bob costas, everybody knows him, he's a broadcasting legend. on record as saying these olympics are a mistake. he joins me now. hey, possible. a pleasure. it's been a second. good to see you. do you still feel that way? and if so, why? >> that may have been misinterpreted a little bit. i think the best course of action would be to postpone it, not cancel it, postpone it to 2022. that may have led some people to infer that that's a possibility. it's not. the ioc holds the hammer here and the ioc has repeatedly said, even with a state of emergency in tokyo itself, even with vaccinations in japan in single digits, even though they say in the next two months they hope to get it to 70%, even with around 70% of japanese citizens saying postpone or cancel it, even with the overwhelming consensus of the international health community, the health experts, that this is risky, they are going full speed ahead. so it's going to happen, no matter what we think. >> let's put up the full screen of some of the major countries that are participating and their va

. >> now, barring the controversy, where bob costas is about to kill it in the heptathlon. then, we pull him because he gets a dirty test. and, you know, not in the ped fashion. i know you're clean but in terms of a covid test. now, there could be that controversy. but barring that, what about the argument that we need it? that the world is in a frightened place, that it needs to see something positive. it needs to see people coming together. we need it, and the risk is small enough to manage it in some kind of bubble. >> well, when the nba played in a bubble, the nhl, baseball with no fans, last year. those were containable bubbles, whatever the risk was. the olympics are the most far-flung event in all of sports. indoor venues, outdoor venues. it's actually beyond the core of the host city, in many cases. the marathon and all the rest. i know that they're going to try. but the risk seems, to me, to be larger than when we talk about the american sports, the team sports that we generally follow. >> obviously, the united states is going to go there, and be all in. but it's a

so joining me now, cnn contributor bob costas. bob, good evening. here we are. this is a real turning point. i think that you'll agree. well, i want to hear what you have to say. the ncaa has been accused of profiting off of athletes as it rakes in more and more money. but this is the blow that changes and reshapes college sports forever possibly? what do you think? >> it seems like it's headed in that direction. that old model is no longer sustainable. the idea of what they're now calling nil, name, image, and likeness, you should be able to cash in on that whether a guy is a big star or it's a middling player but they have some measure of fame in their little college town and they want to did a commercial or something like that, they shouldn't be prohibited from that. and although full tuition, board, and whatnot, room and board is certainly valuable, there are other expenses that are attached to being a college student that perhaps a stipend would help to take care of. but the devil can sometimes be in the details. this is a hyper competitive atmosphere. what

joining us now, the legendary bob costa. accused of profiting off athletes as it rakes in more and more money. but this is the blow that changes and reshapes college sports forever, possibly? >> seems like it's headed in that direction and it's been headed toward that tipping point for a while. that old model is no longer sustainable. the idea of what they're calling nil, name, image, likeness, you should be able to cash in on that whether it's a big star or a middling player. if they have some fame in a college town and want to do a television commercial, they shouldn't be prohibited from doing that. room and board in college is valuable but there are other expenses in being a student that a stipend could take care of. the devil could be in the details. this is a hypercompetitive atmosphere. what you don't want to have happen, and the court has not ruled on this, but there is likely to be future litigation, what if we just want to say, hey, we're not going to make any pretence that this is mostly about academics, we have a

joining me now, on the phone is legendary sports broadcaster bob costas for more.bviously he's a pretty together young man. he's given this some thought. he's been in the league now for six years. it is probably no coincidental that he made this announcement during pride month. it doesn't look like he wants parade or any undue attention. he wants to acknowledge it and hope that in the future it won't be terribly news worthy and get it out of the way. he described himself as a private person. so he comes across as very admirable. but what i think is most significant in the bigger picture is the reaction, whereas a generation ago people who were gay with the exception maybe of vid sports but within american team sports, gay athletes, pardon me, gay athletes and obviously common sense tells us there have been many, many over the years. they were all closeted. some came out after their active playing careers were over. a handful did. now, the atmosphere has changed considerably. i'm not saying it is 100% easy for nassib to do what he did, but the atmosphere is much mor

