like people saying colin kaepernick a a polarizing and taking any is polarizing. just come my head is, no, what's polarizing is police violence, which polarizing is racism. that's what's polarizing. we need to talk about polarization. you have to keep in mind if you drill into the pulse about people taking any, particularly colin kaepernick ssa much that america is polarized. it's white america that polarized because black and brown folks probably support the right to protest during the anthem, particularly around issues of racial inequity. broadly supported it is among particularly like white families and sometimes a people to disagree like some say yes, this is appropriate, to do something and others were absolutely repulsed at the thought of anybody protesting either at a a sporting event or during the anthem but that's the power of taking that need doping it is so ubiquitous. khalil, if you and i took a knee like at the maryland state fair or if we took a knee at the ravens game, or if we took any of the super bowl during the anthem. everybody would immediatel

colin kaepernick affect gives people a sense of action, action is critical that they'll get from pointb and have a more just society than the one we live in people say all he did was take any, that's not all he did, we had a discussion of colin kaepernick but even if that was all he did, the effect of it means so much more too so many more people than if jay-z get the keys to the castle. >> that's very interesting. >> and get a right my thesis, my senior thesis on jay-z wildlife leave. >> the controversy in all of his own theories were changed. it reminded me of speaking like metaphors, analogies to civil rights abacus and it's a conversation between w eb, making the committee and the washington side were economically advanced improving ways their ownership and economic power, it was more political power right to vote, protest and all of those things and of course other things that i disagree upon, i'm starting to see jay-z, summative's albums advocate are small things that individuals can do to save wealth or certain things which had a lot of holes and issues especially within the afr

colin kaepernick was out of football. john who i call a friend and a colleague is with us tonight to talk about his book and about the fact the issues of racial discrimination and inequity plaguing the society at large do not -- in sports and they have in the past and they don't now. joining the conversation is j.a. anande who directs us poor journalism program at the school of journalism and media marketing ink and medications. when i first talked to john a while back about a program revolving around this book the first thing he saiden was this s the most important book i've written. so for john this is saying something. he's written 45 books including two of the most acclaimed and best-selling titles of all time a season on w the brink -- johns a longtime writer and columnist for the "washington post" as well as other national outlets and a member of five halls of fame including the national sportswriters and sportscasters hall of fame and basketball hall of fame who won the curt got a word treated jeremy is in the copp

colin kaepernick is out of football. john whom i'm fortunate to call a friend and a former colleague is with us tonight to talk about his book and about the fact that the issues of racial discrimination and inequity plaguing society at large. do not spare sports the habit in the past. they still don't know. joining john in the conversation. is jaya don day another old friend who directs the sports journalism program at northwestern's renowned madill school of journalism media and integrated marketing communications. when i first talked to john a little while back about tonight about a program revolving around his book the first thing he said was this is the most important book i've written. which for john is saying something? he's written 45 books, including two of the most acclaimed and best-selling sports titles of all time the season on the brink and a good walk spoiled. john's a long time writer and columnist for the washington post. he's contributed to many other national outlets both print and broadcast and as a me

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we just talked about colin kaepernick.in protest of violence against black people. and then shaun watson, he sexually violated -- allegedly sexually violated 26 women. and he's going to sit for six games. and the thing about it is that the nfl doesn't have a answer to. you're gonna get a strongly worded comment from fidel. they make their money because people like shaun watson -- it isn't every incentive that they have to go on there. so they have just been handed the situation. they're going to be very very angry about it. and then shaun watson's gonna play. >> there's a part of those two. when we think about this. the idea that these aren't criminal prosecutions. and i'm a prosecutor and i think about the due process. i hear a lot of commentary people make about the court of public opinion. the me too movement. the idea of cancel culture. all of this plays into one conversation around, why shouldn't they take everything away from him, and settle in the courtroom? a court of law. >> there are things that you can do that w

colin kaepernick got it wrong with the kneeling right?d how they treat these people who they feel are not. fair >> got. it >> so you heard watts in the, he denies everything he just wants to move on with his life. so the nfl penalties and the measures that they're taking will get through to him if he's just over it? >> i think that deshaun watson, is a special case in the sense that i think he cooperated with the nfl. and i think everybody wanted to get it right. and this is the first time showing that they went through the different protocols, and they came back and they push back and said, instead of this private sentence, he gets six games. the nfl says no. we want more. deshaun says okay, i accept more. can we just move on with our lives? i think that ultimately, if they have it their way. and this is a coordinated effort, it looks good on all sides. and they will move on. the problem of the nfl has is that they're not willing to talk about the quiet part out loud. they have a real problem. and they have to address it. but the bottom

