carmelo anthony, chris paul, dwayne wade and lebron james opened the awards show with a plea to address racial profiling and end the nation's surge of gun violence. took turns commenting on what anthony called the realities of the current state of america. hillary clinton is expected to announce her v-p pick a week from friday -- the day after republican convention. she's holding a rally this afternoon in annandale with senator tim kaine. the former virginia governor is believed to be on her vice presidential short-list. donald trump plans to announce his choice for vice president tomorrow morning at eleven a-m at trump tower. tweet last night. yesterday, he met with the candidates on his short-list... governors mike pence, chris christie and former speaker newt gingrich. they're the fake creatures everyone is trying to catch. we're talking about pokemon. the new app - pokemon go - creating a nationwide competition. all of it, a fight for bragging rights and online superiority. and as mike carter-conneen tells us, businesses are taking advantage of the attempts to "catch em all", to cat

james and carmelo anthony and chris paul and dwayne wade call to end gun violence. >> let's give thiso action for all professional athletes to educate ourselves, explore these issues, speak up, use our influence and renounce all violence. lea, the nt received for fighting cancer. listen to this. >> i always see the glass half full. i see the beauty in others and i see the hope for tomorrow. if we don't have hope and faith, we have nothing. lea: strong words from a strong person there. in golf british open gets underway. world favorites dustin johnson. >> obviously my game is a little better hopefully. you know, it's still 72 holes and play good golf for all of them. lea: johnson won first u.s. championship and that was last month. nicole: let's take a look at the thursday forecast. mornings with fox meteorologist maria molina. maria: make sure you grab the umbrella because we will see thunderstorms across the regions. some of the storms can bring some severe weather in the form of damaging winds. that's going to be the primary threat but isolated tornado can't be ruled out or even lar

carmelo, lebron james and duane with wade and chris paul spoke out for social justice. follow the leads of muhammad ali and jackie robinson and to use their influence to bring about change. >> the racial profiling has to stop. the shoot-to-kill mentality has to stop. not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop. but also the retaliation has to stop. the endless gun violence in places like chicago, dallas, not to mention orlando, it has to stop. enough. enough is enough. >> several times already this morning. so powerful each and every time. lebron james called on all professional athletes to go back to the communities and invest time and resources to help rebuild. >>> let's take a look at what is coming up on "new day." poppy harlow joining us. >> good morning, guys. decision day. decision day is imminent for donald trump. the presumptive republican nominee set to announce his choice for vice president. who will it be? he says it is down to two people. of course, he is the only one who knows who they are. we will try to pry as much information out of the f

labron james, duane paid, chris paul, all big names in sports?he biggest stars in basketballment speaking out on re end violence in america, they chose the he esiason pea awards to get their word out last night. >> the violence has to stop. the shoot to kill mentality has to stop. not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop. but also the retaliation has to stop. the endless gun violence in places like chicago, dallas, not to mention orlando, it has to stop. enough, enough is enough. trayvon martin, michael brown, cam ear rice, eric garner, will kwon mcdonald, alton sterling, philando castile, this is also our reality. >> labron james ended the speech calling all as lets to do better. >> espies also handed out pretty big awards last night t seems one of the best moments in sports couldn't help our home team. the villanova wildcats were up for the best teams, while they won the national championship as you remember, so many were hoping they would pull off another big win. but they had some stiff competition. they were up against the

