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Escalating free speech and race. many players beople booed the p who kneeled yesterday. those are the people who demand respect for the flag. donald trump said, this issue of kneeling has nothing to do with the racist issue. it has to do with respect to the flag. colin kaepernick, this photo taken exactly one year ago. but take a look at yesterday. players, coaches, owners at stadiums from los angeles to philadelphia, london, everywhere in between, locking arms, some kneeling, some staying in the locker room while the anthem played. in chicago the pittsburgh steelers sideline empty as the star...

Anthem saying they should be fired or suspended. players responded league wide by locking arms, standing or missing the anthem altogether. this as a show of their rights. now back to "lockup." due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> inside cleveland's cuyahoga county correction center, walter cooperwood, admitted boss of the heartless felons gang, is allowed one hour a day to spend outside of his cell. he was put on 23 and 1 lockup status for fighting. >> let's get something straight right now -- >> but recently warden ivy put the entire unit on lockup after members of...

Parents. so that gives you an idea of the kind of problems people here are experiencing, kate. >> just unbelievable, rafael. and is there any estimation of when they're going to get the power back on? >> reporter: the main focus right now is trying to distribute fuel because a lot of the power plants here are operated by fuel, and so the roads are not in great condition and that has been a challenge, kate. >> it is everything. the roads are impassable. there is no power. water and food becoming scarce. that is why the need is so immense and getting greater by the day. rafael, thank you so much...

Arms with the players, the owners, most of them white, locking arms there on the field. do you think that this is a tipping point? will bob kraft still support donald trump after this? will these owners say different things now? >> i can't read bob kraft's mind, but it's very clear there's almost no one in the nfl who wants to support or rationalize the tone and content of president trump's remarks. so -- where it goes from here, i'm not sure. where i hope it goes, though, is that it's one thing to take a knee or raise a fist. it's your right, and there's a point here to be made. but i hope ot...

That, but also the russia investigation which continues to linger in the background of everything that this white house does. certainly a curious time for the president to set his focus on this. >> boris sanchez, thank you so much. let's talk more about this now, about this league wide nfl demonstration today. joining me now to discuss this, michael eric dyson, sociology propresser. also with me cnn political commentator ben ferguson. thank you to both of you for joining me. michael, you first. how do you interpret all that is unfolding? >> it indicates that the players understand they were in...