do you think the washington redskins should change their name?ng #crossfewer. [ male announcer ] this is jim, a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation -- s sed. >>> we're back with eleanor holmes norton. it is van's favorite part of the show. let's call a cease fire. is there anything we can agree on in. >> larry said about perhaps we ought to be focusing on the condition of native-americans themselves. i would like to agree with him on that. >> great. >> same here. when we get involved in trivial issues like i mentioned the $38,000 bag that oprah had a problem with, he with lose that we have high dropouts and a lot of black men are behind bars. i think we ought to focus on what's important. >> good. >> i think we agree as well. >> i think we agree. i think that symbols are important. nobody wants to see the flag burned or the bible burned. >> a lot more people watching the show about this issue. i do hope this is the first conversation about native-american issues, not the last. >> i agree. there is a lot of work that

third and four after the washington time-out. and the redskins get the ball back and take a time-out here. perry riley makes the tackle. the redskins are down to the final time-out and two-minute warning and a two possession game. at least griffin will get the ball back very shortly. >> cris: who knows is it we've seen stranger things than this. i'll tell you, we have seen some just fabulous efforts on the defensive side of the ball. brandon carr was tremendous. jason hatcher just an outstanding game. sean lee, so many plays tonight. i thought bruce carter is much better than what he was a week ago. a guy so capable of being that linebacker in this defense. but maybe this cowboys defense sort of growing up a little bit. >> al: chris jones' punt. and that's a 19 yard line. dwayne harris gets down there from special teams. so he's had a huge punt return. a huge kickoff return. and he's doing it all on special teams. and you talk about it, cris. garret felt one big advantage for dallas was special teams. they had to win that battle. >> cris: and so

for 80 years the washington redskins have been beloved as a team name, as have cleveland indians, atlantachicago blackhawks that won the stanley cup. at least i want a level standard. we love singing hail to the redskins, that's a song of honor and that is not a song of disparaging. >> thank you. the tip of the day. are you prejudice? are you? are you? the tip moments away. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. it's not the "juggle a bunch of rotating categories" card. it's not the "sign up for rewards each quarter" card. it's the no-games, no-messing-'round, no-earning-limit-having, do-i-look-like-i'm-joking, turbo-boosting, heavyweight-champion- of-the-world cash back card. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere, every damn day. now, tell me, what's in your wallet? nice car. sure is. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes along with it. ♪ ♪ so, what do you say? thanks... but i think i got this. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cla. set your soul free. [ male a

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back with our panel and on the phone, lanny, an attorney for the washington redskins. y, do you believe this term is offensive? redskins? and why not change it if it is? >> well, first of all, sorry i can't be with this great panel. i wish i could have joined you, anderson. and secondly, i do understand that's offensive to some native americans. and the redskins respect that. and regret that. but we have overwhelming love as fans i speak now as a red skin fan. love of a team. and we don't have any intent to disrespect or disparage. the only data that we can come up with is both anecdotal and statistical. anna is a great pollster. and she knows the annenberg institute. the only poll ever taken of 30,000 people. 1,000 of them randomly selected identified as native americans found nine out of ten were not taking offense to the name redskins. the atlanta braves have a tomahawk chop. the cleveland indians, the world indian is very offensive to native americans. i think what it's all about, the fans who love those teams are the reason why we fans love the redskins. there's no

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should the washington redskins change its name? president obama weighing in now, the football team responding. it's today's "news nation" gut check. we'll get you all caught up on that. i'm thomas roberts in for tamron hall. first, the "news nation" following president o bam am ma's challenge to john boehner. boehner claiming they don't have enough votes to pass a clean spending bill to end the government shutdown. >> the truth of the matter is there are enough republican and democratic votes in the house of representatives right now to end the shutdown immediately, with no partisan strings attached. the house should hold that vote today. if republicans and speaker boehner is saying there are not enough votes, they should prove it and let the bill go to the floor and see what happens. hold a vote, call a vote right now and let's see what happens. >> our nbc news count showing as many as 22 republicans would join democrats to provide more than the 217 votes needed to pass a clean spending bill. meantime, speaker boehner is the targe

