alexander. >> reporter: the nfl has been under intense criticism after baltimore ravens running back ray rice was suspended last month for just two games, one-eighth of the regular season for a domestic violence arrest. this video obtained by tmz sports shows rice dragging his then-fiancee out of an elevator

alexander. >> reporter: the nfl has been under intense criticism after baltimore ravens running back ray rice was suspended last month for just two games, one-eighth of the regular season for a domestic violence arrest. this video obtained by tmz sports shows rice dragging his then-fiancee out of an elevator at an atlantic city casino after allegedly knocking her unconscious. the two married a month later and rice publicly apologized with his wife by his side. >> i'm working every day to be a better father, a better husband, you know, and just a better role model. >> reporter: today in a letter to nfl owners commissioner roger goodell acknowledged making the wrong call on rice's punishment. i didn't get it right, he wrote. simply put, we have to get better and we will. tough on domestic violence or sexual assault, under the new nfl policy players will face a suspension of six games without pay for a first-time offense, and a banishment from the league for a second. since the year 2000, 77 players have been involved in domestic violence incidents with six being cut by their teams. >> there was

i hate to compare these things with what happened to ray rice. i think - if this policy is implemented and i don't know how much the union will fight it, but i think they are, but if it's implemented right away, say, that case will be huge, because it will be a good test case because that is a really horrible case. >> i'm sorry, go ahead. >> no, i was going to say, because of the quirkiness of the carolina law. you can appeal to a jury, it's stuff that i'll let the brilliant legal mind handle that part of it. that will be - if it's implemented quickly and cadell has the power, that will be a huge issue. >> hardy may look at a criminal conviction na may take him out of conviction, and power may be used to summarily suspend, because there was a serious conviction. jim brown, the greatest football player of all time, who is a very complex relationship with domestic relationship. mike con concludes it well. it's interesting that this is an issue and implementation issue. >> ruth, are you encouraged that this became a national conversation in the way

ray rice will serve 2-game suspension and nothing more. >> the n.f.l. personal conduct policy often doesn't require a criminal conviction to be in force, and is not subject to bargaining with the players union. the n.f.l. players union said in a statement: i spoke to robert bowlen, the chair of sports and management at the newark university, and mike freeman, an international writer, and from denver colorado, bruce, the director of the national collision against domestic violence and asked if they were surprised. >> i have to say i was stunned. i have covered the league, the n.f.l. has never taken domestic violence serious at all. what happened with ray rice is an indicator, they have not seen it as a huge issue to be a part of. when they did this. i can tell you myself and everyone around the league was stunned. no one expected this. first of all, rocker cadell admitted that he was wrong, which is unbelievable. i can't remember a commissioner admitting he was wrong in any sport, but just the fact that the n.f.l. knew - they knew that what happened with

the new rules here don't affect ray rice's current two-game suspension. we reached out to the ravens today. they say they respect the decisions that the commissioner makes and the future decisions he will make. >> i got to ask and you may not know. the lifetime bans are usually appealable from the nfl. >> yes. >> is this? >> yeah. it's going to be appealable and listen, there's some areas what is a domestic dispute? all these things have to be i think described and defined. so there's some things that still have to be worked out, but obviously a serious deal and the commissioner making a serious stand. >>> hi there. i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. we had a beautiful thursday and friday, promises to be more of the same because of that area of high pressure parked over the u.s./canadian border. in the meantime i'm tracking this area of low pressure moving through the great lakes region which will bring us our next round of thunderstorm this weekend. the timing not very good as we're heading into this labor day holiday and we'd like to get outdoors

take a look at the video from ray rice.s suspended only for two games and the nfl commissioner, roger goodell, says i did not get this right. he admitted to the owners he did not get this one right. so, now, sweeping changes, if a player is convicted or reaches a plea agreement in a domestic violence case, he will be suspended for six games. if there is another domestic violence case with that player, he will be banned for life from the nfl. that is a major change from the nfl and they readily admit that they messed up the situation with ray rice. going to have a lot more with the eagles final preseason game coming up and phillies president dave montgomery taking an indefinite leave of absence because of his jaw surgery for cancer and pat gillick will take over his duties for now. we will see you in about an hour with more. i'm john clark live from the link. back to you. >> thanks, john. you get to pick our high school blitz game of the week next friday, september 5th. choices are council rock north at simon grates, south j

