that is no different than what colin kaepernick and eric reed are doing today. these two recently one a case -- case, had their case is settled with the nfl. that is huge. that means they stood their ground. did win all the money they wanted? probably not, but they won and the evolution continues. >> and you have mentioned muhammad ali was a part of that movement. how long did that movement last as an athlete? clyde: well, for muhammad ali, it probably lasted longer to the 1960's for he then for any of the other athletes because, as you know, because of his political stance, cassius clay, who later became muhammad ali, actually was stripped of his heavyweight title. his struggle went on into the 1970's. it can be argued that the most prominent black athlete, or the one who lost the most in the 1960's, could easily be called muhammad ali. and even today, the fruit that we see happening from the life of muhammad ali and in the life of colin kaepernick and in the life of eric reed and in the life of lebron james is born from the stand, the courage of muhammad ali.

[applause] >> colin kaepernick. he's carrying on his position of athlete take as stand what they believe is right. with the thought of lose energy job just to stand happy to fight. muhammad, ally, john carlos, kareem abdul-jabbar and many other stood up. criticizing. hated. who wants a creator a negative association because that's differ agree with the overall appreciation -- presentation of miss message. during thank you man an them the took a knee, repping the can't different of the brown and black people in the so-called land of the free, where veterans fought for the trying be the home of the brave or so shay say. 0, say can you see? they try to say he was disrespecting the military but if they real cared we wouldn't have so many homeless veterans unable to get medical treatment for the post traumatic state, seeping on sidewalks and under bridges, unable to get jobs or foot food on their family's plate. stand and took of their hat odd but when they come back for more, actually fighting for the united states, the

during the playing height of the colin kaepernick protest.wn team, in the locker room, what conversations did not -- did that protest create? >> each team i've been on is a different conversation depending on location and where the guys come from. the biggest thing i think missing was empathy. there is a lot of empathetic approaches to what the conversation was about. everyone was so firm and they thought that we wanted sympathy. no one wanted their sympathy we wanted you to empathize was going on in the world. there was no true direction to where the conversation should go. that was one of the major issues with the protest. the information is being received and delivered was a bunch of individuals attacking a major problem that included every person in the room. >> how did you choose to respond? >> i did all kinds of stuff. i was one of the guys that sat there -- that sat during the national anthem. i did a lot of political cartoons that spoke on the issues. writer, i tryas a to make things that -- the best way i can talk most of the times i

>>> serena williams wearing a bright yellow for such a gown and matching yellow nikes. 49er colin kaepernick and his girlfriend vanessa both sported matching shades of black and gold. >> shades of gray throughout the bay area tonight, cloud cover just about everywhere, same story tomorrow morning. the change kicks in tomorrow afternoon, temperatures normal will return tomorrow. livermore at 5657, with the cloud cover we will only fall a few more degrees, vallejo dropping to 51 today, mountain view 51, fremont and san jose low 50s. sunrise early, 607 -- 6:07. san jose below average, we bottom got in santa clara county on sunday, a bit of a rebound today, back above normal tomorrow. at low pressure with a few isolated rumbles of thunder now over southern california causing some rain and melting snow fall for far northern arizona tomorrow. that is moving away from us. what is moving towards us is this ridge of high pressure but it stays out over the ridge of the ocean, we will have lots of morning cloud cover. you can see it just about everywhere in the bay area tomorrow morning, changing earli

similar to colin kaepernick, she is seeing support particularly from trump critics and in 2017 you seeee during the national anthem. the us soccer federation changed the rules requiring people to stand. we 20 does she have a good voice? can she sing the national anthem? thank you so much. 26 after the top of the hour. investigating the investigators. there are three open cases and to the russia probe and how it all began. why each is critical to find the truth. ♪ heather: a look at headlines, us and iranian officials, neither country seeking war. this just after donald trump shot down a new york times report that the us could send 120,000 troops to the middle east. senator lindsey graham with an immigration package expected to address border security, asylum backlog and the path to legal migration. the us and house lawmakers get an update on the status of the boeing 737 max jet, the fda and ntsb said the transportation panel the plaintiff safety approval process, after two deadly crashes. russian hackers did target the 2016 election. ron desantis confirming they gained access to voter

