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. >>> fired dolphins coach brian flores is suing the nfl over allegations of racist hiring practices. >> flores, who was let go after two straight winning seasons, says he and other black coaches have faced discrimination, and he's comparing the league to a plantation. this morning, a bombshell lawsuit claiming racial discrimination in pro football. former miami dolphins coach brian flores is suing the nfl and three teams, claiming in certain critical ways, the nfl is racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation. >> spare me the shock. don't be shocked that this is going on. >> reporter: the dolphins fired flores last moment after back-to-back winning seasons. but the team failed to make the playoffs. the lawsuit accuses dolphins' owner offering flores to pay him $100,000 for every loss to secure a higher draft pick. >> there are a lot of accusations that obviously he's been holding onto, and he decided that he was going to file that lawsuit, which was filed today, seeking unspecified damages. >> he also claims the nfl and certain teams discriminated against him, saying h

flores also alleges miami dolphins owner steven ross offered to pay him $100,000 per loss in 2019 to improve the team's draft position. >> that's disrespect to the game >> reporter: the dolphins deny any racial discrimination and write that the implication that we acted in a manner inconsistent with the integrity of the game is incorrect flores now knows he's risking his career >> we can make changes to this system, this -- and give more opportunities to black and minority coaches, real opportunities i think it'll be worth it >> reporter: the nfl says flores' claims are without merit. bill belichik has not returned our calls for comment. back to you. >> gabe, thank you miami dolphins owner steven ross issued a statement responding to the accusations that he asked flores to lose games intentionally. he called the allegations, false, malicious and inflammatory and says he's eager to defend the values of the miami dolphins >>> and another momb shell allegation brown head coach hue jackson he's accusing the team of incentivizing him and others to purposely lose games in an attempt to get

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former head coach of the dolphins and brian flores filing a lawsuit against the dolphins and two other teams alleging racial discrimination allegations, bob costas is going to join me straight ahead. and abc has suspended whoopi goldberg for two weeks in the week of her comments on "the view" claiming the holocaust was not about race. and the president of abc says i have asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. more about that in the next hour. i want to bring in stewart stevens, senior adviser to the lincoln project, and elliott williams. good evening. thank you so much for joining us on a very busy news night. elliott, another big name from the pence inner circle, greg jacob. just spoke to the select committee. greg jacob was a former general council to vice president pence, he was with him on january 6th as the capitol was attacked. how crucial do you think his testimony is? to the investigation. >> a number of people around pence is testifying. chief of staff. if pence does not come to testify, all of these are witnesses. that can help fill in t

but you wonder what the dolphins fans think of that one.same year, in 2019, flores spoke about his own philosophy about tanking in an interview. >> i think the term tanking is disrespectful to the game. i really do. i do not like that term. i don't like the way we use it. i will go in there every game and try to win. that is always going to be my objective. in anything i do, i want to try to win. i want to instill that in everyone i come across. but there is no tanking, no. you can write that over and over and over again. >> flores did not tank. in fact, as i mentioned, the dolphins had back-to-back winning seasons before he was fired at the end of the season. so, when a position opened up for head coach, it made sense that brian flores would be in the running. he had an interview set up for last week and then flores received a text message from his former boss, bill belichick, the legendary head coach of the patriots. i will read you their exchange. ready? from belichick -- "sounds like you have landed, congrats! " flores replies, "did you

