Narrator the news that day would start a chain of events that would threaten to forever change the way americans see the game of football. It is hard to find a former pro Football Player whose body hasnt paid a very high price. Narrator mike websters body was delivered to the Allegheny County coroners office. Webster ends up in the autopsy room. And the pathologist whos on call that day is this guy, bennet omalu. Omalu parked his car and walked into the office and he said, whats going on . And one of his colleagues said, its mike webster. Hes up in the autopsy room. And omalus response was, whos mike webster . And everybody looked at me like, where is he from, is he from outer space . Who is this guy who doesnt know mike webster in pittsburgh . Hes a nigerianborn, incredibly welleducated guy, but he doesnt know anything about football. Narrator a doctor, omalu was also a trained neuropathologist. From the beginning of the autopsy, dr. Omalu could see the effects of 17 years in the foot
The abnormalities. Narrator a decadeslong battle between scientists, players and the nations most powerful sports league. You cant go against the nfl. They will squash you. Narrator next, league of denial the nfls concussion crisis. Im really wondering if every single Football Player doesnt have this. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from and by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation. Dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The wyncote foundation. And by tfrontline Journalism Fund with a grant from and scott nathan and laura debonis. horns blowing erenberg touchdown listen to this crowd, theyre on fire the steelers have their key receivers in. Stallworth on the left, 82, swann
The abnormalities. Narrator a decadeslong battle between scientists, players and the nations most powerful sports league. You cant go against the nfl. They will squash you. Narrator next, league of denial the nfls concussion crisis. Im really wondering if every single Football Player doesnt have this. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from and by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation. Dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The wyncote foundation. And by tfrontline Journalism Fund with a grant from and scott nathan and laura debonis. horns blowing erenberg touchdown listen to this crowd, theyre on fire the steelers have their key receivers in. Stallworth on the left, 82, swann
Were keeping them honest tonight. We begin with breaking news. New details about the harm that this man might have been capable of. For starters, Omar Gonzalez did more than jump the fence at the white house. He made it through the front door of the white house. He was armed and had a troubling recent past that Authorities Say suggested he may have intended to harm the president. A whole lot of questions. More from jim acosta. Reporter investigators say they found 800 round of ammunition inside the car of alleged white house intruder 42yearold Omar Gonzalez friday night. In less than 20 seconds he jumped the fence that runs along pennsylvania avenue and raced inside the north portico entrance to the white house. He was armed with a small knife. Relatives say hes an iraq war veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder. In Court Prosecutors say gonzalez has had runins with Law Enforcement before. In july arrested in virginia with a sniper rifle and a map circling the white house. In augus
I think i would serve well as president. We need something fresh, organic, from the bottom up. Good to have you with us tonight, folks. Thanks for watching. Last night on this broadcast i was a little agitated a little fired up. Tonight im just disappointed. Mitt aint going to be running for president. Mitt romney told supporters on a Conference Call that it just isnt going to happen. After putting considerable thought into making another run for president , ive decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee. I am convinced that we could win the nomination. Romney was planning to run on a platform focused on helping the middle class and fighting poverty. It is almost laughable. It is a far cry from the 2012 campaign and of course the infamous 47 comment and tape we unearthed. Romney announced hes not running the day after president obama said this. Weve got a former president ial candidate on the other side who suddenly is just deeply c