melissa: two gold medal winning u.s. athletes staging protests at the pan am games over the weekend. taking a knee during the national anthem, and the hammer thrower raising her fist at the end of the anthem. the u.s. olympic and paralympic committee releasing this statement in response to the protest. we respect his right to express his viewpoints, but we are disappointed that he chose not to honor his commitment. our leadership are reviewing what consequences may result. in the meantime, he took to twitter sending out a picture of his protest, writing, we must call for change. this week i m honored to represent team usa at the pan am games, taking home gold and bronze. my pride, however, has been cut short by the multiple shortcomings of the country hold so dear to my heart. racism, gun-control,