the settlement falls short of the $66 million that the athletes were initially seeking in back pay. this settlement is still a victory for the women s soccer team and nationwide. how s that for ending the show on a positive note? that does it for us. we ll see you tomorrow. way too early with jonathan lemire is up next. there s still time to avert the worst case scenario that will bring untold suffering to millions of people if they move as suggested. the united states and our allies and partners remain open to diplomacy if it is serious. president biden calling russia s actions in ukraine the beginning of an invasion says diplomacy is still on the table. but, listen, the window for that, it is closing really fast. the u.s. cancelling high-level meetings in moscow. we have three questions what diplomatic actions are left? what action is the u.s. taking on the military front? and will sanctions deter from
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they re not being paid. to may devil s afld cat here. i can see the argument that the women s soccer team is more successful. i can see the argument that the williams sisters, for example, are just as popular, if not more than the average male tennis player. i don t know that you can make that same argument when it come to the nba versus the wnba. how do you respond? that s fair. a fair argument. and that s because, and i m putting the nba on the hot seat right now. they as well, the institution, needs to rt at a backing these women. put sponsorship dollars behind the women s games, marketing dollars behind the women s games, and they can do that. the wnba started some 20 odd years ago. we re in our 26th area. it started from nothing. this area we re starting to see people pay attention. that s only because the nba
what do you think this mean for women s sports in general? this is a huge win. i can t underscore the importance of them battling for six years, and refusing to be deterred even when they lost in 2020. the women s soccer team knows they re very popular, they re fan favorites and they work really hard. and that s the case for so many sports for women. you look at the wnba, women s tennis. and i highlight women s tennis specifically, because it is the only sport where there is some sort of pay equity. and that has a lot to do with billie jean king, my mentor. the battle of the sexes. i m sure you re familiar with it. it has been going on for decades and they re not quite there. tennis players get paid such as much as mail tennis players and that was the only sport until recently. so we look at what these women have put up with and how they sacrificed. we have to get to the point and