nothing happened. 2009, nothing. 2010 national football league implemented at and within months the lockstep, the national federation of high school football, the national football league has been driving the save the business and it seems to me we need to have a little -- is great we are doing that but the youth league needs to step in a bigger way than they have in the past. i am delighted to see what they have done recently and applauded. >> a transcript of today's proceedings if you want to call it that will be available later in the day, i will look at them and send them to folks that are interested and i am sorry we were not able to figure out the video clip earlier but we will show it, you are welcome to set -- stick around, it is about ten minutes for the head games panel at aspen, jim brown and others talking about these issues. and on november 20th at 8:00 p.m. check that out and there's a dvd at your station, which you are free to take home which is of the show. i want to thank everyone who brought this together, jeff harris, give jeff hand. [applause] >> jim spiegelman who is alw

it also, the roots of it, begins before they become national football league players. it's a societal issue. it's not just a national football league issue. it's something the league has to deal with in a zero tolerance fashion even though many of these incidents do happen off the field, zero tolerance factor. hopefully no more of these going forward and we can enjoy the fun highlights. >> we will get to them. we'll go straight to the dallas cowboy game. still grieving. they travel to cincinnati to face the bengals. brown was honored by a moment of silence before the game. highlights in the fourth quarter. this is romo at his best. dez bryant threads the needle. 27 yards scored. cowboys down two. seven minutes to play. dan bailey, the field goal attempt to end the game, it's good. the cowboys get the win on the road. an emotional day for them. they move to 7-6 on the year. they continue to put pressure on the rest of the nfc east. there it is. everyone getting hugs. >> in the nfc east we'll stay there where the redskins were looking to are a win in the ravens to keep pa

. >> mark sanchez is probably the worst quarterback i've seen in the national football league. >> these jets fans saying mark sanchez is probably the worst quarterback i've ever seen in the national football league. >> this is really funny, but they're taking this very seriously. >> see you later, mark sanchez. ♪ in the eyes of an angel >> they start playing sarah mclaughlin. >> what? >> it was a nice touch. they burned the jersey in the cinderblock fire ring there. they're not the only ones on-line not happy with mark sanchez in reacting in the same way. another jets fan, rips the jersey off and inside, in his own home, lights this on fire with a lighter. mark sanchez making millions of dollars, whether these guys burn his jersey or not. >> players have bad games. they have bad times. sometimes it just isn't their day. >> puppies in snow. ♪ ♪ >>> look at this beautiful st. bernard. they're taking a walk on the beach and along comes another dog. specifically, i dingo. >> good boy. want to say hi? hi, puppy. >> so the booty sniffing starts. hey, you look fun. the owner is like -- >> unho

the paper, not the sports section, but the front page of "usa today" is about guns in the national football leagueis a gun culture in the national football league. javon belcher had eight guns. for those who say what if kasandra perkins had a gun? there are guns at the house. she would have had to have it holstered to have it ready when javon came bursting through the door. nevertheless, terrell suggs had to turn in his guns because of a legal action. nine guns including shotguns and handguns and what not. tank johnson, his were illegal, but he had a virtual munitions plant in his house in chicago. let's use common sense. when tony dungy says when he asked 80 players at training camp, former coach of the colts, how many of you have a gun, and about 65 of them raise their hands, let's use common sense. even if those guns were legally obtained, what do you think over time would be the ratio between unintended and tragic consequences, including accidents, but also including times when people snapped and impulse got in the way, anger got in the way? the ratio of that as versus the times the gun would

mean, i mean, we are looking at, taking it away from the issue of the military, even the national football league, some of them, some of the members of the national football league, you are seeing incidents of suicide from traumatic brain injury, and this is something that the service men and women suffer constantly. and, and so how does one, um, in a family environment, look out for that particular person? i mean, they may have been assessed and i go back to it, that mike has mentioned, everyone has mentioned, there are tons of programs that can assess, that can identify, but what does the immediate family need to be very sensitive to in terms of that military member? well, i think jen referred to the isolation. so, i think family members really need to pay attention. and, and be of assistance as possible whenever necessary, to be sure and make sure that people are not isolated. they are not separate. they're not alone. that they have some sort of social support. that they have some activities to do. people want to be reconnected to something. it's that lost [inaudible] military. even though the

