wnba star maya moore working to free jonathan irons from prison after being wrongfully convicted forglary and assault. the two teaming up again for a very surprising reason. it's been two months since jonathan irons was released from prison after serving 23 years for a wrongful conviction. with the help of wnba superstar maya moore. >> i'm dedicating my life to freeing jonathan, the same way i dedicated myself to each game in the wnba. >> reporter: maya stepping away from basketball at the height of her career to fight for jonathan's freedom. >> i feel like i can live life now. i'm free, i'm blessed. >> reporter: that overturned conviction only one of several major life changes for the duo, now working on a get out the vote campaign. >> vote for your community. vote for justice. >> reporter: these days, they're working together as activists and as a little more than that. >> we are super excited to continue the work that we've been doing together, but doing it as a married couple. so we got married a couple months ago. >> reporter: maya's family working in prison ministry, making the

the wnba players have been speaking out for years.e minnesota lynx and the new york liberty players wore the "black lives matter" matters shirts after the deaths of philando castile. you as we have spoken in the past, you have been extra vocal as well. can you tell me why you and so many others in your league have been so willing to speak out and even more so than other sports organizations? >> yeah. i mean, plainly said it's in our dna at this point. i think as female athletes so often we're overlooked. we're judged on everything but our basketball play, you know, whether it's, oh, they need to wear tighter uniforms, oh, they're too masculine. so the fact that our league is predominantly black, a lot of gay players as well. we're just used to this, sadly. so for us it's just kind of what we're about and we came to this wubble, this bubble because we wanted to say her name, women are forgotten. >> it's 80% black women. and i know that each and every day on this show i have a privilege of speaking to a number of african-american women.

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the single site mimics the bubble setups for the nba, wnba, and nhl. arlington, houston, los angeles, and san diego will be used after the wild card round. >>> more than 1,000 americans have lost their lives to the coronavirus just in the last 24 hours. as the u.s. death toll nears 200,000, there are 6.6 million confirmed cases nationwide. >> but a new cdc report shows covid-19 is disproportionately killing children of color. 75% of those under the age of 21 who died from the virus are minorities, mostly hispanic and black. the report concluded systemic barriers that contribute to health disparities must be removed. >>> a new york teenager suspended for the entire school year because he kept showing up for class. maverick stowe felt he should be at his long island high school five days per week, so he showed up on remote learning days. the school threatened to close if he didn't stay home. more than 2,000 of his classmates signed a petition calling his actions egotistical. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi said the house would stay in session until the ho

nba and wnba players have led charge.he wnba dedicated their entire season to breonna taylor. >> it's always something on our hearts and minds. we wear her name on our jersey. >> it's not just one game or one moment that we can change anything. it's a journey. we're going to continue to fight. we may not have won this battle, but we'll eventually win the war. >> if you didn't know my name, that could be me. it still could be me. that's what it's all about. we're all equal, no matter what. no matter the color of our skin. we're all equal. we need everybody to see it that way. >> jimmy butler's miami heat facing the boston celtics in a game that many of the players described is tough after the grand jury decision in breonna taylor's case. tyler herro scored 37 points. miami is one win away. the heat can close it out in game 5 tomorrow night. now we know why chargers quarterback tyrod taylor wasn't available. the team's doctor reportedly punctured the veteran's lung by accident. taylor has been listed on the injury report pr

i'm not ruling out your wnba dreams because remember spud webb? there's a new ad campaign out today and it's aiming to recruit minority participants in these trials where there's been a real dearth and that prevents an accurate reading of how accurate this is across the board. who are they like? >> absolutely. it's a real problem and so folks at the nih said we've got to improve this, we're going to do some ads to kind of tell people what these sort of inspire people to join the trials. they're going to air starting today on major television networks as well as b.e.t., univision and other networks. let's take a quick listen to one of the clips of the ad. >> we know that someone, somewhere is full of hope and strength and wants to take action and will take a step forward to hug her grandkids. walking the walk and rolling up their sleeves to go back to normal sooner. volunteer to find the covid-19 vaccine. >> so again, these ads start airing today and they hope that it will inspire more minorities to volunteer to participate in the trials. >> thanks

