the good thing about the n.f.l. is per seeing that over the past few years, especially with a lot of guys that played decades ago, and they are developing brain issues, now the n.f.l. is looking into that for better player safety and donating money for rarfeers. the president is calling on the n.f.l. and pop warner. do you see a change with the league, and within all realms of football that people are increasing awareness and from in stopping these. the biggest thing now is, as you mention before, with the older players, the guys that played in the '60s, '70s, '80s and the '90s, they are developing brain issues, so the n.f.l. is taking the initiative not only to make our game safer but encourage others to teach their players to tackle better, especially the kids. they are the ones that look up to uses and the n.f.l. donated money, if i'm not mistaken, $40 million to heads-up. it teaches kids proper techniques on how to tackle. in football you have to have injuries. >> right. >> it's a collision sport, not a contact s

the n.f.l. little to say about the lawsuit filed yesterday by hundreds of former players who claim that teams illegally supplied them with powerful narcotics to keep them on the field despite injuries. turns out, one of those drugs has dangerous side effects, and jim axelrod takes a look. >> reporter: former n.f.l. lineman, jeremy newberry, is one of the plaintiffs, and says the prescription drug toradol was used extensively in n.f.l. locker rooms. he retired in 2009. >> it's almost like a cattle call. where you would have 20, 25 guys standing with your pants half down, waiting in line for a doctor that has got 100 different syringes lined up, and you're walking through, you know, they're sticking you one at a time as you walk in and out. >> reporter: toradol, also known as ketorolac tromethmine, is a highly potent anti-inflammatory drug approved by the f.d.a. for use after surgery to relieve pain. players say it's become popular in n.f.l. locker rooms in the last decade. dr. denis cardone is the

whether the n.f.l. is ready or not. it's part of the story, but not something that should keep michael sam from being a professional athlete. >> there's no question that he is extremely talented. this is going to be an issue that they'll come up against time and time again, at least for the foreseeable future. >> i don't think we have a grasp on how big an issue it is. there hasn't been an openly gay tooble player. football culture in the united states is a specific thing. and at a very, very young age, boys are built down and brought up with the ideal of the football world around them, and to this point homosexuality has not been a part of that. whether at this point, at the professional level they are ready for michael sam, that's going be interesting i think that people will be right to have their doubts. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> still to come - excluded from the world's biggest election. why millions of indians are unable to cast their ballots. plus... [ singing ] ..austria's bearded lady tak

former stars suing the n.f.l. out lying about their injuries and getting them addict to pain-killers. plea bargains >> mandatory minimums >> the whole goal is to reduce gun crime, now we've got people saying "this isn't fair"... >> does the punishment always fit the crime? >> had the person that murdered our daughter got the mandatory minimum, he wouldn't have been out. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >>> americans spend billions on hath and diet product. how are we to know what to buy and eat. we have endured countless mixed messages about what is good and bad for us - never as much as in the last couple of weeks. the latest batch of news is saturated fats, the benefits of red wine and dark chocolate or whether gluten is a point or gluten free is overblown. joining us is dr andrew wild, founder of the arizona center of integrated measure at the health sciences center, where he serves as a clinical professor. he is a columnist and a level-selling author. his book is "true food - seasonal

former players accused the n.f.l. of putting profits before pain, saying team doctors deliberately hid injuries from the players, handing out candy to keep them playing. >> it's an unprecedented lawsuit. eight retirement pro football players suing the n.f.l. in a frourt. 500 other joined them. the n.f.l. drugged them so they could keep playing in spite of injuries. >> the drugs were bought in bulk and handed out like halloween candy. >> they desclosed the drugs illegally. some players say team doctors never told them they had broken bones. in many cases the practice led to harmful long-term consequences, including adduction, financial loss, mental anguish and serious complications. this hall of famer, richard dent, is part of the group. >> hopefully it will medically help you in certain ways. when you look at it long term, it's about getting you back to work and getting you to win and play games. >> the lawsuit seeks unspecified dams, a year after the league agreed to pay $765 million to settle blames by ex players ove

history was made at the n.f.l. draft as michael samz became the first openly gay n.f.l. draft pick. al jazeera jessica taft joins us with more on this landmark moment? >> you know, the more i start watching the rams, i see they are more ahead of the curve in anybody else in the diversity column in the n.f.l. because drafting michael sams in the 7th round made the former missouri tiger the first openly gay player selected in the n.f.l. draft but the rams were also the first franchise to sign an african-american player giving kenny washington a deal in 1946. that was a year before jackie robinson made history with the brooklyn dodgers. they said he was hon -- the coach said he was proud to be part ofhit. it was an emotional one for the defensive end. for michael sam, the weight of the moment was overwhelming. it was the realization of a life-long dream and one he got to share with his boyfriend. when the dust settled, the sec's defensive player reached out to his new n.f.l. family tweeting a picture of himself proudly displaying the team game and thanks to the rams and the whole city o

