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Kneeling. what are we teaching they will kids? the lack of respect in this country right now is the biggest problem. if you look at the nfl sunday. my father was a truck driver. sunday was his day. the middle class people, the hard working people. they have all the aggravation all week long. sunday, they get to sit down, make some pasta, whatever you are going to eat. you sit down and you dont have to gene worry about anything. you are just going to watch your team play, its a pure game. politic...

Years old and their coaches kneeling. what are we teaching they will kids? the lack of respect in this country right now is the biggest problem. if you look at the nfl sunday. my father was a truck driver. sunday was his day. the middle class people, the hard working people. they have all the aggravation all week long. sunday, they get to sit down, make some pasta, whatever you are going to eat. you sit down and you dont have to gene worry about anything. you are just going to watch your team pl...

Country superstar darius rucker sang the national anthem at this mornings nfl game between the saints and dolphins. as you see, some saints could be seen locking arms. three members of the miami dolphins were also seen kneeling during the anthem. im joined by republican strategist susan del percio and political and legal contributor maya harris. with a welcome to you both. maya, to you first, the president again last night urging players to stand during the anthem, but as we just showed, some pl...

The knee. the president opposing that specifically, saying it disrespects our flag. today, its a little different. were seeing players lock their arms in solidarity. thats been the depekz, as opposed to taking a knee. how do you feel about that expression? >> you have been covering that. i dont really get it. i mean, i get theyre trying to express unity, but unity for what? and it highlights one of the real problems with this whole protest deal in the nfl. >> i think they have been clear with wh...

If hes watching. tony, thank you. >> good to see you. gillian: a high school football team is making headlines for locking arms in solidarity with local police officers and first responders and veterans. this was in illinois when the indian took to the field. hand in hand with local heroes for their annual homecoming game and they all stood together during the national anthem and the school says it was planned even before the nfl protest and is not about politics, but rather, bringing their loca...

Learning about public relations, wrestling to get the narrative back to what it was supposed to be. saints, kneel before, i dont want simon says before the game. honest, i thought locking arms is ridiculous. i dont want unity. make it clear. no ones asking for unity. people are asking for accountability and asking for justice. unity is a wonderful panacea some of these nfl owners want to put over this conversation to avoid the fact you have a league that of primarily african-american men, many o...

Welcome back. time for sport. at dam silver is weighing in on the nfl controversy. he hopes the players will continue to use the moment of the anthem as a moment of uni unity. locking arms which many teams have done in the past is also allowed. turning now to thursday night football. the green bay packers hosting bit of rivals the chicago bears at lambo field. on very first snap. stripped of the ball on a sack. its matthews 75th career sack. making him the packers all time sack leader. gb aaro...

Alabama? >> i have so many friends thatre owners. and they are in a box. i mean, i have spoken to a couple of them. they say we are in a situation. we have to do something. i think they are afraid of their players you want to know the truth. disgraceful. got to be smart because you look at the ratings. the ratings are going way down. the stadiums are, i have seen a couple of stadiums over the last few weeks. they are. there is a lot of empty seats. i couldnt even belie believe i. when it comes t...

Quoting here, "join us thursday by locking arms with whoever youre with, stranger or loved one, wherever you are -- intertwined and included -- in this moment of unification." but the vast majority of fans saying, there is no honor in locking arms, only arrogance. or this quote, "packers asking fans to lock arms by showing unity, fans are united. it is the delusional players. #boycottnfl. and this one, "you are making this ridiculous but involving fans. lock arms? admit your mistake and stop." a...

And there are certain things called unintended consequences. as dr. west just pointed out the beauty and unity that hes articulating, that white brothers and sisters are joining hands, locking arms and doing this all in the name of what colin kaepernick was originally doing is because i believe the president is challenging the norms. hes actually become a catalyst for this conversation. so it actually is to dr. wests point an unintended consequence of his statement, which i still believe to be f...