i have nothing but respect for adam silver. nfl, i'm not in those locker rooms, i'm not with those guys, that i do understand that an apology, i have not heard an official apology to colin kaepernick on what he was trying to tell the nfl and the world about why he was kneeling when he was doing that as a san francisco 49ers. i see that to still be wrong, and now they are listening some, i still think you have not heard that official apology to a man who basically sacrificed everything for the betterment of this world. i can say that about that. jason: never, i wonder about the kaepernick issue from your perspective. knowing the endorsement world, the economic element of this, how does that change going fair togiven that it is say colin kaepernick was vindicated and a lot of senses? >> i think the fact of the matter is, colin kaepernick did what was on his heart, he did what he thought was right. he took all the right steps. military, ithe think it was a marine, or maybe an navy seal that told him sitting was the wrong thing to

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he has always -- in adam silver.e has always listened to the voice of his players, and i respect him for that. we see something that is very wrong with our society, with our community, we can use the nba to back us. i have nothing but respect for adam silver. as far as the nfl, i am not in those locker rooms. i am not with those guys, but i do understand that i have not heard a true, official apology to colin kaepernick on what he was going through and what he was trying to tell the nfl and , so i see that to still be wrong. now they are listening some, but i think we have not heard that official apology to a man who basically sacrificed everything for the betterment of the world. i wonder about the kaepernick issue from your perspective, knowing the business world, the endorsement world, the economic element, how did that change going forward given that, i thing it is fair to say, colin kaepernick was vindicated in a lot of senses? >> i think the fact of the matter is colin kaepernick did what was on his heart. he d

tested positive for the coronavirus those players will remain in self isolation and big commissioner adam silver said that he does not rule out putting the season on hold again if there is a significant spread among its athletes the n.b.a. is said to restart and as for its complex in florida on july 30th but games will be played without fans. it's been 75 years since the united nation's founding and its european headquarters in geneva has received a special gift to mark the occasion it's an eco friendly and entirely biodegradable piece of art that spans across 6000 square kilometers a giant fresco is called world in progress and it depicts 2 children building a circle of humans holding hands in nature the artist says the work is to remind people of their duty to build a better world for future generations. they're watching the w. news coming to you from berlin and i'll be back at the top of the hour with another update for you in the meantime you can get lots more news and information on our web site just go to details that you dot com i'm married to the scheme for me and the entire team thanks

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stern, magic and larry to all the brands that are involved in basketball and in the nba, now to adam silver to players like lebron and new owners. i think it's been mostly a natural evolution but also the people at the top of the sport, the superstars like lebron, people like adam silver being ok with change and pushing the envelope a bit has been a big reason i think -- i think, you know, no player is bigger than the game. the game of basketball is obviously a global sport. it's big business and the nba goes on, right? lots of plarlingse come and go and the nba keeps going on but i think, to your question, lebron 's point is while he's an nba player, and he's been playing for a long time and got who knows how much longer to play -- is while he's playing to have the greatest impact he can to push it forward to leave it in a better place for the next fleets that are coming in and then it's their job. it's their turn. they have to do it as a player and lebron becomes an owner and whatever he decides to do it he can do it from a different angle. jason: maverick opened up a door as well. do you

so adam silver relieved because the number isn't higher?tion, fred. and those 16 positive tests out of 302 taken in the first set of mandatory tests before teams head down to disney world, commissioner silver said that's roughly the number they expected. 5.3% positive test rate compared to the 7.6 national average according to the cdc this morning. those players will self isolate until they can get back with their teams which will soon travel down to florida where those cases continue to surge. but still, commissioner silver believes that their contained bubble environment there can work. listen. >> we can't outrun the virus. and that this is what we're going to be living with for the foreseeable future, which is why we designed the campus the way we did and so that we are -- it's a closed network. and that while it's not impeermable, we are in essence protected from cases around us. >> reporter: now, fred, teams will start heading down to disney world to test that bubble out just 12 days from now. >> and again, coy, when they do play, no a

