robert kraft was at president trump's preinauguration dinner. his deep ties to the president when robert kraft's wife died in 2011, donald and his wife melania, were there for him. he expressed condolences and in that year, robert kraft says he was depressed and one of five or six people who were there for him. and he remembers that. now, remember, this team visited the white house. they gave president trump a super bowl ring. that is not very common. tom brady, star quarterback, he was spotted with make america great again hat in his locker. he, of course, downplayed it but nonetheless he has said that president trump is friends with him. head coach bill belichick also has written a letter in support of president trump. you can see that this team, it is no surprise that they are one of the organizations that have not yet written a letter in support of nfl commissioner roger goodell where the players deep ties and strong ties there with the new england patriots and president trump. >> coy wire, thank you very much thank you so much. >>> lebron j

the president did respond on sunday saying that robert kraft is a friend though he disagrees with him and does believe owners should do something about these plers, in s eyes, disrespecting the american flag. >> thank you. the latest republican attempt to repeal and replace appears to be on its last legs. against, the senate finance committee holds a hearing on the bill today. senators john mccain and rand paul already in the no column and the other two that's rights as well as ted cruz of texas all voicing concerns. republicans cannot afford to lose any of them. >> in attempt to win them over, they revised the bill. in a clear nod to senator murkowski it allows alaskans enrolled prior to 2020 to continue the eligibility after that. cnn's athena jones has more. >>reporter: good morning. a lot of eyes are going to be on gop senator susan collins. earlier this expressed serious doubts about this latest effort to repeal obamacare. here's what she had to say cnn's jake tapper on state of the union. >> it's very difficult for me to envision a smar yo where i would end up voting for this bi

. >> juan: robert kraft is not black. robert kraft is his buddy. >> greg: it is not a race issue. thank you for proving my point. this is the end of the show. back to 9:00. kimberly, everyone seems to be taking a knee everywhere but church. >> kimberly: that's the thing. i don't like to see this happen in sports and the nfl. people staying in the locker room. i love the guy who came out, that was fantastic. i think the problem is the media has such an obsession with president trump. they love him but they hate them and they love to hate him. they want to keep this going. he's going to be himself. he's not going to go through some magic transformation because he became president. his personality, the way he is and focus as a businessman, it's where he comes from. it's talking about that. this is my business and this is what people are doing. this is what i would do. he's giving unsolicited advice. does it have an impact? sure. people want to react and say we are not going to stamp the national have appeared were not going to respect the country. because we are peeved at trump. we a

. >> your friend robert kraft said he is disappointed by what you said friday. >> that's okay.e wants. i think it is disrespectful to our country and very disrespectful to our flag. i like bob very much. he is my friend, but he gave me a super bowl ring a month ago. he is a good friend of mine. i want him to do what he wants to do. but we have a great country. we have great people representing our country especially our soldiers and first responders. they can be treated with respect. when you get on your knee and you don't respect the american flag or the anthem that is not being treated with respect. nothing to do with race. i never said anything to do about race. this has nothing to do with race or anything else. this has to do with respect for our country. >> we have a tax plan. i think it would be terrific. i think it is knowing to go through. it will be the largest tax cut in the history of our country. >> discuss possible -- >> i never heard that mentioned. >> corporate rate 20%? >> i hope the corporate rate will be 15%. >> we'll see what happens. i hope it will be 15%. i

one of those involved the new england patriots owner robert kraft — who released a statement backing s. i watched a little bit, and i will say that there was tremendous solidarity for our flag and our country. your friend robert croft said he was disappointed by the remarks on friday. that's ok. he has to ta ke remarks on friday. that's ok. he has to take his ideas and go with what he wants. i think it's very disrespect for to our country. i think it is very, very disrespectful to ourflag. i like him very much, he gave me a super bowl bring a month ago. he is a good friend of mine. iwant month ago. he is a good friend of mine. i want him to do what he wants to do, but we have a great country. we have great people representing oui’ we have great people representing our country, especially our soldiers and first responders, and they should be treated with respect. and when you get on your knee and you don't respect the american flag or the anthem, that is not doing that. well after their game — jalen ramsey from the jacksonville jaguars spoke to the bbc‘s caroline barker. they reflected

