chi kyrie irving stands to lose the most at $400,000 per home game: mayor bill deblasio pleading for the brooklyn mets guard to get the shot and irving maintaining his vaccination status is private. the nba estimates 90% of players will be vaccinated before the season starts on october 19. >> the decision to ban backpacks at one idaho school district is causing chaos on campus. students carrying their books

ba dee a request for a religious exception for andrew wiggins 90% of the league is vaccinated, kyrie irvingsues irving did not attend the nets media day today because of new york city's vaccine protocols and he wouldn't address if he expects to play at home saying he wanted to keep his vaccination status private o a report in "rolling stone" looked into the vaccine contin get over the nba and said irving is following conspiracy theories of implanting vaccine into a computer for a master plan of satan. for real his aunt suggested irving could skip nets home games this season matt sullivan who wrote that story joins me and jamil hill, contributor for "the atlantic. this is a wild story, matt i read through it today and had to go back and reread lines in it it appears kyrie irving is in general a conspiracy theorist. he got into heat for questioning whether the earth is round or flat and that previous issue, you know, he admitted to going down some youtube rabbit holes whether the earth is round or flat he's in dgeneral prone to conspiracy theories. he's not alone contin jo-- contingent in the

. >>> brooklyn nets star kyrie irving, why refusing to disclose his vaccine status today. >> obviouslying in a public sphere, there is a lot of questions about what is going on in the world of kyrie and i think i just would love to keep that private and handle it the right way with my team and go forward together with a plan. >> so making that statement remotely. because of local restrictions he won't be able to play in home games unless he is vaccinated. nba legend crkareem abdul-jabba. we're going to talk about it right now. so kareem abdul-jabbar, thank you so much. thank you for being here tonight and for doing what you do. can i just get your reaction to kyrie irving's statement? >> i can't accept kyrie irving's statement. he is hiding behind procedure here. either you understand what's going on and you are going to do the right thing, or you don't understand what's going on and you're going to continue to create all this confusion with your stance. so we've got to get that cleared up exactly where he stands and what that means to those around him. >> sources telling cnn that appr

kyrie irving was not in attendance due to local regulations in new york.must be vaccinated to practice or play in home games. kyrie joined media day virtually and declined to answer if he's going to be unavailable for games due to his vaccination status. >> obviously i like to keep that stuff private. i'm a human being first. obviously in this public sphere, it's just a lot of questions about what's going on, you know, in the world of kyrie and i think i just would love to just keep that private and, you know, handle it the right way with my team and go forward together with a plan. so, you know, obviously i'm not able to be present there today, but that doesn't mean i'm putting any limits on the future of me being able to join the team. and i just want to keep it that way. >> nba legend kareem abdul-jabbar has called for unvaccinated players to be removed from teams. he joins cnn's don lemon last night to talk about kyrie's stance. >> i can't accept kyrie irving's statement. he's hiding behind procedure here. either you understand what's going on and you'

and so it's actually a government mandate that kyrie irving would be in violation of, so i'm in a trickyecause i'm not sympathetic to kyri's -- kyrie's plight. kennedy: there's a very, very high vaccination rate, you could argue they have achieved herd immunity in the nba and, you know, much to my chagrin, the players aren't jumping into the stands making out with fans. i'd like to go on that kind of mandate. karol, am i wrong sneer. [laughter] >> you're absolutely right. kennedy: thank you. >> you're always right. kennedy: thank you so much. would you like to say anything about jacobson, since ethan was so wrong? >> not wrong. kennedy: yeah, you are. >> you know, i am not a lawyer, and i don't find the founding fathers despicable, but there's a range of vaccines, and the covid vaccine is different from others. i am very pro-vaccine, and in previous situations i probably would have thought everybody had to be vaccinated in different situations, but to me, it's like the flu vaccine where we don't mandate in most cases, even in schools, for example, but a you need to get -- because you nee

