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And trainers. some not medically licensed. to keep them playing even while hurt. the players in the suit say those drugs did long-term damage to their health. >> nobody ever in my entire life ever spoke about the issues i'm going to have with my kidneys. >> reporter: in a separate case the judge rejected a proposed $765 million settlement for in fact saying she didn't believe there was enough money to kefr up to 20,000 retired players. all of this just as the issue has gone all of the way to the top. president obama last week calling together a concussion summit and proposing $30 million in fu...

It's meow mix mealtime. with wholesome ingredients and irresistible taste, no wonder it's the only one cats ask for by name. we've got to have better research, better data, better safety equipment, better protocols. we've got to have every parent and coach and teacher recognize the signs of concussions, and we need more athletes to understand how important it is to do what we can to prevent injuries and to admit them when they do happen. >> president obama at the white house earlier this week for the concussion summit. it is something that we talk a lot about on this show, safety in sports. ...

Concern on both sides of issue. i think the timing was poor today. i think they set up the president for failure in this regard because he shouldn't have been addressing a concussion summit. it was a very large news day. significant concerns should have been paid attention to. this is not what we should be focusing now on with a country. it's out of touch or misguided. >> did the football players want the government to be involved? >> i played the game for a lot of years and i had a number of concussions, which probably most people attribute to my liberalism. but the reality is this is set up ...

This is huge. the va system is huge. the problems are huge and it will cost money to fix it. >> yes, although we don't know to the degree of the funding was the issue in terms of the wrongdoing. maybe it was a big issue or more a case of mismanagement so that will be an important thing. >> were they overloaded? just too many people. >> think of the repercussions of the end of the two long wars in iraq and afghanistan. we will be dealing with this flood of evidence with problems and health issues to be dealt with for decades to come. this is not a problem that we'll fix and move on completely. ...

Obama will host a concussion summit at the white house today. 200 sports officials, medical experts, parents and young athletes will attend the meeting. the goal is to find new ways to identify, treat and prevent serious brain injuries, particularly in youth sports. this morning the houston area is under a serious flood threat after days of drenching rains forced rivers from their banks and left these cars -- look at that -- plowing through water they should not have been driving through. the big worry is the san jacinto river, which is getting closer to homes. houston has seen more than 7 i...