it is tough to pin it on the national football league.ere was brain damage and that caused his tragic death when he killed himself. junior seau all the preliminary reports i heard and said there wasn't any brain damage. this is a very difficult issue for the national football league. this is difficult time for the kansas city chiefs and obviously domestic violence can never be condoned and miss perkins is really the victim here. martha: indeed she is. that is so true. there is another issue that has come up in all of this and that is from bob costas, veteran sportscaster who made some personal comments in quoting someone else. he talked about his own feelings on gun control. i want to play that for you and get your thoughts because we got a lot of feedback on this morning. >> you want some actual perspective on this? a bit of it comes from the kansas city based writer jason whitlock who i always do not agree but today said it so well we may quote and paraphrase from the end of the his article. our current gun culture whitlock wrote insure

you have a beef with the national football league, miller. what is it? isten, he is just like obama. is he going to try to change the whole game and get out of the way. roger, shut the league down. i don't know how you sleep with yourself if you have that much problem with it. just shut the league down. if you want to see the penalties replayed on any given night in a current nfl game, watch the show later that night about who is in the nfl's hall of fame. they are the same plays. ronnie lot would be fined out of the league right now. is he one of the greatest football players i have ever seen. and then they will play this game on you like liberals do where they will go i guess you are saying you are in favor of broken necks on young men, dennis? no, i'm not. but if you go to a 21-year-old kid who has been playing football his whole life and says now you get to play it for women. a lot of money. it's high impact. you dig it. do you want to do it? and they say yes. i can't get involved in their life. start two leagues. put a league where the kid says no to

the national football league is willing to help the raiders build a new stadium in oakland. nfl commissioner says it's crucial the raiders improve their stadium situation and the nfl would help pay for a new one. now the team and the city have held negotiations about a new stadium but there is nothing concrete yet. commission ever cadel also said they could -- but that deal would have to be worked out between the two teams. >>> a big change may be coming to the national football league in the near future. coming up at 5:45 why some people want kickoffs to be eliminated and what they would replace it with. >>> new this morning november unemployment report was just released. it is a little better than expected. it shows the u.s. economy added 146,000 jobs. economists predicted less than 100,000. the unemployment rate fell to a four year low 7.7%. i'm keeping an eye on the futures they are holding steady showing a slightly lower opening. we'll get a better look as we get closer to that opening bell in an hour. >>> bart is giving military veterans a leg up on competition for job

. >> now with football players, the national football league has been involved and we worry about that as parents of kids and teens thinking are we pushing them too hard? is that philosophy are lowering the head and charging forward with a helmet putting our brains at risk. the study looks at the brains. 85 brains, of people with repetitive concussionings, many football players. they found neurological changes in the brain. they found axonal in 65 brains making me worry it's proof we're seeing the kind of brain damage we fear. >> what do you do? we were kids, wrestling, you get knocked here or there or playing football, now in baseball players when they're out. >> it's a great question. we're not talking about hitting your head on the kitchen cabinet once in a while. this is repeated injuries over and over. the brain is surrounded by the skull. there's no room to move. when you have that violent shaking of the brain you're going to really make -- cause damage. for the longest time we thought if you get the head injury, you're going to rest and be fine and you're back to the game again.