. >> lebron james, chris paul, carmelo anthony, and dwyane wade stood together at the beginning of theys. >> what are we going to do to create change? harvey: it was about police brutality. >> didn't it feel like a message from black people to black people? >> that's what it should have felt like. harvey: it's not just black problem. it's a country problem. >> prince harry. went to an h.i.v.-aids testing clinic and live-streamed it on facebook. >> it's very, very simple. harvey: it's a new form of sting. or shows you need more >> no, no, no, no, i need an answer. >> the soundtrack and voice of dora of explorer got suspended

carmelo anthony, chris paul, lebron, started the show in support of the racial unrest. but steph curry picked up a ward as the best record- breaking performance. >> we had a great year, got beat by a great team, so congratulations to you guys. this is to celebrate, keep shooting 3s, help me make a couple more when it matters most. >> [ laughter ] tired of tom brady and deflate gate stories? >> could it filially be over -- finally be over? his appeal was denied by the second u.s. circuit court, meaning he's likely going to serve the four game suspending. he can go to the supreme court. look at the shoes! they are wearing light up shoes, and they got a base hit in style. that alone is worth dee certifying a -- deserving a -- >> what are you more tired of? hillary clinton's e-mail controversy or more pocket pokemon, or deflate gate. >> let me think about that. >> that's a good question for night beat. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, tomorrow morning at 4-30. >>> late show with stephen colbert is up next. >> . >> stephen: hi, welcome to the late show, i'm stephen colbert, before w

that's part of the anti-gun violence message delivered by nba super saars car mem low anthony, chris paul, define wade and lebron at the start of the espn espy awards. by the way, nominated was a joke because they didn't win any. >>> now to our decision 2016 coverage the new poll shows the race between hillary clinton and donald trump is getting closer in pennsylvania. clinton leads trump 45% to 36 there is in the nbc news maris "wall street journal" poll with 9% of voters undecided. that's a change from last month. the poll was conducted july 5th in the aftermath of fbi director james comey saying clinton was careless in her handling of government e-mails but recommended no criminal charges against her. the survey also showed trump registered zero support among african-american voters in pennsylvania. and tomorrow, we'll learn who donald trump will pick as his running mate. >> a flurry of last-minute meetings have taken place as trump narrows his list. sources tell nbc news, donald trump has decided between chris christie, house speaker newt gingrich and mike pence. trump's family throug

it started off on a somber note with basketball stars, camilla anthony, chris paul, dwayne wade and lebron james urging a stop to racial profiling and gun violence. >> we all feel helpless and frustrated by the violence. we do. that's not acceptable. it's time to look in a mirror and ask ourselves what are we doing to create change? >> afterwards, steph curry accepted the record-breaking performance award for making 402 , 3-pointers during the regular season. he thanked his fellow stars or their message on social change. the cleveland cavaliers were the big winners for the night, picking up awards for best team, best moment for winning the nba title. lebron james received best male athlete, best nba player and best championship performance. >>> police in east lansing released a report shedding light on draymond green's arrest over the weekend. this is greens mug shot from sunday morning after he was arrested. a police officer said he witnessed green slapping a michigan state football player. edmonson told police this was the end of a two day feud that began the night before when green one

the program began with carmelo anthony, chris paul and dwyane wade on stage. >> the racial profilingto-kill mentality has to stop. not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop. but also, the retaliation has to stop. >> let's use this moment as a call to action for all professional athletes to educate ourselves. explore these issues, speak up, use our influence and renounce all violence. >>> more sports straight ahead, including tom

the program began with carmelo anthony, chris paul and dwyane wade on stage. >> the racial profiling the retaliation has to stop. >> let's use this moment as a call to action for all professional athletes to educate ourselves. explore these issues, speak up, use our influence and renounce all violence. >>> more sports straight ahead, including tom brady getting sacked in a u.s. courtroom. (boy) sorry. (dad) don't worry about it. (vo) at our house, we need things that are built to last. that's why we got a subaru. (avo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru.

