rice's wife janay blamed the media for their troubles making the couple "relive a moment in our liveshat we regret every day is a horrible thing." why is rice's victim the most defender. >>reporter:most abused women and men stick it out. it resonating strongly with people. they are5y talking on twitter about it. thousands are sharing their stories of what happened to them. personal stories using the #whyistayedandwhyileft we took with the councillors and experts it may take years for victims to leave but most stay. the reasons are complex. >>reporter:it's a personal encounter. it's not an isolated problem. domestic violence happens around the clock. isolated problem. domestic violence happens around the clock. after such extreme violence why do most victims stay. out siders need to be slow to judge. >> if you are in their shoes you do not know what they are experiencing. >>reporter:it starts on a low-level a tap or a verbal putdown. after it escalates they have more invested. >> have you friends in common and family in common, love. >>reporter:sterman shat love, religious beliefs, chi

while ray rice's wife janay rice was angry as well but for a different reason. posting on instagram in part, this is our life. what don't you all get. if your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you've succeeded on so many levels. and for the first time since the tape's release, nfl commissioner roger goodell addressed the burgeoning crisis in an interview with cbs news. >> we had not seen any videotape of what occurred in the elevator. >> reporter: still a torrent of headlines from around the country today are calling for goodell to go. >> the nfl was not thinking about women first, the nfl was not thinking about domestic violence first. the nfl was thinking about business and the law first and as a result they're in big, big trouble. >> reporter: the nfl has spent millions marketing the game to gain more female fans. now 45% of the total fan base. many of them now say they are fans no more. >> the nfl is so big and so powerful, it took their own fans to bring them around to the realization that they had really

that's all i can do right now "that text came hours after his wife janay expressed her own frustrations in this post on inn have a gram. she wrote in part "no one knows the pain that the media and the public has caused my family. to make us relive mommy in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. to take something away from the man i love that he has worked for all of this life just to gain ratings is horrific ". >> this second tape raises a lot of questions in our area about how the original case was handled. tonight some new jersey state lawmakers are a calling for a new investigation. todd quinones is in the sat center with this part of our coverage. >> jessica, ray rice never went to jail for what he did. instead he was enter flood a first offender's program and tonight some powerful people in new jersey are asking how did that happen? >> it was a violent crime. i mean he punched someone. report roar since this video from tmz sports aired, south jersey assemblyman gabrielle mascara joins steve sweeney for calling for review that intervention program ray rice entereent

. >>> that text came just hours after his wife janay expressed her frustrations in an instagram post.t read in part "no one knows the pain that the media and the public has caused my family. to make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. to take something away from the man i love that he has worked for all his life just to gain ratings is horrific ." >> well, this second tape certainly raises many questions about how the case was handled from the start. and tonight some state lawmakers are calling for a new investigation. our todd quinones is in the sat center with that part of our coverage. todd. >> reporter: chris, ray rice never went to jail for what he d instead, he was entered into a first offenders program and tonight some powerful people are asking why that happened and how it happened. >> it was a violent crime. it's aggravated assault. i mean, he punched someone. >> reporter: since this video from tmz sports aired, south jersey assemblywoman gabriella mosquera joined steve sweeney in calling for a review of the pretrial intervention prog

we're hearing the first comments from rice's wife janay since the league punishment came down. she posted a statement on instagram calling the situation a nightmare and saying "to take something away from the man i love that he has worked his ass off for all his just to gain ratings is horrific. cnn is covering the fallout over the release of the ray rice elevator video extensively. our reporters and guests are following every angle of this story but first we want to bring in rachel nichols, host of cnn's unguarded. first your reaction to the instagram message. >> it's important to say that january nay rice has the right to be heard. what she thinks and says, we have to respect that.ay rice ha heard. what she thinks and says, we have to respect that. she is correct that watching this video over and over, as she said in her statement, has forced her to relive this day and we have to take that into account. of course we have seen this from domestic violence victims over and over again. if someone breaks in your house you don't defend the robber. but because you have a complex rel

today, his wife, janay, blamed the wsne media for her husband's firing and suspension. >>> a pizza spot in baltimore is offering a free pizza for anybody who turns in a ray rice football jersey. fans have been lining up in front to make the deal. the company posted its promotion on its facebook page with the hash tag, cut ray rice. >> i was going to burn my jersey in a fire pit and we decided to get a free pizza instead. >> certainly a better deal than burning the jersey. plans to donate $2.70 for every jersey to an organization that supports abused women. >> janay rice, wife of former ravens runningback, ray rice, spoke out today sparking an avalanche of opinion. in a post, the 26-year-old woman shared her pain. a day after this video of rice knocking out his then fiance in an atlantic city elevator was released to the world. janay posted, and we quote again. to make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. she also said this. to take something from the man i love that he worked his blank off for his whole life just to gain ratings is horrific. to b