amy: that is adam silver. i was wondering what you think has to happen right now.was talking alongside magic johnson in a a virtual conversasation, then we e will e on to o the nfl very quickly. >> that is a reflection of w who he is.s. he is veryry different than his predecessor. predecessor, david stern. he is veryry different.. i interviewed him for my book as well.. hahave another interview of f am silver a as well. i asked him, , would you punish someone who t took a stand for sosomething u u disagreeee with? he said no.. somebody who has said over and over again that he appreciates the athlete's voice. roger goodell is different. we can go right to roger goodell because before he said one thing and now he is trying to slowly turn over a new leaf. he first made -- now he wants to embrace nfl players protesting and using their voices, but he left out: kaepernick's name, which you cannot do aboutut whih of one person you white ball from the league. but then he tried to come back and say he wants to encoururage teams. i don't t know if it i is a lite too late for

commissioner adam silver knows they can't outrun the coronavirus and no option is risk-free, but movingward for plans for espn wide world of sports complex in orlando, moving forward. >> we've learned it's unpredictable. not full steam ahead no matter what happens but we feel comfortable where we are. >> understandevyo is sacrifice. lot of people in america don't have jobs and an opportunity to be a beacon of light. >>> second round of the travelers championship in connecticut, rory mcilroy, from 83 yards out to within six feet. he would birdie the hole. 9 under, tied for fourth place. field chasing 50-year-old phil mickelson, lefty, this is impressive, holes out of the bunker for birdie. 13, downhill putt, 32 feet away, sinks it. he's leader at 13 under. >>> sharks star evander kane and joel ward and others have made it goal to make real change through the hockey diversity alliance. focusing at grassroots level for participation, youth to top levels of the game. >> lot of the issues we think and feel we can create change, it starts at top. if nhl is doing it, everybody else is going to

commissioner adam silver will take a proposal to resume play to the board of governors for a vote tomorrow. espn reports that the plan is still for 22 teams in playoff contention to resume games at walt disney world in orlando. the park has three arenas. play a few regular season games and start the playoffs in august. the finals held in late september or early october. now, the warriors have the worst record in the league so they would not pea be involved. >>> sheltering us inside has us appreciating the little things and for a mom in san jose, that little thing was a class photo. carissa was able to get every student in her sonaktogeth f a y photo. , it tookcoordinaonnd lot of planning and help from friends, but they managed to pull it altogether, get this, in 24 hours. and it was just in time for the last day of school. she says it was a roller coaster of emotions and bitter sweet to see everybody. we want to say congratulations to all of those students. >>> that's nice to see. hi, everybody. let's look at what's going on. the weekend trending drier and we didn't expect a lot of rain to

commissioner adam silver knows they can't outrun the coronavirus and no option is risk-free, but movingorward for plans for espnfomplex in or unpredictable. not full steam ahead no matter what happens but we feel comfortable where we are. >> understand the risk but everyone is making a sacrifice. lot of people in america don't have jobs and we have an opportunity to be a beacon of light. >>> second round of the travelers championship in connecticut, rory mcilroy, from 83 yards out to within six feet. he would birdie the hole. 9 under, tied for fourth place. field chasing 50-year-old phil mickelson, lefty, this is impressive, holes out of the bunker for birdie. 13, downhill putt, 32 feet away, sinks it. he's leader at 13 under. >>> sharks star evander kane and joel ward and others have made it goal to make real change through the hockey diversity alliance. focusing at grassroots level for participation, youth to top levels of the game. >> lot of the issues we think and feel we can create change, it starts at top. if nhl is doing it, everybody else is going to do it. >>> you send video, l

