it's called "i played in the nfl". you said "i played in the nfl. it needs way more than black anthem." you write "is this a sign that the nfl is serious now it really wants to promote racial inequality in the league or is it a symbolic gesture meant to play indicate its players without any meaningful change?" which do you think it is? >> as i said at the end of the piece, i'd like to believe the nfl is genuine. i like to believe that the players coming out with that video demanding that the nfl admit they were wrong, they were wrong about not supporting the players while they were kneeling while the president was bashing them and basically they were thrown to the wolves with no protection. the players came out and demanded they admit they were wrong, and they did. the nfl also just recently pledged to donate $250 million over ten years, and when initially they donated $44 million to criminal justice reform, police reform, economic and educational advancement for black youth. but when they added this song to all of week one games, initially i was li

that needs to happen not just in the nfl, it's a societal problem. the nfl is a microcosm of that. there needs to be a significant push to help these young black coaches become head coaches or give them the opportunity. i'm not saying and no one has argued that you should hire black head coaches just because they are black. there should be some type of pipeline to enable them to get the opportunity to get the head coaching job. >> all right. thank you for giving us some time today. that wraps it up for this hour. my colleague joshua johnson takes over at the top of the hour. he'll talk to the superintendent of schools in broward county florida where they are a few weeks away from a new school year. i'll be back at 4:00 p.m. that's coming up in about an hour right here on msnbc. t an hour right here on msnbc it's pretty inspiring the way families redefined the word 'school' this year. it's why, at xfinity, we're committed to helping kids keep learning through the summer. and help college students studying at home stay connected through our university program. we're providing afforda

only two nfl general managers are black and no owners are black. the majority of them have been white men some we've come to this point now not just in the nfl but largely in america and as we've seen this movement for black lives matter and george floyd and breonna taylor moved also towards anti-racism, anti-colonialism, there's been an awakening around the globe. people are taking down symbols of hate and oppression. and we're speaking on all these issues the nfl needs to correct and the washington football team has to correct that name. i don't know what they're waiting for, but they need to change that name immediately. it was not to honor indigenous people. anyone who says that doesn't know the history. >> i have just 30 seconds left, jemele. when you look at what's happened d -- the players now have a newfound sense of autonomy and power. even coming on this show, they didn't want to speak out. i'm worried about endorsements. they don't really care now. they're out there. the black national anthem, does this ring hollow after the way they tre

nbc's sam brock on the nfl's plan. >> reporter: football fans desperate for an nfl kickoff this fall -- >> clubs are working to create a clean and safe environment. >> reporter: -- just got a dose of good news after the league and its players patched together a plan for covid-19 testing. two negatives required before players can even enter camp, then daily testing for two weeks. should the positivity rate stay below 5%, testing then goes to every other day. you think there's any guarantee the nfl has a season this year? >> i don't think there's any guarantee. we want to pull this off because america needs it. it would be exciting to have the opportunity to play nfl football and be there to give people something to smile and enjoy. >> reporter: andrew whitworth is an l.a. rams captain who has seen covid up close and personal. his whole family contracted the virus in late june, including his wife, four kids, and mother and father-in-law. >> it almost killed my dad, so i think we look at other families in the nfl, pregnant women specifically, people who maybe are living with their paren

i former nfl player now a doctor treating covid patients joins me next with his opinion. >>> nfl owners and the players union have reached a deal on dailying for all players and certain team personnel for training camp that opened this week for some teams and as much of the country suffers from testing delays and severe wait times for the results of those tests. so joining me now, someone profoundly uniquely qualified to talk about all of this, dr. meyer roll from massachusetts general hospital and a former nfl safety for the tennessee titans. and he also runs the meyer roll foundation, so a pleasure, sir. welcome. >> thank you for having me, it is an honor to watch you. >> oh, my goodness. thank you. don't miss baldwin me so just call me brooke. you are seeing the effect of covid every day. so the story out there is that so many people out in the country, regular folks, it is hard enough to get a test, when you do get your hands on a test it is taking up to two weeks in some cases to get the result and meantime you have the nfl administering daily tests and i get that people love their