can i get your reaction to kyrie irving's statement. >> i can't accept ckyrie irvings statement.ding behind procedure here. you either understand what is going on and you do the right thing or you don't understand what is going on and you're going to continue to create all this confusion with your stance. so, you know, we got to get that cleared up exactly where he stands and what that means to those around him. >> sources telling cnn that approximately 90% of nba players are vaccinated against covid-19. you think the 10% should be let go? >> i think they should be disciplined. i don't think that they are behaving like good teammates or good citizens. this is a war that we're involved in and masks and vaccines, they are the weapons that we use to fight this war and when you're not going to be corporative with that, you are working against the effort to make everybody safe and, you know, we can't have that. that doesn't work for everybody. >> what about the folks who say hey, listen, it's my right and freedom and my body. i can do what i want. i shouldn't be told what to do. >> th

kyrie irving is on a team that is pretty kyrie irving is on the team, he has a xhans chance to win ado you want to cost a title? i think that messaging should get through. there is about how you say you want to take care of your teammates and you being involved in a team atmosphere. this is how you do it. this can't be the reason you can't be able to compete at the highest level. >> i want to give the doctor a chance to take on the exact word. we have to sneak in a quick break. we'll do that on the other side. >>> i would like an explanation to, you know, people with vaccines, why are they still getting covid, if that's something that we are supposed to be highly protected from. like it's funny that it reduces your chances of going to the hospital. it doesn't eliminate anybody from getting covid. >> we had covid in the past and having anti-body with my current age group and fitness, physical fitness level. it's not necessarily a fear of mine. taking the vaccine, like i said, it would decrease my chances of having a severe reaction, but it does open me up to the albeit rare chance wit

but the collectiveness of us coming together is what's going to beat this virus. >> i mentioned kyrie irvingrie irving. he's not only a great player. he's also a vice president of the nba players association so he's leading on and off the court. if you're kyrie's teammate right now, what are you saying to him? >> i'm giving him time, because i know we're in training camp. i understand, you know, that we need him to win. but i also have to, you know, be compassionate and understanding of what his upbringing may have been, what his beliefs may be, and as we know, ana, you know, if people believe it, then they tend to believe that it's true. so, we have to give everyone enough time to kind of work through this, but i do think if i was a teammate of his, giving him that time, understanding, most of all, backgrounds, in terms of dealing with not having great access to healthcare, believing, maybe, what some of our parents or cousins or relatives are saying. there's a lot going on in terms of making this decision, and by the way, i just want everybody to know i'm double vaccinated, waiting on the

that means kyrie irving.e warriors so that puts them at a competitive disadvantage. >> should the nba say you get vaccinated or you don't play? >> well, michelle roberts who is the head of the nba players' association and de-morris smith -- had both of them on my hbo show last week -- he heads the nfl players association. they both strongly advocate vaccines but they say it's their duty, until something is collectively bargained, to protect the rights of those who for whatever misguided reasons decide not to be vaccinated. but then, when i asked what if in a new collective bargaining agreement or in an effort to open the present one, they -- the league cited extenuating circumstances. this is, in effect, something like a forced clause that we are putting in here. unexpected calamity and everybody should be vaccinated. they both expressed a willingness to consider that. >> all the employees are different but if you work with the players, you have to be, but players don't. >> all the referees, the coaches, ther

that means kyrie irving and wiggins.ccinated or you don't play? >> michelle roberts head of the nba's player's association and da morris smith, he heads the nfl player ease association, they both strongly advocate vaccines but say it's their duty until something is collectively bargained to protenct the right of those for whoever misguided reasons decide not to be vaccinated but then, when i asked what if in a new collective bargaining agreement or effort to open the present one the league sited extenuating circumstances this is in effect something like a clause we're putting in here unexpected calamity and everyone should be vaccinated, they both expressed a willingness to consider that. >> the employees have to be. >> if you work with the players, you have to be. >> all the referees, coaches, everything. >> while i have you, i have to ask you something. >> okay. >> yes or no. >> yes. >> elih -- >> yes? >> elih and paton, the biggest gift to football watchers since john madden as a color personality. >> yeah, tony romo

