we know jerry jones, the owner of the cowboys, said the cowboys policy is going to be to stand. id jerry, we have a stand-down agreement with the players. let's not have any more comments. now here comes jack prescott, the star quarterback. >> jesse: i hate to say this about a cowboy but i think he nailed it. it's the correct stance to take. he says he respects the anthem and believes that moment, 2 minutes at a football stadium, is a time of national unity. he says i'm not going to disparage anybody who wants to kneel. to say there's not a lot of social justice problems in the country the need to be addressed and he would like to address them, just not during those 2 minutes of the anthem. now he's getting backlash. someone said he said this because he wanted to please his master, jerry jones. because he was the owner and he had to say this because he is under contract. i really dislike that. seems like anytime there's a black athlete who comes out against the liberal orthodoxy, they are attacked for having a different, independent opinion. it happens all across the stratosphere

definitive approach. >> our policy is that you stand at the anthem towing the line. >> reporter: that's jerry joneshis dallas cowboys players stand up for the national anthem, a lingering issue neither the league nor the players union have settled. jones not very popular in other locker rooms. >> lucky for me i don't play for the cowboys, nor would i want to. >> reporter: but quarterback dak prescott does. >> no. i never protest. i never protest during the anthem and i don't think that's the time or venue to do. so. >> reporter: surely it takes some fortitude to stand up against your boss. >> it's unfortunate that you have owners like him that use his position to intimidate and intentionally thwart, you know, even the idea of his players thinking individually or having a voice. >> i think this whole kneeling and all that was about raising awareness and the fact we're still talking about social injustice years later, i think we've got to that point. >> reporter: meantime still waiting on action and resolution between players and ownership. >> everybody knows where i stand and we stand as a team. >>

only jerry jones has said his players have to stand for the national anthem. >> stay with me.e jump over to abbey phillip. walk us through his reaction in a little more detail this morning. >> reporter: the president tweeting saying the players are unable to define what they are outraged about and demanding they stand proudly for the national anthem or be suspended without pay. this is the president of the united states, not the owner of an nfl team. for a year now, president trump has been hammering on this issue. day by day. every opportunity he gets to bring up this issue because it plays well with his base. it's coming at a problematic time for the president. we're at the one year anniversary of the the charlottesville protest where white supremist got himself in some trouble about his inability to address what was wrong with the protesters. president trump is going into another weekend, the one year anniversary stoking racial divisions in this country and raising a lot of questions about whether or not this is just politically motivated or if he has any interest in addres

there's a deposition that was given by dallas cowboys owner jerry jones and in that deposition accordingo this reporting from the "wall street journal" the president told jones on a phone call that him focusing on kneeling and the nfl players, and i quote, this one lifts me. so let me bring van jones into this conversation as well and van will be with me later. we'll talk about criminal justice reform. on this issue saying this one lifts me. know he know this is stirs his base and what this does in america. >> it's sad. you have the tale of two presidencies. on the substance he actually has hurt the nfl players and is doing stuff on criminal justice and said i want the nfl players to help me on criminal justice but on the similar bombs it's catnip for him. he's addicted to the symbolism of this conflict, stirring the pot, it does give his base some cheap sense of yeah he's sticking it up to those people and at some point it's frustrating. the nfl players have been calling for something to be done about criminal justice reform. he cannot get away from getting in these racially charged con

so jerry jones has this floating in his shark tank. >> my solution is real simple.tback on preseason games have one -- at each team's home, and play a couple of them and then you need to add two games to the regular season which i've been proponent of for several years. >> just for the record i've had same thought for many years make it a longer season shorten preseason but how could you feel about jerry jens and patriots owner robert kraft owning minority stakes in a legalized sports gambling bookmaker they already do. according to espn jones and kraft will retain their financial interests in daily fantasy sports operator draft kings. which now operate it is legalized sports betting in new jersey with report ared expectations that company will shift its focus in next couple of years from fantasy sports to sports gambling. bob costas has been sports voice since 1979 but his days at the network are nearing an end. while costas is 66 under contract from 2 11:u.s. today reports held discussions with nbc could result in him getting let out of the contract and has been s