>> and the washington redskins controversy still red hot so to speak. we will hear the team's point of view. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. here comes socialism. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. with obama care descending into chaos, the president and the democratic party are in a perilous place right now. americans are starting to figure out that the government-controlled healthcare industry is likely to be a nightmare on many fronts. so why, why won't the feds fix this situation before imposing it on we, the people. the answer is that obama care is just part of a vision for the forced sharing of american assets. the strategy is largely kept quiet but there have been hints. >> the great civil rights

. >>> also is it time for the washington redskins to dump their name? >>> we begin with our other breaking news on day eight of the government shutdown there's a possible glimmer of hope for the other looming mess, the debt ceiling. with me on the panel tonight cnn international correspondent and christiane amanpour, jeffrey toob toobin. let's get the latest from dana bash. dana, what's this glimmer of hope? >> the glimmer of hope, i'm glad you emphasized maybe, maybe glimmer we'll see. because it really is unclear if

for some washington redskins fans, the team name is 81 years of tradition. do you guys have opinions on it? >> yeah. it should stay. absolutely stay. >> reporter: why? >> why? because it's part of the legacy. >> if it's offending people, it's time to change it. >> reporter: for a group of native americans campaigning to get it changed, redskins is not just an nfl team, it's a racial slur dating back to the 19th century. >> any other ethnic group would not tolerate this kind of language being used about them that's so denigrating and dehumanizing. >> reporter: the battle to change the team's name has been going off and on for decades. it flared up this spring when the owner said this to usa today. we'll never change the name, he said. it's that simple. never. you can use caps. a sports writer for the "washington post" believes the nfl will compel a name change. >> it's going to be a critical mass at some point. at some point they're going to say this is going to damage the league financially. we cannot have this. >> reporter: criticism is growing. reporters f

team over the washington redskins skins team name costas started off by discussing the differences between the term redskins and other typically native american inspired terms like warriors or chiefs. objections to names like braves chiefs warriors in the like strike many of us as political correctness run amuck these nicknames honor rather than demean but think for a moment about the term redskins and how it's truly differs from all the others ask yourself what the equivalent would be if directed toward african-americans hispanics asians or members of any other ethnic group when considered that way redskins can't possibly honor a heritage or a noble character trait nor can it possibly be considered a neutral term it's an insult a slur no matter how benign the present day intent is because this is comments came just days after president obama weighed in on the issue in an interview with the associated press. president obama told the a.p. that i don't know whether our attachment to a particular name should be over. ride the real legitimate concerns that people have about these thing

. >> plus the washington redskins flame -- name debate is heading back into the spotlight. >> and findketed the driver of this barbie jeep. good morning to you washington. i'm scott thurman. >> and i'm jummy olabanji. we start with the forecast. head over to meteorologist jacqui jeras. folks should grab an umbrella this morning? >> yeah get ready for it. the showers are coming and so are the thunderstorms. and they could be heavy at times this afternoon. it's just the clouds at this time. but notice the rain showers are already moving into extreme western maryland, crossing parts of west virginia, and they'll be in our neck of the woods late this morning and early this afternoon. there is a slight risk that these storms could be severe, especially in maryland. damaging winds will be the primary threat with all of that. looking at the conditions at this hour. this is the calm period of our day with 74°. and look at the shaking on top of the furniture center. the roof cam there with winds south at 14 miles per hour. temperatures today into the mid- to upper 70s with showers and thunderst

a slur. >> sportscaster bob costas is leaping into the national debate over the name of the washington redskins football team. costas believes it's time for a change. >> ask yourself what the equivalent would be if directed toward african-americans, hispanic, asians or any other ethnic group. considered that way, redskins can't possibly honor a heritage or a noble character trait nor can it possibly be considered a neutral term. >> the owner of the redskins has said no way to a name change. but there are reports that he may change his mind. >>> adrian peterson took to the field sunday despite the shocking beating death of his 2- year-old son. he learned he was father of the child only three months ago, he met him for the first time thursday, while the boy was on life support. some fans were shocked that peterson would play. new york sports writer wrote, it's sickening, the nfl's late he was mvp hours after his son died allegedly murdered declared he was ready to play football. me, i even think i would take off a day or two from work, maybe a week. some of the online anger was triggered by these

