our report tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> he has a big leg and he kicks off. >> reporter: last night the washington redskins won their preseason game and their controversial nickname was heard during the nationally televised broadcast. >> the washington redskins -- >> reporter: but in the upcoming season, two high profile analysts say they will join the list of media professionals and organizations avoiding using the name. it's such a political football they also declined today to say anything further. >> these are household names during the fall in our living rooms. and if they're not using the name and other people start not using the name, you do become irrelevant at some point as a brand. >> reporter: the pressure is mounting. >> native americans call themselves many things. >> reporter: last month the u.s. patent and trademark office cancelled the team's trademark registrations for being disparaging. dan snyder has remained firm, vowing to never change the name. today the team said the name is are derivative and directed people to redskinsfacts.com to learn the are truth of its

we get more on this from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: if the price of that hotel deal got you to book, brace yourself when you get the bill, because you're likely to see extra charges. merely opening the fridge and moving around the snacks and beverages, for example, could trigger a fee. hotels are raking in new profits. a record $2.25 billion this year in service fees. >> it's a way to keep the rates low. but then charge when guests use services. >> reporter: as experts say, check the fine print. resort fees, things like the pool or gym could add $20 to $50 a day, even if you don't use them. the mini-bar, the $5 soda could cost even more after a restocking fee. want a king bed? it could probably cost you more than a room with two doubles. cutting a stay short might cost you a full day's rate. your bill, how closely do you check them? >> a few times i've had charges that aren't appropriate. >> they charge you for things you really need sometimes. or they don't tell you about up front. >> you think your room is, you know, $399 a night and you get the bill and it's a completely differen

we get more from nbc's ron mott. >> eric, we won't let you down! >> reporter: now that new york city's medical examiner has ruled eric garner's july 17th death a homicide in an encounter with police caught on camera, today the reverend al sharpton was joined by garner's widow, mother and family members at a rally calling for prosecutors to file criminal charges. >> i met with the prosecutors, and i feel like i did the right thing by doing that. and i just want them to do the right thing and give me justice for my husband. and thank you. thank you. that's all i'm going to say. thank you. >> reporter: the activist and msnbc host sharpton fired back at critics who have taken issue with his involvement in a case with racial overtones. >> this is not about the family overreacting. this is not about civil rights activists polarizing. there is no issue other than justice. and having policies that will assure justice. >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe. >> reporter: garner died after complaining multiple times to officers trying to arrest him he couldn't

we get details tonight from ron mott. >> reporter: the way to get ice cream, 84-year-old knew immediately he was busted for speeding. >> i saw the cruiser up on the side of the road there. and i said, too late. no sense slowing down now. >> what he didn't know couldn't possibly know was that getting pulled over would be a lifesaver. >> let me see your license. >> all i can tell you is i took my license out of the wallet, after that, i know nothing. >> reporter: for the officer, dash cam rolling, it was just another stop. >> i went back to my car. i started to run checks. and write out the warning card and i heard some screaming. >> call 911. >> the screaming was from his wife, janet and not because he was going too fast. he was dying. his heart had stopped. >> he was unresponsive. i checked for a pulse. he didn't have one. at which time i pulled him out the vehicle and began doing chest compressions. >> sir? >> reporter: but the compressions weren't working, backup arrived armed with a defibrillator. >> they said you were a goner and you were lucky because the policeman was an emt. he kne

our report tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> he has a big leg and he kicks off. >> the redskins won theame. in the upcoming season, two high profile analysts say they will join the list of media professionals and organizations avoiding using the name. it's such a political football they also declined today to say anything further. >> these are household names during the fall in our living rooms. and if they're not using the name and other people start not using the name, you do become irrelevant at some point as a brand. >> reporter: the pressure is mounting. >> native americans call themselves many things. >> reporter: the u.s. patent and trademark office cancelled the teams trademark registrations for being disparaging. dan snyder has remained firm, vowing to never change the name. the name is derivative. mike ditka told the washington post this is so stupid it's appalling. >> i grew up being a redskins fan, and that's how i know my team. i don't see it as a discriminating term. >> i think it's offensive. i mean, it clearly is something that many people have spoken out against. >> exp

nbc's ron mott was at the national action network event earlier today, joins me in studio now. t does it mean? how does this change things now that it has officially been ruled a homicide? >> i think reverend al sharpton and the family think it is now an automatic indictment. but that's not the case. the video that you see there, they have to do some more investigating before they can determine to attach any criminal liability in this case. it's not an automatic -- you know, because this is ruled a homicide, now let's go get this officer and arrest him. there are some people here in new york city over the weekend wondering why this hasn't already been done, but due diligence has to be done here as well on behalf of that officer and the other officers involved. >> right there. that was my question. help us with that. we've got everybody that can see what happened in that video. the choke hold. the choke hold, the compression is what killed this man. so why no arrest? tell us what due process is? what is going on now to determine whether or not he should be charged? are the police