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the n.f.l. deepens the draw. in the final day of the final round michael sam got the call. >> with the 249th pick in the 2014 n.f.l. drafs, the st. louis rams select michael sam from missouri. >> with that, michael sam's dream of getting drafted is a reality. he was overwhelmed with emotion. it was a touching moment for sam, surrounded by friends and family. friends said he wants to be judged as a football player. in there give him the chance for the 249th tip. there are concerns that sam would not get drafted after a disappointing performance. make no mistake, it was a high energy, high-effort player, and the one thing that proscouts cannot measure is a players' heart. the next step for michael sam, the st. louis rams fly him in to meet the media and it's time to go to work, learn the system and playbook, in the hopes of making the roster to become the first openly za player. >> people in some parts of the world are celebrating mother's day. in mexico it's marked as a day of progress. they are calling for more t

. >>> and the n.f.l. score a touchdown by drafting the first openly gay player. >>> good morning to you. welcome from al jazeera. live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. the vote in the east is called a step into the abyss. troops are standing guard outside more than 3,000 polling places in the russian city of donetsk. 70% of voters are expected to turn out for a vote that the u.s. and european union call illegitimate. it could throw the presidential election in jeopardy. >> the voters register is out of date. it seems abund and opportunity for electoral fraud. >> the man overseeing it says it's too late to stop the now. my class is to give every resident an opportunity to vote, and inform mass media and the world community about it. the people of donetsk deal with it, i don't know. >> voters will be ask whether they accept the creation of the donetsk people's republic, a self-declared entity. talk of the crimean scenario hints at what mights follow. a vote in favour of the pro-russian people's republ

the n.f.l. is so image conscious they turn bullying into an issue that took place in the miami dolphins locker room. they say no, that's not everyone's locker room, it happened one time. the response the league is if it happens once, that's one time too many. it's too important to sacrifice. >> look at the situation. i'll give another example. a safety to the miami dolphins - inexcusable. suspended from the team, team functions, because if it happens once,it's one time too many. here, the killing of women in certain cases, dew von killing the mother of his child, yet no games are cancelled, no mention. with the exception at the end of a broadcast. a non-mention as if it hadn't taken place. it is disturbing, especially when you consider the way the n.f.l. takes a month out of every year, to do breast cancer research, to give money, have the players fest onned in pink. they can spend their money at n.f.l. games. violence against women. >> the physical hurting the women. they are conspicuously silen

senator wrote to roger cadell and the n.f.l. saying the tile has come for red skips as a name to go. the senators wrote we urged you and the football league to send the same clear message as the n.b.a. did, that racism and big olry have no place in sports. the alert went on: -- the alert went on: -- the letter went on:. >> in a response the n.f.l. spokesman brian mccarthy tweeted:. >> in in the past red skin's owner dan schneider has been blunt about refusing to change the name, saying they honour the redskins name and native american conditions. last name he said: >> for some native american the name is an instalment. ray, of the nida nation leads the fight to change the red skin's name. >> if it offends people, it's time to change it. >> it may be time, but there's no time that the team or the league is ready to make a change soon. >> 48 democratic senators and two independence signed a letter to the officials. no names were on it. they say they were not asked to participate. two democrats from virginia, where the red skins pra

. >> history was made at the n.f.l. draft as michael sam became the first openly-gay n.f.l. draft pick. al jazeera jessica taff is here with this landmark moment in sports? >> it was a huge win. he is not the first or the last athlete to come out. his election on saturday made him the first openly gay player selected to the n.f.l., one of the most popular american sports in a bill yon dollar industry but on draft day, the rams said when they drafted michael sams with the 249th overall pick, they got a good football player, plain and simple. of course, we all know that it's not that simple. notom often are the cameras waiting for the a 7th rounder. but when he got on the phone, the moment wasn't lost on either of them. fisher saying he was honored. the rams continue to diversify and able to exhale at the realization of the lifelong dream. he got to share it with his boyfriend. >> as for the dust settling, the sesc reaches out to the new n.f.l. family tweeting a picture of himself wearing a rams hat and thanking the team and the city of st. louis and pledging to use every ounce

