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the witnesses. to remember their stories. remember them like i remember my mom and my dad every single day. we must never forget. so this never happens again. yeah i asked this question to a lot of people. do you always think of yourself as a survivor? alright still a builder builder money, wonderful wife or do i have no pizza hut? mhm. good evening, everyone. im alison camerata. welcome to cnn tonight. the supreme court is on the cusp of making monumental decisions that could change l...

Totally ignore it, but id like to believe that at this point people of good will recognize the protest is about police brutality and has nothing to do with the military or the flag. yeah, it has had some effect on the lessening of interest in the nfl game. i think thats part of it, but i think its a very small part. i think there are bigger issues at work. i think number one is i think it was malcolm glad well said it would be in 25 years socially unacceptable to be a football fan. i think the c...

>> its been a tough year for the nfl. the commissioner seems to be making more than effort. otherwise, its bad. ratings are falling and games have seen tens of thousands of empty seats is. the league learning anything from it? the nfl rejected an add from a veterans group that would have asked people to stand during the anthem at the super bowl. and bob costas appears to be kicked off the super bowl pregame slow. he predicted a grim future for football due to concussions is. there a connection? ...

Theres absolutely nothing admirable about what tom brady does or tiger woods do. regardless of what goodell does if he cheated he should be suspended. this is the type of thing that makes people sick of the current culture were in. >> and also in the context of these larger issues that the league is facing criticism how they handle domestic violence and criticism of the science about head injuries and long-term impact from that. its coming out in an environment thats tricky. >> the broader quest...

Have had with the looks policy and the truss this is a good mood for him. >> you used to drive a cab. an industry driven by looks. were you ever get hurt? >> no, i made sure my -- >> as a cabdriver -- can i say this? as a cabdriver -- >> i guarantee the viewers went tbhoa what i am talking about. with abercrombie. this is about shifting perceptions. they are not going to put slops out there. you know how the nfl had a concussion problem and it took awhile to speak to your point. remember the cat...

>> my pleasure france. >> and i wart to start with the nfl saying there is more work to do with the player safety and it is our top priority. from where you stand professionally with the nfl, what has been done to make that safety a top priority? >> well, ive been a participant myself many years ago in football and followed the concussion problem for several decades and in my opinion i dont think football has been safer, in terms of the rules changes produced the equipment changes, the safer tac...

The former major league baseball player, ryan freel, has become the first pro baseball player to be diagnosed with a severe brain disease known as c.t.e. its associated with bruising sports like football and hockey but freels case suggests baseball may have a growing concussion problem as well. freel committed suicide last year at the age of 36 after playing a relentless and fierce style of baseball for eight seasons. rachel nichols is joining us now, the host of cnns "unguarded." how do you thi...

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He had been more fusive in offering apologies and trying to reinstate and validate those who he besmirched along the way. its a sad story, and i hope that whatever the goal was, i hope he believes he achieved it, but i agree with you. i dont know what the goal was last night. >> were -- its not just cycling. there was not a single member largely because of the steroid scandals that happened in that sport. football has a huge concussion problem thats about to blow up into something much larger an...

His mind. do we know any details make us believe that seau believed he had a problem with concussions? were there symptoms? >> we know four things. the first is his ex-wife said he had many concussions. a good friend of his who played in mayor league soccer and junior was complaining b about his on concussion problem and junior said i had one and it lasted for 20 years. its like a headache thats never stopped. the other thing that we know beyond a shadow of a doubt and this is whats truly dammin...