will be paul clement, who will be flanked by anastasia danias, she's from the national football leaguelkinson from paul weiss... >> narrator: they insisted the league had done nothing wrong. >> let's be clear, let's be clear. we strongly deny those allegations that we withheld any information or misled the players. and if we have to defend this suit, as paul was alluding to, we will do that and be able to make those factual allegations. but we absolutely deny those allegations. >> narrator: but away from the cameras, the two sides were engaged in tense court-ordered negotiations. >> the players, initially, they were requesting around $2 billion or a little more than $2 billion, and what we've been told is the nfl was offering virtually nothing-- they were offering "peanuts," as one person said. >> narrator: the players believed they had significant leverage-- a threat to the nfl. >> the threat was that the doctors and trainers, neuropsychologists, maybe owners, maybe commissioners and ex-commissioners, were going to have to testify under oath as to what they knew and when. >> historic

national football leage under attack. >> ...beginning of the end for the nfl. >> injuries in the national football league... >> ...in the end of the nfl here... >> growing concern over concussions. >> the danger of concussions... >> players leaving the league. >> ...retire from the nfl due to concussion concerns. >> kids starting to stay off the field. >> one of the things parents worry about... >> kids and concussions. >> and now, even a hollywood movie. >> i've found a disease that no one has ever seen... >> frontline's original story of the doctor who began it all. >> you can't go against the nfl. they'll squash you. >> now, part 1 of the award- winning investigation "league of denial." >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awa

. >>> week 15 in the national football league resuming tomorrow with an important game for the jets. gangrene will be looking for a third straight win. as for the giants they will be in miami for monday night football. 8:00. >>> tonight one college football player's life was about to change forever because after this evening he will always have the title of heisman trophy winner attached to his name. the man joining that elite club this year is alabama running back derricke henry who beat out stanford running back christian mccaffrey and clemson quarterback de sean watson. he won five of the six voting regions, and he is the first

. >> grant: the bottom line is oakland city leaders are giving the national football league what it wants. the leak test impose a deadline of tomorrow for cities interested in preventing their teams for moving to los angeles. to spell out how they will keep their teams and their currencies. instead of producing a plan that includes funding details. >> grant: oakland is instead standing sending the national football league a letter, explaining where things stand in its efforts to have the red state. st. louis and send a lot of the of the cities that have teams flirting with that belt a market. >> grant:la market >> grant: the mayor is expected to address this matter momentarily at city hall. we who have accrued their and will update you with the mayor speaks. >> catherine: bart passengers can expect to pay more for a ride in 2016. fares are set to increase of around 3.4% starting to friday. the rate hike will help in raising some of the billions needed in to do things running safely according to bart. >> catherine: fares will increase at the start of every even number year through 20 twinn

the national football league and much of the sports industry has rallied behind the denver qb. many of fellow athletes expressing support of manning as a friend. take a listen. >> peyton would i consider him a good friend and you hate to see your good friends go through anything like that . he butt meece bee but he's been a great player for this league, nobody has more respect for peyton than do i. >> missing from tom brady's remark, willingness to get into any of the specific allegations dogging manning. hgh was prescribed to manning's wife ashleigh and mailed to her. that's back when manning was still playing for the indianapolis colts. we had a 36-year-old quarterback who could not grip a football properly, his triaccepts had triceps had withered. that came on the heels of earl why neck operations. these questions were raised after al jazeera debuted a program this weekend. the film americas reported conversations with a pharmacist named charlie sly, who alleged certain sports figures sought help in receiving performance enhancing drugs. sly denies working in a clinic in ind

dangers of brain damage suffered by football players, his efforts are challenged by the national football leagueer lanceman says the concussion crisis has led to more parents stopping their children from playing football because of concerns overhead injuries. >> the big number is that pop warner football which is little league football where small children join it's down as high as 35%. with that says -- what that says is those kids, those elite athletes at sick, seven, eight, nine years olds they are not playing football, they are wrestling, baying baseball, run, playing lacrosse, so those kids will not show up in the nfl. that number will get bigger that. tells me that there is a size mick change coming for the sport. >> now, minute can dial a wrong number, but it's not often done from outer space. british astronaut tim peak has apologized for accidentally calling the wrong person from the international space station. well, he insists that it wasn't a prank when he asked her if he had reached planet earth. it's not peak's first phone interim defense from space. he tried calling his parents to