. >> ray rice was on the sideline in new york, hipz arm wrapped around his wife janay over the weekend. also the couple's daughter named after his former team. still no comments for reporters. rice's former coach defended the suspended star. >> he made a very terrible mistake, but i know the character of a man. he will rise from this. >> with hand aling of domestic violence cases under fire, analysts say nfl is sensitive to the growing base of female fans. >> it's an untapped market. the other reason is if moms don't want their sons to playable too, that's a problem for continuing to grow the sport. >> reporter: there's a tweet making the rounds on twitter now. we'll let you see it for yourself. the image of cover girl nfl makeup line. it says get your game face on. it's been photo shopped to look like that young model has a black eye. a lot of people speaking about that today. right now unlikely rule of justice per guidel is going anywhere. guidel made $44 million last year, twice the highest paid player in the nfl. aaron rogers of the green bay packers made. we don't know if he's goi

announcer ted robinson will miss the next two games after making insensitive comments about ray rice's wife janay. he's been ordered to undergo sensitivity training. earlier this week he said that janay rice is partly to blame for not speaking up. the 49ers say the comments were offensive and are in no way reflective of the team's opinion. the 49ers are taking swift action, management is holding off on mcdonald, their defensive end. he's expected to be in court to face charges next week. the ray rice case has shined the national spotlight on the nfl. many groups are calling for the resignation of lead commissioner roger goodell, especially when the league reported that goodell received a copy of the date five months earlier. the nfl has hired robert mueller to conduct an independent probe of the issue. there is no word if goodell will be there sunday night for the taken's home opener. laura? >> thank you, sam. today is a significant day we will never forget. 13 years ago today the deadliest terror attack on u.s. soil occurred. we have a live look at new york city now where a memorial now stands f

. >> their investigation, their view was -- roger goodell sat down and had a meeting with janay, ray rice's wife, and the player as well. and i guess janay talked about how good of a husband he was, how much they learned from this experience. this is, of course, not a great way to, as we know, this is not the way you're supposed to investigate domestic violence problems. >> that's right. >> also, what the nfl has learned through this process. goodell has said, the nfl commissioner has said, he would not lead this process again. a lot of women's groups have criticized him sharply for this. again, the nfl looks reactive. looks like they're responding to a p.r. problem, bad video, as opposed to domestic violence problem. >> i think about janay apologizing at the press conference where ravens set up where ray and janay are supposed to rehabilitate their image together. we're still together. she goes up there and apologizes for what she -- >> she says, i regret my action on that day. i think any woman who's been through something similar thinks, i understand why she's probably saying these things. sh

situation. >> ray rice's marriage is under the microscope after the world saw him punching his now wife janay in the elevator. today she posted her first comments on instagram saying in part, no one knows the pain the media and opinions the of the public has cause mid family and she went on to say we will show the world what real love is. those comments and natural reactions are sparking a powerful conversation on social media. two new hashtags titled #whyistayed and #whyileft. one saying, why i stayed, i thought i was his best friend, why i left, i became my own best friend. this stems from the question many started asking why would janay stay. >> the most dangerous time is when they are preparing to leave or they have left. >> she is the director for domestic violence saying battered women oftenonomic reas cases, fear. >> he may say i'll kill you or your family if you leave. >> critics say she believes people should be asking why did he do it and worry less about why she stayed. >> abuse and violence is not part of being a real man or a good man. that's not acceptable. you have to keep doin

yet you and your wife have been friend of ray and janay rice for years.has this been like for you? >> well it was kind of a touchy feeling when i first seen the video. but i think in ray's defense, it was a good guy that did something terribly bad. that now that he is paying the consequences for. >> you stood up in the ravens any's locker room after we saw another incident of domestic violence in kansas city, a couple years ago, why did you think it was so in prnt mportan tell players your story. >> the day my sister was shot and killed. i was trying to make sure everybody in the locker room is a close brotherhood, lick a brotherhood. at the sail time time, we get o practice, meetings, the first thing we do is grab our cell phones or try to see what is going on in our lives. instead of talking to your fellow team mates to find out what's going on at home? what's going on with the fiancee? what's going on with your mom, your wife? that's things that we men, real men need to talk about in the locker room. >> derek, do you think there need to be more formal

