morning, we'll dig deeper into the controversy of "taking the knee," with former player barrett brooks and eagles' insider, dave spadaro. male: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. rosemary: flag flap, emotions run high when it comes to honoring the stars and stripes. today we'll discuss the surprising back story behind the pledge of allegiance. and why it was written in the first place. rosemary: off the books. if you plan to tailgate next time the eagles play at home, you could be breaking the law. today a city councilman explains and tells us about the other out-of-date laws he's pushing to throw out. male announcer: nbc10@issue starts now. male: i think that everyone should stand and support the national anthem. female: i was so inspired by what i saw that i decided to jump in and join in. female: regardless of what you stand for, i think you should stand for your country. male: just don't make it a sunday afternoon demonstration. there's much more to this program than being out there on a sunday afternoon. what are you doing monday, what are you doing wednesday to help out the program that you are advocating? ros

to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved this echair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, they are following enrolled bill was signed by the speaker on thursday, october 5, 2017. the clerk: h.r. 1117, to require the administrator of the federal emergency management agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to n emergency or disaster. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the house stands adjourned until noon on tuesday, october 10, >> so the house is in recess until this coming tuesday. nexte legislative agenda week, a spending bill for hurricane and wildfires. the bill provides funding for the flood insurance program. also in the house next week, a vote on beginning negotiations with the senate on the defense policy bill. when house returns on tuesday, we will have live coverage on c-span

taught to love our country, honor our love our country, on our anthem and probably recite the pledge of allegiancey recite the pledge of allegiance. believe that strong nations must have strong borders, and that our most important job is to serve the needs of america and the american people. that includes commonsense reforms like cracking down on sanctuary cities, ending catch and release, and very importantly, ending chain migration. hard-working citizens of our country deserve a government that shows them the same loyalty in return. finally, we believe that the basis for international security and peace is mutual cooperation among independent and sovereign nations. this is the message i delivered unitedddress to the nations. i told the leaders in that hall that just like i except -- accept and they understand this because there was a great misunderstanding, just like i expect them to put the needs of their country's first, i will always put the needs of our country first. [applause] wesident trump: that is why are withdrawing from one-sided international deals like the transpacific partnership a

the pledge of allegiance will be bead the gentleman from south carolina, mr. wilson. mr. wilson: everyone, including our guests in the gallery, please join in. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain was for one-minute speeches. for what reason does the gentleman from south carolina wish to speak. mr. wilson: nuke to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: our thoughts and prayers are with the families impacted by the massacre in las vegas. we're blessed with courageous law enforcement. i am extremely grateful to the south carolina national guard nearly 150 engineer soldiers to assist puerto rico in relief efforts after hurricane maria. this was a devastating storm for the people of puerto rico and they have been in our thoughts and prayers each and every day. these dedicated soldiers are part of a multistate engineer task force with north caroli

the pledge of allegiance today will be bed -- will be led by the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer. mr. blumenauer: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and ustice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker. house of representatives, sir. upon further discussion with my family, i have made the decision to resign my position as member of the house of representatives for pennsylvania's 18th congressional district effective october 21, 2017. i am grateful for the opportunity to have served the southwestern pennsylvania and to have worked with the talented and dedicated men and women of the united states congress. signed, sincerely, tim murphy. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will anti-tain -- will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. southweste

comstock: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america -- >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with iberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: a message from president of the united states. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: mr. secretary. by ecretary: i'm directed the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. under ker pro tempore: clause 5-d of rule torque the chair announces to the house in ignition from pennsylvania mr. murphy, the whole number of the house is 433. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 house ules of the u.s. of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the 19, 2017, at er 2:11 p.m. without enate passed amendment, h.r. 2989. ith best wishes i am,

this 90 minute event is part of the please remained standing as the court leads us in the pledge of allegianceallegiance to the flag of the united states of america into the republic for which it stands, one nation , withgod, indivisible liberty and justice for all. >> you may be seated.

125th anniversary >> please remained standing as the deputy circuit court leads us in the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america into the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> you may be seated. >> good afternoon. i am chief judge of the u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit. with his today along with the judges of the court of appeals are three distinguished justices of the supreme court. our cherished circuit justice ruth bader ginsburg, our beloved colleague, former colleague, justice sonia sotomayor who form many years was a member of this court.

please remain seating as the deputy clerk of court leads us in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge legiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> you may be seated.

