Football on the toll it takes on athletes. Were talking about concussions. Today a victory for the players over the nfl. Its about money and responsibility. And abcs jim avila starts us off. Reporter football heroes crushed by the violence of the sport they love. Household names like brett favre, junior seau, jim mcmahon and today, an even younger victim of head trauma 32yearold former super bowl tight end ben utecht. All learning today that the nfl is legally promising unlimited care for any retired player suffering from brain disease. There are players that are in need and the nfl is stepping up to the table. Reporter todays concussion settlement replaces the earlier agreement between former players and the nfl. So now, the 765 million cap is now the league has agreed to lift that cap. Which could drive the potential coast to more than a billion dollars, despite no public admission of responsibility by the league. Nobody makes a gift of hundreds of millions of dollars, unless they be
Our american goalkeeper tonight. The stunning obstacles hes overcome. A star even before hitting the field tonight. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a sunday night. We begin tonight with those flooding concerns stretching across several states. Eight major rivers swollen. More drenching rain and Severe Weather on the way. In illinois this was the picture through the windshield. Drivers faced flash flooding. Roadways suddenly disappearing. In illinois entire neighborhoods surrounded by water. And take a look at mt. Rushmore. You see the famous faces of the president s there and the lightning flashes behind them. And tonight there is more rain coming to minneapolis where that mudslide sheared away the land underneath the hospital. The hospital still standing. The forecast for the rain and possible tornados in a moment here but abc outside minneapolis tonight. Reporter along the crow river in the town of dalano today the water reaching its peak. Just barely protected by a fr
This afternoon, a tornado touched down near indianapolis, throwing a camper into a home. At the same time, in another part of the midwest, theyre fighting the unstoppable flood. Seven major rivers still rising tonight. And abcs alex perez has storm warnings at this hour. Reporter breaking in indiana tonight, a powerful storm and possible tornado sweeping through the indianapolis area. If thats not a tornado i dont know what is. Reporter damaging homes, knocking down trees and creating a panic this afternoon as many scrambled to get to safety. I heard a lot of banging and rattling, so i headed downstairs to get to an interior part of the house. Reporter all this as indianapolis works to recover from a massive storm that brought strong winds and torrential downpours monday. Mother nature unleashing her anger across the midwest. Golfball sized hail slamming parts of bentley, kansas, making driving almost impossible. Across minnesota, a race against time. Crews filling sandbags, trying to
We are talking about concussions. And today a victory for the players over the nfl. It is about money and responsibility. And abcs jim avila starts us off. Reporter football heroes crushed by the violence of the sport they love. Household names like brett favre, junior seau, jim mcmahon and today, an even younger victim of head trauma 32yearold former super bowl tight end ben utecht. All learning today that the nfl is legally promising unlimited care for any retired player suffering from brain disease. There are players that are in need and the nfl is stepping up to the table. Reporter todays concussion settlement replaces the earlier agreement between former players and the nfl. To cap the damages at 765 million. The judge said that wasnt enough money. And now the league has agreed to lift that cap, which could drive the potential cost to more than a billion dollars, despite no public admission of responsibility for the brain injuries by the league. Nobody makes a gift of hundreds of