captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: good evening. the national football league, an american institution and $10 billion-a-year industry, is caught up with one of its biggest scandals. the new orleans saints paying players to injury opponents on the field. today head coach sean peyton appeared before the nfl commission tore appeal mis one-year suspension and tonight we have an idea why the league came down so hard on the saints. here s armen keteyian. reporter: the violent nature of the nfl is an alluring, often celebrating part of the sport. but even in the confines of these human car crashes, there are rules, legal and ethical boundaries prohibiting the purposeful injury of an opponent. but now an edited audio tape has surfaced on this web site that appears to paint a disturbing picture of the mindset of former new orleans defensive coordinate, greg williams the architect of the saints pay to injury bounty spaid up to $1
taxpayer dollars wasted. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com the obama administration replies to a rare order from a federal appeals court. the latest round of a sharp dispute over the nation s health care reform law. we begin with president obama warning the supreme court against overturning his cherished legislation. judges hearing a separate case took offense at what the president of the united states said and they demanded a three-page written explanation. let s go straight to our congressional correspondent kate bolduan. she s working the story for us. today the attorney general of the united states complied with that demand. complied with that demand. i guess to use the sports metaphor the ball may still be in play on this one. i wouldn t call this a bombshell, but it s a strange twist in this political battle with no end in sight. three pages, single spaced. that was the unusual order by a federal circuit court. att
williams his job. reporter: in a profanity-laced speech to his defensive players the night before the saints lost a play-off game to the san francisco 49ers last january, williams appears to target specific body parts of several 49ers for injury, including running back frank gore s head. tight end vernon davis ankles. wide receiver michael crabtree s already-damaged knee ligament. and wide receiver kevin williams, capitol hill, back from a concussion. the audio recordings were made by filmmaker sean pamphilon, who followed the saints last season as part of a documentary on football in the u.s. late today, he released a statement that said in part: contacted by cbs news, the nfl had no comment on the tape while williams could not reached for comment. what he said on the tape came right before williams final game in the league. just seven weeks, scott, before the bounty scandal broke. pelley: armen, thank you very much. the obama administration conceded today that the sup
if he sleeps up in front of you, there is less to breathe that will end up in a storm system. you can pick up the sand bags from the rams county of public works. and the operations yard is born on marin st. in kansas street. when you come by, you will want to bring proof of residency. pam: the san francisco sheriff has reached a plea deal in his domestic violence case and diverts trial. it all involves a bruise from his wife s arms stemming from an incident on new year s eve. ross mirkirimi pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor false and president. he was originally charged with domestic violence battery, child endangerment and is leading a win is. the deal means that he will have three years probation, 100 hours of community service and a year of counseling. he spoke after court and says he is staying on the job. it arrived at the point where wanted to get this behind me. at one and to reunite with my family. i wanted to continue to tend to be in for work of t
yet. huge rock slide on san francisco telegraph hill could have been a deadly disasterment it crushed a car forced evacuation of number of residents this morning. section that collapsed is almost right below coyote tower at montgomery lombard street here on the map. that s where lillian is live for us tonight. with the story. reporter: there s a concern that the hillside could slide again which is why the city has deemed 3 condo units unsafe for now he s trying to protect the public from more falling rocks. the rain section of telegraph hill gave way this morning. nobody was hurt but boulder did slam in a car parked next to condo building. crew decision working and installing a barrier. if we have any further rock fall we hope least it won t get past her and any loose rock will not get through the safety net we put here. reporter: only a temporary solution until tomorrow. when engineers hope to determine the stability of the hillside. until then resident in 3 units closes