high school quarterck reggie garrett collapsed on the field after throwing a touchdown pass on friday night. he died later that night. nbc's kerry sandersas this story. >> reporter: tragedy hit the playing field without warning. 17-year-old gh school quarterback reggie garrett had just tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass. he celebrated with his teammates, and as they headed to the sidelines, reggie collapsed. he never regaied consciousness. assistant coach toby fullman. >> the crowd, ourids, our coachig staff, our community, i think t other team, as well, everybody was pretty much in shock. >> reporter: reggie was rushed to the hospital. histeammates were told he passed aay many the last minute of the game. reggie lived up to the role of quarterback, say his coaches. he was a leader, a staout, but few knew the kid with such a strong arm had in his early teens experienced a series of seemingly innocuous seizus. paramedics say they now believe reggie had a massive izure he could not overcome. >> he was definitely a role model. heaven got a great quarterback. >> reporter: in much of the coun

tragedy hit the playing field without warning. 17-year-old high school quarterback reggie garrett hadt tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass. he celebrated with his teammates. as they headed to the sidelines, reggie collapsed. he never regained consciousness. assistant coach toby foreman. >> the crowd, our kids, our coaches, our community. i think the other team as well. everybody was pretty much in shock. >> reporter: reggie was rushed to the hospital. his teammates were told he'd passed away in the last minute of the game. reggie lived up to the roll of quarterback say coaches. he was a leader, a standout. the season was just under way and already the east orange stark high school quarterback was being heavily recruited. few new the kid was such a strong arm had experienced in his teens a series of seizures. paramedics say they now believe reggie had a massive seizure he could not overcome. >> he was definitely a role model. a great quarterback. >> reporter: in much of the country including texas, screening policies for student athletes differ region to region. coaches say reggie had a ch

. >> reporter: it seemed like a regular friday night under the lights. 17-year-old reggie garrett waswest orange star high school mustangs to victory when tragedy struck. >> i looked over, he's on the ground. i thought, i wonder what's wrong. >> reporter: the texas teen collapsed on the sideline, rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead before the game was over. he is the third high school player to suddenly die this month. 16-year-old cody turner in oklahoma and 15-year-old olivier lewis in florida both collapsed and died after practice and hayward dennison, a 17-year-old oregon high school player was saved by a nurse who was in the stands after he suffered a sudden heart attack last week. high school football still tops the list of most dangerous sports for serious injury. 12 player deaths were linked to football last year. nearly half a million reported concussions a year. and compared to other high school athletes, football players are ten times more likely to suffer heat-related illnesses. >> all these things are a matter of education. and i think that we are making progress. i

a small texas community mournin the loss of reggie garrett, a senior who collapsed on the sidelis andater died. right after hehrew a touchdown pass during the game on friday night. >> it's an awful story. it happens on the heels of another story in oregon who collapsed on the field. we'll look at what may cause sudden death and what parents and trainers should know. >> also, part two of the story "what lurks." did you ever think twice about drinking from aublic water fountain or get grossed out when you touch a door or ride an escalator? yesterday we showed you germs that could be in the bathroom and kitchen. today we'll talk about what could be lurking in public places. wait until you hear. >> that's a fun topic. we're fun at parties, by the way. the things wealk about. >> you can hire us out. >> we bring the crowd down. >>> also, some items of american history that could be yours. hureds of items like the statue of liberty's nose. did you know she had a nose job? or a baseball signed by six u.s. presidents going on the auction block. this is quite a collection. cool stuff. >> i can

reggie garrett of west orange had just thrown a touchdown pass. he was walk to the sidelines when he collapsed. paramedics believe he suffered a massive seizure. the 17-year-old had a history of minor attacks in his younger years but his mother that a recent eck-up showed cause for concern. >> he had a physical last year, this year with hisoctor here in orange. no signs of any health conditions whatsoever. >> he was reported in excellent condition. he never showed any sign of a health problem. they were just out of the blue. it shocked everybody. >> the school canceled this week'same so players and coaches could mourn their loss. >>> kidsho play sports in d.c. may have to sit out a little longer if they suffer a concussion while playing. this week phil mendels will require children to be examined by a professional if there is concern they did in fact suffer a concussion. the dheet only return to play if examined by a licensed health care provider. similar laws have been pass in the other states. >>> a new study finds a possible link between a comm

