i think that is where he upset the nfl players, but he upset the nfl owners as well. host: one of the points is that the flag represents america. these are well-paid athletes. they should salute america for all of its faults and protests in other ways. guest: that is what people say about it. i would remind folks they not protesting the anthem or the flag. they are practicing peaceful dissent to point out the gaps between the promises the flag represents and the lived experiences of black americans in the country. they're trying to make people a little uncomfortable. they are trying to make people confront the racism that exists. if we had a legitimate president in this country, they would be trying to listen to these concerns were and have a national discussion about it instead of diverting the discussion into one about them not being patriotic. he was actually trying to listen to what they were trying to say. i would argue nfl owners are culpable in the fact that this discussion has been hijacked and -- instead of being one about the issues these players are trying

here is a point back to the nfl. the nfl totally overplayed their hand here and did not real eyes how many americans one, want to watch sports on sundays and don't want to be lectured on politics. >> brand and circumstance. >> the second point is, the nfl, they alienated a large amount of their fan base and the polls overwhelmingly show that the people in america are in favor of protests. they are not in favor of protesting against the american flag the national anthem star-spangled banner or anything that deals with the -- >> that goes back to the whole messagi messaging issue. >> yeah be they have a problem. >> at that moment to get attention to the cause is kneeling during the anthem. the kneeling is a protest against the flag. >> but people take it as a protest and disrespectful. >> so that brings us to this week and whether it is the responsibility of the nfl to help convey the message of what is the intent here? so dante, what were you about to say? >> ben saying the players made it political after the presiden

it's not the nfl. nfl, unfortunately uses a tool. it's the black politicians we need to be talking about. and those who control them, the white marxists. >> harris: we are awaiting roger goodell at the nfl head quarters in new york. stay close. ♪ hungry eyes ♪ one look at you and i can't disguise ♪ ♪ i've got hungry eyes ♪ applebee's 2 for $20. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. applebee's 2 for $20. every year we take a girl's trip. remember nashville? kimchi bbq. amazing honky tonk? i can't believe you got us tickets. i did. i didn't pay for anything. you never do. send me what i owe. i got it. i mean, you did find money to buy those boots. are you serious? is that why you don't like them? those boots could make a unicorn cry. yeah, tears of joy. the bank of america mobile banking app. the fast, secure and simple way to send money. >> harris: we have been told we are now well inside the five-minute morning until this nfl headquarters meeting with roger goodell. to kneel or not to kneel? what will the nfl say? it'

nfl owners and the nfl are asking what can we do to help you promote these issues. what can we do to help you make you want to stand, so the nfl players, i've said to them we would like our issues to be able to be able to be promoted by the nfl. we need your help and the nfl is answering that and that is what the, in big part, these meetings are about next week. >> you mentioned that they don't necessarily want to be kneeling. has kneeling become so divisive that it needs to shift? i mean, you mentioned a lot of worthy causes, a lot of things that people care about that, obviously, nfl players care about. what do you see them being able to do to forward that thinking and get away from the kneeling aspect of it perhaps, and getting into what it really means and how -- i mean, very gotten involved with any charities, with any organizations that can help nfl players for fururther their cau? >> yes. specifically, i was with some of the guys when they met with lawmakers, when they went to the aclu and met with former prisoners who have been caught up in, you know, some o

the nfl for his protest. is he one of the top 70 quarterbacks in the world? absolutely. is the reason he's not in the nfl because he protested last year? absolutely. the second thing is, these pageantries of patriotic pageantry that happen before a game are relatively new. >> they are. >> it started with, first, a $5 million offer from the department of defense to the nfl to fly these planes across and have streaks of red, white, and blue, and all this pageantry is an effort to recruit folks to the military. so i don't want to conflate -- like, this is not the history of the nfl. this idea of having these large pageants before the game has never been inherently a part of the game. and the folks -- the nfl players who have decided to protest with that time are respected by me for doing that and should be honored for doing that. >> you want to wrap this up, larry? >> i think it's a great point about kaepernick being blackballed, 'cause let's not forget, there's an element of hypocrisy when the owners linked arm

