after most of the steelers stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, jim heeney burned a mound of steelers gear. >> i'm a lifelong steelers not anymore. >> reporter: the commissioner saying the way we acted this weekend made me proud. oddly enough, it took a controversy of this magnitude after years of bitterness and friction in the league to finally unite players, coaches and the commissioner. matt gutman, glendale, arizona. >> matt, thank you, and that debate will tcontinue on for quite some team. we'll be taking a look at some of the other responses. >>> but we're turning now to a deadly accident caught on camera after a police cruiser slammed no a suv. >> the officer had lights and siren on. but at 80 miles per hour there was nothing the other driver could actually do. here's answer's clayton sandell. >> reporter: antoinette says she never saw it coming. the moment last april this albuquerque police cruiser slammed into her car with her two young children. >> someone yelled we have to get the kids out of the car. >> reporter: her 6-year-old son joel died a day later.

after most of the steelers stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, jim heeney burned aound of steelers fan. >> i'm a lifelong steelers fan. not anymore. >> reporter: during the campaign, the president made this prediction. >> the thing that will surprise people, i'll be a unifying. i'm bring people together. that including blacks and whites and everything. >> reporter: but tonight, as fans head into the stadium, no matter what side they are, people telling us the president's most recent words are not drawing opposing sides any closer. >> i feel like it's going to turn into, like, more like white versus black. >> matt gutman with us live tonight, outside the cardinals/cowboys game. the nfl commissioner watching all of this closely. and now responding to the protests, matt? >> reporter: and responding strongly, david. writing, "the way we reacted this weekend made me proud. now, oddly enough, it took a controversy of this magnitude, after years of friction, to finally unite the league. david? >> matt gutman with us live tonight. matt, thank you. >>> we are also following