stephen ross was not one of those.l owners are conservative and also are helping to fund raise or donate money to what donald trump is doing. david: what is stephen ross is association with equinox and soulcycle? yards here indson new york. we are an investor in a number of consumer facing brands. equinox and soulcycle are two of them. restaurant chains, they are big and food and wellness. there are a lot of companies out there especially in new york who interact with them on a daily basis. david: this is a new development in which politics insinuates themselves into sports? we have had the whole issue about kneeling for the national anthem. as is always been the case? >> yes. it struck me how quickly this all moved. he got away from stephen ross and a matter of hours. it comes on the heels of joaquin castro tweeting out a list of donors in texas who are donating to trumps campaign. the association between people who are helping fund raise for republicans and all of their other business interests leading consumers to t

you know they're not saying to him, oh, you got to close down your restaurant because you're a stephen rosse on hudson yards. people should boycott you. it was a smart business decision for that chef to slam ross who supported him. now his business won't get boycotted, do you note the irony in all of that? >> shows how crazy the atmosphere is. they're targeting certain people. by golly, small donors. don't be surprised if in the future people start looking at them, calling up employers, calling up friends. i have seen this with the people who fight some of government unions on the west coast what they go through. it is bad stuff. i think highlighting, actually shows most people will say, i will buy what i want to buy, i don't care who owns it. whether they're good or bad in my mind, do what you want to do. i bio occasionally ben & jerry's ice cream. those are two, were very far leftist. sells a product unhealthy for you. clogs your heart. i will not boycott it at my age. melissa: you can't keep up with the boycotts. everybody day you're supposed to boycott 10 new companies for 14 different

the white house today, he basically highlighted the friendship between the two men and he said stephen rossnot suffering, clearly trying to counter this criticism that there is a backlash against ross. listen. >> stephen ross is a great friend of mine. he's a very successful guy. we were competitors, but friends in real estate in new york in the old days. he's a great guy. he is -- by the way, i think he's probably more inclined to be a liberal, if you want to know the truth, but he likes me, he respects me. we're doing a fund-raiser there. the controversy makes steve ross hotter. he'll figure that out in about a week. but he's very happy. he's got a very successful -- a lot of people are going. >> reporter: soulcycle clearly doesn't think that this makes their brand any hotter. they're out there today basically telling employees that they're going to be hosting social justice rides, basically free rides. the proceeds will be covered by the company and then donated to a charity of the instructor's choice. again, trying to combat the criticism. pam, back to you. >> all right, cristina alesci

it reads like what donald trump says. >> stephen ross issue brings up something else. not say one word of creating this country to make us rich. it talks about justice. it talks about a better society. we are not tactlking about a ci on the hill anymore. how much can we put money on the fabulous rich people like stephen ross which by the way is a welfare king. hudson yard, are enormous welfare operation that you and i as taxpayers are subsidizing. >> can you say it again? i live in south florida and every football stadium in america is a tax subsidized welfare cheat, all of it. go on and say it again. >> even the few stadiums where they claimed they are not subsidies, they are. hudson yard is a huge tax subsidi subsidize. donald trump is the biggest welfare king history in america relatively the size of his business. taxpayers if you think you are doing well and you got a few crumbs in the tax bill, you have no idea, you have been burden. federal depth is growing three times under obama. and the idea that donald trump is going to be fiscal and responsible, that's absol

the person at the centre is stephen ross, the owner of the miami dolphins and an investor in equinox costs $100,000 for a tickets to lunch in mr ross's home, and that comes with a photo opportunity with the president. for $250,000, you would get a seat at a roundtable discussion with donald trump. we're joined now by michelle fleury from new york. she is outside one of the equinox gym. 0f she is outside one of the equinox gym. of this story tells you that corporate america cannot stand above the fray of american politics, they are deeply involved in it. that is right. ceos across america watching this closely and figuring out how they should and should not behave going forward because while americans cannot vote for the next president until 2020, they can certainly vote with their pocketbooks and that is what they are being asked to do now with this call for a boycott of the gym behind me and also the other one, which is both basically count stephen ross as an investor. the management of both of these places have tried to distance themselves saying that stephen ross, who is hosting t

