you thing of that, ray? well, i know one thing. the wife, the way the nfl is set up now i get out of the honey-do list. if i ask her if i can get out of the honey-do list because of the lingerie bowl, i d get slapped. if you re counting on the white house saving the day, you d better think again. here s the president. i m a big football fan, but i always think for an industry that s making $9 billion a year in revenue, they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way and be true to their fans who are the ones who obviously allow for all the money that they re making. so my expectation and hope is that they will resolve it without me intervening because it turns out i ve got a lot of other stuff to do. joining us right now is sports anchor ray gel less yeo.
until then as they try to hash out a new collective bargaining agreement. it seems president obama has no intention of wading into that dispute. i am a big football fan, but i also think that for an industry that is making $9 billion a year in revenue, they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way and be true to their fans who are the ones who, obviously, allow for all of the money that they re making. so my expectation and hope is that they will resolve it without me intervening, because it turns out, i ve got a lot of other stuff to do. he certainly does. sports attorney david cornwell, you were in the envelopnfl the president laid some of the dispute over the money on the fans. i m just guessing here. but if the fans weren t so loyal
and be true to their fans who are the ones who obviously allow for all the money that they re making. so my expectation and hope is they will resolve it without me intervening because it turns out i ve got a lot of other stuff to do. the nba is taking a big step by playing its first regular season in europe. the new jersey nets and the toronto raptors will go head to head in london. neither team has been having a particularly good season, but have several international stars. this is a drive to make basketball more popular in europe. david stern is hoping to create a european team within five years and a division within a decade. it is a great experience. the first time we play a regular season game in europe. i m glad to be part of this. london is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
my hope is that they will resolve it without me intervening because it turns out i ve got a lot of other stuff to do. good evening. the 14 missing wisconsin democratic senators now face being arrested if they are found in wisconsin. republican senate majority leader scott fitzgerald signed 14 separate orders finding each of the democratic senators in contempt of the senate. it is the result of a resolution passed earlier today that said if any of the 14 senators did not appear in the senate by 4:00 p.m. today, then that member shall be held guilty of contempt and disorderly behavior by the senate and the majority leader shall immediately issue an order to the sergeant at arms that he take any and all necessary steps, with or without the assistance of law enforcement officers, by warrant or other legal process, as he may deem necessary in order to bring that senator to the senate chambers so the senate may convene with a quorum of no less than 20
nothing. so they have time now. there is six months until the season kicks off. and there is a good point to say last time these negotiations were extended back in 2006 it worked. they struck a deal back then. shepard: if the owners lock out, will it end the season or delay the season or do we even know exactly? well, we don t really know, but it would almost certainly delay it, shep, depended on how long it lasted there has been three lockouts in nfl history. the last one was in 1987, it delayed the season by some 24 days. once there is a lockout, keep in mind, you cannot sign your draft picks. you can t sign free agents. you can t have practice. you certainly can t have training camp. no paychecks for anybody. and the players can t even talk to the coaches. and president obama today made it very clear that he is not getting involved in this. my expectation and hope is that they will resolve it without me intervening because it turns out i have got a lot of other stuff to do.