first of all, what lead to the president disinviting steph curry? i mean let's take a look at curry. he was at a media event yesterday explaining why he didn't want to visit the white house. here it is. >> by acting or in not going hopefully that will inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country. >> what do you think is going on? what do you think the president hopes to accomplish by going after the nba and previous lit nfl like this? >> you know, alex, i think what the president is trying to accomplish here is to appease the base. this is a nationalist mentality if they don't respect the office of the president and like he was saying if they're going to bend the knee when they're doing the national anthem, he's trying to not reward that and trying to appease the base by saying we're not going to stand for this. now my advice for the president would be is that there is a lot going on in washington. there is a lot going on internationally. stick to those issues. look at the past few weeks. as the conversation shifted to natura

but temperatures will remain above seasonal averages. ( marty ) president trump took a shot at steph curryng his white house invitation áafterá curry said he was not interested in the event. the warriors say they'll now use their trip to the nation's capital in febuary to "celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion." kron four's ella sogomonian reports with how fans are reacting to the team's decision. so: steph curry, warriors guard// "our president has... the things that he said and hasn't said at the right times... we won't stand for it. by acting, or not going, hopefully that will inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country."warriors all star steph curry in a press conference friday saying he may break tradition and deny a visit to the white house to celebrate his team's championship.trump fired back on twitter the morning after... saying "going to the white house is considered a great honor for a championship team. stephen curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!" warriors fans scoffed at the idea of revoking an unaccepted invitation.sot: lav

he tweeted out, "u bum, steph curry already said he ain't going, therefore no invite. going to the white house was an honor until you showed up." >> we have steph curry yesterday after practice. >> i don't know why he feels the need to target certain individuals rather than others. i have an idea of why, but it's kind of -- it's just kind of beneath i think a leader of a country to go that route. it's not what leaders do. >> and steph curry had said, and so had kevin durant, they said originally when they had won, they were going to discuss this as a team, whether they were going to go to the white house. when steph curry said he wasn't going, i imagine the team was on board for that decision. it's funny how it turned into this whole back and forth after the fact. >> now potentially at least one college team now, ncaa's north carolina, also saying -- >> north carolina said they had a scheduling conflict and we're not going to be able to go. in a statement they put out it said it had nothing to do with what had been going on. but -- >> not going to the white house but f

the president disinvited steph curry. now, the question, of course, because this is the very same president who, in fact, did not -- did not speak as roughly or harshly, if you will, about charlottesville and the actions there involving white nationalists, white supremacists the question, of course, whether this has to do with race. the president says, absolutely not. listen. >> i think it's very disrespectful to our flag and to our country. so i certainly think the owners should do something about it. this has nothing to do with race. i've never said anything about race. this has nothing to do with race or anything else. this has to do with respect for our country and respect for our flag. >> reporter: so the president reiterated those very same points on twitter in a tweet this morning, but it is, poppy, i think a little hard to see how race isn't at least somehow involved simply because the players who have been doing this say they're doing it to put a highlight on racial injustice in the united states. back to you. >>

accepted and what is what we turn a blind eye to. >> so president trump's tweet likely in response to steph curry saying the team would not go. in addition to curry, their head coach remember has said in the past president trump, quote, couldn't be more suited to be president because he's a, quote, blow hard, unquote. not surprising president trump withdrew an invite that was apparently offered. now, here's the other big story this morning regarding the intersection of sports and politics. president trump blasting nfl and its players yesterday at the rally for alabama senate candidate luther strange ripping players like colin kaepernick. listen. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a bitch off the field right now. out. he's fired. he's fired! >> the president calling on the nfl to fire players who kneel during the national anthem. he said they're disrespectful. told the fans to leave the stadium when the fans refused to leave the stadium last year. kaepernick drew national attention for refusing to stand, standing up for rac

