dagen: help or hurt nike? that's the -- nike, does it need to-it makes most of its shoes overseas.k they make any of them here in the united states. we'll talk to white house deputy press segment, hogan gibliy coming up, scott perry, seth shakner, weighing in on the taylor swift feud and chris hogan. to our top story, more boeing problems. swefsouthwest airlines expect ty will have to remove the grounded 737 max jets from the flying schedule beyond october 1st following the discovery of a new safety issue. the texas based airline has tried to substitute its max routes spare aircraft but has been forced to cancel more than 100 daily flights. joining us now, boyd group international president, mike boyd. the fallout continues. what does the future look like here? >> well, it's going to be tough for boeing. let's keep in mind these 115 canceled flights, they're flights they're not scheduling they would have scheduled otherwise. even now, this summer all three carriers that operated max airplanes will be flying more flights this summer than last summer. for boeing, it's terrible. for t

i am embarrassed for nike. nike's iconic american brand and an american company.country, our cyst of government and free enterprise have allowed them to prosper and flourish. josh hawley wrote nike thinks american flag is a symbol of oppression, what plan are you one? nike is anti-american, plain and simple. and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said "when the flag becomes controversial, we are in trouble." i hope nike either releases the shoes or some other shoemaker picks up the flag, puts it on a pair of shoes, and start selling it. i will make the first order. >> this comes as u.s. pride takes a dive. the new gallup poll shows 45% of u.s. adults are extremely proud to be an american. that is the lowest measure in the polls 18 year history. between 2002-2004 post 9/11, 70% were extremely proud to be an american. in addition notable when nike hired colin kaepernick as a spokesperson, sales went up. shannon. >> shannon: trace gallagher, thank you very much. so nike now dealing with a barrage of backlash for credits sank too politically correct highly controv

>> this is a terrible move for nike by nike.k at arizona already the first state to push back against this the governor of arizona tweeted out saying that they will stop financial incentives for nike to move to arizona. we could see similar push back across the country f you're looking online, on twitter, there is hashtag going on boycott nike. people will stop buying nike short period of time as they did in the past. they may never go buy nike again. they feel directly attacked. they are proud of our country and our nation's history. we have bad parts of our history. we have things we are not proud of. we are proud to be greatest nation in the world especially during the week of 4th of july. david: i remember the calls for the boycotts when kaepernick entered picture. despite all the calls the stock went up. they did, as dennis was saying earlier, sometimes any news, even if it is perceived as bad news by a majority of people can be good news for nike? >> of course but right now what i think we're seeing differently from the fi

i am embarrassed for nike. nike is an iconic american brand and american company. this system of government and free enterprise allow them to prosper and flourish. missouri gop senator josh holly wrote, quote, nike thinks american flag a similar appropriation. what planet are you on, anti-american plain and simple. mitch mcconnell says when the flag becomes controversial we are in trouble. >> i hope nike -- some other shoemaker picks up the flag, put it on a pair of shoes and start selling it. i will make the first order. >> this comes as us pride dixon divergent gallup poll shows 45% of us adults are extremely proud to be american, the lowest measure in the polish 18 year history, between 2002, in 2004 post 9/11, 70% were extremely proud to be american and it is notable, when nike hired colin kaepernick as a spokesman, sales went up. >> thank you very much. nike now deal with a barrage of backlash for what critics say are politically correct controversial decisions, when the us, one in china. jason chaffetz has a new book coming out, power grab, the liberals came

libera faces more scrutiny from both sides of the atlantic also coming up find out what happened to nike ambassador calling kept her make criticized a controversial new line of sneakers and we'll take you to sunny portugal where they are garvey a region that wants to reduce its dependence on travel savvy brits amid looming bret's. welcome to the program. u.s. lawmakers have urged facebook to halt its cryptocurrency plans they want time to investigate the risks libera poses to the global financial system it comes as regulators in europe call for closer scrutiny a senior official of britain's financial watchdog says the issues raised require deep thought and detail. introducing leaper a new global currency designed for the digital world facebook has promised finance for the future with its new crypto currency and i'm saying its arrival mark zuckerberg said libra would empower billions of people even those without bank accounts will be able to send money around the world with these what's more facebook says libra will be what's called a stable coin meaning it will have none of the volatilit