. >> scott, the patriots owner, robert kraft, gave him the super bowl ring, had this to say. am deeply disappointed by the tone of the president. there is no greater unifier and unfortunately nothing more divisive than politics. i think our political leaders could learn about team work and working together towards a common goal. even if his supporters are calling him out, shouldn't that give the president pause? >> well, the nfl has clearly decided to go all in on this. i mean, you've got players who are doing the kneeling on the field, the owners are joining them, the nfl put o you theut a statement. the league has decided en masse that they're going to come out against the president. the nfl is in decline. ratings are down, the stadiums are half empty. a lot of parents don't want their kids to play football anymore because of the concussion and safety issues. now they are taking a huge political risk in my pchb, a huge business risk, frankly, by possibly angering half the country by waiting into politics here and opposing what the president has to say. we'll see how it turn

and as you know, roger goodell, the head ofl n the nfl and a wh host of team owners, including robert kraftresident trump, have issued statements supporting their players' right to do this. and criticizing the president's comments, including robert kraft, specifically, criticizing the president's tone. why is this a fight that the president wants to have? >> i don't think it's a question of a fight that the president wants to have. he thinks this is about respect for the military and so many people who put their lives at risk and what the country stands for. and the owners should meet and they should decide on this rule the way they decide on any other rule. again, you know, for as long as i can remember, people have stood in honor of the country. this isn't about politics. if people want to talk politics off the field, when they're not working for the nfl, they have the absolute right to do that. >> all right. i could do the whole interview on this topic, but there are some other big pressing issues. let's talk about health care. three republican senators, jm, susan collins, rand paul, hav

and patriots owner robert kraft said i am deeply dewpointed by the tone of -- disappointed in the comments made by president trump. many decided to kneel, stand or raised their first. the titans refused to leave the locker room. >> this has to do with respect for our country and flag. >> reporter: but the point of collin kaepernick taking a knee was based on on racial injlings. >> injlings -- injustice. police brutality and oppression of different people of color. >> tremain-- at terry brad shaw disagrees with the protest, but stands behind the players. >> reporter: at the eagles game some need during the national anthem, meanwhile, the #take a knee has been tweeted $4 million. live in washington, jenay norman channel 6 "action news." >> speaking of the eagles, philadelphia left the new york giants winless yesterday. the birds won in the last seconds of the game. and with the good comes the bad. darn sproles suffered two injuries in the game that has ended his season. jake elliot kicked a 61-yard field goal as the clock spider, the longest goal in team history. 27-24. the sproles broke his

robert kraft this morning. it's a large statement.the extensions there says there's no greater unifier in the country. i think our political -- working to effect the change. the owner of the atlanta falcons plans to take part in a display of unity with his players today. we have seen many taking action today now that the issue is in the line light. all different angles people saying it's not a bigger issue but if he didn't like it, it's becoming a bigger issue. >> that's what maxwell said in his press conference. he decided to go out and take a knee during the national anthem. he said it was specifically because of what the president was talking about on that friday campaign rally. it's kind of made this a polarizing issue. >> right. otherwise, it wouldn't stood. >> and the owners weighing in with statements but one owner of the falcons may be doing more than that, may be taking action of his own. >> that is the report. we have to see what, he said vaguely display of unity with the players. we'll have to see what that looks like. >> w

and patriots owner robert kraft, who reportedly donated $1 million to the president's inaugural, writing he is deeply disappointed. solidarity shows of across the league sunday. about 200 players decided to stand, neil, or raise their fist during the national anthem. in nashville, the titans seahawks refusing to leave their locker rooms as the national anthem blared over a near-empty field. president trump: this has nothing to do with race or anything else. this has to do with respect for our country and our flag. the point of colin kaepernick taking a knee last season was based on racial injustice. >> the reason why he knelt was police brutality, excessive force, the oppression of different people of color. janai: hall of fame quarterback terry bradshaw disagrees with the protests, but stands behind the right to do it. kerry: i am not sure if our president understands those rights. trump uninvited the golden state warriors from visiting the white house after star player steph curry said he did not want to go. wentashtag " take a knee -- "take a knee" went viral. partnna: the redskins we

