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>> la clippers owner donald sterling is likely to have alzheimers. the ratest remarks -- raca fede judge okayed the nfls concussion settlement. the landmark deal would compensate thousands of former nfl players for concussion related claims. pending final approval the settlement provide hundreds of millions of dollars of payments over the next 65 years. >> time now for your 5 at 5:00. a search smart sites like kayak always used advanced search options. second time is right.

Issue, im joined by alan schwarz of "the new york times" who has covered the concussion story from the start and "nbc sports" analyst, the terrific tony dungy, the head coach of the indianapolis colts the last time peyton manning won a super bowl. welcome to you both. im very glad to have you here. >> nice to be here, david, thank you. >> i want to make a disclosure before we start our discussion. my wife beth is an attorney that represents the nfl. she was part of the legal team that negotiated...

Indianapolis colts the last time peyton manning won a super bowl. welcome to you both. im very glad to have you here. >> nice to be here, david, thank you. >> i want to make a disclosure before we start our discussion. my wife beth is an attorney that represents the nfl. she was part of the legal team that negotiated this agreement between the nfl and the players over concussions. so with that out of the way, let me talk about that settlement. let me put it up on the screen, what it represents. ...

>> ill go with you. >> you got 100? >> yeah. lets talk about the game of football. ive always been a jet-giants fan living in new york. he said he has some residual brain impact, brett favre has some residual. you ran as hard as anybody i watched in the game. >> still doing it. you know, the science is still in effect. we dont know how the brain reacts with the trauma. some guys have problems, and others dont. theres a lot going on with this issue in the national football league and the existent...

Times, and sometimes it feels like theyre still fighting for a little respect. i can relate to that. >> not all good for the heat fans. the president honoring the miami heat at the white house yesterday. we move on now. there is an update to the $765 million concussion settlement reached last year. a federal judge is asking on more information on whether the settlement is enough to cover 20,000 retired players. the nfl came to the agreement with retired players before the season, hoping to avoid...

And a different discipline. get two times the points on travel and dining at restaurants from chase sapphire preferred. so you can be inspired by great food once again. chase sapphire preferred. so you can. the federal judge overseeing the nfl concussion settlement has denied its approval. it may not be enough. >> andy scholes joins you with more in the "bleacher report." >> judge anita brodie flat out rejected the deal saying the court needs more analysis proving that the money wont run out. ...

Fans of the heat. theyre from both parties. because we all know, nothing brings people together like the miami heat. this group has now won twice, but its gone to the finals three times. and sometimes it feels like theyre still fighting for a little respect. i can relate to that. >> all right, so, to sports now. at a time when the nfl wants us talking about its final four, theres an update to the $765 million concussion settlement reached with the union last year. a federal judge is asking for m...

Right now, a fan is suing the league over ticket prices for the super bowl. this as thousands of ex-players say a multimillion-dollar concussion settlement is simply not enough. but first, we are continuing to follow the investigation into that massive traffic jam last fall on the george washington bridge that has shaken up governor chris christies administration and potentially his political future as well. here are the latest developments. the speaker of the new jersey assembly, a democrat, ...

What would you say? >> i think it could all be under the big rubric of the national football league. this is our most popular sport. the bullying was only one of many bumper cars in the nfl. this is a sport that careened from one crisis to the next in a way that has not been able to be contained by the sports page. these are front page stories whether youre talking about the concussion settlement, whether youre talking about more of the suicides that have taken place of former players, whether y...

If you look at the nfl fine we have the concussions, we have the aaron hernandez stuff. we have the concussion settlement which was outrageous that they agreed to settle for that. thats all in my view. but you also have the most popular game in united states of america with a tissue thin drug policy unlike baseball. >> thats absolutely correct. its a sport where i think the fans themselves have really come to peace with the fact that they dont care how the sausages are made as long as the game i...