only if westchester county became more like the bronx to become nonracist.s is something of a surprise to the people who live in westchester most of whom are beautiful liberals. they didn't realize i had a white supremacy problem between 20,002,010 according to census numbers had risen by more than 50% so how could the county be racist? it didn't seem to make any sense. in court, the obama administration explain their reasoning. they singled out westchester's practice of standard zoning referred to county regulations that restrict at the height of certain buildings and limited the placement of sewers to protect the drinking water. sounds reasonable but according to the obama administration, those were restricted practices. it's a legal term that means they were racist and because they were racist, the obama administration withheld more than $20 million in federal funds from westchester county. the county wanted the money, it would have to construct 10,000 low income, high density from a very nonracist departments so this battle didn't get a lot of news cover

here today our professor lisa keller who's a professor of history over at suny purchase here in westchester county one of the great cultural organizations of our county they have lots going on lots of their faculty and staff often come out into the community and do good and interesting things. vesicle is the author of many books on american history, and she's going to be talking about those twin themes women's history month and world war two women in america during world war ii their roles their lives their expectations, and i think she would appreciate giving the talk and anybody who has any questions, please holding them till the end. professor thank you, david. thank you david. it's always a delightful to be here. i've spoken here many times and david osborne is one of the most energetic and intelligent of all the site directors in the national park service. i am a little prejudice. i'm very glad that i sent many students to him to be interns. that's how much i trust him. i'm very glad you all turned out for this topic. i teach women in america at suny purchase, but long before that. i t

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fred willard level, but instead of madison square garden in february, this show is in august in westchesterin lindhearst castle. >> this is the first time the westminster kennel club dog show is held outside of manhattan. so it is historical. >> it usually offers audience members a chance to interact with the dogs and breeders when they're not competing. this year they'll have to sit and stay at home watching on television and online instead of in person. >> all right. i feel like the owners start looking like their dogs. >> that is a very real phenomenon. and don't worry, i'm going to do my homework. i'll find the andrew dog and the mona dog. keep an eye out. >> my problem is i want to take all the dogs home. >> you and you, you're going to love me! ♪ ♪ >>> okay. on this -- >> weird science. >> -- weird science wednesday, we're going way back, way back. >> 1999. >> a little further than that. we're talking about 92 to 95 million years ago, basically, a new dinosaur was discovered. i'm going to do my best to get through this read without upsetting my eighth grade science teacher. scientists

. >> house here in westchester, pennsylvania. want to take quick moment to say that i'm and just like that. 28 year-old las vegas raiders defensive end. carl nassib made history. >> coming out as the nfl's first openly active player with a video and statement posted to instagram. massive entering his 6th season in the league and his second with the raiders after stints in cleveland and tampa bay also announcing a $100,000 donation to the trevor project. a nonprofit group which focuses on suicide prevention efforts among lgbtq youth. but i'm really not doing this for attention. >> i just think that representation and visibility are so important, actually, hopefully one day. videos like this. whole coming out process or just not but until then, you know, i'm gonna do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting this compassionate the raiders. welcome to the history making announcement sharing nassib video and statement on twitter with a tweet that read. >> proud of you, carl, new york giants running back saquon ba

she raised money for the children's hospital, new york westchester medical college, children's hospital. then the ehrlanger hospital in tennessee. she was a wife, she was a mother, and she was a grandmother. and she was unbelievable. she was full of life. she looked half her age. she was so fit, so thin, and she really kept -- she was the glue that kept our family together. >> josh, how did you find out? you're living in orlando. you're a doctor. you're a trauma surgeon yourself. tell me what happened. >> i've seen a lot of trauma, i've seen a lot of bad stuff. i got a call from my sister and my dad and couldn't believe what i heard. i immediately drove down here to meet my sister while my dad and my brother mike here were flying in. we went to the community center, which was very nice, everyone there was very supportive. as with any of these types of situations, very chaotic. and we are hopeful that today will be the day that they find our mom, and that she's brought home to us safe. >> how are you going about collecting information, kevin? are you getting information from officials? >