not necessarily those who played in the nfl and prose -- nfl andpros -- nfl and pros. there are approximately 12 million americans who played high school football. a smaller fraction who play college football, and they are now in their late 50's, early 60's. they started to play at the of the bigf the era helmets, the facemasks, and the beginning of organized youth football. start until the late 50's, the helmets and facemasks. startfootball didn't until the late 60's or 70's. the disease that we look at, cte , one of those diseases that gets worse with age. a degenerative brain disease. these folks who are now in their late 50's, 60's, and now we are going to have millions of them over the next couple decades. they are the ones who we may be seeing. in my research, hopefully to figure out how to diagnose them. sadly, and dr. mckee's research need to dopass, we something now to help with that potential epidemic. that means increasing research funding so we can, as quickly as we can, learn to diagnose and treat it, learn to slow it down enough to prevent the symptoms al

. >> entering week 7 of nfl and the birds know this is hen the good team separate themselves from the pack. >> this is when you want to hit your stride and i feel like we are doing that right now you know we have been battle tested so far playing four games in a row and we are excited to get back there and play at the link and division opponent coming in and you know we just are targeted to do a lot of things we set out to do in the season but this is a big game for numerous reasons. >> the middle stretch is where teams separate themselves and guys start off fast and some teams take it but consistent ones who can make the middle stretch and win the tough games is what separates us. >> so much of the team success especially in the nfl is predicated on the quarterback how well is carson wentz playing right now? >> i'll start with in the quarterback position is a dependant position you depend on other people doing their job so you can do yours. but you know carson wentz has been around a season and six games and it's been an incredib incredible rise the way he is playing the game and wha

nfl. this was discovered by republican senators, jeff flake and john mccain. what donald trump says, the nfl is not some progressive, liberal institute of social justice. that is not what the nfl is. they are run by some of the most conservative billionaires in the u.s. what they're trying to do is save their product in the face of a president who seems to have got off the rails. host: dave zirin's books include the history of sports in the united states, ruining the games we love, and the editor and producer of a number of documentaries including, not just a game, race, power, and american sports. let's go to matt. good morning. thank you for waiting. caller: good morning. ever since i got on hold, so many good points were made. for starters, what your guest just said about your owners being republican billionaires, that may or may not be true, but what is true is they bow from intense pressure from the test to intense pressure from the -- bow to intense pressure from the left. they are p

another group that is inexplicable, the nfl. the 1600 players and ownership and management taken leave of their senses. their own by laws call for them to stand on the sidelines with the helmets on in their left hand and hands over their heart. we haven't heard about punishment or discipline. it is appalling what we are watching. >> it is selective enforcement of their own rules because so many people in law enforcement remember when the nfl forbade the dallas cowboy for honoring the cops that were killed in the ambush that was sponsored by black lives matter relevant cops. so many of the owners and players that go along with sheep and with the kneeling gesture. it stems from collin kaepernick who wore socks that depicted cops as pigs and a t- shirt ofifiedel castro and praised the education over americas. this man is insane and people are not understanding what the gestures are endorsing. and the fact that they are doing it overseas is all the more obnoxious. >> lou: this is a fight that the president will win. but he is resolu

the last thing the nfl should be doing is giving parents more reasons to not love the nfl. >> look, i think that soccer is going to take over the world if this keeps up. i mean, between this and between concussions and between the domestic violence scandals, allowed these guys to continue playing despite all of the allegations against them, juan, you know, every time i hear the national anthem, you've heard me say this before. i sing it, i was a former singer, i get goose bumps. it's part of who we are and part of the country. i get it free speech and all that, however, these guys are working for people. they're receiving a paycheck to go out there on the field. so, why not just do what the fans want you to do? >> you can't just do what people want you to do if it's contrary to your principles and beliefs. trish: getting a paycheck to it. >> this is nothing to do with the flag. people have distorted the issue this is about the players saying the relationship between the police and black men in specific is problematic and deserves our attention as americans, but what we've seen is not