. >> reporter: coming up with a detailed plan to finance and build a new national football league stadium in a few weeks or else you could lose your team. that was the guest of the directive roger good dell to the cities fighting to keep their franchises from leaving. >> reporter: and oakland does not have a plan to bring to the table. it is a story we mentioned earlier in this newscast. the city of oakland will miss tomorrow's deadline to submit a proposal to keep the raiders. and instead mayor libby shot wrote a letter asking for more time. but who knows how the leak will respond. the raiders, chargers and rams are expected to formally apply for relocation on january 4th. then on the 12th and 13th ownership plans to vote on a move. >> reporter: black monday is then national football league until next week- usually the day when the teams and not day have released that they fired their head coaches. well, the eagles cut started a little early in announcing this afternoon that chip kelly, is no longer the head coach in philadelphia. >> reporter: the firing comes just days before the team's

that means the last three games in the national football league have edged in walk-off fashion, the last two with no time left on the clock. see in marshall: just a gritty performance by aaron rodgers. the first half i thought he was beaten, bruised. took a lot of hits, sacks. the offense was in disarray. it looked like they had no answers but in the second have -- half, just a different football team and i'm going to say they were cared -- carried about the resiliency of their defense making plays, getting stops and he willed this team, this offensive team, to a victory what a throw. what a throw. steve: it comes down to a 70-yard throw to a hail mary. what a great catch to the other rodgers from cal. his dad made the play when the band was on the field. now this play, the hail mary in motown. unbelievable finish and detroit fans are beside themselves right now. michael: i could not believe they could not put green bay away. that first half, green bay looked dead to rights. defeated. after the play you watched aaron rodgers walk away like it was a wrap, and to come back and make those p

. >> reporter: the national football league speaking out exclusively to abc news just days before the premiere of "concussion." >> do you want fans to see this movie? if there's a benefit, we're going to elevate the conversation around the health and safety of our game. >> the trailer suggesting back then the league didn't want to face issues concerning head trauma. >> the nfl does not want to talk to you. >> when a movie like this comes this is a sign that the nfl how do we know they're not giving us all the information now. done. >> reporter: the league saying a updates to 39 rules related to health and safety in the last concussion protocols and investing millions to improve equipment like special straps that aim to regulate head movement in the helmet. is this enough? the doctor telling robin roberts no matter how protective the helmet, it won't stop injuries. >> look what happens to your brain when you have impact. the brain bounces around the skull. you take a padding, the padding will simulate the helmet. no matter how thick it is, look at what happens. >> what difference does

it sends a message from the national football league that we're not going to tolerate guys trying to cials in this football game lost control early of the football game. any time a player gets three personal fouls, it's -- to me it's one too many. if you get two personal fouls, you ought to be injected out of the game. after the first one, and you see the way he's acting, probably should have gone to coach and said, look, coach if he does this again, i just want you to know we're going to throw him out. but the one game suspension hopefully sends a message to players that this kind of conduct won't be tolerated. stuart: this is all about concussion, isn't it? the backdrop to beckham story is concussion after that hit he put on his opponent. >> it is. i mean you look at the shot that he put on josh norman. he went right for the head. he got a running start and launched himself as a missile. that certainly is not the national football league wants anything to happen and concussions are very paramount. i'm delighted that the national football league has gone to focus on concussion becaus

the national football league has been under fire for its concussion crisis. and to make matters worse, the christmas day. it tells the story of the doctor who actually brought the brain injuries in football to light. for the first time, the n-f-l is now speaking out about the film... and it wants you to know everything it's doing to make the game safe. here's abc's ryan smith. < nats you're going to war with a corporation that owns a day of the week this morning - the national football league?speaking out exclusively to abc news just days before the premiere of "concussion" ryan smith do you want fans to see this movie? jeff miller sure. i-- i think that-- i think that if there's-- if there's a benefit to this movie it's that we're gonna elevate the conversation around the health and safety of our game. the film's trailer, suggesting back then the league didn't want to face issues concerning head trauma nats "the nfl does not want to talk to you?" ryan smith when a movie like this comes out, and fans//say, well, "this is a sign that the now?" jeff miller i sa