that's exactly what colin kaepernick did when he decided to take in the.his opportunity to continue to play football. he was blackballed from the nfl, and he took a stand on an issue that the world came around on after the murder of george floyd. so i would argue that he is a hero. here's the thing, he's been vilified on the right. and the reality of it is i think, but two years from now, i think history will smile kindly on him and what he did and what he stood for. but it's not necessarily getting the praise in this moment. and he put it on the line. same with ali -- ali had the chance to come back. it doesn't look like that's gonna be the case for kaepernick. heroism has a cost. it's not something you can just do and go back home and you kind of wake up the next morning. it's something that really takes over. >> the kaepernick example is perfect, because it gives people a sense, a taste of what it was really like to be muhammad ali when you're fighting against the draft board. or martin luther king, for that middle. >> olympians on the podium who held u

insert differ name whether it be ray rice, colin kaepernick, we can go down the list. defence, but how do you say sexual harassment versus how many games you suspended? it does not make sense. >> i don't people to get confused, you talk about colin kaepernick, you mean they got it wrong with the kneeling, not that he's been accused -- >> yeah, they got it wrong with how they treat these people who they feel or not -- >> got it. you heard watson deny everything, and he wants to move out of this. life will be nfl penalty and any measures they say they are taking get through to him if he is just over? >> i think the shaun watson cooperated with the nfl pa. everybody wanted to get it right, and this is the first time showing that they went through the different particles, and they came back and pushed back and set, instead of this private sense, this private our brother said they get 6 games. the nfl says, no, we want more. the shaun says, no, i except more. can we just move on with their lives? i think, ultimately, if they have it their way, and this is a coordinated effo

. >> former nfl quarterback and 49er colin kaepernick has new r new member joining husband teams partnerld a couple os of weeks ago. kaepernick has nod not played in the nfl since hist his last game with the 49ers back in 2016. in may he had his first work out with the team since his time out. that team s team is the raiders. ultimately he end went unsigned. >> all right. that is it. our next newscast here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families. we reduce homelessness, address mental health, provide spaces for addiction to be broken, create spaces of healing and restoration. for the first time ever, prop 27 will provide permanent funding for organizations like ours. saying yes to prop 27 means more people get the assistance that they nee they get someone to partner in such a way to see transformation come to them. yes on prop 27, because there's no place like home. ♪♪ >> hope: are you sure we don't know each other? >> deacon: i-- i don't think you guys would have ever met-- >> hope: we-- we haven't met? >> deacon: you know, it's been a hell of a day, hope. i mean, it's getting lat

colin kaepernick may have contributed to the victory of joe biden because that became the wedge issue that worked against the trump fascists. and i want to commend peter golenbock, he's a great writer but not many people know that he's equally gifted in politics. he wrote the best takedown of donald trump in the publishing business today. the american caesar. so i hail caesar, you're my cesar, peter golenbock. >> on that note, what a great note to end this conversation. wonderful. great takedown, hail cesar. just so eloquent. this has been such a great hour. peter, thank you so much. this is been an honor. joe, thank you so much. been a honor. >> the honor is all mine, bill, it's all mine. >> having you as our leader proves that blacks can be quarterbacks. [laughs] >> i want to thank you all. that was really good listening. i would say that was some good listening. it was brilliant conversation, wonderful. deepest thanks to you all and i want to say to everybody who is here still. the program has been recorded and we're going to post it on the center for brooklyn history youtube page

colin kaepernick may have contributed to the victory of joe biden because that became the wedge issue that worked against the trump fascists and i want to commend peter golombach. he's a great writer, but not many people know that he's equally gifted in politics. he wrote the best takedown of donald trump in the publishing business today. the american caesar, so i hail caesar. you're my caesar peter golombach, you know that and that note. what a great. what a great note to end this conversation with what wonderful the great great. take down hail caesar just so so eloquent man. this has been such a great hour peter. thank you so much. it's been honor joe. thank you so much been honor honor and online bill. it's all mine. you guys having you as our leader? proves that blacks could be quarterbacks. thank you. all right. that was that was really good listening. i would say that with some good listening. it was brilliant conversation wonderful and deepest. thanks to you all and i want to say to everybody who's here still the the program has been recorded and we're going to post it on the c