host: the comments from steph curry a couple days ago.his is from the washington examiner, naacp rallies behind steph curry after trump dissed him. in response to this news, the naacp's official twitter account fill inero dissed by the blank. yelling during the national anthem last season to protest the treatment of minorities by police in the u.s. let's go to chief in madison, wisconsin. caller: good morning. this president wants all benefits of living in this country and pay none of the cost. some of us have paid the cost to make things better. if you look at history, that is helping to improve. if you look at the women's rights movement, antiwar movement, civil rights movement, all of those people were paying the cost to make things better for everybody. i paid the cost after that national day of action when michael brown was murdered, i lost my job because i protested. i was the only white guy that protested at my job, because i eventuallythat would affect the white working class, we cannot allow cops to gun down people in the streets

steph curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn. ve responded but social media is buzzing right now. the white house chief photographer, under president obama, posted this photo, right after mr. trump's tweet. the picture shows steph curry at the oval office demonstrating his famous jump start when he visited president obama last year. >> president trump withdrawing the white house invitation and it could have been likely in response to what steph curry and other players had to say during the warriors media day yesterday. a lot of the questions, a lot of the focus is on whether the traditional visit would be made to the white house. >> rob malcolm has more on the players and what they were saying at the media day indicating they were not going to go. >> reporter: the champagne wasn't even mopped up from the locker room floor and the warriors were faced with a decision. >> at the end of the day, we are the ones that have to attend. if we decide to attend, and i think it is only right that, you know, we all decide together. it is not o

among trump's tweets this morning, going after nba souper star steph curry.ite house is considered a great hon thorough for a championship team. curry is hesitating therefore invitation withdrawn. here was the president talking about that last night in alabama. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody decembisrespect our flo say get that son of a [ bleep ] out of the fie

now he's saying steph curry. you're one of the world champion nba players. the team can come, but you can't because you've made it publicly known that you're not really sure touyou want to come to thi white house. >> my quick reaction is col kach kaepernick. i think it's disrespectful. if he wants to make a point, write an op-ed, give a speech, don't take it on the feel. steph curry, if he feels strongly he doesn't want to show up, that's his right. i don't begrudge him. if i were the president i'd kind of ignore it. >> maybe leave well enough le alone. people are allowed to express themselves. if i were the president, i wouldn't engage on these subjects. >> okay. well, let's talk about the battle over health care because he certainly engaged in that as is everybody in congress. i'm curious about your assessment of this particular bill. do you think it is better or worse than obamacare? >> this bill? >> uh-huh. >> well, i voted against obamacare. i had problems with it when it was first brought up. the problem is this replacement bill creates enormous proble

you read that tweet of the president direct eed at steph curry. that's because steph curry talked about how he doesn't want to come and be honored at the white house. the golden state warriors won the nba championship. it's kus mirrcustomary to go an honored. he said he doesn't want to take part in that honor. he doesn't want to go. the president responding by rescinding the invitation. that brings in lebron james who said who bum. steph curry already said he ain't going. therefore, ain't no invite. going to white house was a great honor until you showed up. here we have a president who is at odds with athlete, many of them black athletes and not just with athletes. we saw a similar situation where honorees said they didn't want to take part in a white house reception because they don't like what the president stands for. the president and first lady pulling out of that entire event and those festivities honoring artists and performers. >> we'll talk more about this right now. let me bring my panel in. good to see both you have. let's begin with y

steph curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn! h curry and his team responded to the criticism last night. >> just kind of beneath a leader of a country to go that route. it's not what leaders do. >> there was a respect for the office and also a respect not only from us but from the president himself. >> you know, as far as going to call of player who took a nia son of a bleep, huh? >> we're talking, what? >> that don't even make sense to me. >> well, curry feeling the support from big names. lebron james was one of the first to respond writing you bum at steph curry said he ain't going therefore no invite. going to white house was a great honor until you showed up! >> jamill hill called out bite white house to be fired for tweeting her views about trump wrote simply, say, steph curry, welcome to the club, bro. hollywood also speaking up. legendary singer stevie wonder made his position very clear last night at the global citizen festival before his performance. >> tonight i'm taking a knee for america. [ cheers and applause ] >> t