robert kraft says he's deeply disappointed in his comments.nd former jets coach, rex ryan now regrets backing the president. >> i'm pissed off, i'll be honest with you. because i supported donald trump. calling our players sobs and that kind of stuff, that's not the men that i know. the men that i know no the locker room, i'm proud of. >> treasury secretary steve mnuchin was among those defending the president's remarks. he said the players can have the right to the first amendment off the field. mnuchin added that the league should create and enforce rules to make the players stand for the anthem. oakland catcher bruce maxwell is from a military family. he held his hand to his heart and faced the flag as he knelt. maxwell says he received both support and threats in reaction. >>> nashville police are holding a 25-year-old man after a shooting at a church. one worshipper is dead, seven others injured. it might have been worse if not for the courageous actions of an usher. adrian bankert with more. >> reporter: the small tennessee church ripped

that's dillon wagner on the right presented with a signed number 12 patriots jersey, presented by robert kraft. >> try it again next time, dillon. >> sorry, dillon. >> and venus williams was two points from reaching her first u.s. open final in 15 years. instead, she's on her way home. sloane stephens sagtaged a furis come back, moments later, she finished off williams to reach her first grand slam title of her career. >> i don't give up, like i'm not going to give it to someone. i' take it from me. i want to make sure i give everything i have and leave everything out on the court at all times. >> she will meet her friend madison keys in the final. keys took a little more than an hour to beat coco vandeweghe. this is also keys' first grand slam final. >> wow, strong words at the press conference, too. >> sloane stephens is awesome. 24 years old, foot surgery in january. ranked in the 9 hundreds last month. she's in the final. she has such an amazing demeanor off court. she's funny, honest. >> but on the court. >> she's amazing. >> on the court. >> i'm going to are her for her. poor coco got ca

the falcons got a total of eight hundred seventy nine thousand dollars in just four years now robert kraft of the new england patriots said that he was deeply disappointed by trump's comments but a couple of years before that his team got seven hundred thousand dollars of funds for national anthem ceremonies now trumps remarks were divisive and this respectful the criticism coming from terry and kim of the owners of the buffalo bills they took six hundred fifty thousand dollars from the d.o.d. back when paid patriotism was allowed let's not get it twisted for his sake in these billionaire owners like jerry jones of the. craft the pages they could care less about civil rights they could care less about the state of black america in this struggle against police terror but they knew that if they sided with the troll who was extremely unpopular in all spheres of american society the owner is risked a walk some type of players strike there was such incredible unity among the players that the owners had no choice but the laws are in with the players they were protecting their own interests and t

trump supporter and patriots owner robert kraft rejected the presidents words... meanwhile former coach rex ryan says he was shocked by the remarks. make sure to stick with us as we make sure to stick with us as we continue to follow this developing story out of the nfl as players..owners and officials around the league react.. get up to second updates with us online at wjla-dot-com and on twitter and facebook. for the president overnight - this one, projected onto the trump international hotel., it read: trump is a bomb threat. a group of anti-nuclear activists put up the light projection around 8-30. it featured at least two other messages, including quotes from the president. i'm adrianna hopkins at the live desk and new this morning - a security scare near the white house. according to a new incident report, secret service officers arrested a man with a car full of weapons. this happened early sunday morning. the suspect was apparently stopped for uriniating in public. in his car officers found nine guns, three knives, brass knuckles, suppressors, and various

robert kraft but even he joined the league and several other tames in a show in critical statements saying i am deeply disappointed by the tone of the comments made by the president on friday our players are intelligent thoughtful and care deeply about our community and i support their right to peacefully effect social change i command and employ everybody that's spoken up that's what we're supposed to do was to continue this conversation and over from o'jays the disputed also hit basketball on saturday after trump withdrew an invitation to n.b.a. winning star stephan curry to visit the white house the response of cleveland cavaliers star le bron james to trump on twitter calling him a bum has attracted more than one point too. million likes we all know how much sports brings us together how much passion has how much we love and caring you know the friendships and everything that he creates a for him to try to use this platform to divide us even more. is not something not to stand for. on saturday oakland athletics concha bruce maxwell became the soloist major league baseball player to kne

the falcons got a total of eight hundred seventy nine thousand dollars in just four years now robert kraft of the new england patriots said that he was deeply disappointed by trump's comments but a couple of years before that his team got seven hundred thousand dollars of funds for national anthem ceremonies now trumps remarks were divisive and this respectful the criticism coming from terry and kim pigou of the owners of the buffalo bills they took six hundred fifty thousand.

