the nfl office is taking cover after ozzie newsome speaks >>> now wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. >> days like this make the top brass at the nfl offices go oh, boy. for months roger goodell and the ravens for that matter were hoping ray rice and the stain of his elevator incident with his then fiancee would just go away. doesn't work that way and it isn't. ray rice's appeal of his indefinite suspension ended today and ravens general manager ozzie newsome testified. multiple sources say newsom told judge barbara jones he heard rice tell the commissioner that he hit his wife in the elevator. goodell has continually said the video that eventually surfaced was a surprise to him. rice is appealing his indefinite suspension. it's unclear when judge jones will give her ruling. >>> ravens will be shorthanded on the field this weekend and the rest of the season for that matter. corner jimmy smith is done with a foot injury that needs surgery. he was injured against the bengals a few weeks ago, so the news not good for baltimore. >>> i got some good news. they lo

today according to sources ravens gm ozzie newsome told bobby jones he heard rice say he hit his fiancee. here's the timeline february 15th, the couple was arrested in an altercation in atlantic city. rice will be back. july 24th the nfl imposes a two game suspension and then tmz releases the tape and rice is suspended indefinitely. >>> ian desmond won his third straight silver award. anthony slugger award. rendon won one now. >>> it's the bye week, so we're giving out our burgundy and gold awards, but not your normal awards. for example, our first award to a man who hasn't been on the job very long, but he's displayed a myriad of skills like waxing poetically and saying absolutely nothing. two weeks ago we unearthed another skill. turns out jay gruden can work here at channel 9. check it out. >> testing one, two, three. >> that's right. jay gruden wins the broadcast guy, i want to be an audio guy award. who needs a production staff at burgundy and gold park, right? gruden taking care of it himself. remember, he's pretty good at quarterback. i heard washington needs one of those. >>> spe

despite a gag order on all the testimony, multiple sources tonight are reporting what ozzie newsome had to say today while under oath, and it's not favorable towards the side of the nfl commissioner recognized. newsome reportedly testified he heard ray rice tell the commissioner that he punched his then fiancee in a hotel elevator. why this is news worthy because it goes against what goodell has claimed all along, in that the elevator footage was not consistent with what rice told him. ray rice was questioned for more than six hours. his wife testified separately. both sides anxiously awaiting the decision on his future. he's seeking to overturn his indefinite suspension from nearly two months ago. >>> still no timetable for adrian peterson's return to the league. arrested for beating his son with a switch, peterson's attorney said he hoped he'd be reinstated for the game on november 16th. the league released a statement today saying it's still doing its own investigation and that peterson will have to meet with experts who will make recommendations to roger goell. >> third and 11, they

. >> reporter: sources tell espn that ravens executive ozzie newsome said today in the hearing, he heard rice telling goodell that he hit janay in a casino elevator. goodell said that rice's account was, quote, ambiguous. rice, initially suspended two games after beating his wife in an atlantic city elevator, then later banned after this video of the attack surfaced, is claiming double jeopardy. that he can't be suspended twice for the same offense. >> the credibility of roger goodell is at stake here. >> reporter: now the decision is in the hands of a former federal judge, barbara jones. we could see a ruling next week. and her decision could be one of roger goodell's defining moments on the issue of domestic violence, david. >> ryan smith on this case from the start. ryan, thank you. >>> around the world tonight, and to a chilling incident on a highway. these images out of australia. a camera man there filming an alleged confession and look at this. suddenly, the suspect pulls what appears to be a gun there, hijacking the journalist's car. moments later, a high speed chase and then a v

rice, his wife, and ravens general manager ozzie newsome all testified yesterday. rice is appealing his indefinite suspension for domestic violence. he says he was punished twice when the n-f-l increased his suspension for hitting his fiancÉ. but n-f-l commission roger goodell had said rice's version of what happened did not match what the elevator video showed. there's no deadline for the arbitrator's decision. the same-sex marriage movement lost its first major case. a federal appeals court decided yesterday to uphold same-sex marriage bans in four states. the court said the issue should be decided by voters. the ruling overturns district court decisions in michigan, ohio, kentucky and tennessee ... where same-sex marriage bans were declared unconstitutional. last month, the u-s supreme court declined to rule on gay marriage. the issue will likely head back to the high court. a photo of a 13-foot alligator went viral and is sparking an on-line debate about its killing in south texas. residents near beaumont complained the gator was lurking too close to homes...

. >> reporter: the ravens executive ozzie newsome said he heard rice telling goodell he hit janay in a casino elevator. goodell had said that rice's account was ambiguous. rice, initially suspended two games after beating his wife in an atlantic city elevator, then later banned after this video of the attack surfaced. he's claiming double jeopardy. that he can't be suspended twice for the same offense. >> now the decision is in the hands of a former federal judge, barbara jones. her decision could come as early as next week. when it does, it could be the defining moment for roger goodell and the nfl on the issue of domestic violence. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >>> president obama, the nation's first black president, has awarded the medsal of honor to a union army soldier who helped turn the tide of the civil war n end slavery. first lieutenant alonso cushing of wisconsin just 22 years old. he was killed while leading 110 men to repel 13,000 rebel soldiers at the 1863 battle of gettysburg. president obama said it's a reminder that no matter how long it takes, it's never too late