ray rice said, i have to be strong for my wife. janay is so strong. we are in good spirits. and janay, writes, of course now married to the man who struck her, defended her husband in a quickly deleted instagram post today. she wrote this is our live. what don't you all get? if you're intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you've succeeded on so many levels. just know we will continue to grow and show the world what real love is. now, while ray rice and his wife deal with their personal issues, the pressure is now increasingly on the nfl officials to say precisely what they knew and when they knew it. the clear implication for many sports insiders is that those who run the nfl were willing to sweep the issue under the rug when a woman got hit and only decided to act when it was the nfl's reputation taking the hit. sean? >> jonathan, thank you. we'll have complete coverage of all of ray rice developments throughout the hour. first we turn to politics as president obama is set to address the nation tomorrow night on his strategy t

that text came hours after his wife janay expressed her frustrations on instagram.no one knows the pain that the media and the public has caused my family. to make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing to take something away from the manny love that he has work for all of his life just to gain ratings is who are i can. >> ray rice never served jail time for at salt that happened back in february but instead accepted in the pretrial intervention program known as pti. we have learn today that it is similar to a first offender program. "eyewitness news", i team investigator, charlotte huffman spent the day digging in to why rice was allowed into that program and she's in the sat center now, charlotte. >> reporter: chris, the atlantic county prosecutor's office had video and made decision to put ray rice in the program that is completed, will dismiss rice's criminal ough it neverrice's criminal happen. now this evening with the video out and raising eyebrows, prosecutor jim maclean, is not talking about his decisions. the video inf

. >> reporter: but according to espn, he was told point-blank that he punch his now, wife, janay. and now, greg hardy, recently convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, will take the field. calls tell a chilling story. >> what's going on? >> domestic violence. we need the police here, now. before she gets seriously hurt. >> reporter: the court documents say hardy pulled me by my hair and threw me on to a couch covered with assault rifles. hardy was convicted and is appealing. and neither the nfl or his team suspended him. and the nfl has a lot on it plate tonight. late word coming from peterson's lawyer, saying he's cooperating with law enforcement authorities, and never meant to harm his son, and deeply regrets the unintentional injury. >>> now to ohio and a dramatic prison break. families and neighborhoods on lockdown. a convicted school shooter on the loose. he was sentenced to life in prison two years ago, and breaking free. inside the man hunt, how they got him. >> reporter: an escaped prisoner -- >> they just escaped. >> reporter: 19-year-old t.j. lane serving three life s

former baltimore raven ray rice was spotted at a high school football game today with his wife janay and their young daughter. this is his first public appearance as far as we know since being released from the team. rice watched his alma mater play in new rochelle, new york. he made no public comment but his one-time coach did. >> the mistakes he made will be erased by the good deeds that he continues to do and by the good deeds he has done, this high school will always be ray rice's home. >> ray mcdonald is once again expected to play for the 49ers tomorrow, despite a looming domestic abuse charge. prosecutors canceled a hearing that had been scheduled for monday. >> and national football league players have agreed to a new drug policy that will short .terms for some current suspended players. the new agreement has a provision in it for human growth hormone that was not part of the old policy. however, rules about some other drugs have now changed. that includes a higher threshold for a failed marijuana test. once the deal is finalized, the team owners, some players now suspended f

in a phone interview he says he's staying strong for his wife janay who took to instagram today, directing her anger towards the public and media. this is what she wrote: vice president joe biden said the ravens did the right thing when they fired ray rice. today is 20 years since the passage of the ground breaking act violence against women, biden helped to right the act calling it one of the most important things he's done. >>> a lot of women are sharing their personal stories with the #whyistayed and #whyileft. among those stories was sarah who was in a violent relationship and she shared her perspective on sbnation.com. >> when you love someone that loves very strong and it can be very consuming and it can cloud your judgment sometimes and make you feel like that love can conquer anything and that that love is enough to get you through and that he loves you enough that it's going to change. >> gathered some information about where to go for help if you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship. log on to nbc.com in and search domestic violence. >>> it is looking like fall to st