that doesn't seem to be the case in major league baseball or national football league. >> that is the international protocol established by the world antidoping agency. that has been a parole col that has been subverted 50 international cycling federation for years in the case of cycling. major league baseball, again, has a program that is not as transparent as it ought to be. if the public is going to have confidence in the doping rates, the number of positives that are actually happening as opposed to those that are reported to be happening. >> and is that simply because major league baseball and national football league, these are money-macmaking enterprises, than amateur athletes that may be competing on the international stage at the olympics? >> it is a common scenario. as you rightly point out there are commercial interests, there are hiv interests, there are power elite in sports administration interest, in the international scene in olympic sports as well as in the very profitable american professional sports. there are perverse incentives built into both the top and the bott

the film also portrays the national football league as determined to cover up dr. omalu's findings. three days before the movie hits theaters, multiple reports have the league reneging on a $30 million grant to a brain research group. led buy leading critic of the league, dr. stern. the nfl says it's setting the grant aside for another project. and e-mails made public from the sony hack scandal seem to indicate the studio tried to avoid the nfl's rath by softening parts of the film. one august 2013 e-mail from dwight kanes reads, we'll develop, to ensure we're telling a dramatic story and not kicking the hornet's nest. >> that wouldn't surprise me, because they down played the concussion situation for such a long time. >> joe lamaleur. >> if the nfl had a way of altering the film in any way of course they are trying to soften it. >> it should be noted sony films has no formal relationship with nfl. as for players like delamaleur, he is one of several players collectively receiving $1 billion. he says he is keeping his grandchildren away from the sport. >> we have five grand sons --

. >> reporter: the national football league speaking out exclusively to abc news just days before the premiere of "concussion." >> do you want fans to see this movie? if there's a benefit, we're going to elevate the conversation around the health and safety of our game. >> the trailer suggesting back then the league didn't want to face issues concerning head trauma. >> the nfl does not want to talk to you. >> when a movie like this comes out and fans or maybe others say this is a sign that the nfl tried to cover things up before, how do we know they're not giving us all the information now. >> take a look at what we've done. >> reporter: the league saying a lot has changed since 2005. updates to 39 rules related to health and safety in the last decade, implementing new concussion protocols and investing millions to improve equipment like special straps that aim to regulate head movement in the helmet. is this enough? the doctor telling robin roberts no matter how protect tiff the helmet it, won't stop injuries. >> look what happens to your brain when you have impact. the brain bounces

attack in seattle at the age of 57, one of the more history. only undefeated team in the national football league until they went to atlanta today and lost to the falcons. 70 yards, and that put atlanta on top. the panthers faltered -- fall to 14-1. coming up on sportscenter 5 o.t., we will be joined by steve yeats. we will talk about the coin toss and the patriots inability to convert on third down. also, the bruins and celtics. lots to talk about tonight on phil: thanks. that. also coming up, massachusetts information. mike burdett teaming up with "the boston globe" and that is tonight after "shark tank." cecilia vega. cecilia: the most powerful twister to hit the dallas area in 20 years. now the deadly aftermath. plus, 80 million americans in the path of this massive storm. [ ] we are a family, brought here through destiny. vand we, we grow together. t together a new world we'll see. t together... a family. we will always be.

