record actively until recently. he did slow down somewhat in the past year or so. he still had hundreds of performances. he had hundreds of hits, 15 grammy awards, b.b. king dead at the age of 89. patriots quarterback tom brady formally filed an appeal of his four-game deflategate suspension about an hour before yesterday s deadline. last night, it was announced that nfl commissioner roger goodell will personally hear that appeal. the nfl players union had asked for a neutral arbitrator to hear the case despite the ongoing drama, it is clear brady maintains the support of his teammates. he s an unbelievable player. he has full support. the patriots released a harsh criticism of the report that led to brady s suspension yesterday claiming the nfl deflategate conclusions are incomplete, incorrect and lacking in context. brady s appeal hearing has to take place within the next ten days. the search for a man swept away by flooding in houston has ended with the discovery of his body
earlier game that the nfl cited as evidence of brady s awareness, texts like this tom sucks. i m going to make the next ball an balloon. the team says they obviously are jokes, exaggerations and sarcasm. one teammate, rob gronkowski speaking out. he s an unbelievable player. he has full support. so far the public doesn t appear convinced. in a new espn/abc news poll, 76% of avid fans support the nfl sanctions against tom brady and the patriots. ryan smith abc news, new york. turning to california now where state senators there overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make vaccines is mandatory for nearly every child the proposal would eliminate exemptions for parents who oppose them because of their religious or personal beliefs. the move toward mandatory immunizations gained approval after a measles outbreak at disneyland. the bill will move to the state assembly for approval. consumer reports not all
he still had hundreds of performances. he had hundreds of hits, 15 grammy awards, b.b. king dead at the age of 89. patriots quarterback tom brady formally filed an appeal of his four-game deflategate suspension about an hour before yesterday s deadline. last night, it was announced that nfl commissioner roger goodell will personally hear that appeal. the nfl players union had asked for a neutral arbitrator to hear the case despite the ongoing drama, it is clear brady maintains the support of his teammates. he s an unbelievable player. he has full support. the patriots released a harsh criticism of the report that led to brady s suspension yesterday claiming the nfl deflategate conclusions are incomplete, incorrect and lacking in context. brady s appeal hearing has to take place within the next ten days. the search for a man swept away by flooding in houston has ended with the discovery of his body. investigators say he was driving
the league. a new espn and abc news poll showing 54% of all fans and 69% of avid fans think brady cheated. according to experts in these situations, a lot of athletes do appeal and in brady s case they say one possibility is he gets the four-game suspension reduced to just two games. elizabeth hu ruchlt abc news, boston. this hearing has to happen in the next ten days. there s no telling how long it will take them for a decision. they ve got a little time. he would be eligible to play october 18th i believe against the colts. trying to get it reduced. it s just a sexy story in a lot of ways. it won t go away, the twists and turns. coming up here, b.b. king, remembering the blues legend. he s left his mark on generations of musicians. we have a tribute coming your way next on world news now. the thrill is gone, baby, the thrill is gone away
personally hear brady s appeal. abc s elizabeth hur with the details. tom brady makes it official he is fighting his suspension, claiming it is only fair a neutral arbitrator hear the appeal. hours earlier, these stern words. the nfl s conclusions are incomplete, incorrect and lack context according to the new england patriots blasting the investigation that found it is more probable than not that tom brady was at least generally aware of the release of air from patriots game balls. brady s agent also on the attack calling the findings biased. i think it is wrong to criticize my independence just because you disagree with my findings. ted wells, the man behind the 243-page investigation, is standing by his report which resulted in the nfl issuing sanctions including a four-game suspension for brady and a million dollar fine for the patriots. and fans, well, they re backing