jessica, i think it's obnoxious either way. >> i don't think stephen ross is having to ruin.ple expressing their first amendment rights. people who work for him, yes absolutely. i am an avid soulcycle member. the class was demonstrably less crowded than it usually is. i asked people at the front desk of this is due to the boycott and they said no it was a substitute teacher. i'm not sure. there's been stories about how many people have frozen their equinox memberships or cancel them. it's obviously a real situation here. the problem is that in the instance of stephen ross was going to continue to make the argument that you can support the tax cuts which i imagine is why he's voting for donald trump in this instance. that's what republican presidents do provide to people. and continue to support equality. you will see it will be an issue. can he settle -- the most outspoken on the miami dolphins. ross is supportive of him and two of his teammates. it will be a back-and-forth but i imagine it will fade away pretty quickly. >> neil: i don't know. what i see, madison, we take thi

out and about a a week. >> melissa: president trump defending billing and real estate developer stephen rosss a major backlash for hosting a fund-raiser for the president. axios reports that ross did consider pulling out of today's event but was told by the trump team to "stay strong" as two ross-owned companies, soulcycle and equinox, look to mitigate the fallout over widespread calls for boycotts and membership cancellations. let's bring in our power panel. dude burstein, founder of "run for america," i'm chris wilson, a g.o.p. pollster who worked on the ted cruz campaign. it occurs to me, chris, that maybe this get some of the money out of politics. if you start shaming folks who can afford to do something is huge -- most people who can do this have some sort of consumer. one of the outcomes could be that we see less money thrown around in politics. what do you think? >> i think the opposite happens. if anything, shaming does move to its logical conclusion, they will just move their money to super pacs. it'll become exposed. most of the people, like ross or even like bernie markowitz, a f

everything political comes wh business risk. >> reporter: billionaire, real estate and sports tie ck stephen rossis decision to hold a fundraiser for the president after customers threatened to boycott hisw, company. no ross is the chairman of the related companies which owns equinox, fitness and soulcycle, and he is a part owner of the miami dphins. now, news that ross would be hosting a fundraising lunch for president trump friday with tickets as mh as $250,000, touched offer a social media firestorm. celebrit bs likelie eichner, kenny stills and chrissy teigen called o customers of equinox and slcycle to pull business in proncst. they dis themselves from their chairman and owner saying they have nothing to do with thn and don't support it and added they believe in tolerance and equality and always will stay true to the vues. ross issued his own statement saying, quote, i have always been an active participant in the democratic process. i have known donald trump for 40 years, w and while agree on some issues we strongly disagree on many others, a i have never been bashful about expressing my op

stephen ross said i have always been an active participant in the democratic process.le some to sit outside and criticize, i choose to support the things i deeply care about. i've known donald trump for 40 years, while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on others. i have never been bashful about expressing my opinions. i have been and will continue to be an outspoken champion of racial equality, inclusion, diversity, public education and environmental sustainability and i have and will continue to support leaders on both sides of the aisle to address these challenges. what's the bottom line here? with me now, safa dean, a sports reporter, and efa salam. this owner seems to want it both ways. he says he doesn't agree with trump on everything. yet he is still going to endorse him and have this fund-raiser. how does he square this? >> quite frankly i'm not sure how stephen ross knows how to square this because of this reaction its had the last two days. stephen ross has been one of the most outspoken nfl flairs, supportive of players like kenny stills who calle

but president trump on his way to the event said the controversy is actually good for stephen ross. listen. >> and i understand the fund-raiser was totally sold out and it's very successful. the controversy makes steve ross hotter. he'll figure that out in about a week. >> joining me now, we've got cnn's vicki ward. vicki, you spoke with people who are close to stephen ross, and he has a very different point of view. what are you hearing about what he's thinking about this? >> right, nia. i think that the people around steve ross who i know pretty well, i've interviewed him many times, are very frustrated because the story that's being played out over the last 48 hours doesn't really reflect who steve ross really is. this is a man who has spent a great many years and a great many dollars, millions and millions of dollars dedicated to his chief passion, which is race and racial inequality. you know, he has known donald trump for a very long time. he does not agree with him. he's talked with me often about where he doesn't agree with the president. he was asked to give this fund-raise

the rnc and the trump campaign ahead of this were saying that stephen ross was exercising his first amendment right. when the president was asked about this this morning as he left the white house, he said that he believes this is going to raise ross' profile for the better. >> he's a great guy. he's, by the way -- i think he's probably more inclined to be a liberal, if you want to know the truth. he likes me. he respects me. if controversy makes him hotter. figure that out. >> neil, the fund raisers are sold out and it will bring in in $11 million to $12 million. neil? >> neil: thanks. have a good weekend. and stephen ross is a fund raiser from massachusetts, also a donald trump supporter. ernie, very good to have you. thanks for coming me. >> thanks for having me. >> neil: what do you make of the dust up over this? >> it's like a rock fight out there. you know, nobody is listening to patrick henry. you should be able to support who you want to support, this is america. i've never lost a friend over politics. i don't think i lose business over politics. it's getting rough out there. >> neil:

. >>> equinox fitness and soul cycle's owner, stephen ross, is holding a high-dollar fund-raiser fortomorrow. people who frequent the gyms say that president trump's policies are out of sync with their progressive clients. ross released this statement saying i have known donald trump from 40 years and while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others and i have never been bashful about expressing my opinions. i have and will continue to support leaders on both sides of the aisle. joining me now, we've got cnn politics and business correspondent cristina alesci. what has been the reaction to this? >> it's been fast and furious at least on social media. look, we don't know exactly how this will impact the company's bottom line but i can tell you that soul cycle and equinox consumers and gym goers feel betrayed by this. remember, these are two brands that incorporate diversity, inclusion, lgbtq rights into their marketing. for example, in june they did a series, soul cycle did a series of pride rides to celebrate lgbt rides. so this is a customer base that's very passio

it's just absolutely ludicrous but i thought the way stephen ross handled this when he was criticized by a wide receiver from the miami dolphins, the team he owns, was the correct way pretty sad look on my engagement political process and the civic process. i want our government to be better. stephen ross has donated to republicans and democrats, i don't know who has donated two more for conley but he didn't back down or shy away from this political participation and that's how you got to be a trump supporter in 2020 but you got to be willing to put the bit in your teeth and carry forward one of the greatest political movements that i know i'm proud to be a part of and i know our president is proud to lead. >> dan: what's really embarrassing about this deranged radical left, they are driving me crazy, you have this guy that donates to to democrats and republicans who clearly, presidential trump acknowledged and saw, may have some liberal leanings. so this guy gets a few minutes with the president at this fund-raiser, maybe an hour to talk to him, wouldn't you want to get that voice to

stephen ross released a statement saying he has been friends with president trump for 40 years and he will continue to support candidates on both sides of the aisle who address the issues he cares about. live in larkspur, liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >>> now we turn to the mass shootings that devastated dayton, ohio and el paso, texas. today an ohio school board will decide whether to release the dayton shooter's student records. former classmates say he was suspended from high school for compiling a kill and rape list. we're learning the el paso shooter's mom previously called police. she was concerned about her son owning an ak firearm. according to the family's lawyer, a public safety officer told her he was legally able to purchase it. >>> employees at corporate walmart offices in san bruno and other cities are calling for the company to stop selling guns. this is video of a walkout in san bruno yesterday. it comes after the shooting in el paso on saturday. two walmart employees were killed last week at a mississippi store. >> we're simply tired of living in a country where we're feari

stephen ross billionaire real estate developer and owner of miami dolphins and equinox gyms held a fundraiser trump yesterday. after the backlash of many ross owned companies his response is the sickening rationale for every trump voter who sells their soul for a dollar. this, to me, is on a personal level the most galling response i get from trump voters. i want to put up the stephen ross response. this is not about how you'll change billionaires. whenever you talk to a voter and not talking about somebody who makes 40,000 a year and blaevs trump is putting food on the table. the difference between someone making $800,000 and $830,000. and they go i've known donald trump for 40 years. while we agree on some issues we strongly disagree with many others. a reason for my engagement with our leaders is my deep concern for growing jobs and our country's economy. i have always been an outspoken champion of racial equality. shut up. you don't get the luxury anymore if you eare an educated voter with money, you can, but you have to look in the mirror and know what you are doing. you are voting for t

equinox gym and soulecle have said they are independent from what stephen ross does and that they arethe companies, soulecle, their press release went further to say that stephen ross is a passive investor. well that angered people more on social media and anyone who understands the business structure will note that he is not in fact a passive investor and that as a majority owner and as the chairman of the related companies, the profits that these gyms make ultimately end up being profits that he gets to use as he so chooses. and also other gems that are capitalising on this opportunity, trying to lure people to their companies and saying that we offer and alternatives. fans of the beatles have been gathering in london, to mark fifty years since this picture was taken. it's now one of the most famous images in pop, showing john lennon leading the group over a zebra crossing, outside the abbey road studios in north london, where most of their songs were recorded. lizo mzimba reports from abbey road. for half a century, fans from all over the world, fans of all ages have come here to r

