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Dadada not loving it. Welcome to cbs this morning. Good morning, norah. Good morning, charlie. We begin here. This morning the National Football league is reviewing a huge and potentially explosive class action lawsuit. More than 500 retired players accuse the nfl of putting profits ahead of their health. The lawsuit claims doctors gave players pain killers to hide serious injuries and keep them on the field. The players say they faced longterm injuries. The lawsuit paints quite an ugly picture of the drug culture within the nfl, one where doctors gave players large quantities of powerful narcotics and antiinflamtories, often without prescriptions, monitoring or other safety precautions. Former lineman Keith Van Horne once suspected he broke his leg during the game. Medical staff assured him that was not the case. They said no well tape you up and give you the pain pills, youll be fine and ready to go. Five years later he learned he had played that entire season with a bone fracture. A member of the bears 1985 Super Bowl Championship Team van horne said drugs were readily given to any player who felt pain after games. Youd get your little manila folder full of pills of whatever you needed. Hall of Famer Richard dent who played for the bears, 49ers, colts and eagles said team doctors told him he could play through a broken big toe in 1990 with the help of pain killers. Eventually at some point you didnt need the shots anymore because all the nerves was pretty much dead and gone. Both dent and van horne have signed on to the class action lawsuit. Bears quarterback jim mcmahon another plaintiff, claims medical staff never told him he had a broken neck and instead just kept giving him more pills. Gloria Steven Silverman said many players developed drug addiction and major health issues. Once theres no further use for them on the field, theyre sent off into society with longterm disabilities and injuries, and were trying to get those responsible to pay for that. The nfl has a ban on the use of pain killers without a prescription, but there is no clear policy and oversight on how team doctors provide the drugs. Commissioner Roger Goodell was asked about the lawsuit tuesday. I was only made aware it have just briefly, but i dont believe any of our attorneys have had an opportunity to look at it. The players say theyre suing the hold the nfl accountable so current and future players wont have to suffer like they have. This suit comes on the heels of a 765 million settlement between the nfl and players who field. Norah in. Thank you. This morning the gop is looking at primary Election Results in six states. The vote cast lay the groundwork for november elections that will decide control of congress. Republicans turned away from Tea Party Favorites and embraced the party establishment. The winners include Senate Minority leader mitch mcconnell. He easily defeat opponent matt bevin. Our survey finds 45 believe it makes no difference whether republicans or democrats control congress. President obamas meeting right now with his two point men on the v. A. Health care scanneddal. On capitol hill today, they are voting to give secretary shinseki more power to hire and fire. Reporter good morning. There is every indication the Obama White House is scrambling to get its arms around the ever widening Veterans Affairs scandal. Did veterans die waiting for health care . Were fraudulently lists produced to deceive the public on how long those wait times were . The president will address those issues after a meeting hes conducting in the oval office with veteran say fairs secretary Eric Shinseki and white house chief of staff rob nabors. Reporter rob nabors will draw his own conclusions. The president looks forward to his own review and the independent investigation that is under way and being conducted by the Inspector General. Republicans are not impressed. The president has dispatched just a single staffer stingingle staffer, to oversee the investigation. This is not acceptable. Reporter president obama last addressed issues of mismanagementmis management and fraud in manila. Ive been very unsatisfied so far. I want the president to not just say hes mad, i want him to be mad and change some things. This veteran argues criminal charges should arise from delays linked in health care. This investigation should be thorough, it should be exhaustive and uncover the truth. And it should hold those responsible accountable. Congressional sources tell us that the veterans administrations own investigative staff, the Inspector General, is now conducting 26 separate investigations into allegations of fraud or mismanagement at Veterans Affairs facilities around the country. Thats more than twice the number reported in congressional testimony last week and the scandal is widening. Major thanks. And we will bring you the president s remarks about the v. A. Hospital scandal live in a cbs news special report. General motors is recalling more than 2,000 chevy aveos. That puts the total number of gm recalls this year at 13. 8 million. Jeff glor has covered the store since it began in february. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Tell us what vehicles are involved. The aveos were announced yesterday. Yesterday there were four recalls. The buick enclaves outlooks chevrolet malibus, pontiac g6s was over a gear shift that can also gear down. This is an extraordinary number of recalls. How many cars does gm sell a year . They sold 2. 8 million in the u. S. Last year. Theyve now recalled 13. 6 million. Thats five times as many 29 recalls in four and a half month, nine recalls in just the past six days. Is there a reason its happening now . A lot it have is because of the ignition switch recall that began in february. Gm is acting now out of an abundance of caution. Were told now if theres any question recall. 2. 6 million cars recalled because of the ignition switch failure. They were find by nhtsa and a criminal investigation from the department of justice. Financial implications . 1. 