olympians tommy smith and john cor lose protesting poverty and violence against african-americans. lowering their heads and raising their gloved fists while the national anthem played. in 1996, refusing to stand for the national anthem, eventually openly praying during it in protest of the u.s.'s treatment of muslims. in 2004 blue jay carlos delgado refused to stand in protest of the u.s. invasion of iraq. in 2010 the phoenix suns wore suns on their jerseys. >> the violence is not new, the problem is not new and the racial divide is definitely not new. >> reporter: what is new, the president has done something rare. >> i supported donald trump. >> reporter: ailuting some of his supporters in the sports world and galvanizing the nfl against him, even five time super bowl champ tom brady. >> i certainly disagree with what he said, and thought it was just dwietsive. >> reporter: president trump in a single comment super charging a protest the sports world has never seen. miguel marquez, cnn, los angeles. >> thank you, miguel. now, i want to bring in tomma smith, who you saw in miguel'

olympian tommy smith is here to weigh in on president trump's war on the nfl. critical thinki? a basketball costs $14. what's team spirit worth? (cheers) what's it worth to talk to your mom? what's the value of a walk in the woods? the value of capital is to create, not just wealth, but things that matter. morgan stanley >>> the firestorm over president trump's war on the nfl spreading from coast to coast. tonight the dallas cowboys taking a knee before the singing of the national anthem. followed by the cowboys along with the arizona cardinals players and coaches locking arms in a sign of unity. but taking a knee or raising a fist is nothing new for athletes standing up for their beliefs. there's a long history of protests in american sports. what's new is this president has managed to unite players and owners in opposition to his comment. cnn's miguel marquez has more. >> let's show you the scene here before the game. >> reporter: a torrent of protest. >> many players and owners linking arms in solidarity, others taking a knee. three teams, in fact, staying in the locker room

tommy smith joins me now. welcome. it is an honor to have you in the studio. >> thank you. >> when you listen to what president trump said over the weekend, does it take you back to the 1960s? how does it make you feel? >> it saddened me but knowing the man's mo because of the presidential campaigns, it was a situation for him saying things he said to full-grown men and being the leader of the country acting as a person that did not care. that's what frightened me and saddened me to hear him taking a block against a building of a nation through the attitude of you're fired. this is not a tv show. it's life. and these are young men -- they're not out there making fun of what they do. they're making this thing they call fun, a reality because it's part of life they live. they have families and they have futures and they have pasts. their moms, dads, grandparents worked hard to build the country and they should be in a position to say what they think about the continuation of the path of their lives. >> when you protested

harry edwards here, going from colin kaepernick back to john inlos and tommie smith back 1968 at theext girl olympics. -- at the mexico olympics. we will talk about that next. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. was the late great soul singer charles bradley who died 68 posted yes, we're continuing to talk about the biggest display of athletic defiance in years is that sports teams across the nation protesting president donald trump after he attacked the nfl, it nba, some of the must popular athletes. i want to go what happened on saturday night will stop going way beyond sports now to entertainment, to politics. i want to go to stevie wonder. he was singing before tens of york,nds of people in new in central park, when he took both knees at the global citizen festival. a kneeght i am taking for america. [applause] but not just one knee. i'm taking both knees. knees in prayer for our planet, our future, our leaders of the world. amen. amy: that was stevie wonder there on both knees next to his son. on

tommy smith and john carlos raising gloved fists.jabbar, a presidential medal of freedom recipient in 2016, would boycott those games in 1968. as he told nbc sports -- >> the voting rights act and the civil rights act had really not taken hold. and life for black americans was still touch and go. >> this is a tradition across the country. we've always had athletes to use their platforms to speak out around issues of social justice. >> reporter: also in the '60s, muhammad ali, heavyweight champion of the world, a voice for black empowerment and dissent as on wabc's "like it is is." >> you won't even stand up for me in america for my religious beliefs. >> reporter: ali life biographer says activism is ali's greatest legacy. >> ali had the power to speak out because he was a superstar. now we see athletes taking more responsibility, in part because they have more control over their own careers. >> reporter: ali declared himself a conscientious objector in 1966. >> here today, his rejected induction into the military service. what happen