he can seen punching his soon to be wife janai before dragging her out the elevator. he was suspended for two games until today. kelly is live. today's fallout could spell trouble for ray mcdonald whose fate has been in limbo since his domestic violence -- mark. >>reporter: the coach is reluctant to weigh in on what the ray rice could mean for mcdonald and his arrest two weeks ago, but the similarities are together. they're both in hot water and accused of domestic violence some one got cut from the nfl. >> this is the video obtained from tmz from rice hitting his soon to be wife. today, they cut rice from the team. and the nfl which previously handed down a two game suspension reacted by suspending ricin definitely adding quote that video was not available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today. >> and when asked if the ray rice case puts any pressure here on the 49ers to make a decision on ray mcdonald, the coach would not answer our question. >> ray's contract is not going to affect -- [indiscernible] and mcdonald and moving forward. >> we've been v

running back ray rice knocking out his fiancee, now wife, janay palmer, in a casino elevator last february. >> any man that hits a woman should, you know, have to suffer for their consequences. >> reporter: monday, the consequences were swift and severe for rice. his reported $40 million contract terminated by the baltimore ravens. >> when someone you care about does wrong, you know, and is faced with the consequences of doing wrong and rightfully so, it is tough. it is hurtful. >> reporter: rice has been suspended indefinitely by the nfl. the league also released a brief written statement saying we requested from law enforcement any and all information about the incident, including the video from inside the elevator. that video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today. still, for some, that's not enough to explain why rice initially received just a two-game suspension. >> well, everything about it was wrong. the entire thing stunk. it was an embarrassment to the team, it was an embarrassment to the nfl. >> reporter: and frustrating for fans who spoke o

he was joined by his wife janay.nion reps say it's possible rice could be reinstated after the super bowl. >>> dozens of people being forced from their homes in southern california as a wildfire near santa ana continues to spread. more than 200 homes near the cleveland national forest have been evacuated, and more than 1,000 firefighters are battling the flames in triple-digit temperatures. so far the fire has burned more two square miles of bush and is only 20% contained. >>> also, on the west coast, hurricane odile strengthening to a category 4. right now, odile is swirling over the pacific and is expected to pass along the coast of mexico's baja peninsula. right now the storm is boasting wind speeds of up to 135 miles per hour. back east, with just nine days left to the start of fall, much of the country is feeling a little cooler than usual today. some places even experiencing temperatures up to 15 degrees below where they should be this time of year. and we have a special programming note to tell you about. be s

. >> james:when this video of that incident was made public and showed rice punching his now- wife janay, knocking her unconscious, the baltimore ravens released the running back. a developing story. >> james:the radisson hotel chain is suspending its sponsorship of the minnesota vikings. >> james:this comes after star running back adrian peterson was charged with child abuse in texas. >> james:new abuse allegations have surfaced against peterson. >> james:this child abuse case involved one of his other children.that allegedly happened back in 2013. >> james:his lawyer is denying the allegations. >> james:no charges were ever filed. >> james:machinists and some 40 other union members from the golden gate bridge district labor coalition will go on a one-day strike today >> james:they're protesting what they call the districts unfair labor pracitice during their current round of contract negotiations >> james:union members say picket lines will be up just outside district headquarters and will not impact bus service, ferry service or those driving across the bridge. >> james:union members

and rice's now-wife janay spoke out.in a post today on instagram, she defended her husband, saying: >> woodruff: her decision to marry rice, even after the incident, also generated widespread commentary on social media. on twitter, thousands of assault victims used the hashtags "why i stayed" and "why i left" to tell their personal stories of abuse. >> woodruff: to help us better understand this complex issue, i am joined by esta soler, founder and president of "futures without violence," a non-profit group that works to end physical abuse she was also influential in the passage of the 1994 "violence against women act" which celebrates its 20th anniversary today. esta soler, welcome to the news hour. >> thank you so much. >> woodruff: speaking of the violence against women act, i understand you just came from a celebration of the anniversary today in washington. >> i did. it was vice president biden. we were celebrating the 20th anniversary. and there's some good news to celebrate. >> woodruff: i want to ask you about th