jerry jones, the dallas cowboys owner testified under oath the president told him in a phone conversation, this is a very winning strong issue for me. this one lifts me. kate, it's clear president trump believes this is a political winner. we are months away from a midterm election in which the president is eager to gin up his base. it's not the first time in recent weeks if president has seemed to question the intelligence of black professional athletes. just a week ago said that lebron james wasn't very smart. now this time he's saying that the players themselves don't understand what they are even protesting. we do know what they are protesting. they talk about it all the time. they are protesting racial injfi injustice in this country. that's something president trump has rarely talked about. we're on the eve of another protest, unite the right protest of the charlottesville march a year ago president trump hasn't said anything about that. hasn't spoken about the divisive rhetoric that's about to be on display in the nation's capital in a couple of days. >> keep us updated if you haea

charlottesville last year and suggest fans boycott dallas cowboys advertisers after team owner jerry jones threatened the bench players who didn't stand very men actually amped up here to discuss hill and the issues of free speech race and pro sports a pro sports is author educator and speaker baltimore's own do you watch it's. always a pleasure of you on i want to start with your take of you know he'll just be your bio you know reports is the bio is mutual agreement they both came to agreement it wasn't just been firing or anything like that. but was this e.s.p.n. essentially in a way kind of buying her silence at least from from there are waves like we don't want you here anymore is we're just going to pay you to go away so first and foremost. e.s.p.n. is you know i feel like they're spineless because in the political arena and pop culture we are included in everything sort of fact these political commentators you know they don't want them talking about politics is crazy because yeah they're commentators but they're citizens as well so you know i think the silent era was i think it was r

. >> reporter: according to sworn testimony of dallas cowboys owner jerry jones the president told him in a private conversation it's a winning, strong issue for him. adding this one lifts me. but critics cry it lifts up bigotry, as well. >> our commander in chief is, in fact, the racial opportunist in chief in this country. >> reporter: all this as we approach the one-year anniversary of the united the right rally in virginia. after which the president failed to denounce its racist attendees clearly, decisively and without moral equivalencies of neo-nazis and those protesting. >> i think there's blame on both sides. and i have no doubt about it. >> reporter: critics and many prominent african-americans say hateful rhetoric has only amplified since. >> since this guy's got in the white house it's not a big whistle. it's a bull horn. >> reporter: racists seem to be comfortable coming out of the shadows such as here telling cnn why he voted for president trump. >> rural america spoke up electing trump. we have the possibility of becoming a minority in our own country. >> sounds like you'

. >> report by "wall street journal" and sworn testimony by cowboy owners jerry jones. phone conversation about the national anthem protest, quote, this is a very winning, strong issue for me. tell everybody you can't win this one, this one lifts me. president trump tweeting twice about the subject friday. pneum president trump also said the nfl should suspend players who don't stand for the anthem without pay. two of those players jenkins and robert quinn explain why they will protest social justice. >> we stopped what we have been standing up for. that is just my personal decision to make sure that we keep these things at the forefront. >> everybody brought up the word protest. not a protest, an awareness. you know, i think the awareness we're trying to raise. this country preaches freedom and unity and that's all i'm trying to do is preach freedom and unity. >> now, last night there were two nfl games and marshawn lynch was sitting on the bench during the national anthem. the nfl continues to have no policy on how to discipline players who don't stand for the anthem.

charlottesville last year and suggest fans boycott dallas cowboys advertisers after team owner jerry jones threatened the bench players who didn't stand very natural and here to discuss hill and the issues of free speech race and pro sports a pro sports is author educator and speaker baltimore's own do you watch it it's. always a pleasure of you i want to start with your take of your hill yes but your bio no reports of the biology mutual agreement they both came to agreement it wasn't just been firing or anything like that. but was this e.s.p.n. essentially in a way kind of buying her silence at least from from there are waves like we don't want you here he bores we're just going to pay you to go away so first and foremost us eli e.s.p.n. is liz you know i feel like they're spineless because in the political arena in pop culture we at least are include. in everything sort of fact these political commentators you know they don't want them talking about politics is crazy because yeah they're commentators but they're citizens as well so you know i think their attempt to silence her was i thin

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and the nfl told jerry jones stop talking about the anthem. he doesn't listen to the nfl.ast few years. came in with thunder. he continues to do his own thing. but, that's basically what he has done. and jeff of the eagles, super bowl champion says my players can do whatever they want right now. ainsley: have you all ever been to a funeral where someone was a veteran and they hand the flag to the family? steve: look at that return family yesterday in honolulu. ainsley: with all the red, white, and blue draped over. my grandfathers at both of their funerals our family was handed the flag. those flags are still in our family and we respect them and they mean so much to us because it represents the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and for our freedom. brian: i think the quarterback nailed it it's not that there is no social injustice that needs to be addressed he is saying that is not the time. ainsley: not the time. steve: see what happens this season. let us know. friends@foxnews.com or twitter or facebook. meanwhile, this professor slammed

