one thing i remember about that first class at clemson all those years ago and where we are right now and that is calhoun is a hard guy to get to know so i can't imagine coming from student to scholar what that was like to write a biography of a very difficult person to make it breathe again. can you talk about that a little bit. >> reporter: not an incredibly personable or colorful character in the sense, not somebody like john quincy adams his diaries or letters overflow with personality. he deserves his reputation but fascinating in a different way. goes back to a quote that i used to explain why i wrote this book in david potter's book the impending crisis which i read in graduate school. in that book he describes calhoun as the most majestic champion of error and i was an english major at clemson and if you read milton's poem, satan is the most interesting figure in the poem. i was fascinated with that description as somebody who's brilliant and some of the arguments he made were about slavery reprehensible in his constitutional theory potentially destructive but literary, dramat

a victory for former clemson football player martin jenkins, one of the players that sued. >> it is anolute win. i am thrilled for what the future is. glad the gates are being burst open. >> reporter: justice brett kavanaugh said the business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in america. he said restaurants can't band together to cut wages for employees on the theory customers prefer food made by low paid cooks. >> this could be the beginning of the end for the college amateur model, open the door for college athletes to receive payment to play or attend a school or transfer schools must soon decide what to do about a growing number of state laws that explicitly allo athletes to be paid for the use of their names or likenesses. the ruling is a blow to a system that generates billions for everyone but the athletes the ncaa says it hopes congress will now act to limit how they can be paid. lester >> pete williams, thank you. >>> for the first time ever, an active player in the nfl announced he is gay. las vegas raiders defensive end carl nassib made the announcem

. >> reporter: jeffrey kessler represents plaintiff martin jenkins, a former clemson football player. >> we put a lot on our shoulders and do a lot for the schools. so being able to be compensated for that in any fashion whatsoever is an absolute win. >> reporter: the high court unanimously found that the ncaa violated antitrust laws when it limited what students could receive for things like musical instruments, post-graduate scholarships, and paid internships. the sports governoring body argued it doesn't want to blur the line with professional sports, and that fans appreciate the amateur, unpaid nature of college competition. but the court dismissed that idea justice brett kavanaugh writing, quote, the ncaa's business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in america. athletes hope this is a step toward being able to share in the riches reaped by their schools. >> when you earn billions of dollars off the backs of these athletes, you have to treat them fairly. >> reporter: the ruling ratchets up the pressure on the ncaa as it considers whether student athletes c

the victory for former clemson player jenkins just as brett kavanaugh said the ncaa's business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in america. he said restaurants, for example, can't ban together to cut wages for their employees on the theory that customers prefer food prepared by low-paid cooks. >> this could open the door for college athletes to receive payment to play, payment to attend a school or transfer school >> the ncaa must soon decide what to do about a growing number of state laws that explicitly allow athletes to be paid for the use of their names or likenesses. the supreme court's ruling is a blow to a system that generates billions of dollars for everyone but the athletes now the ncaa says it hopes congress will act on a bill to set a nationwide standard, limiting how they can be paid. frances? >> pete, thanks. >>> a man in california is under arrest in connection with a nutty heist. we're talking about a theft of about 21 tons of pistachios valued at over $100,000. the investigation started after an audit by touchstone pistachio company revealed

and for 100, clemson landeros mother power booked off isn't just a teacher. she also acts as a counselor and confidant fair student. since the 1st lockdown began over a year ago, more students are seeking help and never before. that's good for little clearer cases of children who live only with their mother, but the mother drinks at bidding article. oh, we have a boy who doesn't get along with his father at all. and because they now have to work together at home all the time, because the type, the father works from home, the boy has home schooling, home office, they are constant conflict in conflict on it. and as soon as something happens, the kids call me because they need to support the students all the had he was absent and english got oh gosh, anson forgot. p. p. 's you right, that he was laurel t. e a s. natalie from as a short monitor i'm, i'm not sure i sometimes miss my mama who'd help me straight off if she were here. it has been convent here. we come that she has to work. and philip and i are here and we're doing our assignments and trying to manage

martin jenkins is with me, a former clemson university football player.ng me. i'm super excited. >> in the majority opinion written by justice gorsuch, he ackno acknowledge and writes some will see this as a poor substitute for full relief. because it is not that athletes could get paid anything. it is that they could get education-related payments. do you think it goes far enough? >> i don't think it necessarily goes far enough yet. but you know, it is going to be a long fought battle and it is definitely 1,000% in my opinion a major step in the right direction at least. >> so when it comes to you, you, your brother who also played football, are two of the 98% of college athletes who never go on to the pros and never make money off of the skill but give so much back to the university and make so much money for the conference and the university. what is the next hurdle then? >> yeah, so the next hurdle, who knows what is down the line. we could just hope that yesterday's decision can open the doors for future change so that we could finally see somewhat o