this guy is talked about like john carlos and tommy smith did in 1968 about human rights. i don't know about you but i'm between the plaque community and law enforcement in this country and to me it's like liking pizza or ice cream. how can you be against that to. me that's what colin kaepernick is saying. i would like to hear from her like well what exactly is it -- what is this i hate america where is it coming from. >> you're disrespecting flag and not standing during the national anthem. most persons are not engaged with what the protest of colin kaepernick s this protest is over flag and national anthemp. >> it's not that is what colin capper neck said he is not protesting flag. >> if you have to explain it you're failing on your mes message. >> please sprained it. >> exactly. >> if you have to keep explaining it. >> people are not hearing it. >> why should we. >> they changed the message to be what it wanted to be. >> why should we. this is football. this is as american for apple pie. as -- >> baseball is american pie. >> as far as creating this climate where people

john carlos and tommie smith at the 1968 olympics. mollie: people see these protests against them. their service in the military, their flag. these symbols are important. howie: let me turn to the special counsel's investigation. these leaks. paul manafort has been told he will be invited and the president's voice picked up on these wiretaps. in a criminal investigation it's kind of stunning the level of detail that's been leaked. mollie: we are a year into this russia investigation and the only leaks are about fisa investigations. it speaks to whether this story has been well covered. we have a general approach there is collusion, the trump team are traitorrist. there might have been some untoward spying by own outgoing administration that was in opposition. howie: the first wiretap on manafort goes back to 2014. there is no question mueller is pressuring manafort. well some say this individual -e difficult case trump. fbi court approved wiretaps of manafort. joe: defenders of trump will say it it vindicates trump. even these leaks say they were inconclusive. they didn't find any

this iconic image from the 1968 olympics shows american sprinters, tommy smith and john carlos, raisinglack power at the height of the civil rights movement. an act of defiance that later inspired generation of athletes to take a stand against police brutality and racism in a similar way. >> football fans are savvy. be on the field. when the camera is hanging across you. when it is a time when there are scripted things you are suppose to do. and you deviate from that. it is a powerful message. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, september 28th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> the reality is that the playboy and the playboy club were the beginning of the sexual revolution. >> the playboy hugh hefner has died. >>> we will cut taxes for ever hard-working american. >> but there are questions about who would benefit and how much it would cost. >> and fear as countless wait

go back to john carlos and tommy smith when they raised their fists or social change and mohammed alison and entire league speak out for the freedom of speech and while a lot of people feel it's disrespectful to the flag, they feel it was more disrespectful these players and owners the president's words. >> shannon: there is a great piece in the "wall street journal." >> it's a peaceful protests. citizens shouldn't be criticized that harshly for a peaceful protest. >> shannon: we have the freedom of being able to speak our minds done peacefully. some things most people respect. in a piece called the poll itization of everything from the "wall street journal." now the players want to be politicians and use their fame to lecture other americans. the persons of the press corps want to make them moral spokesmen. the losers are the millions of americans who want to cheer for their teams from the respite and other divisions in american life. >> i think that's spot on because like mike tomlin, the head coach of the pittsburgh steelers, he did not send his team out yesterday for the national

john carlos and tommie smith raise their fists part of the iconic black power salute in mexico city. this is footage from an interview with doctor edwards in 1968.>> we are going to encourage all black buy tickets to those -- buttons will be passed out at those track meets. a picture of doctor martin luther king on them.>> reporter: he says while he relied on -- to get his message heard athletes have social media motivated by the black lives matter moving.>> it is the same a war. it is a different battle. it is a different set of issues. in many ways. >> reporter: we caught up with him as he was honored -- >> his work on racial injustice and racial prejudice is topical in the 1960s when he was a student at san jose state. it was topical in the 70s and 80s and 90s. and today it is very important. >> reporter: doctor edwards served as a consultant with the 49ers. and advisor to the player who started the protest colin kaepernick. doctor edwards thinks he should be named person of the year. nominated for a nobel peace prize. he along with steph curry puzzled as to why kaepernick was not