. >> they heard about colin kaepernick and why he chose to neil in the wake of several police shootings involving african-americans. the chief says the classes are an eye opener even for him. >> and understand that we are born with orange sin into this beloved profession. our badges didn't shine so brightly. this is progress. >> the chief says his cops will still go after the bad guys no matter their race. but he hopes they'll do it with a little his, toal perspective. why did the suspect run? why is he not cooperating? >> seeing how they've been engrained in society. it is extremely useful. >> i think we all come from different walks of life. >> the answers are not always positive. >> they were hearing firsthand from people who have had run-ins with police. the reverend appreciates the approach but concedes, there is no cure-all. >> this is a great step in the right direction. >> remember their worst day could quite very well become your every day. >> it is a four-day class at san jose state. a hope that when these officers hit the streets, the history doesn't repeat itself. nbc bay ar

but nike with colin kaepernick.ean does this over time become part of the fabric of a company and is it about consumers? >> it is about a number of things. what will start to happen is consumers will ask what is your point. and those brands that will try to duck out or sit on the sidelines, they won't participate in the conversation. nike, patagonia, n netflix, dis, they have agreed to be in the conversation. but consumer want to know -- consumers it used to be i bought what you made. during the course -- >> as long as i looked it, you're good. >> and now consumers want to know why do you make it, what is the purpose behind your company. and how does it affect your employees and the environment. now what is happening is consumers want to know not just on what you are buying and why you are making it, they want to know who, what, where, when and how. and this is the where question. where do you make the films. >> and to the extent that this may be the right thing to do for disney for netflix, all these companies who

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no one is looking to tiger woods to be a lebron james or a steph can curry, let alone colin kaepernickwoods and accept this honor from this president and any other president, then you've gone out there and said i see this as more important than some of the other things rick was mentioning and that's okay as long as we understand that some of these guys on the red sox are saying no, it's more important to me to stand on this principal -- even though i'm sure they want to go to the white house. >> republicans buy shoes too. >> but when i spoke to lebron james last year, he spoke in terms of what david was saying. that at some point you have to take a stand, even as an athlete. it was a fascinating conversation and then he got attacked by the president. thank you very much. see you next time. >>> why is he changing his mind? going to ask a former watergate prosecutor. -that's how a home and auto bundle is made. [ chuckles ] so, what are some key takeaways from this commercial? did any of you hear the "bundle your home and auto" part? -i like that, just not when it comes out of her mouth.

even though there is a 50th anniversary of the medal stand protest, i didn't want lebron james, colin kaepernick, eric reed to be the face of a historical movement and that is what african-american male protest is. it is an historical movement. >> thank you for speaking with us. >> you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> university of minnesota history professor katharine gerbner talks about protestant christians and quakers, and their relationship to slavery in 17th century barbados. she is the author of "christian slavery, conversion and race in the protestant world." national society of colonial dames of america hosted the event. to theome all of you museum. how many are visiting for the first time tonight? .ood, it is great the proportion of new visitors-ish shrinking which means we are getting the word out there and that is really exciting. you all have heard and for those regulars i will usually say something about how you can't tell the story of e pluribus pluribushout the and to broaden everyone's understanding of the american resolution and make s

they didn't give colin kaepernick the same leeway they gave bosa. >> they stood up. >> he didn't takecial during the super bowl. that was brave of him to do and didn't hear anybody tell tim tebow to stick to sports. >> thank you, both. martellus bennett. i appreciate it. i love this book. i'm going to give it to my two nephews. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> the book is called "dear black boy." we'll be right back. clean, i don't just clean, sharo i deep clean carpets and floors, so i got this. yep, this too, and this, please. even long hair and pet hair are no problem, but the one thing i won't have to clean is this because the shark's self-cleaning brush roll removes the hair wrap while i clean. ♪ - [announcer] shark, the vacuum that deep cleans now cleans itself. wake up! there's a lot that needs to get done today. small things. big things. too hard to do alone things. day after day, you need to get it all done. and here to listen and help you through it all is bank of america. with the expertise and know-how you need to reach that blissful state of done-ness. so let's get a

they didn't give colin kaepernick, they didn't give him that same leeway. >> and they stood up for timll, he didn't a knee. he cut a pro-life commercial during the super bowl. and i thought that was very brave-him to do. we didn't hear anybody tell tim tebow to stick to sports. >> thank you, both. thank you. martellus bennett, i appreciate it. i love this book. i'm going to give it to my two nephews. have i two of them. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> the book is called "dear black boy." we'll be right back. introducing miracle-gro's next big thing. performance organics. finally organics that work. tested and refined by plant scientists... for twice the results, guaranteed. don't grow a snack, grow a feast. don't grow a flower, grow a million dollar view. this new organic collection of soil and plant food is what you always wanted. no compromise, just results, guaranteed. miracle-gro performance organics. (music throughout) - [woman] with shark's duo clean, i don't just clean, ♪ i deep clean carpets and floors, so i got this. yep, this too, and this, please. even long hair and pe