. >>> the national football league says it would help the oakland raiders build a new stadium. oger goodell says it's crucial the raiders improve their stadium situation and the national football league would help pay for a new one. the raiders and city of oakland have held talks about a new stadium but there is nothing certain yet. commissioner goodell said the raiders could share the 49ers new stadium but that deal would have to be worked out between those two teams. >>> bart is trying to do something for military veterans giving them some help in getting a job. the board of directors approved a new hiring policy yesterday. it gives military veterans a 5% chance over other possible perspective workers. the veterans have to have six months of active status and honorable discharge. they also have to pass an exam. the new policy begins at the beginning of the new year. >>> stretch of highway 1 that was closed down because of the recent wet weather could be back open today. it's between genre and timber road. now the recent rain especially wednesday's storm caused mud and rock sli

there is a huge gun culture in the national football league. hey are going to get one legally, illegally, what-have-you. this is an issue more about the national football league and their accountability. there is a small part of me that thinks in the league offices they are breathing a sigh of relief that it's a discussion about gun control and not about the violent culture in the national football league. >> bill: that's interesting. meredith? >> we were talking about this at break because i think this is something that is writ large whether it's sports or politics the idea that the only way to get a tension is compressed mediums, a tweet or 90 seconds bob costas had and since this interview, he gave another interview talking about the comments. he said his one regret is he violated his rule to take a new answered issue and try to weigh it out in too short of a period of time. and so i am wondering if this speaks larger more largely about what we do as a media and there is a lot of overlap between sports and political media and whether we are c

sallinger of the national football league and doesn't do interviews we have to guess as to his thoughts. michele will speak with wilson and sherman and here she is. >> michele: russell, you clenched a playoff berth and still alive in the division hunt. what did it mean for this team to get back to the playoffs? >> unbelievable. we have had a great year so far and one step. we have to keep moving forwards and a lot more to look forward to and big game next week against the rams and have to play a great game. >> michele: you guys have had 150 points in your last three games! four touchdowns for you tonight. how sdo you explain this offensive explosion? >> it's coming together. i think my experience and just learning and offensive line doing a tremendous, tremendous job. receivers making great plays, tight ends and rbs and marshawn lynch and robert coming in to be a change-up. the coaching staff doing a great job of calling great plays when we need them. >> michele: this kroed is notorious for being the 12th man. what kind of impact to you think the fans and noise had on this gauge? >> the

the front office, the captains of the team, the national football league, all had discussions on saturday, and came to the decision that the game should be played. i have to tell you, though, that the kansas city chiefs average 70,000 fans per game this year. this stadium is usually 92% full. i was just in there a little while ago. i'd be shocked if it was half full today. it's a very tight game. chiefs ahead 17-14. i have to say this is the quietest nfl crowd that i have ever heard. so fans are clearly subdued and some of them so subdued they decided to stay away apparently, deb. >> casey, finally, there was supposed to be a moment of silence for all victims of domestic abuse. did that happen? >> reporter: yes, it did happen. apparently there was some discussion of wearing an arm band in honor of a dead teammate. some felt that was not -- that would not be an appropriate way to honor the other victim in this tragedy, his girlfriend, kasandra perkins. so they decided to hold a moment of silence for the victims of this tragedy and all domestic violence victims. >> casey wian, thanks so muc

going up against that defense is really about as good a matchup as you can hope for in the national football leagueo much at stake here, too, because as tony was talking about in the pregame show, the playoff positioning and a huge difference between being the one and two seed and number three, you have to play a wild card game. >> and colin kaepernick will be in one of those kind of games, those big moments, and is he ready? you know, as alex smith was the guy at least he had some playoff experience, but this is a big one for him. >> 49ers and patriots, that's next sunday night on nbc. it all starts at 7:00 eastern time. "football night in america." so this is the story from green bay. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. for our entire crew. saying good night from lambeau field in green bay, wisconsin. >> good evening. our big story an off duty baltimore county police officer is on the mend affs he was shot. >> police say there was some kind of a party that was going on. first they got a call for a report of a report of a fight and then another call that someone had been shot. it wasn'