i'm calling this the ray rice rule. commissioner roger goodell is making a statement to try to clean up the terrible reputation of the nfl. ray rice cut a slot on the wrist for physically assaulting his wife. the two-game suspension basically said, that is not too bad. the outcry was heard loud and clear. goodale says the public response showed him that the nfl is held to a much higher standard. yesterday, browns wide receiver josh gordon was suspended for the entire season because he violated the drugs -- the drug policy. the nfl announced a much us -- stronger policy for domestic violence and assault. offenders will receive a six-game suspension for the first offense, and a lifetime banishment for the second. the two-game suspension for ray rice is exactly what a brandon meriweather of the skins got for a high tackle on torrey smith. the commissioner was wrong. he knows he was wrong. today he made some serious changes. >> it is too late for ray rice. >> his suspension is going to be two games. that stays as it was. >>

so it caught many by surprise when he seemed to go light on ray rice. ravens running back was slapped with a two game suspension stemming from a domestic assault charge involving his then fiancee now wife. goodell was raked over the coal for that. you can get four games possibly for using marijuana. so today goodell responding to that pressure changing his tune releasing a statement saying the following, "a disciplinary decision led the public to question our sincerity and commitment and whether we understood the toll that domestic violence inflicts on so many families. i take responsibility both for the decision and for insuring that our actions in the future properly reflect our values. i didn't get it right. simply put. we have to do better and we will. it's now a six game suspension and those new rules do not affect ray rice. >>> speaking of the ravens, to finish up their preseason slate tonight at new orleans a win and they're undefeated in fake games which means nothing. however, don't tell head coach john harbaugh who was asked if winning tonight

while ray rice was suspended for two games, steven a. rice didn't hit anybody.about it. was suspended for a week. and so we've got to really take a hard look at how the nfl over the years has handled the issues of domestic violence. how they value women or don't value women in that way. in the face of, you know, really what's happened in this country. >> see, goldie mentions steven a. smith, happened on espn, where smith basically -- i guess we should play the sound because it's part of the whole controversy. here's steven a. smith's very tortured nonsense that got him in trouble. take a listen. >> what i've tried to employ the female members of my family, some of who you all met and talked to and what have you is, that, again, this is what -- i've done this all my life. let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions. there's never any excuse to put your hands on a woman, but domestic violence or, you know, with whatever the case may be, men putting their hands on women, it's obviously a very real, real issue in our society and i think that just t

chances are it's better than what ray rice got his fiancee. >> ray rice is charged with assault after argument with his fiancee in atlantic city. >> the all-pro super bowl winning running back hovering over and then dragging his then-girlfriend, now wife, unconscious out of an elevator after he punched her in the face. >> jon: i still find so it strange in that video. rice seems to be gesturing like, hey, anybody help me? this woman seems to have collapsed. you can imagine the nfl was none too happy, as was expressed on nfl's own network. >> he's about to deal with the iron fist of the nfl. >> jon: really couldn't think of a non-fist metaphor for this case? you really had to go with iron fist? unless rice is going to be punished by cletus the robot, you might want to rephrase it. but let's get to the punishment. is he expelled for eternity or longer? >> nfl has officially handed down its judgment on rice's off-season domestic violence incident. the baltimore ravens' star was suspended two games by commissioner roger goodell. [audience reacts]. >> jon: they're not oohing because they t

he faced criticism for his handling of the ray rice case. rice is an all-prorunning back for the baltimore ravens. last winter he and his then fiancee were aresult for an assault after an altercation between the two. now his wife parentally unconscious after the fight. >> i made a huge mistake and i want to own it. i want to say in front of my teammates, i made a mistake. these two games are going to hurt. these two games are going hurt. >> reporter: in a letter admitting his mishandling of the issue, domestic violence or sexual assault by any employee of the team will mean a six-game suspension. anything further will be ban from the league though any offender can reapply after a year. he says it doesn't apply just to players but coaches and high-level personnel as well. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> well, coming up on the "morning news," drone delivery buzz. their demand to get packages gets into high gear. >>> and high waves continue to pound southern california. this is the "cbs morning news." in life, it's how you get there that m

roger goodell spoke today depending the punishment he handed down. >> ray rice did not

