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The decision to file a lawsuit. at the end of the day, this is not about me. this is about black and minority coaches and leaders who do not get an opportunity to showcase their skills and their leadership and their acumen and intelligence. and their abilities, in whatever field it is. in my case and in the nfls case, as coaching leaders in this league -- look, i love coaching. i love it, it is a passion of mine. and it is something that i am gifted to do. and there are a lot of black and minori...

Acumen, their intelligence, their abilities and whatever field it is, and in my case, and in the nfls case, as coaches and leaders in this league. we need to change the hearts and minds of the people who make those decisions. >> so, terrance, just today, "the washington post" obtained this copy of a memo sent my nfl commissioner roger goodell telling the leagues 32 teams, the nfls hiring results have been unacceptable for diversity. so, does this indicate that floress lawsuit is impacting the le...

Having me. >> i want to start with this, the decision to file the lawsuit. i have covered kaepernick for years now and i have watched what happened. he never played in the league again and they would say, man, we could use a quarterback in this league. are you worried about what this means for your future and why you decided to do it? >> that is a question that i have been asked a lot and something i have but talked about with a lot, as we came to the decision to file a lawsuit. at the end of th...

What i mean by intent is how he has his forces postures. if you look at what hes got. he has postured to invade if he wants two. he has rained ukraine and belarus and the northeast to the east and the south as well. he has got it pretty well surrounded and can do what he wants to do at a moments notice right now. hes got the structure to do it and it depends on what putin wants to do. i think hes playing the waiting game and playing it well. hes got us off balance and the rest of the world off b...

Account of arson during the george led protests in minnesota. instead of getting up to 25 years behind bars, he got half of that even though at 30 years old, a dad died during that arson attacks. he was tragically killed when the pawn shop went up in flames. as we said, he has quite the wrong lap she did on my rap sheet. criminal convictions including burglary, domestic assault, and theft. he was under a criminal sentence at the time of the 2020 arson. im going to come to you first, emily, and l...

He misread the ukrainian forces. ive said this a couple times. his generals have been incompetent on this. anyone can draw tactical arrows on a map, but when youre a general -- having been a tanker myself, when youre a general officer its not about where the maneuver is, its how you support that maneuver with logistics. they have failed miserable. in addition, i would say the tactical acumen of the russian forces absolutely horrid. were seeing undisciplined acts. were seeing tanks stopped for po...

>> first and foremost, because weve never had one. >> when thurgood marshall became a supreme court justice, evrything changed. so what we want to see is someone who can bring her legal acumen and her lived experience to those conversations and to those deliberations. >> the reality is we actually think that the absence of a black woman on this court is an abject failure, frankly. >> reporter: but what do you say to people who say, "this is just an affirmative action pick"? >> its an interesting...

This is a country that hate saudi arabia. it is entire conflict with them every day, that attacked them while i was secretary of energy at one of their refineries. and you expect them to take your phone call, mr. president? this is a stunning lack of either political acumen, which i dont believe it is. i just think -- he really dislikes the oil and gas industry so much that hes willing to jeopardize, not just our future, but the future of our allies around the world. it is unconscionable. >> sea...

Resilience in the face of this russian onslaught. >> i mean, and john heilemann, you and i had the conversation with former ambassador to ukraine, bill taylor, about the skill and acumen and readiness of this ukrainian military. it seems that that continues to be this x factor in both the unbelievable number of russian deaths, 7,000 troops dead, as a conservative figure, as reported by "the new york times." as well as the constant flow of not just resupplying these weapons but enhancing and impr...

Max, since weve spoken, the ukrainian spirit, the ukrainian acumen in terms of fighting has exceeded all expectations, as colonel vindman is saying. there was a sense that ukraine couldnt withstand 13 days of war. and while theres an acknowledgement that the russian war plan hasnt gone as planned, theres two things, and i think youre right about one of them yesterday, putins determination and when cornered, the danger he presents to ukraine. and of the calamity playing out before our eyes. your ...