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it's the national football league. you face good cornerbacks every week.we have had a string of five, six guys herero. that's part of the deal.>> the bears are going to be tough at home. escobar is headed to anaheim in a trade. he is never flashy, just consistent. the gnats will receive trevor got. this is the 50th anniversary of the super bowl. nfl players are visiting their stomping grounds to show appreciation for the high schools that gave them their football star. today, brian holloway, former raider and patriot, went back to winston churchill high school. hallway delivering a nifty golden football to the school to symbolize his gratitude for his bulldog playing days.>> the idea to come back here is to give a full expression of gratitude to the school because they carved a man out of just potential. all the coaches that trained us so hard, running these halls hill -- here, they built a tough, passionate person with their eyes fixed on winning. >> we saw tom brown do that a couple of weeks ago. that is a pretty cool deal.>> you should go back to your h

according to reports, by the national football league and baseball they will investigate due to the al jazeera documentary. they recorded hours of conversations with doctors and pharmacist who is made astounding claims about specific professional baseball and football players claimed those players deny. >> on hidden camera, a pharmacist in texas charlie sly advises a british athlete on the use of drugs banned in professional sport. >> liam collins is not a drugs cheat. he's working undercover for al jazeera's investigative unit to expose what athletes call the dark side. the use of performance-enhancing substances. charlie sly claimed connections in football and baseball. one player was filmed usin use describing his own use. >> i used it last year. i was scared to be honest with you. i took it for like two weeks, and i was taking peptides, too. >> sly alleges when he worked as a clinic in indianapolis, a ba banned substance was sold to peyton manning. >> we were selling drugs. it will never be under payton's name. >> in an interview with espn, peyton manning has now responded to the a

heather: the national football league is still trying to get the tom brady deflategate suspension reinstated. they filed a court brief saying that i had every right to suspend him for four games. they say that -- the commission is saying that roger caddell overstepped his authority. new at 11:00, parishioners occupying a church for over a decade have been granted time to appeal to the u.s. supreme court. prisoners at st. francis cabrini until march 3 to file a petition in the nation' s highest court. i have been keeping a vigil to keep it open since the archdiocese ordered it closed in 2004. close we are getting to the new hampshire primary, take a look at this, six candidates all campaigning. bush, carson, christie, casey, all holding events tonight or today in new hampshire. the big news is -- who we won' t be seeing in new hampshire anymore. senator lindsey graham is dropping out of the race. lindsey graham: i am suspending my campaign for president. i want to thank everyone who has taken this journey with me. you have honored me with your support. ed: he says he is proud of the campaign

heather: the national football league is still trying to get the tom brady deflategate suspension reinstated. they filed a court brief saying that i had every right to suspend him for four games. they say that -- the commission new at 11:00, parishioners occupying a church for over a decade have been granted time to appeal to the u.s. supreme court. the judge today gave the prisoners at st. francis cabrini s highest court. keep it open since the 2004. ed: if there is any doubt how close we are getting to the new hampshire primary, take a look at this, six candidates all campaigning. all holding events tonight or today in new hampshire. t anymore. dropping out of the race. lindsey graham: i am suspending my campaign for president. taken this journey with me. you have honored me with your support. ed: he says he is proud of the campaign that he ran and fellow republicans have been quick to react. >> i watched some of the early debates and i thought he was one of the most important voices on any of the stages around rebuilding the military. chris christie: he was a real benefit to have in the r

hot night, highest-paid player in the national football league. got to find something in the tank. >> mike: dan campbell time-out. down to one left. trying to put all the eggs in the basket to make the stop here. eli manning. his highest completion percentage, just over 79% against arizona seven years ago in the desert, tonight, 86%. the manning family, peyton has had over 80% 18 times. archie hasn't done it. completions tonight, and more importantly, a chance for a huge first down. and complete to harris at the 45 yard line with 2:43 to go. >> jon: you just can't defend it. sharp slant, and eli manning is on fire. read the blitz perfectly. hard to blitz eli manning when he's on to you. >> mike: the giants, close to closing this game out. miami, if they can get it back with under 1:00 left, no time-outs time-outs. to midfield, and miami will take the time-out here at 2:12.

the film also portrays the national football league as determined to cover up the doctor's findings. days before the movie hits theaters, multiple reports have the league reneging on a $30 million grant promise to a leading brain injury research group. the reason? the boston university project is being lead by a leading critic of the league, dr. stern. the nfl denies that, and says it is setting the grant aside for another project. and emails made public from the sony hacking scandal seem to indicate the studio tried to avoid the nfl's wrath by softening some parts of the film. one email from a senior studio executive reads: >> that wouldn't surprise me, because they have down played the concussion situation for such a long time. >> reporter: joe is an nfl hall of fame guard. >> if the nfl did have a way of alternating the film, or altering it in anyway, of course they are going to try to soften it. >> reporter: sony pictures has no formal business relations with the nfl, and the director denies any effort to soften the story. as for playerings like this man, he is ones of of former