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kildee: please stand and join in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. gottheimer, is recognized or one minute. mr. gottheimer: mr. speaker, i rise today to welcome to the u.s. house of representatives my dear friend and my adopted rabbi, david-seth kirshner from my congressional district. as a lifelong new jersey resident, he has dedicated his career to serving his family, community, and our country. doreen and david are proud and loving parents. the rabbi is a spiritual mentor to many and a man of deep aith, conviction, conscious. under the rabbi's leadership the temple has brought a warm and open sphere that will endure for generations to come, building on its 85-year history of service to our state. he calls on each of us to do our part to prepare the world to love your neighbor as yourself and to fill god's command

stand for the flag nationalisms when i vetoed this what i was governor they tried to make the pledge of allegiance in public schools mandatory i vetoed it in a second you can't mandate patriotism pay to. it to some comes from within an individual patriotism is something that's done out of the goodness of your heart not the fact you're ordered to do it that's not patriotism patriotism comes because you want to do something for the public good and it's your thoughts nobody's making you do it and you're not standing up there looking for rob arrives after you do it that spade to be a tism patriotism is that these people that stand up and salute the flag and rah rah let's go to war while they never go to war their kids never go to war all these millionaires want you to be patriotic but notice and i'll say this again in my six years in the united states navy i never met one millionaire serving his country not a war and i didn't read meet any rich people in the military who had set their wealth aside and said i'm going to put my ass on the line and maybe die for my country it don't happen people those ar

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and off the field like one texas high schooler who is getting expelled for sitting during pledge of allegianceand saying that students cannot be force today stand during the plan but does she have a case, here to debate it former deputy attorney and stephanie willis thank, thank yr joining us. since been doing this since the ninth grade, india landry. >> correct, she's been doing this since ninth grade. this was before colin kaepernick actually took a knee, she has done this on several occasions, for some reason this was the first time that principal decided to expel her. what we know she's going to a public school and in public school she has the right under the first amendment to conduct this act. heather: emily, she said her reason for not standing to the pledge because it goes everything i believe in and the principal, the reason for telling her that so she was going to stand like other african americans in her class. , what do you think? >> right, they expelled and sent her home because she didn't stand in principal's office. they do have a case, her and her mother with having her sent ho

do here at the ronald reagan presidential library, we like to start each program with the pledge of allegiance, especially today in honor of the 16th anniversary of 9/11. we want to pay our respects to all the men women who fight for our country. please rise. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, individual come -- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you very much. please be seated. i want to start off by knology our partners in planning today's events. rosemary and beatrice, thank you so much for the generous reception that happened before hand. it is always an honor to work with the two of you and your commitment to education and this place is truly remarkable. we are honored to work with you in the republican women -- to celebrate the importance of the constitution. so thank you. at the end of this evening, courtesy of our friends at the ashbrook center, we have copies of a book edited and selected and introduced by dr. gordon lloyd. i believe we have enough copies for everyone in the

i say the pledge of allegiance. i sing the national anthem. i love my country. and because i love my country, i can stand here in the well of the house of the united states of america and announce that i are rt the nfl men who professional football players. i can say i support them because i believe in what the flag says and stands for. liberty and justice for all. i believe in this. and if there is to be liberty and justice for all, the cause that they are part of has to be called to the attention of the american public. i support the nfl players, mr. speaker. and i want to say to those who say they are so lucky, they are so lucky they are making millions, why don't they just play football? they are making millions. they ought to be happy. first, let me comment in this way. they are earning millions. they are earning millions. their bodies are being torn apart in many cases. they are earning millions. they get concussions. they are earning millions. they suffer after they leave football. they are earning millions. and they are also earning pain as they play a ga