. >>> tonight pressure is growing to change the name of the washington redskins. ington, d.c. this week fighting against the name it calls racist but devoted fans say it represents 8 decades of redskins tradition. we have the developing controversy. >> reporter: baltimore leader, a native american leader in the city, believes this effort is a good start but he doubts the team will change its name. the washington redskins have a rich and storied history with three super bowl championships. >> it is a racial epithet. >> reporter: the team may be overshadowed by growing calls to change the name. many consider the name and mascot on the helmet offensive to the native americans. members of the oneida nation met in washington to talk about it. >> history is littered with people who said they were never going to change. >> reporter: nfl commissioner grew up as a fan of the team and never considered the name offensive. >> whenever you have a situation like this you have to listen and recognize that some other people may have different perspectives. >> reporter: even presid

they want the washington redskins to change their name. they will hold a change the mascot campaign, an idea that president obama supports. >> i've got to say if i were the owner of the team, and i knew that there was a name of my team, even if it had a storied history that was offending a sizeable group of people, i'd think about changing it. >> the washington redskins are responding to the president's comments with poll numbers. a 2004 survey claims to nine out of 10 native americans are not bothered by the name washington redskins and a recent poll found eight of 10 americans don't think the redskins should thank their name. >> a group of bernie madoffs employees are going on trial. among those facing prosecution, his accountant. he received a $2.7 million bonus for allegedly cooking the books. also on trial, a former operations director and several programmers. >> it's time to look at business news now. wall street is having the monday morning blues. we have that. the monday morning blues. i have those sometimes. >> so do i, stephanie.

says nearly 1000 organizations like the washington redskins have offensive mascots. oger goodell says the team name in washington should be one that honors the tradition of native americans. >> it is time for change. it is no longer acceptable and so it is no longer acceptable for us to hold onto those mascots that continue to oppress of people. onpresident obama weighed in the controversy saying he would think about changing the name if he were the team's owner. washington redskins owner dan snyder has repeatedly defended his team's mascot saying the name is not a label but instead a badge of honor. nearly two weeks after the deadly car chase and shooting on capitol hill, the woman killed by police after trying to drive through a white house area are is laid to rest. saidamily of miriam kerry goodbye this morning. by her one-vived year-old daughter who was also in the car with her during that incident. president obama monitoring her electronically and had been diagnosed with postpartum depression and psychosis. women who suffer from morning sickness know how miserabl

for the washington redskins a lot of trouble.t time for them to drop a name that many native men's find very offensive? president obama has weighed in our panel does the same next. in the nation, sometimes bad things happen. add brand new belongings from nationwide insurance and we'll replace stolen or destroyed items with brand-new versions. we put members first. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >>> new developments tonight in the u.s. relationship with egypt. jim sciutto joins us. >> reporter: let's be very precise here about significant developments tonight. just to start, the white house has released a statement this evening saying that an announcement women coill come i coming days on u.s. military aid to egypt. not all aid will be suspended. but information from u.s. official that is some military aid to egypt will be suspended. certain things will be exempted, counterterrorism aid, security in the sinai peninsula. we've also been told that the egyptians have not yet been notified. this is a decision that the