a victory won with the help of wnba superstar maya moore.i feel like i can live life now. i'm free. i'm blessed. >> reporter: their journey for justice continues. >> today i ask you again to stand with me and do everything that you can to make your voice heard. >> reporter: the duo are teaming up to inspire others to fightam reminding us all that change starts in our own backyard. >> your vote is your power. >> vote for your family. >> vote for your community. >> both: vote for justice. >> reporter: and joining us live now, maya moore and jonathan irons. it is good to have you back with us here on "good morning america" with those big smiles. hey there, jonathan, maya. okay, this is very important that we're talking about the get out the vote campaign. yes, indeedy. there is something else, though, another collaboration if you will that you two are engaged in, so you want to share any announcement or anything with us, maya, jonathan? >> absolutely. so we wanted to announce today that we are super excited to continue the work that we've been

. >>> plus the decade-long fight for justice by a wnba superstar.ried to the man that she helped free from prison. >>> first the promising new development in the case of those two los angeles deputies ambushed and shot right inside their own patrol car.

. >> reporter: especially strong for many black women wnba star renee montgomery is sitting out this season to focus on social justice, motivated by taylor's death. >> i kept on just thinking, man, she really didn't do anything wrong and the system still didn't give her justice. >> reporter: for months louisville resident and her daughter marched together. >> having my own daughter being named breonna, highly personal. >> reporter: for so many a painful reminder of the many inequities facing black women, health care, income and social justice striking a universal cord, even among celebrities. >> i'm so disappointed and unfortunately not surprised. >> reporter: lebron james in a tweet quoting malcolm x, the most disrespected person on earth is the black woman. >> the wanton endangerment harge, it just doesn't make sense when you think about they have wanton endangerment for the white neighbors' apartment, the bullets going there, but not for the bullets going into breonna taylor's body. >> reporter: and that, they say, is why they won't stop. >> we just keep putting a band-aid on this

i want to give a shout out to the nba and wnba. they've been using their platform to stand up for social injustices. that's right. i am proud of them. they boycotted. they didn't play for the last few days. i think they're super dope. they don't care about their paychecks. they don't care about the entertainment part of it. they know what's wrong is wrong. and they're standing out for that. there's a lot going on when you think about the black people in our country and the police. that relationship is so broken. so broken. i mean, the other day, we had another police shooting, right? and an unarmed black man, jacob blake, was shot in his back seven times. he was shot seven times in front of his children. unarmed. thank god he's not dead, but he's paralyzed from the waist down. he got shot in broad day light, in front of the community and in front of his babies. and i bring that up to say this, the police love to say, ah, we think he was going after something. we felt in danger, whatever. the next night after that, it was protests g

the single site mimics the bubble setups for the nba, wnba, and nhl., and san diego will be used after the wild card round. >>> more than 1,000 americans have lost their lives to the coronavirus just in the last 24 hours. as the u.s. death toll nears 200,000, there are 6.6 million confirmed cases nationwide. >> but a new cdc report shows covid-19 is disproportionately killing children of color. 75% of those under the age of 21 who died from the virus are minorities, mostly hispanic and black. the report concluded systemic barriers that contribute to health disparities must be removed. >>> a new york teenager suspended for the entire school year because he kept showing up for class.

you can watch game one of the wnba finals on friday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on espn2 or the espn app. say stewie. that's breanna's name. stewie. and sue bird also, a great team, the aces. >>> we'll have more on the nba finals kicking off tonight. t.j. holmes spoke to miami heat superstar jimmy butler ahead of the big series. >> may the best teams win in the wnba and the nba. >> amen. >> should be a great series. >>> we begin with new details in the bizarre attempted kidnapping of joe montana's 9-month-old grandchild. the suspect making her first court appearance tuesday and entering a not guilty plea and kaylee hartung is in malibu, california, with the latest. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: yeah, michael, good morning. she entered that not guilty plea but her attorney says she's not trying to shy away from what she's done here. we still don't have any clue as to why she tried to steal that baby but the defense says they'll focus on trying to get her the help she needs. the woman accused of attempting to kidnap joe montana's granddaughter now formally charged in a los angeles cour