former olympics forecaster bob costas tells cnn he doesn't expect the games to be postponed even thoughthinks they should be. listen to this. >> i think the best course of action would be to postpone it, not cancel it, postpone it to 2022, but that may have led some people to infer that i think that's a possibility. it's not. the ioc holds the hammer here. >> now, this comes as thousands of volunteers have quit ahead of the olympics. officials say a total of around 10,000 volunteers have withdrawn but they don't expect their exit to affect the games. blake essig joins me with more from tokyo. blake, defiance amidst defections. what's the latest? >> reporter: kim, olympic officials say that the volunteers have been quitting for months and it started back in february, around the time that former tokyo 2020 president mori resigned after making sexist comments about women, but according to a volunteer i spoke with it's the health and safety concerns that are primarily the reason behind volunteers dropping out. while losing 10,000 volunteers is significant, japanese government officials main

. >> that, of course, is famed sportscaster bob costas talking about the summer olympic games and olympic of this week. and even japan's top covid expert is warning that hosting the olympics during a pandemic is, quote/unquote not normal. so what does this mean for the athletes who have trained for years for this once in a lifetime opportunity for many? joining me now, is someone who knows, u.s. olympic rugby player, naya tapper. it's great to meet you. congratulations, first of all, let's focus on the positive, this is an amazing moment for you to have joined the olympic team. >> yes. >> we all want to see you and other athletes compete. the summer olympics are my favorite. but with with less than two months left to go, how do you feel about it? do you feel safe and comfortable to head over there? >> yeah, i mean, i'm not really sure what their situation is like over there so i can't speak on them wanting to cancel the games again this year but i will say this year has been very hard for everybody with the games being cancelled last year, it was very disappointing for our organization, a

bob costas said, sure, i'll do it.ascinating interviews." stephanie ruhle picks up our coverage right now. >>> hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it is friday, june 19. leet get smarter. tomorrow it is one step forward, one step back in congress as lawmakers struggle to advance president biden's agenda. democratic senator joe manchin is once again in the spotlight, floating a compromise as the senate gets ready to take up legislation next week. but republicans, they say it is still a non-starter. while on infrastructure, there are multiple plans out there. a trillion dollars on the low end, 6 trillion on the high end. but it is not clear if either has enough votes to pass. >>> and on police reform, republicans are the ones compromising on a very key issue, whether police can be criminally charged for things like theft and sexual assault. so is that the

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us outside of vaccination site in contra costa county. ob, how are we doing here in the state is? we're an outlier if you look at the numbers from the cdc, over 70% of adults here in california have now received one dose of the covid vaccine. you'll recall that president biden set that 70% goal for the entire united states by july 4th, but the president announced yesterday that the united states will not meet that goal by independence day. here are the latest numbers from the cdc. you can see the united states right now, looking at people over the age of 18, 65%, just over, have received one dose of the covid vaccine. look at the state of california we're at over 73%. so that's roughly an 8% advantage. if you look at the nine counties in the bay area, i have them listed on your tv screen, you can see that alameda, ma republican, san mateo, over 80%. health experts worried that those who have not gotten their shots and are worried for those people because of the delta variant which is much more aggressive and transmissible than the current

contra costa county in san jose expected to take action to keep people in their homes. >> bob, i knowions as well. >> correct, marcus and laura. here in contra costa where we're at later this morning the board of supervisors will vote on whether or not to extends the moratorium on evictions for renters, for people

contra costa county in san jose expected to take action to keep people in their homes. >> bob, i know the state could make similar actions as well. >> correct, marcus and laura. here in contra costa where we're at later this morning the board of supervisors will vote on whether or not to extends the moratorium on evictions for renters, for people who have been behind the rent because of the pandemic. that moratorium is set to expire on june 30th. supervisors could push that back to september 30th giving renters an additional three months to catch up on their rent. the city of san jose considering a similar extension today and the state of california also looking at extending its moratorium until september 30th. the press democrat reports california lawmakers are likely to go along with that extension. governor newsom proposed using federal coronavirus aid money to pay off all the unpaid rent that people owe but it would take time to distribute that money. some advocacy groups wants the nation's most populated states to extend protection until the unemployment rate for low wage workers