it happened today, nfl commissioner roger goodell has come under fire for how he dealt with ray rice. rice hit his fiance at a new jersey casino and was caught on camera dragging her unconscious body out of the elevator. rice received only a two-game suspension and that caused a great deal of outrage. goodell today wrote a letter to owners admitting that he failed in disciplining the ravensa runningback. my disciplinary decision led to the public to question our sincerity, and our commitment and whether we understood the toll that domestic violence inflicts on so many families and i take responsibility for both the decision and for ensuring that our actions in the future properly reflect our values. i didn't get it right. simply put, we have to do better and we will. goodell announced certain new penalties for domestic violence offenders in the league. a first time domestic violence or sexual assault offender will be subject to a six-week suspension. a second offense will result in banishment from the nfl. they'd be thrown out of the league. players would be allowed to petition for re

as an outpatient critic of the ray rice punishment, she believed goodell needed to do more.specially since she claims one in thee women during their lifetime will be subbed to serious physical abuse. >> it sends a very strong message and we're going to be watching carefully to see what happens and we hope that it does came the way people behave. >> at least one parent in football fan we talk to believes new p.m. see by the inform fl may be too harsh. >> i believe that there should be some kind of infraction involved, but, you know are it's a little bit steep. >> reporter: and during any of these suspensions the players will not be paid. reporting live tonight at the linc todd quinn nope cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we want to know what you have have to think about the new nfl p.m. see on domestic violence. you can connect with us on our facebook page and send us a tweet. >> one of the most famous couples in the world has made it official. brad pitt and angelina jolie got maryland in secret ceremony last saturday at their home in fran france. the couple's six children played r

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the new edict does not change the punishment for ray rice.s the first two games of the season. roman is a 12-year veteran of the nfl and joins me now to discuss this. >> thank you for having me. >> i want to getti your reactio to the policy change. good on them for tackling it. i'm impressed he actually said we got it wrong, right? but others are saying, this doesn't really change anything because ultimately, the commissioner can do whatever he wants, right? he could have suspended ray rice for as many games as he wanted and the next person who engaged in a similar attack could also be suspended. >> under the personal conduct policy, the commissioner has the autonomy to give any type of punishment that the league seems fit. this didn't have to be negotiated by the nfl p.a. or the players union but had ray rice gotten four games initially, obviously, i don't think we'd be here having this discussion. you wouldn't see this policy. unfortunately, you are living in retrospect. he did admit he was wrong. they didn't get it right. you haven't sign

. >> ray rice apologizing for the arrest that got him suspended for two games. why some say the baltimore ravens apology is not enough. >> the announcement having a huge impact on wall street today. >> an american sickened by ebola in africa is going to be brought back to the u.s., treated at a high tech facility in atlanta. the c.d.c. warning americans to avoid track to the heart of the outbreak in liberia, sierra leone and guinea. >> the death toll is 51 in india from a landslide that wiped out an entire village. heavy rains are making it difficult fortress viewers. 100 people are still trapped and feared dead. >> the 72 hour humanitarian ceasefire in gaza over. israeli will resume military strikes in the area. the brief truce began at 1:00 a.m. eastern time. israel says it believes one of its soldiers may have been captured. >> it's more than just unease here, it's utter chaos and anguish. we talked about the humanitarian crisis here in gaza. this is the face of that crisis. this is the face of -- these are the face of the people caught up in this conflict. t

and the nfl's response sparking outrage. >> the iron fist of the nfl has just been used against ray rice's wife and against every woman in america. >> reporter: the nfl isn't commenting on rice's remarks but his suspension seems to pale in comparison to other nfl punishments. one player is facing a year-long suspension for repeated marijuana use. a rookie got a five-game suspension for taking freebies in college. another player was suspended four games for fighting with his own body guard. the episode highlighting the scourge of domestic violence. one study showing one in four women are victims. >> i was totally taken aback when i heard about the penalty and how weak it was. >> reporter: some believing the nfl is out of touch. >> this is an opportunity for the nfl to speak to women and families, and they fumbled the ball. >> reporter: tonight the league still has questions to answer. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >>> now to a story that's been making headlines all week, the small planes crashing one after the other, the latest one in a store parking lot with shoppers nearby. with that st

you may remember the uproar over nfl star ray rice getting a two game suspension after he knocked out the woman who is now his wife. and a video of him dragging her out of an elevator. many calling the punishment a slap on the wrist. now the nfl is reportedly considering a new policy and it could mean four to six game suspension for a first domestic violence offense and potentially a season long suspension for a second one. brian, ian, this sounds a little odd to me. we're going to wait until he potentially beats this woman or another woman or any person for that matter again before he gets a stronger suspension? >> or lose the whole season and now instead of two weeks and roger goodell making the decision, he'll have to meet with the union, negotiate with the union and say four to six. he'll double it. you're in two situations. one, domestic abuse is abhorrent, it shouldn't be in any walk of life. we've seen people on television get in trouble for the same thing. having said that, from a practical level, women make up 40% of the viewing audience. forget about who plays or not. >> do