what will the nfl say? it's coming up. i'm harris. here's dana. >> dana: this is the fox news alert. we're keeping an eye on multiple stories breaking this hour. hello, everyone. this is "the daily briefing." nfl commissioner roger goodell set to hold a news conference in moments amid the controversy surrounding player protest during the national anthem. follows two days of meetings between league officials and players, as well as team owners. goodell said the league did not ask the players to commit to stand during the national anthem. a move president trump called, quote, a total disrespect for our country. we'll take you there as soon as it starts. meanwhile, we are awaiting the white house press briefing. attorney general jeff sessions is testifying before the senate judiciary committee in a hearing that's already had its share of highlights including a testy exchange with senator al franken about russia, and multiple questions about what he knew about the firing of fbi director james comey. katherine herridge is at the hearing. f

the nfl owners have stood with their players an week three of nfl, they made it clear their displeasure with president trump's comments when he called for players to be fired if they disrespected the anthem by kneeling. but since then we have seen a shift in stance, lots of fans angry with players who kneel. they have made their opinions clear on this. there is a meeting next week, roger goodell saying perhaps they will implement a rule change whereby players will have to stand, and that has had a sharp reaction from players who say that this is our first amendment right, freedom of expression, freedom of speech. this should be what we are allowed to do. we are lighter kneel and do what we want. so it is a very thorny issue. i have spoken to the owner of the new england patriots, one of the most successful teams in the sport's history, one of the most powerful man in the sport. this is what he had to say about how he sees navigating a path through for nfl. it is very important to respect our flag and our anthem. but i also respect the right of people in this country to make statements a

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nfl stand for the national anthem. does the president believe that he's winning this argument, or has won this argument, as it relates to what he said about whether players should stand for the playing of the national anthem? >> i think it's certainly a step in the right direction. as we've said many times before, the president supports standing for the national anthem, saluting the flag. and honoring those men and women in uniform that fight to protect it. >> sarah -- thanks -- does the president feel as a matter of principle that it is not adequate to simply send a letter of condolence to the family of a slain service person? as president bush and president obama typically did? and does he feel it was not adequate for president obama to have sent a letter to general kelly but not call general kelly on the death of his son? >> i don't think that there's anything that any president can do. there's never going to be enough that a

i am encouraged with the nfl protests. i support colin kaepernick and it is unfortunate president trump going that far with the comments that basically enraged the whole nfl and that is unfortunate because now people take actions and i agree with them. i am afraid with what is going on with russia. we need to do something. our congress needs to focus on cyber security. much influence is very, very scary. disaster,o, with the our federal government response is hideous. we ought to be ashamed. puerto rico ought to become a state. we to take care of our people in thank you. host: thank you. the cover story of the weekly standard -- can he be stopped? our last call, republican line. quick comment from allen. go ahead. caller: thank you. i work in charlotte spurred at a charlottesburg and ideal with a lot of diverse -- i do not want to just say black -- a lot of americans to come in who are air force, state troopers, they come in, and they want to know why we are not concentrating on the black on black, which is 9000 deaths in