, back in 2019, because he wanted the dolphins to get a higher draft pick, you allege he wanted the dolphinsfor each game you lost? >> yeah. and it is an unfortunate situation for a number of reasons. one, this game has done -- the game of football has done a lot for me personally. my parents are immigrants. they came over to this country and in the '70s looking for the american dream for their kids. for me and my four brothers. we grew up in the projects in brooklyn, not too far away from here. and the game of football has opened more doors for me than i can -- i could have ever imagined. so the integrity of the game is of the utmost importance to me. so -- >> how did that conversation go? >> it was really a conversation between myself and the general manager, chris greer, and, you know, like you mentioned, it is, you know, steve's upset about that we're compromising our draft position now because we're winning too many games. >> did ross, to you, explicitly say to you personally, i'll give you $100,000 each game you lose? >> yes, yes, he did, absolutely. that's not something you make up. >

dolphins owner stephen ross has dolphins owner stephen ross has not yet commented on the accusationshe n.f.l., here's how the numbers stack up: about 70% of players are black, but of the 32 teams, only three head coaches are men of color, and only one of them is black. norah. >> o'donnell: manuel bojorquez, thanks. president biden is meeting with new york city's new mayor tomorrow to discuss the wave of gun violence plaguing america's cities. illegal guns are a big part of the problem, especially ghost guns that can be easily purchased with no background checks. cbs' jeff pegues has an exclusive interview with the top federal official in charge of getting those guns off our streets. >> deion, it's houston police. ( rapid gunfire ) >> reporter: if you're looking for a reason why crime is spiking... >> keep your hands where i can see them. what are you doing? ( rapid gunfire ) >> aaah! >> reporter: ...the a.t.f. says unregistered and untraceable homemade weapons are key. so-called ghost guns can be made on a 3d printer. this is a ghost gun. we're going to try it out. it's something you

former dolphins head coach brian flores suing the league. >> it's a slap in the face. it's unacceptable, makes me angry. >> calling out some teams, accusing them of racist hiring practices. >> i don't think anyone who's ever looked at the nfl would say, oh, yeah, it's definitely fair. >> the fight for more black coaches. where the legal battle may lead. >> we've sent demands to preserve all the communications, text messages, emails. we're coming for them. >>> plus, exonerated. one of the men wrongfully convicted of killing malcolm x. his first interview since his name was cleared. >> nobody was listening. >> but the world is listening now. >> oh, yeah. >> why the investigation was reopened. >> accountability lies in our justice system. >> abc news groundbreaking series "soul of the nation" returns with "exonerated: the murder of malcolm x 55 years to justice." [♪] if you have diabetes, it's important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. try boost glucose control®. it's clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels and contains high quality prote

brian flores is suing the nfl and three teams including the dolphins for racial discrimination.e says after being fired, the dolphins tried to get him to sign a non-disparagement agreement, or nda. flores told bryant gumbel why he refused. >> just signing that separation agreement would have really silenced me. >> how much money did you wind up leaving on the table by choosing to not sign that agreement? >> a lot. >> a good amount? >> a lot of money. >> what's a good amount? >> there's millions of dollars -- >> flores' attorneys posted screenshots of the agreement, but the dolphins deny asking flores to sign an nda. he's since been hired by the steelers. >>> we turn now to elton john forced to make an emergency landing on his way to new york. here's abc's will ganss. >> reporter: a terrifying midair scare for sir elton john. the rocket man's private jet suffering a hydraulic failure at 10,000 feet. flightaware showing where the plane turned around over the ocean about an hour into his flight from the uk to new york. the plane telling air traffic control to prep for an emergency

the dolphins, vikings, saints, texans, and jaguars have open head coach positions.te any individual situations, and the giants will dispute the allegations here, the broncos have categorically denied it. the league said it will defend against it, that the suit has no merit. but in the big picture, 1 out of 27 right now, only 3 out of 32 prior to that, and a long history, we can't detail all the names, but a long history of white head coaches of varying abilities as it turned out being hired with lesser experience than black potential coaches who have terrific resumes, have interviewed multiple times, sometimes white head coaches get it on the first interview for a head coaching position. and others who have been around in the league, and are esteemed as assistant coaches, not getting the opportunities. and some accomplished black head coaches fired, like jim caldwell in detroit. he had a winning record in 3 of 4 seasons, and he had taken the colts to a super bowl prior to that, and he's gone. each individual case doesn't prove the larger point. but when you put it a