among them was robert kraft of the super bowl champion new england patriots. kraft, a trump friend who also gave a million dollars to his inaugural committee, said: "i am deeply disappointed by the tone of the comments made by the president." and of his players, kraft said"" i support their right to peacefully affect social change." basketball superstar lebron james, who yesterday called mr. trump a "bum" for disinviting the nba champion golden state warriors to the white house, followed up with a video posted to twitter. >> obviously, we all know what happened with charlottesville and the divide that caused. he's now using sports as the platform to divide us. >> thompson: oakland a's catcher bruce maxwell became the first major league baseball player to kneel during the anthem, last night. maxwell who is african-american and comes from a military family, said he was protesting the, "racial divide that's being practiced from the highest power we have in this country." for more about this weekend's intersection of sports and politics, i am joined from washingto

you see the backlash now you have even the owners of the teams that have supported trump like robert kraft of the patriots. it's not clear what trump's end game here is picking this fight. >> dickerson: there may not be an end game, the crowd went wild. sees the protest as anti-patriotic as marc short articulated here. is this just -- is this the way donald trump is, he could have spent some time talking about health care, he didn't, he could have talked about taxes he did in and out neither way to sells those programs. where do you think this goes next? >> well, it was a heck of a kick off. the president clearly thinks in some way rhetorically this works for him. perhaps because it diverts attention from two very tough fights and his recent frustration with capitol hill. that may be something that resonates but also in some ways reopens some of those questions, concerns and analysis of what the president actually meant back during the charlottesville controversy. why reopen some of those questions, why have people compare, well you didn't criticize tom brady when he said of the patriots w

robert kraft said he's deeply disappointed by the president's comments as the debate spiraled members of trump's administration defended the president's comments i think what the president is saying is that the owner should have a rule that players should have to stand in respect for the national anthem this isn't about democrats it's not about republicans it's not about race it's not about free speech they can do free speech on their own time the right to protest is protected under the constitution of the united states in two thousand and sixteen quarterback collin capper nick started using his platform to highlight injustice experienced by minorities in american society. the movement has spread beyond american football and saturday catcher bruce maxwell became the first major league baseball player to kneel during the american anthem this guy we've. put in charge has taught us try to divide us once again and other athletes like basketball star le bron james say they'll also continue to speak out and they'll keep being vocal until america overcomes the racial divisions they say persi

several teams issued statements opposing the president, including new england patriots owner, robert kraftcampaign donor. saying he was deeply disappointed by the tone of the president's comments. adding, i support the player's right to effect social change and raise awareness in a manner they feel is most impactful. some fans are agreeing with the protest of the anthem. others believe it's disrespectful. >> i think it should be done somewhere other than a football stadium. >> reporter: some fans booed those who stands. not all players demonstrated on sunday. when pittsburgh steelers stayed in the locker room, alejandro villanueva, chose to stand on the end of the field. the president also took aim at steph curry. withdrawing an invitation to the white house, when he said curry hesitated whether to attend the white house for a ceremony for the golden state warriors. hitting back, lebron james, said he's a bum. >> he's newsing sports as the platform to try to divide us. it's something i can't stand for. >> reporter: it would seem that the protests are starting to spread to other sports. a m

the falcons got a total of eight hundred seventy nine thousand dollars in just four years now robert kraft of the new england patriots said that he was deeply disappointed by trump's comments but a couple of years before that his team got seven hundred thousand dollars of funds for national anthem ceremonies now trumps remarks were divisive and this respectful the criticism coming from terry and kim of the owners of the buffalo bills they took six hundred fifty thousand dollars from the d.o.d. back when paid patriotism was allowed less now i get it twisted for his sake in these billionaire owners like jerry jones of the. craft in the pages they could care less about civil rights they could care less about the state of black america in this struggle against police terror but they knew that if they sided with the troll who was extremely unpopular in all spheres of american society the owners risked a walk some type of players strike there was such incredible unity among the players that the owners had no choice but to log on with the players they were protecting their own interests and their