suspended indefinitely by the n-f-l after a video showed him knocking out his then-fiancee, now-wife -- janaye. >> mark:the players union argues the league alredy punished ray rice, saying the new indefinite suspension violates his rights to due process. >> mark:the union's collective bargaining agreement requires a hearing within 10 days. >> mark:a neutral arbitrator will determine what the n-f-l knew and when, pertaining to rice's punishment. >> darya:and even major sponsor anheuser-busch is expressing concern over the league's handling of the recent domestic violence and child abuse charges facing active players. >> darya:anheuser-busch, the official beer of the n-f-l since 2011, previously had declined to comment on the ray rice and adrian peterson cases, among others. but on tuesday, they >> darya:"we are disappointed and increasingly concerned by the recent incidents that have overshadowed this nfl season. we are not yet satisfied with the league's handling of behaviors that so clearly go against our own company culture and moral code. we have shared our concerns and expectations with t

he said rice's wife janay was partly to blame for not speaking up. robinson since apologized say nothing blame should ever be placed on a victim. >>> this morning in pretoria, south africa, the judge began delivering her ruling in the oscar pistorius murder trial. pistorius, the double amputee olympian arrived in court today. he's charged with murdering his girlfriend last year. pistorius denies intention amelally killing reeva steenkamp. if convicted he could spend 25 years in prison p. the deliberation could take hours, possibly days. >> back in the states the weather is turning cooler in much of the u.s. it's stretching from the northern plains to the ohio valley. it will produce rain and thunderstorms from the midwest heading east. winter weather watches and warnings are posted in montana, wyoming, idaho, and washington. >>> snow has already fallen in the colorado mountains. the winter-like chill will hit montana and wyoming today. last night there was flooding in indiana. some streets in indianapolis turned into streams. it's part of a system th

six games for a first violation, banishment for a second. >> i believe that ray rice and, and his wife janay palmer rice, who was his fiance at the time, i believe they painted a picture far less graphic and disturbing than what we saw in that video today. >> reporter: in a statement an nfl spokesperson said the league had requested any and all information about the incident from police but "that video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today." >> there's no way for the nfl to come out of this looking good. >> reporter: talk radio today joined fans who are less forgiving of the nfl. >> you don't hit a woman approximate you don't punch her in the face. you walk away. s. >> it's disgusting because they're role models to so many people. >> reporter: there are many questions being asked tonight about what nfl officials knew and when they knew it. there are no words from rice nor from the players association. nor from nfl commissioner roger goodell. now, rice would have to apply for reinstatement should he choose, though there are reports that support amongst

his wife janay blasted the media for showing the attacks. marlie? >> susan mcginnis here in new york. susan, thank you so much. you can see more of norah o'donne o'donnell's interview with roger goodell later this morning. >>> president obama will lay out his new plan for going after isis in syria and iraq. he'll discuss security forces in iraq. secretary of state john kerry arrived in baghdad this morning to meet with iraq's new prime minister. mr. obama briefed congressional leaders yesterday. mark albert is in washington. mark, good morning. >> good morning, marlie. in his rare eechk address, the president will not lay out a timetable for defeating isis or the total cost to taxpayers, but he is expected to ask congress for $500 million to train syrian rebels. that would avoid american combat troops. in a prime-time speech from the white house tonight, president obama will tell the nation his strategy for degrading and ultimately destroying isis. so far the u.s. has carried out more than 150 air strikes against isis targets in iraq. the president

the report said ravens executives were made aware that he punched his wife janay within hours of it happening. and changed course when the infamous elevator video came out. >> i think the key takeaway was allegedly how much the ravens knew and how early they knew it and how insignificant they reacted in terms of the information they had. >> reporter: espn reports goodell confided with his inner circle he wasn't sure he did the right thing by initially suspending rice for just two games and seemed to be talked out of rendering another penalty. it says the report contains numerous errors and false assumptions and misunderstanding. >> if a player is arrested tomorrow, we still don't foe what the nfl will do? it is do we suspend him, deactivate him or cut him? nobody knows. >> reporter: in the 90 plus years the nfl has rarely faced a crisis like this and now it is clear the damage control has not put the league's problem to rest. lester. >> peter alexander, thanks. >>> the parents of hannah graham made an emotional plea for their daughter's safe return. although she hasn't been seen in a week, fo