vaccinated, so now you have to get naked alone." [ laughter ] several prominent players including kyrie irvingf the brooklyn nets are hesitant to take the shot. even though he takes every other shot. [ laughter ] he's not hesitant at all. if he doesn't get it, kyrie will have to sit out all nets home games because regulations in new york state require vaccinations. even though this would be a huge blow to the team, he is asking people to respect his privacy. by the way, this is kyrie irving, he's a very private person. [ laughter ] as you can see. he's also the guy who said he'd have to do "more research" to determine whether or not he believed the earth isn't flat. so, let's just say he's not exactly kareem abdul-jabbar. [ laughter ] that's the line, i have to do "more research." that means "i need to read up on my facebook memes." robin lopez of the orlando magic, robin's twin brother book is in the league, played on the milwaukee bucks, they won the championship last year. he had a little fun with this, slyly poking the anti-vaxers on magic media day. >> i'm still not sure milwaukee actuall

that star kyrie irving said today he likes to keep this stuff private, wiggins said something similarers have a case to make? and what does the nba do here? because these are not small names. of course, they have a case. but the paradox of being on such a large stage they are dealing with a very sensitive issue that those like myself, it doesn't have to play out on a public stage. the paradox of being in the public eye means that and i would have loved to see andrew wiggins be a little bit more prepared in his presser to be able to take some of the heat off of himself and maybe be able to take back a little bit of his privacy as he plays this out. with the organization and also the support of the n b. a. p a. um from a legal standpoint, they do have speaking of the nba players association. they have been very supportive of their players in terms of pushing back on league y covid mandates. that is why there is no mandate andrew wiggins and others in the new york area, including the knicks and the brooklyn nets, they find themselves in peril because of their city mandates. but i'm certa

resigned from a health system instead of complying with the mandate there and a day after nba star kyrie irving missed a team event after reports he was unvaccinated his former teammate lebron james explaining why he got the shot. >> after doing my research and things of that nature, i felt it was best suited for me and my family and friends. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci gave a loose time line for when the fda would have enough data to look at mixing and matching vaccines. had they'll have data for all three vaccines, pfizer, moderna and johnson & johnson, by mid-october. mona. >> alex, thank you. >>> more high stakes meetings are planned in washington as lawmakers race to avoid a government shutdown tomorrow night. sources say top splat democrats and republicans are working to fast track a bill to keep the government from running out of money and president biden is scrambling to keep his domestic agenda from collapsing. he canceled travel plans today to continue negotiations for his $3.5 trillion social safety net package. meanwhile, the treasury secretary says the government will be unable

and nba star kyrie irving noticeably not at his team's media day in brooklyn on monday, espn reporting it was due to the new york city protocols. irving declining to discuss his vaccination status. president joe biden got his booster shot and urged the millions unvaccinated to get their first shots. >> it can save your life. it can save the lives of those around you, and it's easy, accessible, and it's free. >> reporter: as eligible americans roll up their sleeves for the pfizer booster, the cdc director trying to calm concerns. >> walk, don't run to your booster appointment and we will come and get -- look at the data for moderna and j&j in very short order. >> reporter: and this delta variant continues to affect children. last week the u.s. recorded its fifth consecutive week of more than 200,000 new pediatric cases. mona. >> alex presha, thank you. >>> more than $50,000 in reward money is being offered as authorities in florida search for an ex-marine accused of killing a sheriff's deputy. patrick mcdowell on the run since friday. he shot deputy joshua moyers during a traffic stop.

one of the most notable players that could be affected brooklyn nets star kyrie irving who is reportedlyccinated. he reportedly could lose $400,000 for every game he messes up your in law texas senator ted cruz says he stands with kyrie irving and other nba players that expressed hesitancy over the vaccine. dagan, your thoughts? dagen: first, it exposes about why you heard from the laughter that it's just a red hat wearing trumps supporting rednecks and hillbillies who are hesitant about getting vaccinated. this is an issue across the country and it doesn't follow along political lines, most definitely. these nba players if they aren't going to get paid it will be pressure from home for them to get vaccinated and get on the court i would guess and collect their paycheck, but these rules from the nba even before this issue on not getting paid were incredibly coercive. if you go through the players health and safety guidelines, the players if you are unvaccinated you had to stay 60 apart at all times, no indoor dining in the same room as the other players and no trips to bars, restaurants,