there is a real lack of insight into what americans ones and kudos to jerry jones, the cowboys ownerg his teammates and his organization and everybody around them stand. >> there are players out there who want to talk about police brutality, protesting on various issues, a former coach, super bowl winner. here's what he said on "fox and friends". >> i know a lot of these young men, they are trying to be a voice for people who don't have a voice and that is what the bible tells us to do. i respect jim brown. if i were still coaching what i would do is tell my players just come in and talk, tell me your issues, what you are upset about, give me some solutions. >> that might be the smartest thing in this debate. they keep fighting, this continues season after season but no one like to meet angie saying let's find solutions, talk about police brutality, let's talk about it. if you want to talk about chicago where people are murdered i don't the players protesting that. why don't players want to sit down with the president and other people and find solutions? >> reporter: when they had op

according to sworn testimony from dallas cowboys owner jerry jones, the president, in a private conversation told him the issue was, quote, "a very winning, strong issue for him, adding, "this one lifts me." but critics cry, it lifts up bigotry as well.cornell brooks: "our commander-in-chief is in fact the racial opportunist in chief in this country."nat sound:all this as we approach the one year anniversary of the unite the right rally in charlottesville, virginia.nat sound:afterward, the president failed to denounce its racist attendees clearly, decisively, and without any moral equivalencies between neo- nazis and those protesting neo- nazis.nat sound:critics and many prominent african- americans say hateful racial rhetoric has only amplified since.spike lee:"this guy we've got in the white house, it's not even a dog whistle, it's a bullhorn."racists seem to be more comfortable coming out of the shadows.such as this neo-nazi, telling c-n-n's sara sidner why he voted for president trump.daniel burnside: "rural america spoke up when they elected trump. we have the possibility of becoming a

let me read you something from jerry jones the dallas cowboys owner this is what he said in a sworn deposition that donald trump said to him about this. this is a very winning, strong issue for me. tell everybody. you can't win this one. this one lifts me. so my take away, joe, it seems to me that the president eats this up. >> oh, he loves it and, by the way, it's a distraction. it is absolutely a distraction. you would think the president of the united states with mueller breathing down his neck and down the necks of a lot of associates would be far more concerned about his upcoming interview, testimony, whatever he's going to have with the special prosecutor. the reality is, this just simply is a distraction and he's not going to stop these young men from protesting. the reality is, it's a political move. that's all it is. >> how about -- so charlottesville, one year ago, happening -- i know. >> we don't -- >> one year ago happening this weekend. go ahead, joe. >> what i was going to say, what bothers me the most is you now have an alt-right group, a group of neo-nazi, a group of white supr

kudos to jerry jones the cowboys teammates, who is making his organization and everyone around them standhere are players out there that want to talk about police brutality, protesting on various issues, tony said on "fox & friends," he had an interesting idea. >> i know a lot of these young men and they are trying to be a voice for people that don't have a voice. they're speaking up. that's what the bible tells us to do. i expect that and jim brown's position. i think if i were still coaching, what i would do is tell my players let's come in and talk. tell me your issues, what you're upset about, give me solutions. >> i think that might be the smartest thing in this whole debate. they keep fighting, this is continue season after season, but no one like tony done i didn't saying let's talk about it. if there are a small number of cases, chicago where people are being murdered, i don't see a lot of players protesting that. why don't these players want to sit down with the president. >> when they had the opportunities like colin kaepernick they the turned them down. he had an opportunity to

according to sworn testimony from jerry jones, the president in a private conversation had told him that the issue was, quote, a very winning, strong issue for him. adding this one lifts me. but critics cry it lifts up bigotry, as well. >> our commander in chief is, in fact, the racial opportunist in chief in this country. >> reporter: all this as we approach the one-year anniversary of the unite the right rally in charlottesville, virginia. after which the president failed to denounce its racist attendies clearly, decisively and without any moral equivalency. >> i think there's blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it. >> reporter: critics and many prominent african-americans say hateful,eratef frhetoric. >> seem to be more comfortable coming out of the shadows. why he voted for president trump. >> rural america spoke up when they elected trump. the possibility of becoming a minority in our own country. >> it sounds afraid of being me. and being me is great. this is also my country. >> my country. >> you didn't win the culture war. >> reporter: that culture war rages on. >> our

