year scholarships. everyone thinks you get a free education. it's a bunch of bs. a coach or administrator, athletic director - you could have been the first tam all american with great grades. if the school decided not to renew your scholarship. they could take it from you. we are not focussing on the rites of individuals, but what it best for the institutions. that bothers me. >> if the n.c.a. allows the schools to pay, it may create other issues. >> will you pay the women's team? the diving team? the swimming team? that's the problem you have. are you paying. what i have suggested, what i did in college - i borrowed money from agents. i think that makes you stay in school. that's the best way to do it. you can't pay players, because you can't pay them all. >> the n.c.a.a. released a statement saying that it is disappointed with the ruling and strongly disagrees with the notion that student athletes are employees of a university. >> crocodiles are an ever-present threat in australia northern territory.

they want the ones who -- you know the scholarships are worth cash, worth money. they can't take a percentage of nothing. >> wait, if you are not a college student getting a scholarship you are not even down. >> basically it counts as payment because they are tied to the performance. they could be treated as employees. nonscholarship students can be treated as employees. >> you have to be getting cash. >> are you not on the team? >> right, you are not on on the 250e78. on the team. that means they owe you money. >> that's what is interesting. if you don't have a vote in all of this, is it fair and equal for those students who can vote because they are getting cash versus the students -- >> i think all college students who play sports should vote in this. even if you are not getting a scholarship, you are still working at a job if you are an employee. >> i don't know about unionizing them, but i do think all kids playing these sports where these schools are making the big money because that's what they are going after should get a percentage put away in a trust fun

to the scholarship. insufficient? >> the scholarships the players get, the athletic scholarships, and are not valuable if they don't graduate and get the education that the scholarships are supposed to provide. if you look at the statistics, what happens is most of these players are used by the schools to generate all this money and then they basically are discarded at the end of that process. >> who are you fighting for here? are you just fighting for the top football players and the top asking ballplayers in collegiate america? >> this is about the big business of college sports. that has to do with the revenue of generating sports. yes we are focused on division i men's basketball and the top tier of college football. having said that, most of the players in those sports are not stars. most of the players in those sports will never have a professional career. what we are trying to do is create a system for thousands of players who are not stars. >> i think some level of reform is needed. the college i

we have a mentoring program as well as our scholarship the i am power scholarship we offer.ive back month in may. it's a blitz of service to show young professionals are committed to service within the league. >> mr. lambert, the greater washington urban league runs a host of education, job training and housing programs. what is the focus of your leadership team? >> all of those continue to expand our base. we serve the district of columbia, prince george and montgomery county as well. so initially what we're going to look at is ramping up visibility many in prince george and montgomery county expanding our footprint. we have separations in prince george's at this point. the problems are so many. i had a great meeting weeks ago with baker. we're talking and exploring ways to continue to be supportive of residents and county. >> right now the state of maryland as you all know is considering raising the minimum wage. the district has done that. many big cities are tackling inequality. there's a study done that showed income inequality tends to be higher in cities that are econ

you do get a scholarship worth as much as $50,000 a year, but you may or may not get a degree. it turns out you, tight end, power forward, point guard, are making a lot of money for a lot of people, making money according to the strict rules for everyone but yourself. that's the inside story. >> 8 million americans are tuning in the ncaa basketball tournament this month. on the hardwood, athleticism, and school spirit. racket bids and money mix, the embodiment of march madness. the annual showcase of the country's top college basketball teams generate as lot of emotion among loyal fans and millions of dollars for schools and t.v. networks alike. through the year, 2024, the tournament will air on cbs, and turner broadcasting networks the 14 year contract with the 10.8 being dollars price tasker funnels $740 million annually to 68 ncaa member colleges. estimates suggest the college sports industry generates on average, $11 billion in revenue annually. this is distributed in part to ncaa executives threatism directors and coaches in the forms of salaries. head coaches at 44 school