. >> reporter: victim is ray rice's now wife janay palmer. rice is part of the program and had to undergo anger management classes and pay a small fine. as long as he finishes, all charges will be dropped but he is paying a price. not only has he lost his ravens contract but losing endorsement deals as well. nike and ea sports just latest business toss cut ties with the former ravens star. we are live from the sat center, jane carabao cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> cbs this morning is only place you can watch nora o'donnell's entire exclusive interview with roger goodell, that is at 7:00 o'clock this morning right here on cbs-3 after cbs this morning. >>> police in delaware are looking for two juveniles who attacked and robbed a wheelchair bound boy. dejuan mackey says he was exercise nothing front of his home in newark on monday afternoon when two kids pushed his wheelchair in the storm great. they began assaulting him and then snatched a land yard with the house key from around his neck. >> i was thinking i can't let that happen and i started

dismissed ravens running back ray race rice and his wife janay are talking a day after this surveillanceideo was released by tmz sports showing the two in an the indication at atlantic city's revel casino last winter. tmz sports quotes rice telling espn i have to be strong for my wife. gentleman may is so strong. we are in good spirits. but it's his wife who was especially fired up on instagram blasting the media saying "what don't you all get? if your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you succeeded on so many level levels". >> meanwhile, tmz sports said tuesday nfl executives never asked the revel casino for the surveillance video at the center of the rice assault further suggesting the nfl handle handed rice a two game suspension without ever seeing video of the incident. the nfl says it requested any and all information including video but not got nothing. the atlantic county prosecutor's office re-released documents defending the initial investigation and prosecution but would not offer additional comment. >> get ray rice jerseys,

the video shows right and his then fiance, now wife, janay palmer, entering an elevator at an atlantic city casino. rice punches palmer in the face twice, knocking her unconscious. he's later seen dragging her into the hallway. harbaugh declined to respond about whether he was misled by rice. his locker room reacted with shock and sadness. >> thank you. >>> press secretary got a question about ray rice. the president is the father of two daughters. and like any american, he believes hitting a woman is not something a real man does, and that's true whether or not an act of violence happens in the public eye, or, far too often, behind closed doors. stopping domestic violence is something that's bigger than football, and all of us have a responsibility to put a stop to it. >>> plenty of people are willing to give up their ray rice jerseys tonight in exchange for pizza. hersh's pizza in baltimore is giving away a free pizza to anyone who turns in a jersey. for every jersey, they're donating money to the house of routh, which happens domestic violence victims. >> the ray rice case has led t

his wife janay released this statement supporting her husband and calling this firestorm a nightmare.this is our life. what don't you all get? if your intentions were to hurt us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you've succeeded on so many levels. just know that we'll continue to grow and show the world what real love is." >>> the ravens sent this letter to fans apologizing. he says the team should have pursued their investigation more rigorous rigorously. they didn't and they were wrong. he said "i'm sorry. we let you down". >> keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> two young kids were stabbed outside of a bucks county elementary school after a game tonight. it happened around 7:00. police believe an argument during the game led to that stabbing. both victims are in the hospital and expected to survive. detectives are getting search warrants to search for clues. >>> new at 11:00. the search for two kids wanted tore beating up and robbing a boy as he sat in his wheelchair. it's the second time in two days that the authorities investigated a beating involving kids. the most recent v

it was released by tmz sports and it shows ray rice in a confrontation with his then fiancÉ now wife janayuring this video shot by a camera inside the elevator at revel in atlantic city, you can see janay confront rise and then he punches her in the face knocking her out. following the release of the video, rice who was already suspended for two games based on earlier video of the same incident, the ravens released rice and subsequently the nfl also suspended him indefinitely and just a short time ago his coach john harbaugh addressed the media at the ravens facility. >> something we saw for the first time today, you know, all of us and it changed things. when someone that you care about does wrong, you know, and is faced with the consequences of doing wrong and rightfully so, it is -- it is tough. it is hurtful. and my pain is for both them as a couple, you know, in going forward, my hope is that they can make it work. >> reporter: the nfl says that it did not know about the video when it conducted its investigation. however, tmz has hinted it may release information that would refute tha