tommy smith and john carlos on the podium. >> a cry for freedom. here, notice me. i'm in need. your need up. justice. >> this is a tradition in the african-american community, across the country. we've always had athletes to use their platforms to speak out on issues of social justice. >> reporter: also in the 1960s, it was mohammad ali, the heavyweight champion of the world, stripped of his title when he declared himself a conschenn s conscientious objector. >> you won't stand up for my religious beliefs, and you want me to go fight but you won't stand up for me at home. >> reporter: billie jean king would be a figure for the women's movement. in 1996, this athlete failed to stand for the anthem e. then it was colin kaepernick, megan rapinot. and the nba's lebron james has embraced social activism. in public statements, on social media, even on the court itself. >> lebron james has a sense of social consciousness. >> it's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, what are we doing to create change. >> as a result of that, he uses his platform to speak out around issues tha

our nation has a rich history of athlete activism from tommy smith, jesse owens and on and on the listse big names where these are dynamic times where we're seeing this intersection of sports and politics and the attempt to create positive change in our society. >> i say this is sad because isn't it the president that helps set the tone. isn't there an expectation that a president under any circumstances should be the one to help bring calm, propose calm or answer but instead in this form that we're seeing, just beginning with last night, but it goes back even further if we talk about other incidents as of late, that he's helping to incite a fervor? >> i don't think he's inciting anything. if you're going to get into politics and you're an athlete then welcome to the big league and enjoy the blow back you're going to get and the punches that will come at you. it's sad and embarrassing that athletes somehow think they will make some big statement by saying they're not going to go to the white house and the questions of what. it's an honor to go to the white house no matter who the presi

john carlos and tommy smith raised their fists part of the iconic footage. this is footage with dr. edwards in 1968. >> we're going to encourage all black people to buy tickets to those track meets. buttons will be passed out as those track meets with pictures of dr. martin luther king on them. >> reporter: dr. edward said while he relied on rotary phones at the time people now have social media. >> it's the same war. a different battle. it's a different set of issues. in many ways. >> reporter: we caught up with him as he was hon we ared the unity award. >> his work on racial injustice. is topical in the 1906s when he was a student at san jose state. it was topical in the 70s, 80s and 90s and today it's very important. >> reporter: dr. edwards served as a long time consultant for the 49ers and colin kaepernick. he thinks kaepernick should be time magazine's person of the year. he with steph curry puzzled as to why kaepernick wasn't on the sports illustrated protest kord. cover>> i understand why stef was upset if kaepernick twlunt because he set the table in terms of what the prote

for san jose athletes, john carlos and tommy smith raised their fit as part the iconic black power salute in mexico city. this is footage from a ktvu interview with dr. edwards in 1968. >> what we're going to do is encourage all black people to buy tickets to those meets. buttons will be passed out at those track meets with the picture of dr. martin luther king on them. >> dr. edwards said while he he relied on rotary phones now, athletes now this veered, motivated by the black lives matter movement. it's the same law. it's a different battle. it's a different set of issues in many ways. >> we caught up with him avenues honored with the unity awart from state senator been mi could you ski. >> his work on racial injustice and equality was topic cal in the 1960s when he was a student and it's top cal now. >> dr. harris was an advisor to the 49ers anarthrous colin kaepernick. he thinks that colin kaepernick should be nominated as the time magazine of the year. he and steph were wondering why colin kaepernick was not on the cover. >> cap nick was the one who set table in terms of what the pro

the you can can go back to tommy smith.t i who started his career as a man by the name of cassius clay, became a member of the nation of islam, lost his license and spent many of his most productive boxing years because of his anti-talk against the vietnam war. kareem abdull jabar, in terms of civil rights issues and issues important to the african-american community during his career. many of those athletes have been villy fied throughout their careers not necessarily by the president of the united states but certainly by fans of their sports who wanted them to, as we here again, stick to sports. it's something we heard over and over in the last few weeks and months, starting with colin kaepernick, continuing last week with the president's comment the about -- white house comments about my friend and former colleag colleague jam mel hill. where we expect athletes to expect any kind of treatment or any kind of degradation that might affect them and their communities but want them to stick to sports. what we're seeing today