young americans should be taught to love our country, honor our anthem and proudly recite the pledge of allegiancereport for you on today's meeting with nfl players and owners right after the break. we'll even get to mare from roger goodell. please stay with us through the break. we'll be right back. by listening to an thiaudiobook on audible.ame and this guy is just trying to get through the day. this guy feels like he can take on anything. this guy isn't sure he can take it anymore. unwavering self-confidence. stuck in a 4-door sedan of sadness. upgrade your commute. ride with audible. dial star star audible on your smartphone to start listening today. my "business" was going nowhere... so i built this kickin' new website with godaddy. building a website in under an hour is easy! 68% of people... ...who have built their website using gocentral, did it in... ...under an hour, and you can too. type in your business or idea. pick your favourite design. personalize it with beautiful images. and...you're done! and now business is booming. harriet, it's a double stitch not a cross stitch! build a bett

young americans should be taught to love our country, honor our anthem and proudly recite the pledge of allegiance. >> sean: that was the president earlier tonight during a speech in front of the heritage foundation. taking aim at nfl players that kneel during our national anthem. he made a major push for a key part of his agenda. tax reform, which every american needs. watch this. >> we need the help of the heritage heritage foundation and everyone here tonight to get the tax cut through the house and se and to my for signature. let's give our country the best christmas present of all. massive tax relief. >> sean: we need it in the president got a boost on this front. mccain endorses budget bill and win for g.o.p. tax reform efforts. joining us now, author of the soon-to-be best-selling book "vengeance," former speaker of the house in fox news contributor, newt gingrich. i know you are aware of the uranium one deal. now we've got documents. emails. financial records. we've got eyewitnesses. that show they knew. in 2009, they knew about russia, top officials. bribery, kickback, extortion and money

. >> that's when you do with the pledge of allegiance you don't have to can that with the national anthem it's not in the rules of the nfl. >> so why don't you take a knee. >> because that's how i feel. you may feel something else as and american, it is not my right to tell what you to do. that is what being an american and patriot is, to fight for the right for somebody else even when you disagree with them. freedom of speech is for speech and actions you disagree with. that's why it is there. i got to let marvin get in. i'm sorry, i've been going on. this is driving me crazy ever since it happened. >> i totally disagree with that. when would you like for us to protest. you know with black lives matter it was too violent. should do non-violent protests and it was dieing down until donald trump saids hold my beer three weeks ago in tennessee and reignited it. it's not about disrespecting the soldiers or the flag, it's about criminal justice refor. reform. and addressing racial inequal y inequality. that's what it is about. mihok my dad was a world war ii vet and he's buried in the nationa

young americans should be taught to love our country, honor our an them and proudly recite the pledge of allegiance nations must have strong borders. and that our most of important job is to serve the needs of america and the american people. that includes common sense reforms like cracking down on sanctuary cities, ending catch and release, and very importantly ending chain migration. the loyal hard working citizens of our country deserve a government that shows them the same loyalty in return. finally we believe that the basis for international security and peace is mutual cooperation among you independent and sovereign nations. this is the message i delivered in my address to the united nations. i told the leaders in that hall that just like i accept and we all understand this, and they finally understand it, because there was a great misunderstanding, that just like i expect them to put the needs of their countries first, i will always put the needs of our country first. [cheers and applause] that is why we are withdrawing from one-sided international deals like the trans-pacific partnership an

event we do here at the ronald reagan presidential library, we like to start program with the pledge of allegiance and especiallily to day in honor of the 16th anniversary of 9/11. we want to give respect to those who bravely fought for our country. please rise. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you very much. please be seated. so i want to start off by acknowledging our partners in planning today's event. rosemary, i just want to say thank you so much for the generous reception that happened beforehand. it's always an honor to work with the two of you and your commitment both to education and to this place is truly remarkable. even we're honored to work with you and the thousand oaks women federated. so thank you very much. i also want to thank at the end of this evening courtesy of our friends at the ash brook center cop yifz a book edited, selected and introduced by dr. gordon lord. i believe we have enough copies for everyone in the audience. so he

that's what you do when you stand for the pledge of allegiance. it's not in the rules of the nfl. >> why don't you take a knee? >> because that's how i feel. you may feel something else isn't american and it's not my right to tell you what to do. that is what being an american is, to fight for the right for somebody else, even when you disagree with them. freedom of speech is not for speech you agree with, but speech you disagree with. i've got to let marvin get in. this has been driving me crazy since it happened. >> i totally disagree with that. when would you like for us to protest? with the black lives matter, it was too violent. we should do nonviolent protests. it was dying down until donald trump says hold my beer three weeks ago in tennessee, and it reignited. and so it's not about disrespecting the soldiers. it's not about disrespecting the na flag. it's about criminal justice reform. it's about addressing the issues that are affecting our community, like racial inequality. that's what it's about. so he can say that, but my dad was a world

