just announced between two big names. the nfl and music mogul jay z joining forces as the league tries to move beyond two years of protested controversy >>> the terrifying scare for a millionaire teen fortnight champ. armed police surrounding his home as he played the game >> said he just shot his father with an ak-47. >> it was all just a dangerous swatting prank >>> and surfs up we have the perfect thing for the dog days of summer >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone. thanks for being here. a shake up has begun we federal lock up where high profile jeffrey epstein apparently took his life over the weekend. the warden at new york's metropolitan center has been transferred out for now and two corrections officers have been sidelined after a break down in ot hours before he was found dead in his cell. our stephanie gosk is outside that correctional facility steph, this happened very quickly, didn't it >> reporter: yeah, it certainly did, lester. and it's a bold move this warden reassigned, the two guards put on administrative leave, and it

, but the nfl 81, as jay-z 99 problems, but the nfl 81, as jay—z comes on board to the super bowl. —— to revive the super bowl. hello, and welcome along. a former tottenham hotspur footballer, who was the victim of racist abuse during a women's championship match injanuary of this year, has told the bbc she has no regrets in reporting it despite "sinking into depression" as a result of online abuse. the football association found that renee hector was racially abused by sheffield united's sophiejones who was then banned for five games despite her denials. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornall spoke exclusively to hector and joins us now. what did she tell you, katie? she said she had no regrets. she felt it was important to take a stand about this, but it is clear that the whole incident and aftermath of it has really taken a toll on her, because there was a lot of attention around this when the news emerged. there hadn't been an incident like this reported in women's football before. it all dates back to a game injanuary when spurs, who were chasing promotion in the women's

, attacking nfl players, the wedge issues. and the third you reported on today, the economy holding up, is there any inkling or any talk of anything else being out there for this president to cling to? >> that's about it right now, nicolle. the one hope that trump has that he could have a huge foreign policy breakthrough potentially between now and the election. he's obviously -- >> that's scary. >> he is relying on north korea, wants that sort of a deal on kim jong-un and potentially if there's some breakthrough that we can't imagine happening today if that were to occur, that could change the dynamic, similarly if there were some sort of war or national security threat to the homeland that he was responding calculus. but right now the trump advisers are thinking about the economy, thinki thinking about these culture issues and that's the only card they have to play and it's dangerous and risky. unlike in 2012 when barack obama was running for re-election this a down economy, obama had so much sort of popular goodwill among the american people, people wanted him to succeeds, that it helpe

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have divided our country, hurt nfl bottom line, "new jersey nowthe league'snew partnership s hit a snag, last week, nfl announced teaming up with jay-z's company. also word that jay-z could be a owner of an unnamed nfl team, here is the rub. friend. supporters of now infamous nfl kneeler kaepernick. claim that jay-z is making a deal with the devil, they point on past comments with jay-z's. jay-z's. eric reed said, jay-z claimed to be a supporter of colin, wore his jersey, told people to not perform at super bowl, now he will be a part owner, he is sounding despicable. and reed sounding jealous. and i feel like he discredited colin and myself and the work that is being done, i'm trying, i'm going to try to give this man the benefit of doubt for now, it is not something that i agree with, not something they respect. nfl commissioner goodell probably thought the opposite of this would happen. after all league has been trying its best to get controversy . because after all, it is capitalism, something that jay-z is very good at. so let's get into it with tonight's panel. former congres

and 35 seconds we believe it ended at 1:06 and 7 seconds. that's 32 seconds. >>> the blockbuster nfl deal with rapper and music mogul jay-z as the two join forces to help the league move past protesters and controversies >>> and hanging way more than ten with the dogs of summer. a busy wednesday ahead "early today" starts right now good wednesday morning to you. i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera. flights are back up and running at the world's busiest airport after a night of violent clashes inside hong kong international it was an explosive scene as waves of pro-democracy protesters faced off with riot police, shutting down the airport. in one instance an officer was cornered and beaten with his own baton. joining us from hong kong is janis mackey frayer. these protests are becoming more persistent and more intense. what's the government's response >> reporter: good morning, frances. the airport authority made the move yesterday to get a court injunction to prevent the terminals being flooded again with protesters. hundreds of flights were canceled over two days thousands of

