Mary Ann Easterling News Today

First, my story of the week, hope and Climate Change. I will admit, as i watch the president s inaugural address on monday morning, i was definitely not expecting this. We will respond to the threat of Climate Change. Knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought. And more powerful storms. The path toward Sustainable Energy...

Brought by close to 4,000 former players. all of this is increasingly dire legal and publicity threat to the nfl, a league that protects its image. the league has responded with rule changes meant to protect players from brain trauma. the deeper question one week before 100 million fans tune into the super bowl, is the sport just too dangerous to play? joining us are mary ann easterling, the widow of ray easterling, and kevin turner, former nfl fullback who played for the patriots and philadelph...

This reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, thats what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well thats easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. from new york, im chris hayes with mike pesca, neurologist dr. teena, ta-nehisi, mrs. easterling, and kevin turner. mary ann, in the later years of your husbands life, what are his feel...

How will he pay for his living expenses? aflac. like his rent and car payments? aflac. what about gas and groceries? aflac. cell phone? aflac, but i doubt hell be using his phone for quite a while cause like i said, he has a fractured beak. [ male announcer ] send the aflac duck a get-well card at getwellduck.com. linebacker junior seau committed suicide shooting himself in the chest, leaving his brain intact. it tested positive for chronic encephalopathy, which symptoms may include aggression, ...

Crisis that theyre experiencing with dementia, als and alzheimers. >> mary ann easterling, widow of ray easterling, kevin turner, youll be doing a fund-raiser on super bowl weekend with mike ditka benefiting als research. thank you for sharing your stories this morning. really appreciate it. >> youre welcome. >> it was a pleasure. >> here at the table, mike pesca from npr and the podcast hang up and listen which was like the "up" of sports podcasts, and drchltd s dr. shetty. thank you for joinin...

The health of its players. in the suit the seau family aalleges the nfl new or suspected any rule changes that sought to recognize that link and the health risk to nfl players would impose an economic cost that would significantly and adversely change the profit margins enjoyed by the nfl and its teams. and the family is also suing the helmet maker saying it was responsible for the design. nfl responded our attorneys will review it and respond appropriately through the court. seau was one of thr...

0 figure, directing the nations attention and resources at a whim. and in the sphere of national security that is increasingly what we actually have. but when it comes to domestic and economic policy the president isnt really the most pressing issue. if you were to start listing the obstacles to climate progress in order you start with the major fossil fuel companies themselves, the noise machine that has converted it into cultural issue, house republican caucus which unanimously committed to th...

in what all this means because of the coordination level in the attacks that have gone on. he also mentioned that pressure needs to be put on pakistan, neighboring pakistan because of the al qaeda-linked terrorist network that has been accused in the past of conducting cross-border raids, coming into afghanistan and targeting u.s. troops. here is more on what the secretary had to say. >> we are reaching the limits of our patience here. and for that reason, it is extremely important tha...

morning is break nugs. defense secretary leon panetta arrives in afghanistan unannounced. brand new video of the defense secretarys arrival. he stopped in afghanistan for a real-timeup date from nato top commanders on how prepared allied troops and afghan security forces are to confront the taliban as they gear up for the summer fighting season. just yesterday, a twin suicide bombing in a market near kandahar killed 22 people. 50 other people were injured. nato is under scrutiny after ...