the scholarships are one-year scholarships that exist at the pleasure of the coaches. you could have a 4.0 gpa or class president, but if there is a change and you are not fulfilling your obligations on the field, you are out of there. >> price fixing having these rules that don't allow schools to or more money to players, what would you like to see? that schools would actually negotiate and say hey, player x you get so much money, player y you get this much money? >> well, there's the magic wand i would like to see and the reality of what i'd like to see. the magic wand of what i would like to see is the nba and nfl to pony up their own money. why credit are you going to college, if you have the skills to make it at 18? learn your trade and then play then at the top levels after that instead of taking a classroom spot from somebody who might actually want to be there. the reality of the situation is, even though that's being discussed that's not what we're going to see in the short term, plain spoken and basic, have the scholarships actually exist for four years. guar

many of them are on scholarship.t hurt and are looking for insurance, but that's not the way to do this. they deserve maybe to be paid but put the money in a fund until they graduate. union is not the way to do this. then you know what? nothing good comes out of use un-on these days. >> the only football player on this panel, what do you think? should we pay athletes but maybe not unionize them? >> absolutely. there is nothing wrong giving these kids a stipend. you're not allowed to do anything except eat at the cafeteria school. they should be allowed endorsements that are in a trust fund. they are going after profitable revenue-making sports here. these guys are classified as employees. then their scholarships are taxable. that goes down to the swim team, track team. that makes certain kids not able to come to school because they don't have the money to pay taxes if classified as employees. unionizing is a complete disaster for this. >> you agree, mark. >> no, i don't. grad students get together unionize. they have

four year scholarships. everyone thinks you get a free education. that is a bunch of b.s. a coach or administrator athletic director or president of the university, you could have been the first team all american with great grades and if that school decided they didn't want to renew your scholarship the following year, they can snatch your scholarship from you. we are not focusing on the rights of the individuals. we are focusing on what's best for the institutions. that bothers me. >> but even if the ncaa would allow the schools to pay student athletes it might create other issues. >> are you going to pay the women's teams? are you going to pay the diving team, the swimming team? that's the problem you have. and are you paying just the stars? what i have suggested, what i did in college, i borrowed money from agents. i think that would make kids stay in school longer. that is the best way to do it. but you can't pay players because you can't pay them off. >> that is the argument that arguey we will give the

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did you get a scholarship? caller: i was a walk-on scholarship after i came back from vietnam.nd they rotator cuff canceled my scholarship, but i had the g.i. bill. the u of i needed a left-handed pitcher so they offered me a scholarship. they signed a minor-league baseball contract with the aaa cardinals out of springfield, but i was also working a caterpillar and i had an amputation of a couple fingers on the pitching hand. it was ironic when i walked in the door with my splint on, they gave me a signed picture of the team, a new glove, and they said we don't employ gimps, limps or cripples. [laughter] host: they said that out loud to you? caller: yes. it was devastating. its all a dream throughout my whole life. host: back in that time, this was in the early 70's, i take it? in 1976.es, it was host: does all the baseball players have scholarships? did any have to pay tuition? caller: they were all on scholarships. and theythe g.i. bill had open tryouts. i was the only one that got .ffered a scholarship they call it a walk-on scholarship, it was not a formal invitation. shari

>> the scholarships, the athletic scholarships, are not valuable if they don't graduate and get the educationolarships are supposed to provide. you look at the statistics, is most of these players are used by the schools to generate all of this money, and then they basically are discarded at the end of that process. >> who are you fighting for here ? are you just fighting for the top foot all players and the top inthe top football players the top basketball players and collegiate america? >> this is about the big business of college sports. that has to do with the revenue generation and sports. yes we are focused on the division i in basketball and the top tier in college football. most of the players in those sports are not stars. most of the players in those aorts will never have professional career. what we're trying to do is create a system for thousands of players who are not stars. >> are you saying though that those who are stars will get paid and those who are not stars will not? would expect in a free market is players who are contributing will get a fair share. however that develops