race >> rapper jay z getsils of his relationship with the nfl and roger georgia tell are revealed. >> texting and driving just don't mix. "early today" starts right now good thursday morning. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. breaking news this morning, a suspect has been taken into custody after philadelphia was kept on edge for nearly eight hours. police say that it all started with an attempt to serve a narcotics warrant. a gunman opened fire and six officers were shot overnight, the suspect identified as maurice hill surrendered to authorities >> he's coming out he's coming out. >> police on the ground say he was then taken to the hospital nbc's craig boswell joining us >>craig, good morning. this was a very tense situation for police at one point they had two officers trapped inside? >> reporter: yes, phillip. good morning good morning, everyone there were two police officers trapped inside this north philadelphia home. there were also three other civilians inside this barricade i had home with a gunman that police say was heavily armed with a number of weapons incl

, has had some talent. the nfl has had some problems getting exciting talent on the super bowl shows ever since the call and cabinet controversy. it's sort of been mutually beneficial to most. but in a way because of all that, is it surprising that we are seeing these two entities come together? it was certainly an attention—getting announcement. you look at jay—z and wonder why he would want to get involved with the nfl? on the other hand, jay—z is a pragmatic businessman. he has said you will do business with people that you don't always agree with, and he's going to get his ex book on the super bowl shows. the nfl probably would've preferred last year to maroon five, acts like rihanna or pink. folks like jay—z have said they would not do the half—time show because of the kaerpernick thing. you mentioned collin kaerpernick, and i suppose thatis collin kaerpernick, and i suppose that is the big question around this, because the cfl has been so divided as to where it sits on this particular and everything that colin kaerpernick stands for. does this signal any likelih

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breaking news right now that jay-z may be about to acquire a major steak in an nfl team. that would explain some of the dealings that have been going on with the n this week. tmz is going to join us live with what they know coming up.t let's start with the animals in maryland. marina. >> mestgomery county authoriti investing a suspected case of animal cruelty. c animaltrol has ceased 60 dogs several cs and two turtles from a home inke drson because they were living in poor conditions. turns out one of theause ceased was reported missing yes ago by its ownerment fox5's anjali hemphill reports. >> reporter: investigators will be looking at the conditions these dogs were living in.so they're aloing to try to figure out how aro lost dogm two years ago ended up at home. they also need to figure out h they're going to fit 60 new animals in this shelter: hi there. >> hey. >> reporter:hi. we're with the news we wanted to see if you wanted to talk with us. >> no would you get off my property pler:e though. >> rep we went by this home in dickerson today but the woman who came to the door did

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between jay-z and the nfl. what do the social justice warriors mean to do? and bernie teams up with a rapper to juice his campaign. it's all in this week's "seen and unseen." but, first, the fox news alert out of philadelphia, where a gunman is holding police at bay. narcotics officers were serving a warrant at a home when they came under heavy gunfire. that was just about 4:00 this afternoon. at least six officers have been injured, and the shots have not stopped. here is the philadelphia police commissioner just a short time ago. >> the shooter fired multiple rounds. officers returned fire. many of whom had to escape through windows and doors to get from a barrage of bullets. i will tell you, having been at that scene for the last couple of hours, trying to talk to this male, he continues to fire rounds out of the window, so this situation is in no way resolved. >> rick leventhal is on the scene with the late breaking details. what you have, rick? >> first of all, it's been raining for about an hour here, jesse, so makes it tougher for the police officers who have been out here sinc

former colorado governor john hickenlooper will officially bow out. >>> also, 99 problems, nfl not one. at least not for music mogul jay-z. we sat down and talked about the new partnership with the league despite his prior criticisms of the collin kaepernick situation. >> you wrapped about the performance, he said the nfl needed you, you didn't need the nfl. what changed? >> only way we're going to move forward is through conversations. and i guess my speaking out brought about a conversation which brought about a conversation which led to a partnership. o a partnership. with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, you feel like you're itching all the time. and you never know how your skin will look. because deep within your skin an overly sensitive immune system could be the cause. so help heal your skin from within, with dupixent. dupixent is not a steroid, and it continuously treats your eczema even when you can't see it. at 16 weeks, nearly four times more patients taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin compared to those not taking it, and patients