. >> some people in car house here in westchester, pennsylvania. want to take quick moment to say that i'm and just like that. 28 year-old las vegas raiders defensive end. carl nassib made history. >> coming out as the nfl's first openly active player with a video and statement posted to instagram. massive entering his 6th season in the league and his second with the raiders after stints in cleveland and tampa bay also announcing a $100,000 donation to the trevor project. a nonprofit group which focuses on suicide prevention efforts among lgbtq youth. but i'm really not doing this for attention. >> i just think that representation and visibility are so important. i'm actually hopefully one day. videos like this. whole coming out process or just not but until then, you know, i'm gonna do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting this compassionate the raiders. welcome to the history making announcement sharing nassib video and statement on twitter with a tweet that read. >> proud of you, carl, new york giants running back saquon

. >> what's up people i'm carl masson in my house in westchester, pennsylvania, want to take a quickoment to say i'm gay. been meaning to do this for a while now, feel comfortable to get this off my chest, i have the best life, best family and friend and job a guy can ask for. >> this is the first active player in nfl history to announce he's gay and is not doing it for publicity just believed visibility is important. he's also done nating $100,000 for suicide prevention program for lbgtq youth. back in a moment. >> the another day, another chance. it could be the day you break the sales record, or the day there's appointments nonstop. with comcast business, you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses, and you can get the advanced cybersecurity solutions you need with comcast business securityedge. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. get started with a great offer, and ask how you can add comcast business securityedge. plus, for a limited time,ask how to get a $500 prepaid card when you upgrade. call today.

. >> but some people are house here in westchester, pennsylvania.do this for a while now. but feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. >> car went on to say that while he's a private person representation and visibility is so important in the community. he also will be donating $100,000 to the trevor project. a suicide prevention organization for lgbtq youth. actually graduated from the same high school as me and i went to school with his brother, ryan for 6 years. so as a fellow malvern prep grad. i just want to say how happy i am that karl. live out his truth. he's also a beast on the football field. all right. question to all of our viewers sitting at home watching this right now, if you're superstitious and believe in luck. the warriors need you to do your part tomorrow. throw on your lucky sure or socks or whatever it is to bring the dubs some good mojo because tomorrow is the nba draft lottery golden state has a 0, 5%, chance at getting the top pick in the draft. so it's not likely, but as lloyd christmas said, so you're telling me ther

. >> deborah, westchester, ohio, republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i am interested in looking back at during the 1980's when the reagan administration allowed four million people who were here for a long time to become citizens. i think at that time that was the right thing to do and the democratic congress and senate had said border security. that was the deal that was made in the 1980's. when jefferson was the first secretary of state and we did the first census there were only 16 states. today, my concern is that our elected officials understand that representation in congress is based on population and i'm afraid in states like california where there are 25% noncitizens and las vegas county has 279,000 noncitizens that the elected officials are realizing if they don't repopulate their state -- mr. grothman: i can tell that your listeners realize what is true, immigration is the most important issue facing the issue and shouldn't be if we were enforcing the laws. she raised an interesting point and that is the current census she is trying to point

. >> i'm at my house here in westchester, pennsylvania.o take a quick moment to say that i'm gay. i've been meaning to do this for a while now but i finally feel comfortable to get it off my chest. i have the best family, friends, and job a guy could ask for. >> nassib announce that he's gay. he says he's a private person and believes visibility and representation is important. he's also donating $100,000 to the trevor project, a suicide prevention group for lgbtq youth. >>> do you remember when you thought you had to choose between backstreet boys and nsync? well, now you don't have to pick anymore. check out backsync. [ cheers and applause ] members of the two iconic groups have created a new super boy band, or maybe it's a grown man band by now. it features aj mclean, nick carter, joey patone and lance bass. this was during an l.a. pride event. a little something for everyone. kari's got the tune of our temperatures this morning. >> yeah, we've got a little bit of something for everyone here, too, with our upper 70s for the inland areas

i'm at my house here in westchester, pennsylvania, just want to take a quick moment to say that i'm gay carl nassib, a six year nfl pro and defensive end for the las vegas raiders made history with his deeply personal announcement on instagram. i'm pretty private person, so i hope you guys know that i'm really not doing this for attention. um, i just think that representation and visibility are so important. nassib received support from the nfl commissioner and the raiders team leadership. he came out with pride and. not not. no other athlete has really been able to come out in the way that he did, joe hawkins recalled. glenn burke, a major league baseball player who helped pave the way glenn burke was blackballed for being. unapologetically gay. it's really a new day, and i think that there's so much hope and it wasn't just now sits own visibility that touched many people. his actions also spoke volumes. i'm gonna do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting that's compassionate, and i'm gonna start by donating $100,000 to the trevor project, the trevor project, wh

