>> reporter: malcolm jenkins knows a good opening. when colin kaepernick first took that infamous knee during the national anthem, jenkins saw an opportunity to talk. >> i think that motivated a ton of us or at least opened our eyes to see the potential that we have as athletes to cross all of these different boundaries and, you know, bring people to the table. >> reporter: rather than take a knee, jenkins raised a fist. and then extended a hand to law enforcement, initiating heart to heart conversations about police brutality. >> i'm not afraid of a tough conversation. but i wanted to get an understanding of what are their challenges and how do they view this issue. >> reporter: he imamericaim ameri -- immersed himself in criminal justices issues. >> it's been proved that mass incarceration doesn't make our communities safer. >> reporter: the nfl has put on hold a policy that would have required protesting players remain in the locker room for the national anthem. a policy that disappointed jenkins. >> they went back to talking about

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issues as well as the nfl in general. >> malcolm jenkins will go the distance. >> reporter: malcolm jenkinss a good opening. so when colin kaepernick took that infamous knee during the anthem, jenkins saw an opportunity to talk. >> i think that motivated a ton of us or at least opened our eyes to see the potential that we have as athletes to cross all of these different boundaries and bring people to the table. >> reporter: rather than take a knee, jenkins raised a fist and that extended a hand to law enforcement. initiating heart to heart conversations about police brutality. >> i'm not afraid of a tough conversation, but want to get an understanding of what are their challenges and how do they view this issue. >> reporter: he immersed himself in criminal justice issues, becoming a powerful voice for reform. >> it's been proven that mass incarceration and dealing within the criminal justice system doesn't make our communities safer. >> reporter: with the new season approaching the nfl has put on hold the policy that would have required protesting players remain in the locker room for the n

so much late breaking news, we apologize, but we will be tweeting out that amazing lester holt-malcolm jenkinsbout the political issue of the anthem, the standing of the anthem and the change from the nfl and also how malcolm jenkins views his role as an advocate for a lot of different issues. so we will have that @mitchellreports. craig melvin is up next. >>> gaood afternoon to you as well. damage control, president trump getting ready to leave for iowa right now, bound for illinois. his swing through the midwest to convince voters the trade war he started will not hurt farmers. this as we're seeing new signs his support in the midwest may be slipping. >>> also a possible deadline, the trump administration required to reunite families separated at the border today. it is a court requirement they are not likely to meet. the massive uncertainty that many of these families still face despite the court order. >>> and fall of facebook? the tech giant bracing for what could be it's worst day ever on the stock market. so is it because of the headlines or could it be that the company's model just can

i have witnessed malcolm jenkins doing a lot of good in the community. an african american man. i don't know the struggles they claim to have, the reason they are protesting. i didn't grow up you. we didn't have the same experience. it is hard to say you are wrong but a lot of people are saying we need to get to a point where we can allow these players to have conversations, allow ourselves to listen to them while having respect for the flag. how do we get to that point? >> it is an empty gesture. offend a lot of people, a lot of protesters say it is not about the flag or the military except it is because it is going on and veterans are particularly impacted by the power of the flag but there is no cut follow-up, no conversation. it is based on a falsehood. colin kaepernick says there are dead bodies in the street and people being murdered, cops are indiscriminately murdering black men. that is not happening, there are studies all over the place, that doesn't happen. harvard has a study that says that doesn't happen. there have been bad people, bad cops

lester holt spoke to eagles star and social activist malcolm jenkins who in the past raised a fist during the anthem. he does not believe the issue will go away. jerry jones is making it clear he expects his players to stand, but wishes president trump would stick to the business of running the country. >> his interest in what we are doing is problematic from my chair. and i would say in general, also, the owners chair. it is unprecedented if you really think about it. at the end of the day protests is the american way. that is the most american thing you can do. >> he makes an effort to immerse himself in social issues including criminal justice. they have deep ties across the social spectrum. >>> today the revamped 49ers will take the field for the first practice of training camp. yesterday the team answered a lot of questions about their offseason. >> legal trouble, new players and the taste of the paparazzi who followed him on a date with a porn star. marianne favro has all the drama surrounding the team. >> reporter: 49ers star quarterback jimmy garopolo is one of the highest paid pl