are we going to have w-2 scholarship money for the most part is not taxed for these players.d they bring in millions to their universities. we are talking about drop division 1 programs. >> to me, i don't see -- i don't even understand why this is a controversy it seems so obvious they should be able to do this. if they want to organize to be able to, you know, have collective bargaining and to be able to have some sort of power against the university, i think they should be able to. they are making money for the university. there is no argument against it. except from the university. because the university doesn't want it because it doesn't benefit them. >> maybe steve hayes because i see him shaking his head. >> my two fellow squishes here on the panel. correct the record once again rook they have scholarships to get an opportunity to get an education. i disagree with charles' claim exploited economically. they get to go to college and get it paid for in a way that many people don't. it's just fine. the current system is fine. keep it the way it is. >> why doesn't the free

that if they get injured, their scholarships stick with them?hose are the kinds of things i'd like to see the ncaa address. >> president obama speaking to espn tuesday. colleges are raking in the cash this week from march madness tv contracts and ticket sales. but players see none of it. that's why some are new calling for athletes to receive paychecks. but would that ruin the foundation of college sports? our experts take on the simmering debate after espn's tom farrie. >> reporter: behind the bracketology and excitement of march madness is a multi-billion dollar industry. all made possible by young athletes playing for their favorite schools. >> in oklahoma, i was the kid that committed early. >> reporter: kyle was so good that oklahoma offered him a basketball scholarship in ninth grade. but after a knee injury during practice his freshman year, he lost his scholarship. and with medical bills piling up, he couldn't afford to stay in school. >> if it was workmans' comp, he would have been taken care of for the rest of his life. he would have b

they want the full cost of scholarships covered.athletes to have rights to their names, image, and likeness. the group wants to minimize college athletes' brain trauma risks such as concussions, and they want to prevent players from being stuck paying sports-related medical expenses. this is the big one. they also want to prohibit universities from using permanent injuries during athletics as a reason to eliminate a player's scholarship. now, that list i think is far from being radical. college athletics generes massive amounts of money and the players are being left behind. players put their minds and their bodies at risk, not the ncaa. in 2012, the ncaa put a record amount of revenue at $841 million. it distributed $522 million to division i schools that played in the march madness men's basketball tournament. in 2010 the ncaa reached a 14-year $10.8 billion deal with cbs network and turner broadcasting to cover the basketball tournament known traditionally as march madness. that's $770 million a year. the facts are simple. studen

they got a big scholarship surprise. [ cheers ] love that face.hington university awarded ballou senior tyland jackson a scholarship during a school pep rally. the $200,000 scholarship covers tuition, room and board, and books for all four years. >> they've been doing this since 1989. they say 90% of the students who get the scholarships graduate from college. >> awesome. given the opportunity, take full advantage. >>> stay with us, "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m.

program for undocumented students. >> we are offering scholarship programs for work related programsuch as? >> nurses, teachers, computer programmers, accountants. work related programs where the total division cost $25,000, we have 25 education partners across the country. >> the idea he says, grew out of his experience helping low income students in washington, d.c. reach their college dreams. >> we've been helping all the kids in public school in this city. but every year, there were first two, and then five and then ten and now 75 or 100, of these students, who came here most of them as little kids. with their parents. they themselves did not illegally immigrate and the rest of the class can get pell grants, most of our d.c. students are very low income and everyone can get federal college loans. the dreamers can get nothing. >> but opponents say that amounts to a handout for undocumented immigrants at the hands of u.s. citizens. >> my argument is, are these spots going to go to people and restrict somebody who just got back from iraq or afghanistan, so a legal immigrant can purs

it's payment in the form of scholarship. what's interesting is ncaa has been saying this for years and supporters of the ncaa that student athletes do get a significant benefit from their schools. and that benefit is the scholarship. and now it's really being used against them. okay, we accept that's a monetary benefit. we can put that into dimpbtd terms. it's a monetary benefit which means it's compensation. if you're paying us and you have control over us and we're doing work for you, that means we're employees. i think it just took a different way of looking at things for the regional director to reach that conclusion. >> they do, these universities and teams do have the power to fire these players as well as hire them. these words sound odd in setting of team sport, but that's really what's going on here. >> coming up in "the rewrite." darrell issa is actually geing a little closer to the source of the real scandal at the irs. and later, all of your questions, all of them in the chris christie investigation will be answe