steph curry is hesitating therefore invitation is withdrawn. a day after curry said he would vote no if the team was polled on whether to make the traditional visit to the white house. coy wire is with us now. this on top of a fire storm of president and the nfl as well. let's talk about the nation's sweetheart. he couldn't be more upon ypopul. >> this is the comment that e litted the comment earlier this morning. >> we don't stand for basically what our president has -- the things he said and the things that he hasn't said in the right times that we won't stand for it. by acting and not going hopefully that will # inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country and what is accepted and what we turn a blind eye to. >> in addition to being out spoken against trump. head coach steve kerr said that president trump wouldn't be more ill suited to be president because he's a blow hard, unquote. not surprising to many this morning that president trump with drew the invitation. what was lebron james response to president trump's e

erin: i want to read a comment steph curry made yesterday. he's becoming a folk hero. he said i don't know why he feels the need to target certain individual rather than others. i have an idea why, but it's kind of beneath the leader of a country to do. if the media is rooting for steph curry, he's showing more leadership than donald trump. howie: you have sports talk radio and local media talking about their teams. robert graf put out a statement saying he's disappointed. an nfl game began in london, a whole lot of players kneeling or locking arms during the national anthem. the president saying now fans should not go to games? this is going to love it. mollie: we need to see the president picking up on sentiment that's already out there. right now you are on one side of the debate which is respect for the flag, respect for "the national anthem" or you have to position yourself against those things. these are complicated topics. pressure for firing is a complicated topic. i hope when the media are covering these things that they understand to delve deeply into those i

the mad king upset steph curry won't bend the knee. sad. and then lebron james is tweeting, you bum, going to the white house was a great honor until you showed up. do you think there's anything in term of a bush pack with the president calling the president a bum? he is going too far? is there a line you should not cross when disagreeing with the sflez or has this president opened up the discourse and allows for the free for all? >> no. first of all, you look back to -- this is obviously decades ago. you look back to jfk after the bay of pigs. he took full responsibility for it. obviously, privately he lashed out at the cia and threatened to scatter them to 1,000 pieces. but he also later not too long after that he had a meeting with the press and a press conference with the press or a speech, i'm sorry, a speech. and he said he basically said, listen, i know that i'm the president of the united states. we expect you as the media to point out our mistakes when we make them. and we will try to give you guys all the information we k he under

. >>> before the a's incident tonight there was a dust up between president trump and steph curry. the president responded by withdrawing the invitation. abc 7 reporter lisa amin gulezian is live with more on the twitter back and forth and the statements. lisa? >> reporter: this was the focus after the warriors first practice of the season. one thing was clear, though the president seemed to uninvite just steph curry, the entire organization was with the star point guard and decided the whole team was unwelcome as well. steph curry's moves off the court are what prompted the president to post this tweet this morning. "going to the white house is considered a great honor for a championship team. stefen curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn." the team had scheduled to discuss the visit before the president's tweet. >> it's beneath the leader of a country to do go that route. it's not what leaders do. >> reporter: curry's teammates quickly coming to his defense and shifting the conversation away from political affiliation and instead toward something bigger. >> there

and slamming steph curry for not wanting to visit the white house.o join kaepernick's protest with take the knee trending on twitter. >> also happening right nowst' . the polls are open. chancellor angela merkel is vying for a fourth term in office on election day. she's clashed with president trump on various policies. including immigration. ke> and back in business. sttoy cruise ships this mornin. two weeks after hurricane irma battered florida. royal caribbean's "empress of the seas" is expected to be the first ship to dock. officials have set october 20th as the target date for the keys to be completely reopened. we're pulling for everybody in the keys this morning. >> we certainly are. >>> also coming up, later in the broadcast. britain's prince harry front and center for the kickoff of the invictus games. his girlfriend sitting not too far away, the actress meghan markle. bob woodruff is in toronto for us this morning with a look at the athletes. >>> now, a frightening attack near a london shopping center. >> some kind of substance, possibly ac

lebron james and steph curry.the invitation and this is is what lebron says, you dumb. steph curry ard said he ant going, therefore ain't know invite. >> it's interesting how something like a visit to the white house has been politicized. >> i have seen pieces about how former president barack obama -- you saw athletes engaging in issues in ways they had not in the past. and so, people were going to the white house and listening to the issues the president was addressing, and so to see them back away from wanting to be engaged with this administration is telling. i think what's very fascinating is seeing the expansion of people. we have these two nba stars, oakland a's this past weekend. >> i've got to say the pro-trump media has quick to say play the game stay out of politics. rich celebrities talks about politics. donald trump was that before he became president of the united states. >> entertainers -- when you back an entertainer. the rerealty is he isn't just an entertainer. >> we're along way away from michae

