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We didnt think was completely broken. a set of rule changes could trash relationships completely. i want to get right out to our cnns dana bash, standing live. dana, set the stage, if you could, for our viewers who may be joining us for the bottom of the hour. our headline on the screen reads "reid proposes filibuster nuclear option." effectively, what does that mean? >> that means what rst eid, democratic leader in the senate, majority leader, is pushing to do now is change the rules of the sen...

According to espn three other former players have also been diagnosed. >> here we go. >> starting to turn into boxing. we saw what happened to boxers. weve seen players taking their own lives because they cant deal with the depression and everything that comes with it. you have a face like tony dorsett who is the biggest star there was in his era. >> where does this go for the nfl as a sport. where does this go for football. you talk about high school, pro, whatever. >> they recognize ad huge pr...

The case load is roughly a third of where it is in the other 12 circuit courts of appeals. as you point out some are in tough shape. it seems like it would make sense to allocate these judges to places where they are needed rather than to add them up on the dc circuit where they are not. >> democrats clearly probably not going to go along with that plan. they have said that they had these open seats and they want to see them there. at the same time they are going to fight your efforts to block t...

That can be useful to have a baseline so we can compare going forward if there is an injury. so yes. it can be helpful in certain situations. >> elisabeth: the discussion is out there, okay, we should take the helmets out. lets play flag football. ive seen flag football games, the kids arent running any slower or getting hit more gently. is that the solution here? whats the real solution on the field? >> i dont think the solution is necessarily to get rid of football. but i think that trying to ...

The nfl is back with all of the stars, spectacle, the controversy we have come to expect. terence moore is back with us, he is a sports contributor to cnn.com and columnist for mlb.com. give me three things to look for in the new nfl season. >> theres going to be a lot of whining for players and coaches over all these new rule changes involving tackling in particular and hitting in general. thats because nobody understands what this is all about. specifically, theyre very confusing and theyre a ...

Procedural changes. now they have the settlement. >> well, the vast majority of that money will go to benefit the plaintiffs, the former players who were involved in bringing this lawsuit over, 4,000 formers players who are suffering from various degrees of post-concussion syndrome. theyll be helped short term. clearly the nfl is helped by this. the pr of it, which has been so damaging to the league for the last several years, has now changed. the nfl has stepped up. they did not acknowledge or ...

Many, subcon kusive hits and so im not sure those rule changes are getting to the people down the line, but its definitely better in terms of preventing concussions. >> well talk more about the prevention of injuries. i want to talk about a player on my own campus of tulane whose life was changed forever in just one play. om what happened om what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. weve added cutting-edge technology...

Lately, the concussion has been heightened, so much attention paid to it now that whats the safety? i think when you used to get blasted coming across the middle and guys used to be all jacked up, i think it was safer than it is now because were not prepared mentally. >> explain that to me. why do you think that even though it was more fierce it was in a way safer back in the older days before all of the rule changes? >> well i think if you knew you were going into a war zone, you kind of prepar...

Was. i wasnt raised that way. i have a great mom and dad at home. and, theyre extremely, extremely disappointed in me. >> they fined him an undisclosed amou amount. the pro bowl as we know it is no more. no longer the afc versus the nfc. theyll have a draft to determine the two teams. jerry rice and deion sanders will help pick the two sides. the game will also have plenty of rule changes, such as no kickoffs and possession changing after each quarter. the giants at phillies last night, chec...

One group is affected, disproportionately and negatively impacts us all in a bad way. >> and on the politics of it, in this purple, purple state, where you have on the one hand, people pushing back, you clearly have a movement, and yet, my anxiety is, is there a democratic party in operation in the state of north carolina that could take advantage? right, so you have this grassroots movement, but if the parties themselves so d dysfunctional at the state level, how do we do the basic party buildi...