special celebration for the christopher columbus monument -- students from saint francis led the pledge of allegiancehe color guard took part. a celebration of the accomplishments of all italians and italian americans. >>> jim kenney learned more about the things happy at the string theater charter school and toured the student run cafe and broadcasting studio and robotics and engineering rooms too. mayor kenney checked out the room a form of ago culture that treats fish waste as a fertilizer for plants. >>> and local students tried to do their part to help victims of hurricanes in texas and florida. all lessons in life from a school. >> i was sorry to hear about the severe hurricane that hit your city. >> not a lesson you'll find in a textbook or workbook but the students and principal believe it's the most important life lessons their students can learn. >> it's important to give back to other communities in need. >> this morning hundreds of students gathered in the cafeteria and their trays in one hand and notebooks in the other. students in grades k through 6th were asked to collect them for miam

i can remember as a child the pride i had him saying the pledge of allegiance and that i had watching space launches and the sense that this was a unique experiment in democracy that has nevehave never been replicated d never will be replicated. that's what i grew up with. most people i knew growing up had that view and i think that is all gone now. sure we can blame president obama or president bush. we can blame lots of people but i think that the societal challenges that we face are huge and obvious. there is one other issue that one of my teachers, colleagues, friends and even employers wrote about in 1965 which is the structure of the american family is in collapse. the late senator daniel patrick moynihan, a professor of mine wrote a report about the crisis of the black family. now it's not the crisis of the black family commits the crisis of the family. and i think for many of you you can recognize as you just look around kids who come from families that are single parent tend to have less good outcomes than those that are from stable families. and the number of stable families

young americans should be taught to love our country, honor our anthem and proudly recite the pledge of allegiancea report for you on today's meeting with nfl players and owners right after the break. we'll even get to mare from roger goodell. please stay with us through the break. we'll be right back. today, innovation in the finger lakes is helping build the new new york. once home to the world's image center, new york state is now a leader in optics, photonics and imaging. fueled by strong university partnerships, providing the world's best talent. and supported with workforce development to create even more opportunities. all across new york state, we're building the new new york. to grow your business with us in new york state, visit esd.ny.gov. the uncertainties of hep c. with us in new york state, wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior t

when you go to school as a little child, i remember there are other kids who didn't do the pledge of allegianceligious reasons. if you were requiring players to stand for this and make that some kind of a law or something, it's a slippery slope. >> it would have to be a requirements, something that would have to be collectively bargained as well as with the players association which it has not been but you're right, i mean, the first amendment doesn't say you have freedom of speech as long as it's popular with the majority of people. you have freedom of speech and then that could be popular or unpopular and you have the right to express whether you like what i'm doing or not as well and that's what the players are trying to say with this and the 49ers have backed them up officially with what that team policy is about that. >> we have football, we have a baseball play-offs and we have the warriors. we'll talk about the warriors later on in sports. >> thank you. >> fun game last night that just ended a little short. >> not how we would have liked on ring night. >> joe, thank you. >> sure. ♪[ musi

young americans should be taught to love our country, honor our anthem and proudly recite the pledge of allegiance. >> sean: thought it was the president last night talking about respecting the flag. sadly, the national anthem controversy in the nfl doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon. here's what the commissioner of the nfl, roger goddell said after meeting with the owners and players. it's pretty sad. >> everyone should stand for the national anthem and that's an important part of our policy. it is also an important part of our game, we all take great pride in and it's also important for us to honor our flag and our country and we think our fans expect us to do that. the fact is, we have half a dozen players that are protesting. we hope and we are going to continue to work to put that to zero. that's what we would like to do. we want to make sure we are understanding what the players are talking about. that's complex. >> sean: and looks like professional athletes and their obsession with social justice in the workplace -- the cavaliers locked arms during the anthem and lebron james were s

