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Tapper, you're already in l.a. getting ready. i'll see you soon. thank you so much. you have a big, big job to do. of course, you're hosting "the lead" at 4:00 eastern. in the meantime, the republican presidential candidates are facing off in back-to-back debates. tune in wednesday night, september 16th, at 6:00 and 8:00 eastern. let me go to my colleague an andy schultz. what is going on? >> reporter: we have a shocker here at the u.s. open. we see a lot of fan disappointed because serena williams lost in the semifinals ending her bid for the calendar grand slam. and i'll tell you what, no ...

$35 million for last year's men's winning world cup team. here's a look at the paycheck disparity throughout sports from andy schultz. >> let's talk about how much money women are making in soccer. for the 2014 men's world cup the total amount of prizes available for the men, $576 million. this year for the women's world cup the total amount of prize winnings available is $15 - million. it's not just the prize money that doesn't stack up. this year for the first time ever in any world cup, the women were forced to play on artificial grass. to use another example, during the last olympics the j...

Andy, explain exactly what the dea is investigating. >> this is coming on the heels of class action lawsuit that was filed by about 1300 former players, where they say they were just given painkillers left and right, left and right, weren't informed about any of the risks, just to keep them playinging on the field. a member of the '85 bears, richard dent, said he played half a season with a broken foot, now he has nerve damage with that foot. jim mcmahon, the quarterback from that team, said he got hooked on painkillers, taking 100 perk 1 hu100 percosets a month. that is incredible. they want ...

Investigating? >> we are very pleased. our attorneys were very pleased to know that dea is investigating because that means that they are taking our allegations serious about what has happened with us and that's good thing. because it's gonna -- not only show that they have a concern for the former nfl players, but it's gonna also ensure that the nfl operates with integrity as well. >> jd hill, many thanks to you. and andy, before you go the nfl saying anything about this? >> no, we reached out to them to see if they had any comments on this lawsuit or the dea investigation, they said, no, we ...

Trainers? >> well, carol and andy, we to would get injured and get painkillers from doctors, get painkillers from the trainers, just go in and say you have -- you're in pain, an injury that you had sustained and so they would give you painkillers, not even telling you the side effects or what it was. there was no prescription that was given to you. and so, being an athlete, trusting the trainers, trust the doctor it is, they recommended something and we would take it. >> how many pills do you think -- pain killers did you taken over the course of your career? >> you know, i have never actually...