. >> reporter: carmelo anthony, chris paul, dwyane wade and lebron james called for an end to all violence, the shootings in chicago, the police killings of black men, the attack on dallas police. >> the shoot to kill mentality has to stop, but also the retaliation has to stop. >> it's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, what are we doing to create change. >> reporter: that was the focus of a four-hour meeting at the white house wednesday. president obama spoke with law enforcement, civil rights leaders and black lives matter activists to find solutions to racial bias and policing. >> we have to as a country sit down and just grind it out, solve these problems. >> reporter: tonight the president's conversation will continue on abc with a town hall on race and policing. the issue is personal to one of only two black members of the senate. in a powerful capitol hill speech, republican south carolina senator tim scott told how he had been repeatedly racially profiled by police even as an elected official. >> during the course of one year i've been stopped seven times by law enforcem

. >> lebron james, chris paul, carmelo anthony, and dwyane wade stood together at the beginning of thee we going to do to create change? harvey: it was about police brutality. >> didn't it feel like a message from black people to black people? >> that's what it should have felt like. harvey: it's not just black problem. it's a country problem. >> prince harry. went to an h.i.v.-aids testing clinic and live-streamed it on facebook. >> it's very, very simple. harvey: it's a new form of sting. or shows you need more >> no, no, no, no, i need an answer. >> the soundtrack and voice of dora of explorer got suspended

chris: within an hour we returned to the lot and met the seller. paul? >> what's up? : i'm chris from abc7 news. can we ask you a few questions about you using the park-and-ride and a used car lot? >> sure. chris: paul owns town square auto in dunkirk a few miles east on route 4. for years he sold cars year. a great location with no overhead. >> isn't this implied it's just for a park and ride? >> i park a car and i rode. it is! it's a park-and-ride. chris: it appears that he is right. administration told the item what he and others are doing is in a day area legally. but now after side -- a gray area legally. but now after "7 on your side" started investigating the state will install these signs warning car salesman that their inventory could be towed or ticketed if one of these signs is displayed in the window. >> we are all just trying to survive. make a living. it's very difficult to do in the business world we are in today. i never thought i was doing anything that was wrong. chris: chris papst, abc7 news. michelle: time now to recognize one of our local mentors w

carmelo anthony, chris paul, dwyane wade, and lebron james called for in end to all violence.he shootings in chicago, the police killings of black men, the dallas attack on police. >> the chute-to-kill mentality has to stop, but the retaliation also has to stop. -- we have to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, what are we doing to create change? president obama spoke with civil rights leaders and black lives activist's find solutions. pres. obama: we have two as a country sit down and grind it out, solve these problems. >> tonight the president will have a town hall on race and police. speech, tim scott said how he had been repeatedly racially profiled by police even as an elected official. >> i have felt the anger, the frustration, the sadness, and the humiliation. president obama admitted that the nation is not even close to resolving issues between police and communities of color. reporting in northwest, kenneth mouton, "good morning washington." jummy: robots are in the spotlight after the police shooting in dallas. montgomery county's bomb squad is showing us its own f

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>> reporter: lebron, dwyane wade, chris paul and carmelo anthony sieged the stage to address the recentash of gun violence and heightened racial tension in the country. >> the endless gun violence in places like chicago, dallas, not to mention orlando, it has to stop. enough. >> let's use this moment as a call to action for all professional athletes. >> reporter: wade later told me they came up with the idea to do this themselves. then asked and got the okay from espn. >> we said, listen, we have to do something. we have a platform, you know, what can we do and perfect time and espys is coming up so, we all wrote our own piece of what we wanted to say and we wanted our voice to be heard. >> you guys ready to have some fun? >> reporter: the show soon after turned to celebration. lebron didn't get to sit much. he won three individual awards including best male athlete. vice president joe biden was there too, he presented the jimmy v perseverance award to craig sager. >> he teaches us how to live with perseverance and passion, fearless, hopeful, together. >> reporter: the longtime nba side

chris paul at one of m.j.'gle camper in attendance, and there's lots of campers there, gets a free pair of jordans. what does jordan do? he made every single one of those shots. >> i would think he would miss it on purpose. >> not michael jordan. he's always there to rip some hearts out. >> maybe he'll send them anyway. >> that's what i was going to say. maybe he'll say, hey, i still had it but i'm going to give you shoes, too. >> he won the bet. >> if he does, we'll tell you about it. thank you, andy. >>> if you played the right numbers, you could be waking up a half a billion dollars richer this morning. if you did, i'm thinking we're not telling you anything new. >> right, you know that. >> you know that by now. it is a lot more likely though if you bought your ticket in new hampshire. >> the winning combination told there. the numbers 11, 17, 21, 33, 32, powerball five. the winner beats the odds of matching those numbers one in 300 million. >> congratulations to whomever it was. >>> after a couple of intens

