In an exclusive interview with cbs this morning nora odonnell. Eyewitness News Reporter jan carabao joins us more on that interview you will see only on cbs, jan. Good morning, erika and ukee. Nfl commissioner Roger Goodell will touch on a number of topics but mainly second piece of video that surfaced earlier this week, what did he know about this video . What did nfl officials go about to obtain it . What is in store for ray ray rices future with the league this stems from the newly released sports video showing the the star running back striking his then fiance janay palmer in the Atlantic City elevator. Footage has prompted local lawmakers to call for a review of the pretrial intervention program, rice entered after this february incident. Rice never went to jail for what he did there but instead entered in a First Offender Program wheres dressedded anger management and paid a small fine. Ultimately charges will be dropped as long as rice completes the program but this morning the
Goodell is speaking out about the ray rice scandal and cbs news Nora Odonnell, folk thus video from inside Atlantic Citys revel casino showing a brutal attack on his then fiance janay palmer. How is it that the nfl could not get their hand the on the second tape but web site called tmz could. I dont know how tmz or any other web site gets their information. We are particularly reline the on law enforcement, that is mess reliable. It is most credible. Reporter rice never went to jail for this but instead went to the First Offender Program to avoid him to undergo prosecution and now new Jersey Assembly woman gabriel are calling for a review of the pretile intervention program. Because of the Pretrial Intervention Program he was able just to get away with it. Reporter former Atlantic County assistant prosecutor john says a prosecutor is required to consider mitigating circumstances, including clean background, gainful employment and more. The county prosecutor has to give certain weight a
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. The National Football league, the governing body, the business behind the most popular sport in this country is tonight dealing with a very big problem. An nfl player already in the news for Domestic Violence has been fired by his team, the baltimore ravens, and suspended from playing by the nfl. We had already seen running back ray rice on video taken outside an elevator dragging the unconscious body of the woman who is now his wife. But today the world saw the proof that he struck her with a terrible blow. The video from inside the elevator. And fair warning, while this is tough to watch, thats what sparked fresh outrage today that the nfl could no longer ignore. We begin tonight with nbcs josh elliott. Reporter ray rice is out of a job tonight. The nowformer nfl star had his reported 40 Million Contract terminated by the baltimore ravens. And late today he was suspended indefini
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The 5yearolds injuries were so bad, she had to have several surgeries after. Regusters dna was found on the victims tshirt, but the little girls dna was never found in regusters home. The prosecution believes she disposed of an area rug after the crime. Regusters mother spoke to us yesterday as long as we did not show her face, because she says shes receiving death threats. Im hearing all of this, you know, evidence that they have, and i just dont believe it. I dont believe it and i wont believe it. Like, the person theyre describing, thats not my daughter. Reporter and regusters has been in jail for the last 19 months since she was arrested for these crimes. We are hearing from court insiders that closing arguments could begin as early as this afternoon. We will have someone in the courtroom and have the very latest on nbc 10 news at 11 00 and then throughout the day. Reporting live outside the criminal Justice Center, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. At the top of the hour, breaking news. S