that is the charge levied by former miami dolphins coach brian flores.as filed a racial discrimination class-action lawsuit against the league. 70% of nfl players are black. all of the team owners are white. we will speak to former nfl player dontÉ stallworth. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "is it because i am black" by the legendary chicago soul singer syl johnson. he died sunday at the age of 85, just days after his brother, the blues guitarist jimmy johnson, died at 93. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the nfl, national football league come is run like a plantation. that is the explosive charge levied by former miami dolphins coach brian flores in a class-action racial discrimination lawsuit filed last week on the first day of black history month against the league and three teams. while 70% of nfl players are black, all of the owners and nearly all of the head coaches are white. during the past season, there were three black head coaches but two of them were fired soon after the season ended. t

again, former miami coach of the dolphins will join us live.e is breaking his silence under the nfl lawsuit, hiring practices and what might be left for him in the future of the game that he loves. you're not going to want to miss this. >>> new, whoopi goldberg has been suspended for "the view" for two weeks following controversial comments that the holocaust was not about race. prior to being suspended, whoopi goldberg apologized on air for her remarks. >> i said something i feel a responsibility for not leaving unexamined because my words upset so many people which was never my intention. and i understand why now. and for that, i am deeply, deeply grateful because the information i got was really helpful and helped me understand some different things. >> joining us now is ceo and national director of the anti-defamation league, jonathan greenblatt. good morning. thank you for being with us today. i know you spoke with khaopy goldberg yesterday. can you tell us a little bit about that and if you agree with the suspension. >> well, i did speak

flores was fired as coach of the miami dolphins, after back to back winning seasons. he said that team's owner, stephen ross, offered him $100,000 per defeat during the 2019 season so the team would get better draft picks. >> did ross to you explicitly say to you personally, i'll give you $100,000 each game you lose? >> yes, he did. absolutely. that's not something you make up. >> in response, the dolphins say the implication that we acted in a manner inconsistent with the integrity of the game is incorrect. flores' supporters point to the lea league's, with just three head coaches of color including one black man out of 32 teams in the league. while 70% of the players are black. >> two son, they're 8 and 7. i have a 5-year-old daughter. when i look at them, i don't want them to go through some of the things i've had to go through. >> and jake, in the nfl, in their statement, them diversity is basically core everything to that they do. but flores' supporters say that flies in the face when you consider how players like colin kaepernick have been treeated ad you look a

i would not stand for it. >> reporter: the dolphins say it is incorrect to imply the team acted in a manner inconsistent with the integrity of the game. florez says he is still hoping to coach in the nfl. bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. >>> the accusations date back as far as 2019, where the lawsuit also states that florez had been required to meet for a sham interview with the broncos. broncos general manager at the time, john elway, along with president ellis and others showed up one hour late for the interview. >>> two years after dropping her team name for its racial connotation, the washington football team and officially has a new name. the commanders. for years, the team faced backlash over its use of native american references in their marketing. the team will keep their same burgundy and gold colors from the glory days. >>> the television show, the view, has suspended whoopi goldberg following her remarks about the holocaust. the show so she will be suspended for two weeks and on monday's episode she made controversial remark about the holocaust, saying, quote, it was

you see that on twitter from some of the miami dolphins assistant coaches.lexander as well as cornerback coach charles burke saying that they support him. they respect his character. they call him a true leader, one of the best leaders right now in the league. so you're hearing from the miami dolphins today, but really kind of getting a mixed bag of statements when it comes to brian flores and this lawsuit. we are also hearing from are the denver broncos. we're hearing from john elway, who was named in this lawsuit as one of those individuals who interviewed flores back in 2019, an interview that flores called a sham interview. he too says that the accusations and the claims made in this lawsuit are false. in this lawsui flores says, again, calling it a sham interview, that they showed up late and that they appeared disheveled. here is what elway said in his statement. he says for brian to make an assumption about my appearance and state of mind early that morning was subjective, hurtful and just plain wrong. if i appeared disheveled as he claims, it was bec