nike's anti-american activism. it's really too much. >> melissa: leland vittert is live with the leafs on this. leland? >> hi, melissa. the merger of political and cultural wars continue. now it's not just republicans talking about a boycott of nike. argus madame lipinski, one of the more conservative democrats, treated at a picture this morning saying, "i'm sitting here working, i notice i'm not wearing nikes, nor will i anytie soon." senator ted cruz of texas agrees with the boycott, tweeting "he loves america, and pulling the shoes of the betsy ross flag design, and then #walkawayfrom #walkawayfromnike. close -- close --theyareofitsami tageandarecontinuing athletes introducing and supporting the u.s. soccer team, we already employ 35 people in the united states and remain committed to creating jobs in the united states. arizona's governor says it's pulling it's money to help nike build a factory in the state. to withdraw all financial incentive dollars providing for the company to relocate. unclear if the new tw

it's doing fine without nike. we don't need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation's history. so question should nike be getting involved in political activism >> absolutely not. nike clearly has the obligation to get a return, profitable for all its stake holders, first the shareholders, and you know what, the governor of arizona has the same obligation to make sure he's creating a vibrant economic environment for his residents. and the thing is that, you know what? he's doing the same thing that a lot of politicians did in new york. they drove amazon out. david: that's right. >> so they should stay clear of political activism. >> first of all, it is a shoe. it is a shoe that nike itself introduced and then withdrew. this whole thing is -- if not a teapot, then a sports shoe in the sun devil stadium. this is probably going to hurt in the state of arizona. [laughter] >> i'm trying here. this is going to hurt arizona more than it is going to hurt nike. after all it was their shoe that they wi

so good call, nike.olutely the wrong thing. >> sandra: that was jason chaffetz last hour. we explain what's happening with this now. >> nike is not making any apologies for this controversial decision canceling the release of an american-themed sneaker ahead of independence day. it was set to hit stores this week. according to the "wall street journal" the shoe giant changed its mind after colin kaepernick told nike the patriotic sneaker was offensive because on the back it features a 13-star flag commonly known as the betsy ross flag that he insisted is a symbol that invokes connotations of slavery. nike said we regularly make business decisions to withdraw products and services. nike made the decision to halt distribution of the air max one quick strike fourth of july based on concerns it could unintentionally offend and detract from the nation's patriotic holiday. cruz announced he is boycotting nike. doug doocy is pulling back financial incentives for a manufacturing plant nike was planning to build

they like beer. >>> you just saw for a second a flash of the nike stock. nike is feeling the first financial effects of its decision to cancel the sale of its betsy ross flag sneaker. remember how it begins doesn't necessarily mean how it will end. the "wall street journal" was the first to report that the american revolution themed sneaker called the nike air max one usa which has that flag on the back by the heel, it will not be sold as planned ahead of the july 4th holiday. nfl quarterback colin kaepernick best known for his controversial kneeling during the national anthem, reportedly told the company that some people find the early american flag right there on the back quote, offensive, but nothing like a fresh dose of controversy to juice demand. check it right now. we've got this website called stock-x.com. it is on your screen right now. it is basically an online secondary marketplace that's selling the shoe that nike pulled, don't know how they got it but they get it, 13 white stars on it, the highest bid for the sneaker right now is $3,000. the h

kaepernick and will nike's decision may have been meant to prevent any more backlash, nike's changesome politicians outraged. arizona's republican governor says he's pulling back financial incentives for nike to do business in his state tweeting "arizona's economy is doing just fine without nike. we don't need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation's history." the arizona republic newspaper reports nike has been made at dominic to build a manufacturing plant in phoenix's west side on the controversy goes beyond arizona. texas senator ted cruz says he's boycotting the brand and for the time being will no longer purchase nike products. nike is pushing back saying it's proud of its american heritage, and while though she was were taken away from store shelves, some of them have been sold online. we saw one pair today going as much for $2500. whoever, that retailer later pulled the product because of the controversy. >> mike: mark meredith live here in washington. thanks a lot. back now to present your politics and what one african-american democratic lawmaker cal