>> they're already having the last word not watching as much nfl on television. ratings were down 8% last year when it started. and they're down 11% this year on average from last year. wall street's talking about already $200 million in givebacks, free advertising that the broadcasters are going to have to give back to advertisers. david: e-mack, federal moneys, 3.2 billion dollars, and state and locals, 6.7 billion dollars, that's a lot of cash. >> that's a lot of money and the taxpayers are on the hook for defunct stadiums. the only place this is justified is in green bay where the town owns the green bay packers. i think there should be common sense here. yes, take a knee in the end zone after a football game. not for the flag. the flag is a symbol of freedom, not oppression. david: steve, should the taxpayers have the final say? because a lot of their money goes into these stadiums? >> there's no reason why, david, you can have those bonds be tax payable, if a municipality and county wants to do it, it's their money. don't have taxpayers around the country f

the nfl wants or the players, i'm sorry, wants the nfl to help them promote their causes and the things that they care about personally and not just on a level of being able to do it during the offseason but doing it during the season. the nfl has a huge platform, a mega platform that the players want to be able to stand on and promote their causes. >> dante, scott, great to see you both. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> coming up for us, 18 states taking president trump to court after his controversial decision to defund obamacare subsidies, to cancel the payments to health insurance companies it was supposed to go to helping low income americans afford health insurance. the next major legal drama for the white house, that's next. complete the job with listerine® help prevent plaque, early gum disease, bad breath and kill up to 99.9% of germs. listerine® bring out the bold™ >>> it was just thursday night when the president announced that he was canceling payments to health insurance companies. these are subsidies that help low income americans afford insurance. a big part of ob

wisconsin governor scott walker sent out today to the nfl and the nfl players association. it is time for players in the nfl to stop protesting during the anthem and move on from what has become a divisive political side show. instead i encourage them to use their voices and influence to take a stand against domestic violence. with the owners and players meeting tomorrow during domestic violence awareness month, now we would be -- now would be an especially opportune time to strongly condemn domestic violence and lead the charge in supporting safe families across america. not to take anything away from that cause, that is a very good cause, but why does governor walker think that he can just tell the nfl players what causes they should be using their platform for? >> look, i think he's as a governor has a right to say what he wants to say. and put out a letter. i don't think he's forcing them. he's giving them another idea. i'm kind of over this nfl protest thing. i think the nfl is in serious trouble with their fan base now. i think they completely misjudged this issue, an

nfl players union supports grievance, roger goodell in recent interview denies nfl owners are colluding against kaepernick, speaking of goodell, nfl players disregarded his memo or didn't get the memo that all players to stand during the national anthem because many players continued taking a knee yesterday. in new orleans, for example, some fans began booing new orleans players. and in jacksonville, one person demonstrated against the nfl players from the air of former jags fan hire a pilot to fly a plane with a banner over the stadium for two hours, be american, boycott the jags and nfl. and then in california, american idol jessica sÁnchez sang the national anthem and then she took a knee. meanwhile nfl owners will be meeting here in new york on tuesday, they are concerned about these protests, eroding fan support, some want all players to stand during national anthem but some players say they will continue to fight against racism and use this as a way of doing that. back to you. >> thanks, kelly, the meeting was previously scheduled. this isn't nfl meetings, they are going to be ta

the nfl. i don't know why roger goodell waited so long to address the issue trish. where is his true north, pride in country? the players out there are performing a job. you don't bring issues like this into your work place. it is work place issue for players. it is entertainment issue for us and offensive to americans like you and me, trish. trish: i wonder if he is motivated by fear? he may say something on this right now. let's listen in. >> -- on going right now. we reviewed six weeks played to date, margin of victory, we talked about penalties per game and game presentation and changes we made, how that worked. talked about focus on officiating. very positive fan, excuse me, very positive feedback on the game. we also spent a great deal of time talking about our partnerships. we extended a partnership, expanded a partnership with ticketmaster that we think will be very fan-friendly. we think will give our fans better opportunity to buy tickets on a secure basis, give that to them on great

steve: breaking tonight the vice president of the rising walked out on the nfl. evening everyone and welcome to the next revolution. i'm steve and this is the home of positive populism. another sunday and another clash between pro- football players and the trump and ministration. vice president mike pence abruptly left today's called 49 game with several 40 niner players to any during the national anthem. honestly, good for mike pence. as i said here last week there is no question that there are important reasons to be concerned about and to protest against racial injustice in america but can we just keep our unifying national symbols out of it? or should i say symbols that are supposed to be unifying like our flag and ancestors. the grip of all this and the politicalization of absolutely everything it really undermines the nation's culture and that is not just some vague thing that has no impact in the real world it does have an impact. it affects our ability to come together to solve real problems whether that is fighting terrorism, fighting crime fighting for