colin kaepernick is probably kneeling in his grave right now. all of these people complaining. what happened to, "if you don't like what's happening in america judge don't you just leave." what happened to that. all of these years-- what hab ofs that been now, two years. "defund the police is like the 'n' words of law enforcement." let them take boxes from mar-a-lago, and the same people are like, take the thin blue line and shove it up your ass. defund the f.b.i.! defund the cops." same people. same people. where is law enforcement now? you know what woo need to start for conservatives? we need to start a game show called "who's woke now?" our first contestant is sean hannity, who says now there are two justice systems in america. it's not fair. oh, "who's woke now?" now, sean. you just won yourself an afro pick. congratulations, brother. ( applause ) look, we don't know-- we don't know what this raid will reveal. we don't even know if donald trump has actually done anything wrong. but what it has exposed is that this whole maga crowd, they're only prolaw enforcement, they're

so a lot of folks me watching that i have a new nickname for colin kaepernick, ok, colin, capper daddykes now capper nick and his partner what a nessa gnesen s a d a so her partner nessel who host of the they just had their first baby. so cute and all they posted a picture while ago and made this announcement is very exciting for kaepernick. >> we haven't seen a lot of capital lease around san francisco because, you know, it was in 2016. >> that he did the kneeling and the niners rid of the man. >> she had a workout i think was it was raiders. but that didn't work out. but kaepernick and this arced through real is to welcome their first child. and the baby is so adorable. 9.52. baby is so adorable. 9.52. we'll be what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26? not one dime to get people off the streets and into housing 27 generates hundreds of million to help solve homelessness. the choice is clear yes on prop 27. the choice is clear when a truck hit my car, the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth, so i called the barnes firm. i'm rich barnes. it'

something we've seen with britney griner, with colin kaepernick, lebron james. he will take any opportunity, especially when a black athlete is in the spotlight to denigrate them to score political points of his base. that's really what's happening right now. you see some fans in some pundits on the right who are saying that she should be so happy that she has america behind her, as an athlete who has protested police brutality in this country. and it's a very gross, very cynical message should be sending. but it's -- either people ten years ago, 20 years ago who are denigrating the athletes that we now rightfully lionize. i'm glad that we're having this conversation, in the context of bill russell, without whitewashing the treaty that he had. when henry aaron died, whenever we celebrate jackie robinson, we seem to forget exactly with the contemporaneous treatment of these athletes was, and we're seeing that today. >> let me get my last question to you, because i just want to talk about how unfair it is. i look at, it when i discuss, it i talk about how heroic i

. >> laura: well, colin kaepernick, they celebrated him for starting a movement. a one-man expose of what the league is doing here, and social justice matters in the united states, but not when you are making billions of dollars in china. i think that it is pretty obvious for all the eyes to see. and without you we would not have known about this, thank you so much. in the cdc has a covid confession, but is it too late? and out of the campaign we will share some unhappy trails, raymond arroyo has this in seen and unseen next. four-- always busy. i was starting to feel a little foggy. just didn't feel like things were as sharp as i knew they once were. i heard about prevagen and then i started taking it about two years now. started noticing things a little sharper, a little clearer. i feel like it's kept me on my game. i'm able to remember things. i'd say give it a try. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. as someone with hearing loss i know what a confusing and frustrating experience getting hearing aids can be. that's why i founded lively. affordable, high-qua

two girls on a cheerleading team stage a protest during the national anthem, were inspired by colin kaepernickprotest of racial injustice. the san francisco 49ers fans, he was not great. all right, so raymond, i know that you go to a lot of schools and you talk to a lot of kids, is this what they want to read? >> raymond: no, i write for children coming to talk to kids, first of all, 65% of our kids are beneath proficiency level in reading. let's start there. so we have to get things that they want to read, and what is your interest? trucks, dinosaurs, adventure series? to push this kind of stuff, drug use, cheerleading and being protesters in perpetual, i don't know how this helps them, but it is not something children are interested in particularly hispanic and black kids whom i spend a lot of time in those schools and they are looking for hope. they are looking for something other than the world they find themselves in, they want something good and exciting and they want to wonder their life. and if you say, go ahead, take the book he wants, they always gravitate towards those books. and th