the miami dolphins recently fired head coach brian flores, alleges the nfl is rife with racism. he makes claims against the league and three teams. he likens the nfl to a plantation. flores claims he was used for sham interviews because he is black and teams had to meet a certain quota. he spoke with cnn this morning. >> this is bigger than me. this is bigger than football. many have come before and done a lot to create change in this country or for people of color, and i just felt like in this instance it was my turn to step up and be an agent for change, and i'm proud to do that. i have two sons, they're 8 and 7. i have a 5-year-old daughter. when i look at them, i don't want them to go through some of the things i've had to go through. it's hard to do what we're doing here because you know in doing so you risk doing what you love, which is coaching the game of football. but being a black coach in the national football league, you know that there's a target -- i would say a little bit of a target on you, and you know you have to be better than your counterparts. >> live now at

>> the marine biologist said that the dolphins kind of annoy the whale a little bit, which is why it'sthe behavior it is on the surface. so he just traveled four miles south and came to a bigger pod of gray whales again surrounded by dolphins. this time we are literally five yards, sometimes even closer. it feels like the whales are going almost right underneath our boat. but they are so close and they are so big. they are like bigger than this boat really. >> we definitely lucked out today. this is, like, this is not everyday you get this much action. >> absolutely not. this is pretty much a once-in-a-lifetime experience. it was amazing. >> right here in the monterey bay in california is one of the absolute best places to see wildlife. >> that was a top ten day. we had nice weather. we had lots of gray whales and hundreds of dolphins that were interacting with the gray whales and they were rolling and spy hopping. it was amazing. >> well, it has been a beautiful california day here with monterey bay whale watch. nancy, thank you so much for having us aboard. >> thank you, ross, for co

general manager told him the owner's mad that the team is winning the dolphins released a statement denying the allegations. flores alleges the giants scheduled a sham interview with him to comply with what's known as the rooney rule, a requirement that teams interview minority candidates for big jobs he offers proof a text message that he says he got from his former boss, the patriots coach, bill belichick in which he says belichick mistakenly congratulated him for getting the head coach job with the giants brian flores hadn't yet been interviewed. brian dable had. later coach flores said he received from belichick another text, sorry i efed this up, i double checked and misread the text, i think they're naming brian dable, i'm sorry about that bb brian dable did get the job. the giants issued a statement saying flores was in the conversation to be the head coach until the 11th hour, and that they hired the individual they felt to be most qualified flores says the broncos put him through a sham interview three years ago, and they never had any intention of considering him for the j

is being sued for racial discrimination by former dolphins coach, brian flores.almost 70% of n.f.l. players are black, and there's only one black head coach in the entire league, but the n.f.l. can't be racist. they spray-painted a tiny "end racism" next to the kansas city chief's logo! a lot of pundits were surprised when flores got fired by miami on january 10, because flores had recorded the dolphins' first back-to-back winning seasons since 2003. but the lawsuit explains that behind the scenes, flores actually clashed with dolphins owner and business basset hound, stephen ross. when flores was hired in 2019, the dolphins were bad and hoping to get the number-one pick in the draft so, according to the lawsuit, ross attempted to incentivize flores to purposely lose games by allegedly offering him $100,000 for every loss that season. what a waste of money. the jets will lose for free. ( laughter ) ( applause ) but-- that's probono. that's called-- that's true? true story? but, hold on. it gets bad different, because flores also alleges that after the 2019 season

we have a follow up on former miami dolphins head coach, flores, who accuses the nfl and three of itsation in hiring. dolphins owner, stephen ross, strongly denied the allegations that he offered flores bonuses to lose games on purpose. at the same time another former coach, hue jackson, has made a similar claim against his former team, the cleveland browns. >> i think it hurt my standing within the org inanization and reason i was let go. >> reporter: brian flores described his claims that stephen ross offered 100,000 for each game lost so the club could secure better draft picks. >> this game changed my life. so, to attack the integrity eof the game, that's what i felt was happening in that instance. >> and atthat was dolphins owne? >> yes. >> reporter: the owner says the allegations are false, malicious and defamatory. saying he will cooperate fully and welcomes an investigation. and flores is claiming racial discrimination. the dolphins denied any allegations and the nfl has not responded to our request for comment into the alleged tanking scheme involving ross. >> no head coach i