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maybe the nfl is trying to put this controversy behind them. >> you know, i think that the nfl players are standing firm. and when you look at what's happened with this whole entire debate, and look at what's happened in the last week with donald trump. this is such a way for him, a cynical ploy for him after he's had another horrible week where he's been criticized for the miserable failure that his response to puerto rico has been. so now you see him reigniting, you know, a manufactured debate in which he's tried to characterize as the flag and the military against unpatriotic african-american men, when the fact is that when you look at what they are standing for, what they're kneeling for, it couldn't be more american. you know, first amendment rights, free speech. you know, the tyranny of the state when it comes in the form of police brutality against our citizens. and you know, so when you look at the president, what we really need at this moment in the country is a leader who can actually help this country to reckon with these real issues and to address them in a way that really

saying nfl owners are blacklisting him. guess what? kaepernick is taking a page out of the left-wing playbook and blaming president trump. you can't make this up. kaepernick's attorney, i know him, smart attorney. he released a statement reading... this is beyond ridiculous. who is colin kaepernick to lecture us? kaepernick gave money to a charity that defended a cop killer. and he wore socks that depicted cops as pigs. he supported a communist, murdering thug dictator fidel castro but somehow at its president trump's fault that the nfl doesn't want any part of him? while kaepernick did have a great career early in his career, people saw his throwing regressing. diminishing. some of his teammates that he was selfish and arrogant. remember, football is a team sport. now kaepernick wants to force all nfl teams to hire him? that's not how this world works. i want to put something into perspective. while people are now demanding that colin kaepernick gets a job, there are real american heroes that are going under reported. gues

and the brass of the nfl. reports all during the week saying goodell has met with players, met with owners. he spoke with the chairman, the president of the players association, who is reportedly saying that goodell wants this to end. he wants to find a way out of this. so far, we still see this hodgepodge of protests. you mentioned 9:30 this morning eastern time in london when that game kicked off overseas, three dolphins players kneeling. most players now appearing to choose to kneel before the anthem and stand with linked arms as the anthem is playing. still sort of a grab bag and a mixed reaction from the players. and certainly from the fans. alex. >> okay, mike, thank you so much. appreciate that live report. to continue the conversation, i'm joined by jarvis green and by boston globe sports columnist dan shaunse, also correspondent for the journal review, erin mcpike. jarvis, i'm going to reach out to you first. i want to get your reaction to what we saw in london this morning. most players standing for

the nfl really cares about its players. the nfl is trying to understand its players. that is actually something that roger goodell did say, they're trying to understand what is motivating the players to do this? but i got to fire back with this, ford. as the nfl cares about the players, guess what, they would have done a whole lot more in terms of being out in front of the whole concussion issue. because that actually affects those players. >> well there is a lot of issues the nfl should be out in front of but i'll be honest with you, the owners created this problem all by themselves, now they don't have a way out of the box. basically they have gone back to square one, trying to pacify the players without as losing many fans as possible. quite clear a majority of the players don't quite understand why a majority of fans are hacked off about the anthem. trish: yeah, they don't understand, but they know they're getting a lot of attention for this. here's the thing. you're a lawyer by background. do they have a right to do this? after all they're going to work and part