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love and praise for people like tom brady and what you have, even sports owners in the nfl like jerry jonesid criticize him or criticize that position and his involvement in the decisions. he didn't get criticized. only got praise. let me ask you, wendy, about an interesting, you know, auns oun support. milana trump, obviously, she had kind words about the work that lebron has been doing with this new school. were you at all surprised that milana who remains relatively quiet on a lot of issues weighed in on this particular one? >> it seems like there continues tore division at 1600 pennsylvania avenue whether it was earlier this week when we heard his daughter saying the media is not the enemy. now milana is giving praise to lebron james. before we give milana any brownie points, let's understand she is also one of the people who championed the whole birtherism conversation when it came to obama. i think she needs to move the conversation a little further with her own husband. you know, it's okay that your putting out a statement here. but your husband continues to be a bully time and time

with the dallas cowboys owned by jerry re-jones, that's -- jerry jones, that's a no fly zone. that they will stand at attention for the national anthem, no ifs, ands or butts bs about it. leland: the nfl says they're trying to figure out the policy, as least the way you describe it, mr. jones has made it clear that his sideline is a no kneeling zone. how does he do that and can he enforce that rule? >> well, he is. i think oni think it's oneof thn look at his employees and say you're going to stand and they'll say okay, i guess we're going to stand, even if necessarily that isn't what they want to do some owners, particularly atlanta falcons' owner, the new york giants, has condoned and totally endorsed players who want to go on their own and take a knee during the national anthem in row protest. it depends on what team it is and where it's located and what that particular owner thinks and clearly what we've seen is not everybody in the nfl within those offices is on the same page just yet. leland: here's the list of teams that so far have had protests this year. the eagles, d

others like jerry jones will not. >> julie: let's lighten the mood a little bit. samsung. apple? >> they're trying to. the high-end will set you back $1250. that's something you want to spend on something you'll drop in your toilet. 512 gigabytes on memory expanding to terabyte. >> they improved the camera. it's a race between samsung and apple. the camera has been improved. your pictures will be perfect and a bigger battery. we've had problems with samsung when they changed the battery. they're calling it the all-day battery. charge it once in the morning and last all day. >> julie: i'll put that to the test. >> bill: we have six logos for the space force. which one do you like? >> if we could take a look maybe we could take a vote on them. there are six. one even says mars awaits, i believe. they're very space-like. see them over there. i think my favorite is the big one in the middle. top middle. >> bill: whoa, middle up or low? top middle. >> the president's campaign is asking supporters to vote on the logo and it will be on flags, t-shirts, hats and what nots. maybe m

. >> probably reflecting what jerry jones the owner wanted, too.>> that's who is paying his salary. a weird position to be in. jim brown has been a big civil rights leader and connected to some other not so great things throughout his career. six times -- if we're taking lessons in morality or any form six times he has been accused of either beating or sexually assaulting women. this is a guy who once struck a deputy sheriff. the flag has been very good to jim brown. he never served more than four months. i just don't want to hear the moral lessons from jim brown and where i question if he is the right voice. >> that's an important point to make. definitely something you have to mention talking about jim brown. but specifically in this case he says he agrees with the right for racial equality but doesn't think kneeling during the national anthem is the time. you mentioned prescott. he said it's two minutes out of your day where you should embrace what this country should be. maybe you don't totally agree where the country is now but let's embrace w

. >> corresponding sworn testimony from dallas cowboys owner jerry jones, the president told him it waswinning issue for him" adding "this one lifts me." adding it lifts up bigotry as well. >> he's the -- >> approaching the one-year anniversary of the unite the right rally in charlottesville, virmg. after which the president failed to announce its racist attendees cle clearly with those of nazis or neo-nazis. >> i think there's blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it. >> critics say rhetoric was amplified. >> it's not a whistle. it's a bullhorn. >> this neo nazi told cnn's sarah sider in this. >> american stepped up. it became a possibility. >> sounds to me like you're afraid of being me and being me -- >> this is my country. >> this is also my country. >> you guys didn't win the culture war. >> [ bleep ]. >> [ bleep ]. >> our country's being torp apart. this is a spirit in this country that is so foul -- i don't think we can come back from it. >> the conversations can be difficult. kanye west was known to pounce on him. >> george bush does not care about black people. >> consi

jerry jones made it clear how he felt.ll for anything that cuts the football game shorter. anything that makes the game shorter, i'm all for it. leland: right. so we can watch our bravo tv. cm. kristin: that's not what i watch. i don't know what you're talking about. leland: we'll talk to walker about that. a former cia director is speaking out after president trump revoked his security clearance. our political panel weighs in on that and the possibility of the white house revoking more security clearances. what does that mean politically? and the white house dealing with, fallout from omarosa's interviews. elleson barber in new jersey where the president's spending the weekend wishing he wasn't thinking about omarosa. >> reporter: yeah, leland. the white house is trying not to talk about omarosa, but they might be forced to as more tape the, texts and e-mail messages could be on the way. i'll explain right after this. ♪ ♪ i've got to tell you something important. it's not going to be easy. quicksilver earns you unlimited