reggie garrett is his name. he was running to the sidelines and collapsed after throwing his second touchdown pass last night. this happened in a small town in texas, one of those places where everybody knows everybody and everybody knew reggie. we'll tell you more about this young man. >>> also, we are going to hear possibly from sarah shourd. her two hiking companions still remain in custody in iran. >>> let's turn to the big political we saw last night. lisa murkowski is hoping to pull off what some are calling a real long shot. she is trying to win re-election by winning on a write-in. the incumbent senator announcing her renewed bid. her renewed, because she already lost to a tea party backed political newcomer. she would be only the second u.s. senator ever to win with a write-in campaign. last night in anchorage, she explained herself. >> i will be the first one to admit to you that in the primary campaign, we made some mistakes. we talked about ourselves. we talked about me a lot but we didn't educate al

those who once cheered reggie garrett, all they can do now is mourn. >> i just miss him. >> reporter:one tragedy on the field can help prevent others. don teague, cbs news, dallas. >>> while high school athletes get plenty of exercise it seems the same is not true for the average adult in america. a new study finds that only 5% did some type of vigorous physical activity on any given day. most people reported doing sedentary activities like eating, drinking, watching tv. figures, right? >>> actress lindsay lohan could get more jail time. she confirmed on her twitter page that she failed a court-ordered drug test. she served two weeks in jail jail in august followed by 22 days in a rehab program. she has to undergo random test can twice a week. failing one test could put her back behind bars. >>> a man in missouri hailed as a hero. cell phone video shows the 59-year-old doug lazar, after he tackled an alleged bank robber last week and then sat on him. despite the suspect's struggles, he pinned the man on the tarmac of the parking lot. this lasted about four minutes until the police arr

quarterback reggie garrett handed off the ball and celebrated a minute later a touchdown collapsed onhe game. he was taken to hospital and died within hours. teammates, friends family and fans were stunned, shocked to learn learn the 17-year-old had died. >> he was man, many bernie, i was the only one allowed to call him that and i still see his face, every weaking day i will see his smile. >> you know, he was going to be there, he was the 12th man on the field. >> you couldn't ask for none better. i just love him. >> reggie's family said the teen had a history of seize yours but experts say that should not have had any effect on his ability to safely play football. a utah wildfire is under scrutiny not because of what it's burning but because of how firefighters are trying to put it out. the fire was sparked sunday at a national guard shooting range. a federal judge ordered the fire service to avoid the use of fire retardant because it can harm animals ands especially those that are endangered that live in the area. >> we have seen major fish kills when retardant bomber runs have bee

high school quarterback reggie garrett had just tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass, he celebrated with his headed to the sidelines, reggie collapsed. he never regained consciousness. >> the crowd, our kids, our coaching staff, our community, i think the other team as well, everybody was pretty much in shock. >> reggie was rushed to the hospital, his teammates were told in the last minute of the game, he passed away. friends and family were in shock. >> i loved him, everywhere he went, i was there too. >> coaches say reggie had a seizure when he was three years old. the result of a very high fever. something doctors tell the family is not uncommon. paramedics at the scene say they believe reggie had a massive seizure he could not overcome. in much of the country, including texas, screening policies for student athletes differ region to region. in this case, coaches say reggie had a check up with his own doctor in july and it showed no abnormalities. in oregon last weekend, a similar tragic story on the football field. but this one with a happier ending. haywa hayward -- one of the stars of

. >> reporter: it seemed like a regular friday night under the lights. 17-year-old reggie garrett washe mustangs to victory when tragedy struck. >> i saw him on the ground. >> reporter: the texas team collapsed on the sidelines and he was rushed to the hadn't and pronounced dead. >> it's been hard. you think of all the time with him. >> reporter: garrett had a history of seizures but was medically screened. he was the third high school player to suddenly die. cody turner and olivia lewis both died after practice and a 17-year-old oregon player was saved by a nurse in the stands after he suffered a sudden heart attack last week. bien robinson from the trainers association says there's one question -- >> who's taking care of my kid. >> reporter: high school football tops the list for injuries. 12 player deaths were linked to afternoon. half a million report concussions and compared to other at lets, football players are 10 times more likely to suffer heat related illnesses. >> all these things are a matter of education, and i think we're making progress. we still have a ways to go. >> d

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. >> reporter: friday night after throwing his second touchdown pass, senior quarterback reggie garrett west orange high school in texas collapsed on the sidelines. garrett appeared to have suffered a seizure and was unresponsive. rushed to the hospital, he was later pronounced dead. >> just a big loss. everybody's going to be -- it's a tragedy. >> reporter: what isn't clear is if the seizure may have been a pre-existing condition which was never flagged as being severe. garrett's death will now be investigated. according to the cdc, high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctors' visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations annually. this past friday, 16-year-old antonio rovas collapsed on his high school track, running a routine drill. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead of apparent heat exhaustion. and last week, hayward dennison of central catholic high school of oregon scored the winning touchdown. moments later, dennison felt his heart racing. >> i got back up and i was trying to breathe a lot more. >> reporter: then he collapsed of