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he was the last nfl owner to integrate nfl teams with black players. so when you start to realize the history, then it gives you a better understanding of how the past is like the present today. >> it's interesting, too, because we've been -- i'll talk to you in a moment about roger goodell and some of the things happening in the nfl -- but one of the things in this social movement in the wake of george floyd's killing and breonna taylor's killing, lots of reaction and some feel symbolic and insultingly and others real and important. this feels like one of those. do you think that's how it's going to land in the nfl? >> i think when you're looking at the perspective how big this movement has been, and we look at it through how protests can create awareness and put pressure on teams or on entities to, you know, be in fear of what the bottom lines are. and so when the corporations come out and say, hey, it's time for a change, which nike did and fedex did and other outlets started to not allow people to purchase merchandise, washington football team merc

exclusive look at an nfl training facility. it's been essentially a ghost town here since march. but training camp is now about to begin for the atlanta falcons. >> there's a real schism. some people say here's what you do, here's the plan. there's other people who say it's absolutely ludicrous to even try this. the country is in the middle of a pandemic. football is great, but you've got to sit this season out. >> yeah, i think people are trying to be really thoughtful about this. i think people do look at risk and risk mitigation in different ways, but i feel like it's the right thing to do to try to live with this virus. >> dr. alan sills is chief medical officer for the nfl. we're both neurosurgeons and have known each other for several years. >> can we find ways to do that safely. that's our challenge. >> the last nfl game was february 2nd of this year, super bowl liv. the chiefs beat the 49ers 31-20. >> two days earlier, the u.s. declared a public health emergency because of coronavirus. since then millions of people have

get it done, nfl." russell wilson, who is expecting his second child with singer ciara, also weighing in. tweeting, "i'm concerned. my wife is pregnant. nfl training camp is about to start. and there's still no clear plan on player health and family safety." currently, the nfl does not have a safety bubble like the nba. the league has said no more than 20 players will be allowed into a team facility. tonight, the players coming together on social media, demanding the league take action. using #wewanttoplay. the nfl says the health and safety of its players is the foremost concern, and they're working with experts to prepare for the upcoming season. tom? >> erielle, thank you. >>> up next, right here, when we come back, the masked outfielder taking some heat, and knocking it out of the park. stay with us. these are real people, not actors, who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent

the nfl is about show. they're doing all these things to appease people, but you know what, the great news here is it's not working. people are seeing right through all this stuff. they're going to have to start doing stuff instead of just putting out all this fake things. >> yeah. but terrence, real quick, commissioner goodell said that teams should sign kaepernick. maybe not as a player certainly. we don't know what his playing skills are. he can play at that level. but he could go into a front office? >> yeah. and you know, to be honest with you, i don't really think that colin wants to play again. you know, i think he likes this role right now of being this figure that started a movement. i can't blame him. but here is the thing, alex, give him a chance to say no. give him a chance to say i don't want to play. give him a chance to say i do want to go into the front office or be a coach or what have you but don't play these mind games that are very transparent. >> i was going to say put the ball in his c

>> i find it interesting that the one nfl player who has opted out is a doctor. okay? that should tell you something. thank you. >>> exclusive new drone video to show you tonight of a wall of flames rising from a city block in san francisco. it took nearly half the city's firefighting force to knock down the five-alarm blaze that destroyed about half a dozen buildings near 13th and folsom. kpix 5's wilson walker is there. >> reporter: firefighters got the call around 6:30 in the morning, this is a lesson in how quickly a fire can get going. and, how hard it can be to stop it. >> i was on the second floor, looking right at it. it was crazy. black, black smoke. it was apocalyptic. >> reporter: right outside of his window, a column of smoke that towered over the city from a fire that was quickly on his way to five-alarm's. >> the fire department was incredibly responsive. they appeared to be out of control from the beginning. >> i got there on the second alarm, we actually had transformers falling on the ground. had to back everybody up. we had to reposition. >> reporter:

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the nfl saying these letters reported serious, disturbing and contrary to the nfl values everyone in the nfl has a right to learn in an environment free from any and all forms of harassment. the nfl says they will meet with attorneys after an independent investigation is complete. >> the nfl ownership, almost all of them are extremely wealthy white men who have had the power and money for years to be able to hide but eventually similar conduct. >>'s report they shared experiences of crying and bathrooms, being tell told to wear white dresses -- tight dresses and told comments about their bodies. they said i have never been in a more hostile, manipulative, passive investment environment and i worked in politics. this isn't the only issue they are dealing with, the team announcing it would drop the redskins name and logo. >> this is the message for all the other leagues and all of the other, you know, the leagues and the teams that are out there. don't wait for people to knock down your doors to do the right thing, you can take some leadership. >> a new team name has not yet been annou

but what is a song if you have nfl owners who still refuse to say black lives matter? what is a song if you have owners who continue to support politicians who can't say black lives matter? what's a freaking song if you have politicians giving money to politicians who says black lives matter is a hate group? i understand the nfl is trying to find different ways in which to try to assert itself late but still assert itself on the right side of history, but don't give me a dang song. address the racism in your hiring process. and for heaven's sake, stop encouraging this sort of playing both sides of the fence with your ownership when it comes to philanthropy and political donations, because it really just undermines any effort you're trying to make to have criminal justice reform, to try to have social justice. >> lz granderson, christine brennan, thank you both. happy fourth of july to both of you. really appreciate your time today. >>> it's one of the worst attacks on afghanistan. today the movie depicting that, "the outpost" is out. i'll talk to the last reporter to v

so when i look at what the nfl is doing, this goes against every value that the nfl has built itself on, professional sports have built themselves on, celebration of americana and the ideals and values that best exemplify america. they have built themselves on unity and unifying the country. if the nfl starts out its season with everyone standing for "lift every voice and sing," the black national anthem, and then virtually everyone on the field taking a knee when "the star-spangled banner" plays, i think it's going to be, if you remember the show "happy days" the jump-the-shark moment when we knew "happy days" was over. the nfl will run off a nice fat chunk of its audience and will never be seen the same again. because of the failure of leadership throughout the nfl. there's no way you can do any homework on black lives matter and not see that it's a marxist political organization. it's not about black deaths.te it's not about black men. it's a political move, a communist political move. for those people that stand on religious values, and this is where i say it's a failure of men,

. >> kristin: the nfl is calling a new report on the washington redskins disturbing. a report that has nothing to do with the team's name change. from "the washington post," 15 women who used to work from the team for recusing employees of sexually harassing them and saying the organization created a toxic culture. mike emanuel is reporting live outside of fedexfield. so what are we hearing from dan snyder, the team's owner? how was he responding to this bombshell report? >> good afternoon. dan snyder's promising a thorough and unbiased investigation putting out a statement a short time ago saying "the behavior described in yesterday's "washington post" article has no place in our franchise or society. the story has strength and my commitment to setting a new culture and standard for your team. snyder notes attorney beth wilkinson has been hired to investigate and make recognitions on when she is done with her work, saying the team will institute new policies and procedures and strengthen their human resources infrastructure. that lack of a serious human resources dep

the nfl saying today, "these matters as reported are serious, disturbing, and contrary to the nfl's values. everyone in the nfl has the right to work in an environment free from any and all forms of harassment. 15 women, former employees, alleged sexual harassment and verbal abuse. in the past week us three senior officials were either fired or retired. former employee emily applegate said it was the most miserable expanse of her life, telling "the washington post," "i needed to keep my job. when it comes down to it, 98% of people make decisions on stuff like this based on needing to keep their jobs, which is why this goes on for so long." applegate spoke about the toxic culture at the team earlier today. >> nobody deserves to be degraded and treated like that. nobody deserves to be disrespected. for any of us women that want to get into a career that is a male-dominated force, we shouldn't be afraid that these are all things that are going to happen. >> the team has hired attorney beth wilkinson who says her firm was retained to do an independent review of the team's culture, policies, an