. >>> in an instagram post today, rice's wife janay spoke out for the first time since he was cut from the ravens. she posted this emotional message on instagram blaming the media. reading, quote, this is our life. if your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you've succeeded on so many levels. just know we will continue to grow and show the world what real love is. ravens nation, we love you. this whole fall-out has sparked a deep conversation 140 characters at a time. domestic violence victims are taking to twitter and sharing their stories with the hashtag why i stayed and why i left. a north carolina woman started it by sharing her story, quote, i tried to leave the house once after an abusive episode and he blocked me. he slept in front of the door the entire night. hashtag, why i stayed. others chiemd in like this woman who said, why i stayed, i thought he would kill me, why i left. i saw his eyes the moment he decided to kill me and i wanted to die. so those who help domestic violence victims every day tell us on average women wi

rice was banned from the nfl indefinitely after video was released showing him assaulting his now wife janayalmer in the elevator of a revel casino hot hotel. rice was also released by the baltimore raven. now the players association cites what they call a lack of fair and impartial process in the league's decision. they have asked for an arbitrator to hear that case. >>> well an investigation is underway now after a 12 year old girl told police that she was abducted while walking to school. this happened at west rogers and harrison streets in ridley park, delaware county. the girl told police that a man pulled her into a van this morning. but she was able to escape and find a crossing guard who called police. tonight the girl's uncle explains to oy witness news how she got away. >> when they got approximately three to five minutes down the street, she realized that she was probably at a red light because the van was stopped for extended period of time. she was able to open up the back door of the van and exit the rear and take off running. >> the girl describes her abductor as a 6-foot tall

handed the star running back a two game suspension after he was charged with assaulting his now wife janay. then came the video clip of the incident and within hours rice was released and nfl commissioner roger goodell extended the suspension indefinitely. >>> tonight there is more fallout over child abuse allegations against minnesota viking star adrian peterson. governor mark dayton weighed in saying the allegations are a public embarrassment and peterson should be suspended until the case is resolved. several stores in minnesota including some nike outlets have pulled adrian peterson jerseys from their shelves. also radisson hotels suspended their sponsorship with the vikings. >>> the house is expected to vote tomorrow on the president's plan to defeat isis. today the nation's top military officer told lawmakers u.s. troops could be called to the battlefield to fight if airstrikes fail. >> if we reach the point where i believe our advisors should accompany iraq troops on attacks against specific isil targets, i'll recommend that to the president. >> the president says boots will not be

. >> more fallout from that video showing ray rice punching the woman who is now his wife. janay issued her first statement since the elevator video was released to she had some strong words for the media and the public. and his wife called for people to respect their privacy in this family matter. about the out incident having a dramatic impact on their lives. the day after this video led to the indefinite suspension of ray rice, the former raven is reacting. saying we are at good spirits, we have a lot of people praying for us and we will continue to support each other. is wife of five months defending her husband, and criticizing the media. posting on instagram that no one knows the pain that the media and wanted opinions from the public has caused to my family. -- toe a three live make us relive a moment we regret every day is a horrible thing. they botched how they handle the attack. . >> they should have made the decision when it happened. they commemorated the 20th anniversary of the violence against women act, many critical of the league. >> they did not see it as big a d

the video shows him knocking out his then fiancÉ now wife janay palmer.the two scuff if he would inside an elevator in atlantic city. the nfl extended reese's two game suspension now to an indefinite suspension after that video went public and viral yesterday and his team, the baltimore ravens cut the running back. no other team can pick up rice. >>> the nfl and ravens claim they didn't see the video before yesterday as we mentioned rice and palmer are now married. katherine scott has more on this story coming up in our next half hour. >> philadelphia's on the verge of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. mayor michael nutter says he has worked out a deal with city council. the measures sponsored by councilman jim kenny passed in june. the mayor has yet to act on it until now. the legislation would mean no arrests or jail time for people caught with 1 ounce of pot or less. instead, they would get a $25 fine. council says prosecuting small time users not only expensive to taxpayers and clogs the legal system but it disproportionately targets african

the woman that rice assaulted is now his wife, janay palmer. today she essentially told everyone to butt out out. on instagram she defended rice. he lashed out at the media and to the public writing:, "to make us relive the moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. to take something away from the man i love just to gain ratings is horrific." well, that video has focused attention on domestic violence, but too often it goes unreported. elaine quijano found many victims feel they have no choice but to stay with an abusive partner, and we caution you, some of the images in her report are disturbing. >> reporter: this is what happened to 38-year-old angela brower the day she tried to leave her abusive boyfriend. >> he punched me in the eye with every bit of force he had and it knocked me unconscious roasht the beating left brower with multiple bruises, a broken nose and broken eye socket. the tennessee woman posted pictures of her injury on facebook. >> it helped me to see what the man i loved had done to me, and then after