again ray rice only a two-game suspension. they said, "we respect what the commissioner said today and what he will rule on in the future, "but certainly they're glad ray rice only got the two game suspension. >> thanks so much. >>> it was a very happy 32nd birthday for a rockville man today. michael lu is just thankful he was able to see another day. >> i have a second chance at life and got to meet the strang who helped save his life after he collapsed jogging. hank silverberg was there when they met for the first time. >> reporter: an embrace between michael lu and heather vonn kurtz four months after he collapsed in a rockville park jogging in may. >> it made me appreciate life. >> reporter: lu had been pushing his toddler in a stroller along the path on may 14th. his body sent him a message. this is the biking path in rockville where heather vonn kurtz and michael lu first met when she saved his life, a day they'll both never forget. when kurtz did cpr with the help of 911 dispatcher jeff purcell. >> heather, you need to

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they left empty-handed. >> nfl star ray rice aapproximately jazzing publicly to his wife for a violentew jersey hotel earlier this year. the nfl suspended rice for two games as a result. a move which has set off a firestorm of criticism. here's abc's ryan smith. >> inexcusable. >> reporter: baltimore ravens all-pro super bowl winning running back ray rice spoke publicly for the first time since the league handed down a much-criticized two game suspension for this brutal attack on his now wife janea, you see him on surveillance camera drag her out of an elevator in february last february. >> i have a little girl very smart, very intelligent. one day she is going to know the power of google. and me having to explain that to her what happened that night. >> reporter: another first, the football star publicly apologizing to his wife who he has known since they were teens. >> i made the biggest mistake of my life. me. she sccan do no wrong. she is an angel. >> back in may, rice's wife even apologized herself for the attack. >> i deeply regret the role i played in the incident that night. i

i'm sure ray rice is going to hear.the other hand, ravens fans were cheering him and saw them pop up on the board the other day. so fans are fans and cheer for the jersey let's hope the same approach comes up where people say if this man moved down the street from me i would be horrified to find out what he did and let's hope the fans react in a negative way towards him not that you want to take it out more on him but that it's wrong and the n.f.l. is getting the idea that this is unacceptable in 2014. >> brown: thank you so much. thank you so much, jeff. >> woodruff: again, the major >> ifill: we misspelled tom frieden's last name. we apologize. developments of the day. israeli troops searched southern gaza today for an army officer they believe was captured by hamas fighters. his apparent capture as a cease- fire collapsed, only hours after it was agreed to. president obama acknowledged the u.s. was involved in torture in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the stock market closed out its worst week in two

>>> jeremy maclin another injury concern at camp today, and how ray rice's suspension for doe mefted violence could lead to changes in the nfl. >>> the dragons enjoying their day in williams port. >>> eagles receiver jeremy maclin with another injury concern today, he left practice in new england, he pulled his hamstring, but jeremy doesn't believe it's a big deal. he missed last season with a torn acl. his legs were sore in camp this week, he does believe this is a minor thing. he thinks he'll be able to play friday night. he was upset to leave practice today. >> i wanted to go out there and compete, and i just knew that once that happened, i was going to shut it down for the rest of the day, that's the only reason why. >> lesean mccoy beated out he led the nfl with 1600 yards last season. this is going to be tough to do? >> they really react to it, for fantasy people, the biggest answer is winning, that's what i want to do. that's the main goal. last year i was successful and productive, we still were winning. the main goal is always winning, i just like to have fun with it. >> the