kyrie irving believes the everett is flat, they lied to us -- earth is flat, they lied to us, right? [laughter] this is from the sporting news, not necessarily known as being deep into conspiracy theories, but this is the idea that the earth is truly flat. okay? so irving said matter-of-factly, he is a notable denier of the sphere-shape planet. anytime you have a question like is the earth flat or is the everett round, i think you need too old research on it. because it is in front of our faces, they lied to us. irving acknowledged that he's been taught his entire life the everett is round -- everett is round -- earth is round. can you really think about as rotating being perpendicular with what's on the planet, irving explained using air quotes. maybe the cavaliers don't need to acquire carmelo apt nebraska, maybe they need neil degrasse tyson. [laughter] i am not here necessarily to make fun of kyrie irving who literally thinks newton's theory of planetary notion as a kind of big scam, but this quote because it is right in front of our faces, they lied to us. trust no one. okay? so

if lebron james or kyrie irving or any basket ballplayer, and i like and support them all, there areg vaccinated. you won't be able to play. if i don't vaccinate my children, not with covid, they can't go to school. the consequence of "i'm going to exercise my choice and freedom." that's fine, but -- united airlines fired 50600 people today. >> jesse: one person try to get a religious exemption and got denied. it looks like -- >> harold: we don't know the facts of the hospital. >> jesse: -- no care for people with religious exemptions. >> dagen: there is no middle ground for bill poole who had covid who have natural immunity who can prove it. i had covid in march, i got vaccinated. jonathan isaac, you heard from him a small part of what he said from the orlando magic, gave this incredibly well reasoned speech, made comments about him having covid. these people are lost. you are either vaccinated or some kind of whacked out dirty unvaccinated sterile -- the news coming out of osha that previous covid infections do not excuse employees from the vaccine, natural immunity could be more r

brooklyn nets star kyrie irving refusing to reveal whether he got the shot. t.j. holmes is here with more on all that. t.j., good morning. >> like you say this is absolutely one of the biggest stars in the nba. he's also one of the most talented and one of the highest paid and plays for a legitimate championship contender. but as things stand right now on game day kyrie won't even be allowed to set foot in the arena where he plays. not because of a vaccine mandate by the nba, but a mandate by the city where he plays. >> please respect my privacy. >> reporter: nba superstar kyrie irving contends his vaccination status is his business. >> irving, oh, he's a machine. >> reporter: the all-star brooklyn nets guard missed his team's in-person media day monday appearing instead via zoom and repeatedly refused to discuss whether he's vaccinated or not. >> honestly i'd like to keep that stuff private. i just would love to keep that private and, you know, handle it the right way with my team. >> reporter: irving acknowledged he wasn't able to physically attend media day at

golden state warriors starter wiggins and nets star kyrie irving recently announced they haven't gottensonal reasons. it will be a very costly decision, laura. if both players miss 41 home games, wiggins would pass up $16 million while kyrie would lose out on about $17 1/2 million. new york knicks says their roster is 100% vaccinated. >>> the longest september winning streak since 1935 is over. the st. louis cardinals taking the first loss since september 10th last night. milwaukee shut out the redbirds 4-zip to snap the streak at 17 games. but the fans still gave their team a standing ovation. the cardinals have already clinched the second wild card spot and face either the giants or the dodgers in next week's winner take all playoff game. >>> brewers relief pitcher devin williams will likely miss the playoffs after breaking his pitching hand when he punched a wall. the 2020 roork i of the year told reporters that he went out for a few drinks sunday night after the team celebrated winning the division, and, la laura, he said he got upset about something on his way home and punched the

not just kyrie irving. many players don't want it forced on them they want to study it last summer we saw the impact of athletes and they can have on society. case in point the black lives matter movement that we saw all summer long. well, will these players do the same when it comes to wanting a choice in the midst of this mask mandate mania and vaccine mandate mania. herschel walker georgia star and senate candidate. where do you stand with cairo or kareem abdul-jabbar get the shot what are you waiting for? >> well, i stand with kyrie. i applaud him and i want to tell all the other players stand with him also. that's more personal. that's between you and your doctor whether you get the shot or not and i don't think it's inin's business and those are the rights i'm fighting for for people to have their own rights what they think is right for them. that's their health that you are talking about. i think it's a little bit of overreach for the nba to say everyone has got have the shot. and they have their rea

