chamber, kareem abdul-jabbar, malcolm brog dan of the pacers and myself have done is put a team togetherfrom protest to policy and what i believe and what needs to happen and what can happen when you talk about putting together a plan, the protest has to turn into real policy and not only does it have to turn into real policy, but it's got to be sustainable. i think all of us coming together will be able to do that so i'm very happy to work with kareem, malcolm, again, of the pacers who has a master's degree from virginia in policy as a current player so the voices will be heard and continue to be supported. >> right now part of this agreement to resume play was to work to convert arenas into voting locations. we have learned the lakers partnered to make the staples center a voting center. how important is that? >> the voting is key to aour democracy and makes our democracy work. in sports right now, when we talk about the political arena, and now we talk about the sports arena, these two coming together to ensure that our citizens in the country have a fair and equal opportunity to vote

after lew alcindor, later known as kareem abdul-jabbar, dominated the season, the ban was rescinded insmith, grandson of dr. james naismith, the inventor of basketball, is on a mission to preserve the game's true legacy in the face of what he sees as its ongoing decline. one of the 12 values that dr. naismith saw in the game was sportsmanship. and my dad felt that was the one thing that was really lacking at that time in the game. >> he spent almost a decade traveling the thirteen original rules, which have been appraised at $5 million, to schools and sporting events. touring the country with a document worth $5 million with no insurance in a gold briefcase -- >> he was a very risk-tolerant person. >> just outside lawrence, kansas, ian realizes the rules have gone missing. >> he finished up a meal, got in his van, and when he gets to lawrence, he starts looking around and thinks, "oh, my goodness. where are the rules?" >> no. >> he called his waitress, who gets on the phone and says, "mr. naismith, i can guarantee you 100% that i saw you walk out with those rules." and he goes back out

mohammed ali, bill russell, kareem abdul jabbar. oscar robinson. have brought this into the forefront. jackie robinson. so we understand it in a mechanism around the world in less than five seconds. it started with black americans before us who really put down a path for us to understand how to do this. and we shook the world. and i just wanted to join the march and understand that as black american, it feels like at times, everyone else skips a process, a step. we fight for the flag. i have family members in the military. the police force. we have family members that do all the things. we had to be inclusive to every race, gender and creed and we weren't included. >> let me get your thoughts. i want to ask to you become political. i want to play for you something that doc rivers said in response to republican fear mongering at the rnc. >> all you hear is donald trump and all of them talking about fearful we're the ones getting killed. we're the ones getting shot. we're the ones denied to live in certain communities. it is amazing. why we keep lovi

you want to go back as far as jackie robinson through muhammad ali, john carlos, tommy smith, kareem abdul-jabbarthere's a pretty significant list of athletes who fought for racial injustice or fought against it, rather. so now we have reached a crucial breaking point in our country and a lot of athletes, many of whom are black, they're tired. they're exhausted. they're frustrated. they're angry. they want america to listen to what it's like to really be black in america in this country and to understand the racism that they still even faced, despite being pro athletes, despite having the platforms and making millions of dollars. and often in many moments they're reminded that they're black, so this just their frustration kind of come to life. >> you see some players -- chris paul, the president of the nba administration, he has been critical of some fellow players for not doing more. noting that some are not registered to vote. i wonder how do you find the leadership of the players plan to turn this call for change into real action? >> well, i think why this is a really dynamic is because you ha

you know, mohammad ali protested, kareem abdul-jabbar protested, 1968 olympics.s is not a single athlete standing out from the back. this is a generation of athletes saying we don't know what the people are going to do. we know we have a platform and we want to use that platform to be in solidarity with people who want to see positive change. and for it to be a generation standing up, that has never happened before. and this is coming four years after colin kaepernick was the solo voice taking a knee. now it's, you know, multiple leagues of athletes are taking a knee. i just think it's unbelievable. they are showing more and better leadership as young athletes than many of our elected officials. >> van jones, as usual, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> coming up, very disturbing news out of university of alabama in tuscaloosa. they resumed classes on campus less than two weeks ago, and now they are reporting more than a thousand -- more than a thousand -- new cases of coronavirus since classes resumed two weeks ago, what that means for the school,