star high school quarterback reggie garrett collapsed on the sidelines after completing a touchdown passtudent in orange, texas. he was being recruited by several top university football programs. the coach says he had a history of seizure, but an autopsy will determine the cause of death. >>> back to school, and bacterial meningitis is a big concern for a lot of parents and students right now. it's a disease that can kill healthy, young people with frightening speed. kylea winters contracted meningitis a year ago and it left her kidneys damaged and forced doctors to amputate both legs below the knees and her kidneys and she received a kidney from her twin sister. she joins us now from san diego, along with dr. j.j. leavenstein in los angeles. so let's begin with you, kyla. how are you feeling? >> thanks for having me. pretty good. we had the kidney surgery just three weeks ago, and both my sister and i are recovering. >> okay. >> we're doing a lot better. >> that's great, but i know it's been a long haul along the way. how old were you when you contracted meningitis? >> i was 38. >> how

. >>> it seemed like a regular friday light under the lights. 17-year-old reggie garrett was leading them to victory when tragedy struck. >> i was like, i don't know what's going on. >> the 17-year-old collapsed on the ground and was pronounced dead before the game was over. >> it's just really hard. you think of all of the good times you had with him. >> garrett was -- had a history of seizures, but was screened and deemed healthy to play. 13-year-old and 15-year-old both collapsed and died after practice. and hayward dennison, a 17-year- old oregon high school player, was saved by a nurse who was in the stand, after he suffered a sudden heart attack last week. brian robinson from the national athletic trainers association says there is one question every parent has to ask. who is taking care of my kids? >> high school football still tops the list of most dangerous sports for serious injury. 12 football deaths were linked to high school last year. and compared to other high school athletes, football players are 10 times more likely to suffer heat-related illnesses. >> all of these t

friday night after throwing his second touchdown pass, senior quarterback reggie garrett of west orangein texas collapsed on the sidelines. garrett appeared to have suffered a seizure and was unresponsive. >> all: hail mary full of grace. >> reporter: rushed to the hospital, he was later pronounced dead. >> just a big loss. everybody is going to be -- a tragedy. >> reporter: what isn't clear, if the seizure was a pre-existing condition which was never flagged as being severe. garrett's death will now be investigated. according to the cdc, high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations annually. this past friday, 16-year-old antonio robis collapsed on his high school track running a routine drill. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead of apparent heat exhaustion. and last week, hayward demison of central catholic high school in oregon, scored the winning touchdown. moments later demison felt his heart racing. >> i got back up, and i was -- i was trying to breathe a lot more and then -- >> he collapse

reggie garrett had just thrown a touchdown pass, running off the field he was then to the ground. seizures. doctors are an waiting autopsy results for an official cause of death. >>> banks and credit card companies aren't the own ones getting creative with rules. more and more people, desperate for interest, have started opening up several high interest checking accounts and getting the rewards that go with them. the banks are catching on. some financial consultants are saying do it any way as long as you can pull it off. joining us is patricia powell. what are these accounts? how do we get 'em? and how do we do that before the banks catch on? >> banks are offering them to you. so you don't have to worry about them catching on unless you are doing things in excess. a lot of banks are offering -- promotional rights so you have to shop around a local credit union in new jersey offers a 3% ira that anybody can get. there's a bank in the northwest that can offer a 3% checking account. there are some criteria that you have to adhere to. 3% -- i found one in the midwest that is offering

. >>> in texas, family and friends remembered reggie garrett saturday at a private church service. the 17-year-old collapsed and died during a game last week. another memorial took place at a stadium where teammates honored reggie's number 12. the cause of death has not been determined. >>> finally "snl" kicked off last night. while they poked fun at politicians, the tables were turned when regular target new york governor david paterson stopped by. >> ladies and gentlemen, i wanted to come here tonight before my time as governor of the great state of new york ends to tell you that working in albany is just like watching "saturday night live." there are a lot of characters. it's funny for ten minutes and then you just want it to be over. >> also making cameos, former cast members jimmy fallon and tina fey along with justin timberlake. now back to the learning plaza with lester and jenna. >> not a bad cast. >> good start to season, yeah. >> thank you very much. it's chilly here in new york this morning, a little bit. let's check on the weather with janice huff on the plaza. >> good m