appears to be 90%, some claims including washington state's behl and andrew wiggins, and others like kyrie irvingrefused to divulge their vaccination status. throw irving has not attended suggests he's unvaccinated. it's particularly of interest since local ordinances in san francisco and new york city would require them to be vaccinated to play home games, meanwhile, they would lose half the schedule. mean, the nba sent details of a slew of restrictions for players that would literally divide locker rooms. among the draft of rules obtained by my colleagues at ap, unvaccinated players will not be able to seat in the same room was vaccinated players and staff. they must have lockers away from vaccinated as possible. and they must stay masked at least six feet away from any attending a meeting. that's fasciting t watchn a few week >>> turng now to baseball's wild push for the season, we begin in st. louis, after beating t brewe 6-2 for a 17th win in a row, 17th, the cardinals clinched a wildcard rth. congrats to them will play in a wildcard dame in los angeles or san francisco. two games atop the n

with the nba season just around the corner, there are questions around the brooklyn nets star kyrie irvinglocal laws mandate that players who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus will not be allowed to play in home games. he has refused to say whether he is vaccinated or not. isa, he said, quote, i like to keep that stuff private, when reporters asked him on monday. back to you. >> thanks very much, don. >>> now, a major announcement from k-pop stars bts is giving fans reason to celebrate. take a look. ♪ i can hear you screaming, i know you're excited. the group announced in-person performances scheduled for los angeles in permission to dance l.a. 28 mark the first time the group has performed for an in-person audience since 2019. last year's map of the soul tour was canceled, of course, because of the pandemic. >>> now, in just a matter of hours, london's royal albert hall will host the premiere of the latest james bond film "no time to die." it will be the first time it is played by daniel craig. after 15 years, there will be no martin is be shaken or stirred for craig. for more, m

kyrie irving, kyle kuzma, andrew wiggins who said i need to do more research, et cetera, et cetera.i got it. let's just give him credit there. that said, the argument that this is an individual decision, i have a 9-year-old, john, he can't be vaccinated yet. we want to reduce the number of people who can get this and get seriously ill so the virus doesn't continue to mutate in ways that could endanger people, whether the immunocompromised or the young who can't get it. it is not just an individual decision. sit a public health, societal good decision. i feel that's the message we need to push. it is not just about you. it is about all of us. . >> and lebron james, if you found research, share the research. chris, thanks very much for being with us. >> thanks, john. >>> so damning claims by one of donald trump's former press secretaries, including how he tried to kick a cnn reporter out of the press corps. that reporter joins us live. >>> plus, anita hill joins us live on supreme court justice clarence thomas and where american society is right now. three decades after she spoke up.

and his wallet wouldn't even be hit the hardest brooklyn nets guard kyrie irving is in a similar situation. he's due to earn nearly 35 million dollars this season. he's not vaccinated. stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage of the pandemic scan. this qr code here with your phone and you'll be directed right to the special section on our website where you can find all the latest info on masking vaccination status. booster sits kron 4 dot com. in the south bay today is a historic day for san jose city's chinese american community has received an official apology for the city's role injustices against chinese immigrants. the apology was passed a resolution by the city council. >> and san jose mayor sam liccardo read it at a special ceremony today. >> now therefore be it resolved. that the council, the city of san jose. apologize to all chinese immigrants and their descendants who came to standards that were victims of systemic and institutional racism xenophobia and discrimination. >> the resolution contains a long list of atrocities against chinese immigrants in san jose dating back to the

