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Liberty mutual insurance. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> do they think theyre doing something smart but not broadcasting the national anthem? thats espn and cbs, folks. >> president trump slamming espn and cbs for refusing to air the national anthem ahead of football games this year as the nfl set to kickoff their season this week. the new anthem policy in place, the question of course is will player protests hurt nfl ratings? jared max is with us. they hurt them last year for su...

That the nfl is back, and so, too, is the presidents crusade against these player protests. he was apparently reacting to what happened last night at the preseason game. a couple players taking a knee during the anthem. few others raised their fists. when the president tweets and says, they want eed to show the outrage at something most are unable to define, the players have been clear. they were not protesting the anthem. what theyre demonstrating against, they say, is racial injustice and poli...

>> president trump friday again take talking there about the nfl national anthem controversy. again criticizing players who choose not to stand for the anthem. now yahoo sports is reporting the president and vice president mike pence could be subpoenaed to testify in former quarterback collin kaepernickese legal batte involving that issue of player protests. lets go to charles robbinson. charles, how might the president and the vice president be subpoenaed here? what might lead to that? >> it is...

Three sport stories. lebron, hes not old. hes only 33. when youre playing against a team with three of the starters under 24, its bound to wear on you. this "bleacher report" brought to you by ford. no one has been able to stop the celtics on their home court in these playoffs that includes a tired lebron. rookie jayson tatum led the way with 24 points. they are now just one win away from a trip to the finals and to the nhl game seven of the eastern conference finals capitals and tampa bay light...

Really that we experience in this country, right? and at the end of the day when we are in a firefight, last thing were thinking about is the flag or the anthem or the star span gell espangled banner. were thinking about protecting our brothers. and ultimately what were fighting for is what the flag and anthem represents. but that is a very diverse thing. i mean, that is what america is. it is people from all backgrounds, you know, different situations, different experiences, different countries...

Impact collisions during what the nfl says are the most dangerous plays in the game, ban on running starts and restrictions where players can line up, and language regarding ejection standards with use of the helmet rule. theyre expected to address how to handle player protests and recent legalization of sports gambling. house republicans renew push for a second special counsel as president trump declines to say whether he has confidence in rod rosenstein. and what the homeland security secr...

Somebodys face with a machete. the high crimes and you misdemeanors. we have a list in the impeachment resolution. this is representative al green. these are some of the things they want to impeach president trump for. the travel ban. retweeting anti-muslim videos. nfl player protests. i guess he criticized tread -- frederica wilson. and i guess he said puerto ricans want everything done for them. >> the first of my smash "new york times" best sellers is entitled "high crimes and misdemeanors" a...

Somebodys face with a machete. the high crimes and you misdemeanors. we have a list in the impeachment resolution. this is representative al green. these are some of the things they want to impeach president trump for. the travel ban. retweeting anti-muslim videos. nfl player protests. i guess he criticized tread -- frederica wilson. and i guess he said puerto ricans want everything done for them. >> the first of my smash "new york times" best sellers is entitled "high crimes and misdemeanors" a...

Somebodys face with a machete. the high crimes and you misdemeanors. we have a list in the impeachment resolution. this is representative al green. these are some of the things they want to impeach president trump for. the travel ban. retweeting anti-muslim videos. nfl player protests. i guess he criticized tread -- frederica wilson. and i guess he said puerto ricans want everything done for them. >> the first of my smash "new york times" best sellers is entitled "high crimes and misdemeanors" a...

It was meant to sort of rip the band-aid off between players and owners. what did it turn into? >> look, this happened within weeks of president trump sort of belly flopping into this contained pool of player protests and sending ripples in all directions. roger goodell the commissioner of the nfl called together a group of ten owners, ten outspoken players and they wanted to talk about their way forward talk about how to focus on positive things, make contributions to the community and so forth...