Where one was flown to another country. I believe that as you look at your policies, this sanctions should be as severe for this type of witness tampering as it should be for the underlying violent acts. Because thats what this is, witness tampering. And that, if you put those sanctions in place, will make very clear that if someone is a victim of Sexual Violence that neither the coaches nor the players, nor anyone else should be interfering with their ability to come forward or interfering with the way they need to feel safe. Or the support that they need as victims of a crime. I wanted to ask specifically a followup question on an issue. As i look to you, ms. Roberts and ms. Patterson, one of the things im concerned about as i listened to the testimony today that in terms of the players side of this, that they not hide behind the collective bargaining process or agreement when it comes to basic accountability and basic responsibility for not committing crimes. Because this is what th
Substantial commitments. We made five years to the Domestic Violence hot line. What is the amount of those commitments . I think its 4 to 5 million a year. You have made a commitment to the national Domestic Violence hot line. Would you be willing to make commitments of the same or comparable size to other organizations that do similar kinds of work . I cannot make that commitment today. Who can make that commitment . I want to make sure were trying to get the rest of the members in, so your time is expired. Who can make that commitment . Thats something we discuss with our entire team. Who are those leading organizations, the organizations at grass root level that need the support to support our families, to support nfl personnel. So thats a collective decision that was made for us to support the national Domestic Violence hot line and the National Sexual assault resource center. Thank you very much. Senator booker . I just want to thank the Ranking Member for we should be revisiting
Can already do with their existing authorities, the nfl mind on that, and what must be the subject of new bargaining which may be more popular with some than others. I also want to be clear the problem of Domestic Violence in is not anal sports problem unique to the nfl. The nfl has made most of the months, bothrecent for shocking and high profile leagues and for the controversial response. All of the professional Sports Leagues represented here today, problem with a athletes or employees who have committed violent criminal acts. All of them. I can give them to you if you try to deny it. Until recently, the leagues good. S have not been there is a long list of players in the nfl, the nba, the nhl, and Major League Baseball who have been charged with and in of domesticonvicted violence and the leagues have nothing in or response. Press has reported that a culture of silence within the leagues often prevents victims from reporting their abuse to Law Enforcement. Change. To there are reas
Into the bay following that collision. Right now, as i had mentioned, there seems to be more and more search boats coming into this area so they can try to find more wreckage. We dont have a whole lot of information as to who all was aboard the cessna, how many people were aboard, obviously. That is the ongoing part of this search, and of this investigation. As soon as we have further details well likely be giving you that information. Reporting live in richmond, abc7 news. From the clipper players wearing their warmup hurts inside out, so. Protests in the playoffs as the l. A. Clippers take a silent stance against their owner in oakland to. Donald sterling is accused of making racist remarked and many in the league want to see him punished. Ny nick smith was at the game where re talked to teams and fans about at the controversy. Nick . Reporter good evening. Donald sterling was not at todays game, but it was clare that comments he is also to have alleged to have made were front and ce
Sergio quintana is live from richmond with the details. Reporter right now this is still a very active search for parts of the plane, and also anyone who was in the plane. Let me go ahead and show you, theres a small fleet of search vehicles right now actively in san pablo bay. A combination of police vehicles, fire vehicles, and also it looks like private boaters who are out here trying to find parts of a plane that crashed into the bay, following that midair collision. Witnesses told rescue crews that it was a cessna and a hawker sea fury, an older model British Naval fighter. A pretty old plane. That plane apparently continued on and then landed quite some time later, quite a bit away, over at ion airport. That plane likely sustained some damage but we understand the cessna basically came crashing into the bay following that collision. Right now, as i had mentioned, there seems to be more and more search boats coming into this area so they can try to find more wreckage. We dont have