jay-z's.ay-z's. eric reed said, jay-z claimed to be a supporter of colin, wore his jersey, told people to not perform at super bowl, now he will be a part owner, he is sounding despicable. and reed sounding jealous. and i feel like he discredited colin and myself and the work that is being done, i'm trying, i'm going to try to give this man the benefit of doubt for now, it is not something that i agree with, not something they respect. nfl commissioner goodell probably thought the opposite of this would happen. after all league has been trying its best to get controversy . because after all, it is capitalism, something that jay-z is very good at. so let's get into it with tonight's panel. former congressional press secretary. rachelle ritchie here with head writer of this find program, luckiest man in the world, jimmy faella and tyler grant. >> so. i have to side with jay-z here. he is saying you know we have to work, we have to put our words into action, the time for kneeling is over. and i t

jay z then praised him for that act.rnick jersey during a "saturday night live" performance. in a recent song with beyonce he rapped the lyrics, i said no to the super bowl. you need me, i don't need you. every night we in the end zone, tell the nfl we in stadiums too. now people are calling jay z out and want to know why he would work with the same organization that he initially criticized for his treatment of kaepernick. let's talk to michael eric dyson, a georgetown university sociology professor and for the purpose of this segment he's also the author of a new book "jay-z made in america." you have a lot of knowledge on the subject of jay-z and his thinking behind this so what was your reaction to this announcement. >> i think it's a perfectly reasonable response of jay-z. this man has done significant work philanthropically and in terms of social justice. this is the same man who wrote an op-ed in "the new york times" defending meek mill and talking about cash bail. he wrote an op-ed talking about the criminal refor

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they found it in jay-z. i hope jay-z understood what the strategy at play here was.hey did it for a reason. the head of the snake being jay-z. the most influential entertainers in the world. the rihanna. the cardy b. now they see jay-z giving his blessing to the nfl. now they are going to feel like it is okay to align themselves with the nfl which is what the league wanted. they wanted back in to black audiences, black color and a lot of black fans that were turned off by the way they treated colin kaepernick. >> i really hope it is not about music and money. i hope it is about really making change and moving forward. not only for us but for us as a community and the social injustice we witness. i hope jay-z can put aside the music royalties and look at the social injustice. we need that. the nfl needs that. our community needs that. >> thank you so much. i appreciate the conversation. thanks for watching everyone. our coverage continues. focus, accuracy, memory, learning, and concentration. neuriva. for adults with moderately to severely active crohn's disease, stel

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that being said, jay z is not new to this. i think about the work that he's done for the trayvon martin foundation here, for sybrina fulton, for tracy down here in florida. he's conscious about these issues. i just -- i'm hopeful, and i'm going to watch it as well, that there's a bigger plan at play here, because we're not dealing with a dummy. autoes a smart man. he's a business man, but he's someone conscious and aware of the environment and will do something to move forward. >> diamonds are forever and, of course, all of you are as well, forever. >> what about me? >> you're first up next time. >> what about me? >> april not letting you go, john. >> wait a minute. wait, wait, wait. i'm going to say this. i'm for the culture 400 years since we afrikaans were brought into this nation. i'm for jay z making change on the inside and colin kaepernick getting a job back in the nfl and for people to still stand up for what's right. 400 years ago we were -- afri n africans were dealt with. it's still an issue. jay z is wrong there bu

that is what jay-z important to players.oycotted the nfl prospect super bowl shows, saying he won't do them. this may help get better and younger talent. the nfl has had some problems getting exciting talent on the super bowl shows ever since the call and cabinet controversy. it's sort of been mutually beneficial to most. but in a way because of all that, is it surprising that we are seeing these two entities come together? it was certainly an attention—getting announcement. you look at jay—z and wonder why he would want to get involved with the nfl? on the other hand, jay—z is a pragmatic businessman. he has said you will do business with people that you don't always agree with, and he's going to get his ex book on the super bowl shows. the nfl probably would've preferred last year to maroon five, acts like rihanna or pink. folks like jay—z have said they would not do the half—time show because of the kaerpernick thing. you mentioned collin kaerpernick, and i suppose thatis collin kaerpernick, and i suppose that is the big

