at cetera et cetera dan snyder should. a large sum of money and. that's where i think rick dan snyder should donate a large sum of money to some native american groups and maybe pay for some of their schooling and fix some of the problems within the community as a thank you for having made him a the a billionaire at this point we don't know we got a check. to do this because he is a capitalist and for no other reason and you nailed it with the 1st comment you threw at me when you talk to me and that's you know it is what it is well we'll leave it right there my friend rick sanchez always appreciate your 2 cents. other news making headlines across the nation black lives matter protests took over key cities across the weekend now in portland protests continued in downtown last night following confrontations with the police just the day before leaving one protester in the hospital after being shot in the head then over in st paul the national mother's march took place more than a 1000 people marched there to the state capitol demanding and to police p

. >> reporter: owner dan snyder once famously said he would never change the team's name.ut nfl commissioner roger gosaid: ithe last few weeke thscussions with and we are supportive of i cozens of investors reportedly sent letters to fedex, pepsi-co and and threatening to terminate their relationships with the team unless it changed its name. patrick walker is a writer for cbs sports-- >> you look at the pressure being applied from nike, who has taken the redskins name off of their online database, you look at the pressure from pepsi, who has a multi-million dollar, maybe even a billion-dollar maybe even a billion-dollar partnership with dan snyder, the pressure right now is on dan snyder to make these changes. ( singing ) >> reporter: the n.f.l. has also announced the black national anthem will be played before every game during week one of the season. fedex said it requested the team change the name and appreciates the team's willingness to review the matter. it's unclear when a decision could be made but some believe it should happen before the start of the season. aprg

is my colleague chris harrington from do you have news for it's chris as we mentioned the owner dan snyder he said back in 2013 he would never change the name he actually said you could put that in caps as well never but you know that's the pressure of profit potential profit you know the big sponsor that 1st put out the warning that they would take their name off of the stadium is fed ex they play at fed ex field they have about 8 years left on a contract they already paid $200000000.00 for the naming rights and then other companies followed suit the n.f.l. is the world's richest sports league the bottom line always matters you know and it just shows the influence i mean the native american community has been screaming racism for nearly 40 decades money in the pressure that caused and started to move that that's the point right it's the dollar that pushes the reform and change more than the actual the calls from the minority communities what is the legacy of this team in washington regarding native americans and minorities well the name itself is offensive that was known but the founder o

we would be talking about the redskins changing their name, especially because the team owner, dan snydernsisting for years that this would never happen. >> that's right, jim, did i ever think we would see this day, maybe. but i don't know i thought it would be this soon. although it's been a long long time. but this conversation heated up in 2013, and that was when my colleague, eric brady, of usa today asked dan snyder would he ever change the name. he told eric, never, all caps. well, i guess today is the 12th of never because all of a sudden here we are. i think we all understand why, obviously, the tragic death, the murder of george floyd triggering this international conversation. black lives matter and so many other things. this is a racist name. it has always been a racist name. it's a terrible name. i try not to say it for the last 12 years. i have vowed not to say it, even though i covered them and said the names tens of thousands of times in the 80s and '90s when i was around the team. looks like the day is finally here, and looks like not only public pressure but corporate pre

that's money that goes directly into dan snyder's pockets and doesn't get shared throughout the rest of the league so if they were to hold out that that's a naming rights deal oh well over $10000000.00 a year that's the sort of thing that really hurts and no matter how much dan snyder wants to hold on to that that name. you know. 10000000 dollars 20000000 dollars a year of local funding there that's where for sure that's the sort of thing that moves. and now we also should know i mean as you said they always say like will people come along well frankly it in washington d.c. there is a basketball team in the washington wizards well they actually had to change their name from the washington bullets if you're not familiar so this isn't an unfounded situation like you said there are a lot of situations they give americans a college sports as well but but shouldn't this actually be heavily embraced by this ownership investors in the team and really the leagues because of the a massive amounts of money that merchandise sales will make with renewed interest in these teams. right this is wha