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some burned their shoes and boycotted nike. while the company saw its sales rise and its stock price surge. >> that was stephanie gosk reporting. nbc reached out to colin kaepernick representatives for comment and have yet to hear back. [ bell ] >>> that was a look at the opening bell this morning. the markets are already closed for the day and an early day of trading today. up about 179 points, nasdaq closed at record highs amid expectations for the fed to lower rates. the markets close tomorrow for the fourth of july. >>> new details, several silicon valley biggest companies are signing a pledge for gender pay equality, start of an effort led by the california first partner jennifer newsom, gavin newsom's wife. intel and uber other companies will conduct a evaluation process to promote practices. women in our state make 89 cents for every dollar men make. >>> a california lawmaker is proposing a ban on deep fake videos depictingiticia ahead of the 2020 election after recent doctored video of nancy pelosi surfaced on facebook

now nike is facing a lot of backlash. arizona's government says the state will pull back financial incentives for nike to do business in that state. neil, we learned that some websites have begun selling the shoes online. get this, they're going for upwards of $2,500 for the shoes. >> neil: $2,500. and they would have sold for how much? >> $150, $200. they're a hot commodity now. >> neil: great report. so did nike sign on this when they signed on colin kaepernick? was this a risk? >> here we are talking again. i wonder if at some point some folks at nike might be wondering should we have gotten back in bed with colin kaepernick when this contract appeared to be dying out. i wonder if they might start to see what nfl owners felt. people didn't want there to be strife or friction. they want to play ball. what happens if this guy is calling the shots and is need to create a sense explaining himself, not just make small comments or orders saying hey, this is not good. i don't like this and a lot of people don't like this. >>

wear nikes, i don't question nike's decision, what i know is that nike has a good since of how to playll, they have been successful. i think that michael come out on top -- will come out on top. kennedy: that is fine, i am sick of every corporation capitulating and bending over to the mob, that is enough, make sure everyone is agrieved and outraged it does not address real issues. >> we can't ignore experiences that some symbols bring to the certain people. >> i don't have a problem, i agree with confederate flag, and i know you grew up in north carolina where civil war started, but you can't take every symbol, and say something has been appropriated by a small number of people, then it is deeply offensive. death takes time, and real wounding away from some real symbols we have that mean something. >> the older i get, the more i value experiences, we have to conversation with joe biden and kamala harris, people turned volume down on her experiences. we saw it comous tonight, i think nike trying to avoid is that scenario that played out other night. kennedy: you can't avoid everything,

nike released a statement.hey made the decision to halt the distribution of the air max 1 quick strike fourth of july, based on concerns that it could unintentionally offend added three tracks from the nation speech art holliday. nike did not indicate whether they would move forward, or move the location to a different city. some conservatives and republicans are calling for a boycott. and accusing nike of being quote anti-american. fox news. >>> governor newsom says that nike hasn't open invitation to move a multi-million-dollar manufacturing plant to california after arizona's governor spoke out against the country. he said this on twitter. saying that california was open to business. joining us now is consumer psychologist to talk to us more about this. thank you for joining us on the fourth of july. happy fourth of july to you. is nike making a mistake? or is this consistent with this overall message? is >> you know, most americans look at the betsy ross flag as a symbol of freedom, freedom from a monarchy.

nike has been through controversies.derstands branding possibly more than most other companies in the world. is it interesting to you that this got to this point without nike having figured out there might be some controversy around this? >> it is. i also think it's a statement on just how controversial this flag really is. because, like you say, branding for nike is second nature. they have almost defined the brand for us. >> yeah. we didn't know what that swoosh was. >> with the marketing, yeah. and signing kaepernick, you know, in those moments in which there was a lot of criticism which will they knew they were going to get, the burning of the shoes and the rest of it. in the immediate moments after that, they did actually see the stock prices go up and the shoe sales go up. it's interesting to see what happens now and the reaction to this controversy was the right step. stephanie gosk, thank you. connect with the show at "velshi & ruhle." kasie hunt picks up the coverage right now. hello, friend. >> aloe to yohello

conservatives lashed out against nike. republican senator ted cruz of texas wrote, "it's a good thing nike only wants to sell sneakers to people who hate the american flag." arizona's republican governor doug ducey withdrew all financial incentive the state promised nike to vest in a $185 million factory in arizona. and former republican presidential candidate herman cain tweeted "nothing can happen in america anymore if colin kaepernick doesn't like it." >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> reporter: former nfl star colin kaepernick is the face of nike's just do it campaign. he reportedly complained to nike the flag is an offensive symbol of slavery. >> this is a great teaching moment, and it brings us in contact with a history that most of us, most americans do not want to deal with. >> in a statement, nike doesn't mention kaepernick, but says they made the decision to halt distribution based on concerns that it could unintentionally defend and detract from the nation's patriotic holiday.

