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As is the tomahawk chop from the sellout crowd, many wearing war paint and native american headdresses. a student portraying os seeiol lal rides out and thrust aflaming spear into the ground. for decades this has been tradition at florida state university seminole home football games. the stereotyping of teams with mascots like indians ands is in the spotlight once again. the people portrayed don't just tolerate the university's use of their name seminoles, they support it and defend it. >> anybody come into florida trying to tell us to change the name better go some place else because we're n...

>> anybody come here into florida trying to tell us to change the name, they better go some place else, because we're not changing the name. >> reporter: it almost happened once, in 2005 the ncaa tried banning the use of the mascot in post-season play until seminole tribe of florida leaders stepped in, signing a proclamation reiterating their support. the ncaa backed off. even on the seminole reservation in hollywood, florida, you see support for the university. so why does it work here? why is it okay? >> we have total focus on mutual respect and honor. >> reporter: university's president say...

Last few months. >> do you understand that there are some people on this counsel floor that really want to give you an opportunity? and with addictions, possible addictions, points to particular behavior. mr. mayor, do you recognize there are fewer of us really do want to help you? >> counselor, it was not the reason i drank or did drugs was not because of stress. it was out of sheer ststupidity. i'm not going to blame something, use an excuse or a cop-out. i take full responsibility for my mistakes. i don't know what else i can say. >> all right, but wait, there is more. the mayor's brother -...

Medics rescuing nearly a dozen residents after they were abandoned. >> how could somebody do that? we're talking human beings. how do you just abandon them? a bad situation. >> reporter: a bad situation is exactly what the state of california says was happening here for years, according to this complaint from the department of social services, which was in the process of shutting the place down. last thursday, the state suspended valley springs' license, citing a long list of violations including insufficient employee training, failure to provide necessary medications to patients and not prope...

From a legal stand point, the statute apparently 2500 pages long, everybody sarcastically saying nobody read the whole thing, which i agree with, says that you can get a subsidy only for a state created exchange. but it says you can have a federally created exchange, but doesn't go on to say you get the subsidy. so the argument, real simple, greg -- >> wait a minute, is a judge saying i am reading the strict language of the statute, or is he going to say legislative intent was otherwise. >> totally read my mind real quick before mercedes weighs in. if you look at the exact verbiage, you say wa...