. >> as i said earlier in the week, it's december in the national football league and both teams have opportunities and because of that, you know, it's a big game. there's no way around it. it's an important football game for both teams. >> it was an important one in detroit last night. got to show you this. unforgettable fin fish the packers. no time on the clock. ball on the 39. agree bae gifted one more play by a questionable face grab call. grabbed the ball for the win for the packs. that's the longest hail mary to end a game in nfl history and in detroit, the miracle in motown. as you got to do is play better defense. i don't want to hear about the face mask penalty. >> i watched it four or five mes last night. >> it was incredible. one of those no, he didn't, he didn't -- he did! >>> it's a happy friday indeed for fans of bruce springsteen. not only did the boss release a reissue of his album "the river" he also announced a new tour this weekend. playing madison square garden in january and in newark on january 31st. springsteen will play 24 dates in all on that nine-week tour.

it is but it's only one team playing >>> the national football league lost a hall of famer. doug age of 85. he spent most of his career with the bears. >>> rutgers big 10 opener greer trying to keep rutgers in it. he had 20 points including that 3-pointer. double-double. 79-72 rutgers dropped the big 10 opener. >>> is rex ryan putting up a curtain there? >> oh, he wants to beat the jets. >>> time to take a lock a look at -- a look at what we're working on. >> cleanthony early just tweeting out about his injury and thanked people for their support. >> also, could a dose of a vitamin cal m some of the

media reports indicate the national football league and major league baseball will investigate questionsof doping raised in an al jazeera documentary. al jazeera's investigative unit recorded hours of intrif intervs with a pharmacy, of doping, claims the players deny. >>> in afghanistan a car bomb has exploded outside the kabul airport. it happened outside a gate used by nato and coalition forces. the interior ministry is providing confirmation of the incident, also details of more violence this. >>> sunday and a regular look at the week ahead. this coming friday marks the coming of a new year. closer candidates running in presidential primary elections. the key question for many candidates involves the fight against i.s.i.l. and u.s. policy towards syrian refugees. but for all the campaign promises and pledges the policy promises for another year will belong with president obama. in the wake of recent attacks in paris and san bernardino, he has called defeating i.s.i.l. a top priority although republicans say his policies are not aggressive enough. the president will also need to focus

. >> as i said earlier in the week, it's december in the national football league and both teams have opportunities. because of that it's -- you there's no way around it. it's an ifiortant football game for both teams. >> big one indeed. >>> on the ice the rangers had e night off. islanders got a fourth straight win. down 1-0 in the third. check this pass. back from ryan and buries the tying goal. his fifth. see it again as he stays with it to beat elliot. there, overtime solved nothing. the isles take it in a shootout 2-1. thomas with 32 saves. >>> new jersey where the devils hosted the flyers. these devils don't anit. 3-2. the extra scare. mike denied once. not to be denied twice. he ties it with the tenth goal of the season. and sends it to overtime. the flyers racing up the ice, two on one. schnieder and in. >>> zach greinke needs the steve miller band advice take the money and run. si year, $206 million deal. th e enwinter meetings will start next week but the mets general manager has cancer. doctors discovered what they call a very treatable form of cancer three weeks ago. docto

. >> hi, everybody, national football league has upheld that one-game suspension meted out to the new york football giants. the decision came down within the hour. beckham cannot practice or visit the giants facility. he cannot play sunday night, in the game against the minnesota vikings. this is the scene around noon time today. remember tom brady came in the same entrance on lexington avenue. tom game in a suv. beckham gets out in a yellow cab. here's the incident against the carolina panthers on sundays afternoon. he was penalized three times for personal foul and james -- you heard the appeal, said his acts jeopardized the safety of players. beckham apologized and sent out this tweet as well. sportsmanship and respecting the game are as important as blocking, running routes and catching the football. i dropped the ball on sportsmanship on sunday. it looks like beckham is ready to move on and so is everybody else. now, to the patriots. belichick was baited by a santa lure but he did not bite. >> if santa wrote you a letter -- [inaudible] >> i'll leave santa claus and his list to th