i think what malcolm jenkins is saying is making an interesting point.r is something we can all agree exists. unfortunately racial en justice in this country is not something that everyone in the country agrees exists. when you have that dilemma at the heart of it, you'll have this back and forth. when the president is getting involved, it becomes an entire mess. let's not blame the players for the political mess that this has become. let's blame the people who are upset that we can't talk about racial injustice in this country. >> given the stats, who would get the benefit of the boycott? would it be donald trump for destroying the nfl for not kneeling or would it be african-americans who want to not stop black players from protesting the injustice. >> we have to consider that 70% of the players are african-american, we have to see that they can vote with their dollars. i think they should use their power to do so. but i think that trump is going to make an issue of this no matter what. it's not much of a factor. >> always a convenient foil for him. he'

meanwhile, my colleague, nbc's lester holt, he sat down with superbowl champion malcolm jenkins and they talked about the role of activism in the nfl. jenkins said at the end of the day, at the end of the day he and so many others are fighting for disenfranchised americans. >> we talk about domestic violence for a whole year. we had commercials. we had things on the field. nobody had an issue with that. we talk about breast cancer for a whole month every year. we wear pink on the field, we do dedications have the moms out there before the game. no issues with that. we start talking about black issues and issues of race, now all of a sudden we just want football. >> that was good. these zebra and antelope. they're wearing iot sensors, connected to the ibm cloud. when poachers enter the area, the animals run for it. which alerts rangers, who can track their motions and help stop them before any harm is done. it's a smart way to help increase the rhino population. and turn the poachers into the endangered species. ♪ ♪ happy anniversary dinner, darlin'. can this much love be cleaned by a lit

malcolm jenkins part of the philadelphia eagles team that won the super bowl. >> the split between cohen including existence of many more tapes than people first thought. check out this headline from the "washington post." i'm not going to be a punching bag anymore. inside michael cohen's break with trump. the post is reporting the government seized more than 100 recording thats made with his conversations with people discussing to matters that could relate to trump and businesses and trump himself talking. apparently some of the audio is also obtained secretly with an iphone. trump legal team says it's per flexed by the latest moves saying the release does not hurt the president. denied having an affair with karen mcdougal, i spoke to rudy giuliani. first let's bring in the reporter who contributed to the new report and jeff jacobos, and he represented three white house employees during the clinton scandal. back with me "washington post" eric blake. some of these conversations were recorded certificaserp tishsly. >> what we're told is trump had no idea that conversation was recorded and

lester holt spoke to malcolm jenkins who in the past raised a fist during the anthem. he does not believe the issue will go away. cowboys owner jerry jones is making it clear he expects his players to stand. but wishes president trump would stick to the business of running the country. >> it's his interest in what we're doing is problematic. from my chair. and i would say in general the owners' chair. unprecedented, if you really think about it. >> i think at the end of the day, protests and fighting back is the american way. that's the most american thing you can do, is use your voice. >> jenkins makes an effort to immerse himself in social issues including criminal justice. he believes professional athletes are perfect to lead the way in these matters because they have deep ties across the social spectrum. >> you can't say the word amazing without the a's, but when it comes to baseball these days, the a's pretty much own the word. that's because last night, the oakland a's had another amazing comeback. the rangers up 5-1. chris davis home run cuts that lead to one, a

nbc's lester holt spoke to eagles star and social activist malcolm jenkins who in the past raised a fisturing the anthem. he doesn't believe that issue is going to go away. cowboys owner jerry jones making it clear he does expect his players to stand but wishes president trump would tick to the business of actually running the country. >> his interest in what we're doing is problematic from my chair. and i would say in general the owners' chair. unprecedented, if you really think about it. >> i think at the end of the day, protests and fighting back is the american way. that is the most american thing you can do, is use your voice. >> jenkins makes an effort to immerse himself in social issues including criminal justice. he believes professional athletes are perfect to lead the way in these matters because of the deep ties they have across the social spectrum. >>> well, coming up on today in the bay, just minutes away from the opening bell. the world is keeping a close eye on facebook stock. the reason the company lost billions of dollars in value overnight. >> plus, continuing breaking