. >>> the former dolphins head coach suing the nfl for racial discrimination. the league now with one black head coach across 32 teams. what the nfl is saying tonight. >>> cnn president jeff zucker abruptly resigning today after leading the network for nearly a decade. stepping down after he said he failed to disclose a consensual relationship with a top executive. >>> there is news tonight after multiple bomb threats targeting more than a dozen historically black colleges and universities. the fbi now investigating these cases as hate crimes. and the new leads already in tonight. >>> and this question this evening, what do dolly parton, duran duran, and lionel richie suddenly have in common? >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and as we come on the air tonight, those states of emergency already, this massive winter storm threatening more than 130 million americans. in fact, 36 states on alert at this hour for ice, snow, freezing rain and then brutal cold. from the rockies to the midwest, the ice storm worries in the s

flores was fired from the dolphins despite two winning seasons in a row.nies his allegations and says they will fight this lawsuit. the dolphins, giants, and broncos also pushing back, releasing statements vehemently denying the allegations. well, joining me now is hugh jackson, an 18-year nfl veteran coach, most recently as head coach of the cleveland browns, now head coach at grambling state university and terrance moore, national sports columnist for forbes.com, also author of "the real hank aaron: an intimate look at the life and legacy of the home run king." that should be a best seller. gentlemen, thank you so much for joining me on the broadcast. terrance, to you first here. can you take a little deeper into these claims of what flores is calling sham interviews and the incentivized tanking? what could he allege that can prove racial discrimination? >> well, a lot. and alex, let me begin with this. and this all starts and ends with the owners, which is why this is really a near impossible situation to solve. what i mean by that is, the owners of the

beyond race, the lawsuit also accuses the miami dolphins team owner of offering to pay flores to lose on purpose. $100,000 for each game lost so the team could benefit from a higher nfl draft pick. >> there was, you know, several conversations about we don't, you know, take a vacation. you know, we don't need to -- we don't need to win right now. >> the miami dolphins deny flores' allegations. flores, meanwhile, was fired after leading the team to its first back-to-back winning seasons since 2003. randi kaye, cnn, palm beach, florida. >> and i'm joined now by hue jackson who is currently the head football coach at grambling state university, the oakland raiders and cleveland browns. coach, great to see you. thank you so much for coming on with us. we appreciate it. the nfl has had rules in place requiring teams to interview minority candidates when filling head coaching positions, as we sit here in 2022, only one of the 32 nfl teams currently employs a black head coach. mike tomlin in pittsburgh, who has been fabulous there. the nba has 14 black coaches, for example. what's going on h

. >>> the nfl is on defense after a lawsuit by former miami dolphins head coach brian flores, accusing the league and several teams of discriminatory hiring practices. our gabe guttierez sat down with flores today. >> reporter: is the nfl racist >> i think the numbers speak for themselves, there's one black head coach. >> reporter: he was the second, but he was fired after back-to-back winning seasons, and he has now filed a class action lawsuit against the nfl and several teams alleging discrimination against black coaches. >> there needs to be a change >> reporter: flores says the new york giants only interviewed him as a sham to comply with the rooney rule, an nfl requirement that minority candidates be considered for head coaching jobs. >> it doesn't work that's the problem >> reporter: the suit says the team had already decided to hire brian daboll with no head coaching experience it includes texts allegedly sent to flores mistakenly by bill belichick days before flores even interviewed, congratulating him on getting the giants job. flores then asked, coach, are you talking to bri