in the national football league. all of that in a couple of minutes. reid: coming up next crunching , some historic box office numbers. heather: "star wars: the force awakens" has a light speed debut. we' ll tally up the tickets stra catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. after 12:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99. phave you started shopping? v just waiting for inspiration to strike. and there it is! z done! genius. give the gift of dunkin' coffee. get 3 pounds for $19.99, only at dunkin' restaurants. america runs on dunkin'. heather: talk of a galactic haul. reid: star wars smashing box office records. million in its opening weekend. that blows past the previous record set by "jurassic world." industry watchers have predicted a big debut of his inequality of "the force awakens" that will keep theaters packed. it still have got open in china which is expected to be another box office bonanza. $508 million globally. heather: i have heard great things about it. and

their study on concussions and brain injuries will continue with or without funding from the national football league. the seven year study of brands from professional athletes will be funded by a grant from the national institutes of health. earlier this week espn reported the nfl had pulled funding for the program because of a conflict with the lead scientist. accurate. >> the boston celtics are on the road tonight. they head to charlotte to play the hornets in their last game before christmas. >> boston bruins play a big price. score less in the third when he splits the d and pete's him. and five minutes later, he's left all alone at the blue line. you feel rifle a shot just under the cross bar. no chance. the bs loose in regulation for just the second time in the last month. with 12 wins and counting some some impressive honors. seven pats have been named to this pro bowl roster. the pro bowl is january 31st in hawaii. players on both super bowl teams will not take part. >> three local brothers can't make it home for christmas because they're in the military, but their hometown is making sure the

where was this when i was playing in the national football league. >> a slick creates a perfect fit for sized body. vrjts the downtown facility of the sacramento county jail system is referred to as the main jail. corridors connected to the courthouses for many of the inmates here call them the fake. 20 mimes to the south is the county's branch facility. the u casumez correctional facility. the majority of inmates here are already convicted of crimes and serving sentences, sometimes more than a decade long, which is unusual for a county jail. thousands of offendsers convicted of nonviolent crimes will now serve their decisions in jails. >>> to me, it seemed crazy. jails didn't have the infrastructure, the staff wasn't trained. basically, it felt like the county was shuffling their problem on the local jurisdictions. so basically, we went from here, to here. >> jail, to make numerous adjustments and a pre-trial attorney, many of them were hned primtss inmates. >> funding for a variety of reentry programs. one program for fell mails is a professional chef. ork. it's leerily the 1970s. he'

. >> the national football league is penalizing officials who worked sunday's game. the league is pulling his crew from working sunday night's game between the kolts and the steelers. a combined 20 penalties were called. at one point, it took the crew nearly 5 minutes to sort out which down it was. >> well, barry bonds may be coming back to major league baseball not with the giants. bonds is can recollect an alternative hitting coach with the miami mar lynns. the 51-year-old has worked with the giants in the spring in recent years, but has not spent any significant time around the game since he retired in 2007. bonds' baseball career home run leader with 762. but he's still controversial because of his alleged involvement with performance-enhancing krugs. >> we all love to chat with you on social media. this suthursday night after the 6:00 news, you can chat with me online. i want to know about your concerns and you can ask me anything about the work i do in the community and overseas. that's this thursday at abc 7 news.com. >> that will be really fun. >> it's terrif

these are balls that you have to complete when you starting quarterback in the national football league i just can't understand how he missed these throws. it baffle me in this game at this magnitude but the fumbles, missed passes, throws it was a lot. i defense played well enough to keep them in the game that if they had scored and not had the turnovers, they could have won this game. >> and sluggo, slam and go, just wide open in the end zone. it really did. i don't know what i thought going in. but i tell you what when washington scored 23 points and philadelphia came -- did what we were talk about earlier. they hand the ball to demarco had m murray. he threw a couple of passes over the middle and talts that's when he missed the slug so. and you were trying to pitch to demarco. >> the carelessness with the football. -- >> cousins did a good job of protecting the football and he's headed to the set right now. there he is. all thumbs up when you get the win. nfc east. >> ian: he's not kirk's cousin. he's kirk cousins. >> saturday edition is presented by mazda. driving matters and brough