. >> chris paul listed the victims that inspired the black lives matter movement. no one mentioned the officers. fans sounding off as you can imagine. patrick rice another espy being used to push the left's political agenda. police shoot to stop the threat. this isn't the movies, it's life or death and in an instant good versus evil. stacy riwrites i respect everything that was said. however gun control is not the answer. and those are your headlines. never short of opinion on this. >> we love to hear from our viewers, thank you. >>> all right, hillary clinton claims donald trump is dividing the country. could she be the one causing the split? we've got a fair and balanced debate coming up next. >>> a billboard posted by a middle eastern group is drawing outrage for calling for muslims to call for terror attacks. ♪ band on the run ♪ band on the run cided to takex to shut everybody else up about me quitting smoking. i was going to give it a try, but i didn't really think it was going to really happen. after one week of chantix, i knew i could quit. along with suppor

. >> reporter: nba stars chris paul lebron james and dwyane wade opened the show with a plea. >> theial profiling has to stop. the shoot-to-kill mentality has to stop. not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop. but also to the retaliation has to stop. it's time to look in the mirror and ask doing to create change? >> reporter: the calls to curb gun violence continue as she accepted the arthur ashe award for her son. he was shot and killed last year while protecting others from gunfire. >> i think tonight of why he died and what you can do tomorrow to pre vent the next innocent young man or woman from being lost as well. >> reporter: vice president joe biden presented the jimmy v award after a coach whose public battle with cancer became an inspiration. >> like jimmy v, my son, bo, never let cancer touch his heart or his soul. he lived his entire life by my father's code, which was, never explain, never complain, just get up. >> reporter: this year recipient side line reporter chris sager who spent the last year-and-a-half battling leukemia. >> i want you to know that

. >> that's part of the anti-gun violence message delivered by nba superstars, carmelo anthony, chris paulyane wade and lebron james. >> the men's basketball team dominated for four espys walked away empty-handed and will have national champions. many thought nova would win the best play for the buzzer beater against north carolina, right? >> yeah, obvious. >> guess what, it went to aaron rodgers for a hail mary against a terrible detroit lions team. >> hash tag -- robbed. >>> now, your nbc10 "first alert" weather. >>> a "first alert" heat hazard has been issued for pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware, temperatures soar during the afternoon today. readings will be in the 90s but it will feel more like 100 degrees when you factor the heat and humidity together. that's today. and again tomorrow. cape may, new jersey and philadelphia, seeing some fog this morning. this is a live view from south philadelphia. that fog in south jersey and delaware, just cloudy in the suburbs and lehigh valley. temperatures will be climbing into the 90s this afternoon, for now, it's warmer than it was yesterda

. >> labron james, dwyane wade, chris paul, mellow, speaking out on the recent violence in america.ron even calling out his fellow athlete. >> let's use this moment as a call to action, for all professional athletes, to educate ourselves. speak up. use our influence. roo renounce violence, most importantly go back to our communities, invest our times, our resources, help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. we all have to do better. >> he has certainly going after the sit i have of cleve atlantic, not just calling women themselves to be better but police across america to do better and violence against ourselves. >> we have a temple tantrum is what the daily news is calling it. >> financial frustration, the reason behind the change in leadership at temple university. >> hey, dave kinchen is live in north philadelphia where the board of trustees issued a vote of no confidence. hi, dave. >> yep, big vote there. and they still have another big move to make before the president is out of power here at temple university. but the board of trustees decide that a change in