nfl's commissioner roger goodell sending a letter to nfl teams making it clear he does want nfl football players to stand during the national anthem. we've got the data shows nfl players arrested nearly 900 times including nearly 100 domestic violence cases since the year 2000. and the news coming in, nfl team owners considering a brand-new rule change that would require players to stand for the national anthem. and it took hillary clinton five days to criticize liberal hollywood mogul harvey weinstein, only after more actresses stepped up to say he harassed them, too. gwyneth paltrow, angelina jolie, mira sorvino and more. welcome to "risk & reward," i'm elizabeth macdonald. the so-called arbiters of american culture, the ugly underside of both tonight. fans expect movies and football to be an escape from all things political. now at risk of getting sacked by millions of fans across the country. both are at risk of fans leaving due to cord cutting and streaming. hitting the ratings across the board. the nfl polling on protests almost universally terrible. ticket sales and ratings slippi

the nfl right now to me is a ticking time bomb. judge jeanine: we just found the nfl ratings. viewership for the national telecasts are down 11%. in 2016, 17 million viewers, 2017, 15 million. >> i think a lot of people are kneeling because the president challenged them. and i think a lot of them don't even know why they are kneeling. you look around on the internet and you see these young kids 10 years old and their coaches kneeling. what are we teaching they will kids? the lack of respect in this country right now is the biggest problem. if you look at the nfl sunday. my father was a truck driver. sunday was his day. the middle class people, the hard working people. they have all the aggravation all week long. sunday, they get to sit down, make some pasta, whatever you are going to eat. you sit down and you don't have to gene worry about anything. you are just going to watch your team play, it's a pure game. politics are involved. people are disgust. they don't want that. judge jeanine: it seems to me they knew the kneeling wasn't going so well. now they are locking arms. is

nfl is concerned. and has totally conflated the issue about why these players intended to nekneel. the nfl is very, very frustrated. roger goodell will tell you, he did not kowtow to the president and is saying that the players don't have their constitutional rights, saying that the nfl doesn't believe that the players should be talking about their social justice, activism. that's not what they're saying at all. but again, the president has been bullying the nfl, really, for lack of a better term. and the nfl, i don't think they've been able to get their hands around this pr crisis. so here we have owners who are clearly on the inside and in bed with the president and you've got the nfl who is trying to navigate these political waters. >> some owners. >> some owners. >> there's a difference in opinion among the ownership right now. >> yes, absolutely. >> david gergen, one thing is crystal clear to me, which is that the president is fanning the flames here of the culture war or culture divide. someone e

president trump going after the nfl this morning. turns out it has been a fight brewing for decades. we're going to talk about that and why he's now targeting the nfl tax breaks. and president trump has complained on twitter that the late night shows are not giving him a fair shake. so last night stephen colbert challenged jon stewart to say something nice about trump for each negative joke. stewart, i'm going to say he had a bit of a hard time. >> on friday trump made it easier for employers to deny women birth control. pretty soon the only contraceptive women will have is his face. >> now, i'm in the groove now. i'm starting to feel it. donald trump is great to women. good. >> good? >> better than harvey weinstein. >> maybe. we'll fact check that. plus, when you get a flu shot at walgreens, you help provide a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need through the un foundation. it's that easy to get your flu shot and make a difference. so swing by your local walgreens today. walgreens. at the corner of happy & healthy. he's a nascar cha

there is the nfl. there is the issue and the controversy about players again kneeling to protest police brutality today, that happening for a second week in a row. we have our worksheet out. we've been following every game over the last two weekends so far. when you look at what they are doing right now, these players, as they are protesting, we understand why they're doing it, but why is the president so obsessed with focusing on something that for them is so personal? he doesn't seem, again, to be passing the empathy test here. >> that's because this dishonest president is again playing to a certain part of his constituency, pointing to those athletes, those black athletes, for the most part, who are rich. they're doing better than you're doing. and look at them, they're disrespecting our flag. you're absolutely right, it's not about the flag. it is about a protest and to say that there's something wrong with the young, black males in particular and people who are being killed at the hands of the peo