and i don't think jay-z is the only one.ich is what we all want to see. >> can they take the money and make change from within? a lot of people are saying jay-z may be able to do. >> again, you know, we'll see. i don't know how he will make too much change. he's not the owner, he's not in control. he doesn't make those decisions. so as far as the african-american community or the hip-hop community, diverse of every race and gender across the board, people see it as a bottom line back stab. he told travis scott not to perform in the super bowl. he said clearly in his lyrics that the super bowl doesn't need me. i don't need the super bowl, the super bowl needs me. i guess he meant that literally. that was a pitch to the super bowl saying bring me in. i'll calm down some of the noise. and i agree when you say it's not the only one of taking money. it's a long line of people taking money whether we talk about the nfl, the nba, or everyone else that gets a check and remains silent. >> literally, ten seconds. we've got to go. >> i

and they found it in jay-z. and i hope that jay-z understood the strategy what is at play here.the head of the snake. being jay-z. he's the most enflun shl entertainer in the world. influential. all the entertainers this year that passed. the rihanna and cardi by. of course naturally they'll feel like it's okay now to align themselves with the nfl. which is what the league wanted. they wanted back in to black audiences. black culture and to black fans who were turned off by how they treated colin kaepernick. >> i have 15 seconds left. last word. >> i just think i really hope this isn't about music. and about money. i hope it's about really making change and moving forward. not only for the nfl but for us as a community and the social injustice we witness. i hope jay-z can put aside the music royalty and really take a look at this social injustice. we need that. the nfl needs in the community needs it. >> thank you so much. i appreciate the conversation. see you soon. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. (dad) i think it's here. (mom vo) especially at this age. (big siste

jim. >> jay-z reportedly going to become part owner of an nfl team.elceoconnected t jay-z tmz he's going to have significantership interest in a team. he's a huge fan already has sports business and wants to be a change agent for the nfl. we talked with tms harvey levin about it. >> this, i'm told, explains part of the reason, and ts is the way it was put to us why jay-z entered intohis kind of partnership with roger goodell and the l, which puzzled a lot of people and there was some criticism. but this is part of the reason. >> tmz says it doesn't know aywhich team j could become part owner of but it's reportedly going to happen soon. jay-z at one point was a minority owner of the brookn nets. >>> brady yatesome run s the pace for the loudoun south baseball team. f pitchers combineor a no hitter andea the teamt rhode island 3-0. is is the first time a very team has been in the little league world series tournament in more than two decades. >>. >> i've been a part of this since the very binning and it's just been an amazing outpouring of well wishes a

at least not for music mogul jay-z. we sat down and talked about the new partnership with the league despite his prior criticisms of the collin kaepernick situation. >> you wrapped about the performance, he said the nfl needed you, you didn't need the nfl. what changed? >> only way we're going to move forward is through conversations. and i guess my speaking out brought about a conversation which brought about a conversation which led to a partnership. o a partnership. with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, you feel like you're itching all the time. and you never know how your skin will look. because deep within your skin an overly sensitive immune system could be the cause. so help heal your skin from within, with dupixent. dupixent is not a steroid, and it continuously treats your eczema even when you can't see it. at 16 weeks, nearly four times more patients taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin compared to those not taking it, and patients saw a significant reduction in itch. do

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you've got these two titans, jay-z and the nfl which might be the only entity with more money than jay-zu've still got kaepernick literally and figuratively on the sidelines. >> i'm that. but like i said, a lot of teams are not going to go out on a limb and bring in a guy who they feel like is going to be a distraction to their football team and to their organization. and i think collin has been offered some opportunities to play football, but they wanted him to guarantee that he wasn't going to become a distraction by continuing to kneel and continuing to keep this negative light on the nfl. so i think that's one of the reasons why he is still not been able to get a job in the national football league. >> i don't think colin kaepernick did and continues to represent is to put a bad light on the nfl. it's to put the light on some things that were being ignored in this country like police brutality and other issues. this morning i preached the funeral of eric garner's stepfather who just died. and many of the mothers were there and we're going to talk on this issue. jay-z has a record of