the nfl network says the players in the nfl have also agreed on players who opt out of the season. there are negotiations on a plan to reduce preseason rosters from 90 players down to 80 players. >>> the golden state borders are making the most of their time and the community while they are off the court. the warriors teamed up with the american red cross with the drive city community blood drive yesterday. the event was seeking donations of blood to help patients who need a life-saving transfusion. organizers say african-american donors are really needed to help 100,000 people across the country suffering from circle so disease. >> we have an urgent supply around the country. we are calling on all donors, especially right now we are reaching out to our african- american donors because although in the bay area we are doing a good job of filling our appointments, we just don't have enough african-american donations. >> and there was an added -- covid-19 testing is being conducted at all of the donation sites. >>> 4:27 is the time here on mornings on 2. individual rights versus publi

the nfl players association and nfl owners agreeing to scrap the 2020 preseason. cutting from four to two games. the players union pushed back concerned about coronavirus spread. an nfl reporter for "usa today" says the fact both sides could come to an agreement shows progress for a real season to actually happen. they're on the same page as how they're going to states this preseason and the preparation for the regular season. >>> trending this morning fans looking for some hope during the pandemic. we have you covered. ♪ no one told you life was going to be this way ♪ >> had to do that clap there. >> i did, too! >> david schwimmer says the upcoming reunion for hbo max could start filming as soon as next month. he says that the cast plans to wait another week or so to make sure they make all the final decisions. he tells jimmy fallon on "the tonight show" it is all dependent on safety considerations due to the pandemic. have to be safe. good to hear that. >> maybe they'll incorporate that in, too. "friends" during a pandemic. >> i've heard other shows are doin

you sit on the executive committee of the nfl players association. what have you heard about this new agreement on coronavirus testing? do you think it goes far enough? >> well, i think, you know, for us as players, we always want to defer to the data and the experts in our joint committee that we have with the nfl and let them tell us, you know, what the protocols should be. and i think from our end, that is onething. players want to play. we've seen that over the weekend with guys we want to get this done as we get closer and closer to camp. testing is just one of the many things that has been left on the table. but i think players are, you know, looking to see the league do a lot more when it comes to these negotiations and our health. >> yeah, safety is priority number one, the health of everyone. you tweeted yesterday -- let me put it up on the screen. it blows my mind that the nfl is unwilling to follow the recommendations of their own experts regarding player health and safety. if we want to have a full -- all caps -- full season this year, we

you played in the nfl now. you're in your third year as a neuro surgery resident fighting coronavirus on the front lines. is it safe to return to professional sports while the cases are spreading? >> thanks for having me, anderson. i do not think it's safe to return right now. the nfl is part of fabric of the country. they've tried for a long time to permeate itself into the community by advancing domestic violence awareness, breast cancer awareness and when i played, it would have us go to schools and boys and girls clubs to talk about education and i went to england to get the american culture into another continent. if the nfl wants to be part of the community, i think it needs to be responsible and think about what is actually happening in the community right now, a pandemic happening and infection rates going up and hospitalizations occurring, ppe at a high demand. if that's the case, then be a leader at the forefront and put the players' safety and their families' safety as a premium. >> so what do you th

you have the nfl contract? >> yes, we do. >> holy cow. how are you going to do it are you going to test every day? will you be at every training camp this is huge we're all worried that there is no season because we felt they didn't have a tester. >> so, i am not going to discuss the specifics of our relationship right now with the nfl. i will confirm for you that we are the tester we will be testing all 32 teams in 30 different cities around the country. more to come. >> there is going to be a season >> i'm not going to comment -- >> we -- you know you're -- this is the first time we've not heard a peep so we felt that because there hasn't been a peep there might not be a season. we got the word we can't go as fans but the fact bio reference is in there tells me there is a legitimate chance there could be a season. >> you'd have to check with the nfl about that. >> all right fair enough. the fact that you got that and broke the news, i very much appreciate it. can you explain to people the rapid versus the several days? because i've been