it was a sad day, we were dead smack into like the heart of the season and adam silver was the guy who the decision to shut the nba down and we supported him as players, because we knew we was the pioneers and the leaders in that space of making hard, crucial decisions that can affect and will affect a lot of people. you could sense like, holy moly, like it was really happening. now it's really like almost like a wake up call now it's really serious. now, we can't ignore any more, we can'tjust pretend that this is not happening here. it is happening here and it has proven to have happened and has hit the country very greatly. the national basketball players association, which is based in new york, was founded in 195a. it is the union that serves to protect the athletes of the nba. sherrie deans is the the executive director of their foundation, which leads the charitable efforts across the nation. i guess since march 11th, when the last game, the season was suspended we tracked almost $5 million in player contribution. it is unprecedented. i mean, they have always been generous, but th

you see adam silver the league's commissioner talking about how you know they do require players to stand for the anthem but they push your players go out and talk on social issues go out be active in your community and that's the big difference is the fact they want their place speak out actually it's stuff curry was just out protesting in oakland with the protesters there so they're encouraging their players they actually have a the national basketball association established a committee on in justice reform with gold star or as head coach steve kerr and gregg popovich of san diego spurs both very outspoken on social media about this cause and getting out and let me assure their players are vocal about it and that is what we need to see in our professionally you need to see more of coaches and players and league officials be like talk about this please get involved in what cream of. jobar good lord i'm so angry about this you can hear it in my voice and he even came out and spoke about it so you need to see the other leagues the n. the n.h.l. the m l b the n.f.l. pushing their players t

nba commissioner adam silver saying a significant spread could derail the season. 16 unnamed players have already tested positive. >> my ultimate conclusion is that we can't outrun the virus, and that this is what we're going to be living with for the foreseeable future. >> reporter: tonight, the nba isn't the only sport scrambling to salvage a shortened season. major league baseball is said to restart spring training later this week, but it's not without concern, after several members of the texas rangers tested positive. a number of anonymous employees telling espn, "we are terrified for our safety. we all knew it would come to this. it was only a matter of time." the texas rangers organization say that all the necessary measures are being taken to prevent a further infection. they also say the health and safety of all their employees is a top priority. tom? >> okay, zachary, thank you. >>> and there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. the severe storms hitting the northeast. damaging winds and flash flooding. rob marciano standing by. rob marciano standing by

adorable that is some hand eye coordination i mean being 6 like you're barely out of kindergarten and adam silver might want to go check him out maybe give him like 10 years as a teenager but the an eye on him upcoming talent you saw it here on our t.v. you know maybe you never know i mean you got to groom them to become these all star player that clearly there will be more coming i did speak to parents via e-mail and they're like if you want to see anymore feel free so i hope we see more of him coming up in the future it's always nice to have a happy story like that very cool i think you from member gina and we'll have a lot more news coming up in the 5 o'clock hour like florida seeing the biggest spike of coronavirus cases since the outbreak began we'll tell you all about that in a live report on the ground all that and more coming up at 5 pm but that's it for right now make sure you keep up with everything in question at all times by downloading our brand new free outfit it's called portable t.v. you can catch their playboy summit pretty cool off. very user friendly go check out o. me on twitt

commissioner adam silver took part in a conference call with the players association including chris paul and former warrior and silver said quote if we were to have significant spread of coronavirus throughout the community, that might lead us to stop it. we're not saying full steam ahead no matter what happens but we're comfortable right now with where we are. that from the commissioner. >>> major league soccer returns an event calls mls kicking back july 8th in orlando. the earthquakes were the first to arrive in orlando ahead the lake's restart. ther they will get a few weeks of practice in before the first game on july 10th taking on seattle. it's a new normal for everyone. defender tomny thompson is relatively positive about the experience and their health and safety while trying to play amid-a pandemic. >>> i do feel safe. i think there's been a ton of precautions that have been taken and we've already been tested twice. it's good to see there's a process in place to protect us from the virus and i'm really optimistic about this tournament. >> see how it goes. meanwhile, nascar