and the n.f.l.'s washington redskins said today they are standing firm against charges there some high-powered critics that their team names is a racial slur. mark albert reports that the challenge comes from nearly half the united states senate. >> reporter: this morning, washington redskins president bruce allen pushed back at the senators telling majority leader harry reid, "he may not have been provided all of the pertinent facts. in his letter allen repeated what he said for months, that his team has always been respectful and shown reverence toward the proud legacy and traditions of native americans. senator reid and 48 other senators had written to nfl commissioner roger goodell earlier this week, insisting the n.f.l. can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything but what it is, a racial slur. >> for too long the n.f.l. has been sitting on its hands doing nothing on an entire population of americans has been denigrated. >> john maroon used to be the spokesman for th

. >> with the 249th pick, the 2014 n.f.l. draft. the st. rams select michael sam from juste of missouri. shortly after celebrating with family and friends he took to twitter saying: . >> michael sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted in the n.f.l. the league makes about 10 billion a year, driven by major advertising revenues. athletes in the past kept their sexuality private for fear of losing endorsement deals. but with a changing social landscape, this n.f.l. draft is seen by some as generating new initial opportunities. >> to this time sexuality hasn't been a part of that. whether at the professional level, they are ready for michael sam, that will be interesting. i think people will be rite to have the doubt. sam's selection follows a high-profile move in a lucrative game. in february jason collins became the first publicly gay pro-athlete in a popular american sport, when he joined a national basketball association team. clins may attract attention for breaking barriers, but it's not just their talent judged, but their abilit

: it's taken a century for the game of american football to arrive. >> with the 249th pick in the 2014 n.f.l draft. the st. louis rams select michael sam. from university of missouri. >> after celebrating the news with family and friends, sam took to twitter saying:. >> michael sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted in the n.f.l. the league makes about 10 billion a year. athletes in the past kept their sexuality private for fear of losing endorse. deals. with a changing landscape the draft is seen by some as generating commercial opportunities, though it may take time. >>> to this point whole sexual assaultee has not been a part -- sexuality has not been a part of that. whether at this point. at the professional level they are ready for michael sam, that will be interesting. people will be right to have their doubts. sam's selection follows a high-profile move in a lucrative game. in february, jason collins became the first publicly gay athlete when he joined a national basketball team. they may be attracting tension for breaking barriers, but it's not just the talent on the playin

others are tearing up your fantasy ball rosters, the first round of the n.f.l. held last night. the first pick was picked by the houston, texans. the big loser might be the most pollarizing, johnny manziel. he fell to number 2010 picked finally, by the cleveland browns. forbes estimating that cost johnny manziel $12 million. round 2 is tonight. we want to thank you for al jazeera america. i am del walters in new york. "tech know" is next. about innovations that can change lives. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team of hard core nerds. kyle hill is an engineer. tonight, sharks, long feared for their ferocity, how they can protect us. the secret in in their skin. rachelle oldmixon is a neuroscien

if drafted, michael sam will be the first n.f.l.'s first openly gay player. spite teams investing massively in statistical analysis and scouting networks, the science of making the right pick remains in perfect. john elway is an example of one top draft pick, a star performer at stanford university, he guided the denver broncos to five super bowls, winning his last two. not everybody can go in the first round of the draft. in 2000, tom brady selected in the 6th round. top scouts thought he was too slow and didn't have a good arm. he has won three super bowls with the patriots and sure things can turn out to be anybody but. a number 2 pick in 1998, but with a rookie season with the san diego chargers, a disaster and his top-level career was over within three years. >>> now joining us is the bre h bleacher reports, league n.f.l. writer michael shotty in palm coa coast, florida for us. michael, how important can this -- how important can this draft be to a team's season? >> it's very important. teams that quote, unquote win the draft stepped to do better in the r

