so, usa football, a youth-league organization, is joining forces with the government's centers for disease control. they're educating coaches, parents, and players about concussions. >> a concussion is any direct hit to the brain which changes the way your brain normally works. it's basically your brain getting rattled inside of your skull. so, what happens with a concussion, and football players are great examples of this, is that while they're protected by all their helmets and protective gear and padding, the helmet itself does a great job in stopping the skull from getting injured. however, the brain within the skull actually moves forward and hits the inside of the skull. >> the most obvious symptom of a concussion is a loss of consciousness. but that doesn't always happen. other symptoms might include... you need to be checked out by a doctor. and remember, the damage to your brain can continue even if the symptoms go away. >> some of the symptoms of a concussion can present a day later without any warning. so, you do have to be on the lookout for that. >> football is just one of the

usa today released a list of what college football coaches make, their salary.rprise nick saban on top over 7 million, randy edsall the lowest of all the local schools at just over 2 million ranked 47th out of all the schools. >> wait a second. did jay gruden apologize for criticizing? >> pretty much. he wanted to stand up for the rest of the team, but in so many words he did apologize for being so openly critical of griffin and his performance. that's what we kind of like about gruden, his honesty and openness instead of all the clay shea answers, but robert knows he's going to filter what he says. >> we'll break him of that honesty stuff. >>> the weather real quick? >> cold tonight, no record lows, chilly tomorrow in the 40s and arctic air on friday in the, but 50s and 60s on the way. >> we can hang in there. that's it for us now. the cbs evening news is next. >> i'll be back with jan for your only local news at 7:00. we'll see you then. >> pelley: tonight, shut the front door. an historic snowfall has people stuck in their homes, stranded on the roads. >> kee

so uga just named by "usa today" the best mascot in college football was content to pose for pictureshing he does a great deal of on game day. >> we come to see uga every day. >> if i can, yes. >> with this particular dog's back story, let's rewind to game day minus two. you sound like your -- we find ourselves on home turf, so to speak, savannah, georgia,. >> this is your shrine for the various ugas. >> well, we don't call a shrine, other people do. this is significant because it shows the retirement of uga one at the stadium. when they said he's going to retire the whole stand started yelling "damn good dog." >> in 1956sonny had just gotten married, they gave the couple a white english bulldog puppy as a wedding present. >> we took him to the fraternity house before the first home game. she made a shirt for him to wear out of a child's t-shirt. and sewed a "g" on the front made from felt. we took him over there never intended to take him to the game, but after several iced teas, you know how that goes. take him to the game. take him to the game. >> next thing, the dog was asked to b

the running back is opening up about the charges against him and his future in pro football in an interview with "usa i won't use a switch again. no one knows how i felt when i turned my child around after spanking him and saw what i did to my left leg. that dad apologized and hugged him and told him i did not mean to do this and how sorry i was. he responded through a point commissioner he raised saying he has shown no meaningful remorse. he said don't say i am not remorseful. in my statement i showed i was. i regretted everything that took place. i love my child more than anyone could imagine. dave, what do you say about this? >> we have a battle in the arena of brand rehabilitation. it's adrian peterson attempting to rehabilitate himself. versus roger goodell using this case and using the beaten body of a 4-year-old child to rehabilitate his own brand in the ray rice scandal of a few months back. that's what's so upsetting about this exercise. we need to separate what we may think about adrian peterson did to his child. i do not believe in hitting my children. separate that from the fact that roge

football star adrian peterson speaking out. when disciplining his children, he's changed his way. telling usa today in his first extensive comments since being arrested on child abuse charges, i won't ever use a switch again. there's different situations where a child needs disciplined. as far as time-out, taking toys away, making them take a nap. there are so many different ways to discipline your child. the six-time all-pro drivewaying to a plea deal with no jail time. >> i take full responsibility for more actions. i'm anxious to continue my relationship with my child. >> reporter: he was previously prohibited from having contact with the child. he's had the first contact with his son i five months. i was like, hey, buddy, how are you doing. i'm doing okay. i was like, i love you. he was like, i love you too, dad, can i come over to your house? he played a statement, seemingly different from the days after he was indicted. i disciplined my son the way i was as a child. adding that without that discipline he could have been one of those kids that was lost in the streets. his statements cite

usa today" says 46% of americans think president obama should wait until all the newly-elected lawmakers take office. another 42% think he should take action today. >>> you might remember the usc footballr who hurt his ankle jumping to save his nephew in the pool. josh shaw said he made that up and injured himself after jumping from the balcony of his apartment after arguing with his girlfriend. prosecutors say they will not press charges because there's not enough evidence. shaw was suspended from the team. >>> today we are going to talk about the cold weather because this is a shock to the system. we have been talking about cold, but 20 degrees? >> and the windchill, 11 degrees out at dulles. tom kierein is here with everything we need to know about to stay warm. tom? >> right now i'm thinking of the beach in st. lucia. that will help you get through the cold weather. you can mentally transcend the cold upon us. the winds are diminishing a bit approaching dawn, but still gusting 25 to 30 miles an hour. and temperatures are in the mid to upper 20s. just low to mid-20s in montgomery county. gaithersburg down to 21 degrees. west of there in leesburg, down to 25. dulles, 24. restin, same

usa today has a follow-up on the internet taken by storm this weekend. a saints fan snatches a football>> what? >> the bengal's fan tries to give it to the bengal's fan, snatchles it away, doesn't give it back. there were a lot of negative comments about this, obviously, saying the saintings fan wasn't so saintly. that was probably the nicest thing they are saying about him. now we are hearing from the people involved. >> i think the picture, no brudzs, i didn't notice me getting hit in the chin by any means. i don't think by any means he had any intentions to hurt me. >> i didn't mean any harm. all i was trying to do is get a football for my grandbaby. i didn't mean to touch you or hurt you in anyway. >> by the way the saints did it give her a different ball. they saw what happened. she did go home with the ball. >> those things can get out of hand. yeah. >> he wanted that ball very badly. coming up, the human cost of our food supply. it explores the abuse and enslavement of america's next generation of farm workers. up next, senator mary landrieu, her co-sponsor on that bill, republic