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steph curry is hesitating, therefore, invitation is withdrawn.ez who is a former dnc staffer and chris wilson who's a former ted cruz campaign pollster and founder and ceo of wpa opinion research. good afternoon, gentlemen. thanks for joining us. i want to ask you guys kind of a big, broad-based question up front just to get right into this. chris, to you first. is there too much politics in sports these days? i mean, all of these organizations like the nfl, you know, we all know that football, baseball, basketball to a certain extent, these are america's favorite national pastimes, and most americans are going to games and watching games because they want an escape from the ugliness in politics today in the united states. they want a break from, you know, all the horrible international news that we're getting in a 24-hour cycle. do you think these players are infusing the sport with something that fans just really don't want to hear about? >> well, i don't think there's any question that's the case. you can look at so many different examples of

nbc's chris cologne with reaction from steph curry. >> reporter: in alabama friday night, president trump throwing red meat to some of his staunchest supporters. >> wouldn't you love to see one of the nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get the son of [ bleep ] off the field right now. he's fired. fired. >> the silent protests started last season, former san francisco quarterback, colin kaepernick, kneeling during the national anthem. a protest he said of racism and police brutality against blacks. other players continue to protest this season. and trump's rebuke is throwing sharp reaction. on twitter, basketball, lebron james called the president a bum. >> i think they understand the players are tired of this. we are tired of, feeling look we are being bullied by the president of the united states. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell called out the president without mentioning him by name. divisive comments l t of respect for the nfl, our great game, and all of our players, goodell wrote all. off this one i think he had no choice but to, but to take a harder stand. and t

and president trump also took a shot at steph curry and the golden state warriors. this comes after curry said he was not interested in visiting the white house. these comments happened after the president told n-f-l owners to fire players who protest. it was not immediately clear whether trump was rescinding the white house invitation for curry or the entire team. this is how curry responded to the comments... (mark) several of curry's teammates came to his defense on twitter as well. as well as other big name n-b-a players including lebron james, chris paul, and kobe bryant. (darya)still ahead on the kron four morning news... your kid's college tuition might not be going towards their education. hear the new report that reveals how u-c's are spending your money. (james) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. a full weather report right after th

>> steph curry is an amazing story, he is an ion for a lot of young children. my middle schooler idolizes him welcome he was a great guy that was overlooked. he is now perhaps the best basketball player in the nba. what is unfortunate when they polize house. it's not necessary to make this into a political argument. he is trying to invite them to acknowledge their terrific season and steph curry is amazing. why they chose to politicize it is unfortunate. >> you were hoping the warriors would take the high road, why not the president? >> they were the first to come out and -- >> does who wron-- two wrongs ma right? >> if they don't want to go to the white house, the president says don't come. >> are the votes there for health care, or is it make sure the vote happens regardless of whether or not they know they have the 50. >> we're planning to have the vote, we think it will probably be wednesday. >> do you believe you will get the votes and who is in place in do you think you request get rand pa -- k >> obama care has imploded. people are hurting. there was pro