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he is african-american, comes right out there, says i'm with jerry jones?very courageous because he will face a lot of social media backlash. he is playing to the real world. i don't think social media is the real world. i don't think it is representative of how most americans feel. it's a small niche that the media is addicted to. we're addicted to twitter. whatever is trending over twitter. but i don't think it is reflection of how most of america feels and i think what dak has said, what most football players feel. it is only small handful of players, varney that want to protest during the national anthem. most of guys want to work in their community on their off days, help their communities move forward, take the wealth that they acquire playing football, and affect real change. there is a handful of nfl guys that want to play the social media and do meaningless gestures that are divisive and don't really do anything other than tap into people's emotion. dak prescott is on solid ground. do things that affect real change. stuart: i'm with you, whitlock,

they told jerry jones, that every cowboy will stand with heels on line to stop speaking about it. number two, i love what their quarterback said, dak prescott. there might be problems. i love this country. now is not the time. when the national anthem comes, that is when we stand. not the time to protest. which is exactly what we've been saying. we didn't say society can improve in america. we always improve. we said that is not the time to do it. that has been my point all along. the blowback he got worries me. it worries me, someone will be afraid to say exactly what we know is right. stuart: mickelson, tiger woods, thanksgiving weekend in vegas. who have you got? >> tiger. he is playing much better than phil mickelson. kind of two rivals, never got along, kind of resented each other, are coming together to cash in. that is the american way. means nothing except to them to make a lot of money and network. that is why you defected from new zealand. you defected. we took you in. i had the deciding vote. stuart: do i get a word in edgewise here? >> yes. stuart: they're rolling thei

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the suspension came sometime later when she went after jerry jones and dallas cowboys over anthem protestster." had been a coanchor. it wasn't really demotion. she wants to do other things. the fact if jemele hill wants to be political activist, political commentator, that's great. espn doesn't need that. the new president is cracking down on trying to get espn out of politics. stuart: is really a fallout from our very harsh brand of politics, that has infected comedy as we were discussing earlier. >> yeah. stuart: it has infected sports as we've just been discussing. it has infected our entire society. >> there is no area that is immune from it. you know, look, if you are a sports commentator, anchor, bloviate tore, whatever, you want to weigh in on the nfl anthem protests, political issues that intrude on sports that's okay if you're a commentator. if you want to trash president trump because you feel so strongly, find another outlet. don't screw up people who tune in. why the ratings are significantly down, want to she football, baseball, basketball and not listen to political diatribes

steve: do you think jerry jones? going to stand with your toes on the line. >> he has the ability to run his team the way he wants to run it. if i'm working for him toy v. to abide by his rules. steve: it's a job. >> it's a job. i understand it i personally wouldn't do it that way. if i everywhere the coach i would talk to my guys and say you have the freedom to do it but let's think about why. i understand that. brian: let's talk about two controversial subjects austin and maria. [laughter] in austin the theme is austin plays football one problem his team has lost six games in a row i guess in the end he quits and plays another sport? [laughter] >> not exactly. brian: have you him stick it out? >> he has wonderful coaches that walk alongside of him and support him. >> we happen to be the coaches by the way. >> we are the coaches and we are there to instill good values and just encourage them to do the right thing. and that's important. and many kids face those situations where they are not sure what to do. what's th

that's what the president said you want to play in the nfl stand for the anthem that's what jerry jonesut what the flag means to him >> come over to my side and look at that flag being folded slowly, carefully deliberately and then handed to a widow or a mop, handed to a dad that just lost their son in a war like i've seen that countless times and seen that flag flying in bases being over run by taliban and i.c.e. and al qaeda. friends of mine doing absolutely everything in their power to keep that flag flying, and to have the national anthem come on and you use that as an opportunity to disrespect the flag while it's trying to promote some issues it's the wrong time. abby: so that veteran and every other person in this country that serves, they are the reasons that we get to live in this country and do what we do. they are the reasons these players get to kneel. they are the reason we get to sit in front of this camera and talk every morning to our wonderful viewers. there's got to be another way to move forward if we can't stand or respect that flag, who are we pete: or this is just g