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And just the things that we believe in, as athletes, working together as a team and being one. >> so okay, dan. the fact that most players knelt also before the national anthem. do you think that might be some kind of a compromise with the president? or what about the locking of arms? is that also something of a compromise? people take such offense at the kneeling, but locking arms is showing a unity in the protest and what theyre trying to say, and were talking about it. >> i think the word com...

Brotherhood among hundreds of players, locking arms, taking knees, including support for, especially support for those who have been protesting during the anthem. and keep in mind, as you look at these pictures from sunday, one week before, according to a espn tally only nine players of the nearly 1700 in the nfl were kneeling or sitting or raising a fist during the national anthem. that is until the president chose to enter the fray and called those nine men sons of britches and demanded they b...

One or two and then its over. its going to be tight. >> next to no one has even seen this bill but theres some indication money for planned parenthood will be stripped. will that kill the bill? >> if there was any chance of getting democratic votes, that would kill that chance if there was any chance of that at all. it will make it tougher for some moderate republicans to vote for the bill but i think republicans -- both parties are locking arms and staying in lock step with pushing forward with...

Thats a divide and conquer strategy. >> youre doing the politics -- >> just dont believe the that. >> your solution today was to vote no on a bill that was actually going to advance the ball, and go to the senate. the senate -- you have the democratic lead -- leadership in the senate. instead you have a threat from the white house and all of the democrats, except for 27, locking arms and saying that they refuse to do anything on immigration unless they get everything they want. >> no, it was one...

Thats a divide and conquer strategy. >> youre doing the politics -- >> just dont believe the that. >> your solution today was to vote no on a bill that was actually going to advance the ball, and go to the senate. the senate -- you have the democratic lead -- leadership in the senate. instead you have a threat from the white house and all of the democrats, except for 27, locking arms and saying that they refuse to do anything on immigration unless they get everything they want. >> no, it was one...

Heres what he said. >> common ground doesnt mean compromising on your principles. common ground means finding places where your agenda overlaps with that of the other party, locking arms and getting it done. >> first of all, do you agree with that sentiment, that basically, what hes saying is were not compromising, youre just finding places where you agr agree? do you believe there is a distinction? >> well, there is a distinction without a difference. any time you are looking for overlaps that ...

>>jonathan: we have two dozen protesters outside the atlanta detention center cheering each time one of their fellow demonstrators is released from the facility where they have been been processed for charges of violating the use of a public park at night. yesterday, atlanta marry vehicled an executive order that had been allowing the demonstrators to stay in the park beyond 11:00 p.m. and the police ordered occupy atlanta protesters to leave the downtown park, some of them did but others stayed...