9 billion in charges so far for gm. Their stock is down about 9 since the ignition switch recall. The analysts we talked to say gm has still been able to weather in financially because theyve made so much money the past couple of years. Thank, jeff. This morning the department of agriculture said a shipment of recalled beef was isnt to Distribution Centers all over the country. It may be contaminated with e. Coli. The tainted meet came from a detroit supplier. Its blamed for at least 11 illnesses. Hot shot crews are battling a wildfire in arizona this morning, its burned a size of 450 football fields. Its an popular tourist area. The fire is going on about five miles north of sedona. Strong winds are spreading the flames. People in more than 500 flames north of the flames have been evacuated. Last night there was so much hail it looked like snow. This photo of a light thing bolt came from another storm in chicago. Megan glaros of our chicago station says much of the middle of the country could see Severe Weather today. Good morning. And good morning to our viewers in the west. There is a risk for Severe Weather givenagain today for parts the colorado wyoming, into nebraska all the way off to washington, d. C. There is a possibility of tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds in those areas, the highest tornado threat across the western version of that area. We see futurecast revving up with showers over the course of the afternoon. The four Corners Region will see a little relief but the drought contines in a big way for much of the southwest, including california, where more than 20 of the state is in exceptional drought. New evidence this morning that Prescription Drug abuse is quickly becoming a problem for a Surprising New generation. More than 300,000 Older Americans are dependent on powerful pain killers and other medications. That number has nearly tripled in the past decade. Peter eisler broke the story. Peter, great reporting. How widespread is this abuse and why is it happening . Well, weve seen up to well over 300,000 people now that are characterized as misusing or dependent on these drugs. What you see a lot of the time is theyre using them to treat chronic pain to treat depression. The drugs were talking about are opiates and percocet vicodin, that kind of thing and these antianxiety medications like xanax and valium stuff like that. It seems to me its doctors saying you have a pain and not have something for it. What are the complications for the members of the age group . The older you are, the more at risk you are for complications from these things. These drugs can increase your risk for fall. When given in combinations they can cause problems with depressing your respiratory funs. Theyre. Who is the cause of this . I mean we have overdrugged, essentially, seniors. Is it patients in need of powerful pain killers . Is it doctors overprescribing . I think its a combination. A lot of people are saying this is an overprescribing problem. Its driven by some extent to ignorance. Someone will come in theyll have chronic pain from arthritis, a little depression related to aging. Theyll be put on these drugs and never taken off. As time goes by they develop a tolerance and ask for a little more. Patients requesting it and doctors are giving it to them. So many people the medications just pile on and they dont know what theyre causing. A lot of people would come in and say im feeling pain. And the doctor would say let me give you another prescription and theyd come back and say im still feeling pain and theyd get another prescription and layer it on top and it builds over time. A man who was condemned to be dead this morning is still alive. An 11th hour order was ordered to issued to stop the execution. There is no word why judge alito blocked the execution. A pregnant woman in sudan is facing a death sentence this morning. The case is sparking outrage around the world and in the United States. Margaret, good morning. Reporter good morning. A sudanese judge sentenced a woman eight months pregnant to death by hanging for refusing to marry a muslim. She was also ordered to the beaten for the crime of adultery. Miriam ibrahim, heavily pregnant and accompanied by her 2yearold son awaits her fate in a sudanese prison. The prosecution claimed she was unable to prove her innocence and deserved her sentence. I believe in upholding our sudanese traditions, he said. The harsh punishment triggered an international outcry. We call on sudanese legal authorities to approach this case in fashion with the values of the sudanese people. Her husband has asked the u. S. Government to intervene. He claims she is shackled to her cell. Attention to the case exploded on twitter thanks to a campaign pushed by christian groups and an online petition by amnesty international. More than 100,000 people have signed it since it was started six days ago. Ibrahims brotherinlaw is tracking her appeals from New Hampshire and republican kelly ayotte from that state is asking that she be granted political asylum. What she needs is action. Shes eight months pregnant and her life is in danger. So we need to act now. Miriam ibrahims husband has filed an appeal he hopes the attention will pressure sued and to consider and for the u. S. To take diplomatic action. While the white house has issued public statements they have not yet directly contacted the sudanese government. The president of nigeria is blaming boko haram for a twin car bombing, thats the terror group behind the school girl kidnappings. The second blast was captured on video. At least 118 people were killed yesterday. It happened in a busy marketplace. The blast collapsed buildings, burying victims. Fires continued to burn overnight, hampering recovery efforts. A report this morning claims Donald Sterling tried to cover up racist comments that led to his bunanishment from the nba and said he tried to convince his girl friend to say the voice on the recording was not his. It beyond anger. Theres a certain sadness. You feel, it it almost a malaise around the league. The owners could vote to make him sell the team. And grab your mittens. Minneapolis will host the 2018 super bowl. The committee cheered the announcement tuesday. Many plan to embrace the cold Winter Weather with Outdoor Activity but on game day fans will be watching indoors. Owners put off a vote to increase the league to 14 games. Thats expected to begin next year. And still ahead, well look at headlines from around the world. Plus tehran punishment to we have lots of fog around the we have lots of fog around the bay area. Settling into a nice pattern, foggy mornings and lots of sunshine in the afternoon. But very gray as you look toward russian hill and the Golden Gate Bridge. But thats going to start to break up. As High Pressure builds in the next couple of days, these temperatures going to be warming up nicely. Today that warming trend begins. 70s maybe couple of low 80s well inland. 60s along the coastline with patchy fog. Next couple of days getting who the in spots over the weekend. This National Weather report sponsored by big lots go big and go home. A dream destination b a dream destination becomes a nightmare. How a retirees move to paradise turned deadly and why his family claims a possible police coverup. Stay tuned for your local news. 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Not clear how many ebay users were affected. And home prices in the bay area are going up 16 in the last year. Zillow says thats three times the National Average. Thats in part because inventory is so low. So if you are selling, thats great news. If you are buying, not so much. Got your traffic and weather coming up. Good morning. Its a busy morning once again heading to the bay bridge. Still backed up fully into the maze. And that drive time at the bottom of your screen is heavier, as well. Theres an accident westbound 80 at gilman coming into berkeley. So that accident