so good call, nike.utely the wrong thing. >> melissa: former utah congressman jason chaffetz going off on nike as the company stands by its controversial decision to poll the fourth of july sneakers featuring the betsy ross american flag. the company's move comes after former nfl quarterback colin kaepernick reportedly told nike the flag is an offensive symbol because of its connection to the era of slavery and appropriation by white nationalists. nike issuing a statement, "we regularly make business decisions to withdraw initiatives, products, and services." nike made that decision to halt description of the air max one quick strike fourth of july based on concerns that it could unintentionally offend and detract from the nation's patriotic holiday." meanwhile, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell ways and asking nike to reconsider. >> i hope nike either releases these shoes -- or other shoemaker picks up the flag, puts it on the pair of shoes, and start selling it. i will make the first order. >> mel

who has an endorsement deal with nike. he told the company he and others find the version of the flag offensive. because of the connection to the era of slavery and because it's been appropriated by white supremacists as a symbol of hate. it pulled the shoe based on concerns it could offend and detract from the holiday. enter the backlash. the governor of arizona ed some incentives with the company building a factory in phoenix. nike has apparently decided that betsy ross is unworthy and vowed to the political correctness and historical revisionism. mitch mcconnell also condemning nike. >> i think we have a problem. i hope nike either releases these shoes or some other shoe maker picks up the flag. puts it on a pair of shoes and starts selling it. i'll make the first order. >> really? the flag was created as a symbol of freedom. yet slavery denied that freedom to countless americans. it symbolized the birth of america. but the freedom it promises for us that are black and brown. that freedom is in its infancy. and equal fo

everybody at nike had the green light on this thing, nobody at nike was thinking, "this is going to be racist --" they put out the because they wanted to honor the country. it goes to the whole process at nike and then can't cabinet ways in? >> dagen: why did they ask him first? >> jessica: he suffocated director of nike. i just want to say for the record i'm actually fine with these shoes. i think they look pretty sweet. i like it, i think the 13 stripes, like he said come on the new american flag. it's important part of history. there are things that need to come down. i'm a fan of taking down confederate statues, speaking to communities that have been affected by them and feel pressed by it, but colin kaepernick, he sells. he knows what's on the pulse of younger americans. we are not trying to -- nike is making a smart business decision for themselves. >> dagen: is going to be a smart business decision? because, again, what does it say about nike's place in america and their support of this country? because where are their products may? not here. why don't they bring some drops back

and why did nike just do it? did the sportswear giant dishonor the american flag right before america's birthday? that's a great debate. so let's get after it. ♪ >>> here's the reality of the moment. after the debate, only two points separate biden from harris in a new national poll. that is a virtual tie of course. a key surrogate is here tonight to help keep the momentum going, but first, we got to deal with what matters most. these pictures on the border show what should have been dealt with a long time ago. migrants squashed into cells, kids wearing those masks, you got people sleeping on top of one another, adults holding signs for help. i applaud members of congress and the latino caucus for organizing the trip down there this week, but all this high and we had no idea it was this bad, it's not true. let's bring in congresswoman katie hill, vice chair of the oversight committee. it's good to have you. i want to be very clear about this, it's good to go down there. it's the job to see what's happening for yo

may draw people to buy nike.ne, if he is bad for business, they will not want him around. imagine that, what do they do? they start calling nfl owners what do we do. connell: we have total eclipse to get to. melissa: there it is. total solar eclipse. your screen is not just black. that is a solar eclipse taking place over south america. depending on where you are, it could last up to four minutes and three seconds. this is according to nasa. i will not stop talking. oh, yes. connell: wow. look at you! melissa: wow! okay, i'm freaking out over this. i love this. that is amazing. here it comes. wow, very, very cool. connell: that was a great moment, oh! split screen. melissa: they doing this. connell: just playing around with you. melissa: do you think we're faking this now? it is way too cool. that is really cool. connell: that might be the best thing -- melissa: i have to say this is lot more impressive than here in north america, we were standing outside on the street here in front. this i think maybe because yo