i spoke with kareem abdul-jabbar, my mentor yesterday. let's remember he boycotted the olympics.ake into context when you talk about the top five players, his name never comes up and he's the all time leading scorer and most decorated winner ever, but his name doesn't come up. or talk about dr. john carlos. kareem got what he learned from jackie robinson and bill russell. my mentors passed the baton down to others. it has been coming, but the older generation didn't have the power or the cache of money or the followers or instagram and other things to get to their followers. so this is not something new. the young people are taking it to a new place, we really need to honor those that came before us. jackie robinson, he passed away, he was ticked off at baseball because they didn't have any black managers. today, i think they have one. so this is a big conference tve that goes from black women dying during childbirth, it goes to education reform, it goes to so much, not just one story, everything that affects our community, our family, our friends, it affects us. that's what we g

if you remember in fact then, la center, later kareem abdul- jabbar did not play on the u.s. basketball team that year when he was eligible to be an olympian. so that was something felt during those times and i am often asked in those sports, you are often asked to stay in your lane. i would not always in the sports has always been reflective, whether it is mom and ali, whether it is jim brown but as you mentioned, the question about whether or not this is unprecedented you have to go all the way back to the '60s i think to find a time when things were happening were athletes felt this strongly about that they were willing to potentially risk income for making a public stand. >> yeah. joe, thank you. >>> now, a look at our weather. the air quality, a live look from our camera pointed out mt. diablo. you can see, it is not as clear as it has been on other days. still a little bit hazy. we should tell you that the air quality management district is also extended the spare the air alerts to run through friday. our chief meteorologist is here now with a look at the conditions out

resorting to my question kareem abdul-jabbar and to use shine light on it you don't see it.merica should take this issue to regain its leadership and deal with it and the rest of the world will follow. my question is how to make them an independent body again and then to announce that political the education in their decision-making. there it is. >>. >> we face the same challenges other institution we need balance between accountability and independence. so argue for a fully independent supreme court that it will always make better decisions which is answerable to the public and also a huge practical challenge. who are these people to have this much power without accountability? and who decides who's on the court. judges have lifetime tenure and not answerable to elections or election officials once appointed. but they are appointed there is a connection between them in our democratic system but also independence. i have been open to the idea lifetime tenure can be resolved and proposals for 18 year terms for example so you don't have justices appointed when they are 50 the

doing now is organizing a group of athletes, entertainers from all different spectrums, and kareem abdul-jabbarde who sits in the u.s. chambers, we are trying to fill that middle space where we can talk about policy. how do you make changes in the united states after protests after protests now becomes policy and we want to talk to some of the top policy makers about how we move into this white space that you just called and how do we bring people together because at the end of the day, again, once we get past black, white, and i'm going to speak also to my jewish brothers and sisters under attack too and have been under attack let's not leave them out of the conversation we all have to rise to a level where we are one america fighting for the american dream and just like in business, hey, the team who has the best game plan and the team who operates best and manages their employees and have the best product, you win. that's all everyone is looking for. >> we appreciate the time and hope you'll come back and talk to us more as we get further into the election season thank you so much. >> thank

i believe that kareem abdul-jabbar, when he decided not to go to the olympics, number two, when he changedthink he gets that respect from the nation today because of how he protested. mohammed ali showed us that you can protest against an unjust war for everyone and the majority still be mad at you. so it if were not for, in my opinion, if it were not for sports and athletes doing this and the way that it was brought up earlier, sports gives you a common enemy. if you're white and black, it's us together today against them. that's the premise of sports. that helps these conversations. the first time i imagined that a white man said, hey, son, you need to be like that black guy there, look how he works. probably was jackie robinson. the first time a black man comes into the living room is probably on tv. we're always changing the narrative and that's why i want it in the media. i would hear these stories and go why are they honoring jackie robinson, he was mad as hell when he passed away because there was no black managers. so there's a deeper level that we athletes see, even though we all

i just wanted to quote kareem abdul jabbar. until you shine light on it you don't see it. america should take this issue to regain the leadership and deal with it and the rest of the world will follow. my question how we make the do we make the supreme court an independent body again mike suggestion is to take away the appointment shipped from the president and for the body to renounce their political dedication in writing. they will announce their political affiliation. there it is. when it comes to the courts we face the same challenges. for a fully independent supreme court makes sense if we think they will always make better decisions that our political system. there's actually a huge practical challenge. and who will decide. i think it reaches a compromise that makes sense. judges have lifetime tenure. they are appointed. by elected officials. i had been open to the idea that lifetime tenure in the supreme court is something that could be rethought. so you don't had justices who are appointed. and you are stuck with whatever you get. if a little bit more of a chance t