>> the most topic in the nfl today is talking about equality is why do not have black coaches in the nfl and to say that you will put blm on the field or on a jersey, well, some people may not believe in blm. for myself and i asked the question here, no one would give me the answer and there is no doubt blm is important but america lives are important. then the organization of blm, i'm not sure what they stand for. how could an nfl say we will support blm or we will do this without having the players to say what they want because you cannot put that on a player who may disagree with you. harris: mark, your thoughts. >> i agree with herschel. you have to address sensitive issues. i think that is what the nba is trying to do. i agree with herschel you got to talk to or listen to your players but that's exactly what we are trying to do. this wasn't defined by management at the nba but this is what our players asked us to do. this is important to our players and importance to the fans but most importantly it's important to the united states of america that we address these sensitive issu

kavita patel, jonathan capehart, good to see you both >>> up next, a win for nfl players. the league makes big changes after several mvps raised covid concerns where does that leave fans >>> anthony fauci stepping away from his day job long enough to throw out the first pitch this coming thursday night at the mlb season opener. fauci, of course, a fan of the reigning world series champs, the nationals. the nats take on the yankees in the first regular season game since the leagueco e individual delay. we know he's got an impressive brain. how's his arm? come on, no no n-n-n-no-no only discover has no annual fee on any card. cansino. >>> this morning, as the mlb and the nba are closer to resuming their seasons, the nfl is still facing some big questions about resuming its games safely. yesterday it did reach an agreement with the players' union over new safety protocols for training camp after pressure from a number of players on social media to tackle safety concerns good to see you, robert, what can you tell us about plans to keep the players safe? >> players are pushing

alan sills is chief medical officer for the nfl. we're both neurosurgeons and we've known each other for several years. can we find ways to do that safely? that's our challenge. >> the last nfl game was february 2 of this year, super bowl liv the chiefs beat the 49ers 31-20. two days earlier, the u.s. declared a public health emergency because of coronavirus. since then millions of people have become infected. more than 140,000 have died. and now the nfl wants to do the seemingly impossible, bring back some sense of normalcy to one of the largest sports leagues in the country. some of the changes indoors are going to look very familiar. lots of masks, near constant sanitizing and physical distancing everywhere. treatment rooms, weight rooms, even meal time and on the field. >> there are three regulation size football fields side by side. first thing that jumps to your mind how we can do physical conditioning. as players start strengthening, you're talking about a small group having a lot of space to work with. >> there will even be

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get it done, nfl. russell wilson, who's expecting his second child with singer ciara, also weighing in tweeting, i am concerned, my wife is pregnant, nfl training camp is about to start and there's still no clear plan on player health and family safety. currently the nfl does not have a safety bubble like the nba. the league has said no more than 20 players will be allowed in a team facility. the players coming together on social media, demanding the league take action, using #wewanttoplay. the nfl says the health and safety of its players is the foremost concern and it is working with health experts and the cdc to prepare for the upcoming season. kenneth, mona? >> erielle, thank you. yes, big concern when it comes to any of these sports and getting back to play and dealing with the coronavirus. when you think about nfl, so many players, so hard to social -- in fact, there's no social distancing. it's a contact sport. >> you have big names. richard sherman, j.j. watt, patrick mahomes. a lot of them spe

is this moment of time being, i will ask former nfl star, burgess owens. all that and more on making money. ♪. charles: folks, really disturbing news over the weekend. we normally start with markets particularly when they're up this big but we can't have prosperity without peace in the nation. that is the topic of the country right now. cnn reporting that six people were killed by what they call gun violence t it was bedlam in american cities this is before police departments are defunded. there are issues nobody is discussing. you have to ask yourself why. why does the media insist blaming inanimate objects for the actions of human beings? i would like to bring in fox's liz peek with more. when i see the headlines gun violence may have killed five children it is heartbreaking. i don't know if we get to the root problem of this if we're not honest. other human beings are trying to harm other people, often people that look just like them for a variety of reasons. i want to get down in there, figure it out, fix it, so we all can have a more harmonious soci