"today in the bay's" bob redell live outside of a vaccination site in contra costa county this morninge you got a look at how we're doing overall as a state, bob? >> yes. california is an outlier compared to the rest of the country. right now, over 70% of californian adults have received at least one dose of the covid vaccine. this was a goal that the president, president biden, was trying to set for the country, that 70% goal by july 4th but announced yesterday that rest of the country would miss that goal. california being an outlier. here are the latest numbers from the cdc. you can see that right now nationwide, just over 65% of americans 18 and older have been partially vaccinated. california just over 73%. here in the bay area, the rates are much higher. you can see i've listed the nine counties there. alameda, ma republican, sf and santa clara over 80%. health experts however are still extremely worried about those who have not gotten their shot because of the delta variants which is much more agrees severe and transmissible than the current strain. the delta is expected to beco

first contra costa in san jose expected to take action today to keep people in their homes as the state reopens. >> "today in the bay's" bobthis morning. i know the state could soon be taking similar action as well. >> right, marcus and lara. contra costa county where we're at, that board of supervisors will be voting on whether or not to extend its moratorium on evictions for people who rent. currently that is set to expire june 30th. the supervisors could push that date back to september 30th giving renters an additional three mon

bob redell joins us from san ramon. you've been monitoring a meeting of the contra costa county board of supervisors. any decision from them just yet? >> reporter: not as of yet. you can see the live stream where the contra costa county board of supervisors is still meeting virtually because of covid rules. and what they are considering this morning is an extension of the moratorium on evictions of people who have been behind the rent during the pandemic. that moratorium is supposed to expire june 30th. well, this morning the board will consider extending an additional three months to september 30th. this is something that the city of san jose is considering as well as the state of california. california looking at extending its moratorium also until september 30th. the press democrat reports that california lawmakers are likely to go along with that extension. governor newsom has proposed using federal coronavirus aid to pay off all the unpaid rent that the people owe due to the pandemic. but it will take time to distribute that money. some tenant advocacy groups want the nation's most populated sta

. >> i'm bob redell here in san ramon. this morning the contra costaty board of supervisors will vote on whether or not to extend the moratorium on evictions foreigners who have been behind on their rent because of the pandemic that is currently set to expire june 30th. they could push the moratorium date back to september 30th giving renters three months to catch up on their rent. the city of san jose is considering a similar extension, so is the state of california. the press democrat reports that california lawmakers are likely to go along with that extension. >> good morning. i'm cierra johnson in vallejo. the dry conditions a concern for firefighters after a fire started in a grassy noll between swanzy court and novone street here in vallejo around 9:00 last night. fire crews said the wind did play a factor with how quickly the fire spread. in all it damaged about ten homes and consumed about ten acres. no reports of injuries, but this morning firefighters urging folks to not use fireworks as we approach the fourth of july. >>> certainly dry out t

bob was just talking about. leaders will meet at the amphitheater and that event starts at 11:00 a.m. >>> those talks come as one contra costa family is asking for justice. they say on december 23rd, he was having a mental breakdown. on the night he was detained by officers in his home he lost consciousness and died in the hospital three days later. the family held a memorial for him in front of the antioch police department seeking answers. >> [ inaudible ] i see his lifeless body on the floor. >> the family's attorney plans to file a wrongful death suit next month. >>> and then the mesa fire started yesterday near the reservation in san diego county. evacuation warnings are in place. that fire has burned so far 260 acres. meanwhile firefighters in big sur is gaining control on the willow fire thanks in part to mild conditions. so far it has burned more than 2,800 acres. >>> in the meantime, in the north bay everybody back in their homes after a small fire prompted evacuations in sonoma. took crews about an hour to put that out. the fire burned about five acres. nobody was hurt. >>> as we get closer to fire season, the stat