after years of political activity calvin johnson became the first black judge in louisiana. he's often dealt with sheriffs. they all words. to describe what i feel about that. but then you would have to cut those words out of this interview. because leave three in did the way to keep people in slavery was to use the justice system and then fix laws such that the newly freed people homeless needs would be put back in jail and then be forced to go back on the plantations and work is not dead they are. a mean people of bad people it's. it's that they are as much a a for lack of a better word victim of the system as the people who are in the jails all victims of the system because we are a poor state and we have used all kinds of means a ways to to fund the sales so the sheriff in those places all using that as a means to fund. the sheriff's self and his and was needs to operate when he's using it for that purpose and the louisiana law the third time he did one of those things i just described you could go to jail for life. i would not do. that and. steve exemplifies the absurdi

there's been rumors about the eagles targeting calvin johnson who retired with the lions but for dougerson he wants the person to come in to fit the culture. they need to make -- they need to have the right makeup so the connection and transition is flawless. >>> it's got to be the right f fit. it can't just be anybody, and, um, you know, you, fresh my standpoint you don't want to disrupt the chemistry that is going on in the dressing room right now and those guys are playing with lot of confidence and they're rallying around each other. so it would have to be a pretty special fit, um, to make it wo work. >>> the sixers and flyers are in action later tonight. the flyers are at home hosting the arizona first puck drops at 7:00 meanwhile the sixers had a late night. they watch the world series in houston. they're going to take on the rockets that game tips off at 8:00 o'clock. >>> well earlier today i had the amazing opportunity to play in the nrg charity flag football game at the move have a care complex. you can see our chris o'connell was there, too. we were rivals in the first game,

after years of political activity calvin johnson became the first black judge in louisiana. he's often dealt with sheriffs. all words i can use to describe what i feel about that. but then you would have to cut those words. of this interview. because leave three in did the way to keep people in slave was to use the justice system and then fix laws such that the newly freed people homeless needs would be put back in jail and then. forced to go back on the plantations and work is not dead they are. a mean people of bad people it's it's that they are as much a a for lack of a better word victim of the system as the people who are in the jails all victims of the system because we are a poor state and we have used all kinds of means always to to fund all the sales so the sheriff in those places all using that as a means to fund. the sheriff's self and his and was needs to operate with he's using it for that purpose and the louisiana law the third time he did one of those things i just described you could go to jail for life. i would not do. that. steve exemplifies the absurdity o

especially last night when the lions were on tv that the eagles were pursuing that guy right there, calvin johnson, mega tron. it started with, steve albrighton who works for k nbc in kansas city. that is where i got my start in television. yeah he can't be trusted. he said eagles were aggressively pursuing johnson. there were reports that johnson was on a plane to philadelphia, yesteray. since that report came out, there is including mike flower yes of pro football talk, have said those rumors are not true >> just rumors or was he or was he not on a plane though? maybe they talk and decided we're good. >> i believe he was coming in for a meeting but meeting didn't happen. maybe that was the controversy >> can we get a replacement for jason peters. >> we were looking at this guy staley of the 49ers then we broke his face yesterday during game. >> that didn't turnout so well >> we wanted to hire you after the game but then we broke your face. >> can't do that now, apologize. >>> there is talk of the phillies next manager, a lot of reports say it could be gabe kapler he was back in philly on friday

johnson was the father of two children and his widow is now pregnant with their third child. earlier today here on msnbc, ari melber conducted an extraordinary interview with sheila and calvin murphy, the mother and father of army specialist murphy who was killed in syria in may and to this day they have not received any acknowledgment of the loss of their son from the president of the united states. not a phone call. not a letter. nothing. >> so if that letter or that phone call could bring my son back, i would run from here on foot to washington, d.c. to get that letter. but right now, it really doesn't matter who did the greatest thing. what matters right now is that people remember my job. specialist at ntj murphy and those gone this moment fighting for us. i just want my child back. i just want my child. this is what happens when people, our young people go over there to fight for a country they love so much. we're the aftermath. we're the casualties of war. >> what we're all feeling right now is empathy. we are not suffering. what sheila murphy suffers. we can't. but she's just communicated with us in a way that allows us, makes us feel some of what she has endured and we ha