adam silver and the board of governors have put safety first for players, and there won't be fans.are designing a bubble environment in the disney facility in orlando to keep players and staff safe. focus is onll the setting up that facility and making sure the players are trained and safe, and we can go back to having basketball, which i think is desperately needed. emily: that might be fined for finishing this season, but is it sustainable for next season and beyond? you have to be thinking about that. steve: we are studying next season, but the focus is on getting this season done safely. iger would say it is about data, not dates. we will see how it comes along. if we get reputed and vaccines sooner, we will see fans back. if we don't, there will have to be adjustments made and we will work those out as soon as the season ends, for next year. emily: we are also in the middle of a social crisis and the momentum in the black lives matter movement. i'm curious how you have addressed bit -- this at the team level and for bain capital, not just through your own, the way that your ow

adam silver is optimistic the cautious saying also today, we know the covid-19 will be with us for theoreseeable future. we are left with no choice but to learn to live with this virus. no options are risk-free right now. and isn't that the truth? we are in week three of the pga returning to action. no major setbacks there. no tiger woods on site, but the next best thing, a huge name in the sport of golf is rolling right now. phil mickelson. on the fifth hole out of the bunker he will have to singh into the whole with a birdie. it will get him to -6. looking good. another birdie, 11 under par following that shot. and on the par for att is 118 yards out. the approach nearly goes in. from there, he will get the tap and for birdie and the out right need at 13 under par. seven under 63 for mickelson today at 50 years old. he has had a tough year and haven't we all. he is trying to become the oldest winner in the tournament's history. >> it is june 26 and time for her daily history lesson. who else but joe fonzi to bring us this day in sports history. >> on the state two years ago in detroi

nba commissioner adam silver nows they cannot outrun the coronavirus and that no option is really risk free. but as they moveitor plans at espn's wild world of sports complexla >>ne t souc unpredictable. we're not saying full steam ahead no matter what. but we feel very comfortable right now with where we are. >> i understand the risks involved. but everyone making sacrifice and lot of people in america don't have jobs righ now and we have an opportunity to be a beacon of light. >> second round of the travelers championship in connecticut. rory mcilroy, third hole. take a look at this. from 83 yards out to within six feet. he would birdie the hole. mcilroy 9 under, tied for 4th. the field is chasing 50-year-old phil mickelson. lefty. holes out nor birdie and on 14, a downhill putt. we're going to show you because it goes in. 32 feet and he sinks it. 7 under 63. he's the leader at 13 under heading into the weekend. evander kane with joel ward and other sharks have made it their change toringhang the goals, a l to encourage engagement in participation from the youth to the very top level

i'm proud of our commissioner adam silver who says there's no perfect solution.t forward. everyone is anxious to get back on the court and play but this is a day-by-day situation. >> will you be in the bubble? >> i certainly look forward to attending -- look forward to being in orlando with our players and sixers and will certainly be there a good amount of time and i'm excited to do it. we couldn't be more excited about the sixers prospects. we start the season wanting to win a championship and have a strong team and a team ready to compete. >> meantime, working hard to help those in the most need during this pandemic challenges famous athletes and other celebrities to auction off something valuable of theirs or a special experience with proceeds going to organizations help feed people who are hurting economically and on the front lines. what's the latest update? >> yeah. amazing. raised basically $60 million, as you said, helping people in need that are hungry, that need help. tens of millions of people who have become unemployed, the virus damping to so many i

commissioner adam silver say the games will go on even if a player tests positive for covid-19. >>> finallyn nfl superstars joined forces to send a powerful message to the league about racial inequality. listen. >> how many times do we need to ask you to listen to your players. >> what will it take for one of us to be murdered by police brutality? >> what if i was george floyd? >> what if i was george floyd? >> if i was george floyd? >> if i was george floyd. >> if i was george floyd? >> i am -- >> the players for the nfl must condemn racism and the systemic oppression of black people. the video closing with the players insists they will not be silenced. earlier in the day they released a post saying it stands with the black community because black lives matter. but for the players, how about a powerful thoughtful message released yesterday, the same day, john, that a dozen minnesota vikings attended george floyd's memorial. >> that was so powerful, coy. thanks so much for bringing that to us. appreciate it. >> now to an update on coronavirus. a major study of patients taking hydroxychloroq