. >> so kyrie irving who plays guard for the brooklyn nets. >> brilliantly.lliantly. >> but not at home this season if he doesn't get vaccinated? >> i'm a fan. i'm a fan of the nets. i live in brooklyn. i'm a fan of kyrie. i would just appeal to him, get vaccinated. support your fans want to see you, we all want you back, your teammates want you back. look, there are teams now that are 100% vaccinated. that's a great example to everyone else. >> but no wiggle room for you? >> we have a rule that has to be applied whether you're famous, whether you're not famous, you know, whether you're everyday working man or woman, get vaccinated. that's what makes us all safe. >> and even if he misses the whole season, not a single home game in brooklyn. >> again, i think a lot of people, the mandate whether or not he happens to be someone, he has a high salary, obviously, but the mandate has an effect on people. when they seeing some real and it is serious, this is what everyone is doing. listen to the numbers, 92% of healthcare workers, everyone said it would be this hor

then i had to show my vaccination card what makes kyrie irving or any of these players in brooklyn withve to do it, you have to do it, and they do, too a lot of these arenas. remember, they're on public ground some are on public grounds so you have to obey by the public requirements. and this shows you have to show a vaccination card if you get to watch the game and to play >> i saw an espn report, vaccinated and unvaccinated players won't be allowed to sit next to each other in locker rooms or planes. and they may have to take separate buses it seems like players could have very different experiences this season >> and here's where you run into the politics of it now you're picking on players for not getting a vaccination. after we all say it is a personal choice, even though we know the right thing to do is to get vaccinated bust this is america. everybody has their own free opinion and their free speech to do what they want as long as it is within the guidelines and in these jurisdictions, you can't because you have to show your card. you can't do this. then you get into the politics

kyrie irving as it stands now will not be allowed to play home games. >> so san francisco made it a little by getting rid of the religious or medical exemption policy. that young man, andrew wiggins on the golden state warriors, may have to be guilt tripped into playing by his teammates. kyrie is not on a religious crusade as much as a moral one. he may up and refuse to play. it may be that he takes this as an anti-kaepernick stand and rides this out for a while. but i think there's a difference between an excuse and an abdication. is this going to be a situation where he takes a stand or the nba just refuses to lead on vaccines? >> you say abdication. i'll read you something you heard from kareem ab bul -- abdul jabar. he said, they're failing to live up to celebrity. how does that affect dumb jocks, up able to look at scientific evidence and reach a rational conclusion. >> i found, sadly, worse than that. when i reported my book, a team doctor told me some players straight up didn't believe the virus was real. now, we have kyrie's aunt telling me about dr. falsfalsey quote, unquote. and

played out publicly at the brooklyn nets preseason media day where one of the team's star players, kyrie irving, didn't attend in person he joined by zoom. refused to answer questions about his vaccine stat and whether or not he would participate in games the problem is, new york city correctly mandates athletes have at least one dose when playing basketball indoors and like, breathing on each other. while he's one of many high profile holdouts, it's not any old player he's the vice president of the exec executive committee of the player's union he started following and liking posts from a conspiracy theorists who says that -- to connect black people to a computer for a plan of satan this has spread across multiple nba locker rooms and group chats according to several players, hall of famers, workers interviewed for this story over the past week. this has all sparked a public outcry including from kareem abdul-jabbar who told rolling stone, quote, there is no room for players willing to risk the health and life of their teammates, the staff and fans because they're unable to grasp the seriousne

a new report says some players like kyrie irving are spreading anti-vaccine conspiracy theories amongrs. the orlando magic jonathan isaac says he won't get the shot because he doesn't trust the science. >> eric: there's a court hearing scheduled for wednesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked new york city's vaccine mandate for the department of education from starting tomorrow in new york city schools. a vaccine mandate deadline does remain intact for state healthcare workers. some hospitals are preparing for staff shortages for those members of the staff who haven't gotten the vaccine. alex hogan is live in our new york city newsroom with the latest. >> hi, eric. everyone who works in a hospital or nursing home will need to receive at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine by tomorrow. the governor is preparing to bring in the national guard to fill the gaps of those who are unwilling to comply, due to the potential widespread worker shortages, the state's response plan is also calling on professionals who are licensed in other states or counties and recent graduates who are