this is stephen ross talking about the president in "new york" magazine interview six months ago.ites "the two know each other, of course, though ross declines to discuss him. i don't like donald, okay? we can stop there. we'd be here all day." now ross says he doesn't agree with everything the president does, but he's still holding a fund-raiser and this is where it becomes complicated. because several people have pointed out, including rick, that the president's rhetoric described as racist -- people have said he is a racist -- why are people wanting to associate themselves with this president, because hey, you know what, we like his tax policy, it benefits the 1% -- or i should say the 0000.1%. >> you asked the question, is it fair game? i think it's totally fair game. it may be unwise, but it's absolutely fair game. you know, it's so interesting when you think about this presidency and just how people have voiced their support. if you're someone like john kelly, you've tried to say, you know, john kelly, the former white house chief of staff -- you've tried to say, well, i'm o

trump: stephen ross is a great friend of mine, a very successful guy. they were competitors but friends in real estate in new york in the old days. he's a great guy. he is probably more inclined to be a liberal if you want to know the truth. but he likes me and respects me. we are doing a fundraiser. we're doing another fundraiser with another friend of mine. i understand the fundraiser was totally sold out. it's very successful. reporter: a quick question about the age limit -- reporter: [indiscernible] pres. trump: i think it just makes steve much hotter. i will see him in a little while. the controversy makes steve ross hotter. he's very happy. he has a very successful -- a lot of people are going. we have two fundraisers. one with stephen, one with another gentleman. i guess they will raise $11 million or $12 million. i'm getting used to saying billion. reporter: when you talked about age restrictions to buy guns, 18 month ago you supported buying guns at the age of 25, raising the age. are you considering bringing that back now? pres. trump: were n

billionaire investor stephen ross will hold a fundraiser for donald trump today.s despite boycotts by the left aimed at two investments, a luxury gym, and equinox which i profile democrats and celebrities calling for members to cancel their membership in protest saying i always have been an active participant in the democratic process, some prefer to sit outside the process and criticize, i prefer to engage directly and support the things i deeply care about. i have and will continue to support leaders on both sides of the aisle. we wanted to know are members willing to cut ties? rob schmidt joins us to talk about that. >> just walked away in midtown and we got to talk to people from all sides of politics, somebody from the left, the regular the center, imagine that. >> i think you should keep politics out of it. i like equinox, have been a member for ages. >> you will not be canceling membership. >> no way. it is a great club. >> it is dysfunctional thinking. i'm going to cancel my membership because i want to feel like taking action toward the administration i d

i want to put up the stephen ross response.is not about how are you going to change billionaires' minds. whenever you talk to a voter -- and i'm not talking about somebody who makes $40,000 a year and they believe trump's going to put food on the table. i'm talking about a difference between $800,000 and $830,000, and they go, i've known donald trump for 40 years and while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree with many others. the reason for engagement with our leaders is my deep concern for creating jobs and growing our country's economy. i have been and will continue to be an outspoken champion of racial equality." shut up. that's my concern right now. you own it. every voter -- adrienne, you don't get the luxury anymore, if you are an educated voter, if you're a voter with money and you are making that decision based on the economy, you can no longer -- you can, but you're not fooling yourself -- >> sure. >> like, you have to look in the mirror and know what you're doing. you are voting for the other stuff also. you

stephen ross is a great friend of mine.e is a successful guy. by the way, i think he is probably more inclined to be a liberal if you want to know the truth. but he likes me and respects me. the controversy makes me hotter. they will figure that out in a week. he is very successful. i guess they are going to raise 11 or $12 million. >> mr. president --know. >> i am used to saying billion. >> he was right. president trump raised $12 million today. the campaign is awash in money. >> how sorry and sad of a life do you have to have to be focussed on endless boycotts all the time. go to your kids soccer game and have popcorn and go to a movie. the difference between the right and the left. the right boycotts things because of people's way of life. the betsy ross flag. the left boycotts on the dumbest things. ross who is clearly not a conservative and said i don't agree with everything donald trump has. he wants conversation going with the president. they boycott him. like they have nothing else to do. go to a soccer game. enjoy