. >>> wnba playoffs, phoenix trailing washington by two.s cross court pass to petty who hits the game- winning three at the buzzer. and phoenix and a single elimination playoff game, wins 85-84. and they advance to the second round. don't forget, get your picks in for the u.s. open. it starts thursday morning. i'm dennis o'donnell and see you tonight. >>> time now is 4:57. >> still ahead in the next half hour on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area -- most districts hoping to reopen but not a school in the north bay. why superintendent james brown and bill cowher welcoming you back to the midnight snack run. this is one tricky obstacle course. he's reaching... but he pushes it away! he's approaching a plate of iced cookies... he blows right by 'em oh the fridge looks like he's headed for the soda. wait! he jukes left! grabs the water bottle now he's just gotta get out of there. look what dropped from the sky! don't do it dennis. that's the way you execute a midnight snack run. stand up to cancer and rally want you to reduce your risk for c

with the help of wnba superstar maya moore stepping away from basketball at the height of her careerike i can live life now. i'm free. i'm blessed. >> reporter: that overturned conviction evenly one of several major life changes for the couple. >> vote for your community. >> both: vote for justice. >> reporter: these days they're working together as activists and as a little more than that. >> we are super excited to continue the work that we've been doing together, but doing it as a married couple, so we got married a couple months ago. >> reporter: maya's family working in prison ministry making the introduction when she was 18. more than a decade ago. >> just over time it was pretty clear what the lord was doing in our hearts and now we're sitting here today starting a whole new chapter together. >> reporter: jonathan popped the question a few years ago but told maya not to answer just yet saying he'd ask her again if he was ever freed. until finally with her help, he was. >> i got down on my knees and i looked up at her and she kind of knew what was going on. >> reporter: now the

we lost last night in the playoffs for the wnba and so now we're all at home.the bubble and the bubble really, really worked. it's a good metaphor for using technology, using process and protocol to keep people safe and still be able to deliver the products obviously our businesses are dramatically affected locally. we can't bring fans into the arena. our goal for next season would be how can we find ways through rapid testing, hopefully as the vaccines start to roll out that we can start to get fans back into the buildings that represents usually about half of our revenues in terms of ratings, we are carrying every one of the important demographics on a nightly basis across the board there is this great equinox, we've never seen this before, of having both baseball, football, basketball and hockey and other sports all coming at the same time certainly august is not a traditional time to be having nba or nhl playoffs. you know, hopefully we can do better on the scheduling but when you think about it, we were the harbinger of shutting down businesses and doing i

among the organizations, the wnba, the nba, nasdaq macy's mastercard, these are not conservative organizations. these are companies that are saying we can't get our people to come back to work because they're afraid for their safety. they are afraid to ride public transportation. and they are right about that. we can't assume the liability for the mess that the city has become. the mayor's response was, i need more money in order to make it better. he spends more than any mayor who has ever come before him on everything. his budget, homelessness. he is the biggest spender in new york city of all time. he doesn't need more money because obviously i where mayors have done a lot more with less. as far as borrowing, he's welcome to borrow at any time. there's a line of credit for him at the treasury. he doesn't want that. he wants a gift. he is the worst mayor of all time anywhere. >> harris: while you were talking, we popped up video of mayor de blasio. he was on the front page of the "new york daily news" last week. calling him out for delaying more time with opening new york city schools and wo

. >> moore skipped the wnba season focusing on his case and they have spent time together pushing for today this big announcement >> we wanted to announce today that we are super excited to continue the work we've been doing together, but doing it as a married couple so we got married a couple mo h months ago, and we're excited to just continue this new chapter of life together >> amazing set of developments, and they say they'll continue their advocacy efforts with win with justice campaign. we wanted to give you that uplift at the end of the shower. "the reidout" with joy reid starts now>>> i can't hear anything do you believe in magic? do you believe in magic? president trump apparently does, and he tried once again to advance his magical thinking about the coronavirus. and to defend his own response during a town hall anchored by abc's you have stephanopoulos. facing questions from undecided voters, president trump struggled to defend his response to the virus