. >>> find out who is the hottest name in the n.f.l. following the surprising draft. >>> hello again. you are watching al jazeera. here are the top stories - fighting between ukranian groups and separatists has broken out in eastern ukraine. russian president vladimir putin is leading victory day celebrations in crimea. the country he recently annexed from ukraine. >>> the government has been accused of launching attacks. riek machar is to meet salva kiir in ethiopia for their first face-to-face talks since the conflict began. >> a peaceful demonstration in laos, calling for the return of 270 kidnapped school girls. a team of british experts have arrived and they'll advise the nigeria government on search efforts >>> armed vigilantes in the west of mexico have been fighting drug cartels. they seem to be winning and officials are asking them to lay down the weapons. we look at whether the vigilantes are willing to disarm. >>> slugs, shot, collected and saved, part of an official group. now that the knights templar have largely disappeared

draft as michael sam became the first openly gay n.f.l. draft pick. jessica taff is here with this landmark moment. we knew he would be drafted, we didn't know when. >> reporter: yes, there was a long wait. he's is not the first nor will be be the last to come out. no major sport has seen an openly gay athlete come out before his career begans, and sam made it happen in a popular sport. the weight of the moment was overwhelming for sam, who broke down whilst getting a call from head coach jeff fisher that he was the 249th pick. it was a dream come true, one shared with his boyfriend. after exhaling, the newest took to twitter, thanking the rams and the city of st. louis, pledging that he would take the opportunity to achieve greatness. his new team-mates were there, robert quinn welcoming him to the d line showtime, and ram and hall of famer congratulating him. eric dickinson. i'm not sure that michael sam could have landed in a better situation. transition should be easier, he has a built-in fan base and he played there at the university of missouri,

the branfantine neighborhood of johannesburg. >> this hour, coming out and looking in. former n.f.l. ayer wade davis out on the field and speaking out on the challenges of being gay, black and in the game. is justice really for all? >>> finally, this hour, the sports world is never an easy place to come out of the closet. the nba's jason collins did and college ball star michael sam followed in his footballs. sam will find out which team he will suit up for. tonight, we introduce you to wade davis, a gay former football player who kept his sexuality a secret throughout his pro-career and in an open letter to michael sam, davis explains why he would do it all differently if he could. al jazeera's jessica taff has the story. >> dear young athletes, it is 6:40 a.m. i am sitting in at my computer thinking about what to write to you, and i am sfraemd. i am afraid that my words won't be powerful enough. i fear that everything that is in my heart will not find its way out and have an impact on you. inthfrn wade davis's story begins in shreveport, louisiana, where he grew up the youngest of t

the johannesburg. >> this hour, coming out and looking in. former n.f.l. yer wade davis out on the field and speaking out on the challenges of being gay, black and in the game. >> you followed their journey across the border >> it was heart wrenching... >> now see how it changed the lives of the people involved. >> i didn't go back to the person that i was before i left... >> an emotional borderland reunion >> this trip was personal to me... this is real... >> long held beliefs >>...illegal in mexico too.. >> learn the language! come here... >>...most ridiculous thing i've heard in my life >> tested by hard lived truths... >> these migrants are being exploited >> beyond borderland... only on al jazeera america if wee rest of the world, we can bring this kinda journalism back to cable news, we can make a real difference here. >>> finally, this hour, the sports world is never an easy place to come out of the closet. the nba's jason collins did and college ball star michael sam followed in his footballs. sam will find out which team he will suit up for. tonigh

the johannesburg. >> this hour, coming out and looking in. former n.f.l. wade davis out on the field and speaking out on the challenges of being gay, black and in the game. consider this. the news of the day plus so much more. answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. can connect amere rest of the world, we can bring this kinda journalism back to cable news, we can make a real difference here. >>> finally, this hour, the sports world is never an easy place to come out of the closet. the nba's jason collins did and college ball star michael sam followed in his footballs. sam will find out which team he will suit up for. tonight, we introduce you to wade davis, a gay former football player who kept his sexuality a secret throughout his pro-career and in an open letter to michael sam, davis explains why he would do it all differently if he could. al jazeera's jessica taff has the story. >> dear young athletes, it is 6:40 a.m. i am sitting in at my computer thinking about what to

. >> the houston texans pick first at the n.f.l. draft, later on thursday in new york. who will be the top player selected. south carolina defensive is one of them. texas university's quarterback johnny mansell is expected to be a top five pick. >> despite teams investing in systemistical analysis, the science of making the right pick is imperfect. johnny elway is an example of when top draft picks work. he guided the denver broncos to five super bowls winning his last two. not everyone can go in the first round of the draft. in 2000 tom brady was selected in the sixth round. he was too slow and didn't have a good arm. he won three super bowls with the new england patriots. >>> sure things can turn out to be anything but. quarterback ryan leaf was a number two pick, his bookie season with the san diego chargers was a disaster with two touchdown pass and his career over in three years. >>> more on the n.f.l. draft when it happens. >>> manchester city has taken a step towards winning the english premier league title. beating aston villa 4-0 going two points clear. out of t