. >> there was a "sports illustrated indication cover with steph curry and lebron james. colin kaepernick wasn't part of that. >> that was a joke that he wasn't on it. he did really -- he was the lone figure for a long time, and really he's lost his job because of it. he's given away a million dollars of his own money to -- and i think that's another thing that the owners and everyone involved in the nfl really resent is you can't call these guys s.o.b.s. i mean j.j. watt -- and he wasn't one taking a knee, but he just raised all that money for hurricane relief. these guys are out in their community. they are doing so much in their community on a daily basis. sure, there's some bad apples in the nfl, but come on. you can't broad brush these guys, and i think that was also part of the protectiveness. but colin is one of those guys who is out there doing amazing things with underserved communities and kind of sitting at home. and i think, you know, he just decided i don't need to make -- >> kevin, does he stand to benefit from this in some way? >> no, i don't think he stand

president trump clashing with multiple sports....taking aim at steph curry and taking away his white house invitation áafterá curry said he was not interested in the event. (justine) president trump also went at n-f-l players taking a knee and said they should be fired. good evening...i'm justine waldman. (jr stone) and i'm jr stone. both the n-f-l and n-b-a commissioners released statements criticizing president trump's recent comments.(justine) many former and active players are also weighing in on the presidnet's actions. we first want to kron four's ella sogomonian on how fans are responding to the warriors decision ánotá to go to the white house visit. ella. (ella)steph says today that if anything the president's message solidified his stance further to not celebrate their champaionship at the white house and fans say they can understand that. he and other athletes are is free to exercise his first amendment right. pkg so: steph curry, warriors guard// "our president has... the things that he said and hasn't said at the right times... we won't stand for it. by acting, or not goi

i mean, i'm just -- i'm a huge fan of steph curry. a warriors fan, and he is an intelligent, young man. a lot of people follow him. i think that would be interesting to see what came of that. that's all i'm saying. i totally understand where you're coming from. i'm just saying -- >> steph curry is a leader, example of a father, husband, hard work pays off, is a tough guy to say, guess what, you're not invited anyway. marvin, could you comment on this point that steve mnuchin made, that the players should, quote, do free speech on your own time? the last time i checked in the united states of america, whether you're at work -- >> you can do free speech wherever you are. >> i'm unclear what doing free speech means. i've never been in a scenario where if you speak respectful from a place of integrity, you can't speech your mind. >> mnuchin is under investigation for mispolice station -- misplacement of federal funds. it's interesting coming from him. but people don't realize, the socially conscious athlete is what i grew up with. i grew

and a major snub -- for steph curry and company.nt trump, now saying: the warriors are not welcome -- at the white house. ent s-invited the n-b-a champions on twitter today, saying: "going to the white ho >>> the president disinvited the nba champions saying going to the white house is considered a great honor for a championship team. seven kerry is hesitating and the invitation is gone. he said he personally did not want to go to the white house but would go along with whatever the team decided.>> the things that he said and the things that he has not said in the right time and we won't stand for it. hopefully it will inspire change when it comes to what we tolerate and what is accepted and what we turn a blind eye to.>> they intended to meet this morning until they saw the tweet. they said the invitation will not stop them from going to washington. in lieu of a visit to the white house, we have decided that we will constructively use our trip to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion. we are in washington tonight ahead of the

or -- steph curry or lebron or whatever. what zero interest rates do is not spur the economy. they blur the economy. they just -- they remove the influence of time. so, nothing happens. what is happening in the u.s. economy is the number of companies in the stock market is about 50% since 2007. 50% the number of shares has dropped 50%. so so-called stock market boom is a massive shrink, and i think that the -- a key problem is the lack of any global money that is increasing financialization of the economy. almost 30% of corporate profits are now in finance. from this massive $5.1 trillion a day of currency trading. >> host: how does one buy a car with a bitcoin? >> guest: one can buy a car by -- with a bitcoin. you -- i sure a lot of cars have been bought by bitcoin. i don't know which consider -- i think maybe you can buy a tesla with a bitcoin. some companies announced they'll sell them. you can convert your bitcoins which have been appreciating recently, to dollars. that might be a good thing to do, and purchase a car wit

