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We're back with "conversation nation." joining us msnbc's krystal ball, chuck nice, and carolyn. thank you all for being here. >> thanks for having us, rev. >> we start with the uproar over the st. louis rams protest. st. louis police called the rams players' hands up protest in support of ferguson protesters tasteless, offensive, and inflammatory. the st. louis police chief claims the rams official apologized, but the team is denying any apology was made. this shows the deep division and why so many people are looking for an outlet.

>> it's also cool, lawrence, for once the u.s. is the underdog. we have this scrappy underdog team and it's kind of fun to be on that side of having the potential cinderella team in a world event. it's also a great reflection of the melting pot of america. you watch the game, you have ancestry from all over the world represented. it's a cool thing of national unity in a time of deep division. it's fun, too. >> the documentary that you narrated sure looks important, because it's in black and white. but i'm sorry, she didn't get me there. >> so you're telling me you don't like american football,...

About soccer i just read about in the teleprompter. see if you can make me care about the world cup. >> you start with the fact that that other news network doesn't like it is a point in favor. >> i need to clarify something. i also don't care about american football, so i'm not like the other news network. they're going into this patriotic thing. i don't care about any of it. >> it's also cool, lawrence, for once the u.s. is the underdog. we have this scrappy underdog team and it's kind of fun to be on that side of having the potential cinderella team in a world event. it's also a great refle...

Problem. your actions created it. on effective iraqi leadership can save the collapsing country. the leadership has thus far been the antis this of effective. president obama announced the united states will help iraq with up to 300 military advisers, but he had some strong words for iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki, warning him in no uncertain terms the united states will not waste anymore blood and treasure in iraq. president obama noted prime minister maliki is to blame for fanning the flames of deep division that are now leading to all-out civil war there. >> we consulted with prime m...

Lanya smith accepting on behalf of her husband, dean e. smith. dean e. smith spent 36 seasons taking college basketball to new heights. as head coach at the university of north carolina at chapel hill, he led his team to 11 final fours, two national titles, and 80079 victories, retiring at the winningest men's college basketball coach in history. dean smith brought the same commitment to supporting his players off the court. he helped more than 96% of his lettermen graduate and in an era of deep division, he taught