nfl has announced it's cancelling all pre-season games ahead of the 2020 season. how viable is the nfl season given a large portion of their players won't be considered in the at risk group of getting severe symptoms from covid-19. >> absolutely. so nfl players arguably carry the greatest risk of any american professional sport player. beyond that, those just how football is played, the deep physical nature, the sweaty bodies and the heat outdoors, i have grave concerns for the sport of football both at the nfl and ncaa level given how this virus transmits through air particles. i think roger goodell the commissioner of the nfl, team owners and players alike are keeping close tabs on mlb to see what happens to their season because likely if the mlb has to shut down we can expect that will signal a huge red flag to the nfl and we may miss or delay this 2020 season. >> certain thing they have to t. thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >>> dr. anthony fauci has become such a cult figure in the u.s. he has his own baseball card. and it's now the best se

fireworks at mount rushmore, masks and social distancing not required >>> after years of debate will this nfl team change its controversial name the growing pressure from sponsors and what the owner is now saying. >>> new rules of the road, if you're driving to your vacation destination, what to pack and plan ahead for. >>> and caught on camera a man shooting illegal fireworks when one goes right through an open window. that house erupting in flames tonight the new warning from firefighters this holiday. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> and a good friday evening. i'm craig melvin in for lester tonight the investigation into the death of elijah mcclain last year has taken another turn with authorities in aurora, colorado saying police officers reenacted the choke hold that was used on the 23-year-old. the interim police chief saying, quote, we are ashamed nbc's gabe gutierrez is there >> reporter: these are the photos aurora police now say were taken by their own . >> we are ashamed, we're sickened and we're angry. while the allegations of this internal affairs case

the nfl called them highly inappropriate, offensive, and divisive. jackson issued an initial apology saying anyone who feels i have hate toward the jewish community took my posts the wrong way. i have no hatred in my heart toward no one. but then another apology saying my intention was to uplift, unite, and encourage our culture with positivity and light. unfortunately, that did not happen. i unintentionally hurt the jewish community in the process and for that i am sorry. >> i just want you guys to understand that it never was intended to be, you know, to put any race down or any religion down. >> reporter: according to "the washington post," jackson had also posted an image on instagram of nation of islam leader louis farakhan calling farakhan powerful. >> he is a powerful speaker. the problem is that he is known for decades to spew hate against the jews and others and amplifying his messages is very dangerous. >> reporter: the fall out from jackson's postings probably couldn't come at a more sensitive time. just weeks after several prominent black

now we have some more drama out of the nfl, i feel like that's becoming a trend. i say it almost every day but anyway, the nfl's original schedule is now all scheduled teams are already pushing back reporting dates as the nfl and the nflpa continue to negotiate how to handle the inevitable revenue losses from this season. most veteran players were scheduled to report to training camp next tuesday, but nfl media reports that a failure to reach a deal by the end of this weekend could prompt virtual work to continue indefinitely. now we have some heavy exacerbated by clue dollars during the spring box a laugh. >>here's the fresno native and stanford grab brook lopez with that rate both him and his twin brother robin play for the bucs family affair over milwaukee, then yanis took over here he slices through the lane for the dog. and this time he's going to force a turnover that leads to easy fast-break don't. there's a heavy debate who's going to win the mvp the honest for lebron i'd vote for le bron but we'll see how that plays out bucks when it won 13 to 92. that's

. >> reporter: nfl commissioner roger goodell saying today he's supportive of this important step. a former player for the team also weighing in. >> i still believe it should be changed. i think there's been enough public outcry from the group that feels like they're being marginalized by their image as a mascot for an entire cultural identity. >> reporter: reaction on the streets of d.c. >> i'm a redskins fan, for life. >> even with the name? >> even with the name. >> it's offensive, it's a slur, a racial slur that would be like having a team called the "n" word. >> reporter: tonight "the wall street journal" citing two people familiar with the matter who say the team will likely be renamed by the start of the 2020 season craig? >> geoff bennett for us in washington, thank you. >>> as the coronavirus pushes hospitals to the brink ers are seeing a dramatic drop in patients seeking emergency help he's tom costello. >> reporter: it happens every 40 seconds, someone somewhere in the u.s. has a heart attack, while 90 people suffer a stroke every hour. yet the number of non-coronavirus