ron mott joins me. with what more are we hearing from the medical report?> they wrapped up this rally about two hours ago. the mother, speaking to the crowd here, along with eric garner's widow. his mom said she was at a store when she got the call that her son's death was ruled a homicide. that the medical examiner essentially said he was choked to death. the cause of his death was construction of his neck and chest and in the prone position he was on the sidewalk in the disturbing bystander video we saw. there was concern in the past two weeks whether this would come back as a death that was caused by some underlying factors it the coroner said there were some underlying factors that did contribute to his death, asthma, obesity and heart disease. but the family and our colleague, reverend sharpton, both now saying this should renew calls for criminal charges to be filed in this matter. they've not yet been filed. the prosecutor in brooklyn and federal prosecutor for that district has also been interested in this case as well. we'll see what next week brin

as ron motte reports, the whole thing was recorded on video. >> reporter: on the way to get ice creamthe 84-year-old knew immediately he was busted for speeding. >> i saw a policeman on the side of the road. they nailed me. >> reporter: what he didn't know, couldn't possibly know, was that getting pulled over would be a life saver. >> let's see your license. >> reporter: i took my license out of my wallet. and after that, i know nothing. >> reporter: for the officer, dash cam rolling, it was just another stop. >> went back to my car. started to run checks. and write out a warning card. at which time i heard some screaming. >> call 911! >> reporter: the screaming was from gavin's wife janet. not because he was going too fast he was dying. his heart had stopped. >> he was unresponsive. i checked for a pulse. he didn't have one. at which time i pulled him out of the vehicle and began doing chest compressions. >> sir! >> reporter: the compressions weren't working. back yum arrived armed with a defibrillator shocking life back into gavin. >> they were you were a goner and you were lucky be

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ron mott, what are his chances for recovery? >> paul george has a pretty good prognosis.ahead of him and even though his mind may be able to deal with he can tended rehab, i warn you, this video is hard to watch. >> too fast for his own good. paul george shaken up. >> paul george's injury obvious, severe. >> paul george suffering what appears to be an injury. >> the kind where fans wonder if it's all over. george put that speculation to rest right away, even before surgery, promising, i'll be okay and back better than ever. former nfl quarterback who famously shattered his right leg in a 1985 game and never played again says he knows on twitter what george was going through on his back. pain. >> i've had people say to me, did it hurt? so i tell them to hang their foot off the curb and i'll drive over it with my car. it hurts like heck. >> reporter: george, a star with the indiana papers, suffered a lower compound fracture. >> this is the tibia, the bigger bone, this is the fibula, the larger bone. this bone has good blood supply, better than a ligament, it heals quicker.

ron mott is following this one. good morning. >> erica, good morning to you.of his pro career, off the top of his game, promising to come back better than ever. this is the kind of injury that sticks with you see it. fair warning the indiana pacers star was trying to make team usa when the right foot went between the stanchion breaking his knee. george is set to compete at the world cup in spain later this month. there was a huge roar and standing ovation from the crowd when he came off the court. george's injury brought back memories of other horrific injures. joe theismann never played the game again after his accident in 1985. and the guard broke his leg. he tweeted minor setback for a major comeback, p.g. plenty of athletes have bounced back. paul george intends to be one of them. he took to twitter as well with a shoutout to fans saying thanks everybody for the love and support. i'll be okay and be back better than ever. love y'all. >> a lot of well wishes his way. ron, thanks. >> still to come on "today" -- the little girl who took the internet by storm,

nbc's ron mott is in summerville, massachusetts, with the big story up there. >> reporter: good morning market basket stores here in this region. the scene is pretty much the same at all of them. protests line up outside. aisles inside are free of shoppers. all because workers want their boss back. for a third straight week now, workers are voicing their displeasure about their boss losing his job at family-owned market basket supermarket chain and they say they don't plan on going silent until he's back. >> you have middle class folks standing up for a rich guy. why are you doing that? >> i would say he's a wealthy man for sure but he's one of the people, one of us. he knows all his employees' names, he comes in and talks to customers. >> reporter: arthur was fired in a long, simmering family feud by a board controlled by his cousin, arthur s. many of the company's 25,000 employees are so loyal to artie t., as they call him, they've risked their livelihood for him. this man put in 25 years and was recently fired because they say he was harming customers. >> he gave us profit plan, he's

ron mott is here with the latest. >> reporter: paul george came off the best season of his pro careere suffered left questions on whether he'll come back. some of this video might be tough to watch. >> a little bit too fast for his own good. shaken up. >> reporter: reactions to basketball star paul george's freak injury didn't need words. >> in what appears to be an injury. >> reporter: slumped heads, hands over mouths, prayers, and tears. all said the same thing. >> kevin ware just took a shot. my goodness. >> reporter: kevin ware suffered the same thing last year after he suffered an open fracture of his leg. >> this a terrible looking injury. >> i didn't feel any pain. i didn't feel my leg broke. when i saw it, i was scared. >> reporter: george, a 24-year-old indiana pacers player. >> this is the tibia bone. >> reporter: a sickening sight of bone protruding through skin. glp to see it happen was horrific. but thankfully since it sounds like it spared his knee and ankle, i'm hopeful he can make a full recovery. >> reporter: george had successful surgery. boxer floyd mayweather payin