. >>> we have the nba finals we know that get under way tomorrow and there is a wnba showdown tonightck in a spot in the finals. now we'll see if las vegas or connecticut will face off against the storm for the championship. connecticut hoping to make it to the finals for the second consecutive year. you can see who will take on the storm when the sun and the aces play tonight, 7:30 eastern on espn2. >> going to be a good one. >> major league playoffs, nba, the wnba, hockey just wrapped up. palooza. >> something for everybody right now. >> and the debate too. >> and the debate too. >> something for everybody. >> something for everybody. >> something for everyone. >>> we have a lot coming up. chrissy teigen is in the hospital due to complications from her third pregnancy. we'll share what she's telling fans on social media. >>> we have the debate. also this morning, "tiger king" star carole baskin says good-bye to the ballroom. she's going to join us live. >>> kristin cavallari joining us to talk about co-parenting during the pandemic and her new cookbook. >> yes. >> we're going to be

nfl, nba, mlb, wnba, mls, nhl. and where there are fans present at nfl home openers this season, they will notice something new. in addition to our national anthem, as "the washington post" reported today, "lift every voice and sing" as sung by alicia keys, will be played in the stadium and, in fact, it will play us off the air tonight right after we say this. that is our thursday night broadcast. thank you for spending time here with us. on behalf of all the men and women at the networks of nbc news, good night. ♪ -- than heaven ring ♪ ring with a harmony of liberty ♪ harmony ♪ of liberty ♪ let our rejoicing rise ♪ high as the >>> tonight on "all in." >> why did you lie to the american people, and why should we trust what you have to say now? >> that's a terrible question. >> a president confronted with his own cover-up just keeps lying. an ongoing deception. a new warning about the fall from dr. fauci and is a national bar bail-out the key to stemming the spread of covid? >>> then the trump administration caught

. >> game one of the wnba semi-finals between seattle storm and lynx.storm's clark who pulls down the rebound and puts it back to beat the buzzer. seattle wins the thriller by two. saturday's game between notre dame and wake forest has been postponed after seven of the fighting irish covid-19 test came back positive. combined with testing results from last week, 13 football players are in isolation with ten in quarantine. no word yet on when the game may be rehe scheduled and the nfl has fined the saints coach and raiders coach $100,000 for not wearing masks on the sideline in monday night's game. the team docked $250,000 per team. with the nba playoff bubble, largely deemed a success in terms of health and safety the focus has shifted squarely to the nfl. their decisions resonate loudly nationally so showing that it's important. >> thank you. >>> the most anticipated moment of the election is here. donald trump and joe biden face off in the first presidential debate. watch it play out live on cnn, special coverage starts tuesday at 7:00 p.m. eastern. v

color on that, this assigned by business leaders across the board, not republicans, this was from the wnba, the nasdaq, macy's, huge long list and they said we cannot come back into the city, we cannot bring our employees back, we cannot go into our real estate, your city is collapsing because of the homeless problem in the public transit system is filthy, the city is dangerous and you need to do something or else we cannot bring our workers back, what are you thinking, his response was let's be clear, to restore city services, we need long-term borrowing in a federal stimulus, we need these leaders to join the fight to move the city forward, even though this mayor is spending more money than any mayor in the history of the city and the city is in horrible shape, it is just more money that is standing in between him and fixing things. what or your thoughts. >> as you point out the city spends tens of billions of dollars a year, it's not a lack of money it's a lack of leadership with the mayor and others who put the handcuffs on the police and allow this spike in crime, it's a man who refus

