You were upset, didnt like what was going on but wait a minute its not just you. Your colleague next to you and next cubical, down the hall. You got so upset with the way things are in the workplace you just kind of wanted to give the boss the finger and left. You wanted to make a statement because you care. And youre not really sure if you can go back in that building. A bunch of americans across this country today walked out of work, taking a chance, not sure if theyre going to have a job tomorrow with no guarantees as to whether or not theyre going to be retained. Who knows, maybe the boss went home and is looking at videotape to see whos out there. He wasnt at work, he might have been playing golf or something, you know, weathers getting nicer around the country. I congratulate all of these workers for showing some real guts. You know, all of these polls saying nobodys energized for the midterms, really . When i see what happened today i get kind of encouraged. In fact i wish the e
This statement. When we met with rice and his representatives, he was ambiguous about what happened. Goodell said the latest video released by tmz sports was inconsistent with what rice told him. A source with knowledge made it clear he hit her. And he told goodell he was sorry and it wouldnt happen again. The nfl launched an investigation. Who stressed our sole motive is to get the truth, the findings made public. Bottom line there are two owners who are have franchises collectively worth over 3 billion. I think its important for them to make sure ha whatever comes out is accurate, is transparent, and rapid. Outside the reigns sta ravens s surprising number of female fans. She struck him first and any woman who can hit a man can be hit back. Thursday nights nfl broadcast had a different feel. Cbs sports in light of the rice scandal changed the pregame show. Dropping a comedic segment and the opening sequence set to music by rihanna. Herself a victim of Domestic Violence. The nfl is al
Won the toss. With the 49ers debuting a brand new billion dollar stadium sunday night. T hes not been charged with a crime. The nfls em battled commissioner promised in 2012 he would attend the game but no show sunday night. Nbc news check of the irs filing shows the league rewarded goodell with 97 million in compensation from 2008 through 2012. 44 million in 2012 alone. This weekend a reversal by the Carolina Panthers who benched their star defensive end who was convicted in july of assaulting and threatening to kill his exgirlfriend. A decision hardie is appealing. He didnt play but he got paid 772,000. Also out, Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Pettersson accused of injury to a child while disciplining his son. Fuelling pressure on the League Social Media like the image of a ad photoshopped on twitter mocking the brands tagline get your game face on. Ray rice who sparked the violence showed up at the high schools Football Game accompanied by his wife and daughter. Among the voices ques
Nbc news chris jansing. We thank you for being with us. Chris, lets start with you. Tell us about the meetings president obama is holding today in ferguson. Big focus today on the situation. Something the president talked about after a grand jury refused to return an indictment. So he begins with this new meeting with certain members of his cabinet who have been focussed since august on a review of the program that provides surplus essentially military equipment. And we saw in august in the riots that followed the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting they came out with assault style transportation, riot gear, and people felt that contributed to the overall negative atmosphere mr. There. They want to look whether or not the programs work and where there is equipment provided, is there proper training to the Police Department about when and how to use them. At 2 00 this afternoon eastern time, hes going to be meeting with some young civil rights leading including some from ferguson wh
Afternoon on a 45 billion package to resurrect some very popular tax breaks that were allowed to expire due to d. C. Dysfunction. We have both ends of pennsylvania avenue covered with Washington Post congressional reporter ed okeefe and msnbc senior White House Correspondent chris jansing. You and i both speak two languages but i still need a translator. Can you help me with what exactly is a cromnibus . It stands for cronnibus. Ch hare cr stands for continuing resolution. Instead of passing a full year appropriations bill. Omnibus is the idea that its got a lot of Different Things in it. Basically takes care of everything. And its the kind of bill you dont want to vote against because there are so many in it. So cromnibus is basically what it is. Youre passing 11 of 12 government spend bills. The 12th is the Homeland Security bill which would continue on a continuing resolution basis. Its a miserable term. Sadly, were all starting to use it. What should we be watching for today as law