>>former 49 quarterback colin kaepernick congratulating step on his finals berth and maybe on the othero baby son cannon and it goes both ways the words have been big supporters of kept all along his fight with the nfl as fight for social justice. and speaking of old friends. this is the first time that the warriors will not. >>mila bronze. >>in the championships. he's watching goldust a role while he's in the middle of a train wreck and los angeles, the lakers. are a mess while they were introducing their new coach frank vogel magic johnson was airing all their dirty laundry for the first time explaining why he suddenly said i am done with being president of basketball operations. >>the straw that broke the camel's back was i wanted to fire the water. >>it's just that easy seriously. look who the worry is loved his assistant coach. magic says you know, yeah he's a great guy, but just not a good enough coach. but magic says that another executive got in the way as well as the lakers, gm, who magic calls a back max stabber. the magic moved on so he's in sacramento, and magic he doesn't n

in 2017 the president publicly criticized quarterback colin kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem. that same year the reigning n.b.a. champions, the golden state warriors, said they wouldc t the white house visit. president trump claimed he disinivited them, prompting and, a visit by the 2018 superbowl champions, theph adelphia eagles, was canceled, after of number of players said they would not. atte let's explore this divide a bit deeper, not only with the red sox today, but how some athletes are responding to president trump more broadly. kevin blackistone is a national sports columnist for the "washington post," a regular contributor to espn, a professor of journalism at the university of maryland. thanks so much, kevin, for being here. there is a split here. some red sox players showed up to the white house, others chose not u come. at does it say about what these sports events at the white house have become under president trump? >> well, you know, just when elesident trump waected, i did a video column over at "the washington post" abo thivery issue, about the tradit

>>former 49 quarterback colin kaepernick congratulating stefan is finals berth and maybe on the other verse to baby son cannon and it goes both ways the words have been big supporters of kept all along his fight with the nfl as fight for social justice. and speaking of old friends. >>this is the first time that the warriors will not mila bronze. >>in the championships. he's watching goldust a role while he's in the middle of a train wreck and los angeles, the lakers. our a mask while they were introducing their new coach frank vogel magic johnson was airing all their dirty laundry for the first time explaining why he suddenly said i am done with being president of basketball operations. >>the straw that broke the camel's back was i wanted to fire the water. >>it's just that easy seriously. look who the worry is loved his assistant coach. magic says you know, yeah he's a great guy, but just not a good enough coach. but magic says that another executive got in the way as well as the lakers, gm, who magic calls a bad max stabber. magic moved on so he's in sacramento, and magic he doesn't

>> he reminded me of many of my radio callers on the whole colin kaepernick issue.ould hear from folks who would call and say, i really don't like these players taking a knee at the time of the national anthem. on the other hand, men and women died for their right to express themselves in that kind of fashion. and pete buttigieg was saying pretty much exactly that. >> okay, michael, rachael, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful reporting with us and be sure to watch smerconish tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. eastern on cnn. >> i wonder if michael will quote more from "dirty hairy"? do you feel lucky? >>> a new delay could keep the boeing 737 max fleet ground. what tahe acting director told cnn, that's next. new tattoo studio brow pomade from maybelline new york. ♪ for up to 24-hour sculpted brows. new, from the tattoo studio brow family. only from maybelline new york. when crabe stronger...strong, with new nicorette coated ice mint. layered with flavor... it's the first and only coated nicotine lozenge. for an amazing taste... ...that outlasts your craving. new nicore

. >> the myth about the white players supporting colin kaepernick.mber of white players that sat down. so here is what i think is good. at least the black players and the players of color, they're holding tight and saying we're not going to be part of this and it is driving donald trump crazy. >> they are saying listen, my job is being a manager but off of the field i'm just for a lot of spectators, i'm just like another latin guy. you have to see me as a human being. i have a lot of respect for alex and the black players. you to deal with that. and david ortiz, big papi, this is what he said on monday. when it comes down to the way that immigrants have been treated it goes a long way. you don't want to shake hands with a guy that is treating immigrants like x because i'm an immigrant. you have people willing to stand up. david price retweeted, he was retweeting a tweet that said "it is the white sox that are going. he backtracked off of it for very smart reasons, but he amplified it in that tweet. >> i want to it has not matte d mattered, they went

come out this with wonderful advertising campaign in the fall that featured serena williams and colin kaepernicking crazier. now you have this juxtaposition of these women coming out saying, wait a minute, we want to dream crazy. we want to be able to have children but also be able to be competitive and not be penalized. so they got caught in it, and it speaks to both athlete empowerment, which we've seen across the board, and the power of social media. without those two things, maybe this wouldn't come to light. >> but this is a big company with a lot of marketing dollars. how did they not realize that they had a problem here? when they did this empowerment ad initially, they put out a tweet that said, you can take the superhero out of her costume, but you can never take away her superpowers. i would believe that being a mom and giving birth to babies is a superpower. >> well, they certainly dropped the ball or dropped the baton in this particular case. it really was shortsighted on their part. again, i expect that they will turn full circle and make the changes more permanent once they've had