one and now i see a lot of sports are supporting taking a knee i know major league baseball did it, wnbat were told we don't, oh, it's going to be too much for health care, and too much - well, we found like $3 trillion, like really easily, i was like, "did we just have this the whole time? like, we just had to like vote on it? so i think people are kind of starting to connect all of the different dots i think we've seen what's happened to colin over all of these years and how much backlash he's got, but then all of these things come into fruition, literally what he's talking about being played out, you know, for all of us to see in these videos. i guess my hope is that people are starting to connect the dots and realizing that we don't have to live in a world like this. we don't have to live in a a world where, you know, we don't have healthcare that's adequate and our schools aren't adequate we're one of the richest countries in the world like, we can do better for ourselves. and we can do better for the people that are living here. >> jimmy: is that what you're going to talk about whe

i commend nick saban, the nba basketball players, the wnba basketball players and everyone else to begin to stand up to address this moment. we need more leaders to stand up and push back against the demagogues that we're seeing coming from the white house. >> derrick johnson, always good to have you on the program. thank you so much for taking the time. >>> meantime, to derrick's point about voting, michelle obama's push to boost voter participation in this election, moving full steam ahead. how that get-out-the-vote campaign used a pop culture phenomenon to get out the message. it won't be the last time. it's being called a new phase of this campaign, joe biden getting aggressive. we'll go live to battleground pennsylvania where both campaigns are setting up shop for part of this week, as democrats try to make president trump own the unrest that we're seeing in cities across america like this new ad from the dnc. >> this is trump's america. he won't bring us together. he doesn't want to and never will. he only divides, inflames, infuriates and tears people apart, always making things w

and not only do we see it in major league, and the wnba, but we saw if t in major league soccer and ininantly white and that is when you know what this is something special. so we go back to that beginning. how do we know this is a time? it takes one person to be the person willing to come up to sacrifice themselves and for everybody else to come on. so this is a beautiful spirit but we can't do this by itself. it is not ome the athletes and the entertainers but the people like you and me who will help and do our part, if we all do this together that we could make a change. but i applaud the athletes for using that microphone so do something special and bring the word out. >> stepping forward and helping lead the change. we all play a role in this. kwaku, bless you. thank you, sir. >> thank you. >>> coming up, facebook, after getting a tip from the fbi, rarnirar rarn -- a warning that russia is targeting the u.s. we'll have that next. stop struggling to clean tough messes with sprays. try clean freak! it has three times the cleaning power to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. it works

exceptional job with the bubble finishing up their years going to canada for the nhl and nba in orlando and wnba feasible for football but they learned what worked for the other sports, some of the bumps in the road and the ways around that, that major league baseball encountered over the last few weeks. they've got on it the start line. we haven't missed a game. we didn't have a preseason but the super bowl happened. this is the normal day for the opener, so the league is on schedule. that doesn't mean they'll get to the finish line necessarily but at least they got to the starting line and looks like they're in pretty good shape in terms of the testing. >> talk about the significance of having fans in the stands, because that really is not something we've seen in these leagues that people watch. >> no, nascar has had fans, there have been some races with fans but in general, fans have not been at the baseball games that we've seen or in the bubbles in hockey and basketball. you're only going to see fans in a handful of stadiums. it happens to be the thursday night open we are kansas city will

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says blacks are hurtnds , he relate it to sports, which is predominantly black, the nba, the wnba, andrming with heavy hearts. janai? >> and stephanie, we know so many athletes have been outspoken about this, and joining us is abc news contributor, lz granderson. good morning. thank you for being here to talk about this. you're friends with charles barkley. the response from critics isn't so much that he and shaq support police, but more so defended the actions of the officer who opened fire in the raid that killed breonna taylor. >> absolutely. i had an opportunity to have an exchange with charles yesterday after his comments, and i was pretty clear as to where he was coming from, and i could see where he was coming from. i just felt as if there was critical aspects of this case that he was missing and perhaps if he was more aware of these aspects, he would see there is a continuity between george floyd, ahmaud arbery, as well as brnn'sas for instance, the officer that was fired was fired in june. the incident happened in march. if he committed a crime that was worthy of him being fir