new england patriots owner robert kraft, a vocal trump supporter and a million=dollar donor to his inaugural, went so far as to write , "there is no greater unifier in this country than sports and, unfortunately, nothing more divisive than politics" questions, too about timing: the president launched his latest twitter war as north korea made new threats against the u=s ... republicans congress struggled to pass health care and tax cut changes ... and a million american citizens suffered from hurricane maria in puerto rico and the virgin islands "what message is the president sending by emphasizing sports right now and not a big crisis that's affecting so many?" "he's not, he's not emphasizing sports, you're missing the entire purpose of the message. he's emphasizing something that should be unifying. . (grant) today i talked to university of san francisco professor james taylor... and political analyst. if asked him if he thinks the president knew just how much of a controversy his comments would create.. (grant) while president trump criticized the nfl --

. >> new england patriots robert kraft, the president's friend who gave $1 million to the inaugur inaugural campaign. >> president trump adding fuel to the fire by publicly rescinding a white house invitation to the golden state warriors stephen curry after he said he wouldn't go. >> i don't know why he feels to target certain individuals. that's not what leaders do. >> his long-time rival lebron james criticizing. >> for him to use this platform to divide us even more is not something i can stand for. >> reporter: fans pinning it against each other at sunday's game. >> meanwhile, there are big issues hanging in the balance in washington, d.c. the administration continues to hold its breath over the current condition of the latest health care revamp effort on capitol hill. the president holds a jobs event here today in washington. back to you, john and alyson. >> thank you very much. we have a lot to talk about. we have cnn political analyst gregory, wesley lauery and host of smerconish, michael smerconish. great to have you all here. gregory, where do you want to begin with this? what's ha

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that being said, the notion which put robert kraft who is also limited his support to the player protest, and he is a big fan of trump as well. i talked to a lot of business people involved with the nfl. in the sports marketing side and they tell me, despite what the owners are doing, they are doing a primarily to keep order and harmony in the locker room. what they are doing is playing with fire. it is marketing 101. you thumb your nose at your customer, the customer usually rebels. you can see that in the ratings. the ratings have gone down for a lot of reasons. people are watching the nfl on this, and the clips rather than the whole game. >> neil: the overnight confirmed what you just said. >> the business people that deal with this, and jerry knows, nine oh jerry jones a little bit. he is a great businessman. he knows at bottom, this is a really bad business decision basing thematic embracing the back -- >> neil: why did so many owners decide, where they pinned into a corner here? you look at some of the receipts and all the stuff saying, we are literally between a rock and a hard pl

maria: now, robert kraft is one of the president's i think allies, he is the owner of the new he englandots been to white house with the president i think a mixed situation when it comes to some of these owners and support for the president, bob kraft has been in the president's corner others not so much. in terms of the nfl owners what is your take on a where this goes? there is bob kraft right there first row right here. >> i just think that a lot of owners are feeling the pressure that they have got to line up with their players, who are really angry about a lot of this i also wish that they would think about what they are saying caddell said something ridiculous he talked about how nfl is a unifying force it isn't anymore it once was but football and baseball, and basketball to become political arms we lose something, in the sport we go there to escape the political the divisive stuff same with arts, when arts become a platform for politics, rather than music acting lose something why can't we have arenas in which we come together that is what sports arts have historically been some

new england patriots owner robert kraft, a vocal trump supporter and a million=dollar donor to his inaugural, went so far as to write , "there is no greater unifier in this country than sports and, unfortunately, nothing more divisive than politics" questions, too about timing: the president launched his latest twitter war as north korea made new threats against the u=s ... republicans congress struggled to pass health care and tax cut changes ... and a million american citizens suffered from hurricane maria in puerto rico and the virgin islands "what message is the president sending by emphasizing sports right now and not a big crisis that's affecting so many?" "he's not, he's not emphasizing sports, you're missing the entire purpose of the message. he's emphasizing something that should be unifying. . (steve) new tonight at 8. the anthem protests are sparking strong reaction on both sides. kron-4's j-r is following this story tonight. j-r you spoke to a military veteran who is pretty upset about players taking a knee during the anthem. (j.r.)he is. he's u