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steph curry is hesitating. therefore, invitation is withdrawn. lebron james' response -- you bum. curry already said he ain't going. going to the white house was a great honor, until you showed up. for the president who promised to bring the country together -- >> i think i'll bring people together. that includes blacks, whites, and everything. >> reporter: -- now, he's again inserting himself into the debate over race in america. now all eyes will, of course, be on today's games. the president has encouraged plans to leave the stadium if players decide to kneel during the national anthem. others are encouraging the players to take a knee now more than ever. dan and paula? >> mary bruce at the white house. kicking us off. thank you. the intense response from players and fans. >> espn's ryan smith covering that part of the story from outside metlife stadium. where the new york jets will play a little later today. ryan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan and paula. at stadiums like these, sundays are for football. after president trump's comments and criticisms, it's

the nfl and also steph curry. as far as the nfl is concerned, this is one of the best things ever to happen to that league and it's been around since 1920. i say that because i can never remember a time that the players and the coaches were closer together or the owners for that matter for anything and the reason that it's important is because after the 2020 season the collective bargaining agreement goes up and goes away and there's been these rumors out there from the union that it's going to be a contentious situation where they're even talking about the players possibly striking and it's been this back and forth. this is one of those type things that could unify both sides more than ever before so indirectly you can say from the nfl standpoint, donald trump has done a favor to the national football league. >> trump's friend, new england patriots owner bob kraft had released a statement earlier today saying he was deeply disappointed by the tone of the president's comments and he supports his players' rights to

. >> went after steph curry. gold in state warriors.lear if there was an official invitation anyway. but, not with standing whether there was or not. he disinvited steph curry and golden state war freriors. put their own statement out. lebron james got involved. called the president a bum on twitter. the nba got involved as well. what did you make of his disinvitation of the golden state warriors to the white house. >> gold in state warriors, so interesting. they had the moral high ground. even though so many of the golden state warriors, steph curry, kevin durant. said they were not going to the white house. steve kerr who had been very critical of donald trump, that is their coach, he said that he wanted to meet as a team. because he thought it would be good for the country they've went. then could have an honest exchange of idea with donald trump. and then donald trump, and said so much about donald trump. that he pulled that away. so quickly. you know, i was thinking just the other day, taf ivis, the moment. you remember because of

steph curry already said he ain't going, so therefore ain't no invite. the back and forth comes at a time president trump is under fire for his handling of racial tensions. in the latest "wall street journal" poll just 25% of americans approve of how mr. trump is handling race relations. the president also criticized the nfl for giving penalties for hard hits. >> they're ruining the game. >> you've got mothers, fathers, all around the country saying, we don't want our kids to play football. and, donald trump wants to go back in to the time when it was the roman gladiators. >> reporter: donald trump using rallies to rant against opponents is nothing new. professional sports, now the latest political football. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >>> joining me now, melanie zenona, and sean sullivan congressional reporter for "the washington post." thanks for being here, both of you. melanie, i want to start with you because president trump was just tweeting a few minutes ago, if nfl fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our flag

steph curry has found himself at the center of the firestorm when he said he wasn't sure he wanted to accept a white house invitation to celebrate the nba championship. the president tweeted going to the white house is considered a great honor for championship team, steph curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn. >> every player who take a knee is son of a bleep like huh? the warriors say they will use their trip to celebrate equality and diversity and inclusion. roger goodell and several team owners are standing by their players defending their right to a peaceful protest. >> eagles ceo released a statement reads in part -- eagles wide receiver tory smith tweeted this -- following president trump's criticism football fans were quick to weigh in on this discussion. i don't think you should fire the guy, if they wants to stand that should be between each individual owner of every franchise, if they don't have a problem with it, the president should. >> it's the demise of the nfl. they might be anyway stadiums are emptying bringing that kind of political agenda into the sp

>> steph curry is an amazing story, he is an ion for a lot of young children. my middle schooler idolizes him he has his jersey and wears it often. it is a great story of a guy who was overlooked by a basketball program. ended up in davison and the best basketball player in the nba. he has an amazing shot. what is umpt is when they politicize an invitation to come to the white house. it's not necessary to make this into a political argument. he is trying to invite them to acknowledge their terrific season and steph curry is amazing athlete. why they chose to politicize it is unfortunate. >> you were hoping the warriors would take the high road, why not the president? >> i think the warriors were the ones that first went out and began criticizing the president. >> does who -- two wrongs make a right? >> the white house is special. if they don't want to come to the white house, the president says don't come. >> let's move to health care. are the votes going to happen? if the votes are there, is this the only way for the vote to happen or make sure it happens rega