kyrie irving refuses to say if he's been vaccinate but did not attend the team's media day on monday of new york's protocol. joining us is kareem abdul jabar. he's calling on all players to get vaccinated or lose your right to be in the league. kareem, it's always a pleasure to speak to you. you have a very direct stance on this. explain. >> i think that anyone who in this time of covid-19, that anyone that does not understand the need for vaccination is being very irresponsible, a, for not finding out what it's about, and then b, for not doing something about it if they find that there's a problem. and so many of us have understood that there's a problem here and don't want to endanger our teammates or the people that you have to work with in the front office, all these people, you know, work in close contact with the players and are susceptible to catch the virus. it's a very insidious thing. so we need to take all the precautions we can in order to not be vulnerable to the virus. and anyone who has not made the effort to educate themselves on this issue really is irresponsible and

i am not here to make fun of kyrie irving. ut this quote because it is right in front of our faces, they lie to us. trust no one. stefan, how mad would you if i agree with irving, i don't care. prove that it's not right now, besides showing me a picture that you got from somewhere and i will be a believer. one, this is -- we want to not say that here is -- we are talking with a wide receiver of minnesota vikings about whether or not the earth is flat, but look at the evidentiary argumentative move which is i don't believe it, they lied to us, show me a picture but not one that you got from somewhere because underneath that is a sense they lied to us, the evidence itself by which we would argue whether it is true or not it is tainted that it is not accessible and kickerular argument which n which the evidence that you want to introduce will be immediately discounted because the source that you will produce it from are the only people that can take pictures from space who are them. we are in a box, an intellectual box. okay. rich

i stand with kyrie irving. i stand with andrew wiggins and bradley beal.hen adding the hashtag your bold, your choice. cruz hasn't hauls been so quick to stand with nba players. he was hardly critical of nba players who supported nfl players who still take a knee protesting police brutality or other causes. to all the athletes who have made millions in american freedom, stop insulting our heroes. never buy another shirt, shoes or jersey from rich athletes whose mission is to disparage the flag. nba athletes who voice support for the nfl athletes. there are conservatives like senator cruz who say government mandates for vaccines are wrong. it's a position that you can make in today's politics, but to jump out at a time vaccination is critical, public health experts are saying to back these athletes. number one it's a play for publicity, opportunism. number two, it's what? >> a play for opportunity and for the base of the republican party. there's a big debate earlier about the infrastructure bill, $3.5 trillion in spending and the energy of the party is vea

reason i think some oxygen is given to the ones who haven't been vaccinated is it's players like kyrie irving i wonder what you think the private conversations are with some that haven't been vaccinated around the point you're making. >> i don't think they've had that honest conversation. i mean, in a lot of ways and maybe even like you intellectually i am fatigued by this entire debate. >> amen. >> to hear lebron james say he's done his research and he's come to a conclusion, i'm glad to know he has a monthly subscription to drama magazine. this information has been in the public sphere for months now. and we know the history of vaccines in this country, you know, have almost eradicated horrible diseases like polio. for black athletes in particular to raise the specter of the tuskegee experiment, what is lost on them is the fact that that was an experiment where black men were intentionally infected with a disease and were not given a treatment. instead, the medical community stood back and watched to see what happened happen to them, killing over 100 people. this is a case where there is po

one all-star swept up in the vaccine controversy is kyrie irving of the nets who hasn't revealed hisf private, map i'm a human being first. >> reporter: lebron says his decision will not turn him into a campaigner for unvaccinated players. >> i don't feel like me personally should get involved in what other people do for their bodies and their livelihood >> reporter: and there are consequences for players who choose not to get vaccinated we talk about pay and the teams will decide whether or not they will dock those players who fail to make it on to the court it is possible they won't be able to eat or travel to the same areas as vaccinated teammates. >> sam, thank you. >>> we have the news covered, guys you're going to like this boost. carla dupont is a writer who lives in atlanta her best friend really wanted to surprise carla for her birthday this month so she secretly had carla's brother, carl, flown in from baltimore. then she took carla for a walk just stand against the wall, sweetie. >> i want to take a picture. >> no. >> wow >> ahh oh, my god >> oh. >> oh, how about that for