it has been, sara, a unifying week, from roger goodell to robert kraft. >> a good friend of the presidentusiness story here, i guess is the one around the ratings which we have continued to talk about throughout. >> right. >> i've asked a lot of people whether the politics are interfering with the ratings >> what we will see is if those things play out. >> the ratings have already been down >> it was a good day for football, wasn't it? >> it was a great day for football. >> the bengals almost won. >> they almost did. >> it came down to aaron rodgers. >> congratulations, jim cramer i heard the eagles had an amazing game. >>> the nba was over the president's cross hairs this weekend. president trump said he would be withdrawing steph curry's invitation to go to the white house. that was after steph curry said he wouldn't visit. lebron james said going to the white house was an honor many people took to twitter to support curry. >> so much sports and politics at a crossroads. >> you wonder if it's going to have an impact on the sports or just bring people together you know, there was a lot o

robert kraft crries out the super bowl trophy3rd quarter alex smith to trreke hilll 75-yhard touchdownm bradybrady hits danny amendola for the nice gain later in the drivemike gillislee scores from a yard out his 3rd td 24-21 patriots 4th quarter/ 27-21 patriotssmith does it again this time to kareem hunt for 78 yards and a td 28-27 chiefs raiders at tennessee for teir season opener sundayjack del rio getting the troops ready derek carr with his new $125 million contract looking to join the elite qb'smarshawn lynch does he have enough left in the tank to be a difference-makerbut it will be the defense coached by ken norton jr tht will have to step up the mostthey are a young defense if fact linebacker bruce irvin is considered an old-timer going into his 7th year in the league (sot: irvin & norton) "it's a new season...we've put a lot of work in...i think we understand where we need to improve, we understand the things we did really excited about the new challenge..." the 49ers open at home against the carolina panthersnavorro bowman finally healthy and ready to go but

he heard from the owner of the patriots, someone who calls himself a friend of the president, robert krafts disappointed in the president's tone and said the president could learn from the teamwork that politicians could learn from teamwork that players showcase every week. let's step back for a second and showcase this issue in light of everything else that the white house is dealing with. the president is choosing to focus on this kneeling issue more than a year since colin kaepernick first made head lines by kneeling during the national anthem at a time when the white house is focussed on a tax reform rollout and tensions at an all-time high with north korea and the lingering question about another repeal and replacement effort by republicans on obamacare that is on life support, not just all of that, but also the russia investigation which continues to linger in the background of everything that this white house does. certainly a curious time for the president to set his focus on this. >> boris sanchez, thank you so much. let's talk more about this now, about this league wide nfl demon

before getting pulled over there was a lighted sign the super bowl champs opening the nfl season...robert kraftries out the super bowl trophy3rd quarteralex smith to tyreke hilll 75-yard touchdown 21-17 chiefs(hill: 7 catches, 133 yards, td)3rd quarter here comes tom brady brady hits danny amendola for the nice gain(brady: 16-36, 267 yards, no tds)later in the drivemike gillislee scores from a yard out his 3rd td 24-21 patriots 4th quarter/ 27-21 patriotssmith does it again this time to kareem hunt for 78 yards and a td 28-27 chiefs(smith: 28-35, 368 yards, 4 tds... hunt: 256 total yards 148 rushing, 98 receiving)final: 42-27 chiefs 537 yards the most ever allowed by a bill bellichick defense and join us saturday for the prmiers of our raiders and 49ers weekly shows mark carpenter and henry wofford host and join us saturday for the prmiers of our raiders and 49ers weekly shows mark carpenter and henry wofford host saturdays starting at 9pm then sunday a new 1-hour long sports night live also at 9pm then sunday a new 1-hour long sports night live also at 9pm j.r. stone and mark carpenter host an