one tragically dying >>> washington's nfl team, and its controversial name, the major change announced. >>> the search for the missing "glee" star, the tragic discovery in the water. >>> remembering hollywood actres kelly preston, her husband revealing her secret health battle. >>> after 140 days apart due to covid, the clever way they reunited. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone there are an number of fresh signs this country's weak and uneven response to the covid pandemic is falling apart at the seams, daily infections up. hospital admissions, up and deaths up too. with officials across the country meeting the moment of national crisis in strikingly different ways florida where masks are not required seeing some of the worst days any state has seen in this pandemic here in california tonight also facing out of control infections, the governor has just reimposed statewide restrictions, on everything from gyms and salons to restaurants and churches a lot of moving parts to cover tonight let's start in epicenter florida with kerry sander

already at last count 59 nfl players have tested positive. this is before they start contact, before they start playing games. when you think about the size of nfl rosters, the knack there is contact that is significant contact on every play, the fact that like baseball hair not in a bubble like hockey and basketball, and the fact that they're going to play in the fall and winter when the best guess is there might be yet another surge, to get from point a or point b or point c or whoever you want to look at it, that seems pretty problematic when it comes to the nfl. >> bob, let's talk about baseball, because it's only been one weekend, right? covid-19 cases already popping up among players and coaches. games are being canceled. is this season on the verge of falling apart? >> i'm not going to go that farm. commissioner manfred said this afternoon that he doesn't consider it a nightmare scenario. they expected something like this to happen. they just couldn't guess exactly where, and they think their protocols will take care of it. it's worth

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nfl's not in the bubble like the nba. they're practicing in the home cities, going home after practice and then going to be all over each other and nfl's player's association medical director said football is the perfect petrie dish for transmitting the virus. what will you do? they're teaming up with oakley and they came up with this new mouth shield. it's got airways and openings and does block direct transmission of droplets and help in preventing the transmission of the virus. a source tells cnn they'll give it out to select teams to continue trials with it. they're not mandating that players use this right now. the doctors for the nfl encouraging players to wear it but might have a tough task to sign on for this. jj watt said he tried to wear a visor once and suffocating and so, john, breathability, visibility the big issue with the sheeds bields but they hope keep innovating so the players are comfortable with something like this. >> watching the safe te debate, how do you make the season work? that's a back and for

nfl training camp is supposed to start. and there's no plan or playing safety and browns defensive end myles garrett putting it bluntly if the nfl doesn't do their part to make players healthy there's no football in 2020. it's that simple. the league source said the discussions between the league and the union will continue today. there's a league meeting set for 2:00 p.m. eastern to hammer out the rest of the details. meantime, poppy, we're getting our first look at baseball's new reality in the coronavirus era. teams playing exhibition games in modified empty stadiums ahead of thursday's season opener. the blue jays still looking for a stadium to call their home. the canadian federal government has denied the team's request to play in toronto citing safety concerns there. they don't want players traveling to and from the united states, so the team is looking at the stadium of its minor league affiliate in buffalo and at its spring training facility in florida. one of the team players, pitcher anthony bass, throwing out th

we had you on years ago talking about this battle to take the r-word out of the nfl. can you respond to what has happened now? >> yes, and good morning and thank you for having me. so recently, what has happened, to the, is a response groundswell, espececially y wite push witith the blacack lis s mr countrynt, yoyou know, this seems to finally understand what racism is. as we watched the unrest in this country completetely supporting black lives matter and what happened in minneapolis in the murder of george floyd, you know, this issssue -- there wasa resurgenence of this i issue ag. it seemed d to just happened agn nikole -- organically as people begin to topple statues of colonialism. and looking toward symbols and racial epithets and the washington teaeam was o one of e . in 2014, we wonon o our case a t the e shington team and the trademark inin trademark lawaw. since ththen, we lost our case n 2017 ian indirt rulg in e supreme court. since 20, , our se has kd of enen dmant. itas just en there nothg has rely happed a far as this movement goes.. of course, we alway