no chris paul. still, a very talented team. by the way, in the previous six incarnations of the dream team, five have taken goal. the 2004 team did not. it is not a forgone conclusion when you send the pros over, they are going to win. but i have a feeling this team will. >> so is 92 still considered the greatest olympic team? >> i think it is the greatest team. i mean, i i think it is the greatest team. these guys were unbelievable. i was just cleaning out my garage. i was ordered to get rid of all my sports illustrate. so the first box i grab, and i kid you not. i open it up, and look who is on the cover? it was the 92 box of sports illustrated. i can't throw these out. >> you just look through them and put them back where you found them. >> barkley. magic, malone. mullen. mullen was there. pippin. they beat everybody by 50 point. >> you don't think that is the team we have? >> this team could beat everybody by 35. >> well, that works. you think people will be watching for chemistry? >> and the spectacle of it. the warriors t

nba superstars carmelo anthony, chris paul, dwyane wade and lebron james called for an end to racial gun violence. >> we all feel helpless and frustrated by the violence. we do. that's not acceptable. it's time to look into the mirror and ask ourselves, what are we doing to create change? >> afterwards steph curry accepted the record-breaking performance award. he made 402 three-pointers during the regular season and he thanked his fellow stars for their message on social change. the cleveland cavaliers were the big winners picking up awards for the best team, best moment for winning the nba title, and lebron received best male athlete, best nba player, and best championship performance. >>> one of the more emotional moments last night was when popular basketball sideline reporter craig sager received the jimmy v. award for perseverance. craig has leukemia. he says the cancer is no longer in remission. he was wearing one of his signature very vibrant sports coats, and made a very emotional speech thanking people for supporting him. >> if we don't have hope and faith, we have nothing.

. >> lebron james, chris paul, carmelo anthony, and dwyane wade stood together at the beginning of thewe going to do to create change? harvey: it was about police brutality. >> didn't it feel like a message from black people to black people? >> that's what it should have felt like. harvey: it's not just black problem. it's a country problem. >> prince harry. went to an h.i.v.-aids testing clinic and live-streamed it on facebook. >> it's very, very simple. harvey: it's a new form of sting. or shows you need more >> no, no, no, no, i need an answer. >> the soundtrack and voice of dora of explorer got suspended

nba stars lebron james, dwyane wade, carmelo anthony and chris paul all together on stage speaking out about racial profiling and urging communities to end gun violence. their words coming at a tense point when it comes to policing and race relations. here is the real perception in america right now according to the numbers. cbs news-"new york times" poll says 69% of americans say that race relations are bad, and if you want some context for that number, it is the worst since 1992. i want to bring in some of the brightest minds to discuss this. deme tri roberts, a former chicago police officer who grew up on chicago's south side and attended attendednn's town hall last night. alexis johnson, executive director of the perception institute, has a lot of insight into what people think as they become embroiled in circumstances. frederick lawrence on the left of your screen, the former dean of george washington university law school, former president of bran dies university, also at the town hall last night, also a senior research scholar at the yale law school. you've got a liss that the g

. >> that super stars lebron l james, dwayne wade, chris paul l taking a the stars called for an endracial profiling and called forf athletes to look toward theird communities. apparently the speech wasly thec unplanned. the athletes themselves proposee that idea. i >> good for them.or tm. >> good for them for staking ana stand on something they believee in. >>> all right. after the shootings of black mem last week so many parents aretse talking about their worries anda concerns of raising blackinblack children it's a topic fox5 will this morning in a specialpeci conversation on good day d d.c.. at 10:30 chatting with pamela simpson and also dyson the wife and paul wharton this is a thiss conversation we want to you tako part in.part we'll be live with it ont o facebook at 10:30 this morningor during and after the interviewvw really want to include yourde y comments in this and questionsnd as well just use the #gooddaydcc and join in that conversation. >> happening day funeral will br held for the minnesota man whoto was shot and killed last week by police. 32-year-old philando casti