the first openly gay college football player was drafted by the n.f.l. ael sam has a chance to play professional football. the missouri lib backer was -- linebacker was chosen by the st. louis rams. >>> eastern ukraine will vote in a couple of hours on whether to ses seed. germany and europe are threatening deeper sanctions to russia. >> my husband and i are outraged and heart broken over the kidnapping of girls from the school dormitory. >> president obama uses the presidential address to speak for the missing girls in africa. a report was denied by the government that it was warned about the report of kidnapping hours before it happened. >>> vote ners south africa are keeping the a.n.c. for another term. the margin of victory is smaller. many are expecting more from the party that liberated the nation. we have more. >> the african national congress celebrates its fifth win. jacob zuma is upbeat, beginning his second term. millions in south africa has given his office another chance. the president described it. >> who can defeat us if you are with the pe

. >>> it came down to the final round, final day of the n.f.l. draft. an hour ago the first openly gay player was chosen by the louisiana rams, giving michael sam a -- st. louis rams, giving michael sams a chance to play professionally. >> what's going on. >> it's an historic and emotional day for michael sam. the player of the year from missouri made headlines for coming out in february. on the final day, in the final day of the draft michael sam got the call. >> with the 249th pick in the 2014 n.f.l. draft the st. louis rams select michael sams, defense for missouri. good for you. >> with that, michael sam's dream became a reality. the 24-year-old says he just wants to be judged as a football player, and it was a touching moment for sam, surround by friends and family. the st. louis rams gives him a chance to prove himself, after taking in the 7th round. there are some concerns that sam wouldn't get drafted after a disappointing performance. make no mistake, it was a high energy, player, the one thing that scouts cannot measure, a players' heart, and s

michael sam is the first openly gay player to be selected for america's biggest football league, the n.f.l. he finished his college football carree, making headlines when he announced he was gay. the former university missouri player will join the st. louis rams. >>> in cuba hundreds marked through havana calling for an end to homophobia. people waved flags and danced in the streets. it was led by the daughter of raul castro. an outspoken gay rights activist. she managed to influence cuba to give certain rights to gay communities. >> in brazil hundreds rallied to call for the legalization of marijuana. asking for it to be used for medicinal purposes. it was part of a global day. uruguay became the first country to allow the manufacture and trade of the drug. >>> in some parts of the world people are celebrating mother's day. in other places it's marked as a day of protest. in mexico mothers are calling for the police to do more to find their children. we have this report if mexico city. >> reporter: "where are your children?" demands this mother marching in mexico city on mother's day. man

. >> reporter: where most of the reaction from the n.f.l. layers and fans has been positive, miami dolphin defensive back don jones tweeted "o.m.g." and "horrible" in response to the kiss. >> it has since been deleted and the team's general manager plans to meet with him to discuss proper use of social media. >> i'm not worried about that. >> last night on a conference call with reporters sam said he is committed to making an impact on the field. >> ray davis played in the nfl for four years and came out publicly after he retired. he thinks players will adjust. >> sports is a different space, right. you spend so much time with each other, like in intimate spaces. so i believe that athletes are even better positioned to be able to accept a player who is from a different race, a different class, a different religion and different sexual orientation because you spend so much time together. >> originally projected to be a third or fourth round pick, analysts say that sam's poor performance at the nfl scouting combine lowered his draft stock. but

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. >> a final day of the n.f.l. draft and all eyes are on one man, michael sam could be the first openly gay player to enter the league. the line backer excelled at missouri, named the conference defensive player of the year but his mediocre performance in pre-draft may leave him out of today's pick. he may be a free agent. we will see. the senate recent rejejtd a proposal to raise the minimum wage to contract 10.10. it has remained at 7.25 since 2009. low wage workers are organizing efforts and strikes in their efforts to secure higher wages. courtney qeely has more from a march and pray-in recently at new york city's riverside church. >> the marching workers chanted demands for a higher minimum wage in both spanish and english. >> state leaders joined the march filing into new york's riverside church this week for an enter denominational, inter racial and international service. >> we people are faith are here to stand in solidarity with low-wage workers and families. >> the two-hour program was filled with testimon

