mueller talk to people who have a lot of information? yes. but it s sad for democracy that we re in this place at all. just a quick thought. you ve written a lot about that, about our divisions being better known by russians than americans. that s true. but one point. this is one of those moments where you feel like you wish more people spoke yiddish because there s a classic i m up with learning new things. the if i m a schlameel, i ll pour my soup on you. donald trump is the schlameel in chief. that s going to be the new open. still ahead, nfl owners met for two days and the verdict on those anthem protests is we ll tell you when we come back.
matters, that could be in the community with can we participate in ride-a-longs and make sure we understand what s going on in different communities across the nation, because the problems in one market is different than the problems in another market. and so that evolves the clubs and the players getting together and making sure we truly understand what s going on in those markets, and that s where we see a real impact. all right, roger, i want to ask you a business-related question to the league. one of the things we ve seen in the polling this week, gallup had numbers that showed the popularity of pro football started to come down, but also show there s a big political divide, whereas, you know, republicans identifying as pro football fans down 50%, democrats only 3%. does it directly speak to the anthem protests, but what s your reaction to those numbers and what, if any, steps can be taken to reverse that trend?
the am reves take another look at this one. as you can see in the replay the ball is still in durant s hands as the red lights come on. the rockets win this thriller 122-121. let s go to the nfl where no resolution was reached to diffuse anthem protests in a 3 1/2 hour meeting between players and reps and owners yesterday. they released a statement yesterday. and that quote, we are coming together to find common ground and commit to the hard work required for positive change. but even as you can see there, there really isn t any headway made in that controversy. yeah, no resolution on that. but what about that boston celtics game? that was absolutely heart wrenching to watch. the ankle. it was kind of scary, but we wish him a speedy recovery.
because they re expected to discuss the national anthem controversy. what do you have on the latest? reporter: dana, some of the owners are still arriving was a they had a meeting earlier with a group of players in midtown manhattan. these meetings taking on far greater importance. even drawing demonstrators to the front of this hotel in lower manhattan. couple of them carrying signs. at one point taking a knee in front of the entrance saying they were taking a knee sense white supremacy. after that, a couple of them got inside the hotel and briefly confronted dallas cowboys owner jerry jones who was one of the on team owners to say that he would bench players if they failed to stand during the national anthem. former san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick started the protests saying he was taking a knee against social injustice and police brutality. kaepernick filed a grievance against the nfl saying he hasn t been rehired because of collusion among the owners. the anthem
one lucky guy, outnumbered on top of the hour, jon: right now the nfl owners and players association reps are in new york city for their annual fall meeting. it comes against the back drop of the growing national anthem controversy. rick leventhal live in new york city on that. rick. jon, nfl meetings don t always draw media attention. this year is different because of the anthem protests. over the next couple of days team owners, executives, players and league officials will meet to try to come up with solutions to address this controversy surrounding the demonstrations that have included players kneeling, sitting, raising fists, locking arms or staying off the field entirely during the national anthem. league policy states the players should stand with hands over their hearts during the anthem. it is not a rule and owners have been reluctant to discipline players saying