Suicide was linked to head injuries suffered on the field. Todays report identifies brain abnormalities consistent with what is known as chronicti traumatic encephalopathy, or cte, which is caused by repetitive trauma to the brain. Dr. Russell lonzer oversaw the study. Individuals that have been found to have cte in the past, in some cases, have exhibited behaviors such as impulsivity, irritability, aggression, memory loss, and suicidal thoughts. Reporter seau is the fifth former nfl player to commit suicide who was later found to have cte. More than 4,000 players have filed suit against the nfl for brainrelated injuries. The nfl has changed rules to discourage blows to the head. It has given a 30 Million Research grant to the National Institutes of health to study medical conditions prominent in athletes. Y we need to better understand this. Nditio we need to have better awareness, better diagnostic capabilities. We need to find ways to assess this before someone passes away, or diagnose it. Reporter seaus familyay released a statement saying thatd they were deeply saddened that he suffered from such a debilitating condition. And scott, the nfl said the findings underscore the need forfi Additional Research to better understand cte. Pelley seth, thank you. There was another School Shooting today this time, at a high school in taft, california, just over 100 miles north of los angeles. The sheriff says a Student Armed with a shotgun shot one classmate, leaving him critically wounded. A teacher talked the shooter into putting the gun down. This happened on the very day that the Vice President met with the n. R. A. The Vice President has been tasked with coming up withga recommendations for curbing gun violence, and Major Garrett is at the white house for us tonight. Major . Scott, there were no illusions on either side about what would come from the vices president s meeting with the National Rifle association and other gun rights groups. Re but for pure political andso Public Relations reasons neither side could ignore the other. They didnt, and deep differences remain. The meeting lasted more than 90 minutes. Afterward, we spoke with n. R. A. President david keene, who did not attend the session with biden. He described the conversation asescr onesided. We were disappointed, in a sense, because prior to the meeting, they made a number of statements from the white house that they havent made up their mind. But at the meeting, the Vice President made it clear that, in terms of firearms, they have made up their mind. Reporter keene said the n. R. A. Will take its lobbying might and growing membership list to congress to fight every item on the biden agenda, from a reinstated assault weapons banve to a universal criminal and Mental Health background check and bans on highcapacity ammunition magazines. The group also opposes increased federal research into gun violence, another biden priority. I think there are a lot of people who would like to completely gut the Second Amendment and to deprive americans of the rights that they enjoy under the Second Amendment. Are they going to be able to do that . I dont think so. Reporter in a separate meeting with hunters and conservation groups, mr. Biden appealed for consensus. Even if what we do only saves one life, it makes sense. And i think we can do a great deal without in any way imposing on or impinging on the rights of the Second Amendment. That the Second Amendment guarantees. Reporter n. R. A. Says it knows, after newtown, theyre facing a gun control debate unlike any in its history. And they may be more politically isolated than they were in 1994, when the assault weapons ban was first pushed tenaciously through congress by thensenator joeth biden. Pelley major, thank you. Major just mentioned the n. R. A. s growing membership. Well, the n. R. A. Told us today that it has attracted 100,000 new members since the newtown tragedy for a total membership today of 4. 2 million members. President obama today introduced his nominee for treasury secretary, white house chief of staff jack lew. The president said lew is a master of policy who can work with members of both parties. And about lews now famous signature, which would appear on the bills in your pocket, the president said that lew has promised him to make at least one letter legible in order to not debase our currency, the president said. The president is getting some criticism today for not naming more women to his cabinet. And after this white house photograph appeared in the newspaper, showing the president th meeting with top aides, all but one of them men, the white house quickly put out another photograph of the president with senior advisors, including three women. With a little perspective on the president s cabinet picks, we turn to our political director john dickerson. John, what do you make of it . Reporter well, scott, there are a series of critiques here. Some of the president s political allies think that he should acknowledge in his staff selections that he won reelection with the votes of women and minorities. Other critics have pointed out that these all white male selections at the important departments of state, defense,s and treasury suggest a lack of diverse viewpoints in the second term. And yet another criticism is that these posts, which are in the news almost daily, send ais bad signal about what is possible for anyone who is not already in the white male club. The president won reelection, in part, by relentlesslyhe pressing mitt romney and republicans on every aspect of gender and race issues. Hes now getting to experience what thats like. Pelley john, the president did prefer susan rice as an appointment for. As the appointee for secretary of state to replace hillary clinton, butans the republicans didnt allow him to go forward with that. Reporter well, thats right. It and white house aides point right to that. Susan rice was on the short list to be secretary of state until she withdrew her name from nomination. And immediately, aides said, that put her on the short list someday to be national securitye