the national football league n.f.l. there are conditions in modern sports that force athletes to choose to dope. >> there's two separate issues here. one is the culture of football where you have to get bigger because bigger is always better. so that it just goes down and there have been cases reported. literally coaches at the high school level say you're a good football player but you need to be 20 pounds heavier. they don't tell them specifically to tell them to go out and do steroids to get 20 pounds but the implication is there. it is a long stoneding problem. more germly, we've seen studies in other sports where drug testing has been instituted and most of them are international sports where international bodies have been involved. the surveys overwhelmingly say that when you offer athletes the choice between getting that performance edge or in some cases keeping up with everybody else who they believe is already using those drugs, and the possible long-term of side effects bad effect in the future, they overwhelmi

they give a 4.9 yards per rush and that is second worst in the national football league.his is the time where sam bradford need his running game. >> yeah demarco murray and two attempts for three yards not going to cut it. a stocking stuffer player for going to cut it. a stocking stuffer player for the eagles and nfl story next. ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringing love where it's needed most. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> eagles and nfl players around the league are getting extra nrent stocking today. sony pictures is offering free tickets to see is the movie concussion. philadelphia own will smith stars in the movie concussion released today in theaters and smith plays a doctor that helps investigate how con kuings are suffered on the football field have damaging long term effects to the brain. hard to believe it's christmas and sixers have just one win. perhaps thin

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. >> i think it will be a current coordinator in the national football league i think it will be an nfl guy. i think jeffrey lurie kind of learned a lesson here it will not ab college guy who takes over as his new head coach and as far as personnel, yes, jeffrey lurie says he will hire a general manager but it will be a collaboration of new head coach the general manager and howie roseman retains his title with personnel and director of operations for this football team. so he will continue to be a part of the decisions. a fascinating 24 hours for the philadelphia eagles, and oh, by the way, a football game to be played sunday against the new york giants up in north jersey. guys. >> by the way. >> oh, yeah. >> details. >> tom, thanks a lot. >> and what will the weather be like for that game. >> it will feel like it should this time of year a little colder. wind coming in this weekend before we see that colder breeze come in we'll see a little more rain. light rain coming down around lancaster that line will move through around harrisburg, trying to pull up moisture it is pulling up warm

>> big brother daniel gronk cow can i was a tight en before baby power gronk was in the national football league. five years a too tight end. heather: my favorite part in that commercials the little kid running. so cute. phil: most people look like that next to gronk. heather: you delivered, mike. that was early christmas. that was peat. we got a lot of rain. >> meteorologist: we got a lot of are in and thun, too. some thunder. all out of the way by morning. we're talking about 70 degrees tomorrow. still very mild on christmas day. enjoy it. don't get used to it. we could have a winter storm here bay tuesday of next week. >> you just said winter storm. really. really. it is alonging that way. a lot of days away. that is the change we are going to have early next week. we knew it was too good to be true. phil: enjoy christmas. >> announcer: the following is a

. >>> nbc sports thanks you for watching this special presentation of the national football league. >h er for the record book. . good evening. it's going to be a another mild day tomorrow. rain is on the way, and nbc first meteorologist is watching the warm conditions. >> the good news is that it's not going to affect the monday morning news and it was another warm day for us and a record breaking day. a record 65 degrees set back in 1923 and today's high of 71 and well above average and that's 45 deglees this time of the year. we're dealing with the fog and we're down to about a quarter of a mile viz b blt and clear visibility in philadelphia and northeast philly is fiz blt and same thing. that's going to be the trend and we're going to be to allow extra time to get the work and from work because we're tracking the system. the good news is that's going to be another mild day. by the time that you wake up, temperatures in the mid-50s and 53 in allentown. we're not going see as many 70s on the map and welle above average and then we're cooling thin things down. >>> a live look outside