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The united states. police brutality, systemic oppression. >> nothing is going to change until people are going to admit the fact of what has happened, how people are. i mean you know, no disrespect to any service men or women out there, you know they salute, not hand over their heart or whatever, i hold my fist up. how can you look at that any different? that salute is just as meaningful to them as my fists holding up in the air. >> the nfl and players' union have not reached an agreement regarding an them. all player and non-player personnel on the field are expected to stand during the natio...

It's my first amendment right to walk around in the street with it. >> richard: apples and oranges. taking a knee before this controversy was a sign of reference. jesus took a knee in the garden of gethsemane. taking a knee. it's always been a sign of reverence. they are not putting a fist up. they are taking in knee when the pledge is happening. [all speaking] >> kimberly: that is not how you kneel in church. >> greg: kneel in front of the police station. >> richard: when the coaches talks, they take a knee so they can be respectful and listen. >> dana: we have to end it there. near reaction ...

At a rally. he has. the whole point of protest is to create a spectacle. we're sitting on the bridge not because that's the only way to protest. it's because that's the way you get america's attention. you put your fist up as you win the olympic gold medal because that's how you get america's attention. and colin kaepernick certainly has america's attention and it's important for us to have america's attention because one thing that's never popular -- >> christine, what can we look forward to this weekend? you think more protests? >> i do. obviously the president, we talked about the number of...

Alienating thousands, if not millions of their consumers, the fans who want to just have fun just as you the gentleman just mentioned. have a good time with their family and their friends but, instead, we are being lectured by individuals with their message that they should be doing on their time and their dime not the americans. brian: ph.d. professor and political comment territory, wenty, how have you seen this whole thing evolve from collin kaepernick taking a seat to maybe 12 players following him to now 1200. are you happy the way it's trending? >> i am happy the way it's trending. what ...

Place. one of them was the mother of all rallies, a group of donald trump supporters that gathered near the washington monument not under the banner of republican or democrat, but just with a goal of uniting behind donald trump. and there was a moment that could have turned on out bad. that is when a group of black lives marries suppotters suppor approached the stage. someone on the stage actually invited the black lives matters supporters on stage and this is what happened. >> listen to me very carefully. my name is henry davis. i'm a brother. i'm a brother. i want y'all to step back behind t...