we remember the olympics, tommy smith and juan carlos in mexico city in 1968. so the song is the most controversial song in u.s. history as our president has proven to us and the players are proving to us. >> explain why that is, particularly when it comes to african-americans and why some find it offensive when you look at the history of the song. explain that. >> we have always been trying to perfect the country and you know, no country is ever perfect. this is what we are about, improvement and fulfilling the goals that our country set out for itself and we're trying to get there. i think we have come very . >>> it's a very politically charged culture right now. you have the crazy 2016 election. you have president trump throwing his verbal hand grenades. it's just black lives matter. certainly, there is turmoil. and it's amazing, this is a song, lyrics, and people have so much emotion, and it proves in the book what i said it is the most controversy song in history, and nfl is proving that every week. >> quickly, how did the role of anthem in sports change a

medalists tommy smith and john carlos on the podium. >> it was a cry for freedom. here. notice me.f? justice. >> this is a tradition across the country. we have always had athletes use their platforms to speak out around issues of social justice. >> reporter: also in the 1960s, it was muhammad ali. the heavy weight champion of the world. becoming a voice for black empowerment and dissent. stripped of his title when he declared himself a conscientious objector. >> you won't stand up for me in america for my religious beliefs. you want me to go somewhere and fight. you won't stand up for me at home. >> reporter: billie jean king would become a leader of the women's movement. advocating for equal rights and opportunity in her sport and beyond. in 1996, mahmoud abdul did not stand for the anthem. later opting to stand and pray silently. 20 years later, it was the 49ers colin kaepernick doing so, joined by other nflers. and by soccer standout megan rapinoe. and an unprecedented role for lebron james. he's embraced social activism. in public statements. on social media. even on the court

. >> tommy smith. love having you on. good luck. >> my pleasure, don. >> i'll see you in the next 50 years. we'll be talking. >>> when we come back, the football player now apologizing to his team for standing during the national anthem while the rest of them stayed in the locker room. marie callender's turkey pot pie staa rich, flavorful gravy.in and a crust made from scratch. because she knows that when it's cold outside, it's good food and good company that keep you warm inside. marie callender's. it's time to savor. nice man cave! man. oh! nacho? [ train whistle blows ] what?! -stop it! -mm-hmm. we've been saving a lot of money ever since we switched to progressive. this bar is legit. and now we get an even bigger discount from bundling home and auto. i can get used to this. it might take a minute. -swing and a miss! -slam dunk! touchdown! together: sports! >>> the pittsburgh steelers player who stood alone during the national anthem during sunday's game says that gesture was not what it seemed. alejandro villanueva,

tommy smith, the first place winner in the men's 200 meter race with third place winner john carlos raised their fists in what had become the symbol of the black power movement and the president of the united states lyndon johnson said nothing. that came after mohammed ali's 1966 defiance of the draft which got him convicted of a federal crime and the president of the united states lyndon johnson said nothing. and in 1971 when ali won the case on appeal, the president of the united states richard nixon said nothing. in 1972, after his major league playing days were over, baseball's first black player jackie robinson said in his autobiography, i cannot stand and sing the anthem. i cannot salute the flag. i know that i am a black man in a white world. bill moyers is an award winning journalist, served as the white house press secretary in the johnson administration from 1965 to 1967 and we have the honor of bill joining us now. >> good to be with you. >> bill, thank you very much. thank you for being here and so take us back to this -- you were in the white house when mohammed ali defied the

tommy smith and john carlos, the 1968 olympics when they rose their fists up in the air on the victory platform, muhammad ali throughout his career in the 60s and 70s and 80s, but never have we ever seen an entire league virtually in unison speak out in the way they spoke today. >> and clearly this is not over yet. we appreciate your time. >> the fbi is investigating after a shooting in a church in tennessee, southeast of nashville. a woman is dead. as many as six others are injured. authorities say a masked gunman opened fire just after services let out. and usher at the church tried to intervene. >> he confronted the guy, was pistol whipped and he went after his car. we seized the weapon, came back inside and then the gunmen shot himself. >> the victims were adults, many over the age of 60. jonathan is reporting live from tennessee. fbi investigating whether race may have been a motive. >> yes, as far as local police, they are pursuing several leads. they won't speculate publicly on any motive. federal officials have confirmed that the fbi will be launching a civil rights investigati