i am carl nassib and i'm in my house here in westchester, pennsylvania.. i've been open about it for a while now but i'm finally comfortable to get it off my chest. i really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for. i'm a pretty private person so i really hope you guys know i'm not doing this for attention, but ijust think representation and visibility are so important. i actually hope that one day, videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary. to football's european championships now, and there has been joy for denmark who have reached the last 16. the danes, still reeling from christian eriksen�*s cardiac arrest during their opening game, beat russia 4—1 to finish as runners up in their group. they go through with belgium, the netherlands, austria and france, switzerland, sweden, england, and the czech republic into the next round. even though some of them haven't finished the group stage yet. it's that denmark result, however, and the response to the christian eriksen incident that has really

i am carl nassib and i'm in my house here in westchester, pennsylvania.but i'm finally comfortable to get it off my chest. i really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for. i'm a pretty private person so i really hope you guys know i'm not doing this for attention, but ijust think representation and visibility are so important. i actually hope that one day, videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary. carl nassib. he has also made a $100,000 donation to an lgbt queue charity and now, let's get the rest of the sports news. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this your sports news, where we start with an incredible footballing story at the european championship, again involving denmark, and again in copenhagen. after a horror opening weekend that saw christian eriksen suffer a cardiac arrest from which he recovered they lost that game to finland and then to belgium before claiming a a—1win over russia in their last game on monday, climbing off the bottom of group b to take second place and reach the kn

what i see in real estate and westchester are still skyhigh. >> even before the pandemic, people were fleeing the city to go to lower tax brackets in places like florida so that was definitely happening pre-pandemic and then during the pandemic, people left the city them -- then. and then because of all of those things, plus crime has picked up a bit, and there is still agree just tax policy being proposed, a lot of people are saying why am i going to pay these taxes? i'm going to move to a place where it is lower and i can save money so that is a threat. you need to get moderate taxes in place. that is what is the real threat today. we have got to not deter things like amazon, which was such a shame that we lost that. that was thousands of jobs for our city. moving from manhattan and brooklyn out to long island. we are seeing a lot of come into the city is back. we are doing well, people are investing, the market is fluid, and i believe the pandemic served as a bit of a catalyst to correct some of the overpricing. people are back but i cannot stress the importance of the mayor's race

prospect if you are thinking of moving back to the tri-state area and looking for a house to buy in westchesteraig giamonna talking to us about the housing market. amber: we are moving because i am about to have my third kid and we ran out of house. i didn't time market very well when it came to that. matt: sometimes life comes along. thank you for joining us. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: president biden is in rural wisconsin promote his infrastructure plan. it is a region where support for donald trump runs deep. biden is pushing a bipartisan deal that has benefits for agriculture. he toured the la crosse municipal transit which handles public transit in the area. xi jinping says the communist party needs new heroes to carry it into its second century. xi called her officials to focus on the problems of the people and urged the chinese people to live proper lives. >> all party members must be aware of, observe, and practice the ethics. we must aim to be clean people and do clean deeds. mark: chinese communists are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the party's founding. south african officials

a couple days ago sandy cortez of westchester complained online that her grandmother in puerto rico livese.y she put up a picture of her grandmother's house. esis is her home, she wrote. trump blocked relief money for puerto rico. matt walsh is often on this show. felt a twinge of empathy so i set up a gofundme for sandy cortez's grandmother but neither one of them wanted the money. matt walsh is the compassionate host of the matt walsh show and joins us tonight with an update to this poignant tale of aid refused.d. matt walsh, thank you for doing what sandy cortez herself didn't do which was try to help her abuela, her grandmother. >> philanthropy has been a big passion of mine since last week. she claimed that her mother has been living or her grandmother, rather, has been living in this dilapidated shack, i guess, forr four years since the hurricane and she is a wealthy single woman who has two apartments and a tesla that she recently bought. she for whatever reason refused to help her own grandmother and so we said all right, we'll get together and raise the money. we raised $100,000

