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It's funny, we all know what it's like to go inside the mall these days. Where it was once a thriving cultural and retail mecca, it's now become a bit of a dinosaur. There's constant speculation about what the future of the mall is, and only the people who own it really know what the next moves might be. But if you go anywhere around the mall, it feels almost like the old days. Tons of cars in and out of Target, Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Kohl's, etc. Even Best Buy seems to keep on chugging. Which is why it's slightly odd that Circuit City went out of business years ago. Their biz model was certai...

>> right. >> reporter: by settling have you let them off the hook? >> no, unless some body thinks paying $760 million is letting somebody off the hook. then, by that definition, yeah. we didn't. >> reporter: critics say the settlement is too small but will bring immediate relief for the league's 19,000 former players every one of whom will be eligible for a medical exam. those with cognitive impairment will get further testing and treatment. those with serious illnesses will get up to $5 million. we should say there is nothing in the settlement that will require the nfl to make any safety chan...

We have all the equipment. >> reporter: like the movie field of dreams. >> if you build it he will come. >> reporter: if joe built it would they come? slowly word spread. to places like the parking garage where rose henderson lives alone after lose herring -- losing her job six months ago. >> i just pray that things will change. >> now every tuesday, she joins dozens of players on joe's field. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: to play. for each player the game means something different. ricky gesic, a former marine find time out from the struggle of the street. >> when you feel like the world has...

>> they won. they have to pay, but they won. >> truly the root of the problem, the admission there is a problem. that is the only way that change will come about. >> they have made some changes too. can't lead with your head on a lot of tackles. made the game a bit safer. one of the biggest things it is going to keep changing. they know like an 800-pound gorilla. a lot of talk, kickoffs, the play most get concussions. >> collisions. >> run the fastest, down the field before impact. there probably won't be kickoff returns. before long. in five years starting from the 20 yard line. kickoff will ...

♪ put me in coach i'm ready to play ♪ ♪ today ♪ look at me ♪ i can be center field >> were you center field? >> i played first base and pitcher. i'm left-handed. >> there we go. we turn to the story, empty lot, bag of soft balls and spark of an idea. this is no ordinary field of dreams. >> the story of one man taking a game of softball changing lives. it is our favorite story of the day. here is abc's clayton sandel. >> reporter: riding around his neighborhood. >> my father once lived in that house there. >> reporter: -- joe carobello became alarmed at the number of homeless people i...