you can go back to tommy smith, jesse owens, jackie robinson, muhammad ali, kareem abdul-jabbar. donte, i know you have been in the room with some of the men i just mentioned. this feels like that, a momentous time in our country where athletes are using their voice and their platform to create positive change when they can. >> thank you all for being here. >>> later on this hour, did jimmy kimmel help kill the health care bill? we'll talk to late night expert bill carter about that. >>> plus, an exclusive interview with senator mark warner talking about the scrutiny of nfacebook and the ads linked to russia. we'll get into that. >>> plus, the ongoing russian investigations not just involving facebook but many other facets. carl bernstein is here. after the break. andre is an air traffic controller. when it comes to planning the best routes, nobody does it better. he's also a championship-winning football coach. look at that formation. but when it comes to mortgages, he's less confident. fortunately for andre, there's rocket mortgage by quicken loans. it's simple, so he can under

john carlos, tommy smith. muhammad ali lost the prime years of his life because he refused to be inducted into the vietnam. and he was on the right side of history. >> he was despised by the vast majority of america. >> he was the most hated man in america and now there's the whole narrative of people want to think of him lighting the torch in atlanta with his arm shaking of parkinson's. that wasn't him in his greatest -- >> do you think people will look back at what colin kaepernick did with a time passing in a different way? >> i think so. i also think that all these people on the trump bandwagon, they're going to be on the wrong side of history. i'm positive of that. they're going to be on the wrong side of history. >> the other criticism i heard from some supporters of the president on our program the other night was that a lot of the players now, they weren't doing this when colin kaepernick was doing it. he was pretty much out in the wilderness for a long time. but now they're doing this because of the p

well known photo from the one nine hundred sixty eight olympics where sprinters john carlos and tommie smith raised their fists in a black power salute in mexico city that was of course during the civil rights movement and others are comparing calling capra nick situations of that of muhammad ali who became one of the most criticized men in america when he refused to be drafted into the war in vietnam so hundreds of thousands of americans are about to head into football stadiums across the country kickoff takes place in just a few hours and we'll have to wait and see just how many players choose to take a knee on sunday we also hear your thoughts on this of course you can share your views with me directly at endor chapelle or to use the hash tag a.j. newsgroup thank you n.g. i'm just looking at the hash tag right now lots of stuff about the motorcade that's happening here in doha at the moment the return of causes me but plenty of you also rising it was about kurdistan lots of support for the kurdish independence maku one of our regular viewers thank you for writing in says the kurdish deser

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medalists tommy smith and john carlos on the podium. >> this is a tradition in the african-american community use their platforms to spe out around issues of social justice. >> reporter: also in the '60s, muhammad ali, a voice for black empowerment and descent. >> you won't let me stand up for my religious beliefs and fight but you won't stand up for me at home. >> reporter: billie jean king would become a leader of the women's movement. in 2016, the wnba's minnesota lynx donning black lives matter shirts. and an unprecedented role, for the best plar in an american team sport, lebron james embracing social activism in public statements, on social media, even on the court itself. >> it's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves what are we doing to create change. >> repter: also this weekend the aclu tweeting out a line from theemoir of jackie robinson, perhaps our nation's most revered athlete for breaking baseball's color line, writing in 1972, i cannot stand and sing the anthem. >> many forget that he said that and wrote about that. >>> thank you, chris. we're going to bring in the man

tommy smith and john carlos, 1968, president johnson, and he was the target of this, said nothing.said nothing. we can go through the list. hurt flood said nothing so you're talking about where we are in this country and also what the world the president is in terms of whether they speak or not and how they approach it, just -- just to put it out there. >> i think there's a case to be made for silence and i think let it go away. there's plenty of room for not talking, but now because of all the media and all the opinion that comes up, sometimes the people feel if you don't say anything this small brush fire is going to keep going. so president obama said, call the cop -- he didn't have to say anything. >> absolutely. >> that's the way it happens now, people feel like they got to say something. >> if there's a silver lining, maybe these things need to be talked about, maybe. >> my thing is, you know, until the country can find its unity again, you're not going to grow. rome didn't fall because of outside barbarians at the gate, rome fell when the institution collapsed and dictators

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