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ray rice addressed the public yesterday after reviewing -- reviving, that is, two-game suspension from the nfl for allegedly knocking his wife unconscious in a casino elevator in february. this is what he had to say. >> my actions that night were totally inexcusable. and that night, let me put it this way. that night, you know, i replay over and over in my head. that's not me. my actions were inexcusable. and that's something i have to live for the rest -- live with the rest of my life. i let so many people down because of 30 seconds of my life that, you know, i know i can't take back. >> so ray rice also took that opportunity to apologize to his wife. >> last time i didn't publicly apologize to my wife. and i realize that hit home with a lot of people. but there's many nights that me and my wife sleep together and we still have to deal with this. and her pain is my pain, my pain is her pain. one thing that i wanted to do today was, you know, apologize to my wife. >> he got a lot of blowback from that because his wife did publicly apologize where he didn't. however, as he went on with

august 10th. >>> today's practice at owings mills must have been the longest and most dreaded for ray rice knowing at the end he was going to face a firestorm of media. when camp broke, rice was seen crying on the field with his teammates gathered for support. it's the first time rice has spoken about the incident since being handed the suspension. this time he had no prepared biggest mistake om the heart, of his life. he apologized not just to his wife janay but all victims of domestic abuse but said the hardest pill for him to swallow is his daughter finding out what happened. >> i have a little girl who is very smart, very intelligent and one day she's going to know the power of google and me having to explain that to her, you know, what happened that night. last thing i want my daughter to do is regret me. >> that is the news from owings mills. let's head down to richmond and dave owens, redskins camp where the focus is on football. >> reporter: thursday's practice was highlighted by a visit from nfl officials who wanted to address the team on points of emphasis. defensive backs beware

another, "it's ridiculous that ray rice gets a two-game suspension for assaulting his wife.ld be jail time plus years suspension." the nfl wouldn't comment on it but now facing accusations of incensensitivity to domestic violence. 21 of 32 teams employed a player with a doumestic or sexual violence charge on his record last year. this morning critics are calling out nfl commissioner roger goodell who has suspended players for longer periods for duis, drug use, even illegal tattoos. >> such an opportunity for the nfl to speak directly to women and to families and they fumbled the ball. >> reporter: while ravens coaches and players are rallying around their teammate. >> he's a heck of a guy. >> reporter: rice's wife who pleaded with the commissioner to go lightly on her husband's punishment is standing silently in support. rice said one day his daughter will be able to google his name and want to know what happened. a group of senators wrote to the commissioner last night imploring him to issue a stiffer penalty saying the suspension represents a cavalier attitude towards wome

he is a human being and it's possible he could do it again and it frustrates me when ray rice had thencident of domestic violence he was with a feian say and she became his wife and as a lawyer can you not testify against your spouse. so he was able to circumvent any serious charges for his behavior. >> i -- give him credit for reacting and give credit to the women that mobilized and put pressure on the nfl to take a position. they have a lot of problems with injuries and a lot of other issues related to you know, the role in society at large. so they took, i think a strong position. we can argue first what two or three chances but the document is strong and it builds around collaboration with women's groups and it builds a training and awareness program for the football league. i think it is a good step. >> i have one concern about this. because i worry about those women who are married to the athletes. will they come out and say he did this to me at the risk of him losing his career? and so there is an issue there that we may have to readdress. >> the people are paid to be aggressiv

ray rice was actually indicted for aggravated assault, domestic violence.e was permitted into the pretrial intervention program, which allows a first offender to avoid a criminal conviction and avoid jail time. >> shanine, what do you think about the fact that ray rice got that exemption and you didn't get it from this judge? >> well, actually i felt like i have no second chance in the situation. i wasn't a threat to the police. i wasn't a threat to anybody. not even myself. and for me to not, you9r/k÷know have a second chance and for a pro-athlete, you know, we're both human. why didn't icruç get that optio? >> right. and i told -- >> go ahead, evan. >> and i told the prosecutor that shanine would accept a two-game suspension as well. >> how did he take that? what was your response to that? >> yeah, well, their response is we're going to trial. and i'm looking forward to that trial because i'm confident that 12 ordinary people will do what the system so far has failed her in doing. >> shanine and evan, thank you very much for being with us tonight and shar

he acknowledges that in the ray rice situation, he says, we didn't get it right.hat is a pretty stunning admission. the nfl normally does not acknowledge mistake. this is a big mistake they are acknowledging. a lot of people are pleased with the movement and want to see more education throughout >> the so there's that. we also wanted to talk to you about this college player, corner back josh shaw. he was benched indefinitely after admitting he lied about spraining both ankles while saving his nephew. he wasn't an pavl sa-- apparent saving his nephew. >> he said he sprained both ankles because he saved his nev fuel drowning in a swimming pool. it is now clear from statements from usc and shaw himself that he made it the entire thing up. the only thing he is acknowledging that he fell from the balcony. not that he jumped. he's not saying what happened. here's where it gets more bizarre. there is a police report where officers were called to the apartment complex where shaw lives. neighbors reported hearing a woman screaming in one of the apartments. the police got t