two nfl greats will debate the ongoing nfl controversy. we have two big announcements and steve scalise will join us. he wants to talk gun control, >> sean: welcome back to "hannity." another controversial week for the nfl. vice president mike pence walked out of the game between the colts and the 49ers yesterday when several players took a knee during "the national anthem" yet again. joining us with reaction, author of "liberalism or how to turn good men into whiners, weinies and wimps." burgess owens. and former nfl player spencer tillman, part of the fox family. welcome aboard. both of you are friends of mine family of four goes to a game. average cost, $100. kids want jerseys, $200. then a beer, $400 a beer. a couple of hot dogs and popcorn. $700, $800 day. most americans are speaking loudly and they say they want to honor their flag and country and anthem because men fought, bled and died under that flag. players are not being responsive. i kind of like what robert kraft said. i will match you dollar for dollar. let's go and help our

christine, players and nfl owners met today in new york. while there wasn't any plan decide on, a spokesman for the players said the meetings were productive. watch this. >> racial inequality exists in this country. the players are not trying to be r disrespectful to this flag. they're trying to bring awareness to issues that come from their communities that most people that look like me don't understand. >> hmm. good first step for the league and players? did anything actually get accomplished? >> i think it was a really good first step. just the fact that they're having this meeting is significant in the wake of donald trump's s.o.b. line of almost four weeks ago now, triggering all this reaction and fueling this, you know, this concern all the way around the country. what does it mean moving forward? i think they're going to have another meeting. my sense is they will eventually do something, whether it is highlighting each team in the community and the concerns, social injustice, whatever. but it's not going away. i think also very impo

honor those in the nfl. hypocrisy that's been there forever. until they stand up on the issues as far as that it will remain the same. >> in a time crunch now. address the speed with which the nfl responded to donald trump compared to the pace, the very slow pace, with which they addressed domestic violence amongst players and their families? >> because no one was threatening them around violence in issues they should have dealt with, but when the president brings up, a., your nonprofit status, tax dollars, if you lose that, and, b., that you're lowering ratings, doug said, saying to advertisers, don't spend money with them, nobody's watching. you react because you need to stop the president from threatening your advertisers, and by threatening your taxes which is why the public needs to deal with the advertisers saying we won't be watching and won't be dealing with you. that's the only way you balance that, if trying to balance the argument. >> running out of time. i think you need to bring in the mayor of

the nfl claims it no longer seeks tax-exempt status. >> the nfl gave up tax-exempt status, billions of dollars subsidize renovation of sports stadiums. if this industry uses money from american taxpayers to build fields they play on, is it too much to expect they show respect for the flag at beginning of the game of the. reporter: is it appropriate for the vice president of the united states to spend taxpayer money to go in a football game he will walk out if players take a knee, knowing he would take the action. >> i think it is appropriate that the vice president was invited and he attended that game. and i think it is always appropriate for the leaders of our country to stand up for the national anthem, to stand up for our flag and to stand up for the men and women who fought and died for it. blake? reporter: -- to just tip's question, the president said today there would be adjustments made to the tax bill being worked on. you just said though that adjustments might not be made to framework stands as is. so i'm curious -- >> there is not a final piece of legislation but our framewo

it does not make sense to talk about this as nfl versus trump. this is about a society trying to come to terms with a racially biased criminal justice system, and one of the best solutions and best ways of dressing those challenges so we can stop losing american lives. >> curran, weigh in where you'd like, also address the idea that this is a lie. >> it is not a lie. but this whole situation has gotten completely out of control. but what i'm interested in seeing is what's going to happen in the future in the coming months. the announcement came out about the nba, you know, saying that players have to stand for the anthem. a lot of people got excited about that and riled up. that rule isn't new. it's been there for a while, but with everything that's been going on, it just came back up more recently. but i'm waiting to see what's going to happen when the nba season rolls around and if someone actually does kneel during the anthem. but just staying focused on the nfl, to see what's going to happen in the coming weeks. because as we saw from the san

