billion for hurricane recovery efforts. and finally, 160, that s exactly how many skiers hit the slopes dressed as st. nick this weekend, the santa clauses in wen mae to western maine to raise money for nonprofit groups in the area. steve: that is cool, thank you, ma am. rachel: the nfl s multimillion dollar bribe to stop players from protesting is backfiring, at least 25 sitting, kneeling or raising a fist during sunday football games. brian: this comes after the nfl agreed to pay $90 million many hopes of stopping the protests. steve: our next guest says it s just a big political stunt. joining us now is the national spokesman for the committee to defend the president amanda head. amanda, what do you mean that close to a $100 million payout. is just a political stunt? good morning.
regulators in nebraska will hold a vote today on keystone xl pipeline. they ll decide whether to approve a proposed in-state pipeline, last regulatory hurdle for that project. former president bill clinton heads to puerto rico today to get a firsthand look at hurricane recovery efforts there. he will meet with the governor along with the mayor of san juan. clinton foundation has been providing assistance to puerto rico and the former president will try to assess ongoing needs there. christmas comes a little early to the white house today. first lady melania will accept the christmas tree. the first lady traditionally accepts the christmas tree the day after thanksgiving but the president and first lady are expecting to spend the weekend
trying for this in 2020. there s still a lot of things uncertain. we don t know who else is going to be running. if he s going to decide to want to go against the other democrats so there s still uncertainty. i think him saying this shows that it s a possibility. if people were worried about his health, he would be in the same age group as president trump. so both the same age demographic. in you don t want to see a second terms of trump, a lot of people weighing in saying biden could be the man. also, president trump returning to texas yesterday for an update on the hurricane recovery efforts. and also to attend a fundraiser there. is this the president trying to do damage control considering what s taken place in the criticism that he received after u.s. s response in puerto rico. i think that s definitely plays a part in it. his handling of the storms was initially not viewed well with
welcome back. i m dine gallagher in for christi paul. i m martin savidge in for victor blackwell. this is for a good cause. five former leaders of the free world all sharing the stadium faith for much-needed hurricane relief. the person who got to be there was our own kaylee h hartung. reporter: five former living presidents working together to praise the american spirit. all of us on this stage here tonight could not be prouder of the response of americans. reporter: and asked for continued support for hurricane recovery efforts. there is still work to be done in texas and in florida and our friends in puerto rico and the american virgin islands have only begun to dig their way out
christi paul. i-mart m martin savidge in f victor blackwell. cnn correspondent kayly hartongue was in texas. reporter: five former living presidents working together to praise the american spirit. all of us on this stage here tonight could not be prouder of the response of americans. reporter: and asked for continued support for hurricane recovery efforts. there is still work to be done in texas and in florida and our friends in puerto rico and the american virgin islands have only begun to dig their way out of what could still be a calamity disaster but could be a new beginning. the four joined george h.w. bush at texas university, home