but to be able to be invited by the national football league to submit a bid and build up a course of support is incredibly helpful to the city. i have been looking for those days where we celebrated just as enthusiastically those super bowl wins with joe montana, steve young and coming down market street. as we did with the giants a year and a half to two years ago. these were incredible inspirational opportunities we have, now hosting a super bowl. being part of a bay area effort to bring this incredibly helpful event that isn't just one few hours worth of games. there's all kinds of events that happen during super bowl week. i believe that the bulk of them will be hosted here in san francisco because this will be where we reflect strong infrastructure of tourism, where we host things and do well. this is what san francisco is about. we have an incredible committee of people that have volunteered and put forth i want to be part of this team effort to, build a bay area super bowl event that will be not only long lasting for the sports itself but with daniel's leadership and superviso

it is not just the national football league or its players.try happen on a regular basis and it's an issue that continues to be addressed and in this instance it is just, just awful. it is just tragic. bill: whether josh brent or javon belcher we'll see if the commissioner has something to say today or over the week. good to get your perspective, jim. >> thanks, bill. martha: we've been talking so much about the economy and there are indeed some new taxes headed your way this month due to the national health care law no matter what happens with the fiscal cliff. that is coming. what it will cost you. bill: hello, old man winter. he is out there and he is acoming. a major blizzard raging across the midwest bringing record levels of snow. it is de10th, right? martha: it is time. bill: so who is next? ♪ . martha: old man winter, a major storm is pounding parts of the upper midwest, unleashing record levels of snowfall. that's a lot out there. high winds, frigid air. minnesota of course very used to this kind of weather this time of year but even

going up against that defense is really about as good a matchup as you can hope for in the national football league>> so much at stake here, too, because as tony was talking about in the pregame show, the playoff positioning and a huge difference between being the one and two seed and number three, you have to play a wild card game. >> and colin kaepernick will be in one of those kind of games, those big moments, and is he ready? you know, as alex smith was the guy at least he had some playoff experience, but this is a big one for him. >> 49ers and patriots, that's next sunday night on nbc. it all starts at 7:00 eastern time. "football night in america." so this is the story from green bay. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. for our entire crew. saying good night from lambeau field in green bay, wisconsin. music's, ready ! share the harmony... she'll be here soon ! she'll love this ! share a sweeter welcome... hey, hola, cómo estás ? hello, hey everyone. es un pla-cer co-no-cer-te. encantada. share everything. this holiday get verizon's share everything plan. unlimited talk, text and s

sallinger of the national football league and doesn't do interviews we have to guess as to his thoughts. michele will speak with wilson and sherman and here she is. >> michele: russell, you clenched a playoff berth and still alive in the division hunt. what did it mean for this team to get back to the playoffs? >> unbelievable. we have had a great year so far and one step. we have to keep moving forwards and a lot more to look forward to and big game next week against the rams and have to play a great game. >> michele: you guys have had 150 points in your last three games! four touchdowns for you tonight. how sdo you explain this offensive explosion? >> it's coming together. i think my experience and just learning and offensive line doing a tremendous, tremendous job. receivers making great plays, tight ends and rbs and marshawn lynch and robert coming in to be a change-up. the coaching staff doing a great job of calling great plays when we need them. >> michele: this kroed is notorious for being the 12th man. what kind of impact to you think the fans and noise had on this gauge? >> the

reaction is coming in from all over the national football league not only players but, also, other athletes teams. a linebacker for the cowboys took to twitter and released this message. life is way too short. sad day. >> and another with jacksonville feeted terrible news from the dallas cowboys family today. thoughts and prayers to both families involved in this tragedy. we alluded to this but the two were friends for a long-term. they were roommates. police believe they were headed home. they lived in irving not far from where the accident occurred. they played ball together in 2007 to 2009 back in college in illinois. >>gregg: thank you, casey, from texas. >>heather: a suspect in custody after a deadly shooting on an indian reservation in central california. police arresting a 21-year-old wounding him after he tried to escape. he shot and killed three people and wounded another on the reservation. he reportedly shot and wounded his two daughters, ages five and eight, who were with him in the car. no word on a motive. >>gregg: a huge blow to al qaeda after the second in command is killed