as clemson and duke should, it will pay off and we will continue to -- >> former lsu softball playereserves the spotlight. after all, is growing in viewership. it's growing in coverage. but a new report about how men's and women's teams are treated during tournaments are highlighting the disparities. for the women, no showers at the stadiums. double headers with a little time off, which could increase the risk of injury. and it couldn't schedule to keep costs down. for the men days off free, massages, celebratory dinners for players and. yes >> for more on this -- i just feel like a victim here. [laughs] as the guy who's part of this conversation. let's turn to carol hutchins, head coach for the university of michigan softball program. good morning, coach. good to see you. congratulations by the way on your 18th big ten coach of the year award. >> well, thank you. and unfortunately i'm on vacation right now. but i appreciate the opportunity to be here. we have a lot of great things to talk about. >> we can tell you how passionate you are about this that you're coming to us on vacatio

i think that even the first six months the clemson prisoners officer walked into man around about this my book of poetry. he said to me, very simply he said who are you. in this question change the trajectory my life and the answer the regular book very distinctly essay, searching to find who has come, a beautiful story, a powerful one. when answer him, i sent i wanted the guys a accused of raping central park jogger but i didn't do it. in my surprise he said, i know that read he said to me that he had been watching me and i wasn't supposed to be there. he asked me again, why are you here. who are you. in the deep dive he was pushing me into going to the rabbit hole, was something that he could have never imagined it was something that i needed. use that spark, they caused me to remember that i was born, when my mother and father that you know, i was one of over 400 million options racing to the egg. and i was chosen. so that is a miracle in and of itself. but i think looking at all of that stuff right, remembering what my mother said to mean that moment that she had with me. she said,

. >>> joining us now, morton jenkins, a former clemson football player and one of the initial plaintiffs in the case, and jeffrey kessler, co-chair of the anti-competition and sports law practice representing the athletes who won this big victory today. thank you so much. jeffrey, let me ask you first to talk about the legal implications of all of this and then i want to talk to martin about the effect on the athletes. >> so to take a word from your report, it's not a firewall, it's burning down the system. this decision is 9-0 in favor of the athletes. you do not get many 9-0 decisions for antitrust plaintiffs. and what the supreme court has said is the ncaa, you were just like any other business in this country. when you earn billions of dollars off the backs of these athletes, you have to treat them fairly. so we are thrilled with the victory and tremendously encouraged by the message that this sends. >> and, martin, let me talk to you about this long road for thousands of athletes you're representing in the class, what motivated you? what is your story about why you think this was so

proving that sport runs in the family, the high school junior shows an impressive throwing arm at a clemsonuns in the family. >> it is cool to watch because there are so many generations, not only eli manning and his brother but their father was a coach or a player too and he's running through this as everybody knows i like the mannings but i'm a tom brady fan so i am wondering what would happen when his kids grow up and if there's any potential there for a little tom brady dynasty. maria: eli manning won two super bowls and those two super bowls he beat tom brady, the goat. >> talk about genetics. i wish i had those. there is not a lot i can do to help those guys on that side but if he is listening there is a craze out there. nfts, still pretty young. maria: that is a great idea. when we come back, more "mornings with maria" on the other side of this break, stay with us. ♪♪ billion-dollar views. a cutting-edge data-security enterprise. yes, with a slide. a perfect location for the world's first one-hour delivery. an inspiration for the next workout cult. and enough space for a pecan-based

during a workout at clemson's football camp. 16-year-old considered one of the best recruits in the nationded to the video on twitter writing simply i taught him that a look at your headlines. they are so talented that whole family my gosh. if. ainsley: going to be fun to watch. steve: how about the other story. now instead of giving people money to give them shots you will give them marijuana. brian: unbelievable while other nations are begging we are trying to entice people to take. ainsley: good point. steve: we have so much vaccine the. ainsley: 50% of the adult population here has the vaccine. 60% has one trust. don't trust it do you believe that? i'm kidding. steve: and apparently here in new york state we are 1 percentage point of being 70% vaccination which means the governor is going to open up the whole state. brian: that's great. done such a great job raisings us over the past year and a half. ainsley: thank you, jillian. 20 minutes after the top of the hour. brand new video showing women twerking on the top of a chicago police officer and as crime in the new york city it surges