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i respect jay-z. the mothers and working with many of these situations. but the nfl should not be able to duck the fact that they were actively involved in not letting colin kaepernick make this protest on behalf of people in his community, and nothing will -- i don't care if they did 90 million with the players or 9 zillion with somebody else, they have got to deal with what happened with colin kaepernick. he was protesting for real change about the criminal justice system, not about players and scholarships. i think jay-z is one that will shoot straight. he has a track record. i'm not prepared to say whatever we're going to say collectively. but i do not want to see anybody have a discussion with colin kaepernick who's not given credit for doing what a lot of people wouldn't do. >> well, let me just follow up. it would seem that the nba and even women's soccer seems to absorb with more comfort their players' right to protest than the nfl. what is the structural problem of the nfl with protests? >> t

plus, raymond arroyo exposes the new pact between jay-z and the nfl. what do the social justice warriors mean to do? and bernie teams up with a rapper to juice his campaign. it's all in this week's "seen and unseen." but, first, the fox news alert out of philadelphia, where a gunman is holding police at bay. narcotics officers were serving a warrant at a home when they came under heavy gunfire. that was just about 4:00 this afternoon. at least six officers have been injured, and the shots have not stopped. here is the philadelphia police commissioner just a short time ago. >> the shooter fired multiple rounds. officers returned fire. many of whom had to escape through windows and doors to get from a barrage of bullets. i will tell you, having been at that scene for the last couple of hours, trying to talk to this male, he continues to fire rounds out of the window, so this situation is in no way resolved. >> rick leventhal is on the scene with the late breaking details. what you have, rick? >> first of all, it's been raining for about an hour here, jes

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here's what jay-z needs. i need to understand better what this deal is.o some research, i get how it's described, maybe he's going to pick musical talent, maybe that will help inspire social justice reform. i don't understand. it seems like pay me for my consultantcy. >> i respect jay-z immensely, they do really great things for the community. but on this particular issue, thing there's -- people can take issue with it and i think it's a fair subject and i think he should be criticized for it and i think it should be taken on which is what you're doing now. >> what are you doing? >> another issue, did you see the "new york times" 1619 project. >> yes. in the literature section. >> we are going to talk about that because there are some controversy, the president's not happy about it. some of his supporters saying it's a reflection of him. i don't understand how slavery is, but we shall see. >> some painful and poignant writings for people to pick up on. see you in a second. >>> got the first closing coming up after the day. it starts with gratitude and end

on the other hand, jay—z is a pragmatic businessman.s said you will do business with people that you don't always agree with, and he's going to get his ex book on the super bowl shows. the nfl probably would've preferred last year to maroon five, acts like rihanna or pink. folks like jay—z have said they would not do the half—time show because of the kaerpernick thing. you mentioned collin kaerpernick, and i suppose thatis collin kaerpernick, and i suppose that is the big question around this, because the cfl has been so divided as to where it sits on this particular and everything that colin kaerpernick stands for. does this signal any likelihood of a return to the sport for him, or a mellowing of relations? i think the most important thing that happened with him recently — twofold, one he did a video showing that he still works out and is ready to play and can play. and two, more importantly, donald trump made a comment about him the other day that was a moderate comment, after all the things he has said about kaerpernick. he said he

>> when has jay-z taken a knee >> reporter: carolina panthers safety eric reed not happy with jay-z with the nfl. >> i think we passed kneeling. i think it is time to go into an actionable item. >> reporter: an outspoken player sees the rap star's stance as a slap in the face to his former 49ers teammate colin kaepernick. who repeatedly took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. >> for you to get paid to go into an nfl press conference and say we're past kneeling, again, asinine. >> reporter: reid also taking offense at an unconfirmed tmz report that jay-z will soon have a significant ownership interest in an nfl team jay-z and the nfl are not commenting on that. >> jay-z claims to be a supporter of colin, wore his jersey, told people not to perform at the super bowl because of the treatment the nfl did to colin now, he's going to be a part owner. despicable ♪ i say no to the super bowl ♪ you need me, i don't need you ♪ >> reporter: jay-z, long-time supporter of kaepernick, announced that his company, rock nation, will advise the nfl on

