pill reduced as hospitalizations and deaths by about half, we'll talk about it later in this hour. there is also another incredible story unfolding tonight at the intersection of sports, and race. viewers a monday night football learned during tonight's game that former monday night football analysts veteran football coach john cruger in, has resigned as head coach of the las vegas raiders, just hours after the new york times reported that his past emails included homophobic and misogynistic misogynistic comments. this follows an earlier report of him using a racist trope to describe one -- union player. he released a statement today that says i love the raiders and do not want to be a distraction, thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of raider nation. i am sorry, i never mentored anyone. with that let's bring in our starting line on this monday night philip rucker pulitzer prize-winning senior washington correspondent, for the washington post coauthor along