attorney general loretta lynch was hired by the league to join the defense council. does this change the dynamics of the case. what was your significant of the former attorney general lynch representing the nfl? >> it's very significant. first of all, the nfl has a hot met on their hands. this he will do every little thing they can to clean up. it's the old boys network, and that's what brian flores is challenging. so the entry of loretta lynch is significant. the nfl will suggest that she could provide the best counsel to ensure that justice is done between coach flores and the nfl, but i think it raises a lot of questions within the civil rights community as to loretta lynch's role in this. she is somebody that can be trusted. it will be interesting to see how she gets voice to this. >> i'll talking more about that later in this show about our concerns and i will move forward. nothing has changed in terms of fighting equity there. curt, as an adviser for the democratic congressional campaign committee, you're working to try to help the party hold on to their congres

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. >> looks like it adam dell rosso from ac u wvrgt ncht the form attorney general loretta lynch has a brand-new job. representing the nfl the defending the league against the discrimination lawsuit brought by brian flores. he is suing the league and three teams, the dolphins, broncos, new york giants. accusing them all of racial bias in hiring practices. the nfl called the lawsuit meritless. >>> new restrictive voting laws are now in place in texas. and early voting is now under way. today new reporting shows two out of every five early votes are being rejected the reason how to fix the problem and a local reporter on the story with what it means come election day. >>> money, might not buy you happiness but gets you youo some security crime ones rise in one very wealth city. and people there getting creative to keep themselves safe >>> the seas are rising. and damage is coming to low-lying areas everywhere tonight, the push to save parts of history from the water that is n >>> an unexpectedly large number of mail-in ballots rejected and sent back to voters in south texas. the reason,

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the question, what is hiring former attorney general loretta lynch tell us about the nfl's defensive strategy. it's way too early for this. fo. >>> good morning. and welcome to "way too early." the show that's got a special announcement coming up later in the hour. you'll want to stick around for that. i'm jonathan lemire on this thursday, february 17th. thanks for joining us. let's start with the news. russian troops have not been withdrawing from the border with ukraine. despite moscow's claim to the contrary. according to u.s. officials last night. we now know it is false. a senior biden official briefed reporters yesterday evening adding that russia has added as many as 7,000 troops to the 150,000 already stationed near the border in recent days. the official also warned that moscow could launch a false pretext to invade ukraine at any moment. >> those could include, but not be limited to, the report you just referenced, claims of provocation in donbas, false state media reports which i think you should all, everybody should keep their eyes open and aware of that potential, of fa

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loretta lynch who was the first black attorney general in u.s. history is joining the defense.ng the league alleging they interviewed him for coaching positions with no intent to hire him. >>> u.s. troops are on the move and they're bringing along plenty of high powered equipment. the message from the allies as well as to moscow. >>> plus, inside donald trump's white house. investigating the january 6th aggression. >>> those are two stories after the break. you are watching cnn. - i think we should explore a few solutions? - [narrator] grammarly's suggest catch when your tone might undermine your message, and it offers suggestions to make you sound more confident. - let's explore a few solutions. - [narrator] try grammarly today at grammarly.com. -hey. -hi. whoa, nice car. thanks, yeah. i actually got a great deal on it too, although my interest rate is awful. have you checked your credit? i got like a free score from some app or something like that. but lenders don't even use that score. creditrepair.com has a free credit snapshot that can show you exactly what's happening wit

fighting truckers, right, just like they weaponized mueller, they weaponized russia gate, weaponized loretta lynchn, they weaponized eric holder, and they blocked fast and furious. they have been doing it all the time. on our second day at the white house, sean, i will wrap up with this, we had the fbi down the hallway. can you imagine trying to run a west wing when you have to go hire a criminal defense lawyer on the third day, the fbi questions about complete garbage that lead to nothing, by the way, your viewers know me, has nothing to do with any of that, and neither did anyone else, but we had to deal with it, and this is a way the democrats and fight and operate. >> sean: am a double standard can't be any more clear, and lara and her family know all too well. thank you, reince, thank you, larry trump. when we come back, is sarah palin about to crush "the new york times"? things are not looking too good for the times in court. we will explain next. ♪ ♪ every year, workers' comp would jump 15, 20 percent. and that's where i was struggling as a small business. i'm very happy that i moved over t