. >> reporter: after questions about the vaccination status of some nba stars like kyrie irving, thenouncing any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses. and back to those concerns about pregnant women and covid, so far in the u.s., 125,000 expectant mothers have contracted the virus. more than 22,000 hospitalized and at least 161 have died. george? >> okay, whit, thanks very much. >>> we turn to new clues in the manhunt for brian laundrie. the boyfriend of gabby petito who vanished just days before her body was recovered. police are now investigating a phone laundrie bought before he disappeared and victor oquendo is in miami beach, florida, with the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, george. we are learning more about the time line but all this leads to even more questions like why did brian laundrie need that new phone and why did he go camping with his parents just days after returning home without gabby petito? two weeks into the urgent search for brian laundrie we're learning more details ab

kyrie irving who he is talking to. they have to solve this, stuart.ed. you're paying him $20 million not to play home games? will that work out? should athletes take the lead when it came to social activism, with black lives matter on the floor and decals on back of their helmets, that we'll take a stand for freedom. if i give in to the vaccine now, what is the next thing you will demand i put in my body? stuart: what do you think will happen in a place like new york city where you have got a vaccine mandate for teachers and people in schools that goes into effect this friday? if you ain't vaccinated you're out. i suspect there will be a lot of teachers who do not go to work. many will be minorities. we'll have a real problem with education even worse than the problem we've got now. what say you? >> stuart, if we had 10% of the population inoculated, and country was not realizing this actually works i could see it but 75% of the country gotten their first shot. 66% have gotten fully vaccinated. in these schools and these medical systems in new york, t

another big name is lebron's former teammate, kyrie irving, who hasn't said whether he got vaccinated leading people to suggest he hasn't gotten the shot. he voiced skepticism in the past. if kyrie doesn't get the shot, he'd miss half of the team's games. he would not be able to play in any home game for a team expected to win a championship. he went there with kevin durant to do just that. how does that go over in the locker room? how do the nets handle that? there's going to be -- it'll be fascinating to watch. good for lebron. we have had sort of a shortage of big name sports stars stepping forward and saying, look, i got the vaccine. others should do it, too. tom brady got the shot, biggest in the nfl. months after he got a case of covid earlier in the year. mookie betts, of course, who i love as a former red sox, he's been out there more than anyone. the dodgers now even starring in commercials for major league baseball, encouraging people to get the shot. i hope more athletes follow the example of mookie betts, now lebron james, tom brady, and encourage others to get those vacci

chi kyrie irving stands to lose the most at $400,000 per home game: mayor bill deblasio pleading for90% of players will be vaccinated before the season starts on october 19. >> the decision to ban backpacks at one idaho school district is causing chaos on campus. students carrying their books around in pretty much anything, wagons, even old popcorn machines, to mock the district's ban, but jefferson county school district says the move is to prevent gun violence after a middle schooler was caught bringing a gun to school. >> and this towering 12-year-old boy is turning heads on the youth football field, he's six feet tall and 340 pounds and this video of the promising prospect dominating the grid iron racking up over 2 million views, his mother says, his team has only lost one game of the 12 that he played in. got to keep an eye on him. ainsley: he was bullied before he got on the football team and found his place. steve: he's doing well, congratulations. jillian: see what he does in life then. brian: with a scholarship maybe at a college. tonight 7:00 on primetime a big show i'll be

kyrie irving was told to stay home from media day and i guess all his home games unless he gets vaccinated the south through college football tailgates and tradition we'll talk about that but on this , how does this end? >> well, i think first of all, i'd encourage everybody to go watch jonathan isaac answer the question about why he's choosing not to be vaccinated, and two high profile nba players who have spoken out and both of those guys said they had covid and they had done the research, and natural immunity, according to the majority of the studies, particularly out of israel, where the data is very reliable, has shown to be more protective than vaccinated immunity, and this is not a huge shock because it tends to be true for most viruses, and so as you work through and look at the policy that's being put in place, we got a broken system, i believe, because it's not taking into account the possibility of natural immunity, 77%, brian, of adults 18-up have gotten at least one covid vaccine. of the remaining 23%, what percentage of those people have already had covid and recovered from i