more than $80 million in budget, much to support the critical research, including: >> last august the n.f.l. agreed to pay $750 million to settle concussion claims brought against it by players. it's awaiting a judge's approval. is it enough to change the better. it's teaching kids better techniques to tackle. in football you have other injuries, it's a collision, not a contact sport. >> on that front it's a collision sport. is it really possible to make the game truly safe from concussions. i don't think so. the way the game is, it's played, and the way it's been played there are going to be concussions, unfortunately. the good thing is that we have been - we have different types of research. as to what we can do. >> we appreciate you being with us. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> coming up next - your life online. just tmi. too much information. >> that's a recipe for disaster. when an organization that has no accountability, collecting sensitive and voluminous information on people. and when they have a security incident that jeopardises the security of that information

i wonder if next year we'll have to change again. >> no doubt. >> coming up, the n.f.l. sued by former star players accusing the league of turning them into drug addicts. prices are soaring. we'll take a ride through the parks with interesting facts about the happiest place on earth, in our data dive >>> at this hour we're awaiting word from president obama. he's set to make a statement any moment now. the president met with the secretary of veterans affairs about a scandal rocking that department. he was summoned there to discuss the growing controversy at the va centers across the country. mike viqueira is at the white house. do we have a heads-up about what the president might be saying? >> reporter: not yet. this scandal has grown over the course of the last week. rob neighbors is the deputy chief of staff in the west wing to go to the veterans affairs department and look at the allegations. the genesis of this, 40 veterans died waiting for treatment at the phoenix, arizona v a facility. that's the allegation. it's evolved into a storm that's engulfing other va center

. >>> the n.f.l.'s first openly gay player is looking forward to focussing back on the football after being drafted by the st. louis rams. michael sam was unveiled in front of a press gathering. he was picked up in the 7th round and hopes it will be his performances attracting the headlines. >> yes, eventually it will. i understand right now you guys want to make a big deal out of it. when this is over, i can start doing it as fast as possible. >> to football and ben feeka will contest the final in turin. it has a strong recent history in the tournament. lifting the trophy in 2006 and 2006, while ben feeka hoping to overcome their belagotman curse. the former manager won two european cups, but left in 1962 after a contract dispute, declaring they wouldn't win a trophy for 100 years. ben feeka lost 117 finals since. >> translation: these things come from the press, from the outside. within the team we are not worried. we don't think we are under pressure. of course we want to win the game. we are happy

good the bad of the very very hearty aisha slee oddly the good st louis rams on saturday evening the n.f.l. team made history by taking university of missouri defensive end michael sam in the two hundred forty nine selection in the twenty four team and i felt draft and sam suits up next year for the rams he will become the first openly gay player in f.l. history here's how he reacted to the news. this. that's israel's it gets by the way here's an interesting piece of historical trivia the rams now have the honor of being the first n.f.l. team to integrate by race and now the first team to integrate bi sexual preference good on them for keeping their trailblazing ways alive in the twenty first century the mad jack burkman d.c. lobbyist who i've debated before on the show announced before the n.f.l. draft started that he would lead a massive boycott of any team that drafted michael steele but then said the n.f.l. like most of the roast of american business is about to learn the one new trouble with christian community and christian values it will be a terrible financial participant is a stro

in tonight's freeze frame, the n.f.l. draft, where a college player's dream comes true. jay stands on stage with reasonablier cadell at radio city music hall. the south carolina native picked by the houston texans. congratulations. >>> headlines are coming up after this with richelle carey. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories. severe storms. reports of tornados. inches of snow in dallas triggered flash floods and winds. there were power outages for thousands of relatives. the state department said a team of the officials is in nigeria to help the african country find 276 girls kidnapped. syrian state tv said rebels levelled the hotel in the city of aleppo. the rebels tunnelled underneath and planted explosives. the hotel was used as a base for government troops. 14 people were killed. both president obama and vladimir putin plan to attend d-day ceremonies next month, but the white house doesn't expect the two to meet. they'll attend the 70th anniversary. tensions are high between the world leaders because of the crisis. con

in 2008, the n.f.l.' miami dolphins were purchased by 1.1 billion. >> manchester united $14,000,000,000, by a billionaire who passed away earlier this week. the most expensive franchise is the l.a. dodgers, led by magic johnson purchased the team for 2 on.$15,000,000,000 back in 2012. the san antonio spurs are edging closer toward a big payday. they are one win away from a place in the nba finals. the spurs beat the thunder, okc as they are known in game 5 of the wester conference final series, the 117 to 89 point games, spurs lead guam 6 is in oklahoma city. >> takes place on saturday. . >> don't get too excited about yourself. if you win and don't hang your head, throw a pity party if you lose. what's important is the next game like the next play on each game is important. they have been around long enough and okc is the same way. you come back and you [applause.] again. >> the new york rangers are headed to use hockey stanley cup finals. they beat the montreal canadians by 4 gales. the rangers are plac

