World of live and painokillers handed out like candy. Athlete prop up on drug then sent out to play through broken bones and agonizing pain. Jim avila has more on these startling new allegations. Violent hits like this one. Broke superbowl winning quarterback jim mcman neck an injury he says nfl doctors never told him about. Leaving him to play hurt for years. So today he and 500 other nfl players are suing charging the league hit injuries from Players Behind a mask of pain pills creating a culture of drug misuse substituting Players Health for profit. What you have is warriors out there on any given sunday that are just pumd pumped up with combination of narcotics and antiinflammatorys to try to get them out on the field. Mcmahon now suffers from dementia has complained in the past. Saying the nfl hid the effects of cop concussion from players, too. Nfl denies this but still settled for 7 65 Million Dollars. They knew bit. And they didnt tell us. Its just like flat outlying to you. Re
Only 11 minutes up to sfo. Kristen ander and eric. We have new details in a string of groping assaults, police are looking for a teen who assaulted women on a walking trail. Amy hollyfield is in concord with the story. Police say there have been they attacks along this walking path and we are in concord. Here is the sketch Police Released of what they think he looks like. Though believe he is in his early or late teens and women have described him as hispanic or asian at 5 6 tall and thin to average build. The man comes up from behind and gropes the women overtheir clothing and runs away. No one has been hurt in the attacks and the women have fought reported seeing a weapon. They do believe he lives in this area. This started in march. There have been two attacks this month. Police are getting the word out so women can look out. Reporting live for abc7 news. Thank you. We have breaking news from new york, we have learned that dozen of people have been arrested in a major child pornogra
She signed and then crossed out portions of the contract that conforms with the teachings of the Roman Catholic church in their personal lives. You throw the employees personal lives in the middle of the disputes in the catholic church. Like reproductive rights and gay and lesbian rights. What the contract says is they must teach the principals of the Roman Catholic church. Which is not to be gay or lesbian or transgender . Thats not at all what the Roman Catholic principals say. There is no den gnaw grating of of classes of people. Now there is a ground swell of support for the teachers. Students almost walked out but stopped it after a plea from the principal on the intercom. I feel it is wrong and the Diocese Hospital control our teachers. Parents are threatening to withhold donations and created a Facebook Page calling for a protest on may 30th, and now the diocese says they are prompting the bishop to meet with parents and students next week. Abc7 news. In the south bay police are
Once again, it is facing off with many of its former players. They are accusing the league of putting profits ahead of their longterm health. The nfl is on the offensive this morning, following a new lawsuit filed by a group of retired players over the use of narcotics to treat pain. The nfl has created a culture of Drug Distribution and massive abuse to get them back on the field as soon as possible, notwithstanding any injuries or limitations they may have. Reporter those players are accusing the league of supplying them with powerful painkillers and other drugs that kept them in the game, but led to serious complications later in life. They say team doctors and trainers dispense drugs illegally without obtaining prescriptions or warning of the possible side effects. The suit names eight players as plaintiffs. But lawyers who are seeking classaction status for the case says more than 500 other former players have signed on. Among them, hall of famer, richard dent, who suffered a brok
If san jose, the search is on for a pair of arsonist behind an attack against a south bay family. Surveillance video caught the crime in progress yesterday and one of the arsonists douses this s. U. V. With gasoline and sets it on near and the flames spread to the other car. Arson investigators spent several hours questioning the family who believe they are being targeted. They are heartless. Cold flooded individuals and do not think of anyone else or what have you. He says the family has been attacked before. The tires were slashed and paint was thrown on the car this month. Members of san jose Vietnamese Community fear it could be racial racially motivated. A man was found shot in the head in pore temporary neighborhood last night near the Public Housing area. The victim was taken to San Francisco general where he died. Additional officers certain called to the scene to contain a large crowd that gathered there. No arrests have been made. Concord police are looking for a teen who ass