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Actually tackling 90% of the time at practice. >> head coach pastor says they executed at football fields and its called putting it up. thats where the players engage after a few seconds without hitting the turf. >> my whole model is not taking anybody to the ground because i know a lot of concussions are caused by helmet to helmet contact but its also caused when the head hits the turf. >> miami dolphins are taking an even more proactive role. >> in a first of its kind program, the team has fun...

Unattended on the national mall. u.s. capitol police arresting the owner of the car. our nations capital remembering those hop served our country. a wreath laying ceremony at the national world war ii memorial honoring more than 400,000 americans who defended our nation. were having some trouble with the fire alarm here in our studio. so if you hear that alarm from time to time dont worry about it. we are told everything is okay. the alarm just keeps tripping here. concussion dangers for f...

This issue. they have no requirement for baseline testing, no requirement even than an athlete a concussion stay off the field. if you dont test for these symptoms, this is unfortunately going to keep happening. were going to be sitting here doing this story over and over again because these are 18, 19, 20-year-old kids. they want to play their sport. they dont always report their symptoms right away and many times when they do its too late, as in this case. we saw that with the really sad text ...

Nfls genuineness here. >> i think we have come a long way. there was not mandatory baseline testing when i retired in 2005. there is now. there wasnt an independent neurologist on the feel when i played. there is now. in 2011 they negotiated a new cba and got less hitting in practice. a lot of my concussion, rachel, i got in practice. so theyre not hitting nearly as much, not putting the pads on nearly as much and for that reason i think theyre going to cut down on a lot of the concussions. >> a...

The youth athletes and the president really played that role yesterday. >> and, ted, i saw you shaking your head when asked about the nfls genuineness here. >> i think we have come a long way. there was not mandatory baseline testing when i retired in 2005. there is now. there wasnt an independent neurologist on the feel when i played. there is now. in 2011 they negotiated a new cba and got less hitting in practice. a lot of my concussion, rachel, i got in practice. so theyre not hitting nearly ...

Fundamentals and the fundamentals of tackling -- and thats where you get into football, everyone is trying to make the highlight reel and launching themselves, making themselves a projectile instead of getting into a great athletic position, breaking down and making an athletic move. theres a huge difference there. and i believe, and you can go on u.s.a. football and look at all the statistics and techniques that do it that actually will get you away from the possibility of head injuries. >> con...

What about the pulling a child off the field and making them be checked the way our nfl players and pros have to go through a procedure. does that take place in schools and on playgrounds around the country? >> it takes place in some schools that have the funding. part of the problem is that the kind of care that you need, an independent neurologist on site as the nfl has now, baseline testing so you know what the condition of a persons brain is before any trauma occurs, so you can measure what ...

When he was out with concussion symptoms. now ten former nhl players are suing the league for not doing enough to protect them against concussions. >> this is similar to the lawsuit that we just saw in the nfl that they settled less than three months ago. and basically what theyre claiming, an nhl athlete can suffer almost 1,000 hits to his head during the season. and theyre claiming that they contribute to the injuries by refusing to ban body checking. and they want damages and medical programs...

far. if we stay true to form, that means we will see a huge rally today. cross your fingers and hold on, folks. also this morning, five nato troops killed in a bomb attack in southern afghanistan. coalition troops have killed nearly 200 militants in recent weeks. keeping an eye on afghanistan, of course. keeping an eye on great britain. britains prime minister says london police waited too long to arrest rioters this past weekend. he said that when he was speaking to parliament i...