today we're going to be filing another lawsuit against the national football league and against someams because those teams are making our players sign waivers of liability before they get medical treatment and before they get some shots, and i believe that ahmed cal professional making a player sign a waiver before you provide that player with medical treatment is not only something that is wrong ethically, but at a time when the league professes to care about player health and safety do you think that's consistent with player health and safety? >> very interesting. demaurice smith, thank you for being here. and we now go to london and new tee days of the death of a nurse. charlie d'agata is outside king henry vii hospital in london. charlie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the preliminary autopsy report into the death of jacintha saldanha will be made public tomorrow. in the meantime british reports are reporting that she was found hanged in her nursing accommodations here near the hospital on friday morning. she was cut down by the people who discovered her but by the tim

sports section, front page of the weekend edition of the "usa today" is about guns in the national football leaguee is a gun culture in the national football league. >> according to a report on nbc's football night in america show, seven nfl players have turned in their guns to team security officials since the belcher murder/suicide. >>> on "monday night football" it was pure beauty. the best team in the afc at least by record. he goes into tom brady's house and gets steam rolled. that's a touchdown pass to stallworth right there. a beauty. a 42-14 rout of the houston texans. the texans are the best team -- have the best record in the league. that's danny woodhead right now. he's going to cough it up. brandon lloyd recovers it in the end zone for a touchdown. everything's going the patriots way. what a dreamy night. the patriots won 20 straight home games in the month of december. this was tom brady's first game since he and his wife gisele welcomed their child together, v vivian lake. >> did you watch this game? >> yes. i can not. it's way too exciting. >> three weeks to go until the fiscal clif

. >>> the national football league is reportedly considering a rule change to eliminate kick off. league officials say the play produces the game's most violent collision. amber lee is live at the coliseum where fans told us what they thought with tonight's game against the denver broncos. >> reporter: tonight every person told us they are opposed to any change to how the game is played. >> i want to see my boys crush manning that's what i want to see. >> reporter: these football fans knew they came to see their beloved team and denver quarterback peyton manning one of the game's best. but many fans didn't know that the national football team is thinking about getting rid of the kick off. >> what a collision. >> reporter: it's the play that start it is game. the second half and follows each touchdown and field goal. >> to eliminate the kick off, i don't know why we would eliminate the kick off. >> reporter: in this week's time magazine cover story, roger goodell brings up the idea to make the game safer. >> they better not. no. >> reporter: the thomases live in sacramento and are

>> the house oversight committee to investigate the use of human growth hormones in the national football league and the lack of testing. we will be live from capitol hill started at 10:00 a.m. eastern on cspan 3. also, ben bernanke holds a news conference and he will give an update on the federal open market committee with live coverage at 2:15 p.m. also on cspan 3. >> the white house was very controversial. who designed washington city, submitted a design for a palace but americans did not want a palace. it was not all inspiring. in fact, in 1821, a european diplomat told congress it was neither of some or all of inspiring. the answer the congressman gave said the building serves its purpose. if it were larger and more elegant, but perhaps some president would be inclined to become a person -- permanent resident. >> vicki goldberg has gathered a few of her favorite white house photographs. watch sunday evening at 7:30 eastern and pacific on american history tv. >> up next, your phone calls on "washington journal." in 45 minutes, the house democratic caucus chairman talks about negotiations on