so what are we hearing from dan snyder, the team's owner? how was he responding to this bombshell report? >> good afternoon. dan snyder's promising a thorough and unbiased investigation putting out a statement a short time ago saying "the behavior described in yesterday's "washington post" article has no place in our franchise or society. the story has strength and my commitment to setting a new culture and standard for your team. snyder notes attorney beth wilkinson has been hired to investigate and make recognitions on when she is done with her work, saying the team will institute new policies and procedures and strengthen their human resources infrastructure. that lack of a serious human resources department as a complaint some of the women who were employees made and they are basically coming forward with this story. >> kristin: i know this report has just dropped but so far, what's the fallout been? >> three employees are gone, three senior officials. two fired, one retired. in this at a time where the washington redskins are trying to

dan snyder has been very stubborn about this, and he cited some pretty good reasons why he didn't wantame. it's going to come down to the fan base and the people around that team that they represent, and it should be there decision. >> carley: mentioned dan snyder, he has been so adamant this entire time. this has happened many times before, with a spin pressure to change the name. he has said that this honors the native american community, but now there is financial pressure, gillian. nike and fedex saying that they want the name to be changed, so it proves that everybody has a price. >> gillian: that is exactly right, carley. he stole the words right out of my mouth. to me, but this highlights is the impact of corporate america, the power they are having over the sports teams. not, as leslie talks about, the naming rights to the field, like fedex field, but to the entire image and make up of the teams themselves. the move from fedex was a surprise. not so much from nike. they have been much more outspoken in terms of social activism in the black lives matter movement. fedex has relea

what now for the team dan snyder owns today? forbes values it at $3.1 billion.fox news' mike emmanuel live at fedex field where the skins play and where major developments are still unfolding. mike? reporter: liz, good afternoon. now dan snyder, the owner of the washington football franchise, is responding to this explosive report, saying quote, this story has strengthened my commitment to setting a new culture and standard for our team, a process that began with the hiring of coach rivera earlier this year. we will institute new policies and procedures and strengthen our human resources infrastructure to not only avoid these issues in the future, but most importantly, create a team culture that is respectful and inclusive of all. the national football league saying today quote, these matters as reported are serious, disturbing and contrary to the nfl's values. everyone in the nfl has the right to work in an environment free from any and all forms of harassment. 15 female former employees of the washington redskins football franchise allege sexual harassment and

. >> reporter: owner dan snyder once famously said he would never change the team's name. but nfl commissioner roger goodell said: in the last few weeks, we have had ongoing supportive of this importantare step. the move comes after dozens of nike threatening to terminate their relationships with the team unless it changed its name. patrick walker is a writer for cbs sports -- >> you look at the pressure being applied from nike, who has taken the redskins name off of their online database, you look at the pressure from pepsi, who has a multi-million dollar, maybe even a billion-dollar partnership with dan snyder, the pressure right now is on. ( singing ) >> reporter: the n.f.l. hasblace played before every game during week one of the season. fed ex said it requested the team change the name and appreciates the team's willingness to address the matter. some believe it should map before the start of the seefnltz margaret. >> brennan: nikole killion, thank you. air travel is inching back and this holiday weekend it spierksd even as debate continues as to how to keep fliers sa

for 50 years the redskins have avoided changing the name despite political pressure team owner dan snyder is the man who could make that decision at any time but his statements from the past show that's an unlikely possibility 2013 snyder said quote it's that simple never and you can use caps and months later i will continue to listen and learn but we cannot ignore 81 year history and in 2016 after a poll done by the washington post that surveyed native americans and found 9 out of 10 were not offended sider said quote our name represents honor respect and pride the team will probably carry the redskins name the redskins coach ron rivera echoing its own are people who. i'm going to give all the politics you know i was coaching hard. for me to get a loan but when it comes to influence nike already has been by the latest announcement overnight removing all washington redskins merchandise on its website while all other 31 teams on the n.f.l. they're still up in a statement the national congress of american indians applauded the decision adding quote we can choose to pursue a new path towards