today one of the big-name democratic presidential candidates is set to step out of the race >> rapper jay z getsils of his relationship with the nfl and roger georgia tell are revealed. >> texting and driving just don't mix. "early today" starts right now good thursday morning. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. breaking news this morning, a suspect has been taken into custody after philadelphia was kept on edge for nearly eight hours. police say that it all started with an attempt to serve a narcotics warrant. a gunman opened fire and six officers were shot overnight, the suspect identified as maurice hill surrendered to authorities >> he's coming out he's coming out. >> police on the ground say he was then taken to the hospital nbc's craig boswell joining us >>craig, good morning. this was a very tense situation for police at one point they had two officers trapped inside? >> reporter: yes, phillip. good morning good morning, everyone there were two police officers trapped inside this north philadelphia home. there were also three other civilians inside this barricade i had home

. >>> and the nfl and jay-z teaming up. we'll tell you what they have in store. >>> good morning, and welcome to "early start." i'm will ripley in for dave briggs. >> good morning, i'm alison kosik in for christine romans. it's wednesday, august the 14th. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with a top u.s. immigration official seeming to suggest european immigrants are the only ones welcome in the united states. this all began tuesday morning. listen to ken cuccinelli now, the acting director of u.s. citizenship and immigration services, taking some creative liberties here with the iconic statue of liberty poem in this interview with npr. >> would you also agree that emma lazarus' words etched to the statute oflish, give me your tired, your poor, are also part of the american ethos? >> they certainly are. give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge. >> those comments came a day after the white house reinterpreted an 1882 public charge rule to limit legal immi

. >>> and nfl teammates up with jay-z. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm will ripley in for dave briggs. >> good morning, i'm alison kosik in for christine romans. it's wednesday, 4:00 a.m. in new york. we begin with a top u.s. immigration official seeming to suggest european immigrants are the only ones welcome in the united states. this all began tuesday morning. i want you to listen to ken cuccinelli, acting directioor o u.s. immigration services taking creative liberties with the iconic statue of liberty poem with this interview with npr. >> would you agree that emma lazarus' words, equivalent me your tired, your poor, are also part of the american ethos? >> certainly are. give me your tired and poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge. >> those comments come a day after a day the white house reinterpreted an 1882 public charge to claudio ibraim lelega denning green cards to those who need assistance. the latest take on the poem. >> obviously the actual poem is quite different. i'm going to read it --

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was the only entertainment news show invited to jay z's huge announcement. roc nation empire inked a wide-ranging deal with the nfl which includes taking a prominent role in the nfl's social justice initiative. but get this -- he is also now a co-producer of the super bowl halftime show and will have a huge say in who takes the stage. >> you're a businessman now, more so than an artist. >> i've always been a businessman. but i'm still an artist first at heart. >> this all begs the question -- can he get his roc nation artist rihanna to change her mind? ♪ rihanna were you at ays riri, quote,ked in the past, and colin kaepernick tion regar ♪ i call the shots shots shots >> it has to be something i truly believe in and i'm passionate about and as long as it's that the sky's the limit. >> but want all that j.lo buzz? >> yeah, we've thought about the super bowl and it's in miami, is a big deal. ♪ l.a. new york miami say no more get on the floor ♪ >> we'll see. they make their own decisions over there. ♪ get on the floor >> in an "e.t." exclusive last month, j.lo

