaster on wall street as investor fears send the markets tumbling. >>> and the nfl uses swimming p

. >> we hear about it from the pros in the n.f.l.t we hear a lot of pro players say is we knew what we were getting into when we started playing football. that the one of the things you have to consider when you play football. >> my mom thinks twice about signing the paper when she has to. she won't sign it unless i keep my grades up. >> you can go to a doctor and get cleared from a concussion and walk home and die from it. we know who got released, they show up at practice but they get headaches and dizziness and throw up two days after they have been cleared to play. i would not want to be an athletic trainer. coaching football is hard enough, being your trainer is much harder than being a football coach. >> it's usually pretty clear, to be honest, at the first sign of symptoms. if it's not one of those situations, we'll reelf way. we make sure the parents know what to look for. we have numerous eyes helping us to determine if it's something we need to be worried about and treat it as a concussion. >> when i first came, i did know

. >> what's in a name, a former n.f.l. valuable player tells us why the redskins should never back down. >> there has been an important development in the fight against i.s.i.l. turkey's parliament authorised military action inside syria and iraq. meaning turkey's players defying high school, and any group deemed an organization can operate outside of turkey, and they can use the turkish bases. it's a move the united states waited for, and it could change the kl eggs's strategy. >> al jazeera's nick schifrin reports from the turkey syrian border. tonight nick reports from a turkish border town with foreign fighters are smuggled into syria. >> the mountains that separate turkey from syria is not an obstagle. he's a mug ler that helped dozens of foreign fighters cross the border. >> people around the world wanted to help, their hearts went out to the syrian people. >> and to get to syria, all you have to do is walk to the edge of the city to this forest. >> this is a turkish city and the barbed wire is the only thing separat

. >>> let's talk about n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell on that note. leactually meet with n.f.l.owners today in new york. several item are on the agenda. the personal conduct policy for one likely to top that list. goodell has been under fire for his handling of the ray rice incident as you well know at this point and other high profile domestic violence cases involving players. goodell and owners will also discuss the pending sale of the buffalo bills and adding a team to los angeles, all things to look out for coming up later today. >>> this is interesting. a new government study finds that we're living much longer than previous generations. >> that's what i like to hear. >> me, too. >> his and her quad skis for christmas, you can get it for the low price of thousand bucks. >> a thousand? >> a hundred thousand. if it was a thousand, we would be all over it. >> he would be on craigslist looking for it. >> we'll be right back. in fairfax county we had to cut a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing printers. we can walk a few feet. replaced computers, but kept the

. >> peyton manning passes an n.f.l. milestone.will have all of the details in sport. >>> the world health organization has declared nigeria ebola-free. it has had no reported cases of the virus for the past six weeks t joining me now from the capitol, some relief for nigeria. they really can't let their guard down. they are at the center where this epidemic is. >> reporter: exactly. people are very relieved. i think for weeks, people, some were panicking, worried about should i shake someone's hand? am i able to hug the person i am if i am in the same room with someone who is going to be sick, am i going to catch it? people were quite worried. this news is good. it is a busy hub in west africa. lots of people come in and out of this country. there is a very good chance the virus could be brought back into nigeria if they are unable to stop it, that is. in the meantime, those who have lost family members, they are happy that you nigeria is ebola free but they are dealing with the fact that they have lost their loved ones. >> egelon

it's like the start of football season, only, unlike the n.f.l., the players go to court. (laughter) and right here on day one, the court's already decided on a huge non-decision. >> the supreme court has said it will not hear any of the seven same-sex marriage cases that were filed over the summer. >> now the lower court rulings stand. >> in most of these jurisdictions now, same-sex marriage will be de facto legal. >> now we are in a situation where 30 states have same-sex marriage. approximately 60% of the american people live in a state with same-sex marriage. >> the momentum when you have that many people living in a world where same-sex marriage is legal makes it inevitable, it seems, that the rest of the country will follow. >> stephen: inevitable that the rest of the country will follow. well, i guess that's it. (laughter) i'd just like to thank my wife lorraine for 25 good years. (laughter) >> stephen: what can i say? we gave it a good shot, honey. and i was just about to get a photo of you. and i'd like to well come my new government-mandated life partner roger co

they want to be able to claim the scalp of a federal judge as somehow making up for the fact that the n.f.l not kept its house clean. >> reporter: according to a police report, kelli fuller told police her husband threw her to the ground and kicked her and hit her in the mouth several times. the report notes kelli had visible lacerations to her mouth and forehead. ragsdale says fuller never hit his wife and was simply defending himself. >> we really don't know all of the facts. >> reporter: john carroll is a law professor and former federal judge. can he come back and sit on the bench and be an effective judge? >> i think there would always be this incident hanging over him that jurors who came to court would say isn't this the judge that beat up his wife? >> so you've agreed to complete the domestic violence intervention program? >> reporter: fuller's criminal charges will be dropped if he successfully completes 24 weeks of counseling, part of a deal struck with prosecutors with the consent of his wife. as for his professional fate, it now lies in the hands of a federal appeals court in al

>> pelley: and as an n.f.l.ers' meeting tackles domestic violence today, elaine quijano talks to abusers who have been through court-ordered intervention. >> reporter: can an abuser be rehabilitated? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: gd

>> pelley: and as an n.f.l. owners' meeting tackles domestic violence today, elaine quijano talks to abusers who have been through court-ordered intervention. >> reporter: can an abuser be rehabilitated? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. thomas eric duncan died today in a dallas hospital, the first death from ebola in the united states. duncan, who was 42, was visiting from west africa where he caught the disease and where 3,900 people have died of it. late today, a dallas county sheriff's deputy, who had been in the apartment where duncan had stayed, was admitted to a hospital. he has flu-like symptoms, could be anything, but ebola tests are being done. we have a team of correspondents covering this developing story. first, we'll go to manuel bojorquez in dallas. >> reporter: this ambulance rushed the deputy to texas health presbyterian hospital this afternoon. he was brought here after seeking treatment at an urge

. >> dwyer, an n.f.l. player, pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife. cardinals deactivated dwyer after his arrest. a new jersey coroner confirmed that the entero virus killed a little boy. he got sick at home. school officials are taking precautions. >> we need to wash our hands. we need to make sure if we see signs that children are ill, that we keep them home. >> i have my son in that school, i don't think i would send them back. >> it struck more than 500 children. the c.d.c. said four people with entero virus in their system had died. >> people in a hot air balloon in california got a ride when the balloon was blown off course and over the ocean in san diego. a couple threw a rope into the water, and several surfers pulled it back to sure. the would-be groom called the experience forgettable, but is not sure he and his fiancee would take a repeat trip. it's memorable. >> whether it's shark attacks or balloons in the water, you want to be around the surfers. they are good at helping people out. >> a catholic high school in detroit is rethinking poli

it was the n.f.l. draft. there are some people who make a science out of exactly where we need to draft a middle inside linebacker who can do this and others say who is the best athlete on the board? we needed the best actor on the board in a certain age rank and that's chris bale. >> so you're excited about him? >> i couldn't be more excited. >> why? >> he really is a phenomenal actor. this is a >> tell me about the audition. how good was he? >> he didn't have to audition. it was well, there was a meeting. the role is an extremely difficult role. he has more words to say in this movie than most people have in three movies combined. there isn't a scene or a frame that he is not in and there's a tremendous amount of language. so it's an extremely difficult part. he's going to crush it. >> my full interview will air in early november on studio 1.0. besides that news about the steve jobs movie and apple's earnings, apple also released apple pay. will it change the way we pay for everyday stuff? that is next. ♪ >