the district attorney in westchester, new york, has ordered an independent review of two separate fatalpolice shootings of black men over a second ago. kenneth chamberlain, sr. and danroy "dj" henry. chamberlain was a 68-year-old former marine. chamberlain was killed in his own apartment in white plains, new york, in 2011 during a police confrontation after he accidentally triggered his lifeaid medical alert pendant. within two hours, officers broke down his apartment door, doing a wellness check, and shot him dead. visit democracynow.org to see our full coverage of his story. in bexar county, texas, a sheriff's deputy has been placed on administration leave after video surfaced of him tasering a 16-year-old honduran asylum seeker at the southwest key casa blanca shelter in san antonio last year. patrick divers was placed on leave after reveal from the center for investigative reporting published video of the tasering. congressman joaquin castro is calling for a federal investigation into what happened. visit democracynow.org to see our interview with aura bogado of revealed who broke t

the insurance company of pennsylvania, westchester insurance company, the hartford, great american insurance company, the insurance company of north america, california insurance company. we have reached out to these folks asking them to engage in a conversation of how they can directly benefit and like the chamber has refused we haven't gotten into the insurance companies to engage in a meaningful discussion. we want a conversation with them also. the courts failed us. there've been over 100 lawsuits filed. you heard from my client i had the great honor from those people you heard from today to the hotel after midnight this woman didn't have anything to eat and she said i've got to be here i appreciate you still being here with us but we have lost so many and doctor olivia, john hope franklin and even my great mentor. he's not gone but he's not with us. i'm literally standing on the shoulders of so much people that have suffered so long. we are coming to you. in the name of my community, my people, my clients asking that you do for us what this congress has done for the japanese internment

. >> what's up, people, i'm carl nassib, at my house in westchester, pennsylvania.quick moment to say i'm gay, i finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. >> so the commissioner, roger goodell, has put out a statement showing his support. how big a moment is this for the nfl? >> i think it's significant. i think goodell's statement was entirely appropriate and supportive and included the line that said "we hope that soon enough, something like this will no longer be newsworthy." >> nassib said the same thing as well. >> yeah. i don't know him but he seems to be a very together young man whose priority is, i'm basically a private person but i feel like i should acknowledge this and then go out and play as best i can. a few years ago, michael sam, all american player at the university of missouri but didn't quite measure up in the nfl, he openly announced during the draft that he was gay, but he never was able to play in the nfl. and there were players through the years, jerry smith who was a receiver with washington in the nfl, there have been a handful

. >> in westchester pennsylvania, i want to say i am gay.ibility are so important and i will start by donating 100,$000. >> roger goodell releasing a statement saying the nfl families proud of carl for courageously sharing today. representation matters. someday soon statements like his that will longer be newsworthy as we march toward full equality for the lgbt q community, we wish carl the best of luck this coming season. that is it for the browns, like you heard, making a big donation to the trevor project. jillian: let's check in with brian kilmeade for what is coming up on "fox and friends". brian: see you shortly in 14 minutes. senator marco rubio introducing a brand-new bill to sanction china to allow investigators into covid origins. the senate set for crucial vote today, to debate a democratic voting bill. we will talk to senator john kennedy about that. the biden administration plans to implement the largest child tax credit, the vice president in charge of that, charles payne will break it down for us, and how to navigate the red-h

, one of them is a giant dam and oregon that holds back tsunamis and the other is a tiny dam in westchester county new york and fortunately iranians were in that but we've seen these capabilities showing up attacking on american infrastructure and you could argue that in many ways it opened the door to these attacks. >> recently, i was thinking about going to the book and seeing in texas, nothing to do with the hack but that is the type of thing, what did the opened the door, as you said for people to get into all kinds of facilities and attack not just a computer network but the devices attached to it and the target of infrastructure with the right hack couldn't just do something much worse. >> is interesting watching texas from the cyber vantage points. the attack we worry about most is the one that takes a power or contaminates the drinking supply and that's exactly what we have been watching playing out in texas and what a cyber attack like that would look like and it turned out it was the impact of winterizing but it's a clear image of what one of these attacks would look like. >> and