young americans should be taught to love our country, honor our anthem and proudly recite the pledge of allegianceis marvin washington, a formal nfl player. marvin, thank you for joining us this evening. i just want to read a portion. this is from your op-ed on cnn.com. and you said the inscapable reality for those of us raising black sons is that we pray every time that they don't end up becoming a viral video after an encounter with police. those are really strong words. what are your thoughts behind it? >> but it's true. the thing about being a black parent and raising two sons, i have, you know, brothers. i have uncles. i've gotten a talk. every black parent with a son has given that talk. we're asking to be treated fairly and equitable when our sons and daughters have gone out. that's not new. the cameras are new we've been fighting this fight for a long time. and it's kind of, you know, frustrating that we're relitigating things that my mom and her sisters and my dad were fighting for in the '50s and '60s. >> let's talk about colin kaepernick. whether or not his attorneys can find evidence o

. >> we do the national anthem, the pledge of allegiance, with we have soldiers football filled with language of war and blitzes. there's been a moment where black politics wasn't prioritize. and it gives white people anxiety when our stuff is at the front. she was a right to say whatever she wants. i support jemele hill. i stand with her, and everybody should resist. >> why do we do that at sports events, anyways? why is it such a big deal? maybe we shouldn't do the national anthem there? that would solve all of it. >> let's make it politics free. >> thank you, appreciate it. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. it's top of the hour. 11:00 p.m. on the east coast, 8:00 p.m. on the west coast. >>> at least 10 people have been killed as wildfires spread across 5,000 acres in california. steve bannon responding tonight calling for the senator to resign. here to discuss with senator corker says about the president to cnn senior economic analyst robert rice, also the author of the state of capallism for the many, not the few. and steven moore. this is very important conversation. mr. ric

nfl millionaires, perhaps theeee most entitled class on planet earth by kneeling during the pledge of allegianceing a council meeting. it wasn't about disrespecting the flag or police officers but of course that the entire point of the campaign. on the plus side, it means ann arbor has literally no other problems. so, congratulations. that is it for us tonight. every night at 8:00, the show that is the sworn enemy of lying, pomposity, smugness, and groupthink. sean hannity is in new york. >> sean: welcome to "hannity." we are broadcasting from the great city of las vegas for a very important reason. we are going to tell you why later in the show. we have major breaking news development in the real russia collusion scandal. weighing in heavily on this scandal, take a look. >> if the mainstream media will cover the uranium scandal and that russia has 20% of our uranium for whatever reason and a lot of people understand what those reasons may be, i think that is your russia story. that is your real russia story. >> sean: we will have the president's full remarks all coming up tonight. meanwhile, th

do the pledge of allegiance and sit at the table. we took one cub scout trip. in two or three years. instead of going to the woods they lined us up and marched us down the block to have a tour of a carville ice cream store. for me was better than camping because i loved carville ice cream, i was excited wit. we'd get to see how the ice cream was made, then we'd have ice cream. i was only 7 years old so i don't remember exactly what happened. all i remember is that we got no ice cream. our field trip was we got in our scout uniforms, went to an ice cream store, ate no ice cream, they showed us machines and sent us home. so while i'm happy that girls are now being allowed in the cub scouts i do want to say to those girls, look out what you wish for. [ laughter ] at least with the girl scouts you get cookies, all right? [ laughter ] hey, you know what would make a great cut leader? dj khaled. you know who dj khalid is? he hosted the b.e.t. hip-hop awards where not only was he the host, he won three awards including deejay of the year, mvp the year, proud father of

. >> we do the national anthem, the pledge of allegiance, with we have soldiers football filled with a moment where black politics wasn't prioritize. and it gives white people anxiety when our stuff is at the front. she was a right to say whatever she wants. i support jemele hill. i stand with her, and everybody should resist. >> why do we do that at sports events, anyways? why is it such a big deal? maybe we shouldn't do the national anthem there? that would solve all of it. >> let's make it politics free. >> thank you, appreciate it. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. it's top of the hour. 11:00 p.m. on the

isis assault -- look these guys are driven out of iraq and syria but setting up shop everywhere else. afghanistan, yemen. when boca haram pledged allegiance to isis they didn't have the control that al-baghdadi's forces did at the time and this is going back several years but isis gained about 20,000 miles of territory in west africa with that pledge of allegiance. if guys are repairing to africa or to elsewhere in the middle east and frankly around the world, that's going to be a major concern for the united states because this is a sort of -- isis refers to it as immigration. we're losing our state but our forces are around the globe and we're still a powerful insurgency to be reckoned with. that's not headline news the u.s. government wants to embrace at the moment. >> so michael, when you understand that they walked into a totally unexpected ambush, 50 heavily armed isis fighters, how did they not know? how was the intel they were getting so far off base? what do you think? >> frankly i don't know the answer to that question. i mean it's not the first time that america has had poor or insufficient intelligence with respect to a jihadi