nfl, nba, mlb, wnba, mls, nhl.esent at nfl home openers this season, they will notice something new. in addition to our national anthem, as "the washington post" reported today, "lift every voice and sing" as sung by alicia keys, will be played in the stadium and, in fact, it will play us off the air tonight right after we say this. that is our thursday night broadcast. thank you for spending time here with us. on behalf of all the men and women of the networks of nbc news, good night. ♪ -- than heaven ring ♪ ring with a harmony of liberty ♪ ♪ let our rejoicing rise high as the listening -- ♪ >>> i know that it is not 2016 right now. i know that because, well, there's covid, for example, and there's tens of millions of americans unemployed. over 800,000 americans applied for unemployment again this week, which beats the worst record set back during the great recession. but the economy is such a disaster right now that even that astonishing, record-breaking number for unemployment claims this week is seen as relativ

wnba players on the atlanta dream, which is owned by georgia senator kelly loeffler, wore t-shirts ateffler's democratic challenger wow, at this rate, loeffler might be the first senator to literally get dunked on. a taiwanese airline is offering a three-hour so-called "trip to nowhere" round-trip flight for customers who miss air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic that will feature a michelin starred in-flight meal and free wi-fi. and if you're wondering who would ever risk their life for that, you clearly don't have kids starbucks founder howard schultz warned in an interview yesterday that the u.s. could miss out on the next starbucks if congress doesn't provide additional financial support to small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic completely forgetting that the next starbucks is just another starbucks. and finally, kraft is giving away limited edition mac and cheese breakfast boxes this week to encourage people to start their day with mac and cheese. as opposed to what they're currently starting it with - vodka. that was the monologue we got a great show for you tonight.

in the wnba playoffs against the washington mystics. >> a double. to the corner. a three. >> whoa. >> whoa. >> the end is sweet. the team traded her and then she gets the buzzer beater. that had to feel especially sweet. not gloeding, though. >> sally is causing problem. she's causing major damage along the gulf coast right now. the storm made land fall this morning in gulf shores, alabama. this home was destroyed in dolphin island. sally is a category 2. 105 miles per hour winds. the biggest impact is from the rains. you've seen those all morning. our lead correspondent is with us. you're still upright. >> reporter: hello. i'm standing in about 40 miles per hour winds that are sustained but gayle, every once in a while you get a gust of up to 80 miles per hour as something else goes off behind us. it's hard to hear what it is. we saw a surfboard flying behind us. this is a touristy area of pence coca beach, the bridges are closed. we are in the parking lot of our hotel where all the guests inside are locked down and many of them are in the lobby of the hotel because the a

she put her wnba career on hold to help him.umber one, when she put her career on hold it brought a lot of attention to this case. >> yeah. >> and then she said, our hearts just kind of knew. didn't start out that way. she started out committed to this cause. our hearts kind of knew. is she going back to basketball? she says she doesn't know. >> always amazing when athletes put something above sports. >> she doesn't know. congratulations. >> admirable. >> to mr. and mrs. irons. >>> bird watcher christian cooper penned a book partly inspired by incidents ofacial bias including one involving him. >> sir, i'm asking you to stop recording me. >> please don't come close to me. please dn't come close to me. please call the cops. please call the cops. >> i'm going to tell them there's an african-american man threatening my life. >> please tell them whatever you like. >> still gives me chills. this is from memorial day when christian cooper recorded -- christian cooper recorded his widely shared confrontation with a woman. her name is a

the nba and wnba gearing up for some big showdowns in the 2020 finals.sue bird of the storm sweeping the minnesota lynx for their spot in the finals. they will take on either the las vegas aces or the connecticut sun. game five in that series is tomorrow. >>> and king james leading the lakers back to the finals for the first time in ten years facing off against one of his former teams, miami. jimmy butler and the heat clinching their spot in the finals last night. for the first time, the team's first appearance since 2014 when lebron was there, but there was -- this was the real play of the night. miami fans got to celebrate their big return. look at this. take a look at this. >> whoo! whoo! >> oh, yeah. d.j. khaled is a little bit hyped for his heat. wouldn't you say, t.j., as you come in here with your mask on? game one of the nba finals wednesday night 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. >>> misty copeland is coming up later. later. astern on abc. misty copeland coming up later. e what's possible... now. from the hospital shifting to remote patient c

