This hearing will come to order. I want to thank all of you very much for coming here. You are a bit squeezed in. But water is on the house. Become portable and the black. College sports has an absolutely extraordinary position in the culture of our country, not only College Sports inspired incredible fan passion across the country but provided a very important way for young men and women as is britain, both to athletics as an avocation and get aunt in education, we are doing some talk about that today. And providing an avenue to college, as they would otherwise not have existed and it is important to understand that. College athletes and athletics are rooted in the notion of amateurism. The history of that is interesting going back to the founding of the n. C. A. A. In 1906 and going back to the greekss concept of amateurism. College sports is supposed to be an avocation. Students play College Sports for love of the game, not for love of money. Many people like the notion of College S
To check its safety and the safety of its travelers. Heres the situation. I need everybody to sit down. Everybody sit down. Okay. Its going to look worse than it is. U. S. Airways Flight Attendant trying to calm the passengers on flight 845 from philadelphia to the Dominican Republic after a joke by an american passenger caused panic. The unidentified passenger was reportedly coughing during the flight and yelled out ive been to africa just before the plane landed. Once the plane was on the ground, precautions were taken to make sure passengers were safe. So Emergency Responders in blue hazmat suits boarded the plane to locate the passenger. Owe, my god this lady in a white jacket covers her mouth as the emergency worker stopped in front of her, she like many other passengers are recording video on their phones. Were not going to show the man but he was eventually taken off the plane several people booed him. Boo the plane was held on the tarmac for nearly two hours until officials det
Coughincoughingcoughing that ley series of event and the ordeal all caught on tape and going viral tonight. Good evening, im dawn tim money knee. Im iain page. The mans comment may have been a joke but no one was laughing. Health officials boarded the u. S. Airways plane in full gear to check its safety and the safety of its travelers. Heres the situation. I need everybody to sit down. Everybody sit down. Okay. Its going to look worse than it is. U. S. Airways Flight Attendant trying to calm the passengers on flight 845 from philadelphia to the Dominican Republic after a joke by an american passenger caused panic. The unidentified passenger was reportedly coughing during the flight and yelled out ive been to africa just before the plane landed. Once the plane was on the ground, precautions were taken to make sure passengers were safe. So Emergency Responders in blue hazmat suits boarded the plane to locate the passenger. Owe, my god this lady in a white jacket covers her mouth as the e
Critic some calling him to step down. The brian smith has more now on what the commissioner knew and when. Tonight our Sister Network reporting that according to multiple sources ray rice personally told nfl commissioner Roger Goodell in a meeting that he punched his wife janae in elevator in atlantic sister. That seems to contradict statements goodell made this week saying that during a meeting with the player he was quote ambiguous because what actually happened. The pressure growing even greater for Roger Goodell tonight. Nfl commissioner under fire under wrap tonight as football top star demand answers. We are all held accountable for our action as players certainly every owner should be held accountable for their actions. The commissioner should be held accountable for his actions. Goodell insist he didnt know the accident of the meeting until tmz rae leased devastating video video monday but some players dont buy it. Could have been a better job because if tmz can get it why not
We will use super bowl sunday to talk about government regulations when it comes to the issue of steroids or head injuries. The phone lines are open. Lets begin with a look at some of the headlines courtesy of the museum. From the San Francisco chronicle from the Baltimore Sun lets turn to the politics and policy behind the nfl. This is a story a few days ago from the Washington Post. Outlining a plan and a letter to the executive director of the Players Union. They agreed as part of a 2011 collective Bargaining Agreement that the players should be tested for hgh, but the two sides of that agreed. Two seasons have been played without it. Last weekend in new orleans, Roger Goodell was asked a number of questions including one on the issue of head injuries. Here is more from last week. [video clip] i welcome the president s comments. We want to make sure people understand what we are doing to make our game safer, not just in the nfl but throughout sports. The changes we are making a in t