Touch downs. Sports and politics mixed. Good evening. All eyes on the National Anthem as players took a knee, however no one did, some didnt participate. And the nfl sent a message to President Trump. Now the president didnt stay silent firing several tweets today this morning before the game he tweeted if nfl fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our flag and country youll see change take place fast. They showed displeasure with the president s comments. Some took a knee outside the stadium. Joins us now with displays during the National Anthem. Drew. Reporter good evening. Everyone was talking about this in this whole area especially inside the stadium. People wondering what they would do to respond to the president s comments. A lot of people had mixed opinions. Everything was able to say them peacefully with no conflict. A show of unity sunday president Jeffrey Lurie linking arms. Next to him jenkins raising his fist a silent protest hes done every game this y
Country more than 60,000 years old. Preserved at the bottom of the sea. Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. We have two big stories were following as we come on the air at a church just outside nashville, a gunman attacks congress began thes this morning as the service was just letting out. Full report on that in just a moment. We begin on this football sunday with nfl players taking on President Trump throughout the league. After the president used a vulgarity to refer to players who protest during the National Anthem and encouraged team owners to fire them. Scores of players took their protest to a new level today. Kneeling, joining arms, some teams not even taking the field for the star spangled banner. Powerful team owners including several who have been political supporters came out in support of their players. All of it prompting strong reaction just moments ago from President Trump. We have
Its something we really need in our sports. Its sacred to me, the National Anthem that. Nearly 200 players either sit or take a knee. Some teams even stayed off the field for the anthem all together. Some Oakland Raiders sat on the bench. They played tonight at the nations capitol. How fans reacted. Reporter sports fans saw athletes taking part in protests all day long. Some stayed in the locker room during the National Anthem, a few singers took a knee and the entire raiders offensive line sat on the bench while others linked arms in solidarity. Football fans at the sports theater cheered when raiders appeared onscreen during the national entire team sat, took a knee or linked arms. I think it was really good. Im glad to see them stepping up and doing our part. Its something we need in our sports. Reporter more than 200 took part after President Trump blasted the league in a series of tweets. Sports fans should never condone players that do not stand for their National Anthem or their
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Arrow and as you can see is locking only but not pulling anyone down. Look out for the light switches and flashing lights if youre ready to head out the door and go to that area. You should be good to go to get through. The bay bridge toll plaza we have a bit of a backup in the fast lane but an easy minute ride coming into San Francisco. About 200 nfl players sat, knelt, or raised a fist during the National Anthem in response to comments by President Trump. This doesnt have anything to do with disrespecting anyone, we just want to ow shwe most players to arms in a show of solidarity and some teams stayed off the field until after the star spangled banner. It came days after the president called on team owners for the process. The Oakland Raiders took a similar stance before their loss last night. After the game the players said they had something. When you get personally called out by your president i feel like it was something we had to do. I have a tremendous us i have tremendous res