i give ray rice credit.am and counseling and it wasn't just to escape, if you will a prosecution, if you will or a longer suspension. he said he would have taken any suspension and rightfully so. >> do you think goodell will have to say anything on this. they'll have to make some change? >> i'm sure they liked to see that. >> is he a distraction at this point or like he said in a statement, will his teammates, his brotherhood welcome him back? >> from the outside they won't want to look at that as a distraction. his brotherhood will welcome him back into the fold. i just home a number of the guys take this seriously because there are a lot of guys engaged that activity right now who need to be exposed and this needs to be focused on seriously. >> great. thank you. great to have you sitting at the table. you'll be sitting in for scott pelley on "cbs evening news." you've been sitting there all week. >> with norah's energy. >> you've got to do double duty. >>> he's charged with conspiracy and fraud for alleged

has to pay a consequence. >> ray rice, you're a heck of a guy. beat the crap out of your fiancee.fter two days of suspension you're allowed to come back, but they don't want to peeve off women. they want women to watch football. seems -- i don't buy it. >> this -- handling it was much more egregious whattony stewart. this is a complete slap in the first. the nfl stands for the national flip-flop league. and goodell finally gets a conscience. josh gordon on the cleveland browns got suspended a year for marijuana. this guy knocks a woman ought and drag her on the floor, he gets two week. the message -- injuries this policy is the most stringent. six games for a mandatory suspension. >> not enough. >> and in the second offense -- >> people on twitter save he should be banned for a year. like at what michael vick did to dogs. are you telling me that dogs are taken more seriously than abuse against women. >> there's a couple of different points here. >> come on. >> this was terrible. what he did was terrible. >> it's despicable the nfl has so much money, the whole world watching and th

goodell faced heavy criticism forever his handling of the ray rice case. race is an all-pro running back for the baltimore ravens. last winter he and his then-fiance were arrested for assault after an altercation between the two. video captured rice dragging the woman, now his wife, apparently unconscious after a fight. >> i made a huge mistake, and i i want to own it. i want to say in front of my teammates to tell you i made a huge mistake. these two games are going to hurt. two games are going to hurt. >> reporter: in the letter admitting his mishandling of the issue, goodell announced a first offense of sexual violence or sexual assault by an nfl employee will mean a six-game suspension. a second offense will result in a ban from the league though any offender can apply for reinstatement after a year. goodell was clear this new policy does not apply just to players but to owners, coaches, and high-level team personnel as well. maurice. >> dubois: jim axelrod, thank you. nascar's tony stewart said today he will return to competition in atlanta this sunday

, ray rice was arrested in february after assaulting his now wife. in a grainy video, he is seen dragging her from an elevator at an atlantic city casino. goodell and the nfl faced fierce criticism after rice only received a two-game suspension. in a letter to the nfl thursday, goodell said any player found to have engaged in domestic violence or sexual assault would be suspended for six games without pay. second time offenders would be banned for the league for at least a year. the letter went on to say domestic violence and sexual assault are wrong, they are illegal, they have no place in the nfl and are unacceptable in any way under any circumstances. according to a tweet from a local reporter outside of the jail when mcdonald was released the defensive end claims the story being portrayed isn't accurate, saying the truth will come out. this isn't the first arrest of a 49er player, the team has had more arrests than any other nfl team since 2012. mcdonald is the tenth. vladimir duthier, cbs news, new york. >> glor: tony stewart is back in the drive

. >>> nfl commissioner roger goodell addressed his decision to suspend ravens running back ray rice forwo games because of involvement in a physical confrontation with his wife. the rulings brought heavy criticism from fans and media with many wanting a penalty handed down. today at the hall of fame induction ceremony in canton, ohio goodell defended his decision. >> ray rice, it was his first defense, someone that had a strong background, not violating either policies or anything else that would reflect poorly on the nfl. we take that into account. >>> back in d.c. the nationals hosting the phillies, ryan zimmerman's hamstring forcing the club to acquire cabrera from cleveland. pick up action in the 3rd, jimmy rollins in the plate, cabrera getting the out. tied game in the 6th, former nat marlon byrd gives the phillies a 2-1 lead with this blast off of doug fister. same score in the bottom of the 9th now, cabrera with a chance to be the hero. he's up, two on, two out, strikes out. nats fall 2-1 to philly. ryan zimmerman being on the dl the nats are 24-30 without him. they're 34-19 with