mcdaniel replaces brian flores who was fired by the dolphins.lphins, and two other teams last week over alleged racist hiring practices. >>> the nfl's version of the all-star game the pro bowl returned after being canceled last year due to the pandemic. the afc defeated the nfc 41-35 in las vegas. the los angeles chargers quarterback justin herbert threw two touchdown passes and was named the offensive mvp. las vegas raiders s' defensive end maxx crosby had two sacks and three passes to win the defensive mvp award. >>> and you normally don't think of golf as a particularly dangerous sport, but golfer jordan spieth seemed to put his life on the line saturday with his second shot on the eighth hole. >> guys, this is a scary shot normally, but this is downright terrifying. >> i don't think i could do that. >> i went over and took a stance, and -- yeah, it's scary. >> yeah. >> spieth played his shot just inches from the edge of a cliff with a 70-foot drop. he could have moved the ball and taken a penalty shot, but he chose to not do that. by the way

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dolphins owner stephen ross has not yet commented on the accusations himself. as for the n.f.l., here's how the numbers stack up: about 70% of players are black, but of the 32 teams, only three head coaches are men of color, and only one of them is black. norah. >> o'donnell: manuel bojorquez, nyquil severe gives you powerful relief for your worst cold and flu symptoms, on sunday night and every night. nyquil severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine. ♪♪ you pour your heart into everything you do, which is a lot. so take care of that heart with lipton. because sippin' on unsweetened lipton can help support a healthy heart. lipton. stop chuggin'. start sippin'. >> o'donnell: president biden is meeting with new york city's new mayor tomorrow to discuss the wave of gun violence plaguing america's cities. illegal guns are a big part of the problem, especially ghost guns that can be easily purchased with no background checks. cbs' jeff pegues has an exclusive interview with the top federal official in

this morning on cbs flores said dolphins owner stephen ross tried to pay him $100,000. a game to lose to do so on purpose just to improve the team's draft position. the lawsuit also refers to the nfl as a quote, plantation where rich white men, the owners control black players. it points out there is only one black coach in the entire league. flores claims the giant interviewed him last month for their head coaching vacancy even after they had decided to hire a white coach. so flores called it a sham interview. and according to flores, it only happens to the giants fulfilled a league requirement. the team's interview, a person of color for those job openings. the denver broncos are accused of conducting a similarly disingenuous interview. this is what flores had to say today on cbs this morning. we don't have to file a lawsuit for for the world to know that. >> there's a problem from a from a high-risk stempel in regards to the minority coaches in the national football league. the numbers speak for themselves, we filed a lawsuit so that we can create some change. >> the

coach alleges it's not doing them in good faith flores who is black was recently fired by the dolphins after the season concluded he quickly became a top coaching prospect for the league but alleges he was setup for a phony interview with the new york giants according to the suit bill belichik texted him three days before the interview telling him another coach had already taken the job. >> a statement said the team hired the individual they felt was most qualified the nfl also issuing a statement saying in part diversity is core to everything we do and adding that it will defend against the claims flores says he hopes he can ensure positive change by standing u growing daytime tv controversy th school board's ban of mouse, a book about the horrors of the holocaust when goldberg made these controversial comments >> if you're going to do this then let's be truthful about it because the holocaust isn't about race it's not about race. it's not about race. >> what is it about? >> it's about man's inhumanity to man >> now, goldberg issued an apology later on twitter and yesterday morning tr

former miami dolphins coach brian flores is suing the nfl and three teams claiming, quote, in certain the nfl is racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation. >> spare me the shock. don't be shocked that this is going on. >> reporter: the dolphins fired flores last month after back-to-back winning seasons but the team failed to make the playoffs. the lawsuit even accuses dolphins owner stephen ross of offering to pay flores $100,000 for every loss during the 2019 season to secure a higher draft pick. >> there were a lot of accusations that obviously he has been holding on to, and he decided that he was going to follow that lawsuit, which was filed today again seeking unspecified damaged. >> reporter: flores also claims the nfl and certain teams discriminated against him and other black coaches saying he was subjected to sham interviews only held so teams could satisfy league rules about interviewing minority candidates. the complaint reveals text messages flores received from patriots coach bill belichick last week where belichick indicates the giants already gave the hea