major league baseball has not responded to the news 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick and his longtimer, nesa diab, are now celebrating the birth of their first child. the couple made the big announcement and posted a photo on social media, but they did not reveal when exactly the baby was born or reveal the baby sex or name class played in the nfl with the 49ers in 2016. that was the same season he began to kneel during the national anthem and protest of racial injustice and police brutality, people biking and walking on jfk promenade in golden gate park should expect to see some construction starting today, the san francisco recreation park department says it is going to start working on projects today that will help permanently transformed the space from a roadway into a pedestrian area. cruz will grind off old road markers and late lane lanes or lane lines. today, they say the work will take about three weeks and after that will be adding some declarations at each end of the promenade. alright, eight or nine. let's get you out the door. is it tomatoes first? here sal on interstate

whether it's megan rapinoe, whether it's lebron james, those are woke athletes being rewarded, colin kaepernickeaking out in a left wing manner. they're making more money. to me, in order to really stand on something that matters, there has to be a risk to your livelihood, to your ability to excel at your profession and djokovic, kyrie irving and aaron rodgers to me are all on the right side of history on the covid shot much like mohammed ali ended up being on the right side of history as it pertains to vietnam. we're talking about 10, 20 years down the road. all three of these guys will be seen as incredibly courageous for being willing to stand up to government mandates. >> martha: it's an interesting argument. we talk a lot about freedom of -- bodily freedom and health care choices. >> no doubt. >> martha: apparently not for these folks. thanks, clay. >> see you soon. >> martha: you bet. coming up, geraldo rivera, joe concha and howie kurtz. great line-up as "the story" continues after this. >> tech: cracked windshield? don't wait. go to safelite.com you can schedule service in just a few cl

and former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick and his longtime partner, nesa diab, are now celebrating the birth of their first child. the couple made that big announcement and posted this photo on social media. they did not reveal exactly when the baby was born or give the baby's sex or name kaepernick last played in the nfl with the 49ers in 2016. alright claudine time. it's not 406 happening now excitement and also, some concerns are building right now is nasa gets ready to start the artemis one mission, right. let's give you a live look at the launch pad at kennedy space center in florida. now, this spacecraft does not have a crew on board. the plan is to fly near the moon. and nasa says, if all goes well, then astronauts will be able to fly aboard future missions in hopes of eventually furthering space exploration. now we've been watching a lot of changes and developments overnight. reporter jonathan siri has more on this mission from florida. i think that this just is a testament to what an incredible in phenomenal feat. this rocket is right. it's such a huge collaborative effort

refused to be drafted to serve in the vietnam war, paving the way for activist athletes like colin kaepernick presidential medal of freedom in 2010, but president obama, said basketball was what russell did, not who he was. >> bill russell, the man, was someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men. and i hope that one day, in the streets of boston, children will look up at a statue built not only to bill russell the player, but bill russell the man. >> bill russell and michelle nichols, joined on and off the court, and a legend on this planet and beyond, true trail blazers who changed the landscape for black americans, and for that we thank them both. and that is tonight's reidout. all in with chris hayes starts right now. ght now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. i am charles blow in for chris hayes. in the last half hour, president biden just formally announced that the united states has killed the head of al-qaeda, ayman al-zawahiri. the terrorist was killed in a targeted cia drone strike in kabul, afghanistan on saturday night. >> this operation is a clear demonstration

colin kaepernick knew when he sat in knelt in the anthem it was going to have consequences.nd it ended up costing him his career as we know. i thought maybe roger goodell get on the phone to somebody and say hire brian floors right now to head off the lawsuit. but it did not happen. i think the chances are very good brian floors will never work in the nfl again. and he is only 40 years old but he should be going into the peak years of his coaching career. maybe he will end up as a college coach somewhere. i think there's aer good chance his nfl career is over. and if so, sure he should be viewed as a martyr, a professional martyr. >> will be interesting with deion sanders at jackson state doug williams coach before. we see prominent nfl names coaching at hbcus historically black colleges in the future. i would keep an eye on that trend asng well. >> i would say of deion sanders continues with the success he had this year at jacksonwe stat, schools organa hire him. because why would you hire deion sanders if he canan coach? the early evidence as he can coach. and he can certa