is my colleague chris harrington from do you have news for it's chris as we mentioned the owner dan snyder he said back in 2013 he would never change the name he actually said you could put that in caps as well never but you know that's the pressure of profit potential profit you know the big sponsor that 1st put out the warning that they would take their name off of the stadium is fed ex they play at fed ex field they have about 8 years left on a contract they already paid $200000000.00 for the naming rights and then other companies followed suit the n.f.l. is the world's richest sports league the bottom line always matters you know and it just shows the influence i mean the native american community has been streaming racism for nearly 40 decades money in the pressure that caused it started to move that that's the point right it's the dollar that pushes the reform and change more than the actual the calls from the minority communities what is the legacy of this team in washington regarding native americans and minorities well the name itself is offensive that was known but the founder of

in the wake of the george floyd killing and everything else that's happening and maybe at least, dan snyder wasn't going to respond, but at least those corporations put pressure on mr. snyder and the team so to an activist who might be getting tired. saying the congress doesn't appear like they will get police reform done. what's the message to somebody to stay in the fight and maybe find somebody else to pressure and you might eventually get the attention that you need? >> yeah. i think that is -- i think this is the perfect case in point, that you point to, someone who was extremely hard on the facts that he would never change the name. he grew up, the owner daniel snyder, grew up a huge fan of the team and like i said the fan base has been extremely passionate so you have someone that -- that was a huge fan growing up and then purchased the team and so, of course, naturally his instincts would be not to change it, but due to the protests which then subsequently followed the financial pressuring which we see today now that the redskins have come out and said that they will change the name

the entire 21 years of the current owner's tenure, dan snyder, the name issue has been brought up.e, and recedes, and comes to the foreagain and recedes. and in the past two weeks, it gained traction that was not going to relent. so on the one hand, this is a change that has been decades in the making, yet it happened very, very swiftly. and i just want to make a fine point. today the announcement, the team said they would be retiring the name and logo when they finish their review. so the review they're having is still ongoing, and, name, altho be retired. >> did notice that. >> yes, isn't that interesting? >> i think a lot of people took note of that. the press release came out today, and they said this was the end of the team name, except it had the old team name and logo on there. >> yes, yes. so to sort of fill in the blanks, they're separating this into two announcements. today was the announcement we are going to retire the name and logo. they did not come with the new name and logo today, and our reports has found that that's because the name they want is tied up in a trade

redskins owner dan snyder has been slow to embrace a name change. in fact, in an interview seven years ago, he famously said "we'll never change the name. it's that simple, never. you can use caps." he also said this in an interview with espn in 2014. >> i understand where the name came from. i understand that it means and obviously where we sing hail to the redskins, braves on the warpath, it means honor. it means respect. it means pride. >> reporter: but pressure from sponsors, including nike, pepsi, and fedex may force snyder's hand. >> this is a great day in terms of progress. >> reporter: chuck huskin jr. is the principle chief of cherokee nation. >> it still hurts when depictions of native americans or slurs frankly are used to in a commercial sense or reduced to mascots or caricatures. >> reporter: the national american indians also weighed in writing this moment has been 87 years in the making. indian country deserves nothing less. the time to change is now. >> the tide is shifting so vigorously. >> reporter: bill rhoden is a columnist with

dan snyder has talked ababout hw he wants to rebrand, , and the coach of the team as well, has talkedbout rebranding to something g that honors native americans in thehe military. so that is very problematic to me. in the statement y yesterday, ty did nonot makake it clear they'e going to rebrand without a any native imagery. all they stated was they were going to retire their name e and logo. amy: i want to ask you quickly, amanda, ababout the kansas cityy chiefs, cleveland indians. you're also asking them to change their names and the use of the word, what you call the r-word, how the media uses it. you don't want even people t to say it. like the n-wor. >> yes, that is correct. we don't want people to say it. we donon't want pplple to spellt out on sociall media. whatat we're seeing now is the media a went wild with the name. it iss all over. people are saying it over andd over and over again. and for us to hear it, it is just throwing salt on the wououd over and over to indigenous peopople. but t i do want to - -- whehen o talk about t the kansas cicity , we're talking about the a