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the n.f.l. giving 25 million that's on top of the 100 million they have to do for the class action suit with thousands of players. >> that's right. >> there is a lot of money. they need research, solid numbers. they need to know what is going on and it's not when you have a major con discussion. a lot of the little things. >> yeah. >> that have a long-term effect. >> let's talk about this again at 6:00 tonight? >> yeah. >> pope francis will soon host the president's of israel and the palestinian territories in a historic joints prayer for peace. the vatican says the two leaders will meet in vatican city on june 8th. pope francis extended the invitati invitation. he told reporters he does not want to get involved in peace talks but hopes a joint prayer will ease tensions. she is only 18 years old and just defeated the top-rank the french woman at the french open, but a lot of people are focused more on taylor town sowned's weight than heroin. we are following that. there was a battle in washingto

college player as to how the player of the year i'll be amazing to me i was like i got drafted into the n.f.l what if that would be wow what are this guy who's thirty eight year old beautician and he had the pollies like if nobody's really when i leave here at seven and he's an amazing he did not do well in the combine but even in this thirty you jewish me in the n.f.l. is a bigger story that's what i'm saying and i come back again and i've been almost some are kickstarter for the clippers we're all and barbara walters is saying. what do you make those and i said you know i you know i do things like you know i live right in your line of but now she has more time i'm hoping we can build a friendship by school players and for people celebrities to go on the prom with them i think it's genius i mean. who brought that what is it was a professional cheerleader i mean he had the time of the language that's it yeah that's a great idea and i like that he had the gumption if you will to just tweet it out you know nobody's asking lenin and i to go to those rules but i mean really who. will always miss

seven and he's an amazing he did not do well in the combine but even in this thirty you jewish when the n.f.l is a bigger story that's what i'm saying and i come back again and i been almost seven or kickstarter for the clippers were all and barbara walters is saying. what do you make of. you know what he's like i'm going to lay out a little right here a lot of them but now she has more time i'm hoping we can build a friendship by school players and for people as the celebrities to go on the prom with them i think it's genius i mean that guy. i who brought that what is it was a professional cheerleader i mean he had the time of the language that's it yeah that's a great idea and i like that he had the gumption if you will to just tweet it out you know nobody's asking lenin and i had to go to the. book i mean really who. will always miss it all means are the recent trends what do you make of selfies. so you know garcelle beauvais taught us that the selfie is the most attractive photograph that you want to take out of your do this yeah i can see making it from afar and yes very happy with it so

the nicks are the most profitable n.f.l. team and the rangers are a second most popular team. at this point there's no fear of leaving new york or maddison square gardens, and the fact so much was invested makes it more of a place. would the benefit go with the garden? >> hopefully not. the idea, i think was that the original deal was geared to this location as long as the rangers and the nicks played the home games in new york. as a matter of fact a former colleague argued that it's possible that they forfeited their tax exemption because there was a hockey lock-out and the rangers did not may all their home games in new york. >> how much should they owe a year? >> right now $70 million. with the improvements, someone from the independent office testified the value has gone up so much the property tax should be in the raping of $54 million. >> any chance it will change soon. > i'm hoping they'll take up the legislation before the end of joup. >> bus the barkley -- does the barkley center get the same benefits. >> they don't get the same. there were tax-exempt bonds. they don'

the n.f.l. ules changes limiting contact, moving up kick-offs, et cetera but these reforms are harder to find at the college, high school and youth levels. what changes do you think should be made at lower levels of football to make the game safer? >> i guess that was a conference that was about an hour long. i watched it. at no point during the discussion did anyone ever mention the appropriate ages to actually play ball. there was a soccer player on the panel and he mentioned his doctor, dr. robert cantu was present but he published a book a couple of years ago saying specifically that children under the age of 14 because of the unformed brain should not participate in contact sports. and that was not spoken of at all. i mean the common theme throughout that press conference, throughout that summit was education and awareness but prevention really never entered the equation. and rule changes were not entered -- entering into the equation. it was about coaches being able to diagnose it, parental