. >>> take this, the nfl has hired former attorney general loretta lynch as part of its defense counselled by miami dolphins head coach brian flores. lynch was the nation's first black female attorney general. now a league official says she'll be on the team defending the nfl in the suit. flores who is black has sued the nfl, new york giants, denver broncos and miami dolphins organization alleging racial discrimination. on the show he likened the nfl to a modern day plantation. you really think it's like a plantation? >> a modern form of -- of that. look, the people who make the decisions and, you know, the people who are working, the players. some of them are black the people making the decisions but the majority are white. what we're trying to do with this lawsuit is create change. >> there are only two black head coaches in the league. >>> up next, russia saying one thing but doing another. u.s. officials saying russia's adding thousands of troops to the border with ukraine. we're live in ukraine right after this. no problem, the sleep number 360 smart bed is temperature balancing so

attorney general loretta lynch will now help defend the nfl in a lawsuit filed by former miami dolphinsach brian flores. >> lynch, the first black woman attorney general in american history. according to the nfl, lynch will defend the league in the racial discrimination lawsuit filed by flores earlier this month. you may remember flores is suing the nfl. the giants broncos and dolphins over its minority hiring practices and wrongful termination. >> all brawl controversy in new jersey police roughly clan the cuffs on a black teenager. but they sit another teen who is not flat. they say that teen down on the couch after the 2 of them got into a fight. this all unfolded last weekend at the bridgewater commons. now an internal affairs investigation is underway and those who witnessed the entire episode are speaking out. reporter jay dow has the story. >> this is a scene repeated all across the country. teens fighting in a mall in this case last weekend at bridgewater commons in somerset county, new but what makes this scuffle stand out is how the 2 responding police officers broke up the fi

especially when you note that a former attorney general, loretta lynch, the first black woman to be attorneyy month to all of us. i'm glad that the culture has come so far that the first female, black female attorney general, can take a lot of money to push back on the idea that there is racism in football hiring practice. we really have just come a tremendous amount of space over the last few decades. i'm really proud. >> that is just a little ... that's just a little blocking attack by the nfl. jen reuben, hayes, martin, who you can catch march 5th at the theater it west bend, wisconsin. thanks so much for being part of the conversation tonight. it has been a real treat. thank you. so, before we go. covid cases are on decline in all 50 states. we are not out of the woods just yet. i will explain, next. just yet i will explain, next doesn't your family deserve the best? eggland's best eggs. classic, cage free, and organic. more delicious, farm-fresh taste. plus, superior nutrition. because the way we care is anything but ordinary. ♪♪ this is the planning effect. nina's got a lot of ideas fo

just like they weaponizes mueller, they weaponizing this russia gave they weaponizes loretta lynch and bill clinton and thesitay back the back of the plane they weaponizes eric holder and theyey blocked fast and furious. they've been doing it the all the time on our secondon in the white house. sean, i'll wrap up with this. we had the fbi down the hallway . can you imagine trying to run when you have to go hire a criminal defense lawyer on the third day to deal t with fbi questions about complete garbage that led to nothing. knowe way, your viewers t me. i had nothing w to do with any f that and neither did anyone else butid we had to dealts with it. and this isig a way that democrats and i don't operate in the double standard can't be any more clear. l and laura and herto family know all too well. thank you , reinsch.e thank you , lara trump. co when we come back , is sarah palin about to crush the new york times? things areti not looking good fr the times in court. we'll explain next . she's simply not really friendly with my buddy from across the country to ask, you know, your crazy

attorney general loretta lynch will be among the lawyers representing the nfl in its defense againstfl retained the firm for which lynch is a partner in the litigation department and that she will be one of the two attorneys leading the defense of the nfl. >>> major league baseball spring training camps are empty but talks will resume today. they notified management yesterday they were ready to respond since the first work stoppage since 1994 enters the 78th day today, one day after spring training schedules were to begin. it is unlikely a deal will be reached before the start of exhibition games on february 26th and the lockout soon will threaten opening day scheduled for march 31st. joining us, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. it is written, voices in baseball have seemed angrier than any time since the lockout began. not a good omen from peter. >> no, and accurate, too. both sides seemingly despise one another. look, willie, we all know the story. well, we don't all know the story. those of us who are baseball fanatics know the story. the walkout began, was instituted on december

wanted them to know even though they have now brought on to defend them former attorney general loretta lynchto think that they can put a face on that will back us up. we intend to go full forward in terms of having public money questioned on teams that are not diverse and direct action if necessary. we would rather work with them but we will be as adverse or cooperative as possible. i told them, you know, that we enjoyed the halftime show of hip-hop at the super bowl, but we don't want a halftime show. we want a full-term commitment. >> there you go, rev. tell me, denver, could we have a change of ownership in denver in the next couple of weeks? i'm going to keep coming back to you on this one. what do you think? >> i think there's some discussion going on. i don't know what will happen. certainly there are some that are qualified financially as well as management that are black that could do that. i am hearing strong rumors. i have had some discussions that i can't divulge but i can't say there's there there, but i can say it is close enough to take seriously. >> boy, that would be a great