stephen ross tells fox news i have known donald trump for four years and while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others. they are both now distancing themselves, they don't endorse the fund-raiser and they are not supporting it in any way. the good news for president trump it can be at the event they will drop anywhere from 600 to $250,000 a pop for his reelection efforts. john. >> john: they fund-raiser, gillian turner tonight, jillian, thank you. there's an upper were tonight of a movie that depicts what the one presenters hunting the portables for support. the basic premise, man hunting man has been a hollywood stable going all the way back to 1932, it's the most dangerous game. but the suggestion of political and the proximity of last week's shootings, now with jonathan but the details. >> good evening, the hollywood reporter claims the movie was originally called "red state versus blue state" and then an earlier screenplay wanted the characters "nothing is better then going up to the manor and slaughtering thousands of deplorable," that's what hillary clinton u

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> billionaire miami dolphins owner stephen ross is a murder condoning monster.resident is evident, his business should be shuttered and should be involuntarily committed. also the lefty mob would have you believe. he is the chairman of related companies which owns equinox and soul cycle. now come slopping resistance warriors -- calling for a boycott of the fitness chains because some rich guy who has nothing to do with their day-to-day operations, is having a hamptons fundraiser for the president. well that is fantastic news. and if your panties get that easily bunched that you would launch a boycott and try to destroy good businesses because someone loosely associates with someone else you hate, i think it is perfect! more for me. i will never have to wait for an overcrowded early morning soul cycle classes and i can put lotion all of them another bits in a steam room as the brave warriors in a social justice army abstain from his fitness to stay home with their saggy butts and soggy diapers. these emotional invalids will be onto the next shiny object in the wa

stephen ross is not backing down. and formal impeachment proceedings have begun against president trump. what we're learning about the origins of the russia investigation. could that slow a wrench in those plans? tonight we kick things off in iowa where almost every 2020 democrat is wooing voters. mark meredith has more and an embarrassing misstep. >> president trump is pouncing after biden had a miss speak. >> poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids. >> despite the applause, joe biden's campaign says the comments were a mistake, not a racist remark. they said vice president biden misspoke and immediately corrected himself. he made the point that all children deserve a fair shot. 2020 democratic presidential hopefuls defended his backtrack. >> i don't believe the vice president was being racist. >> i believe joe biden being joe biden. he misspoke and used a poor choice of words. >> president trump says biden's blunder is part of a pattern. >> joe biden is not playing with a full deck. this is n

. >> there has been, especially for stephen ross. he's going to be fund raising in the hamptons. he's a real estate guy. the company that he owns, a number of celebrities say they boycott the fitness chains. the president said we were competitors but friends. he's a great guy. probably be more inclined to support me. he's out on the hamptons and expected to be back in new jersey later on this afternoon. rick? >> thanks, rich. appreciate that. ahead, the man hunt in tennessee where a prison worker was found dead. an unmate on the run. i'll talk with the investigator in charge of finding this guy before he can hurt anybody else. that's next. do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging? prevagen is the number one pharmacist-recommended memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. ♪ mmm, exactly!ug liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. nice! but uh, what's up with your partner? oh! we just spend all day telling everyone how we customize car insurance

there's a great deal of fuss over stephen ross, of course, the man behind equinox and soulcycle. now, the protesters are saying stop going to equinox, stop going to soulcycle. not exactly a fair and balanced way to handle things or is it? is this the kind of pressure the president faces as the campaign ensues? after this. we all feel, we all love, we all cry. it's part of being human. sonoma county declared a homeless emergency in 2018. you have to know the individuals you're serving to understand their needs. working with ibm watson we can bring together data spread across dozens of departments. that gives us a fuller view of the people we serve. dear tech, dear tech, we need to look after everyone in our community. and we want to help our fellow human beings. ♪ ♪ neil: welcome back dow down 93 . clarifying the president's sort of warpath against huawei and that they're really not out -- i wasn't doubting, gary. i'm not cutting any slack here. he's right again, whatever. >>> meanwhile, republican groups are saying they are going to stop spending to advertise over twitter, over t