a question about the nfl. roger goodell, the commissioner of the nfl, earlier today said that all players should stand during the playing of the national anthem. earlier this week there was no change in policy as it relates to the nfl mandating that all players in the nfl stand for the national anthem. does the president believe that he's winning this argument or has won this argument as it relates to what he said about whether players should stand for the playing of the national anthem? >> i think it's certainly a step in the right direction. as we've said many times before, the president supports standing for the national anthem, saluting the flag and honoring those men and women in uniform that fight to protect it. >> sarah, thanks. does the president feel as a matter of principle that it is not adequate to simply send a letter of condolence to the family of a slain service person as president bush and president obama typically did? and does he feel that it was not adequate for president obama to have sent

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and will the nfl cave to president trump's wrath? as the league refutes speculation that its players will be mandated to stand up for the national anthem. team owners, team owners will meet this week to make their pitch to players on a way forward that ends the pregame protests. more on that in a minute. first, president trump's week seemed to lend credibility to a vanity fair report this week that he is "unstable, losing a step, and unraveling." he ramped up his feud with the first amendment. he killed subsidies for obamacare insurers, hdessertfie the iran nuclear deal, he withdrew from the united nation's cultural organization and suggested to puerto ricans that federal aid has an expiration date. joining me now is political reporter eugene scott of "the washington post." eugene, that's a bit much even for this president all in one week. we see the vanity report that he's, you know, just at wits end. he's coming apart. and when you see these erratic moves, some that politically doesn't even seem to make sense, what is your take on

we cancelled the nfl, we refuse. >> stand up, we'll watch. kneel don't, we'll not watch. >> lou: i think that is right. at&t and directv, for giving refund to all who cancel, we appreciate it and i think that is just nice leadership on the part of a corporation, two corporation. >> and a new tax bill, take the corporate boxes away. >> lou: corporate america supports sports that wouldn't pay their way. ed and michael, our question is do you believe that the strengthening populist wave will lead to mcconnell's exit. follow me on instagram and up next, president trump demands that the nfl stop insulting america. >> i think it is a very important thing for the nfl to not allow people to kneel in the playing of our national anthem and respect our country and respect our flag. >> lou: the president's leadership and integrity and the subject of my commentary. stay with us, we'll be right stay with us, we'll be right back. you each drive a ford pickup right? (all) yes. i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is

this isn't just with nfl players. this has been with a number of people that they have obviously showed hostility towards women. they've showed hostility towards the lgbtq community. the nfl players have been showing a sign of lots of signs of solidarity throughout the process. and this didn't start -- this started last year with the san francisco 49ers, with colin kaepernick as a member of that team. so, they knew well in advance that the players from the 49ers would be kneeling. so they did all this on the taxpayer dime. and it's unfortunate that, you know, one of the whole slogans of trump administration and trump himself was to drain the swamp, but yet you see a number of people in his cabinet, a number of his senior officials on his administration have been exploiting the u.s. taxpayer money by taking these private se jets, by pence staging these publicity stunt with him and the president. they have done so many things that goes against everything they campaigned on. >> so the vice president said in his tweet tha

their last practice and leading them are nfl players. here's the history behind this. this game started back in 2005 after two officers were killed in the line of duty. since then it has grown tremendously. that's to help out a handful of charities. they help out the capital police memorial funds which helps families of fallen and injured officers and there's our military kids which helps out the children of those who serve. the third one is a average for kids which is a nonprofit for families in need. >> this is a great -- i'm a republican and he's a republican. we're playing on the same team. we need that more in america. >> who do you think is going to win? >> i think congress is going to win. >> that's a vote o nfl players are involved with this including some from the redskins. ken harvey who used to play for the redskins in 1994 to 1998, he talked about what this event is for him. >> we're trying to do good and hopefully we can. >> i say you can have a lot of effort or good athletic ability. it's like two out of three. i'll let you figure out which one it is. >>