we continue to subsidizes and we're fund raising for your scholarships that supports our recreational revenue for the next two years. i noted some significant revenue for the sponsoring if you happened and the stadium revenue at $2 million. we are expecting a little bit of savings on our workers' compensation order and our fuel and gasoline prices are down. so all told between the revenue growth and those little bit of expenditure savings we'll have about $2.3 million to invest over the next two years for our strategic priorities. we presented those priorities to the commission and community and park advocates. the one change we've made to the list is to focus any of the changes on administrative supports for the delivery of our customer service we use to those priorities to create a proposed list for investment for the next two years. before i launch into this slide i want to give you the key to the slide the items on the following slides that are in blue are one time investments. we consciously tied those in. so our took up priority is park safety and in support of this priority the

players, who don't receive scholarships, would not be part of the union. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a 15-year-old girl from round lake has died from her injuries in a small plane crash in florida. katie bronken was critically injured in the crash sunday morning just miles from the saint petersburg - clearwater airport. her father, jeff bronken, was flying the plane. he was killed in the crash. katie's friend was also on board. she was injured and is still hospitalized. investigators say the plane had a fuel problem as it approached the airport. a judge set bail at 200- thousand dollars for the man charged with shooting at another car during a road rage incident on 1-355 last week. prosecutors say vaughn atkins ordered his wife, who was in the passenger seat, to roll down her window so he could shoot at a driver who cut him off near ogden. his two children were in the back seat at the time. the bullet hit the other car, but the driver was not hurt. the archdiocese of chicago is paying up to two million dollars to settle another se

. >> the scholarship program that's giving dreamers a chance at a better life. . >> innocence, texas and austin already do but the challenge for most kids remains great. >> for me to be able to work hard and get as far as i can. >> elda pausea's father brought her family to live in virginia when she was 10 years old. >> it's important to get, like, a good education because i know that's the reason my dad brought me here because he knew it's a better chance here than back in hon onduras. >> for most of her childhood she didn't know she was undocumented. she found out after her brother was deported. >> i thought we would just go to college like anyone else. when i was in high school, i always thought of being a teacher. that was, like, my goal. >> her dream ran smack into the reality of life as an undocumented immigrant. >> i can't get money since i will not allowed to get loans. i just took off basically a year off because i knew i didn't have the money to take as many classes as i wanted to. >> even her local community college at $1,200 a class is nearly out of reach. paz can only af

one, we have been talking about increasing the size of the scholarship to cover in our jar began, fullost of attendance which would add several thousand dollars worth of resources, we're talking about those time constraints can can we get them to be more reasonable because again game changer is getting that degree and that education. three, we need to make sure that we're doing everything human auto possible around health and wellness and support of student athletes around their well being. those things and handful of others are critical that are in the works l we'll zoo that happen in the next few months. >> schieffer: thank you so much. very interesting situation. we'll be coming back to this story as it continues to develop and getting some other views down the road. for now i'll be right back with some personal thoughts. across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza. he said victoza works differently than pills,

four students each received $500 scholarships from the kevin jones scholarship fund.hich means these guys are the real winners. >> and the scholarship, that is torrey smith's brother who died in the car accident last year. it's nice the kids can move forward in his name and tori team won today. >> what a nice story. thank you so much. and olga, last look at the forecast. >> the umbrellas are going to get a workout again for tomorrow. pick those sensible shoes if you are stepping out the door, because you will be stepping into a few puddles along the way. the bulk of that rain is going to be through the morning and midday. it will be steady at times and definitely going to see the winds cranking up and that will make things feel brisk. as the winds shift north, we're going to drop our temperatures into the afternoon and it's going to be cool as we head into tomorrow night. >> look at next weekend, got to hang on. we'll get there. >> stay with us. >> that's right. have a great night, everybody. thanks for watching. we'll see you back here tomorrow. ♪ see what's new at p