. >> we do the national anthem, the pledge of allegiance, with we have soldiers football filled with language of war and blitzes. there's never been a moment where politics wasn't part of sports. it's just black politics wasn't prioritize. and it gives white people anxiety when our stuff is at the front. she was a right to say whatever she wants. she hasn't violated any journalistic standards. i support jemele hill. i stand with her, and everybody should resist. >> why do we do that at sports events, anyways? why is it such a big deal? that's what i don't understand. maybe we shouldn't do the national anthem there? that would solve all of it. >> let's make it politics free. >> thank you, appreciate it. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. it's top of the hour. 11:00 p.m. on the east coast, 8:00 p.m. on the west coast. and we are live with breaking news on some big stories for you tonight. >>> at least 10 people have been killed as wildfires spread across 57,000 acres in california. tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate. plus senator bob corker questioning the president's fin

the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., october 25, 2017. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable rand paul, a senator from the commonwealth of kentucky, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the palk nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary. scott l. palk of oklahoma, to be united states district judge for the western district of oklahoma. the presiding officer: under the previou

the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., october 3, 2017. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable ben sasse, a senator from the state of nebraska, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: this morning our thoughts and prayers continue to be with those in las vegas who suffered the horrendous massacre. we will all be praying for them and hoping they can recover from these grievous wounds. on an entirely different matter, last week the chairman of the budget committee unveiled a comprehensive budget for fiscal year 2018 that the committee w

morning, we'll dig deeper into the controversy of "taking the knee," with former player barrett brooks and eagles' insider, dave spadaro. male: i pledge allegiancea. rosemary: flag flap, emotions run high when it comes to honoring the stars and stripes. today we'll discuss the surprising back story behind the pledge of allegiance. and why it was written in the first place. rosemary: off the books. if you plan to tailgate next time the eagles play at home, you could be breaking the law. today a city councilman explains and tells us about the other out-of-date laws he's pushing to throw out. male announcer: nbc10@issue starts now. male: i think that everyone should stand and support

the loser is roger goodell, who now says he does not want players refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiancebut he's not going to do anything about it. >> the runner up to kelly is the cia's dog is a black lab who decided she did not want to be a bomb sniffing dog. >> by the way, we love animals on "winners and losers." >> losers, house republicans. the retirements are piling up and it likely means, it's at least a sign that the house could well eat sonic very well flip next year. >> my winner is journalism. my piece on opioids took out the presidents d.a. nominee. i think journalism around stomach allowed them to dig into the story months and months and months. my loser is sarah huckabee sanders asserting that it's inappropriate to debate a four-star general. i think we can respect john kelly, we can respect his service, we can salute him, but we certainly should be able to challenge him. that is hallmark of america. >> bret: thank you, panel. winners and losers every friday. when we come back, also every friday, this week's notable quotables. ... >> bret: finally tonight, as promised, this

respect the flag, the real question is should the flag stand for what the flag says with the pledge of allegiance says, liberty and justice for all. it's the wrong question getting the wrong polling answers that many in the media are not saying that's not the issue here. >> yeah, and we know what trump is doing. it's the three ds. distract, demonize and destroy. and you can throw divide on there too if you want a fourth d. this is the thing we need to fight against. i'll tell you a couple of things. i was at the march for racial justice yesterday in washington, d.c., the one you mentioned, reverend sharpton. i have to tell you there were so many kaepernick jerseys and people holding up signs that said i kneel with kap. what you saw was the way i think we are going to actually recenter this conversation around this issue of criminal justice reform and racial inequities in the system. it's going to happen because people take that to the streets. athletes are not going to do it for us. this will not be an athlete-led civil rights movement. they may help amplify the movement and shape the movement, b