. >>> the national football league is reportedly considering a rule change to eliminate kick off. league officials say the play produces the game's most violent collision. amber lee is live at the coliseum where fans told us what they thought with tonight's game against the denver broncos. >> reporter: tonight every person told us they are opposed to any change to how the game is played. >> i want to see my boys crush manning that's what i want to see. >> reporter: these football fans knew they came to see their beloved team and denver quarterback peyton manning one of the game's best. but many fans didn't know that the national football team is thinking about getting rid of the kick off. >> what a collision. >> reporter: it's the play that start it is game. the second half and follows each touchdown and field goal. >> to eliminate the kick off, i don't know why we would eliminate the kick off. >> reporter: in this week's time magazine cover story, roger goodell brings up the idea to make the game safer. >> they better not. no. >> reporter: the thomases live in sacramento and are

and particularly in the national football league, with everything that's going on about the clear connection now between mental health and brain damage and erratic behavior exacerbated and probably one of the most violent games on earth, romeo crennel that belcher was a leader and one of the first guys in drills. we didn't see this coming. and that's the problem. number one, they are not trained to see it coming. the gun lobby is just so overwhelming. i think that if athletes, for example, who if they are looking for a civil rights campaign, this is it. those athletes who are sick and tired of this, i think this is their civil rights campaign. to get guns off the street. >> i'm a sportsman. i have firearms. i hunt deer and pheasants and all that kind of stuff. you want law-abiding citizens to give up their rights to own firearms at this point? that's a fair question. >> it is a fair question. and i take every opportunity to emphasize. i'm glad you asked it again. absolutely not. >> well then you have a law-abiding citizen who happened to be an nfl player who gets a great deal of visibility b

police here are continuing to investigate why a successful national football league player and new father killed the mother of his child and then himself. the latest fatal tragedy involving an nfl player began saturday morning. >> shooting 5401(k) rysler. 22-year-old female. >> two coaches, one other employee here. who's trying to beg with this guy. >> we've got shots fired. one in the head. get in here. >> it's clear what happened. police say chiefs linebacker jovan belcher shot his girlfriend, kasandra perkins, the mother of their 3-month-old daughter multiple times. then drove to the team's training facility and shot himself in front of his coach and general manager. but why remains unanswered. within hours the team and the league decided their sunday game against the carolina panthers would go on. >> i think they made the right decision to play the game because you've got to continue on. life goes on. >> reporter: fans who've been harshly critical of the team's performance on the field suddenly found compassion through an off the field tragedy. >> all we can do is rally around the lit

gerri: the tragic murder-suicide by jovan belcher sending shockwaves through the national football leaguee kansas city chiefs linebacker spot and killed his girlfriend satday before driving to his team's practice facility killing himself leaving behind his three month old doctor. shocked at the news his university of maine footbl coach said i am pressed to find a m who h more impact on his teammates and football family. he is truly one. great stories in the program's history. so what happened? here to shed lht on nfl, former running back, super bowl champion, ricky waters. he is one of hundreds of players suing the league over head injuries and fox sports.com writer peter shrage. ricky, i will start with you. >> thanks, gerry. gerri: talk to us, ricky about the stresses on players and what it makes you do. it is just hard to imagine something like this happening. >> yeah. terrible, a terrible tragedy but yes there's a lot of pressure on players and there's a lot of stress. there is the pressure to perform at your bestnd to be the best every time you go out there on the field but also ther

he plays the game differently than 90% of the quarterbacks in the national football league.o we'll have to structure our defense a little differently to defend him. >> reporter: what do you think his greatest strength is? >> playing quarterback. he embodies the position, okay? he's able to manage the game. he makes good decisions. he's a leader for his team, all the things that make a quarterback a quarterback are things he does with. add into that the talent factor. he can run obviously. he can throw. he's a playmaker. so he's the total package. >> that's right. he's the total package. you can see more of any interview with coach harbaugh this coming saturday on game on and it airs right after the 113th army/navy game. on sunday we've got all your redskins/ravens coverage. the game kicks off at 1 p.m. and be sure to stick around for live postgame coverage game on sunday. >>> this is 9 news now. >>> president obama sit down with a middle class family in northern virginia to pitch his plan to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. just 25 more days until the countdown clock strik