advisor. That is a top job. She, of course, remains in the cabinet, as do several other women and minorities. The president s closest, and some would say most powerful advisor, is a woman, an African American woman, valerie jarrett, and white house aides point out that the white house has more women than men. They also say stay tuned, the president has more personnel decisions to announce. Pelley john, thanks very much. The cdc said today that the nationwide flu epidemic has now taken the lives of 20 children. The flu is widespread in 45 states. The outbreak is straining hospitals. And today, the makers of flu vaccine and tamiflu say they are running short of both. Michelle miller is in boston where a Health Care Emergency has been declared. Reporter elsie santiago came to the emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital this morning. At 5 00, what did you feel . Chills and shaky. Reporter shes one of 530 patients the hospital has diagnosed with the flu. Thats four times more than theys had at this point last year. Santiagos asthma is only making her symptoms worse. So you went from being well in the morning to feeling the chills, and by this morning, what happened . I wasnt breathing good. Shortness of breath. Uhhuh, i had to come here. Did you know, i have the flu. Uhuh. What did you think was . U my asthma. Reporter dr. Paul bittenger runs massachusetts generals emergency department. He says theyre nearing full capacity with the number of patients who have flulike symptoms. 15 years youve been hereer how would you rate this season . This is certainly among the worst flu seasons, and its really pushing it to our breaking point. Ys p reporter he says part of the problem is people who dont need emergency treatment are flooding hospitals, making it harder to treat patients like elsie santiago. Shes the person that you do want coming into the e. R. T exactly right. If you have shortness of breath, some underlying illness that is being made more severe, come into the hospital. Many other people can safely be managed at home, again taking fluids and drinking as much as they can of clear liquids,qu ibuprofen and tylenol. Reporter massachusetts has confirmed some 6,000 cases of the flu and immunized more than 750,000 people for free. Now, boston isnt reporting a vaccine shortage, but the nearby town of somerville ran out of its supply earlier this week. Scott, they got a new batch today, but only 100 doses. Pelley with six to eight weeks to go in flu season. Michelle, thank you very much. There is a big change tonight for the nine million americanse who take the sleep aid ambien. The government said today that the recommended dose for women should be cut in half, and a lower dose is recommended for men as well. Dr. John lapook has been looking into this for us. Well, scott, the active ingredient in ambien, the fda decision comes from lab studies that show, eight hours after somebody takes a normal standard dose of ambien, the drug levels in the blood are potentially capable of causing a driving problem in 15 of women and 3 of men. Its even higher in the extended form of the drug thats 33 of women and 25 of men. Pelley eight hours afterwards. Eight hours later. Pelley there are other sleep medications on the market. What about them . The fda specifically stressed this. Any sleep medication has the potential to cause drowsiness, and people need to think about this and adjust their taking ofr that medication accordingly. Pelley john, thanks very much. Defense secretary leon panetta said today that he is very concerned about what would happen to syrias chemical weapons if the dictator Bashar Alassad is overthrown. Panetta said there are no plans to send u. S. Troops into the civil war there that has killed 60,000 so far. He said the u. S. Has been talking to syrias neighbors including israel, about how to keep those weapons out of the hands of terrorists. Syrias civil war began as avi popular uprising. The u. N. Says more than 600,000 refugees have fled. Many have gone to turkey, andne Clarissa Ward is there. Reporter this may look like a basement storefront, but hidden inside is a school for 500 children, all of them refugees from syrias civil war. We visited an english class. Hello. Hello reporter . Where we met 13 yearold omar. Where are you from, omar . Im from aleppo. Reporter from aleppo. Yes. Reporter aleppo, syrias largest city, has been pounded for months by the syrian air force. Whole neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble. When the fighting got too close, omar and his family fled across the border to turkey. Why did you come here . Because bashar assad destroyed all of syria and we come here to have a life, good life. Reporter another boy, ali, told us that he lost both of his hands and his left eye when a plane bombed his house. In a math class, we wanted to know how many have lost someone in their family in the war. Nearly a third raised their hands. Principal zikwan dayid taught history in syria. He told us he was arrested threeus times by Government Forces before he fled to turkey. He said many of the children here are traumatized. They get frightened by loudes noises, he told us. If someone bangs on the wall,e they panic. They feel they are always under threat. The turkish government allows the school to operate, but doesnt provide anything else. Textbooks are donated by a charity and the teachers salaries are minimal. What is your dream for these children . That they get back to their country with their heads held high and rebuild their schools, he said. I want to try to give these kids what they have lost. Pelley but that will likely be some time. Clarissa ward is joining us on the border with turkey and syria. Clarissa, what is the refugee situation there now . Reporter well, its incredibly difficult, scott. The turkish government is really struggling to house this wave of refugees. They say that theyve spent a billion dollars on trying to host them. There are currently more than 150,000 Syrian Refugees living here. But they simply cant build these camps quickly enough. And one result that you are starting to see because of that is that there are now tens of thousands of syrian wouldbe refugees who are massing along the turkish border, but still stuck inside syria where that aid cannot reach them easily. Pelley clarissa, thank you very much. New rules to prevent anotherge mortgage meltdown will make it harder to get a loan. And killer whales trapped in ice. What happened next when the cbs evening news continues. See, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive. But when i started losing energy and became moody. 