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Those are the things were pushing for. >> thats one of the big issues, the health risk. youre talking about football, a sport where theres mounting evidence of head injuries. a lot of risks. every pro player has experienced injuries of one kind or another. what do you say to that side of the issue? >> exactly because 98% of the college athletes dont make it to the nfl and get the big lofty contracts, you do have a lot of kids that come out of college at 21, 22 years old with debilitating injurie...

Should rethink about how we think about football players and whether or not theyre defined under simple use of the workers compensation act. but i think its a little early to get to that point just yet. >> to talk about expansion of this case, there are other cases, there are other issues that the ncaa has to worry about. you have stories about fake classes being formed for athletes. what other things are hanging out there? >> fake classes, fake majors. theres the student athlete majors. theres ...

Workmans comp. you get 1099ed as an employee. a scholarship is 40,000, 50,000 a year to go to northwestern. theres a lot of intricacies. this is going to go to litigation for a long time, but i think the ncaa does have to start to standardize or change some of the rules in which an ncaa scholarship athlete is perceived. >> and i want to read something from taylor branch, who wrote an e-book. he said, the term is meant to conjure the nobility of amateurism and the precedence of scholarship over a...

Siamese twins joined at the chest. not only were they successful, they were farmers. they got married, they had a family and remained stuck together. people today, they hurt their little pinky and they want workmans comp. we have to get away from the excuse mentality and think about what we can do, not what we cant do and who is preventing us. no one can prevent you. if you have the right mind set. he needs to develop the right mindset. >> i agree with that. dr. carson, do you feel that the coun...

Siamese twins joined at the chest. not only were they successful, they were farmers. they got married, they had a family and remained stuck together. people today, they hurt their little pinky and they want workmans comp. we have to get away from the excuse mentality and think about what we can do, not what we cant do and who is preventing us. no one can prevent you. if you have the right mind set. he needs to develop the right mindset. >> i agree with that. dr. carson, do you feel that the coun...

Jury selection was scheduled to start today. hasan says he needs a three-month delay to prepare for his own defense. survivors outraged that he plans to argue he was defending the taliban. he told the court, quote, the leadership of the taliban was in immediate danger from troops at fort hood because the u.s. attacked and continues to attack the taliban. and from "the price is right," to paying the price. >> hello, america. welcome. good luck to the four you and everybody in the audience. >> g...

>> whats your -- >> id love to be a flight attendant for you on u.s. one. im trained on the u.s. one. >> well, look, in terms of your specific issue, come see harry reid, and harry reid will see if he can help you out here. so -- all right? workmans comp is generally a state issue as opposed to a federal issue. but harry, you know, hes got a few connections here in nevada, so i suspect he can help out. but, look, to the larger point, there are a lot more people that are actually going on disabil...