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against native americans who have been advocating change for many years now but redskins owner dan snyder has previously said he refuses to rename the franchise despite any offense. and its official manchester city's leroy's on may is joining bundesliga champions byron munich has signed a 5 year deal for a reported $50000000.00. buy and were interested in sunday last year but an injury but the transfer on hold the german winger becomes byron's 3rd signing for the new season. archaeologists and mexico say they found some of the best preserved remains of human activity from more than 10000 years ago but they didn't just pick them up on a typical excavation site they've had to go underwater with divers to explore caves in the yucatan peninsula that were flooded by rising sea levels thousands of years ago. a labyrinth of flooded caves with extremely tight passages and rough rock formations rising seas filled them with water thousands of years ago but even before then these caves would have been dangerous to go into over the last 15 years archaeologists have been finding signs of human life de

football team to change their name the club might finally give in to the pressure on friday team owner dan snyder announced that the redskins what embark on a thorough review of their name which has been deemed offensive by native american groups for decades the cleveland indians have also announced plans to look into changing their name. archaeologists and mexico say they found some of the best preserved remains of human activity from more than 10000 years ago but they didn't just pick them up on a typical excavation site they've had to go underwater with diverse to explore caves in the yucatan peninsula that were flooded by rising sea levels thousands of years ago. a labyrinth of flooded caves with extremely tight passages and rough rock for missions rising seas filled them with water thousands of years ago but even before then these caves would have been dangerous to go into over the last 15 years archaeologists have been finding signs of human life deep inside the caves gave up fire pits stone tools and human bones. what's really remarkable about this. preservation this is incredibly rare in

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dan snyder buckled to the pressure of the corporate sponsors backing out because he has to watch his bottom line the national football league is the world's richest sports professional league you know so when you factor in that they have a lot to lose you know for that for that matter and then when you consider the teams the biggest the 1st i guess straw that broke the camel's back so to speak was fed ex fed ex you know paid them over $200000000.00 for the naming rights of their stadium they threaten to take their name off other companies followed suit nike amazon if you want to look for washington redskins merchandise right now you can find it on anywhere available because they've taken it you know off of you know the availability list is the one team right now you cannot buy any merchandise well interesting ok tell us about this team's name in washington well so the team has always you know been embedded with racism there founder did not even want to integrate the national football league this is back in the 1960 s. he had to do so because he was pressured by the kid the administra

even the name sponsor of the redskins field, fedex, it's a piece of reality on the part of dan snyder. i think he finally felt he didn't have any choice. >> bret: this may be happening in other places around the country too, and what about this commutation of roger stone in the political fallout from its? what you are hearing from all sides. >> it seems to result in a staggering case of memory loss on the part of democrats and other critics. this commutation. remember, bret, this was not a part in. if he stands convicted and remas convicted. one thing's back, not to many administrations ago, bill it clinton issued a series of pardons that appalled a lot of people in the most notable among them was the fugitive marc rich and that became so notorious that clint and himself later it wasn't worth it. it looks like all the world it was a payoff because rich's wife had given tons of money to the democrats and the clinton's campaign. it looked in all the world like a payoff and in addition there is a woman named susan mcdougall who was asked a testified in the whitewater investigation of the

dan snyder sent a contingency of people to go to various reservations.years ago my general manager when i played, he said there were several reservations that had the junior highs and high schools being redskins. so i figured it must be a bit of a split. but after since deemed as being derogatory to 1% of the people in that it's enough for me to respect it. >> do you have any ideas now about what the name should be? >> no. i've tried to take -- i'm so just wrapped around burgundy and gold. our fan base is fantastic. we've been to london and i felt like i was a member of the beatles when i was there at a rally. and so it is such an affectionate term, and the colors. i just want the colors to remain. and, thank goodness, they're intact. so it's burgundy and gold. whether they call them the warriors, whether they call them the red wolves or red tails, i'm going to be about supporting the team as i was supported back in the '80s. i know you've heard it. what do you say to the criticism that dan snyder, the owner of the redskins, he pushed back on this and ki

