. >>> the president of the national congress of american indians called on members of the u.s. congress to visit indian nations and criticized the name redskins. this is an hour and a half. >> most representative american indian and alaskan native representatives serve all across the country. as part of our effort to further the goals of indian country we strive to bringing to together officials and members of congress to discuss solutions. and that's what today is all about. we have a full house here today of tribal leaders members of congress senior federal officials and so many others dedicated to the good work for indian country. i want to thank each of you for attending today. and for those of you watching and listening in events all across country, across indian country we have more than 50 listening watch groups. and we have community leaders watching this event together. we are pleased to be joined by some tribes online via live stream. the confederated tribes, the miami tribe of oklahoma the united yuma nations and the navajo nation. and we encourage all those who are w

promise that our nations have always represented and the promise of brighter futures for generations to come. god bless the tribal nations and the national congress of american indians and god bless the united states of america and go seahawks! [ applause ] >> thank you, president for that powerful speech, and i guess you can recognize the lines that weren't prepared for the speech. as we do every year we invite a member of congress to do the congressional response. and this year we're really pleased to be able to be joined by senator john barrasso. he is the new chairman of the senate committee on indian affairs, a committee that we work very closely with. chairman barrasso has a long career in medicine and public service and has served the people of wyoming as senator since 2007 and is the fourth ranking republican membership. please help me welcome senator john barrasso. [ applause ] >> well, thank you so much for that very warm welcome. thank you, mr. president. unlike the president obama's state of the union, everyone stayed awake, and everyone paid attention. i did have a chance this morning to speak with maria can't well, former chairman of this committee. sh

of you say there are endless issues that indian country should focus on. my response is simple. this issue is no different than any issue that we work on on the national congress of american indians. since 1944 we stood for the right of native people and in every corner of our society whether it is under the bright lights of the nfl or in the voting booth of south dakota. it is this is an an issue of political correctness. we are not trying to make news noise, we are trying to make progress. we are standing up with partnerson civil and human rights, the" a pc the national council of morale's.__ we stand with tribes in native organisations, elective officials and former nfl star's, and we are calling on all their like_minded americans to stand with us. to sustain our progress and build on it, we must with our selves in the old ways of thinking. we must modernise our trust relationship and the next step in strengthening that relationship, it is more than tried having a seat at the table where decisions are made, this is about having policies and procedures that treats tribal nations as partners in governing while we have a unique relationship with the government it that wil

of the indian nations. we are so excited that you can join us here today in washington, d.c., in the news he eum. i am the director of the national congress of american indians, the largest and oldest native american indian organizations serving tribal governments and communities all across the country. as part of our effort to serve indian country, and cai strives to bring together tribal leaders, government officials and members of congress to discuss challenges, opportunities, and most importantly, solutions. and that is what today is all about. we have a full house here today of tribal leaders, members of congress senior federal officials and so many others who are dedicated to the good work of indian country. i want to thank each of you for attending today. for those of you watching and listening across the country thank you. we have more than 50 groups and communities of business leaders gather together to watch. we will be joined by some tribes online via live stream. the confederated tribes of the unitary indian reservation, the miami tribes, rancheria a, and the navajo nation. we encourage all those watching via live stream and here in our s

the national congress of american indians released this ad online. see griffith's helmet is missing the team's logo. the ad's message is take it away and it's still washington football. the team owner has promised he's never going to change the name. >>> now to the latest on deflate-gate. tonight the nfl says its investigation into the new england patriots is far from over. the league says so far it has not made any judgments. if the patriots let the air out of 11 footballs used in the game against the colts. the league says it will share the investigation's results once they are complete. and don't forget nbc 4 is your super bowl station this year. next week we kick off super bowl week with jim handly live in arizona for full coverage leading up to the game between the seahawks and the patriots february 1st. >>> the police officer going above the call of duty. how he helped the stranger when she needed it most. >> and a father fed up with cyber bullying goes after his daughter's tormentors. how his message is going viral. >>> and you just saw it on