former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick and his longtime partner, nesa duck dea, but rather are nowple made the big announcement and posted a photo on social media, but they did not reveal when exactly the baby was born or reveal the baby sex or name. kaepernick's last played in the nfl with the 49ers back in 2016. that was the same season he began to kneel during the national anthem and protests of racial injustice and police brutality. the san francisco 49 years now getting ready for their first game of the regular season, they will face the bears in chicago in two weeks under spent this past weekend at their practice field in santa clara. they are prepping for season that tied in george kittle says will be special. i'm ready to play football. um you know, i'm definitely looking forward these practices. i think we're going to be able to refine a lot of things focus on things that we think we could do it a really high level. um you know, as an offense, especially so just get to work on that material. good reps as an offense. um but no, i mean the boys ready to go out and hit people

they stand with the flag and they denounce colin kaepernick.. they voted against the funding that would help those who are exposed to toxic burn pits. but when the rubber meets the road, when it comes down to standing up for law enforcement, when it comes down to standing up for our veterans, republicans are just projecting and pandering grievances, and democrats are getting things done. >> as you mentioned at the top, you're suing the president. earlier this, week the u.s. district court judge refused to grant the former president donald trump immunity and several lawsuits brought against him by former capitol police officers. how does this impact your pending civil lawsuit against trump and are you optimistic about your own case? >> i'm very optimistic. and i'm seeking accountability for the president assembling, inciting, and aiming the mob at the capitol, to stop us from conducting the count of your vote and every one of your viewers votes for the 2020 election. and for the violence that ensued. so we have advanced beyond the federal distri

former 40 niner colin kaepernick and his partner and s a they are parents. >> she announced on socialne. and she says that she and cap are over the moon with their growing family and that kaepernick is the most amazing dad nessa and cap started dating back in 2015 when he was still a san francisco forty-niners and then he ended up leaving the team in 2016 after the see there, the kneeling. >> when you can't make it out. nothing to be done. there. >> that's another kind of little can a little walking on the hood of a car and then another go in the driver so the cop comes back and minnesota are so alabama. the cop comes back and he sees a goat in the drive, right? really? they're going to still and by the way, the registration people. he was eating the paperwork so he wouldn't be reported to the anyway. >> i guess they cleared out and they were able to continue well, still to come on the kron 4 morning news, we are talking about thousands of fish washed dead near oakland. why scientists believe it's the work of harmful algae blooms. and bart stations across the bay area are seeing an in

." >>> new for you this morning, former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick has a teammate, call it abundle of joy. he hen ace girlfriend welcomed their new baby a few weeks ago, she announced the birth on instagram. the two sta 2015. congratulations to them. >> all smiles, that's nice. they must have got a good night's sleep. >> i'm sure they had a little help. >>> a big thanks to every one of you who came out and said hello to laura and myself this weekend as we were helping to clear the shelters. >> it was a lot of fun. bercally humane says all of its pets were adopted. >> wow. >> last check 103 animals found fur-ever homes. 40 additional pets were adopted from the san jose animal care shelter. there's time if you want to adopt as well. learn more about clear the shelters, we run it all month long, scan the qr code on your screen and check out our website nbcbayarea.com where we link to all the participating shelters in the bay area, and you can check out the animals that are available and bring home a forever friend. we had a lot of fun at berkeley humane saturday morning. >> we'r

sometimes the athletic fields are places for controversy, you know, i think of colin kaepernick the quarterback the former quarterback from the san francisco 49ers who initiated an enormous controversy in in protesting police brutality against african americans, i think about confederate memorials and statues and public works of art that honored the confederacy and what a lightning on spark that has been and rod that has been for the united states politics then fourth the socialization of youth education how we how we teach our children the history of a country. what is our school curricula like and you know, and when i first wrote the book, i think that when people saw early drafts, they're like, you know, this doesn't seem that controversial, you know off off the bat, but then of course recent politics in the united states have taken place and i think we see just how much school curricula can really be a lightning rod as well. schools are also the place for integration, you know, they don't have to be segregated and so controversial. they're the place where students of different ethnic and re