it's interesting, back in 2013, owner dan snyder said in all caps he would never change the name, buting a push from both fedex which actually owns the naming rights to the stadium where the washington redskins play as well as nike. nike today taking down all of the redskins sports memorabilia, all the stuff that nike sells with their logo on it, that is no longer available, and fedex saying we'd really like to see you change the name which is a big push and we are seeing this a lot as of now. juan rivera actually had a statement about this earlier, said the issue is of personal importance to me and i look forward to working closely with dan snyder. as you mention, this has been an ongoing issue for the washington redskins for quite some time, and a lot of strings are being pulled here at the same time. d.c. wants them to change their name, and here is an interesting twist on this. in if they want to move their stadium, they have fedexfield until 2027 but if they want to move it back into the boundaries of washington, d.c., they say you can do that but you have to change the name of t

its owner, dan snyder, has been openly stubborn about never changing the name, no matter what, not evernow it's under review. is this just because the people who put massive amounts of money into the team have made him make this change? or is there more to it? >> no, there's more to it than that. it's because we've had a 50-state national uprising against racism and white supremacy which i think has changed the dynamics of all kinds of discussions across the country, throughout the world of sports and throughout our society. and washington football is not immune from that discussion. so there's been tremendous pressure placed on these corporations to act and that pressure has now in turn fallen on the shoulders of dan snyder. but as you said in the introductions, we cannot forget the fact that people, particularly the native american community, has been fighting on this issue for decades, dating back to the american indian movement in the late '60s, people like amanda blackhorse, the national congress of the american indians. the pressure has been building for decades. but it's been thi

owner dan snyder released a statement this week "the process allows the team to take in account nodsthe proud tradition of the franchise but in part from the alumni, national sponsors, national football league, the local community. it's proud to represent on and off the field. "quite a far cry from his quote seven years ago "it's never going to change the name. never." the new head coach, ron rivera, previously in charge says "the issue is a personal importance to me and i look forward to working closely with dan snyder to make sure we continue the mission of honoring and supporting native americans and our military. a clos"one of those names you can expect not to see the ol name for the team, the braves, but and if a leader said that he's supportive if the team wants to change his name. mike. >> mike: david spot reporting, david, thank you a lot. in a democracy 2020 report former vice president joe biden announces his choice in early august and he says it will be a woman. jacqui heinrich looks at some of the candidates. >> conventional wisdom said former vice president will pick a w

dan snyder has the rights to that and that might be one they might want to avoid right now. can't go wrong with the red tails. it honors the military. >> yeah. >> reporter: if it was my choice, that would be it. >> me, too. >> it's a great one and the logo is pretty cool. andy scholles, thanks very much. >> very cool. >>> well, the white house is making a concerted effort to publicly discredit one of its own coronavirus experts, one of the most respected in the world just as the president is now re-tweeting the thoughts on coronavirus of a game show host who suggested that the cdc is lying about the pandemic. - [narrator] the shark vacmop combines powerful suction with spray mopping to lock away debris and absorb wet messes, all in one disposable pad. just vacuum, spray mop, and toss. the shark vacmop, a complete clean all in one pad. the first and only full prescription strength non-steroidal anti-inflammatory gel available over-the-counter. new voltaren is powerful arthritis pain relief in a gel. voltaren. the joy of movement. new voltaren is powerful arthrsimon pagenaud t

in a statement dan snyder said the process allows the team to take into account not only the proud tradition and history of the franchise but also input from alumni, the organization leity rs the national football is pr off the field. >> prominent corporate sponsor fedex called for a name change yesterday and nike removed redskins merchandise from its online store. >> lake tahoe is a bracing for a huge rush of visitors this fourth of july weekend. state park officials say they could see up to 30% usl now th they are back open. check the w paul is with us. we have been making a big deal about the beaches but people are not supposed to be at most of these beaches pick >> damages will be pretty nice as we head into the holiday weekend. we will get rid of the fog for the most part we will look back and forth. they have been consistently warmer over the past 50 years. on average about a degree and a half warmer during the timeframe. that is kind of the threshold of significance when we look at all of the data over five decades. the extremes was in 1973. 85b0 back in 1973. t the rainie rainiest fo