for decades the idea of talking about mental health in the national football league was taboo.was seen as associated with weakness. you could talk about the compound fracture in your leg, but you can't talk about your depression. now that we know conclusively that concussions are linked to issues like depression and suicidal thoughts, now that we know that this kind of mental health trauma comes out of the violence of the sport, more and more people are talking about it. yet, at the same time there is still an incentive to not disclose when you have this kind of physical trauma to your head and brain. i mean, the other big story in the nfl yesterday was the san francisco 49ers who have a new starting quarterback, colin kaepernick, who was given the starting job because alex smith was out for a week with a concussion, and now a lot of people are saying, wow, alex smith losing his job is an incentive for players not to report when they get head injuries. we know how conclusively they're he linked. i do have to say one thing, though. you're absolutely right, tamron, that people ha

. >>> the national football league has been hit hard this week.two of its players involved in violent deaths. last week, kansas city chiefs linebacker jovan belcher shot and killed his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself. two days ago, cowboys player josh brent was charged with manslaughter after a car crash that killed his teammate gary brown. a dui. and while the recent off-field violence was shocking, it's the violence on the field that is prasz a more pressing issue for the league. while there is criticism of the violent and reckless behavior away from the game, let's just be honest, america. we celebrate it on the field. that's what football is all about. as players have become bigger and faster than ever before, we have seen a rise in injuries, particularly concussions. these injuries, some of which have caused lives and the minds of players, literally, have prompted many to say the game has to change. it has to be a lot less dangerous for players. so far, those suggestions have been met with resistance that mo mostly come down to m

let's face it, not many guys play in the national football league from maine. okay? that speaks to his dedication right there alone and his focus. and as i understand tonight, his high school is playing for a state championship. so i'm pretty sure the coach always used him as a great example of being a good role model and to think what these kids are thinking about right now if they know about this, it is heart breaking. >> the game is scheduled to go on tomorrow in arrowhead. the mayor said he feels an obligation to play the game. why? >> reporter: good question. both of these teams, they're not going to the playoffs, if you wait until after the season, what are they playing for? and let's face it, man, this is a business and i've been doing sports for a long time, this has never happened before, don. this never happened before where a current player during a season kills himself and now the team has to figure out what to do. i think there may be a slight possibility this game could have been postponed because a statement, the last statement by the chiefs today read

. >> it was interesting to me, of all organizations, the nfl, the national football league, put out atement in support of her, in essence saying if there's any organization that knows how damaging a concussion can be, it's the nfl. and as a society we shouldn't make light of this. one of the reasons is because you know when you have to testify, it's not just sitting there in front of the congressional committee and giving testimony that's challenging, but prepping for it and reading and doing what they call murder boards where people yell at you and challenge you as if you're preparing, which is jarring and aggravating to the brain and concussions are, you know, you have to rest the brain. also, absolutely, you know, at least can speak to what her travel schedule is like, elise has been on those trips with her, our state department correspondent, but it is, it's exhausting. and the conditions are terrible, and you also have to go and stay up all night and eat whatever is served to you and be polite and good mannered at all times and never, you know, let them see you sweat, so to speak

the end of the year brought the end of the line for seven of the 32 head coaches in the national football leaguee arizona cardinals, buffalo bills, chicago bears, cleveland browns, kansas city chiefs, philadelphia eagles, and san diego chargers all fired their coaches a day after the regular season ended. five teams also axed their general managers. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: next, secretary of state hillary clinton was hospitalized yesterday after doctors discovered she had a blood clot. few details of her condition were initially released, but late today her doctors said the clot was located in a vein between her skull and brain. they stressed she did not suffer a stroke and is making excellent progress. dr. gholam motamedi, a neurologist at medstar georgetown university hospital, is here to walk us through the known risks and treatments for blood clots. i guess, doctor to start at the very beginning, what is a blood clot. >> blood normally has a tendency to coagulate or clot. if you take the blood out of the system, out of the circulatory system t

