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Up his feud with u.s. football players. he called for players who kneel in protest, protest expected in the united states, it is a right, protesting during the national anthem, he says that they should be fired. on sunday many more kneeled. they kneeled in mass rebuke of president trump. >> and we will have more on those nfl protests in just a moment. but first, lets focus on the new travel restrictions. they were announced right after the presidents controversial travel ban expired and cover ...

Collins leaning heavily no, he simply doesnt have the vote for this health care bill. moreover, he is dealing with challenges in iran and north korea. and he hasnt -- he has failed to deliver anything meaningful in terms of legislative victories through the congress. and so this is a pivot opportunity for him to change the conversation. were clearly talking about it right now. i think its strategic. but i think its a mistake. because the president who is hovering around 37% approval rating at th...

Have flash flood warnings. weve been talking about the dam that overflowed its bank, the guajataca dam in northwestern puerto rico. any additional rainfall will put more stresses on that dam which is a concern for hundreds of thousands of people who live close to it. >> it is a real worry. >> it is. >> derek, thank you. and welcome back. >> thank you very much. still ahead on "newsroom" this hour, the presidents latest adversary is football. the national football league and players who protest...

Social and racial injustice. and we saw many more players kneel, others locking arms as a sign of unity. >> absolutely. we saw some teams not even show up for the anthem. the pittsburgh steelers and also tennessee and seattle were playing each other, and they all just decided to stay off the field completely in a sign of solidarity. and i think also a sign that a lot of players didnt want to be out there for the anthem. donald trump, if he was hoping to get their attention, he got it. im not sur...

>> yep, thats what he said. cnns boris sanchez has more on the presidents response from washington. >> the president certainly making this issue a focus of his sunday, arguing that nfl owners should get together and do something about nfl players that kneel down during the national anthem. he tweeted about this several times, digging in his stance that he first vocalized during his rally in alabama on friday, saying that nfl owners should fire players that kneel during the anthem. one of his twe...

Thousands of miles away from the united states here at londons wembley stadium, where the baltimore ravens were taking on the jacksonville jaguars. a number of the players on both sides of the field actually did kneel down during the national anthem while some of the other officials and owners were arm and arm, standing in solidarity as well. the owner of the jacksonville jaguars said it was a privilege to stand on the sidelines with the team today for the national anthem. and he called presiden...

Anthem. >> earlier players had said they were calling attention to racial and social injustice. but on sunday, many more players and even some owners joined together, kneeling or locking arms in solidarity at every single game sunday. even so, donald trump still thinks these players should lose their jobs. >> the nfl has to work out their own problems. their numbers are way down. and i think this is a big reason why their numbers are way down. im just telling you from my standpoint, i think its ...

By the president comes at a very interesting time where the white house is dealing with a lot of issues. not only on the legislative front with another attempted repeal and replacement of obamacare and a tax reform roll-out set for later this week, but also escalating tensions with north korea. at one point over the weekend, the president tweeting out that north korean leadership may not be around much longer. so its certainly curious that the president would pick this time to focus on this issu...

Ask your doctor if switching to eliquis is right for you. allergytry new xyzal®.ou have symptoms like these for relief is as effective at hour 24 as hour one. so be wise all take new xyzal®. welcome back to "newsroom." now back to one of our top stories. american football players reacted sunday to the president of the united states, his criticism of athletes who protest during the national anthem. many players, many of the coaches, and owners kneeled or linked arms together at the beginning ...

Him. listen to more of what he had to say. >> i think that the flag has to be respected. our country has to be respected. there is plenty of room to do other things. but our country has to be respected. and ive always felt very strongly about that. and by the way most people agree with me. >> one more interesting note of the gaggles that the president had with the press on sunday. he said that race has nothing to do with the issue of players kneeling during the arm anthem. this is purely about p...