reporter: target, walmart, just the latest names urging the washington redskins and their owner dan snyderhanging the name of the team as respect for the native-american community. the idea of native-american themes and mascots is not respectful is not new. stanford university dropped the name indians in 1972. whether names, traditions, logos, mascots, as of friday the nfl team is conducting a review to change the long criticized name. likely that will happen before the start of the 2020 season. just hours after the football preverbal cleat dropped. baseball cleveland indians are considering a name change. a year after they retired their mascot, chief wahoo, hoe many thought was racist. san francisco, warriors, philadelphia warriors, they once had a logo a stereotype of native americans. the list goes on and on. a lot of teams have changed. what has changed today, not society asking for a change but large-scale corporations but major football sponsors like pepsico speaking up, washington owner dan snyder said he would never change the team name seems to have a change of heart. he said in a

toward getting another name, but before we give the team too much credit, particularly the owner, dan snyderright thing that did come about, let's call it for what it was, a money grab. the teen owner, dan snyder, had vowed for years never to change the name, but only after a huge multi-billion dollar sponsors like fedex, nike, pepsi, threatened to pull out their advertising on the team, they decided to go through with this and make it happen. a new name has not been unveiled yet, but it will be soon. we thought it would be kind of fun on our ktvu sports twitter poll to see what you like, and some of the so far? the the first black air force in world war ii to pilot war planes. number two right now, the washington generals. however about the washington warriors at 4 to 1 as well. the presidents. i think that's a long shot at 5 to 1. go to ktvu twitter if you want to help out in the vote. 700 votes so far, as a matter of fact, and we'll relight least the winner tonight at 10:00. >>> all right. problematic to say the least. how do you play a contact sport like the middle of a pandemic? that is

i should point this out, at no point in its exclusive deadly post except that dan snyder was involvedctim alleges that he turned a blind eye to inappropriate behavior. we will follow the story but back to you. president trump kevin, thank you. house republican leader introducing legislation to protect statues targeted by what he calls left-wing mobs. if he wants stop federal grants of state and local governments that don't protect the monument. he says that public monuments are indispensable because they tell the american story and that it's wrong to erase our history. today, house speaker nancy pelosi of the chamber will take up legislation in the next few weeks to remove statues from the capital of people she says have committed treason. new york police are reporting 37 arrests for violence during what was supposed to be a peaceful march to support officers wednesday. if two people charged with assaulting police personnel and bill de blasio taking a hard line against violence while the police chief spoke up for the first time today about what he has been through. >> i got things up

owner dan snyder said seven years ago he would never have changed the name. fedex has threatened to pull its name off the stadium where the team plays. no word yet on a new name, but a statement from the team has said this. "dan snyder and coach ron rivera are working closely to develop a new name in design approach that will enhance the standing of our proud tradition-rich franchise and inspire our sponsors, fans, and communities for the next 100 years." governor huckabee, what is your reaction to this? >> mr. huckabee: i don't care what they call the redskins, as long as they just lose to the dallas cowboys. that's the main thing i care about. [laughter] >> harris: oh, my goodness. >> mr. huckabee: the whole point of this, it has just become absurd. everybody's trying to be politically correct and not offend anybody. it's a proud tradition. i think it was really a tribute to the native americans. for dan schneider seven years ago to say will never change itd how to sell out and fold because of the pressure, it's disappointing. if they really need a name, he

it wanted it to name the name to change back in 2013 washington owner, dan snyder told usa today to quote put it all in caps end quote that he would never change his team's nickname, but the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars seem to have changed his mind. all righty a lot had been made at the nba's return and the whole concept of the orlando bubble. it's a will the nba be able to get through 3 months without any outbreaks. well today, one of the most notable players in the nba announced he has tested positive for covid-19 russell westbrook posted on social media that he tested positive before the team headed to orlando to practice in the bubble. he said he's currently feeling well and looking forward to joining his teammates as soon as possible. he also asked people to please take the virus seriously be safe and wary math fellow rockets star james harden hes enjoying to tenia either no official word on why to the college level usf men's hoops coach todd golden told me that he's made it his mission to keep the top local talent here in the bay area and he's keeping his word