. >>> still ahead, 15 women accused washington nfl staffers of sexual harassment and verbal abuse. one of them joins me live next. >>> but first, a quick programming note. in an all new united shades of america, w. kamau bell looks at how white supremacy shapes american laws, language and society to this day. here's a preview. >> i was very conscious about that, and i remember when you were a little guy, you know, six, seven years old, and there was drugstore that we would shop in near us and as soon as we would walk in the store the store detective would follow us and i would say be really careful and i pointed out the store detective because we are always being watched. >> i remember that lesson, and it sticks with me today. so much so, that i'm aware of when i'm in stores even now as a fully grown adults, where my hands are. >> uh-huh. >> and as a kid, i was aware of it because i didn't want to be arrested. and then now, as an adult i became aware of it because i don't want to be killed. >> catch the new episode tomorrow night, at 10:00, right here on cnn. at university of phoen

what could come this fall when the nfl tries to play sans bubble? maybe they will change their mind between now and then. training camps opening today for all the football teams across the country and we find kristina partsinevelos outside the league office of the nfl in new york city. what must they be thinking and saying? kristina: i know, given all this breaking news, i can only imagine what people are wondering for the future of nfl, mlb and every other major live sports league out there. but like you said, if you are going to go back to that breaking news with the major league baseball teams, they are saying too that all of the phillies and yankees home and home series games will be postponed for the rest of this week so you have the marlins, they are officially on pause, then the fact the phillies will have some games that are postponed, this comes after the mlb said they conducted 6,400 covid tests since just july 24th, last week. so far, no one has tested positive on the field. that was a key word in their press release there. but you have a

it is a starting point to try to bring the nfl back safely. the players have to test negative twice in 72 hours just to get back into training camp as andrew whitworth found out, this is not just about protecting the players but protecting his family as well. the nfl is trying to move the ball closer to the goal line taking to the field during this deadly pandemic. the league and its players quarterbacking a deal ending a weeks' long impasse over safety. >> we can reduce the chances of covid-19 sacking the 2020 season >> reporter: a new plan requiring daily covid tests for the first two weeks of training camp then every other day anything above the 5% positive rate and it goes back to every day. for nfl families, the stakes couldn't be higher >> obviously just the nervousness really and the anxiety when you realize they're all positive, to me, it was the most stressful part of it. >> reporter: rams' andrew whitworth and his wife melissa speaking on camera for the first time after getting covid in june all of their kids and her parents got it t

and the nfl players association, the nfl, the players and so many others really have to line together and come up with these guidelines in order to make sure that everybody is safe. and i look at drew brees as a leader on the new orleans saints saints, and a leader in the national football league. and he is right. players want to play. but a player ultimately as well as fans, they want to be safe. >> trace: you say that they are fathers and husbands, and i want to put out the tweet from russell wilson, he is concerned about his family. i'm concerned, my wife is pregnant. nfl training camp is about to start and there is no clear plan on player health and safety. we want to play football, but we also want to protect our loved ones. this is a full-contact sport, dhani. you are talking about social distancing nonevent. this is the pivotal thing where you are breathing on each other and sweating on each other and hitting each other, and he already had dozens of players test positive, what happens of dozens more tests positive? we worry about injuries, what about illness putting you on the

nfl training camp is going to look very different this year. we're going to have to wait and see if the plan the nfl has in place is going to work because baseball is struggling. >> sports a microcosm of our society. this is emblematic of the difficulties in reopening in the age of coronavirus. andy scholes, thanks for the update. >>> senate republicans finally unveiled their new stimulus plan. what's missing? well, a lot of the help that those who are unemployed have been relying on. cnn's phil mattingly has more. >> reporter: laura and boris, at long last republicans actually have a proposal for the next economic coronavirus economic relief package and now the real work starts. over the course of the last week, two weeks, they have been negotiating with republicans to put something on the table, anything on the table. that is the package they rolled out on monday. $1 trillion. another round of small business forgivable loans for the paycheck protection program. another round of several components from the initial $2.2 trillion bill from last