. >> but some people are house here in westchester, pennsylvania.t to take quick moment to say that i'm. i do this for a while now. but by the full court will not to get it off my chest. >> karl went on to say that while he's a private person representation and visibility is so important in the community. he will also be donating $100,000 to the trevor project. a suicide prevention organization for lgbtq youth. actually graduated from the same high school as i did and i went to school. his brother for 6 years. so as a fellow malvern prep grad. i just want to say how happy i am that karl can live out his truth. oh, yeah, he's really good on the football field is good player for the raiders. i have a question for all of our viewers sitting at home watching this right now, if you're superstitious and believe in luck. the warriors need you to do your part tomorrow, the wrong you're lucky sure or lucky socks the boxers, whatever it is to bring the dubs some good mojo because tomorrow is the nba draft lottery golden state has a 0, 0, 5, chance at getting

. >> some people in car house here in westchester, pennsylvania. want to take quick moment to say that i'm and just like that. 28 year-old las vegas raiders defensive end. carl nassib made history. >> coming out as the nfl's first openly active player with a video and statement posted to instagram. massive entering his 6th season in the league and his second with the raiders after stints in cleveland and tampa bay also announcing a $100,000 donation to the trevor project. a nonprofit group which focuses on suicide prevention efforts among lgbtq youth. but i'm really not doing this for attention. >> i just think that representation and visibility are so important, actually, hopefully one day. videos like this. whole coming out process or just not but until then, you know, i'm gonna do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting this compassionate the raiders. welcome to the history making announcement sharing nassib video and statement on twitter with a tweet that read. >> proud of you, carl, new york giants running back saquon ba

there was a student that posted something on the net in 2016 saying hey, there's a trump rally in westchester. did anyone going and could i get a ride and she was so vilified by other students including with physical threats and called the worst kinds of names that he dropped down a bryn mawr so, you know, this is a huge problem. i think it's a problem. that's bipartisan. i don't want anyone to think that it's only people on the left doing the cancel. i mean look at all these state legislatures, they're saying that you know schools can't teach the 16 19 project. what is that? if not, it's a culture. it's productive by republicans. look at liz cheney. yes. yes. i canceled pretty bad the entirely by republicans. yes, how can we encourage young people to risk? um, the sense or sensor of their peers and and of their teachers by the way, we've seen some incidents. unfortunately where teachers are not standing up for a popular viewpoints. they're not all like you john. well, look, i mean, i think this is where the history piece becomes so important, you know recognizing that almost everybody that w

. >> but some people in car house here in westchester, pennsylvania. 20 take quick moment to say thatt it off my chest. that's nfl player carl nassib using instagram monday to publicly come out as. >> the massive is a defensive end for the las vegas raiders and is now the first active player in the nfl to say he is. the announcement is a victory for many in the lgbtq community now that there is instagram video of a. >> good for the public. they're coming out. i mean, it's it's truly remarkable well, is the ceo of our city. g-league organization that offers recreational sports leagues in cities across the u.s. including sacramento for the plus community. i think the it's sort of that last last decade. >> before we really see a lot of other people do uncomfortable. >> i hope at least in his video posted massive also says that he will be donating $100,000 to the trevor project, incredible organization, the trevor project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention for those under 25 years old in the lgbtq community 2021. and so it's unfortunate that there are so few will not davi

i'm at my house in westchester, pennsylvania. i want to take a quick moment to say that i'm gay.y feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. i just think that representation and visibility are so important. i actually hope that one day videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary. but until then, you know, i'm going to do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting and compassionate. >> support came pouring in from the legal, from his team, from his head coach, from legendary nfl players and from today's superstars. even from president biden. he praised the courage of mr. nassib and of kumiy yokoyama, who came out as transgender. and it's hard to not be inspired by shacarri richardson. the week before she did this, she learned that her biological mother had died just the week before. after the race, she ran into the stands and shared an emotional hug with her grandmother. joining us now to discuss all of this is jim basinski, welcome. glad to have you with us. >> thanks, joshua. >> what did you make of carl nassib's announcement