stephen ross is firing back as he plans to host a fund-raiser tomorrow. will he bend to the pressure of the outrage mob? we have brand-new fbi documents. they are shedding light on what doj officials bruce ohr was up to as the investigation into the trump campaign heated up. who is tipping off the campaign and who was back handling information to the fbi and who said he was desperate donald trump didn't get elected? u.s. attorney for the northern district of california joins us after cleaning house in a neighborhood played by drug, crimes, sex trafficking. 32 arrest in a major blitz and tonight you will never believe how local business owners are reacting to the sort of new trump administration initiative. hello and welcome to "fox news @ night." i'm shannon bream in washington. we begin with kristin fisher. the latest on the calls to boycott businesses whose owners may have donated to the 2020 campaign. >> we don't know the full impact of what the boycotts of businesses and public shaming of trump donors will be but the trump campaign says the intent is

even miami doll think any stills who took a knee and stephen ross and his owner protected him and stoody him. he's angry at his owner. >> yeah, it's ridiculous. and you're absolutely right to bring that out. you know, this man, by all indications, is a reasonable, mainstream republican and same with donald trump if you look at his policies. it's only this narrative that has really infected and taken over the left and, they really, they run out of any argument. i do worry about the violence, the anger, the outrage that we are seeing. my hope is republicans don't play into it and sam going to give you some of that because then this whole thing could come apart. chadwick, thanks so much for coming in. i appreciate it. meanwhile, author mark steyn joins us. mark, how are you? >> high, i'm doing great, good to see you. >> it's been way too long. where do you stand on this boycott media? >> well, i think, as chadwick was saying, that doing this to make an example, to say that -- they take seriously the idea of the deplorables. there are 60 million people who voted for donald trump but none of

stephen ross kind of money.his, this at act on people -- >> first of all the boycott is ineffective t will not get the required result. the other problem, look at the companies they're boycotting, they're amazingly progressive companies. tons of those sort of progressive values, why do those? beverly hills hotel boycott it because of the sultan of brunei who could care less. they have a great hiring program and bonuses for their people. i think it's a mistake. there is other way to express your political opposition than boycotting something. neil: we're hearing this over and over on both sides of the political aisle. oh, man, boycott, boycott. maybe they're ineffective. feels like they're taking us in the wrong direction. >> michael jordan said are you democrat or republican, hey, both side buy sneakers. he didn't want to get political. we are in politically divided country now. i wish we could be neutral related to commercial and aspects. neil: -- charles: this is another thing that bothers me. joaquin castro's

it is important to point out stephen ross is holding this fundraiser not in his capacity as chairmanion but as a private citizen who is fundraising for the president's re-election campaign. he came out with a statement yesterday saying, i've known president trump for 40 years and while i agree with you on some issues i do not agree with him on all of them. it draws a new sand in the line here when we're talking about these boycotts. >> thanks for doing that. that's all for us. here is ali velshi and stephanie ruhle from "velshi and ruhle." >> i'm not really protesting it. >> okay. you're going? >> it is a good excuse to say i'm done with equinox, not going for the rest of the week at least. >> my favorite twitter was michael moore saying he is not going to soul cycle and donald trump jr. saying i think you haven't been there for a couple decades. >> that's kind of the situation with me. >> well, the equinox hotel is opening up soon. that could impact people. yesterday soul cycle was launching their equivalent to pelaton. >> the home bike. real stuff to it. it's a good story. andrea,

we all know who stephen ross is and his company. i would be willing to bet that he is a democrat. i also, with real estate developers in new york, as president trump has set in the past, they give money to everybody. because you have to cover your bases in order to get your permits approved. in order to build. >> capri: that doesn't just happen in new york, that's if you are. >> melissa: i'm sure he's given money to cuomo, de blasio. i bet he has spread it to absolutely everybody. tell me -- what do you think of the pitchfork comment? >> david: first of all, that's the poor man's don king attempting to make a name for himself. ignore him. it's hyperbole from someone on msnbc. >> melissa: but they show up with pitchfork scheme xp six i'm serious, good luck getting out to the hamptons to protest. the point about the business is this. related, by the way, which is the group that did phase one and will do six phases in liberty city, liberty square, in frederica wilson's district come to help rebuild that area. ben carson signed the order. i was there in the room, so was george perez a