. >>> controversy surrounding the washington redskins name continues. i'm jessica kartalija. e very latest from washington, where members of the oneida indian nation sit down with the nfl. what happened next? >>> and ooh, darkening skies outside on this halloween night. will we see any rain before it's through? your complete first warning weather forecast is straight ahead. ,,,,,, tnÑñ >>> it is cloudy. 68 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. well, as ghosts, goblins and ghouls take over neighborhood streets tonight, police in anne arundel county are boosting patrols, keeping an eye on something much more dangerous. wjz is live. gigi barnett is watching. >> police officers in anne arundel county are teaming up with parole officers, going door to door. to make sure that children don't come into contact with what some parents may call their worst nightmare. >> reporter: before the trick or treaters hit the cul-de- sacs, anne arundel county police issued a list of dos and don'ts to convicted sex offenders. a strict, 6:00

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>> i think that in a year we won't be calling it the washington redskins. >> really? >> it's gone. >> unbelievable. >> i'm going to put it this way. there are so many people in this country upset with washington, they probably ought to change the name washington as well. [ laughter ] >> just redskins. >> right, right. >> what do you think? >> well, the people whose opinion really matters most are the people really who have the right to feel offended by this, the native americans. one thing i heard the president say, is significant number of people. let's see how significant is that number? i know one group of native americans was offended, but there are many other native americans who are not offended by this. it really amounts to what they think and what the owners think. and that's why we need to ask mort what he thinks, because you are a former part owner. >> i've given you my view on it already. i don't have anything else to say. >> is it constitutional for congress to pass legislation banning a pacific trademark? >> not that i know of. i can't believe this will t

six years old, little washington redskins jersey. we have the pictures somewhere. washington. do you feel like the city of washington, the people who live there are ready for this change or that there's opposition? >> you know, i do. the oneida nation recently did polling through survey usa in the washington region. and the results were pretty surprising. majority understood yet is that native americans might find this name offensive. a strong majority said even if the name changed, we will support the football team. and i would like to say that as a native american person who lives in washington, i would like to support the football team. i would like to be part of that. because it's fun. but i can't be as long as that word is everywhere. and it really is kind of an oppressive environment, especially if a native american person has children or grandchildren who live in this region and is trying to explain to them how to honor our traditions and be respectful and then they hear that word and seat kind of conduct you see at the stadium. >> that's a great point, kevin

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next up for the cowboys, a sunday night home game against the washington redskins. ood morning, everybody. as you know, the redskins were off yesterday. it was an you off week for them. so the coaches took some time to look at free agents. the skins had 18 free agents work out last week, including darrell green's son, jarrett. thoughts immediately went back to somehow keeping momentum from last sunday's win in oakland. that's the down side of a bye week. but the skins couldn't ask for anything better after an 0-3 start. still in the hunt. washington is only a half game back of dallas in a very weak nfc east. >> it's a long season. don't get carried away with things that happen very early or very late. just stay the course. understand your objective and your goals and try to get better each day. >> that's a quick look at sports. have a good day. >> all right. thank you. 5:52 on this monday morning. and you just pointed out, it's kind of a low stress week for football. didn't have to worry. >> those are my favorite kind of sundays. your team is off, you're just like wa

for some washington redskins fans the team name is 81 years of tradition. do you have any opinions whether it should be changed? >> yeah . it should stay. absolutely stay. >> reporter: why? >> because it's part of the legacy. >> if it is offending people it's time to change it. >> reporter: for a group of native americans campaigning to get the name changed redskins is not just an nfl team. it's a racial slur dating back to the 19th century. >> any other ethnic group would not tolerate this kind of language being used about them that's so denigrating and dehumanizing. >> reporter: the battle to change the team's name has been going off and on for decades. it flared up again when the owner said this to usa today. we'll never change the name, he said. it's that simple. never. you can use caps. likewise a long-time sports writer for the washington post believes the nfl will compel a name change. >> it will be a critical mass at some point. at some point they are going to say, this is going the to damage the league financially. we cannot have this. >> reporter:

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no game for washington redskins this weekend but tomorrow, the team name will get lot of attention. members of american indian tribe will be in dc tomorrow pushing for name change because they contracted redskins o financive. they invoid nfl lead or attend symposium for change. it is all comes just days of president obama weighed unit controversy. saying if it was up to woman who change the team's name. >> well plenty great football games today. yes there were fox we are preview of sports extra. cowboys did play their best game owe far season lost he had skins in golf and on dimon we got your covered next on news >> does for us tonight. fox five news always on. asite. keep right here. sports extra just three minutes away. have great night, everybody! before i am tired! whraobg happens to you all! what are you going to do! score! much thank you for open. welcome to sports extra coming up skins full back discusses team first quarter grade plus two nfc quarterback heart broken but first we do stewart redskins. they been off now for five days but working. mike expected his come back for

game over, redskins win their first of the year. final score, washington 24, oakland, 14. >> coming up tonight and every saturday night, we'll actually -- sunday morning 1:30 a.m. on nbc 4 redskins late night as chris paul entertains us as only he can. here's some of what to expect late night on nbc 4. >> sure it does. the redskins are off this weekend so we've got a chance to tack a breath. you know what's coming up next week? >> what's that. >> dallas week. dallas week is next week for the redskins. and the irony here is that the redskins haven't started really fast, we know that. they won their last game, they're in the win column. because of the division, this game at dallas could be for first place. you know, there's a long way to go, throw. it's too early to really talk about that. but the fact is, this is a big game. you know what happened last year in dallas in zblfx i do. >> 28 points in the second quarter. >> oh! >> yes. rg3 was the man. >> i cannot wait. and next week, we're going to have our very special redskins/cowboys rivalry week edition. >

to have a black player and management is hitting back saying in a written statement the name washington redskinsld and the history, legacy and tradition and redskins fans sing hail to them every sunday in a sign of honor and not disparagement and they put it bluntly we will never change it, it's that simple, never, you can use caps. constant exposure to racial slurs in a public entertainment arena can have negative effects on the health of those who feel they are being targeted. >> people will have higher problems of physical and mental problems and worse predict poorer physical and mental health over time. >> if this world belongs to young sters then the term redskins will be short lived and teenagers in up state new york attended the seminar to explain why they junked redskins as their school's team name. >> having a moss cot does not change our sense of community and ideas about how we want to represent ourselves. >> reporter: but it may yet take a while for the redskins' name to disappear. change the mascot say they are optimistic to bring change one day and have a fight of the interest of b

of thele, the name washington redskins continues to be a hot topic. commissioner roger goodell and the nfl owners met at the ritz- carlton on the west end. roger caddell was asked his opinion on the washington meeting name. >> by no means growing up in washington and being a redskins fan had i ever considered it a derogatory term as a fan. i think that is how the fans will look at it. but whenever you have a situation like this, you have to listen. some people may have different perspectives, including cases where that is true. that is what i have suggested. we need to carefully listen and make sure we are doing what is right. >> commissioner roger goodell. preseason's tonight versus the nets. opening basketball season one month from today against the very talented uconn team. the yukon will certainly be highly ranked. the terps will not be. maryland 125 games last year, but did not make it to the end -- maryland won 25 games last year, but did not make it to the end. >> it is the next natural step and it feels right. i can send it here and say i feel

and washington redskins owner, daniel schneider, is no exception.an estimated $1.2 billion. good for him. he's not used to being told what to do. this nfl owner is more interested in money than political correctness and satisfying a crowd out there that thinks his team's name is wrong. but recent criticism of the redskins name has put schneider on the hot seat. the nfl is scheduled to meet with the oneida indian nation on wednesday regarding the team's name. now prior to that meeting, in fact commissioner roger goodell met with schneider and according to the "washington post" schneider said he has no plans to change the name. in the past he has made it very clear, he has no intention of changing the team's name. earlier this month, he published an open letter to "the washington post" and asked those offended by the name, to, quote, try and have respect for what the name means, not only for all of us in the extended washington redskins family, but among native americans too. now, if you look up the word redskin in the dictionary, the term is widely i