chris paul, dwyane wade, and lebron james. james said, we all have to do better. >>> by the way, the villanova wildcats' men's basketball team was nominated for four espys, but walked away empty-handed. many thought nova would win for best play for this buzzer beater in the championship game against north carolina, right, you remember this? instead, that award went to aaron rodgers for a hail mary against a mediocre lion's team. >>> well, a celebration of life service will be held in tennessee tonight for legendary women's basketball coach, pat summitt. summitt died last month at the age of 64. she was the winningest coach in division i college basketball history. >>> and new british prime minister theresa may is spending her first full day on the job. prime minister may arrived at number 10 downing street today. she took over yesterday after david cameron's registration game official. cameron stepped down in the wake of britain's vote to exit the european union. may began appointing her new cabinet within an hour of taking of

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. >> that was carmelo about with chris paul, dwyane wade, and lebron james at the espys tonight.arted off with that. back live now black, white, and blue america 2016. for many, this isn't just a story, this is personal. travis is a member of the cnn family and he is here with a question. travis. >> thank you, don, thanks for having me. my question is, i am a young professional black male, i do everything right, and i have a bright future ahead of me, but i am terrified when i am stopped by the police. what can i do, even though i comply with the officers, what can i do to ensure my safety in that i will go home to my loved ones? >> gary? >> first of all, i'm terrified when i get stopped by the police, and i'm not joking. i've had my own incidents with police officers. so the first thing that you said is correct. my advice is comply. my advice is also to be respectful. hopefully the officer is doing the same thing. keep your hands where he can see them and have the conversation that way. that's my recommendation. because once an officer approaches the traffic stop, once the tacti

chris christie, paul ryan and you will hear from the trump children, donald trump jr., and tiffany trump and donald trump jr. said he believes what he said tonight is going to put his father over the top. live in cleveland, i'm diane gallagher. back to you. >> and kpix 5 political analyst melissa cape is in cleveland. look for her live report on day 2 on kpix 5 news at 5. >>> and in the race for u.s. senate, a big boost for state attorney general kamela harris. she earned the endorsement of president obama and vice president joe biden. she was the topgo getter in the june primary and faces congresswoman loretta sanchez in the november runoff and both are democrats. they're vying for the seat vacated by barbara boxer who is retiring. >>> after weathering public scandals, the oakland police department could be answering to the public. the city council will meet to discuss an independent police commission to oversee rank and file. kpix 5 reporter jackie ward explains. >> reporter: groups in oakland have been advocating for this for years. stronger oversight of the city's police department a

ben carson, governor chris christie. paul ryan and the nra. you've been in contact with the local delegates. any idea what's in store? >> well, very excited. all of them are excited to hear the speakers. including how this is a colorful list of speakers. there is one delegate from bucks county is who excited to hear them talk. because he's into mixed martial arts. >> we talk about round the clock coverage. we have round the clock coverage because all of our team have been posting on social immediate yachlt i've been posting on twitter, instagram and -- >> you've been very active with that. we'll see you shortly. >>> we'll continue our live coverage from cleveland throughout the republican national convention here on nbc 10 and on the nbc 10 app. look out for our live shows each night of the convention. tonight at 7:00. >>> for the democratic national convention, we're getting ready here. one stop expected to see a lot of visitors, a tourist attraction at the pennsylvania convention center. a replica of air force one. go inside a life size oval

now they can say, hey, i'm just speaking out like lebron, carmelo, chris paul and dwyane wade.ow can you kick somebody off then? >> better yet, i'm speaking out like tim tebow did. tim tebow is going to be at the rnc, a former player now, but he was vocal while playing about his beliefs. and i do believe that there have been occasions where some of the african-american athletes have been criticized for being political, and it was easier to paint them as angry or hostile, when it wasn't the case for a tim tebow. >> exactly. and, you know, that's the thing, that whenever they say sports and politics don't mix, whenever they have said it, you look a little closer and what they're really saying is that sports and a certain kind of politics don't mix. because it was always fine for tim tebow to do what he did for steve largent, jc watts, those ex athletes, lynn swann. but when it came time for athletes to say something, like aton thomas or steve nash around the war in iraq in the 2000s, craig hodges, mahmud from the '90s, they found themselves drummed out of the sport. so what you s