well, the national congress of american indians is using a new ad to oppose the washington redskins name. here's a snippet. >> all right, you might not have noticed that the washington redskins logo is missing in every shot. team owner dan snyder says the honors native americans and has vowed to never change it. in other football news now, the indianapolis colts player who reportedly bought attention to a deflated new england patriots ball says he's not sure how he got involved in the controversy. the linebacker dequel jackson says somehow he got wrapped up in deflate gate after last sunday's afc championship game. it was reported he turned in a deflated ball after intercepting it from the patriots quarterback tom brady but he says he just handed the ball over to keep for himself. >> all i was doing was doing my job and, you know i made a great play on a great play and i wanted to keep it as a souvenir. so i handed it off. next thing i know i'm in the middle of deflate gate. so i don't know how that happened. and i was just doing my job. and i seem to be in the middle of everything. >> j

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the national congress of american indians oppose the team's name and they released this video today to coincide with the super bowl. team owner dan snider says the name honors native americans and he has vowed never to change it. >>> some could call it an insurance policy so one day they can have a family. egg freezing is becoming more and more common. it's the process of taking a woman's eggs when she's in her reproductive years and preserving them for later. as news4's doreen gentzler found, the trend is growing faster here than anywhere else in the country. >> reporter: she's 34 years old, lives in arlington, healthy, fit, and has a successful career. but she says there's still one thing missing. she hasn't met a husband yet so, that means having a family will have to wait. >> time goes so fast and i think it was i was approaching my 33rd birthday i couldn't believe three years had gone by and i was like i need to take this seriously. >> reporter: she's talking about her fertility. as women mature so do the eggs and the older the eggs the tougher it is to have a child. >> as their e

new developments here the national congress of american indians is using an ad to oppose the washington redskins name. here's a snippet. >> check this out. now, what you might not have noticed was that the washington redskins logo was missing in every single shot. see it here? notice it now? the team owner says the team's name honors native americans and he has vowed to never change it. i think folks think they made their point there. first time you'd see it you don't notice. >> because you're so used to seeing it a certain way. >> yeah. then when that slate comes up you want to see it again. >> yeah. >> all right, let's talk about the weather. a lot headed our way here in the next few days, doug. >> absolutely. tonight mostly for metro area, it's sleet and rain farther north and west it's slow. make a quick point about the sleet. ever notice in the summertime you have a drink outside and even in the summertime, ice cubes drop on the porch or the sidewalk and it takes a while for them to melt. well, the same thing now. it takes a little while longer for the sleet pellets to fall to melt

the national congress of american indians released a new ad online today. it shows robert griffin iii scoring a touchdown without the team's logo on his helmet. a add's message is it's still washington football even without the name and the image that some consider offensive. again, dan snyder owns the team and has promised over in change the name. >>> a member of the baltimore ravens will not be coming back next year. carol maloney is in the newsroom with details of allegations of animal cruelty. >> the ravens announced they are releasing terence cody, a backup nose tackle who was a second-round draft pick in 2010. the team did not gave reason but published reports have confirmed that cody number 62 is under investigation for animal cruelty. cody has not been arrested or charged, but according to the "baltimore sun" the case deals with the death of cody's dog. an $8,000 bullmastiff from spain. cody's contract was set to expire this off-season. we'll continue to follow this investigation. also today, new information about deflategate. coming up in sport, th

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i am honored to have you as the president of the national congress of american indians. thank you. >> thank you vince, and it's probably safe to say that every tribal leader sitting in this room today every tribal member is aware or has had youth in their communities that have chosen the path of suicide. once again, it goes back to us as leaders working with our youth to break that cycle of historic trauma. it still plagues our communities today. and it is very very sad. we all have programs, we all have mental health workers, we all have counselors. but we have to continue to look not only within, but without for the solutions that we need. this is going to take a team effort. once again it's all about breaking that cycle. it's all about giving our children the opportunities. i don't think we're, lord willing, i wish we would, be able to fix this problem 100%. but with so much drug abuse, alcohol abuse high unemployment rates, things we have to work on, those are all part of the things that we as leaders need to work on to make our communities a better place to live. it