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S today, working class families want to move in. Schnegenberger directs non profit groups like resources for communities, which guide First Time Buyers through the mortgage process. The folks that you typically deal with, give me a sense of who they are . So our member organizations work with families that are typically low to moderate income, you know, annual incomes of 30,000 to 50,000 to 60,000 a year. Reporter the new rules are designed it to protect them from risky loans and the banks from borrowers taking a loan they cannot afford. They cap total debt payments at no more than 43 of a borrowers income; mandate a consumers financial records be verified; ban interestonly loans and limit large payments calledo balloons due at the end of a loan. But schnegenberger is also worried regulators could tinker with the rules by the end of the year. Concerns about the details, for us, are high Credit Scores the requirement of high creditem scores, and high down payment minimums. 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Weather talent appears at wx center with generic pinpoint filling monitor then we take special finally tonight the boardwalk has been romanticized in song as the place where lovers meet. In one Community Devastated by sandy, the boardwalk was the very heart of the town. Elaine quijano now on whats being done to get it beating again. You want cheese on it . Cheeseburger. Reporter jimmy kamaris has opened his restaurant, jimmys place, in the jersey shore town of belmar every weekday morning since Hurricane Sandy hit 10 weeks ago. Did you think about walking away . I sure did. I really did. I was thinking about, you know, just closing up shop, taking my losses and moving on. But something told me to stay. Were here to help you out. God bless you. Reporter for three weeks he gave away food for free. With power out and much of the town under water, his restaurant powered by a generator was the only place to get a hot meal. It was scary. It was scary and nerveracking to say the least. I think i fed off the people i was feeding. I kind of fed off of them because they were so appreciative. I got strength from them, you know, to hang on. Reporter kamaris weathered through, and now jimmys place is one of three businesses open near the belmar shore. The town is now working hard to help kamaris and other Business Owners get back on track. Step one is rebuilding the boardwalk. Matt dougherty is the mayor. We have about 140 Small Businesses that are completely dependent on tourists that come to belmar in the summer. Without a belmar boardwalk, without the beach, we wouldnt have the tourists and it would be devastating to those middle class families that own those Small Businesses. Its like anything else; when you lose something, you miss it. And you want it back, and you want it in most cases better than it was. So i think thats the thing to show that, you know, to show some resilience that you cant be beat, you know, you cant beat us. Reporter kamaris has his eye on memorial day weekend, the official start of the summer tourist season. The mayor has promised the towns boardwalk will be back by then. Kamaris is betting that his customers will be, too. Theres a lot on the line. And you know, if i go down, i go down. But ill go down fighting. Reporter sounds very jersey to me. Yeah. Yeah, its jersey. Jerseys strong. Reporter elaine quijano, cbs news, belmar, new jersey. And thats the cbs evening news for tonight. For all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. How dare you my child was captions by caption colorado comments captioncolorado. Com your realtime captioner linda marie macdonald. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. Im allen martin. How dare you. My child was attacked from behind. New at 6 00, angry parents seize control of a School Board Meeting in vallejo. Frustrated because the children have been bullied. They are upset that neither the schools for the districts are hearing their complaints. But the school board got an earful last night. Almost four hours into an extended School Board Meeting, frustrated parents couldnt take it. We want to be heard. We have been waiting all night. Reporter the regular agenda was put on hold. Im going to yield the floor. Reporter and families of bullied students finally got the chance to talk. You guys are in denial. Reporter Ladonna Williams says her daughters brutal beating at Hogan Middle School caught on cell phone video wasnt taken seriously. In an interview with cbs 5, the district even suggested such cell phone attacks are staged. Usually almost always there are students who help to arrange it. Hugh dare you, my child was attacked from behind. Reporter trini lopez said her daughter was viciously attacked at hogan. It took two months for you guys to apologize for you and someone to get ahold of me. Reporter them patricia. My daughter autumn in fifth grade at cooper elementary school. She has been bullied from starting there and is in therapy from wanting to kill herself. Shes 10. Reporter and mary whitney. Nothing is being done. Wheres the supervision . Theres no supervision. You know what the solution is . Children kept in the office at lunch and recess. You are telling my daughter its not safe. And where are these boys that were bullying my daughter . Outside playing basketball. Reporter she says School Officials brag about lowering expulsion rates but thats a part of the problem. Suspensions and expulsions are down at what cost . The cost ofy