. >> chris, finally paul ryan made a terrible mistake yesterday.ie-hard green bay packers fan spoke at the pennsylvania gop's delegation breakfast when he was thrown a steelers famous terrible towel. by an audience member. he waved it proudly while he was in cleveland, the home of the browns. we say boo to that, right? >> boo. >> thank you so much, louis. one last thought before we hand off to "morning joe." in the days after alton sterling's death here in baton rouge there were really some dramatic protests and many have questioned the police tactics in response. now, according to the local paper here, "the advocate" one of those protesters arrested was 22-year-old blair imani. now she's helping to organize a vigil to the slain officers on lsu's campus nearby to where i'm standing. she told the paper, quote, all violence is wrong. that does it for me and "way too early." coming up on "morning joe," complete highlights from day one of the republican national convention. including melania trump's speech which she said she wrote. but this morning, ac

. >> the show started with carmelo anthony, chris paul, dwyane wade and lebron james all on stage issuingtold their fellow pros to get more involved in attempting to heal the nation's racial wounds while renouncing all violence. >>> and another high point of the show, vice president joe biden honored the perseverance of nba commentator craig sager who is battling cancer, and sager of course wore one of his brightly colored outfits. we are backstage in los angeles. >> reporter: the big night to celebrate sports starting with a call to action. >> alton sterling. philando castile. this is also our reality. >> reporter: four of the nba's biggest names using their star power to address recent violence between police and black americans. >> the shoot to kill mentality has to stop. but also the retaliation has to stop. >> it's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, what are we doing to create change? >> reporter: after that the espys started celebrating the biggest sports moments of the year. >> welcome to the espy awards. >> reporter: hosted by wwe star john cena the show included laughs

(audience chanting stephen) >> stephen: hey chris, tom, paul! what's going on, mark! (cheers and applause) hey! welcome to the "late show." (cheers and applause) thank you so much, everybody! thank you! thank you! that's nice. welcome to "the late show," everybody. i'm proud to be your host, stephen colbert, and we are live on night four of the democratic national convention, where moments ago hillary clinton became the first woman nomination for president. (cheers and applause) incredible! however you feel about either of the candidates, i got chill bumps. you said, why hasn't this happened before? it's the biggest breakthrough for women since they won the right to bust ghosts. (laughter) (cheers and applause) too long i have to say -- did you guys watch the speech? (cheers and applause) it was a great speech. we'll get to that in a moment. of course, hillary wasn't the only one who made history at this convention. last night, her v.p. pick, tim kaine, accepted the nomination to become the 48th consecutive white male vice-president. and the streak continues! (cheers

now you have younger players like lebron james, carmelo anthony and chris paul leading the charge becausetform today. >> so you're saying players, yourself being a former player, are really behind this, everybody is standing up, standing behind this decision? >> absolutely. this is something where now you have players that realize how much power they do have. when i was speaking on adam silver yesterday about this situation i said, do you want to make sure that you're continuously making sure players feel comfortable in a process they feel organize and feel more together? sometimes we have a little separation and that's where the -- people get into the situations of getting separated. this is all about staying together. it's no fault of the charlotte hornets. michael jordy han has done a tremendous job there but it's more about what that state represents. you cannot have the core values of what the nba has and have an all-star game with the beliefs of what north carolina feels right now. >> yeah, nba players, you have a big voice and you are using it, bruce, thank you so much. >>> we're g