reggie. he was perfect. >> alan: players, coaches and fans prayed together on the field shortly after learning that garrettbright future and had been offered a scholarship to play football at iowa state university next year. >>> the video of a dad in florida angrily confronting his daughter's bullies on a school bus has a lot of people talking. the majority of the viewers are showing sympathy for the father. we have this report. >> reporter: james jones stormed his daughter's school bus. out to confront her bullies. >> i'm going to [bleep] you up. this is my daughter. >> jones says the boys had been teasing hitting, even throwing condoms at his 11-year-old daughter who has sir -- cerebral palsy. the mad dad also threatened the driver. >> [bleep] you up. >> reporter: jones was arrested, charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing a school function. upon release, he stood by his actions. >> my daughter is not going to be beat up and touched and like what they done. >> reporter: jones' attorney says the father has no criminal record and that the bullying was so bad his daughter is on suicide watch. >> this

reggie garrett was throwing a touchdown pass when he suddenly dropped to the ground.ge high. his cause of death is under investigation. garrett's folks say it looks like he had a seizure. maryland: new information about a mentally disabled woman police say was tortured inside this baltimore county home this couple now in jail accused of holding the woman hostage and physically, mentally and sexually abusing her. >> she was basically kept locked in a bathroom for almost a year. >> julie: police say the couple admitted they were stealing the victim's social security benefits. arizona: if huge fire sending smoke pouring into the sky. you can see the flames on the ground underneath a shelter. even with firefighters battling the blaze, it quickly spread to two nearby barns no word on what started the fire. california: talk about spacey. meet the new mars rover named curiosity. the plan to use the robot to find out more about what is happening on mars. it has working arms, similar to a human's. this one is much bigger. >> the others were around 400 pounds this is close to 2

rest in peace, reggie garrett.yone in town knew, understand he was going to be going to college to play football. but again, nobody knows why this happened just yet. according to the nurse we talked to over the phone, she had no idea and they had no idea about any medical history that would've affected him. but a strong young man, healthy football player by all accounts collapsed and died last night. >>> well, we'll turn now back to the gulf. back to the gulf of mexico where bp says it should have its broken oil well permanently sealed later today. that will end one phase of nearly five-month-long public relations debacle and environmental disaster. but people are still wondering where exactly did all of that oil go? here now, cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: a deep water csi in the gulf and a potentially ominous finding. researchers discover what they say is a substantial layer of oil in the sediment in areas near the deepwater horizon spill. the team led by a university of georgia marine science professor canvassed

. >> gregg: heartbreaking tragedy under friday night lights, reggie garrett collapsing after last night'sotball game in beaumont, he was rushed to a local hospital, the doctors could not revive him. spectators say he just threw a touchdown pass and he was running off the field, and suddenly, he fell to the ground. according to family members, garrett did have a history of seizures, and doctors are waiting results of an autopsy, for an official cause of death. >> julie: the new concerns today, camera, pan over here... go ahead. all right, there you go! new concerns today regarding your health, so-called super bug -- sorry for calling you guys out, showing up in the u.s., in hospitals and is spreading outside of the country, health officials are warning the drug resistant bacteria has already hit 35 states from co--to-coast. and, it -- coast-to-coast and it could be fatal, joining me is dr. carolyn cromwell, from mt. sinai hospital. i understand israeli doctors are battling this in hospitals in tel aviv, apparently a man from new jersey somehow managed to spread the super bug to israel, how

. ♪ megyn: a terrible tragedy on a high school football field in beaumont, texas. 17-year-old reggie garrettar quarterback throws a touchdown pass during the game on friday night. runs off-the-field in a smile, falls over on the side lines and within one hour is pronounced dead. how on earth does this happen? here is reggie's coach. >> reggie threw the ball, he came off-the-field he was smiling, he ran by me and i said good job or something. i started looking at the special team for even extra point. i looked over an was on the ground. they didn't know what was wrong, they was working on him the doctors and trainers and put him in an ambulance and passed and took him to the hospital and he passed away. megyn: doctor manny alvarez is my guest. how? >> reporter: this is the most devastating thing that could happen to anybody, the parents, and it happens a lot. we have -- we see full of stories, see all these papers here, these are all cases of young men and women that have died in these types of sports. there are several reasons behind this. megyn: just want to point out apparently no contact

hey, a texas high school quarterback reggie garrett died after collapsing on the field friday night andhing a winning pass so is football becoming too dangerous for teens? are we doing proper screening? joining us, former indianapolis head coach tony dungy and former football running back jerome bettis who get a permanent place on the couch sooner or later. we love having you here. you hear these stories and internalize these stories, what are your thoughts? >> it happens. that's the thing we have to understand and there are a lot of things that are done. you can't catch anything. we had a situation like that on the practice field in indy. we had a defensive back that had been tested 100 times growing up, high school, college and he had a seizure on the field and we found he had a heart defect but he had done 100 physicals and you just can't catch everything. >> what do you feel, jerome? you're a dad as well and on top of that, the 17-year-old quarterback was going to some division one school but had a history of seizures. >> it becomes difficult because now the younger the player start