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Disabled list. how does he survive after that? with no exposure? >> well, i mean -- if im newt gingrich, the first thing i do is -- i say today i know im going to get beaten pretty badly tomorrow. im going to write my speech for tomorrow night, and its not going to be bitter like iowa was and im not going to be angry like i was in new hampshire, im going to give a great speech thats going to be optimistic, going to talk about the long road ahead and this is just one step back and be positive. an...

more tornadoes are possible today across the region. right now, the death toll stands at 116. that ties the single deadliest tornado record in u.s. history. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 survivors from the rubble but time and the weather, now the enemies. precious hours are slipping away as bleak reality set in. t.j. holms in joplin. you went out with one of the rescue teams. what did you see? >> reporter: last night, i couldnt believe what i was seeing, carol. i have been cove...

Andy comes up firing. forced play. not over. the game is not over. still tied until carl crawford, next batter, line drive over the center fields head, sox win, 4-3. >> hows beckett doing? >> did great last night. out of the game with a stiff neck but okay. >> what about dice-k? he is on the disabled list hopefully a year and a half. >> whats the yankees score? >> yankees did win. i shut it off, they were like 11-0. they were hammering? the yankees and red sox have had a great week. >> yeah. >> ...

Association wants to protect their players, as well. a new seven-day disabled list will be instituted for players who get concussions. the player will then need clearance from major league baseballs medical director before being able to return to play. teams will also be required to designate a doctor as a concussion specialist in their home city. the new list will supplement the standard 15-day disabled list. a helmet cam capturing a snowboa snowboarders plunge. he lost control and tumbled in...

Away in front of all of these television cameras, all of these eyewitnesss and hasnt been seen from since. were taking a closer look at her cry for help. baseballs new disabled list. some of the steps major league baseball is taking to protect players who suffer concussions. 36 minutes past the hour. p we couldve gone a more traditional route... ... but it wouldnt have been nearly as memorable. ♪

Course of game and during spring training you need a baseline for everybody so you know where theyre at. if they do have a concussion, its seven days on the disabled list and you need to get the medical okay to go back to work. >> so why do this in the first place? have they seen concussions on the rise by getting bonked on the head by a baseball? >> i just spoke with someone on the players side, i said, is this a big deal in baseball? he said, its not as big as concussions in football or hockey...

Well as the establishment of a seven-day stabdisabled list now concussions, aiming to allow concussions to clear, prevent players from coming back to the field too quickly. and one more protocol for clearing a player or an umpire with a concussion to return to activity. theyd actually have to submit a form and make sure that they are cleared from the disabled list. so some new protocols related to concussions for major league baseball, announced by the league as well as the players association. ...

A real easy question for you. would you turn down $12 million? thats what kansas city royals starting pitcher gil meche is doing. meche, 32, plagued by a chronically aching shoulder. hes announced hes retiring and he will forfeit what he would have earned this season in the final year of his five-year, $55 million contract. thats $12 million. joining me now, nationally syndicated radio show talk host, micha michael smerconish. >> if i made as much as he made initially it would be easier to forgo...

Speech. >> kentucky republican senator and hall of fame pitcher bunning can still throw a mean curve ball taking on washington nationals pitcher after the rookie sat out the start because of a sore shoulder saying 520 starts and i never refused the ball. what a joke. he then pretended to grab the shoulder and cried out, my arm, my arm. the pitch are had an inflamed shoulder and put on the disabled list by the nationals today. updating the top story, new congressman rangel was hit with 13 ethics ...

Speech. >> kentucky republican senator and hall of fame pitcher bunning can still throw a mean curve ball taking on washington nationals pitcher after the rookie sat out the start because of a sore shoulder saying 520 starts and i never refused the ball. what a joke. he then pretended to grab the shoulder and cried out, my arm, my arm. the pitch are had an inflamed shoulder and put on the disabled list by the nationals today. updating the top story, new congressman rangel was hit with 13 ethics ...