the team owner dan snyder writing in a statement he wants input from others while taking into accountroud tradition and history of the franchise. it comes just one day after fedex, the team's most prominent sponsor, asked the team to change its name. fedex owns the naming rights to the stadium. nike appeared to remove the team's products from its website. nfl and snyder had defended the team's name for years. >> the name really means honor respect. >> roger goodell saying today he's supportive of this important step. a former player for the team also weighing in. >> i believe it should be changed. i think there has been enough public outcry from the group that feels like they're having marginalized as their image as a mascot for an entire cultural identity. >> i'm a redskins fan for life. >> even with the name? >> even with the name. >> that would be like having a team called the n word. >> reporter: "the wall street journal" citing two people familiar with the matter saying th likely be renamed by the start of the 2020 season. >> what is happening now in america is so big and broad.

does it mean that dan snyder is finally woke?let me start by saying i'm a washingt washingtonian. i'm a lifelong fan of the washington football team. but the name is racist. dan snyder is an awful owner that most fans can't stand. it seems like he'll probably end up stumbling into the right decision, but only after being forced to by corporate influence. it's always, at the end of the day, about money, which is what happens happening here. as public sentiment changes, the money changes. now companies want to pull out, now endorsements are being funded. and that's, at the end of the day, unfortunately, what motivates these people. but whatever motivates them, it's time for change. and it looks like we're finally going to get some real change. >> yeah, i can't wait to sing "hail to the --" whatever it is. to more -- >> we've got to score some touchdowns. >> hail to the senators, hail to the -- >> the warriors. >> so many options. bullets are off the table. what do you think about the nfl's new anthem plan to include the -- in the f

as you noted earlier where the owner, the current team owner, dan snyder, said he would never, in allchange the name. and here we are today. >> now the nfl, of course, has been front and center in a lot of this since colin kaepernick began his campaign kneeling during the national anthem that created national controversy and backlash and to a lawsuit in which he said he was black listed. it seemed fairly clear he had been for his unspokenness and now years later roger goodell saying black lives matter on tape. and then announcing that the black national anthem, lift every voice and sing, will be played before nfl games. you had a great op-ed basically about that, about the empty symbolism here. what was your reaction to goodell's announcement to that? >> my initial reaction was, like, who asked for this? no one asked for this. there are a lot of things -- seriously. there are a lot of things the nfl can do. the song is a great song. the history is steeped in a lot of anti-imperialism, steeped in a lot of black excellence, steeped in the harlem renaissance. that song was initially a po

the organization says in a statement dan snyder and coach rivera are working closely to develop a new name and design approach that will enhance the standing of our proud tradition representative franchise. in the name has been subject to protests for years, but president trump said he disagrees. >> he says that he believes that the native american community would be very angry at this. >> reporter: the navajo nation president reacted july 13th, 2020 is now a historic day for all indigenous peoples around the world, as the nfl washington based team officially announced the retirement of the disparaging redskins team name and logo. the former senate majority leader did not hold back how he feels. >> we have 26 different tribal organizations in nevada, and he defamed every one of them every day with the name of that team. >> reporter: multiple sponsors were voicing support for changing the name. it's a 180-degree turn from may of 2013 when owner dan snyder told usa today we will never change the name of the team. the squad representing our nation's capital is based in virginia, and play

there are those who are very skeptical about why dan snyder is doing this now.shington post" said the biggest lesson is the power of money, seeing that the protests were prompting big companies to speak out against racism.afted n fedex, nike and pepsi to take a stand against the team's name. they asked other inv within a week they had more than 85 firms represented more than $600 billion in assets. we know there are those within the native american community who found that this is a slur. if they were hurt and offended by this. that's been going on for a long time. this piece in "the washington post" as it looks like it's the financial pressure that's finally got to dan snyder, what do you think? >> first of all, 90% -- over 90% of american indians are okay with the name. they see it as a place of pride, to be honest with you, so it's never has been the american indians. we have people like nike -- what we're seeing, shannon, it is we are are seeing the result of decades of leftist teaching our kids that are now running the show. so nike, wherever they might be,