flores was fired from the dolphins this january. filed his lawsuit on the first day of black history month. he could hear the nfl to a plantation -- he compared the nfl to a plantation. at least 14 historically black colleges and universities reported bomb threats tuesday, the first day of black history month, forcing them to lock down or cancel classes. at least half a dozen schools, including howard university, received threats monday and in previous weeks. no explosive devices were found on the affected campuses. you remix candy tweeted -- "i'm a product of hbcu where i learned how to think and write and be me. our hbcu family is resilient but we should not have to be, he said. two fatal school shootings took place tuesday. in virginia, two campus police officers were shot dead at bridgewater college, near harrisonburg. a 27-year-old suspect was taken into custody. in minnesota, a shooting outside the south education center in richfield, killed one student and left another in critical condition. two suspects have been arrested. i

flores, most recently head coach of the dolphins fired in january, accused the dolphins, the new yorknts and the denver broncos with racial discrimination and a proposed class action suit with a giant flores alleged the team had already decided who would be its next head coach before he was scheduled to interview for the position he cited congratulatory text messages he received from patriots coach bill belicheck that seemed to be intended for bryant daybell who the giants ultimately hired. he spoke about it on the cbs morning news last week. we have to file a lawsuit for for the world to know that there's a problem from of from hiring standpoint in regards to the minority coaches in the national football league. the numbers speak for themselves, we filed a lawsuit so that we can create some change. and that's important to me for has called the giants sham and his attorneys claim it was only conducted to comply with the league's so-called rooney rule. i think that's the core. the message that we've been talking about here is. >> okay. we're not having success. we want with head coache

the miami dolphins owner responding to allegations he offered to pay his coach to lose and now another nfl coach accusing a different team of tanking games. >>> plus, survival story. three fishermen tossed into the frigid ocean with no one in sight. how they made it out alive. >>> pure gold. in the middle of a park, the bizarre location for this cube worth millions of dollars. >>> and the four-legged friend who is now a figure skating phenom. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> i'm andrea fujii. andrew is off. >>> we begin with breaking news. the pentagon confirms the u.s. military carried out a counterterrorism mission in syria overnight. >> witnesses say at least 13 civilians were killed during the raid in western syria near the turkish border including six children. the operation lasted about two hours, and military officials confirm there was a mechanical problem with one of the helicopters used in the raid. >> that helicopter was deliberately blown up on the ground. and abc's senior pentagon reporter luis martinez. >> the pentagon is confirming there's bee

brian flores, the former miami dolphins head coach, who is suing the league and several teams, alleging racial discrimination, has been hired by the pittsburgh steelers, joining their coaching staff. but that lawsuit continues. here's abc's janai norman. >> reporter: the recently fired coach suing the nfl for racial discrimination, landing a new job tonight working with the league's only current black head coach. mike tomlin announcing the pittsburgh steelers have hired brian flores as their senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach. flores recently telling "nightline" how much he loves coaching. >> it's the best job in the world to have an opportunity to help young men grow, reach their potential, become the best version of themselves. >> reporter: flores, a former head coach of the miami dolphins, was fired in january after back-to-back winning seasons and said he was passed over for the head coaching job for the new york giants. in that lawsuit, flores claiming the dolphins owner told him during the 2019 season he'd pay him $100,000 for every loss and that the giants only inte

