and a bay area product, he's suing the nfl and the helmet may occur, riddell maker, riddell, saying the equipment was faulty. they're saying the helmet maker for the nfl did not do a good job, so it's the helmet and the nfl being sued by him. remember this guy brandon mccarthy, getting hit with a line drive in the head? he says he won't wear the major league approved protective gear. we have to show this again. ouch! anyway, the leak came out and says pitchers will bear the new helmet and he's on record saying, i know what i went through but the helmet is uncomfortable and doesn't look good and it's hot, and here is a guy who got hit in the head and doesn't like the helmet. there you go. >> thank you. >> thanks to all of you. >> the morning news is at 4:00 a.m. we'll see you tomorrow! >>> alec baldwin baby pat down. he claims airport security agents searched his 5-month-old daughter. >> why was she selected. >> then, grammy walkout. >> the singer who found the grammy's so over the top she walked out. >> "inside edition" special correspondent gabby douglas. >> i got an interview with pey

riddell, the athletic equipment company, supplied the team with helmets that measure all head impactsuring practices and games. >> we keep the samples from the riddell project in here. >> reporter: then, after every game, the players gave samples of their blood, saliva and urine. these now being analyzed at the translational genomics research center in phoenix, known as t- gen, to see if head trauma shows up in fluids as a bio marker. brain cells contain micro r.n.a. tiny spheres containing that material break their way off into the spinal fluid and the bloodstream. during a concussion, the brain bounces against the skull and researchers believe the impact can cause changes in the micro r.n.a., changes they hope can be detected in blood tests. these t-gen scientists are comparing the r.n.a. with the impact data from the helmet to see if they match up. this woman is on the research team. >> it might be we can protect players, identify players who are at risk but have them take it easy, sit out more based on how their biomarkers are rising over time. >> reporter: we were shown data that

nbc bay area's bob riddell waso inside the courtroom this morning, xdso,çó bob, any decis >> yes.town oakland. orning to you, zvt(peggy.ñr these rulings are not in the fate of the family of jah. there is still no way for them to remove their 13-year-old t( daughter, who has been declared brain okdead, out of children's& hospital. now, both sides, the family attorney and the oakland children's hospital attornmyj were in court today. the hospital did agree to allow party to actuallyt( physicall]k remove the child from the uz responsibility for her and with also the understanding that if she were to go intoko cardiac arrest that would be on them. the family has an air ambulance. a receive the child. the problem is that facility wants jahi to receive a new ú trach and new feeding tubenñ that's considered to be a surgical procedure.ok the family wants the hospital to perform that procedure. today the/o! judget( citing med evidence saidñr that he is not o compelÑi oakland children's to do that. then the family attorney said, well, what if we bring in our own doctor,i who they have n

bob riddell is live at the scene with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: from what san joselice are telling, you they don't even know who to look for in this murder. they do not have a suspect i.d., nor do they have a description of the person who shot and killed a young man outside the east san antonio street. his body found overnight in that patch of dirt right there by the mailbox by a mother of three who lives here in what has turned out to be a horrifying experience for her and her family. >> there are moments in life when some of us come ever so close to death. >> i hear shots, but i didn't see anything. >> martin hernandez realized that this morning. >> reporter: hole number one, hole number two. tunnelled into this fence by bullets that could have easily entered his home and hit him or worse, his three children ages 2 through 6. >> hernandez heard the gunshots around 12:45 this morning, but when he looked out his front window -- >> i don't see anything. >> he missed lying in the dirt below a young man, possibly in his late 20s, dying from at least one bullet wound. i

. >> former cal star suing the nfl and helmet maker riddell. he suffered a serious head injury as well as to his neck at cal and then had his pro career cut short after a series of concussions. he contends the league has not done enough to protect players from head injuries. abc7 sports brought to you by riverw at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. one of the besis that millia is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll today at coveredca.com. wake up weather. watch out for the fog. have you to be careful. it will be damp in spots due to drizzle, fog and mid40s to low 50s. the numbers will come up barely. of course mike nico is here tracking the drizzle, fog and the rain. >> if you have flown on delta lately you no doubt noticed their goofy safety videos. >> they mixed it up a lot. the airline i

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riddell the athletic equipment company supplies the team with helmets that measured all head impact during practices and games. and then after every game, the players gave samples of their blood, saliva and urine. these are now being analyzed at the transational genomics research institute in phoenix 19 as tgen. brain cells contain genetic material called micro rna. normally, tiny spheres break off and make their way into the spinal fluid then the bloodstream. during the concussion, the brain actually bounces against the skull, and researchers believe the impact can cause changes in the micro rna. changes they hope can be detected in blood tests. these tgen scientists are comparing the impact data in his helmet to see if they match up. ke kendall van keuren-jenses is on the research list. >> reporter: we were shown data that illustrates how this technology might have helped one of the players in the study. these are the head impacts recorded in his helmet over several weeks. one hit was the equivalent of four times the punch by a heavyweight boxer. the hardest impact received by any player

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that is until some very generous people step then curry at don riddell has the story. >> before they have money. they needed a lot of it. they needed more than $80,000 to cover travel and equipment fees. they went on line. to on-line campaigns help the team raise more than double the amount of cash to they were hoping for. >> one fund raiser was started by an average olympics offense and anyone who golden is $50 to more got a free t-shirt. >> it was the popular 1993 disney movie corning's which chronicled so limpid journey of jamaica's first bobsled team and made them one of the most famous teams. this is such a great selling. that is how we are still the right now. >> the team captain came out of retirement to lead the team. a lot of people ask us if we're really crazy coming from this tropical country doing this sport. but sometimes are really looking to myself and say yes we are really crazy but on the other side of it, it is not many people that say that they are from a tropical country, going out there and do it would transport and they are so good at it. >> thanks to people fro