by no means growing up in washington and being a redskins fan have i ever considered derogatory as a fan. >> now goodell says he's open to listening to critics he is expected to meet with critics next month. you can read the full letter on our website. nbcwashington.com. >> more than two dozen computers stolen from an elementary school in d.c. tonight police are trying to figure out who did it. it happened earlier this week in the capitol hill neighborhood. this isn't the first time a school has been targeted for electronics. pat collins is live outside the school with details. >> reporter: jim, it's happened again. thieves breaking into a d.c. public school stealing kpaurts. this time the hole is sizable. the target school this time, maury elementary in the 1200 block of constitution avenue northeast. some time over the the weekend someone or someones came into the school and made off with 25, 25 laptop computers from the library. >> that was tragic and terrible. why would you steal from a school? that's crazy. >> reporter: look at the official police report. it lists all the stolen

. >> president obama stepping into the controversial debate over the name of the washington redskins. speaking in an interview the president said he'd consider changing the name if he was the team's orn -- owner. >> washington redskins criticised because the name is offensive. >> i have to say if i was the owner of the team, and i knew there was a name of my team, if it had a story in history, if it was offending a sizeable group of people, i would think about changing it. >> despite that, the team's owner says he will not change the name and members of an indian tribe are expected to protest at an owners' meeting in washington d.c. on monday. >> still ahead - the fight to become u.s. citizens. the movement that sent thousands into the streets. the u.s. is not the only nation dealing with cheap chinese imports. a south american country, where the textile industry is almost extinct. >>> the remains of some of the migrants killed in the shipwreck off lampedusa are awaiting repatriation. the coffins of 111 african migrants have been placed in an airport hangar. waters are too choppy for

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overnight, washington redskins owner dan snyder was welcomed to a team rally by fans warming singing e nfl franchise's fight song, "hail to the redkins." >> hail to the redskins. >> reporter: next week, senior league officials will welcome leaders of the united tribal nation to discuss the growing controversy over the apparent refusal to even consider changing what the oneida call the racist and offensive team name. >> our indian tribal nation wants the nfl to be on the right side of history in the fight against racism. >> reporter: after tribal leaders first requested a meeting with league officials in early october, redskins owner dan snyder issued a letter cowing the name part of the football team's heritage. he wries "i respect the feelings of those offended by the team name but i hope such individuals also try to respect what the name means." snyder says he has the support of 90% of native americans, and at least one other sports team has garnered the support of its tribal namesake. the florida state university seminoles has written permission from the seminole tribe to use symbo

. >> the growing debate over the washington redskins' name. oneida indian nation who has been protesting the name for years that in georgetown. the owner said he would never change the name. s claimed that the name is derogatory and racist and it needs to go. a lot ofare issues. >> roger goodell wants to move up the meeting. the meeting had been scheduled for november 22. >> a contracted worker was killed in an accident. why the government shutdown has led to an unexpected consequence. next in the forecast. under redskins were sent the bubble to practice inside. willhe cardinals -- i have the >> we are taking a look at metro's safety culture. >> this accident happened .etween union station some are concerned that metro is living its own investigation. questions about that accident that killed a contract worker and left to employees injured. erupted and a [inaudible] metro is promising an investigation. she is concerned no one is looking over their shoulder. >> the ntsb does oversee the safety of the workers create i would feel more comfortable

. >>> pressure continues to grow to change the name of the washington redskins. a native american tribe is fighting against a name it considers racist. devoted fans say it represents decades of tradition as well. here is kai jackson with more. >> the washington redskins have a rich and storied history. it's an 81-year-old franchise with three super bowl championships. >> the term is a dictionary defined racial term. >> the team and star players like robert griffin the third may be over shadowed by growing calls to change the team's name. many many consider the name and mascot on the helmet offensive to native americans. >> members of the nation met in washington tuesday to talk about it. owner dan schneider has been quoted as saying he would never change the team's name. >> history is littered with people who said they would never change. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell grew up as a fan of the team and never considered it offensive. >> whenever you have a situation like this you have to listen. >> even president obama has weighed in. >> if it had a storied hist