. >> the patriots owner robert kraft is also a friend of president trump and he released a statement saying he was disappointed in the tone of president trump's comments and poppy, it's interesting, in the nfl world, we often talk about how the players and the owners are at odds over a number of issues. >> right. >> but this has certainly seemingly brought them together. >> it really has. and that's a great point. andy, thank you for the reporting and joe johns at the white house as well. let's dig into it with our panel. cnn political commentator ben ferguson is here, and former linebacker chad brown and navy veteran kathy huntington. kathy, let me begin with you because the president says this is about the flag and the white house said on this network yesterday, steve mnuchin the treasury secretary, quote, respect for the military. you served in the navy, your son is now serving in the navy, how do you see it? >> i don't see this as anything that specifically relates to respect for veterans. the reason this began last year when colin kaepernick took the knee was to protest and draw

. >> new england patriots robert kraft, the president's friend who gave $1 million to the inaugural fund, said he is deeply disappointed by the tone of mr. trump's comments. >> i like bob very much. he has to take his ideas and go with what he wants. >> president trump adding fuel to the fire by publicly rescinding a white house invitation to the golden state warriors stephen curry after he said he wouldn't go. >> i don't know why he feels to target certain individuals. that's not what leaders do. >> his long-time rival lebron james criticizing the president's response. >> for him to use this platform to divide us even more is not something i can stand for. >> reporter: the president's attacks on players pinning fans against each other at sunday's games. >> reporter: meanwhile, there is a lot of policy on the plate here at the white house. the administration is keeping a watchful eye on the progress or lack of same of the health care revamp proposal now on capitol hill. the president expected to hold a jobs event here today in washington. back to you, alyson and john. >> is joe, thank yo

it's important to notice the response of two nfl owners, patriots owner robert kraft donated $1 millionauguration, has been at trump tower, mar-a-lago and on air force one but he released a statement saying he was deeply disappointed by the tone of his comments and stood by his players and then the president appointed him as ambassador of the uk, and now his brother is in charge of the jets and stood arm in arm of him and put ought a statement supporting his players. it's been a mixed bag. this week down on average 4% when you put all the networks together analysts expect to end higher tonight once tonight's game gets included and pregame shows, they saw 19% increases because they actually aired the national anthems, which is an unusual step. >> yeah, it is eric, stick around john and pete najarian, you know them as traders extraordinnaire. pete, first to you passionate feelings on both sides. what's your take what does football do here >> i think the ownership has to step up here, brian. it's been the issue. a couple of owners have stepped out there and given their opinion and told the

robert kraft, he's a good friend of the president. he's donated at least $1 million to his campaign pep called him out saying i'm deeply disappointed by tone of the comments made by the president on friday. i support players' right to peacefully affect social change and raise awareness in a manner that they feel is most impactful. >> it's no small thing. that's a large thing because he loves the president. he gave $1 million to the campaign pep made a super bowl ring for the president. he's been on fair force one in the last six months pep lov. he loves the president. but he understands he has 53 guys in his locker room who have been offended by the remarks on friday night who believe our fathers fought to express some dissent. it's a hard thing for bob kraft to come out and do that today. he's done that and that tells you the kind of reaction the president's remarks from friday night are generating leaguewide. >> what do sports teams owners really think? do you think they're more to share the president's views on national anthem knee

richard, we should add that a lot of nfl owners some of whom like robert kraft who have donated to president to his political campaigns and to his inauguration have come out with statements strongly in favor of their players taking their side in this controversy which has really caught fire across the country today. even in london where there was a game earlier today. >> yeah, $7 million plus you're alluding to there as we have seen the owners six of them supporting president trump in his campaign and now his administration. thank you, sir. again the game kicking off on nbc tonight. the raiders only all african-american unit, they plan from what we understand do something to kneel there. >>> next, my panel weighs in on a historic day in professional sports as many nfl players as we have been talking about will be taking a knee before today's games. maybe tomorrow night as well. during our made to move 2017 clearance event, you can do endless online research. or, you can take advantage of our best offer ever on an xt5. don't wait. our 2017 models will be moving fast. you can drive a car... or