new agreement made between the nfl and the rapper jay-z, may help to build new bridges. >>> you are looking at bay area traffic. things are looking good. 880 oak land, busier as the morning goes on. no problems here to tell you about. we will look at the super commute coming down from fairfield and american canyon, things are looking good. more details coming up. >>> if you like hot temperatures, i have an out of this world forecast. if you don't, hang in there for a couple of days. we will look at the temperatures, forecasted highs coming up. >>> the state assembly appropriations committee will vote on a billowerring california's voting age down to 17. yesterday young activists rallied on the steps of the capitola tall. the teenagers say they should be allowed to vote on decisions that affect them. >> when you are 16 and 17, whether it's u.s. history or government e con, you are taking civic classes in high school than at any other age. >> it would have to pass two- thirds of the assembly and senate to make to it the 2020 ball will the. >>> the modesto counsel voted to approve chan

. his message to nfl teams. >>> if you were outside you felt it. if you're inside you can see the trees swaying outside. it is getting breezy. the breeze coming from the pacific ocean. we will talk about how long this chilly breeze last in the bay area. up my full forecast in a couple minutes. in kenner that the manhunt is over. police believe they found the bodies of 2 teenagers suspected of killing three people. canadian authorities launched a full manhunt for 19-year-old kam mcleod and 18-year-old bryer schmegelsky. they have been searching the the teenagers for the past two weeks. both were charged with second- degree murder. they were suspects wanted for the killing of three people. including an american woman. authorities say last friday they found items belonging to the suspects along the nelson river in canada. >>> this morning at approximately 10 am hour officers located two male bodies. in the dense brush within one kilometer from where the items were found.>>> an autopsy has been scheduled to confirm the identities. and how they died. >>> sweeping ice raids in mississip

friendship the nfl player ripping jay-z over his new deal with the league >>> all that, plus takedown. the nfl player ripping jay-z over his new deal with the league. >>> survivor >> right there is the stitches >> a 9-year-old girl, the latest victim at the florida beach called the shark bite capital of the world. >>> and uninvited. who is the mysterious woman going from wedding to wedding stealing gifts and cash? police on the trail of a real-life wedding crasher. today, monday, august 19th, 2019 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> morning, everybody welcome to "today. nice to have you with us on this monday morning already a little steamy outside. >> yeah, it was a great weekend but it was a hot weekend. >> yes i hope you like it because there's more where that came from it's our top story, the sweltering temperatures on the heels of nasty weekend storms, too. we have dylan in for al this morning. >> good morning. it'll be hotter today but we won't see widespread storms. today it's jus we can focus

evils was a good enough option to work with. it was a u-turn. and now the nfl is trying to block him, keep him from playing saying he's a negative influence and distraction from the rest of the team. they say he is a bad person and dan snyder is a model citizen. [laughter and applause] >> using a racist name he knows is offensive to native americans, rapists, murderers and wife beaters with no hesitation, repeated domestic violence got a standing ovation which had the nerve to let it come out of my mouth it colin kaepernick back the nfl organization, what a bunch of hypocrites. he donated 50 tons of food to somalia. he gave $50,000 to meals on wheels. he held know you're right caps for different cities. he gave money to stand the rock. to support a pipeline that would desecrate the sacred land, poison their water supply and destroy their lives. he stood outside a new york city parole office and donated custom-made shoes. he's getting ready for job interviews. he donated millions of dollars to black lives matter. he's doing this out of the kindness of his heart and you question his ch