commissioner adam silver has done a great job.es. >> stephen: sure. >> while they're easing thing back in i find it kind of terrifying that he wants to full-on raw dog that 'rona this week. i certainly hope people wear masks. >> stephen: evidently, they're going to give the masks and hand sanitizer, but they're saying you don't have to use them. >> it's optional. >> stephen: it's optional. >> my thing sithink they can make it work if they just rebranded the masks. we have to think of masks-- because it's become this culture war. but we have to think of masks as bumper stickers for your face. >> stephen: i like it. i like it. >> just put whatever you want on it. >> stephen: like recommendations. >> hydroxychloroquine is the ( bleep ). >> stephen: this isn't netflix. you can't say that on cbs. >> we have a-- okay, alt, alt. 5"g" causes covid. >> stephen: i heard that. >> the one i really like if i was at rally would be, "mary christmas, say it back." when i used to bag groceries at safeway-- i used to bag groceries at safeway, and d

. >> nba commissioner adam silver making it clear in a statement that the league is focused on finishing health officials and medical experts. that plan hinges on walt disney world serving as the sole site for games, practices and housing, a layup for the league and fans hoping to see play resume after the nba suspended games march 11st since then it's been a sports famine that could quickly turn into a feast. >> sports fans who endured 10 weeks to a lot of reruns and conversation, they will be rewarded if things stay on track with probably as exciting a two or three months of sports we've ever seen in america with basketball and hockey's playoffs right at the forefront of all of them. >> and so the big question this morning is going to be what happens if a player tests positive for covid-19 and commissioner adam silver says they do not plan on stopping play that is why they plan on testing players every single day, performing contact tracing on people they have come into contact with so they can isolate that player and contain the spread savannah and craig, game on, my friends. >> game

what do you want nba fans to say to the owners, the commissioners, and to adam silver right now?yond being politically correct. i stated that in the article. this is a we thing. and in our community, in the black community and in the hispanic community we all have collectively came together. but we are going to need more people that come from different walks of life to understand that one, the circumstances. you know, the trauma that us as black people have been through all of these years that continue to get swept under the rug and address those traumas and the issues and really come out and vote. and one last thing, wolf, when you look at the world that we live in there are arrests made every three seconds in the united states. that is 10 million people per year. that is a real issue. we don't want to continue to have the same outcomes. >> caron, good luck to you. caron butler joining us here in the situation room. i am wolf blitzer here in washington. thanks for watching. i will be back here in the situation room. mayors who matter, a cnn town hall starts right after a quick b

but adam silver says he hopes he can address all of these issues in the coming weeks and that everyone will be happy once they're able to start playing games there in orlando. >> such important conversations and the athletes elevating the voices so important, thank you, andy. >>> up next, the first black woman ever to run a fortune 500 company for a message with all of the white men in power right now. you can change things. ursula burns is here. look at that scuffed up wall. staring at you. embarrassing you in front of your in-laws. spreading rumors about you at work. that wall is your everest - but not any more. today let's paint. that wall never knew what hit it. today let's paint. behr. exclusively at the home depot. you know when your dog is itching for an outing... or itching for some cuddle time. but you may not know when he's itching for help... licking for help... or rubbing for help. if your dog does these frequently. they may be signs of an allergic skin condition that needs treatment. don't wait. talk to your veterinarian and learn more at itchingforhelp.com. and sometimes,

taken time for us to figure out how to bring all this together, health and safety is number one for adam silverhe owners, and so we are ready. our players will be coming back soon. so i'm excited. we're ready to get going. liz: okay. before we say good-bye, you know i'm a fellow cal bear. i've got my little helmet here. every time there's a cal bear alum, you were the first africa ch n american cheerleader on the football team. here's my helmet in honor of you. >> here's my cup in honor of you, fellow bear. go, bears! liz: go, bears. it is so great to have you. the first african-american -- first ceo of an nba team, african-american and female. thrilled to have you. thank you so much. you belong there no matter what. >>> from the business of sports to the business of semiconductors. the latest in the u.s. counterstrike to the made in china 2025 strategy involves dangling a very large and i guess we could say green carrot in front of the specific industry. senators mark warner, democrat from virginia, and texas republican john cornyn have come up with the chips act, $25 billion to bolster resear