it's offensive to a lot of people nike's stance on this. i understand that it's offensive to some people in the country. but it's really a fine line that they have to walk, as well >> did they say, to you was colin kaepernick unequivocally -- >> they're not confirming that that's a journal repo"new englao medicine" -- that's the "jour l "journal" reporting. by all accounts, it's a point of contention and what makes people so angry who is he to be the arbiter of what is racist and what symbols are to be interpreted in certain ways i think me and a lot of people did not look at this particular version of the 13 original colonies flag as a racist hate symbol but once you learn about some of the places it's shown up, you know, nike decided we don't want to be a part of that >> what about the main driver for why they make these decisions? whether it was originally embracing colin kaepernick, the recent decision to pull the shoe in china by the japanese designer who had embraced the protests in hong kong or this. is the primary aim doing what's r

if nike was trying to avoid a controversy though, it did not work.meg oliver. >> reporter: nike set off a firestorm after pulling their shoes emblazoned with the betsy ross flag-- an early version of the american flag with 13 stars and stripes used in the 1700s, before slavery was abolished. when you look at that early version of the american flag, what does it symbolize? >> well, it symbolizes-- actually, i see the colonies, and that leads directly to slavery. >> reporter: in some cases the betsy ross flag has been co- opted by white supremacist groups like the k.k.k. conservatives lashed out against nike, republican senator ted cruz of texas wrote, "it's a tod thing nike only wants to sell sneakers to people who hate the american flag." arizona's republican governor, doug ducey, withdrew all financial incentives the state promised nike to invest in a $185 million factory in arizona, and former republican presidential candidate herman cain tweeted, "nothing can happen in america anymore if colin kaepernick doesn't like it." >> believe in something,

he is free to express his views to nike and others.i find it reprehensible that nike decided to do this around the flag. one of the interesting dynamics is the marketplace is going to respond to nike in that regard and will effectively hold them to account. you now see unfortunately, beyond nike, you see banks coming out this week saying that they will or will not lend to people because they may be involved in immigrant attention, at a certain point, is not just going to be the marketplace but many of these companies rely on the good united states to do business in the government will step up and start to hold them to account for that kind of discriminatory behavior. all of this is negative. >> and i thought so too. wasn't it his original intent for taking a knee, to speak out against police brutality? now we are finding out it was not the whole purpose. for him to come out simply against our flag. it is everything we stand for. everything we have overcome. we should be proud of that. lou: you are exactly right about the mission for colin kaepernick. he has an activist, he is also speak

so respect the decision that nike made. it. on the other hand, people are respecting the flag and they are speaking with their voices and with their pocketbooks basically balls our own jillian mealy in philadelphia. joining the show in a few moments from betsy ross' house. she sent us an email a few moments ago the museum of american revolution can't keep the betsy ross in stock right now. they sold a thousand of them yesterday which is far more than an average day. people are responding to nike. pete: i don't have many regrets in life. what's a regret you just carry it with you? i got a flag tattoo on my arm. i only regret i didn't getth betsy ross design on it. jedediah: never too late. pete: somewhere else there is a lot of skin. ed: nike friends@foxnews.com. send us pics of what you are doing. pete: please send them in. jedediah: navy seal eddie gallagher will retire after being cleared of murder charges. he will be eligible in about three weeks when he hits 20 years of service. on wednesday, a jury sentenced gallagher

next up for us ttonight,he new firestorm for nike.ompany pulling a shoe after itics, including former nfl star colin kaepernick, objected to the use of the betsy ross flag calling it a reminder of the slavery era. here's nbc's stephanie gosk. >> believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. >> reporter: colin kaepernick has been the face of nike. behind the scenes he may also be pulling strings. according to "wall street journal," the former nfl quarterback was offded by a 4th of july theme shoe leading the company to recall thousands of the red, white and blue sneake. all emblazoned with a 13-star betsy ross flag. inik statement n says it pulled the shoe basedn ncerns that it could unintentionally offend and detract from the nation's patriotic holiday. kaepernick's agent tells nbc news he will not be commenting. ev before nike pulled the sneakers, some on social media were angry that the flagpe apared to celebrate a time when slavery was accepted. one calling the design, airsl eries. but now arizona's governor says i

the shoe that doesn't fit — how a small flag on the back of a trainer helped nike lose a million dollarrant from the state of arizona. and on the financial markets a mixed picture again in asia today, as investors look ahead to a lot of economic data coming out the us to help them guess what it's central bank will do next. the us will reveal its latest trade numbers today, as its spat with china rumbles on. president trump has made reducing america's deficit a key priority. in april, the deficit narrowed to just under $51 billion. but it wasn't just imports which fell — american exports dropped dramatically — the biggest fall in three years. some countries have benefited from the trade war. mexico, the eu, and canada have all seen their exports to the us rise substantially this year — as trading patterns have shifted. but economists warn that rising tariffs will be bad for the world economy. the imf has lowered its forecast for global growth to 3.3% — citing trade tensions as a key reason. ross denton, trade partner at baker mckenziejoins me now. good morning. so the trade figures will