the sunday ticket n.f.l. package is being brought in over playstation, internet connections. that is where it's heading over the broadband pipes sooner or later. now everyone is trying to beef up and bulk up and get as many subscribers as they can. >> in the internet, if someone wants to watch a cable news channel, to get it streaming over the hand-held device, you have to proof you are a cable customer, sound like people being willing to pay for cable will change, and people want to see this on the device. >> the idea of pay conversation is outdated, be it on cable or satellite. we have the phenomena of cord cutters. if we are look to the future, that is where it's coming in. >> does it signal good news for comcast, time warner as they look to merge and look to the future. >> comcast laid the ground work on the lobbying and political front. if they get that through, it will help the at&t. and the fact that at&t and direct tv are doing it gives an argument saying "everyone is doing it, we have to get bigger", for the consumers it will be another story. >> jeff, thank you for c

we'll look at the next step and the key players, and a group of retired n.f.l. players are suing. they say the league gave them risky pills and pain-killers to hide their pain and get them back on the field. that is next. >>> thailand's army chief says opposing marshall law is not a coup. they've had 7 month of unrest. the streets were quiet for the first time. marshall law was imposed to keep the peace between anti-government protesters and supporters. john terrett looks at the major players. >> yes. thailand's political crisis essentially is groups jockeying for position, as the haves from the cities, and the have not from the rural areas trying to gape the upper hand before the elderly copying dies. here are some of the key players at the moment. first one, 64-year-old thaksin shinawatra, he was found get your of corruption, won two landslide victories in 2001 and 2005 by promising universal health care and credit programme for villages and a debt moratorium for farmers. in 2006 he was ousted by the military in a coup backed by the wealthier middle classes. this is where it's in

jim axelrod investigates the drug that some n.f.l.ay was forced on them by team doctors. >> they'd shoot me up, you know, two or three times, give me a handful of pain killers, and a shot of toradol and get out there and play. >> pelley: and before itunes came the eye of jim cummins. >> that's patti labelle! ♪ voulez-vuos coucher avec moi ce soir ♪ >> pelley: for 30 years he captured the sight of our favorite sound. ♪ a

can i have media yes you can i'm moving on you've heard of the n.f.l. throwback uniforms where they wear the old uniforms all tennessee has done the same thing except instead of uniforms they're doing throwback execution styles that's right they have brought back the electric chair which i thought was only used in the addams family but no and they did this even though a new study shows that at least one out of every twenty five people executed is innocent but tennessee realizes that the twenty first century times required nineteenth century punishment when asked about this tennessee governor bill has lamb said yes i'm going to have my staff member going to china again i'm sure you've been read all the story bad boy i'm a monster he's a summertime tom. you have to watch moonshine for the governor. of crime and punishment a man who was locked away for simply pirating movies has revealed that the president's cell phone the prison itself shows high rated movies this is all i'm not going to this is all part of a continued imprisonment of the american populati

of the more notable arrests though we're not sure that was directly linked to projects energy was the n.f.lbuffalo bills defense tackle marcel de areas was actually arrested while he was speeding and then he was found to have a synthetic substances in his car oh my goodness what are we talking about what kind of punishment do people get for this small crime unfortunately the punishment is very light at the moment and the problem is that right now the drug analog laws don't really kind of punish these these particular cases so from a florida sheriff's perspective the people that were arrested we're talking drug kingpins that do the synthetic business might serve a maximum of five years in jail the people that we've highlighted in my series were the owners of a company called mr nice guy that was still in harris and john shelley they served one year in prison so it obviously laws need to catch up to the speed of these drug dealers in putting out these sort of products that's what the d.a. agents are sort of hoping for is that the laws will catch up at the same time though as many times as the

the n word be use it in your literate yes i do or do you think of the n.f.l. zz proposal to ban it i think it definitely should be banned so explain the card to me you use it but if you don't want them to use it on the football field for sure because i feel like i feel like i use it in anyone who gets my music you know it's a conscious decision to pick up my music by someone and so forth i feel like you know the n word i don't necessarily want to hear the in word on on the instant replay can you know as well as i'm watching the game and everybody else is watching it was not offensive and for sure it will when you use it it's not a no is definitely it's offensive to some but i would say that i'm using it amongst my peers in amongst people that i'm speaking with so you're not offending anyone when you use you think i'm not offending anyone when i use it amongst people that i'm using it with you know where is your pub going. so you've been to the moon weigh me i mean if you have yours on live or is that is unlimited i mean look at look at corporate america everybo