. >> nba stars chris paul, lebron james, dwayne wade and carmelo anthony, opened the show with a plea the racial profiling has to stop. the shoot to kill mentality has to stop. not seeing the value of black and brown bodies, has to stop. but also, the retaliation has to stop. it is time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, what are we doing to create change. >> the calls to curb gun violence continued, as she accepted the courage award on behalf of her son, zaevion. the football player from tennessee was shot and killed last year, while protecting others from gunfire. >> think tonight about why he died, and what you can do tomorrow to prevent the next innocent young man or woman from being lost as well. >> vice-president joe biden presented the jimmy v award, named after the college basketball college, jim valvano, whose public battle with cancer became an inspiration. >> like jimmy v, my son, bo, never let cancer touch his heart or his soul. he lived his entire life by my father's code, which was never explain, never complain, just get up. >> this year's recipient was sideline re

the other big moment, for me, the opening of the show, by nba superstar labron jail, dwyane wade, chris paultop, not seeing the value every black and brown bodies, has to stop. also retaliation has to stop. gun violence in places like chock chick, dallas, not to mention sore lan dough it, has to stop. enough, enough is enough. trayvon martin, michael brown, tamire rice, eric gardner, la kwon mcdonald, philando castile, this is also our reality. >> labron james ended speech to call all athletes to do better, and also last night, a special tribute to the late muhammad ali. >> the show included a little comedy, kids, to make comment during press conference, you know, like really curry. >> oh, yes. >> at the press conference to make it a little cuter. let's find another kid. >> let's find another kid like little curry. >> can you read this monologue for me over there? >> you can't handle the truth. >> next? >> i'm feeling it. >> what's your name? >> nope. >> sorry, next one? >> this is a goblet. >> like bar toll a cologne. >> doesn't get enough money from miami. what does he say? >> ya, he says

and then chris paul followed him and he said, "we stand here onight accepting our role in uniting communities to be the change that we need to see." now, think about that. to go from distrust, mr. speaker, to trust and have this young athlete speak like we should be speaking as democrats and republicans talking about the change. and you know why they were saying this, mr. speaker? because innocent lives are being taken because we don't . ve simple gun laws because we can't close the loop. and certainly we should have the intellect to understand if you can't fly, you can't buy. so when i listen to my colleagues say we have not brought before this house laws that we can implement, that's not my responsibility as a member of this congress. it's our responsibility. it's not the democrats' responsibility to do this. it's not the black men of the congressional black caucus or the hispanic men of the caucus or the democrats. mr. speaker, we are better than this. it is our united responsibility . when we stand here and make a joke of black lives matter, well, let me tell you, mr. speaker. black lives

this is what it looked like as lebron james, dwayne wade, carmelo anthony and chris paul took the stage at the annual espy awards. this group says it is time to end racial profiling, and they believe athletes must do more to usher in change. >> let's use this moment as a call to action for all professional athletes to educate ourselves, explore these issues. speak up. use our influence, and renounce all violence. and most importantly, go back to our communities, and invest our time, our resources, help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. we all have to do better. >> some viewers criticized the groups comments. others praised the players for trying to use their influence for positive change. here is the real perception in america right now. according to the new york times, race relations are considered as bad as they've been in decades. really since the rodney king riots back in 1992. this poll finds 69% of americans say race relations are bad. so how do we talk about race with our kids? my next guess, rachel garlighouse, a white mother who adopted three african-america

without steph, without lebron, without chris paul, without james harden, can this team still win theave enough talent? >> absolutely, they have enough talent. come on, michael. this team played china twice and held them to 57 points. so one game they win by 49. next game they win by 50. come on, you got to give them credit. this is a young team, but it's a team that still has stars of the game today. you have carmelo anthony going for a third gold medal. you have kevin durant who is an mvp and a leading scorer in the nba. then you have champions in draymond green and klay thompson, as well as kyrie irving, who understands the value of playing that high level basketball at the highest level in the nba. >> i am with you, bruce. >> going yes. >> i just really like kyrie. all right, so, remember '92, michael jordan, magic johnson, larry bird. how does this team stack up? >> it does not stack up to that team. those are greats. those are guys that are part of the 50 greatest players in the nba. now, we're going to have other greats in the nba. but we're going to say, this group, some of th