the nike shoes, the rv park.otic shoes because collin kaepernick complained. griff: yesterday first day on email chain looking who is going to be good or bad. collin kaepernick stop talking get on a team and play. brian: why should he. he

i'm embarrassed for nike and he went on to say nike made its decision and we are making hours.ed the authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars under their discretion the state was providing for the company to locate here. not only did they lose money but 500 jobs this was going to provide. what are your thoughts? >> a really great precedent. there is job loss but he is saying if you are an american company and we are going to offer tax incentive we will take that away if you are not going to support america. heather: the betsy ross flag from 1776. do you think it is racist? >> what is important is it doesn't matter what is racist or not. what matters is the people who were around when the flag was designed, the black people who were around didn't have any say so. today they have a say so. we have a social atmosphere, colin kaepernick took the stand and nike knows a lot of it sales go to people of color communities and nike made a corporate decision. the governor is an idiot. he has not made a good decision. the governor will be on the wrong side just like the state

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plus plus 1 sanctuary state governor rolling out the red carpet for nike after arizona kicks them to the curb. >> who was waging the cold war nike started when it scrapped the betsy ross sneakers. >> we are not going to make america great again, it was never that great. >> lack of patriotism by some on the left isn't new. >> taking a closer look at why it is a problem to be a proud american. "fox and friends first" continues right now. >> ♪ born in the usa ♪ born in the usa ♪ i was ♪ born in the usa ♪ born in the usa ♪ >> a fabulous song to kick off this fourth of july, good morning and happy independence day, you are watching "fox and friends first," thank you for joining us. >> happy fourth to you. >> as we celebrate today we want to know what makes you a proud american. >> send your pictures in and we will show a couple of hours, just a couple weeks ago, see the guy centerleft? rudy giuliani and you can see one world trade center in the background, for 9/11 first responders, certainly a proud day. >> i remember you coming in the next day. i feel like i have never been more proud t

he has nike. one of the most powerful international organizations in the country to kowtow to what he's. by not playing for three years, he got an endorsement deal and now because he was offended the 13 stars on a flag, betsy ross flag, he now had a company lose all that money in marketing and distribution advertising and they have to ship them all back. ainsley: they actually made a lot of money. nike supported him and their stock up. they are thinking this might be an opportunity for stocks to group again. brian: on the fourth of july. griff: talk about this story i covered the border so much for you. that is alexandria ocasio-cortez going down to el paso and making a visit there with 13, i believe, other members of congress to include veronica escabar who is the congresswoman from el paso. you see her here. she is bringing heavy criticism toward the border patrol, toward conditions that are there. let's listen to a little bit of what she had to say. >> there is abuse in these facilities. there

nike knew what they were getting into by making him the face of nike.nd now they may face some consequences because of this. neil: you know, ted cruz had been tweeting, good news nike only wants to sell sneakers to people that hate the american flag. that might be your point. nike revenues and earnings are soaring through all of this. standing by colin kaepernick. that was before all of this. but they might be figuring well, it makes them stand apart from their competitors. what do you think? >> well, what they're doing is alienating the millions of americans that love and can cherish, stand by our american flags. nike is an american multinational business worth billions of dollars. they employ thousands of employees. we'll see what the outcome, what the fallout of this might be. but their primary role and fiduciary responsibility, neil, is to shareholders. and what they are supposed to do, make apparel for consumers to purchase. you know, they had this line extension. i'm a marketing manager. a product line extension, with this, with this sneaker. i'm

arizona governor, doug ducey lasted nike for the decision, yanking funding from a proposed nike plantthdrawing a $1 million grant, saying the money is purely discretionary. nike released a statement nike made the decision to halt distribution of the air max one quick strike fourth of july based on concerns that it could unintentionally offend and detract from the nation's patriotic holiday." nike did not indicate whether it will move forward with building it's center in goodyear, arizona or move the location to a different city. some conservatives and republicans are calling for a boycott and accusing nike of being "anti-american. gary baumgarten, fox news. >>> our chief neurologist, bill martin is often a. mark is filling in and boy, the fog is coming in big time tonight. of all the nights, we don't want it on the fourth of july. >> typically it seems like we're forecasting fourth of july fireworks, for 15 or 16 years and most years, the fog does play somewhat of a roll. in fact, here it is pushing back into the picture for this afternoon and into the evening hours. probably about an