the fact that there backer, who is stephen ross, that he's a conservative, that's a big difference between these two groups. that's going to cause friction within that company. i would think that would make people who are heads of companies concerned about making donations. speak of the heads of companies know what we are up against. a socialist agenda that would wreck and ruin their businesses. the livelihoods of americans. but this economy we are seeing, versus the trump successes we've seen. so they are motivated. nothing is changing that. but i will tell you, melissa coming at the nail on the head at the top of your comment there. the motive of this is to make this as painful as possible to be a trump supporter. the left does not want president trump holding rallies. they don't want him receiving donors. they don't want us out there talking about illegal immigration's. so what do they do? they demonize anyone who is not a supporter. it's whaler clinton called us all deplorable. it why joe biden's idea are the dregs of society. it's why maxine waters said, "if you see a trump cabinet of

but i did become displeased personally when i heard that stephen ross wanted the nfl players to standthink he threatened to suspend or release players, cut from the nfl teams that wouldn't stand for the national anthem. so i was kind of perplexed how he could do both of these things. when i see today kenny stepping up to call out your boss, not just your boss but the person who writes your checks, that's huge, and i think it's important for players to understand at the end of the day, hey, you know, it doesn't matter if it's my owner, it doesn't matter if it's -- or the owner of my team, it doesn't matter if it's my head coach. i'm going to speak about the things that i feel are important and things that are important to my community. he did that. that's important to -- we can't underestimate -- players don't do that, whether it's in the nfl or any professional sports league. they don't call out the owner of their team and kenny stills did that. so i think that's important to understand that he's taking the stand right as we're starting the nfl season. >> so, doug, why do you say this

stephen ross is a billionaire developer who owns the both ship fitness chains and is hosting a fundraiser for president trump tomorrow and that is not sitting well with some of the members of the chain. >> very shocking. this company, supposedly, supports him. >> equality, especially what trump supports. >> reporter: protesters gathered in front of the soulcycle castro location, part of similar demonstrations nationwide. >> if they can't cancel the membership's, don't renew them. >> reporter: in a statement, ross said he has known the president 40 years and said while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others. i have been and will continue to be an outspoken champion of racial and equality, diversion and inclusion. equinox and soulcycle released a statement disassociating from the owner saying neither equinox or soulcycle have anything to do with the event and do not support it, as consn y itsare to fund the politicians and for how it will affect business -- >> i don't know. >> there aren't that many other places to go to support the spirit of the castro here. >> report

soulcycle let's after people discovered the company chairman stephen ross was throwing a fundraiser for president trump. ross says he disagrees with the president on a lot of issues and agrees on others. >>next a 69 people lost their lives in the dayton ohio shooting now 2 young boys there challenging people to be kind to one another the goals they set to remember the shooting victims. >>and if you are streaming us on kron on the news continues during the commercial break you can go to kron on dot tv to >>2 ohio boys they're on a mission to inspire good in the wake of the mass shooting in dayton 9 people were shot and killed the boys are challenging others to do 9 acts of kindness for 9 days, danielle malagari has more. >>the city of dayton's finding comfort in each other in the wake of the oregon district mass shooting we're just going to band together we're going to make it through support for the families of the 9 lives lost and dozens injured can be seen in many ways from an ever growing memorial to the day in oregon district tragedy fund wehre all out there saying what can we do ho

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billionaire stephen ross. tomorrow he is planning a fundraiser in the hamptons for the president's reelection. that doesn't sit well with some san francisco gym members. >>> it is very shocking. because this company supposedly supports.>>> equality especially the one here in the castro. that is not what trump supports. >>> in a statement ross said he has known the president for 40 years and while we agree on some issues we strongly disagree on many others. i have been and will continue to be an outspoken champion of racial equality inclusion and diversity. equinox and soul cycle released treatment disassociating the company from the owner. either equinox nor soul cycle have anything to do with the event later on this week. and do not support it as it is consistent with our policies. no company profits are used to fund the politicians. >>> federal agents in san francisco police arrest nearly 100 people in the tenderloin. local say it has cleared out some of the drug dealing in the area. but will it last? in the

today's classes were canceled amid protests over the company's owner stephen ross. ss held a fundraiser on friday for president trump's election campaign. a protest was held at the castro location yesterday. he says both interests in soul cycle and equinox fitness clubs. he said he is not involved in the management of either business. >>> in the east bay, hundreds honored the memory of rosie the riveter. the rosie rally home front festival celebrated its fifth year. the event honors women who joined the war effort in world war ii. they wore red bandanas and blue shirts to emulate the icon. 747 ships that helped win the second world war were built on the richmond waterfront. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, a wild crash caught on camera. a car careens into the air and lands right in front of an autoshop nearly taking out workers. the one things workers say would've kept them safe. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew. a little muggy out there tonight, but i'm tracking drier and warmer air tomorrow. we'll have the numbers and the forecast coming up. >>> thousands of pe