. >> but some people are house here in westchester, pennsylvania.to take quick moment to say that i'm. i do this for a while now. but feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. >> all went on to say that. well, he's a private person. representation and visibility is so important in the community. so you felt obliged he also will be donating $100,000 to the trevor project. a suicide prevention organization for lgbtq youth karl actually graduated from the same high school as me and i went to school with his older brother, ryan for 6 years will also happen to play in the nfl as a fellow malvern prep grad. i just want to say how happy i am. that karl can live out his true form peace. he's also a beast on the football field. all right. question for all of our viewers sitting at home watching this right now if your superstitions and believe in luck. the warriors need you to do your part tomorrow there on your lucky. sure. like the socks, like a boxer's, whatever it is to bring the dub some good mojo because tomorrow is the nba draft lottery golden st

. >> some people in car house here in westchester, pennsylvania. 20 take quick moment to say that i'm las vegas raiders defensive end. carl nassib made history. >> coming out as the nfl's first openly active player with a video and statement posted to instagram. massive entering his 6th season in the league and his second with the raiders after stints in cleveland and tampa bay also announcing a $100,000 donation to the trevor project. a nonprofit group which focuses on suicide prevention efforts among lgbtq youth. but i'm really not doing this for attention. >> i just think that representation and visibility are so important, actually, hopefully one day. videos like this. whole coming out process or just not but until then, you know, i'm gonna do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting this compassionate the raiders. welcome to the history making announcement sharing nassib video and statement on twitter with a tweet that read. >> proud of you, carl, new york giants running back saquon barkley an espn personality might goal of junior. both followed suit with su

. >> what's up people, i'm carl nassib at my house in westchester, pennsylvania. say i'm gay. been meaning to do this for a while now. i feel comfortable to get it off my chest. i have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for. >> nassib becomes the first active player in nfl history to announce he's gay. he says he's a private person not doing this for publicity. he just believes representation and visibility is important. it's donating $100,000 to the trevor project, suicide prevention group for lbgtq youth. >>> new this morning the white house is debuting a new exhibit dedicated it pride month. it's located on the ground floor corridor. the area lit up in pride colors features items dedicated to the history of the lbgtq community. some are borrowed from the smithsonian. >>> for the first time this morning, the academy of motion pictures, art and sciences, the majority of the board now made up of women. the 54 person board overseas the oscars and jumped from 26 to 31 women following this year's election. many are calling this a mileston

i'm at my house here in westchester, pennsylvania.say that i'm gay. carl nassib, a six year nfl pro and defensive end for the las vegas raiders made history with his deeply personal announcement on instagram. i'm pretty private person, so i hope you guys know that i'm really not doing this for attention. um, i just think that representation and visibility are so important. nassib received support from the nfl commissioner and the raiders team leadership. he came out with pride and. not not. no other athlete has really been able to come out in the way that he did, joe hawkins recalled. glenn burke, a major league baseball player who helped pave the way glenn burke was blackballed for being. uh unapologetically gay. it's really a new day, and i think that there's so much hope and it wasn't just now sits own visibility that touched many people. his actions also spoke volumes. i'm gonna do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting that's compassionate, and i'm gonna start by donating $100,000 to the trevor project, th

i'm at my house here in westchester, pennsylvania.ant to take a quick moment to say that i'm gay. i've been meaning to do this for a while now, but i finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. um. raiders defensive end carl nassib posted this video on instagram this afternoon. both the raiders and the nfl followed his announcement with posts on social media, saying they are proud of him. no openly gay player has ever played in a regular season nfl game, nassib announced, also announced that he was donating $100,000 to the lgbtq youth suicide prevention group, the trevor project, democratic lawmakers went out into their communities in person and on. line today to once again tout the american rescue plan. this time the focus is on the expanded child tax credit. our political reporter greg lee has more now on how much money parents could be seeing. these vital initiatives will help transform our economy by putting families first house speaker nancy pelosi, just one of many democratic lawmakers nationwide, touting the benefit

. >> what's up, people, i'm carl nassib, i am at my house in westchester, pennsylvania.take a quick moment to say that i'm gay. i've been meaning to do this for a while now but i finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. >> so this makes him the first active nfl player in league history to announce that he is gay. joining us now a ryan russell a former kwif end from the tampa bay bucs, commently a defensive free agent to came out as bisexual in 2018. i just want to get your reaction to nassib's announcement. >> yeah, i mean, it's a moment of celebration, it's a huge moment not only for nassib as a person and as a player but for the nfl and sports at large. >> he seemed very, you know, kind of nonchalant about how he announced this, like, by the way, this is me, and we've seen the nfl respond very openly, we've seen his team tweet and respond very supportively. how do you think other players will respond? >> i hope that other responds will respond as they have, as we've seen saquon barkley, malcolm jenkins, with support. so acknowledge this is their brother

