former federal prosecutor, jeffrey toobin. what s your reaction to this ruling? i couldn t help but thinking about nick saban, the coach of the university of alabama football who makes $9 million a year from the university. the players who play for them, who put their lives on the line, are not allowed to get even the minimum wage from the university of alabama. the absurdity of that situation is really becoming apparent to more and more people. the college sports is not a multimillion dollar business. it is a multiple billion dollar business. the athletes, the people we all want to see, the people who make these sports are not allowed even to get a living wage out of it while lots of people are making a great deal of money, the coaches, the administrators, the conferences. and here you have what is often a politically polarized supreme court unanimous in saying this
ntsb is joining alabama officials investigating a fiery multicar crash that killed ten people, nine of them children. a 9 month old baby was among them. the pileup happened in butler county, south of montgomery this weekend as the now tropical storm claudette tore through the region. cnn s martin savidge is live in alabama. he has been tracking the details here. the more you learn, it s just heart breaking. it truly is, kate. we are at the ranch, the girl s ranch from which many of the victims were from. it was saturday afternoon. we want to show you the images because the images will show you immediately why this is such a horrific crash. 2:30 in the afternoon, north
The University of Alabama Football program released a statement on social media saying in part:
‘We are devastated to hear of the passing of Lorenzo Washington… He was an integral part of our 2009 national championship team. A wonderful son, father, friend and a loved teammate.’
Alabama Football Program Statement on Passing of Lorenzo Washington.
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a townhome near Love Field on Valentine s Day morning, before the winter storm arrived in North Texas.
Inside, they found Washington dead and an ‘extremely high carbon monoxide reading,’ according to the Dallas Police Department.
Details surrounding Washington’s death have not yet been made public.