the gator stephen ross is apparently holding a fundraiser for president donald trump and it's ruffling some feathers the gym is also associated with other workout ventures like soulcycle and blink fitness now people are taking to twitter threatening to cancel their gym memberships, the fundraiser. it is still set for friday a luncheon in the hamptons where attendees will pay up to $100,000 for a picture with trump and $250,000 to listen >>and the mass shooting in el paso is leaving many latinos across the us feeling, vulnerable scared and upset it's even affecting people who live hundreds of miles from the border posts and of all reports. >>some 2200 miles from el paso, hispanics in long island new york say they are living in fear. >>saturday's attack targeting migrants in el paso reverberated across minority communities throughout the country, including here in the city of brentwood, new york. not far from where there was a series of attacks targeting hispanics a decade ago maria mike dillon has now this worries salvadoran immigrant such as yourself could also become the targets of wh

after word broke that the corporation's owner, billionaire stephen ross, is holding a lavish fund-raiserresident trump later this week. talk show host andy cohen raged outside a gym. >> so, equinox and soulcycle are giving our money to the trump spain. >> reporter: but later added he was keeping his membership. >> it's everybody's right to give money to whatever candidate they want. >> reporter: equinox says neither equinox nor soulcycle have anything to do with the event and don't support it in a statement ross writes, i have always been an active participant in the democratic process. i've known donald trump for 40 years. while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others it's the latest example of people using their wallets as political hammers. some recently boycotted nike for removing a line of shoes with the betsy ross flag. and multiple studios have threatened to pull billions of dollars in businesses from georgia over that state's restrictive abortion laws. anger igniting not over an issue but over financial support for an election campaign raising the stakes in a

>> reporter: the demonstrator say they were upset to learn that the owner of these businesses, stephen ross, is hosting a fundraiser for president donald trump on friday. >> when the owner supports a racist and homophobic, and sexist president that uses hatred and bigotry to divide us, it made me really angry. >> reporter: in a statement to cnn, ross says he has known the president for 40 years. he says while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others. i will continue to be an outspoken champion of inclusion and diversity. they disassociated the company from the owner. they said neither equinox nor soul cycle have anything to do with the event this week, and they do not support it. as is consistent with our policies, no company profits are used to fund politicians. id work out there? >> yes. >> reporter: elsa says she will boycott. >> sometimes i work out at soul cycle. i did not know about this. since i do know this, i won't do it again. >>> tonight celebrities are sounding off, really i can tweeted, hey equinox, what is your policy for canceling memberships? once a membe

the chairman of the parent company is stephen ross. a wealthy real estate developer and the owner of the miami dolphins. ross says he's known mr. trump for 40 years and that he's never been bashful about expressing disagreement on issues with the president. ross describes himself as an outspoken champion of racial equality, inclusion, diversity, public education and environmental sustainability. it. >> this is not negating us coming out to protest when that same owner is helping to reelect donald trump. it. >> this is a time and a moment in 2019 where i need to really sort of consider the companies i'm spending it with. >> reporter: on social media the club's ceo said, quote, soul cycle in no way endorses the political fundraising event being held later this week. soul cycle has nothing to do with the event and does not support it. >> they don't really have anything to do with that. so yeah, i think i have to learn a bit more about that. >> reporter: organizers are urging consumers to find out more about the businesses they patronize.

so you have stephen ross, he has every right to have a political fund-raiser for whoever he wants.nk consumers using the products that he is even a passive owner of have every right to have their feelings about it. neil: there was a controversial article in barron's, got to boycott the "wall street journal," got to boycott anything glenn attaches his name to, you see what i'm saying, it can be very dangerous. we have seen in our business where someone doesn't like what a liberal commentator said at msnbc or a conservative one here at fox. what i'm saying, if you don't like it, you certainly don't have to watch. it is another level to go to economically punishing them and everyone that works with them. that's a form of vengeance that goes over the top. >> yes. i think you're right. it's intimidating, it's bullying. i think people get old very fast, people lose attention and move on. there are hundreds of boycotts every year you don't even hear about because people lose interest and move on. neil: you can do what you want. if it hurts people to do what you want, i just think it chang