. >>> later in sports, the nba and commissioner adam silver reveals how many nba players have tested positive for covid- 19 and the silver lining in those numbers.>>> up next, a surge of covid-19 cases in contra costa county. hospitals are preparing for patient and what it means for the county's reopening timeline. >>> california now has 15 counties on a watchlist with spikes in positive covid cases including contra costa county. our investigative reporter bricks to roads has it more on that and how officials are evaluating the reopening timelines. >> reporter: tents stand ready outside a majority of hospitals in contra costa county . place already seeing a surge of covid- 19 cases. >> we've definitely seen an uptick in the county and numbers have looked similar to the county's numbers and we have been repairing accordingly. >> reporter: doctors and nurses caring for more coronavirus cases each day. 42 % more in the last week. beds are being filled in the has put contra costa county on the states while watchlist. [ booing ] its decisions, not conditions that determine our fate in the

. >>> we may see the return of nba n ly commissioner adam silver is expected to take a proposal to resume play to the nba board of governors for a vote tomorrow. espn is reporting that the plan is for 22 teams that are still in playoff contention to resume games at walt disney world in orlando. that park has three arenas. they play a few regular season games and then start the playoffs in august. the finals would be tentatively held in late september or early october. the warriors, though, the warriors had the worst record in the league and they would not be involved. i mean, i just had to say that so we know we have our expectations.people to be looking. >> they don't need to get that flight to orlando. >> not just yet. will they even have fans? i don't know. >> i mean the players. >> no. not at this time. >> sure. >> but next season. >>> new at 6:00, students preparing to take the s.a.t. test online this year, there is another change you would need to know about. >>> plus, george floyd's family marching side by side with protesters in his hometown of houston. - only invisalign treatment

i got a lot of respect for adam silver. and david stern was somebody who i really respected. i honestly feel like it's possibly some way where they can play, and not take away from the moment. but i don't have the answer, because that is my family. i'm not trying to go against my family or battle with my family. the nba is my family. so i hope there's some way we can figure it out. but i just don't see it now because i haven't seen it in the past, and i hope people respect that. >> we really appreciate your views. and again, our hearts are with you in the sorrow, the continuing sorrow. i know you said you're going to take care of george floyd's young daughter and your family. thank you very much. thanks for taking this time to be with us today. >> thank you. >>> and coming up next, the coronavirus cases hitting record levels in several states including florida, arizona, and texas. next, we're live in coral gables and phoenix. >>> plus blocking bolton's book. the trump administration filing suit against john bolton's tell-all. can they stop a book that's been published and dis

adam silver talking about getting the league back.he beginning of america shutting down. he wants the league to get back on the court and he says players like yourself have an opportunity to make a statement here. some of the black known black people in the world, whether the nba or the wnba, i really think this is a unique opportunity for this league maybe more so than any other institution in the world. but what comes with it is an obligation and responsibility to think before we speak. a, do you agree with the commissioner and how do you take that responsibility? >> i do believe that we have a responsibility. i agree with him. i think that we have an obligation first and foremost with the platform that we have, we definitely need to think before we speak. but also because of the platform that we have, we can touch a lot more people than if we did not have this platform. i think the cameras that will be on us in orlando, the audience that we have watching will give us a chance and an opportunity to really bring even more awareness t