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rappers like jermaine dupri, jay-z and ja rule were saying to the world can you believe this? this with the world. ♪ uh-oh another episode ♪ to everybody that's living it up we say ♪ >> hip-hop is sort of no longer the bratty kid on the block. it's the predominant music. and then what really takes it over the top is a young rapper from detroit. ♪ you act like you never seen a white person before ♪ >> in 2000 eminem puts out the marshall mathers lp, marshall mathers being his real name. and suddenly eminem is the biggest star in hip-hop bar none. ♪ all you other slim shadies are just imitating ♪ >> eminem came from a white working-class background and those are the stories he told. it just put him on a different level because he brought his own authenticity to the game. >> dj. >> i saw "8 mile" in times square opening night and had to sit in front of the theater. it was one of the most satisfying movie experiences i've ever had. i mean, listen, on "lose yourself" when that thing comes through your speakers in a giant movie theater that's a big moment. >> the oscar goes to emine

but several celebs have come to jay-z's defense.ge the partnership to, quote, bring back kaepernick. back kaepernick. jay-z saying the nfl has a great big platform, they were willing to do some things to make some changes that we can do some good. so it seems like the twitter backlash is so severe for this, you know. so many folks kind of calling him out for, as we said, flip-flopping on something that he has been such a vocal proponent of for so long. >> of course, yeah. openly turning down the nfl at first, now working with them directly. and colin kaepernick still not on an nfl team. >> not yet. >> exactly, since 2016. >> and i think i read that he -- philly, eagles fans, were upset they didn't pick him up. so thank you for that. >> of course. >> good to see you, will. >>> when we come back, why hugh jackman is singing the blues. >>> also, marcel the monkey, remember him? he's back on tv. "the skinny" coming up next. "the skinny" coming up next. er him? he's back on tv. he's back on tv. "the skinny" coming up next. lock-in moistu

rock nation, an entertainment company founded by jay-z will advise on nfl performances like the supergoal is to strengthen community and inspire meaningful social change across america. so with me now, cnn senior entertainment reporter my friend lisa france. so, lisa, i read your pieces every morning on cnn.com and you wrote about this and khalid who we'll get to in a second. and jay-z has criticized the nfl for how they treated collin kaepernick when he took a knee during the anthem so what is the story here. >> jay-z feels like this is the natural progression, the next step. first you protest and have the company say we hear your protest and will work for you. to him this is the natural next step that the commissioner roger goodell has heard the complaints and what the public has said and what his players have said and now we need to get busy and start doing work to actually address social injustice. >> we'll follow that -- >> sorry. i was going to say -- so much genius right here, right now. so he said he doesn't see a disconnect. he sees that this is actually what we're supposed t

i hope, i pray that jay-z can make things happen.ay at all. >> it's about the second part of this. that involving colin kaepernick, i read there from eric reed, a lot of people weighed in criticizing this jamal hill of the "atlantic" among them. saying jay-z is hypocrisy, given the nfl what it wanted. guilt-free access to black audience, culture and entertainers and influencers, are you surprised how indirectly this was dealt with? he was asked questions about that press availability with roger goodell. but what do you make of that? you mentioned the side-eye. what do you make of jay-z's seeming ability to excuse that, or as he put it, to move past it to acknowledge the grievance that we've seen from the protest movement and say, explicitly as he did, that we need to move on to action as a result of that? >> that's what's so problematic about this. if jay-z came to the table and he didn't just deal with the nfl and it was like hey, i want to go into business with you all, i want to do all of these things, let's deal with the super bo

now that jay-z is partially in charge. >> that's what i was thinking.show shine bright like a diamond? you know what i'm talking about. we asked ri's mentor himself. ♪ i said no to the super bowl ♪ you need me i don't need you transporting from nfl critic to the league's newest partner in the matter of a year. ♪ "e.t." was the only entertainment news show invited to jay-z's huge announcement. ♪ speech his roc nation empire inked a wide-ranging deal with the nfl, which includes taking a prominent role in the nfl social justice initiative. but get this, he's also now a co-producer of the super bowl halftime show and will have a huge say in who takes the stage. >> you're a businessman now, more so than an artist. >> i've always been a businessman. but i've been an artist first. i'm still an artist first at heart. >> this all begs the question can he get his roc nation artist rihanna to change her mind? ♪ rihanna where you at she's been asked in the past but our source says riri decided to pass because of the situation with players kneeling. rihanna stands