brian flores who coached the miami dolphins until being fired last month filed a claim claiming a text exchange he had with bill belichick proves that he was brought in for an interview just to fulfill a requiremen. the team's interview, minority candidates belicheck allegedly knew that new york giants had decided to hire a white coach for their vacancy. even the flores was being brought in to interview for that giants job days later. flores is also accusing the denver broncos of a disingenuous hiring process. and he claims when he was working as the dolphins head coach, miami's owner offered to pay him $100,000. a game to lose on purpose. so the team would get a better draft pick. flores says he refused to do that and was told that that made the owner matt, the nfl, the giants, the broncos in the dolphins all deny any wrongdoing in the suit. flurries admits this thing may cost him his coaching career, but he believes it is more important to take a stand. we'll keep you posted there. the other big news today from the nfl, tom brady announcing the end of his illustrious career, the tamp

former miami dolphins head coach brian flores is now going public. on espn's get up yesterday morning sharing why he felt compelled to sue the league. >> we need i know many very capable black coaches and they deserve an opportunity, a real opportunity, not not only rule opportunity where boxes checked, we need to change the hearts and minds of the people making those decisions. >> yeah, the nfl has responded to the allegations saying it flores's claims are without merit. adding, quote, diversity is core to everything we do end quote. well, besides thd allegations of racism, flores also accuses dolphins owner stephen ross of trying to pay him $100,000 per loss in order to improve the team's draft position for the next year. now, flores says that happened back in 2019, which would have been right around the same time the dolphins owner invested in a sports gambling company. as of now, ross hasn't commented on those allegations. it's 4.52. we'll take a break. be right back. >> take the phone so i can talk to her. >> so that was an interaction between a

dolphins defensive back coach gerald alexander voted for flores's character.spn interview, former cleveland browns head coach hue jackson claims team ownership rewarded him financially to lose games. have a listen. >> i've taken this to the national football league. when i understood what was going on, i immediately called the national football league and i talked to roger goodell over what i thought was going on. this is not new. people don't understand that i tried to sound this alarm a while back but nobody wanted to listen because the record was so bad so you didn't have a chance to really make a point because all the narrative was that he was just a bad coach. well, that's not the case at all. >> the browns have denied this. in his lawsuit flores made similar claims saying the dolphins owner steven ross urged him to lose games so the team could get higher draft pick. ross denies it saying in part i take great personal exception to these ma learn shus attacks and the truth must be known. the allegations are false, malicious and defamatory. >>> mysterious a

" and she says, "on dolphin avenue. " i said, "what are you talking about? to go to the scene. >> and he called me back. i said, "is it a dog? " and he goes, no, it's a human skull. and i just pulled to the side of the road to try to compose -- excuse me. try to compose myself like i am now. >> hinson was retired by then, but when he arrived at the house he faced a fact every detective dreads. haunted by the search not made. >> i knew when i got there i had missed her. which is a hard thing as an investigator -- >> you're beating yourself up for that, huh? >> i'm not so much beating myself up. it's just i would have much rather found her than have him find her. >> now, all these years later, dolphin avenue was a crime scene. >> there's a possible break in a cold case. the disappearance of this young mother more than two decades ago. two decades ago. >> that search turned up much more than just bonnie's skull. there were her disintegrating bones, her ring, the acrylic fingernails she wore, even her pants, all found in the dirt beneath the shower. four months

andy, tell me more. >> reporter: brian said what happened with the dolphins was the last straw.ext with bill belichick to take this stand. belichick texted flores congratulating him on getting that giants job before he had even interviewed yet. he had heard from giants and buffalo that you were the guy. flores then responded asking if he had the right brian, and then belichick responded, quote, sorry. i f-ed this up. i double-checked and misread the text. i think they're naming brian gable, gable and flores both assistant coaches. this is before he had his interview with the giants and that interview a sham. it was just to check the box which said they had to interview minority coaches. >> it was humiliating, to be honest. there was disbelief, there was anger, a wave of emotions for a lot of reasons. and i think this is why we filed a lawsuit. i thought about guys on my staff or my previous staff in miami who i know are more than capable who have the discipline to lead. i just want them to have the opportunity to stand in front of an owner and have a real opportunity to get one