are the most high profile, most expensive spots to run. the nfl will use one of those spots to run an ad that talks about what the league is doing to promote safety. this past week on 60 minutes roger goodel said players need to share responsibility and also to be honest about their injuries. some of it s a warrior mentality. some of it s wanting to be out there to contribute, but that s part of our education is to make sure that the players understand the seriousness of the issue and that they have to report these injuries. so the question a lot of people ask, just how hard are those big hits? i recently spoke to a concussion expert kevin ust owi tz who said you can measure the force. we ll see what happens. it s recorded up here at 23.6 g s of acceleration. reporter: he recently won a macarthur genius grant for his work on concussions in football. he is going to with stand an impact of 157 g s. wow. that s similar to a car accident. right. 157 g s. it s
with stimulus money, services a brand-new fleet of powered trucks. that is liquefied powered trucks. one facility allows ups to move packages purely on alternative energy. the president is due to speak at any moment now and we ll listen in when he comes to the microphone. to make sure natural gas stays plentiful, the last unclaimed drillable parts off the gulf of mexico, 38 million acres, ranging from 3 to 230 miles offshore. the interior department says there could be a billion barrels of oil and natural gas under there. bids for drilling starts at $100 an acre. newt gingrich is fighting for the veteran vote in jacksonville. the biggest republican presidential contest to date is just five days away and still a two-man race. a new cnn time orc poll shows romney and gingrich neck-and-neck and ron paul way behind. our numbers from sunday give a 6-point lead to gingrich. on monday and tuesday, there s a nine-point lead for romney. one thing s for sure, the final florida de
repeated blows to the head, the kind that you get on a football field can have lasting reprecussions. especially for young people. some states are writing new laws. in fact, one just took effect this month here in california. any player on a high school or middle school team who gets a concussion must be cleared by a trainer or doctor before going back on the field. even then, though, the risk is hard to gauge. you can t really see damage to the brain unless you actually look inside. of course, by then it s too late. reporter: football is a violent game, full of big hits. what are all those collisions doing to the brain inside those helmets? i met with kevin, a research esh from the university of north carolina. he can actually measure the intensity of those hits. so i m going to give a moderate hit and see what happens. so it s recorded up here at 23.6 g s of acceleration. he recently won a mcarthur genius grant for his work on concussions in football. he is going
year 56 million. the campaign says it has $19 million cash on hand. a big chunk of which will be spent right here, south carolina. site of the first southern primary a week from saturday. today romney and the other candidates intent of stopping him are tearing up the other highways. he says he is the guy that republicans are looking for. i don t believe any moderate can debate romney successfully and i believe if you re going to defeat barack obama, you are only going to defeat him with a conservative and that requires south carolyn generals to come together. a lot can change in ten days. but gingrich is shown with only half of the support that romney has and compared to last month, romney has almost doubled his support and gingrich has lost have of his. this morning on cnn, sticking it to president obama. i have a long way to go before i get the nomination. if i m lucky enough to get it. but i really think we re best off focussing on the failure of the president and pe