wnba star renee montgomery chose to sit out this season instead focusing on activism >> so when it comes synonymous you need all of it to work right. >> reporter: she's now part of more than a vote, a group of athletes and artists led by lebron james working to recruit workers for november >> i want people to understand you don't need this big grand thing to make a change you can literally be a poll worker and create a lot of change >> reporter: so, guys, we talked about some of those companies stepping in and offering paid days off there are a number of places doing that it's part of a bigger effort where they're connecting poll workers with the training they need what's interesting about this is they found that companies that did this during the 2018 midterms, a study shows not only did it increase participation in the electoral process, but it was also good for business guys >> yeah. blayne alexander there at the home of the atlanta hawks. thank you. so many nba teams doing the same thing. opening up their arenas for voting many celebrities also encouraging folks who can to volunteer.

the group rights of male and female athletes from across pro sports, from the nfl, mlb, mls, to the wnba, u.s. women's soccer, and u.s. rugby, and we believe college group licensing is the logical first space and,he nil frankly, low hanging fruit which can be implement and rather seamlessly during our team has to experience and resources maximize resources for the athletes and institutions for which they play. a thoughtful process is a win-win for everyone involved. schools in the province can benefit from revenue streams such as video games, and athletes can pocket money to ease their worries about where their next meal will come from, and ants can benefit from officially licensed products. innovation in the space is so important right now, and change in college athletics is already here. or workesist the change together to create a fair and equitable system that puts the headlines back where they belong , on the sports themselves. athletes are driving the business already, so we need to get on and support them. thank you for your time and i look forward to your questions. chairman wick

we need to work with the nfl, the nba, the wnba and other professional leagues to further study minor league development systems as those athletes not inclined for higher education. as we navy gatt think unprecedented and challenges times in our country, include the covid-19 paerchd and social and political unrest, we must safeguard the overwhelming impact of college athletics and structure gathered to higher education. i want to thanking for your attention to this. we believe there's a way to provide additional income opportunities to stew athletes through n.i.l., while preserving the collegiate model and student athlete's amateur status. thanks to each of you are for your dedicated service to this country and your interest in this topic. thank you. mr. houma. >> thank you. we served as a advocate for the assisted -- pursuant to legislation. first, i'd like to thank chairman alexander and ranking member murray for inviting me to testify today. up opposition is included in my written testimony. n last couple months we've seen opposition to racial injustice to policing and other areas

we need to work with the nfl, nba, wnba, and other professional leagues to further study minor-league development systems as an option for those athletes not inclined for higher education. as we navigate through unprecedented and challenging times in our country, including the covid-19 pandemic and social we musttical unrest, safeguard the overwhelming positive impact of college athletics and its structure tethered to higher education. on behalf of my fellow athletic directors, i want to express our appreciation for your attention to name, image, and likeness' impact on collegiate athletics going forward. we believe there's a way to provide additional income opportunities for student athletes through nil while preserving the collegiate model and student athletes' amateur status. thanks to each of you for your dedicated service and interest in this important topic. >> thank you. mr. houma, welcome. >> good morning. the executive director of the national college players association, which served as the primary advocate for the nil laws, and the other states pursuing resolution. i would

i've been spending a lot of time not following the campaigns watching the playoffs, wnba playoffs, nbayoffs, debates are like the playoffs of politics, right? and most voters come to the game with their team already picked. there's a monmouth university poll just out that said while three out of the four people that are going to be watching the debates who were polled but only about 3% of them are -- said that they were likely to hear anything that's going to change their mind, right, so what that means is you have people watching this. you may have a running back that fumbles the ball, a quarterback that gets intercepted, they may make you mad but at the end of the day they'll probably still leave with the team they picked. the goal here for both candidates is to fire up their team, headed into the final five weeks of this election. you talked about the polling, especially out of pennsylvania, where i am, that shows joe biden up nine points and him up 26 points with women. i spent a bunch of time talking with women in western pennsylvania. they tell me exactly what's said here. the wh