judge peter orr said their scholarship was tied to their performance was the reason for granting them union rights. when one considers the common law of definition of employee, ncaa argues against such such claims. >> are these athletes looking to unionize. >> it's not about being paid. a lot of people think they're trying to get paid. what they're trying to do is not get paid. if they were paid they would no longer be amateur athletes an in the eyes of the ncaa and could not play. but they're looking for guaranteed coverage of sports-related medical expenses, insure better procedures to reduce head injuries and letting players pursue sponsorships. not a salary but sponsorship. this ruling only effects players at northwestern university, but players at other schools could follow suit and make their own case to unionize. >> remember when e.a. sports, the athletes, the college athletes were on the covers and the college said what is going on here? >> yes, the ncaa was making money off games and video games but the players were not getting any of that money. e.a. sports settled and they'

landedgh school senior himself with 150 scholarship offers. >> groundbreaking is set for a mile longfront development in southwest, dc, and it will be located on the washington channel from the fish market to fort mcnair. it will include residential and office space, hotels, and waterfront parks. good news for all of you "house of cards" fans. the maryland senate voted to increase tax audits that keeps production in the free state. they would've to increase the tax credits from 7.5 million to $80 million. media rights capital pushed back its filming schedule in anticipation of such a move by lawmakers. this next story is really just incredible. >> a florida high school or had his pick of the litter of colleges. chad thompson signed to play football for the university of miami but the scholarship they offered him was just one of 150 he received, that is because for all the skill he has on the field, he has plenty of other towns, too. ♪ opportunity to show i have ability -- not just football. >> trumpet, pn oh, by the way, just two of the nine instruments thompson was offered scholarsh

the $200,000 scholarship covers everything from tuition to room and board, books for the four years. between bad weather and some scandal, it hasn't been the easiest season for d.c. mayor vicinity gray. the mayor showed that he still has a lighter side. >> you start this way. all right. you go -- >> in an online video, the mayor showed brooke thompson how to hand dance. yeah. it also covered serious topics. this may be the first for the mayor as a dance instructor. you can find the link to the whole interview at nbcwashington.com. well, that's all for "news4 this week." i'm veronica johnson. thanks for joining us. until next time, be remember be safe, be kind, and be happy. >>

peter sung-orr cited time commitment and scholarships tied to performance as reasons for granting them union rights and went on to say: >> i spoke to alicia jessop from forbes and asked how it changed the status of players at north western. >> it's a stepping stone. it's the first decision they need to get through their hurdle to unionize the western university. they have until april 9th to file an appeal with the nlrb office in washington d.c. this is the first move for the players to be paid, seek better coverage, and opportunities as a student athlete. >> what will it cost north western and will there be an impact felt at public schools. the impact is down the road. the nlrb does not govern unionization of public schools. they are state regulated. you'll have to go state by state by state for public schools. as for what it will cost, it's hard to put a dollar amount on it. the implications of unionizing are huge. they may be forced to doll out cash beyond the scholarships. >> what is driving the effort by not only north western, but maybe others. >> the movement is driven by money.

an 18-yard standout athlete -- 18-year-old standout athlete gets a scholarship, sometimes multiple scholarships. this story has that element but something else. this is the story of a young renaissance man from florida. we bring you the story of chad thomas. >> reporter: take a look at chad on the practice field here. then at signing day choosing the university of miami at his school of choice. this defensive end received 150 scholarship offers but don't blink. it's not all for football. he can play with the best of them. >> reporter: amazing we know but there's more. these are just two of the nine instruments he plays. a proud soon to be graduate of booker t. washington. >> it's a big opportunity to show a lot of people it's not just football. >> reporter: this phenomenally talented senior received 150 scholarship offers in football and in music. the 18-year-old helped lead the tornadoes to back-to-back state championships and a national title this season but says he fell in love with music at the age of 3 while listening to his late grandmother's gospel cds. thomas said grandma bought him a g