nba commissioner adam silver knows they cannot outrun the coronavirus and no option really is risk ports complex in orlando they this virus is unpredictable. we're not saying full steam ahead no matter what happens. we feel very comfortable right now where we are. >> i understand the risk involved but everyone's making some type of sacrifice. a lot of people in america don't have jobs right now, and we have an opportunity to be a beacon of light. >> reporter: second round of the travelers championship in cd-romwecd-ro cromwell, connecticut. he would birdie the hole. mack mcllroy, and lefty holes out of the bunker for birdie and at 14 a downhill putt. it goes in 32 feet away and he sinks. and he's the leader at 13 under with severalths have made it their goal to bring real change. among the goals focusing at a grass roots level to encourage engagement and participation from the youth to the very top of the game. >> a lot of these issues where we think and feel we can create changes starts at the top. and if the nhls doing it, everybody else is going to do it. the first thing we want to in

commissioner adam silver says he understands why some players feel uneasy about playing the games inf the current social climate. >> some people may decide and it may not just be because of reasons around social unrest, for health reasons, family reasons that again, this is a -- the choice they may make. that they would rather not be in orlando, florida, for that. but for the people who do choose to go, i would say look, the platform that this league has, it's enormous global platform. >> and alisyn, the nba also sent out a memo saying they're working on a plan to utilize that enormous platform for sustained action for issues regarding social justice. and if players don't want to go to this, they've got to let the league know over the next week. >> okay, andy, thank you very much. >>> and "new day" continues right now. >>> florida's governor defiant in the case of climbing case counts. >> we're not shutting down. we're going to continue to protect. >> there are certainly states that did not strictly follow the guidelines that we put out. >> reporter: president trump signed an executi

commissioner adam silver is expected to take the proposal to the board of governors for a vote on thelan on thursday. unfortunately, the warriors are not going to be involved because they're in last place in the entire league. they're getting set for the draft, which would take place after the finals. the warriors joining many sports franchises in solidarity for blackout tuesday supporting george floyd and peaceful protests around the nation. warriors star steph curry with his thoughts on the life podcast with former teammate anthony morrow. >> the thing we're doing, using our voice, our platforms. everybody is activating in the streets, in the communities, trying to do the work. everybody is playing their part. until people outside of our community speak out, use a platform and actually get uncomfortable and feel like some type of emotional change to the issues, then we're just going to be in the same situation. that to me is like the thing that i've been watching on social media and just seeing if we can actually get some solutions, right? because everybody can raise your voice and

it still doesn't matter what you say if your actions don't back it up and i think adam silver is a fantastic the game in many ways. he's really given the athletes a platform to speak, and i think some of the other leagues are trying to grow into that, but did, but, yeah, i think it's fantastic. i love to see these guys begin to use their voices. now i want to see them see their resources, and their influence now to change their community. >> quickly, you've done that. you now run a very successful private equity firm, and i wonder what your message is to corporate america. they can also use their voices, their positions and board seats and their money to leverage this into, you know, to help. >> the reason i got into business, i'm not a -- a capitalist so much by nature, but i got into business because it's a phenomenal platform, right? you know, getting into finance, there's not many african-americans in finance, so it's an opportunity to show our communities, hey, that we can do this, that we can create opportunities here for ourselves and now using admiral capital as we've been at it for

nba commissioner adam silver knows they cannot outrun the controversy and no option is really risk-freet as they move forward with their plans at the espn wide world of sports complex in orlando they know they need to be flexible. >> one thing we're learning with this virus is so much is unpredictable. we're not saying full steam ahead no matter what happens. we're going to continue to see how this plays out but we feel very comfortable right now where we are. >> i understand the risk involved but of sacrifice. a lot of people in america don't have jobs right now and we have an opportunity to be a beacon of light. >>> second round of the travelers championship in cromwell, connecticut. rory mcllroy, third hole from 83 yards out to within 6 feet. he would birdie the hole. the field is chasing 50-year-old phil mickelson, this is impressive holes out of the bunker for birdie and at 13 downhill putt. it goes in 32 feet away and he sinks it. he's the leader at 13 under heading into the weekend. sharks star evander kane along with former shark joelward and several others, among the goals focu