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Morris protested before tuesdays game. she has been with the. envelope tried prevent players from protesting but the players union stepped. in those are your headlines. cheerleaders now taking up the anthem protest. rick reichmuth is here with your weather. rick: guys, whats going on? it is election -- katie: you are in the shot now. rick: it was me and the tv. here are your temps a lot cooler eastern seaboard this morning. a little warmer across parts of the mississippi river valley thats becau...

The russian conspiracy to influence our midterm elections, 18 days away, included, quote, posing as u.s. persons, to operate fictitious social media, to address divisive political and social issues or to advocate for the election or electoral defeat of particular candidates. now, the social media post covered the gamut. gay rights. gun rights. the anthem protest in the nfl. family separation. criticism of mueller. criticism of john mccain. any subject that can divide americans one against the ot...

Over the fence and grab the dog and speed off. since the video has gone viral, the dog has been returned home. a good ending there. this wraps up this hour of "fox & friends first." thank you for joining us. "fox & friends first" continues right now. jillian: its great chipper was returned home. it is thursday, october 11th. at least two people are dead and hundreds of thousands in the dark as michael roars across the florida panhandle with historic force. rob: the strong cat 4 hurricane at land...

If you were to put the same facts on the table, take trumps name out of it, that sounds like progress. the conversation is different because hes president. im not predicting absolute success. its different. that has to be considered a legacy item so far of this presidency. s >> you write about the presidents attempt to win points on cultural heritage. the nfl protest, charlottesville. walk us through the thinking of that. >> its really the president. the anthem protest becomes something he ident...

Anthem protest. but first, time to build the wall. thats the focus of tonights angle. its one of the presidents cornerstone issues, and one he continues to invoke at rally after rally. >> and we are building a wall on the southern border which is necessary. and we will build the wall, that i can tell you. [crowd chanting] >> president trump: do not worry, we are going to build the wall. dont even think about it. >> laura: well, congress intends to put nine spending bills on the presidents desk.o...

Players expect to happen with this money thats been allocated toward these issues that have become b a hot topic. i dont have a problem with the players banding together andto trying to come up with a messaga and effect change. i do have a problem with the overall spirit and the tone of whats been going on in the national football league. and for a lot of former players, its a difficult topic to bring up. >> i would imagine if you are a player who is not wild about the anthem kneeling, it distra...

And my committee finds they are unfairly treated, then we will pardon them or at least let them out. >> laura: my question is how many n.f.l. players have taken him up on that offer? reached out to the president? well, maybe some have used back channels, i dont know, to not do so confirm the suspicion the anthem protest is more about ideology than -- and thats the angle. joining us with reaction is vera, president of the national organization of black law enforcement executives, along with retir...

Not only am i burning my favorite pair of nikes but burning your sales. >> reporter: nike defending their choice thing we believe colin kaepernick is one of the most inspirational athletes of this generation who leveraged the power of sports to move the world forward. former marine joey jones, there is protesting and then there is the actual actions and words of colin kaepernick, it is disrespectful to anyone to anyone who is patriotic or proud of the flag and then some are supporting oppression...

Because, you know, everybody in america, it seems e has an opinion about whether the taking of a knee and the anthem protest are something appropriate for a football game. so thats that means everyone is going to say whether or not nike is going to be something they buy going forward or is this something they are going to -- suddenly we have all these pictures of people lighting their nikeys on fire across the country. john rich who brian interviewed last week. he put out a tweet where his sound...

Surprised if youre there. what do you expect this season in terms of anthem protest and president trump? >> you should be surprised if im there. im boycotting the nfl this year as last year, although i didnt watch the super bowl. the eagles won the super bowl, the cowboys did not. i want to make that clear. i dont watch the nfl until colin kaepernick has a job and reid has a job, i will not watch the nfl. what i do expect and hope to read and windchill atch on cnn players protested and if they h...