they got a big scholarship surprise. [ cheers ] love that face. george washington university awarded ballou senior tyland jackson a scholarship during a school pep rally. the $200,000 scholarship covers tuition, room and board, and books for all four years. >> they've been doing this since 1989. they say 90% of the students who get the scholarships graduate from college. >> awesome. given the opportunity, take full advantage. >>> stay with us, "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> the snow is moving on, but the wind is going to be the story in the hours ahead as this winter weather refuses to give us a break. >>> it is 5:00 a.m. winter conditions to blame for a pair of school delays this morning, as well. culpeper county and the town of colonial beach middle schools opening two hours late today. -- public schools opening two hours late. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang on this wednesday, march 26th. you'll want to give yourself extra time as you head out. the icy conditions causing several accidents

college scholarship football players are employees and not primarily students.an election to give the players an opportunity to unionize. the ruling says, quote, the players spent 50 to 60 hours per week on their football duties during a one-month training camp. not only is it more hours than many undisputed full-time employees work at their jobs, it is many more hours players spend on their studies. one former college and professional athlete agrees. >> i think it was a long time coming. i think a lot of college players and, at these schools feel like there should be some sort of compensation and i just think it was a matter of time that some was going to address it. i mean if you pot to be at practice, if you, without excuse, if you got to be there on time without excuse, if you have to put in the practice without excuse, sound like employee to me. >> northwestern says it plans to appeal the decision to the full nlrb board n a statement the university says, quote, northwestern believes strongly that our student-athletes are not employees but students. unioniza

we are talking about college athletes finally getting compensation besides having scholarships.st and foremost, what we are going to be looking at is a whole compensation scale, which we have never had a discussion about before. now we are looking at sponsorship money, television revenue being split up possibly going forward. >> layers bring in billions to universities but they don't see a penny. the ncaa is not going out without a fight. is the ncaa making a 20th century argument here? how can an entity continue to gain wealth from the unpaid labor of others. whether they are student-athletes or not, we are talking about a question of labor. >> without western. -- without question. i think the ncaa has not really evolved to the 21st century with this argument. after yesterday's ruling, the ncaa released a statement. it read in part -- what type of improvements might the ncaa have in mind? >> i think they are coming back to the argument of paying for aid, scholarships, and the opportunities for student immediately post-graduation. realize that this is a multimillion dollar indus

there scholarships are provided to at-risk kids with the understanding that keeping them in school wentong way to keeping them out of harm's way. they are in a village sex traffickers were preying upon for years. still, measuring their success is not easy. >> and that's because i can't tell you how many of our kids would have gone into prostitution or been trafficked. >> rachel knows what she is doing is worthwhile. she only that has to look at cat, the girl who got their very first scholarship now two years into high school. >> she's changed my life. i'm going to cry. i didn't b do anything for her. she chose it for herself. >> which is all the evidence rachel needs to keep going. >> so they targeted this one village. successes and failures in there. now she thinks she has ha model that can work in other parts of thailand and the world as well. >> she's done great work. yeah, and a lot more ahead of her. >>> the winter spare the air season just wrapped up but some people were not listening. ft the south bay had 164 violators in the last four years. marin county was second with 258 viol

these kids have scholarship which means, yes, they get something, they get compensated but we shouldn't look at them as unpaid workers. yesterday's ruling changes the law. it means athletes, at least at private schools, have a right to organize. that not only cracks a door to unions at a private school. it could spark the kind of labor conversation we haven't had in a long time in this country because it scrambles some of the myths that unions just protect mediocre workers from meritocracy. that's a point, of course, republicans have pressed against public unions across the nation. after all, if there's one thing everyone knows about these athletes, it's that they're really good at their jobs. but if you're good at your job and your employer still have all the power, it doesn't mean you'll get paid or treated right. joining us now is economist allison schrager, contributor to "reuters" where she wrote a piece on this very topic. former nfl running back for the minnesota vikings, robert smith, now a college football analyst for espn. dave zirin, sports editor at "the nation" and author o