said i'm at my house here in westchester, pennsylvania, just want to take a quick moment to say that i'm gay, carl nassib, a six year nfl pro and defensive end for the las vegas raiders, made history with his deeply personal annt. i'm pretty privae person, so i hope you guys know that i'm really not doing this for attention. um, i just think that representation and visibility are so important. nassib received support from the nfl commissioner and the raiders team leadership. he came out with pride and. not not. no other athlete has really been able to come out in the way that he did, joe hawkins recalled. glenn burke, a major league baseball player who helped pave the way glenn burke was blackballed for being. unapologetically gay. it's really a new day, and i think that there's so much hope we're very hopeful and i look forward to seeing more athletes come out as lgbt. q and it wasn't just now sits own visibility that touched many people. his actions also spoke volumes. i'm gonna do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting that's compassionate, and i'm gonna st

. >> some people in car house here in westchester, pennsylvania. 22 quick moment to say that i'm.o this for a while now. but i finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest. that nfl player carl nassib using instagram monday to publicly come out as. >> the massive is a defensive end for the las vegas raiders and is now the first active player in the nfl to say he is. the announcement is a victory for many in the lgbtq community now that there is instagram video of a. >> good they're coming out. i mean, it's it's truly remarkable. well, actor is the ceo of our city. g-league organization that offers recreational sports leagues in cities across the u.s. including sacramento for the plus community. i think the it's sort of that last last decade. >> before we really see a lot of other people do uncomfortable. >> i hope at least in his video posted massive also says that he will be donating $100,000 to the trevor project, incredible organization, the trevor project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention for those under 25 years old in the lgbtq community 2021. and

. >> but some people in car house here in westchester, pennsylvania.y that i'm and just like that. 28 year-old las vegas raiders defensive end. carl nassib made history. >> coming out as the nfl's first openly active player with a video and statement posted to instagram. massive entering his 6th season in the league and his second with the raiders after stints in cleveland and tampa bay also announcing a $100,000 donation to the trevor project. a nonprofit group which focuses on suicide prevention efforts among lgbtq youth. but i'm really not doing this for attention. >> i just think that representation and visibility are so important, actually, hopefully one day. videos like this. whole coming out process or just not but until then, you know, i'm gonna do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that's accepting that compassionate the raiders. welcome to the history making announcement sharing nassib video and statement on twitter with a tweet that read. >> proud of you, carl, new york giants running back saquon barkley an espn personality might

let's hear from robert westchester, worcester, massachusetts. robert on the democrats line. >> you've got that right. okay. now, i believe definitely of h-1 and the other thing that i believe in is let's put it this way, mitch mcconnell was there four years before obama, he was eight years during obama, he was four years with trump, so he spent 16 years saying no to the democrats and that is a terrible thing for this country, set us black americans back 50 years. mitch mcconnell is like strom thurman on steroids. jeff sessions is like george wallace on steroids. what trump is going to do, he's going to run desantis for president, or governor abbott, so one of them can pardon him, then he's going to run somebody for governor for new york so somebody can pardon him. he is a very, very serious crimes and what really upsets me is the new broadcasters, i watched them this morning they was all laughing, giggling, laughing, selling each other's books and not really telling the people what they need to know and it's very serious, you know. when you get

i'm at my house here in westchester, pennsylvania. to take a quick moment to say that i'm gay. well the six year nfl pro and defensive end made his deeply personal announcement on instagram there, and his jersey has actually been the top selling item in the league. within the last 24 hours of coming out, came out with pride and not not no other athletes has really been able to come out in the way that he did. well nasa also donated $100,000 to the trevor project, which provides suicide prevention and crisis intervention services for lgbtq youth. a statement from the trevor project to ktvu read. we hope that carl's historic representation in the nfl will inspire young lgbtq athletes across the country to live their truth and pursue their dreams. the trevor project is seeing a huge jump in donations and traffic to its website since his announcement that really is amazing. person can do well during pride month we are highlighting organizations that are helping the lgbtq community as part of today's giving dry. we're focusing on the billy