the end of the year brought the end of the line for seven of the 32 head coaches in the national football leaguearizona cardinals, buffalo bills, chicago bears, cleveland browns, kansas city chiefs philadelphia eagles, and san diego chargers all fired their coaches a day after the regular season ended. five teams also axed their general managers. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: next, secretary of state hillary clinton was hospitalized yesterday after doctors discovered she had a blood clot. few details of her condition were initially released, but late today her doctors said the clot was located in a vein between her skull and brain. they stressed she did not suffer a stroke and is making excellent progress. dr. gholam motamedi, a neurologist at medstar georgetown university hospital is here to walk us through the known risks and treatments for blood clots. i guess, doctor to start at the very beginning what is a blood clot. >> blood normally has a tendency to coagulate or clot. if you take the blood out of the system, out of the circulatory system t will

the paper, not the sports section, front page of the weekend edition, is about guns in the national football leaguere in the national football league. >> so, piers, did he talk about the reaction he's received not only nationwide but from within the nfl to his comments? >> well, look, i really admired his courage. you can see, as we finished the interview, he said to me, i'm probably going to get more heat from this. i'm sure he will. i've been debating this on my show for several months. anytime you raise even the debate about gun control in america about any kind you get this fury back at you. i think bob costas knows that but he's prepared to stick his neck out because the sport he loves that he's so expert in, has a gun culture problem. and to pretend otherwise is to ignore the facts. 70% of footballers carry guns. you saw this guy, jovan belcher, who murdered his girlfriend, the mother of his child, and then himself. he had eight guns. the second amendment, the right to bear arm, every american should have the right to defend themselves. you don't need eight guns. as bob went on to say you don

on their own, with some push from congress the national football league signed the historic union agreement that banned human growth hormone from professional football. they did so with a time limit that would have in fact put it into play last season. we are now finishing this season and no such implementation has occurred. this committee ranking member cummings at myself have been on multiple occasions with the parties encouraging them to work out their differences and supported their agreement to try to bring the contract into compliance. we are here today because in fact it hasn't happened, because america is watching and because both the ranking member and myself are personally concerned that the injuries, particularly head injuries that all football played at all levels in mode -- no small part is based on the strength of the players. human growth hormones can impact, and we will hear testimony this event, be a part of this. it is a tough sport when played ominously by people of good solid training and physical conditioning. we need not make it tougher or more dangerous by the use of

on their own with some push from congress, the national football league signed a historic union agreement that banned human growth hormone from professional football. they did so with a time limit that would have in fact put it in play last season. we're now finishing this season, and no such implementation occurred. this committee on ranking member cum cummings and myself encourage them to work out the differences and supported each of their agreements to try to bring the contract in to appliance. we're here today because in fact it hasn't happened. because america's watching and because ranking member and myself are concerned that the injuries particularly head injuries and continued playing professional sports and professional football in all football played at all levels in no small part is based upon the strength of the players hitting each other. human growth hormones will be a part of the. it's a tough sport when played honestly of people of good solid training and physical conditions. we need not make it tougher or more dangerous by the use of the abandoned substances. this commit

the national football league says it would help the oakland raiders, build a new stadium.er goodell says it is crucial that the raiders approve their stadium situation and that the nfl would help for a new one. the raiders have held talks about a new stadium but no progress has been reported. >>> changes could be coming to the nfl next year. why some want those kickoffs to be eliminated and what might replace it. >>> an 18-year-old palo alto man is in jail that injured three people. two people were hurt. one man was arrested. they suspect road rage or a dispute. >>> darnell and tanya washington are in court expected to enter murder pleas in the case of susie co. they were arrested in the seattle area. >>> joseph naso will not be tried until april. she's charged with -- he's charged with killing four people. the 78-year-old was originally scheduled to go to trial but it was rescheduled for january when he said he needed more time to prepare because he's representing him efis -- representing himself. he says he can't be ready next month because of the volume of reports he ha