we are ready to go. the nfl leased a statement saying league officials learned for the first time yesterday afternoon that kaepernick wanted to open the event to all media. that statement reading in part quote we are disappointed that colin did not appear for his workout. the statement goes on to say the session was designed to give colin what he has consistently said he wants, an opportunity to show his football readiness and desire to return to the nfl. and added that colin s decision has no effect on his status in the league. he remains an unrestricted free agent eligible to sign with any club. the nfl also says nike requested to shoot an ad featuring kaepernick during saturday s workout with him mentioning all the nfl teams present at the session. the nfl says they agreed to that request, so at this point, it s unclear if any video was shot for that ad after kaepernick switched workout locations. eric? eric: christina, thank you. arthel: grammy award winner kanye west visited pas
churches megachurches, joining pastor joel osteen to share his latest album and his recommitment to god. it s attracted a record crowd. chief religion correspondent lauren green is live on the scene in houston with more. hi, lauren. reporter: hey, arthel. ain t nobody having church like this this weekend, and that is so true. the rapper and mega-star kanye west coming here to america s largest christian church ever, and many people believe that his conversion, his faith conversion is really sincere. and joel osteen s lakewood church was filled nearly to brim as kanye west joined up with the preacher. many believed it was just a publicity stunt, but at the morning service kanye did not perform but only talked with osteen about his faith. you said you used to worship the god of fame and the god of
this horde, calling it ale caravan is a miss gnomer and frankly sickening. the networks have dispatched teams of embedded reporters, in quotes, who are not so much covering the horde as covering for it. you see trucks full of freshly cooked or at this as and ib credible sort of christian gestures of welcoming a stranger. as a nation in the united states we have to choose what kind of nation we are and treat them with respect. ginning up fear of the stranger is a fact as old as politics. that s what makes the teachings of christ to welcome the stranger so radical. laura: who died and turned him into joel olstein? any way their biggest gripe is the president s suggestion that middle east earners might be part of the group of. president trump: take your camera, go into the middle and search. you re gonna find ms13, middle
former deputy director of fema. thank you for joining us. appreciate it. still ahead, bill karins joining us with the latest forecast. what he is describing as a can t win situation for houston. with potentially 30,000 people in need of shelter, we ll tell you why joel olstein is taking heat on social media. morning joe back in a moment. hey allergy muddlers
flooding would occur, and then they worry about the structural integrity because if water is pouring out of it where they don t expect it to, then you worry about soil erecognitiosio things like that. this is a concern. i m not saying it s guaranteed to overflow, but you look at the trend. it s been going up for the last day, even though the gate is opened. that s a developing story this morning. all right, thanks so much, bill. houston mega church pastor and televangelist joel olstein is responding to criticism that he didn t open his church to those seeking shelter to those that are victims of harvey. olstein was blasted on social media when news started to spread that the church was not yet open as an official shelter. the church responded with pictures showing that its facility also sustained flood damage, but denied that the church closed its doors writing, we will continue to be a distribution center for those in need. we re prepared to shelter people once the city and count