nick complety out of the mix, jay-z is now com complicit. >> i think in partnering with jay-z they gotre-season game. got someone to be their front man for their efforts to essentially have a corporate sort of nod at social justice. i think that terence is correct. they are throwing a pittance at what is a major, major issue that they could -- nafrin fact, they wanted to, could make a serious dent in. but what we don't know is a lot. we don't know what they're currently doing with their social justice effort. we don't know the details of the jay-z social justice effort with the nfl. there is so much we don't know, but we do know that colin kaepernick did not take a knee so they could have more half-time shows and better corporate partnerships with the nfl. that is certainly not what they d. >> so, terence, you brought upper i can reed and we also have this tweet from colin kaepernick. he writes, today marks the three-year anniversary that i protested systemic oppression. i continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation. here's eric reid. >> what does he mean we'

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jay-z and beyonce had a song come out with dj khalid, jay-z is may homie, he shout me out, that was likeited when i heard her on the radio. i would see it it on the news. i had grouping of people from my city marching for me out in the rain. that is what motivated me to come up with something like the reform alliance to give back to the people without actually stood up for me. because i believe that they had people caught up in their same situation if not being caught up themselves. so when i came home i wanted to dedicate some of my time to giving back to those people who stood up for me. (applause). >> stephen: you now spend some time speaking in community centers, what do you say to the kids who are growing up in the 15eu78 kind of communities that you grew up in. what advice are you giving them? >> i always give them advice to chase their dreams. and my record label is called dream chasers, for every kind in the world, everybody has a dream. i always them them chase their dream because the veument i came out, i don't know if everyone is familiar with it. i came out of environment whe

she is fighting for college athletes to be paid. >>> nfl is teaming one jay-z. nfl is teaming up with jay-z on plan to strengthen community bonds through music. >>> the san francisco 49ers continued their training catch this santa claras yesterday, they held a football style boot catch for dozen of men and women in the military serving at travis air force base. those service members were more than enough for the challenge. >> reporter: it maybe the practice field but those weren't the niners using it tuesday afternoon. those are airmen and women from travis air force base. part of their salute to the service, the niners along with the nfl and usaa sponsored a boot catch of sorts, a football style one. 50 military men and women from travis put themselves to the shoes of the niners and competed in running, jumping and agility and pass catching. >> it was awesome. i loved it and thank you for the experience. >> reporter: these folks from travis seem this pretty good shape but can they measure up to the niners in the three cone drill, for instance. >> they are super

business and music mogul jay-z parenting with commissioner roger goodell and the league, an unlikely hail mary after the rapper publicly bashed the nfl over its handling of the colin kaepernick controversy. >> i guess my speaking out brought about a conversation which brought about a conversation that led to a partnership >> reporter: at a press conference today, recorded only by the nfl, jay-z was asked about parenting with the league while kaepernick is still out of a job the musician defending the move, saying the two have spoken. tonight the former quarterback tweeting, i continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation, despite those who are trying to erase the movement. jay-z's company, rock nation, now advising the league on entertainment, including the super bowl halftime show and consulting for the league's activism campaign, inspire change after supporting kaepernick for taking a knee to protest racial injustice and police brutality, the entrepreneur, is now being criticized for trying to capitalize on parenting with the nfl. eric reid, who kneeled bes

understand who jay-z is. made millions of dollars selling gang sellinggangsta rap. and kids coming out being disrespectful for women, our flag and authority. the nfl is using him as supposedly our gateway to our success. it gives you an idea where the nfl is today. they have the same mentality in terms of political stripes. trish: when you think about the economic disadvantaging that the community has, you know, if you are a poor african-american kid born into east harlem, you don't have the same opportunities, you just don't as a kid in white suburbia. but in some ways -- i'm not saying racism doesn't still exist, it does. but it's not entirely race. it also seems to be socioeconomic. what are the policies we should be pursuing, and how is the nfl or democrats who want to keep people subservient or dependents. how are they putting your communities at a disadvantage. >> how about some truth. at the end of the day it's not white policies. it's not black policies, it's american policies. what president trump ha