counciloodyear city approved job creation agreements with nike. to bring moreed than 500 jobs and significant investment to our city. >> the controversy is unlikely to hurt nike. should the factory in arizona not work out, officials have contacted nike.e. turning to hong kong, where the business community is feeling the effects of the recent protests. is partly due to the u.s. china trade tensions, but also the large-scale protests taking place in the city. from mainland china. hong kong has seen some of the .iggest protests genie: facebook says it servrvis arar back working nonormal aerea global o outage.e. a spokesperson says a r rtine maintenance operation triggered a bug in their system. ciaia tweeted about it, saying no, they did nonot cause it.. trading steady this lunchtime. a quiet day on the markets as share markets will be closed in the u.s. a bitt of optimism about the u.. china trade talks. spillovering a little in trade today, but generally things are calm. division hasce enen created to hunt dowown tax evaders s in france. keep upup

these shoes are creating a word of hurlt for nike.hey are pulling them from stores due to controversy surrounding the betsy ross flag. that's what you can see embroidered on the heel. according to "the wall street journal," colin kaepernick had intervened telling nike not to sell shoes with a symbol he and others consider offensive. mike jackson is the founder of 2050 marketing and a cnbc contributor. it's great to have you both here confirmed that colin kaepernick was involved in this this is "the wall street journal"'s reporting but if this sequence of events is true, does it suggest the internal power that he has, or did they just realize in retrospect that they were going to move forward with something that they didn't realize was offensive? >> it could be a lot of different things i think the reporting is highlighting the fact that a lot of people probably don't realize that that slogan, that logo, that picture does have this connotation in the modern environment, neo-nazis in the last ten years have used this imagery at rallies

trading nation is next, and nike putting its foot into another controversy.ulling sneakers, it's reported, with the betsy ross american flag, reportedly after colin kaepernick intervened. chorontry to explain the story mu me that coming up on power lunch. let's do it. [ sniffing ] come on. this summer, add a new member to the family. hurry into the mercedes-benz summer event today for exceptional offers. lease the glc 300 suv for just $419 a month at the mercedes-benz summer event. going on now. >>> welcome back to "power lunch. i'm mike santoli at the new york stock exchange tesla shares slipping today as investors await second quarter delivery numbers which could drop any day now those losses more pain for the stock already on track for its worst year ever. craig johnson of piper jaffray, and quinn are your trading nation team today. craig, this stock, tesla has, has had a decent rebound offer a pretty overstretched condition at the lows. but still, most of its trading range in the last two years is above it how do you see the stock right now? >> you know,

nike release a statement. jersey turnpikee immediate the decision to halt distribution of the air max 1 quick strike fourth of july based on concerns that it could unintentionally offend and detract from the nation's patriotic holiday. nike didn't indicate whether it will move forward with building its center in goodyear arizona or move the location to a different city. some conservatives and republicans are calling identify boycott and accusing nike of, quote, antiamerican. >> reporter: governor newsom says nike has an open invitation to move a multimillion-dollar manufacturing plant to california after arizona's governor spoke out against the company. the governor tweeted hey nike, thank you for doing the right thing. california is open for business and welcomes those that represent the best of our american values. >>> the fourth of july holiday is when the most boats are out on the water all seamer according to the that safe boating council. it has some reminders to people would go boating this weekend or r

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nike just pulled plans to release american flag sneakers for 4 july. gets which and some kneeling former quarterback could be behind it? "fox and friends first" starts right now. ♪ >> good morning, live shot of new york city this morning, you are watching "fox and friends first" on tuesday morning, second day of july. thank you for starting the day with us. let's get to the fox news alert, donald trump issuing a stern warning to iran telling them not to play with fire as the regime violated uranium limit, the 2015 nuclear deal. garrett tenney joins us with how democrats are more focused on slamming the president's historic meeting. >> the white house is not backing down after iran broke the terms of the nuclear deal and said the us plans to keep up maximum pressure campaign. donald trump was asked about reports that the international concern that iran exceeded the deal and enriched uranium they can store and had this to say. >> now message to iran. they know what they are playing with, playing with fire. now messages to iran whatsoever. >> the presiden