if your scholarship doesn't cover what you need, there is no time to work even if the ncaa allows youo get that job you wanted. >> unless you go to ohio state, you don't have to worry about that. >> hey, hey. >> an even bigger case, a former ucla basketball player says they should get paid. >> he is the lead plaintiff in a class action suit about players getting paid for their likeness. we are talking about videogames and their jerseys. which obviously have their numbers. everybody knows what number they are buying, but the name is not on the back. that trial starts in june. bigger implications than the union issue. >> the ncaa and the colleges have a great scam. they get over $1 billion apiece from basketball and football. they have the jerseys. they pay coaches far more than they pay college presidents. they build stadiums and they don't want anyone else to be part of that scam. >> that's true. scam is your word. first, as everybody who works in washington knows, if you try to mess around with a multibillion-dollar negotiation and going after the money, they're going to fight back.

other issues, like his grades in school and how he was jeopardizing his chances for an athletic scholarship to college. according to chris vaughn, the two argued until close to 11:30 on the night of the murder. prosecutors believe brian waited until his father went to sleep, then woke his little brother and took him to the neighbor's house. he told his neighbors that he heard a noise from his father's bedroom and that it might have been a gunshot. he said he already called 911, but that was a lie. prosecutors believe he used the time to return home and shoot his father in the head. [ gunshot ] to create the illusion this was committed by an intruder, brian went out on the balcony and threw the rock through the window. the glass landed on top of his father's body, proof that this happened after he was dead. the evidence suggests brian locked the bedroom door and tracked shards of glass through the hallway on his way to the bathroom to clean up. where he disposed of the murder weapon and his bloody clothing is unknown. 22 minutes after taking his brother to the neighbor's, brian finally calle

by the way, a scholarship whose value is very debatable. university and it may depend on how much access you are given to getting the education itself. and that is what the member organizations always come back to. the scholarship is worth so much and the opportunity to play college sports, the exposure that gets you and your movement to the next level and that is what the northwestern football players are trying to fight. you mentioned the antitrust suit . there was one filed about a month ago that the ncaa is fighting and the big legacy of what the northwestern football players are doing regardless of whether or not the national labor relations board agrees is that it is just another public issue that more people are reading about and it is shifting public perception towards the idea that drastic change needs to be done. >> a lot of people get mad. they say they should be lucky they are getting this education, but you look at this, the ncaa basketball, march madness tournament for example and what you see is that the television revenue th

because the scholarship is trying to be very stunning. and we are kind of stuck in part because the people who had the biggest waste concerns have been stuck and the government is certainly stuck that intellectual property is important. and i'm going to quote the ip protection is critical to fostering innovation. without it business and individuals have not reached the full benefit of their invention and would focus less on research and development and similarly artists would not be fully compensated for the creation and cultural vitality as a result. though shakespeare the 21st century. [laughter] and so people are starting to test this hypothesis. if you don't give people the biggest and baddest and longest copyright available, it won't create or innovate. and so this is a chart that was put together by the university of illinois. he is a law and economics school of thought. and he said the book at the effect of copyright. one of the shopping and i think appalling things that is popping out of this research is that copyrights are killin

a scholarship plus money. we end up where a circumstances are we with do have a proleague, where we have athletes who are employees. and who have as part of their benefit structure working in higher education, the opportunity for tuition remission. there's the possible of that happening and that may not be such a bad thing. >> of a college pro league? is that what you said? >> yes. the peer organization is the nfl, so college spot is no place for amateurs when it comes to economic structure. and the system that athletes have been living in catch up with the business side of the industry. >> ellis a professor of sports management at drexel university. professor, appreciate your time, thank you. one of asia's long zest zedlyiest conflicts. members of the liberation front, celebrated news of the deal after 17 years of peace talks the government agrees to give greater aton my in the south. there's 150,000 people have been killed over the past 45 years of fighting. the health minister says four people have been qua

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