steph curry is a if he novel mall basketball player. in many case he's a role model for kids. my son wears his jersey all the time. but he's the one that injected politics into the invitation to come to the white house. that's what the president is reacting to. other national championship teams have come to the white house honorably. the president said fine, don't come. chris: this obviously has a racial component. these are black players talking about the state of race relations in the country. they are not burning flags, they are not chanting. they are simply taking a knee. you can argue about whether or now it's the right or wrong thing to do. >> i think there are ways to show your social activist without dishonoring the flag. they are the ones who chose to make a political issue out of this. chris: this is a tweet from the president in 2013. let's put it up on the screen. this was during the controversy with the washington redskins and president obama. this is a trump wheat. the president should not be telling the washington redskins to change their name. our country has f

he's the first player. >> the president uninvited steph curry to the white house. now the whole team says it's not going. the d.c. mayor reached out and in a statement she said we happy to identify ways for you celebrate. >> we'll be keeping an eye on all the stories the redskins game tonight and we'll see people have a hard time getting home and that's because metro is closing at 11:00 which means it's probably going to stop running before the game fwins. so sports teams r event organizers pay but heard from the redskins. the game tonight is here on nbc. our coverage will begin at 7:00. that's football night in america. kick off at 8:30. stay tuned for after the game. we have the latest edition to set you up for the week. >> today your favorite singers and musicians are performing in virginia. there's a charity concert going justin timberlake, ariana grande. they're all performing. you can watch it tonight at 5:55. we now turn to another disaster zone in mexico. the country felt the earth shake again yesterday healing back raw fears following two powerful earthqua

mayor already extended an invitation for the team. >>> this really all started on friday, when steph curry told reporters he didn't want to visit the white house. escott reese reports politics is one of many topics the team address as they prepare to start training camp. >>> this is not your average media day. >> it's a little crazy, a lot of stations to go to.>>> forgive jordan bell if he's overwhelmed, north of 200 media members him in hand the warriors but the bennett -- spent the better part of 4 hours smiling for the camera and discussing virtually every suss -- subject imaginable from politics. >> is not just me going to the white house, if it was it would be a short conversation. >> north korea is on her [null] i heard, we have bigger problems , then going to the white house.>>> to economics. >>> i am blessed to make a lot of money and take care of my family. >>> to geography. >>> i've been around a little bit. >>> they reflected on multiple championships. >> i can put one in front of the other, it is so hard, it's like having kids, you can't pick which you like more. >>> most impor

for example, you have steph curry talking about not coming to the white house and that he's out there with that. i think the reaction is just building. you saw the reaction obviously on your show. my sense is that people are going to be angry about this and that players are angry about it. obviously for all the reasons we've been talking about. the racial connotations. the fact that trump will talk about this but not other things. so we'll see. but i wouldn't be surprised at all to see more protests this weekend, at least in part because of what the president said. >> do you think the owners, do you think they realize what -- and maybe the president -- do you think they realize what's happening, that instead of -- by their criticism they may be fueling -- i wouldn't say backlash but fueling the protests. >> i think owners are -- they pretty much are trying to concentrate on the season and next game so, they've kind of tempered down talking about him because they're all about the next game and the next day. but this type of talk right here is going to bring more protests like christine

no problems on 101 across the golden gate ( darya ) president trump takes a shot at steph curry and thegolden state warriors on twitter áafter curry said he was not interested in visiting the white house.( mark ) kron four's ella sogomonian has bay area fan reacton. so: steph curry, warriors guard// "our president has... the things that he said and hasn't said at the right times... we won't stand for it. by acting, or not going, hopefully that will inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country."warriors all star steph curry in a press conference friday saying he may break tradition and deny a visit to the white house to celebrate his team's championship.trump fired back on twitter the morning after... saying "going to the white house is considered a great honor for a championship team. stephen curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!" warriors fans scoffed at the idea of revoking an unaccepted invitation.sot: lavonn johnson, warriors fan// "california, we didn't vote for trump so they weren't going to go anyway so it wasn't a big deal for him to te