jay z's company and the national football league are teaming up to take. entertainment and social justice issues to the super bowl. >>details on the new partnersh >>its first billionaires teaming up with the nfl and its controversial jay z was seen leaving a meeting with the national football league today, a partnership between the league and jay z's roc nation company. >>was announced the day before according to the nfl roc nation will advise the league on performances like the super bowl halftime show a lot of acts of refuse to perform based on the color kaepernick protests and the like in the nfl says this new deal with jay z will also seek to quote nurture and strengthen community through football and music. jay z told reporters that he also spoke to former san francisco 49 ers quarterback colin kaepernick. >>after the deal resigned. >>i would never tell you what. ian katz private conversation was about who we spoke to. i would never tell you about a thomas e. >>wake of backlash over miami dolphins owner stephen ross hosting a fundraiser for president

. >>> and the guy who organized a group of people to storm area 51 >>> and jay-z has a deal with the nfl. "today," august 14, 2019 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, thanks for being with us on a wednesday morning. very interesting deal that jay-z made with the nfl and a lot of folks are hoping he'll book his wife beyonce ffor the halftime . >>> big overnight developments into the investigation into jeffrey epstein's death. officials are looking into whether prison guards were sleeping for hours that night. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with the details, steph, good morning. >> good morning, guys. that's right, a justice department official says an after-action team from the bureau of prisons is expected to arrive at the manhattan jail where epstein died, sometime this morning to try to determine what went wrong. >> reporter: this morning, growing questions surrounding jeffrey epstein's apparent suicide in his manhattan jail cell two law enforcement officials now telling nbc news

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jay-z is about the money.he was going to do something that was going to jeopardize that when he wants an nfl team is naive. so i think to a certain extent eric reid is right. jedediah: i think what that issue is jay-z's suggestion that, quote: we have moved past kneeling and the concern is that he is not going to be an advocate for social justice it is really all about the money. wait and see. maybe there is a possibility he is in there yes it's a money deal but maybe he wants to effectuate change from the inside. sometimes that's how you have to do it. they will have some beavers on these, two. griff: jay-z said we need to move beyond. thank you, kaepernick you got our attention. now let's have an impact and do step two. that's what's new is eric blasting jay-z's attempt to become an nfl owner. we will see what happens. jedediah: we will turn to our headlines now. local fox affiliate report and anchor has died. nancy parker killed in a small plane crash in new orleans along with a pilot while covering a story

this morning jay-z making headlines for his new partnership with the nfl. protests that sparked the relationship. opening up about their new venture in this video provided by the league. >> i think we passed kneeling, i think it's time to go into actionable items. >> reporter: the rapper and businessman has been a long-time supporter of kaepernick, the quarterback who started a movement by taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. >> everybody know i agree with what you're saying so what are we going to do? you know what i'm saying? so we should -- millions and millions of people, and all we get stuck on colin not having a job. >> reporter: jay-z told us he'd spoken to kaepernick recently but wouldn't reveal what they talked about. hours after kaepernick tweeted out a message that said i continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation despite those trying to erase the movement. jay-z sees this as a chance to build on the movement. >> if protesting on the field is the most effective way

the league signed a major deal with jay-z's entertainment company. the rapper willon wileague's activism campaign. the nfl has been looking to reshape the image after the national anthem controversy following collin kaepernick. no word on how much that deal is worth. >>> this bobblehead is former cal bear quarterback jared goff who plays for the rams. the bears will hand them out against the home game against usc. some explain his skin color is off and his eyebrows are orange. although wouldn't you be glad to have a bobblehead? well he was. he's a big fan. he actually tweeted, wow, that is a good looking bobblehead. which i think is cool. >> yeah. i'll take one. >> here is a look at those -- >> from the bobblehead. >> it is a little shocking. on the screen, 105 today. still very hot tomorrow. the inland valley and then it will feel better for the weekend. >> look forward to the numbers. >> we haven't been out there yet. >> i did earlier. >> i did as well. >> with a sweater on. it was so hot. >> we'll see yomo california phones offers free specialized