. >> the national athletic trainers association estimates less than half a pie schools have access to athletic training services. she knew little about brain injuries before football tackle killed her son, matthew. >> after matthews accident, it was like our eyes were opened. >> she is also on capitol hill. fighting for better education and for schools to better treat school injuries. lisa hopes lessons from her son's tragedy will keep other children safe. the national athletic trainers association counts 34 sports related fatalities. even more were injured. they suffered more than 2 million injuries a year. >> that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. here is what is coming at 6:00 p.m. >> a school trespassing case turns into the seizure of an arsenal of high-powered assault weapons in anne arundel county. we will explain. >> one of the largest crowds in recent memory rallies against the governor's gun- control bill. baltimore headed for financial ruin? 11 news at 6:00 p.m. starts right now. >> or watchung wbal tv 11. live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> began tonight wi

. >> the national athletic trainers association estimates less than half a pie schools have access to athletic training services. she knew little about brain injuries before football tackle killed her son, matthew. >> after matthews accident, it was like our eyes were opened. >> she is also on capitol hill. fighting for better education and for schools to better treat school injuries. lisa hopes lessons from her son's tragedy will keep other children safe. the national athletic trainers association counts 34 sports related fatalities. even more were injured. they suffered more than 2 million injuries a year. >> that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. here is what is coming at 6:00 p.m. >> a school trespassing case turns into the seizure of an arsenal of high-powered assault weapons in anne arundel county. we will explain. >> one of the largest crowds in recent memory rallies against the governor's gun- control bill. baltimore headed for financial ruin? 11 news at 6:00 p.m. starts right now. >> or watchung wbal tv 11. live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> began tonight wi

. >> james thorton is the head of the national athletic trainer's association.ewer than half of u.s. high schools have access to a certified athletic trainer. an on field sports responder for sports injuries. >> coaches and other people should not be taking care of these problems. >> it was an athletic trainer when told tommy to stay down that day. a move that likely saved his life. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> well, i'll tell you. >> tell us. >> if we don't see rain here in a little while, i'm going to have to turn on the sprinklers. >> some of my neighbors have done that. who would have thought, that mud you were walking on in december would be so dry? it's getting that dry out there. it's been five or six weeks. we have rain to talk about, but not that much. so maybe the sprinklers. 36 degrees tonight for santa rosa. napa down to 37. we have clear skies and sunny days, but it's cooling down. san francisco some fog tomorrow morning, 46 degrees, and yes, you guessed it, kpix5 is dry once again. snow pack taking a beating. top of the year, we w

. >> reporter: james thorton is the head of the national athletic trainers association. he says fewer than half of u.s. high schools have access to a certified athletic trainer. an on field first responder for sports injuries. >> coaches and other people should not be taking care of these problem presidents. they -- these problems. they should be taken by those trained to do so. >> reporter: tommy was told to stay down that day, a move that likely saved his life. >>> the board game monopoly, we've all played it. do you believe it's been around in some form or fashion since the early 1900s? 79 years ago parker brothers brought the rights to the game and started selling it across the country and eventually around the world. since that time the game we know and love is about to change. it's happened before but is going to happen again. we'll tell you about the change that the toy company hasbro is about to make to this game which could make some a bit sad. >> and others happy. >>> it's time for the question of the morning. >> the british heart foundation recently conducted

athletic tlraines are on the way to new york to discuss ways to keep your children safe while they play sport. a youth sports safety summit begins today. members of the national athletic trainers associationl spend the next two days coming up with a plan to make sports safer and that includes drafting a student athlete bill of rights. >>> today ravens fans get to celebrate their team's super bowl title with the team itself. thousands of people will pack the streets of downtown baltimore for the ravens' super bowl parade. the players and coaches arrived back in baltimore yesterday. a day after beating the 49ers. today's parade will had start at city hall and end at m&t bank stadium. you don't have to brave the cold and the crowds to enjoy the celebration. we will be streaming live on nbcwashington.com. it all begins at 10:45. >>> you'll have to forgive joe flacco if he's a bit tired for today's parade of the he was in new york last might for an appearance on the late show with david letterman. that was after being honored earlier in the day at disney world in florida. the super bowl mvp told letterman last night that he feels he was born to be a quarterback. >> thank you very much. >> obvi

. >> the national athletic trainers association says high school athletes suffer more than 2 millionnjuries a year and last year 34 died from sports-related injuries. >>> what are we looking at? >> national signing day today. a lot of smiling faces as they sign scholarship papers. one high school sending 20 kids to the college ranks to play football. [ male announcer #1 ] verizon fios is the fastest internet in america. just ask pc mag. [ male announcer #2 ] cable can't touch fios upload speeds. it's hard to imagine anyone ever beating fios. there's no doubt fios is the fastest in the country. [ male announcer #1 ] after 110,000 speed tests, nothing came close to fios. now, get fios internet, tv and phone including a free upgrade to supercharged fios quantum internet speed. all for our best price online: just $94.99 a month for 2 years. plus, get $250 back with a two-year agreement. or get your free upgrade at the same great price with no annual contract. fios is 100% fiber-optic. that's why it's america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet... with no usage caps. switch

themselves aren't always on the lookout for symptoms of these injuries so what this alliance wants to do for youth sports safety alliance working with national athletic trainers association have a student bill of rights they're going to introduce today and the national plan for sports safety. they want to look at things like neurological injuries, concussions, head injuries, heart attacks, the environment, diet and substance abuse. all of this contributing to the 30,000 students being hospitalized every single year. one of the other things they want to look closely at are quality doctors available when students are hurt on the field or on the court. some states like california require students with possible concussions to be taken out and not put back in the game until there's a medical clearance. others don't. here on capitol hill they've been trying to come up with guidelines that all states can use but they have yet to do that. >> great study there hall of famer ronnie lott on yesterday and says he's for this. how many training is there for students and what to look out for? >> that's a good question. one of the things they're trying to do here is to get students to r