away, but it's close enough for president trump to pause his tariff battle with china. >>> and nfl teammates up with jay-z. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm will ripley in for dave briggs. >> good morning, i'm alison kosik in for christine romans. it's wednesday, 4:00 a.m. in new york. we begin with a top u.s. immigration official seeming to suggest european immigrants are the only ones welcome in the united states. this all began tuesday morning. i want you to listen to ken cuccinelli, acting directioor o u.s. immigration services taking creative liberties with the iconic statue of liberty poem with this interview with npr. >> would you agree that emma lazarus' words, equivalent me your tired, your poor, are also part of the american ethos? >> certainly are. give me your tired and poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge. >> those comments come a day after a day the white house reinterpreted an 1882 public charge to claudio ibraim lelega denning green cards to those who need assistance. the latest take

raiders receiver is threatening to walk away from the nfl. time to talk weekend. that's right. it's getting close now if you're looking for something to do we might have some ideas maybe a little why. >>well kai fly have a little salsa dancing we'll talk about that for fun things is coming up next. >>well from his feet to his helmet now there's a lot to antonio brown tonight tried to mark arbiter jason dumas join us now from the set a bay area sports night they haven't covered head to toe. >>yeah getting ready for bay area sports night 7 o'clock on kron on jay-z and we had a lot to talk about apparently antonio brown's absence from training camp is over much more than a a cryotherapy chamber there is a grievance against the nfl overusing a helmet he wants to be using the helmet he's been using for the last 10 years the nfl saying no, he is threatening to not play football ever how do you see this saga developing coming to an end. well, antonio brown obviously is a man with a lot of pride he has a big ego so. >>i think he will take this 2 as far as he can take it, i'm not sure what t

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nfl and usaa sponsored a boot camp of sorts, not a military boot camp but a football style one. 50 military men and women from travis put themselves in the shoes of the niners and competed against each other in running, jumping, agility and pass catching. >> it was awesome! i loved it. thank you for the experience. >> reporter: these folks from travis seemed in pretty good shape but can they measure up to the niners in the three cone drill for instance? >> super in shape, just bigger than us. i mean, beings. they're just amazing. sit ups. er: a few thought very good. very good. >> you could hang with the 49ers? >> yeah. i do. >> reporter: these boot camps are going on in six nfl cities throughout the month of august. but it's the first time with the 49ers. tight end george kittle served as honorary host. >> it means the world because there's not anyone i respect more than military and the fact they do what they do so i can do what i do. >> reporter: an appreciation for those in the military base near an nfl team. >> i'm proud of the fact that we are being recognized and it really,

, jay-z is joining the nfl. we will explain how he will help the league with social justice is used. >> taking a live look across the oakland estuary at this cool lens as we listen to the alan parsons project. ktvu news at 6:00 will be right back. >> ♪ i am the maker of rules i can cheat you blind. ♪ >>> as a salute to those in the military, the san francisco 49ers held a football style boot camp today for dozens of men and women serving a travis air force base. rob roth discovered those service members are more than up to the 49ers challenge. >> >> reporter: in maybe the san francisco 49ers practice field but those were not the niners using a tuesday afternoon. those are air men and women from travis air force base . >> fired off but i >> fired off, >> in part of the salute to service, the niners along with the nfl and usaa sponsored a boot camp of sorts, not a military boot camp but a football style one. 50 military men and women from travis put themselves in the shoes of the niners and competed against each other in running, jumping, agility and even pass catching . >> it was

receiver antonio brown will where an nfl approved helmet on the field this season. an arbitrator denying his request to where his old helmet, brown retired -- want to retire for a new outline what he used in past seasons, brown writing on instagram in part while i disagree with arbitrator's decision i am working on getting back to full health and rejoining my teammates on the field. let's check in with sports, a touchdown for sports betting, the industry striking a huge deal with the nfl. tracy carrasco is here with the play-by-play of the agreement. >> the nfl has made a deal to distribute its data to sports betting operations in the united states, first time and under this agreement they will have the exclusive rights to distribute the nfl data to the legal operations in the us and abroad so they will package all of this information for gambling operators which will be useful when it comes to betting on some of the small moments within the game, also under the agreement, they will be monitoring the legal operations to make sure there is no fraud and that is important to the nfl but the

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the guy who organized a group of people to storm area 51 >>> and jay-z has a deal with the nfl. "today," august 14, 2019 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, thanks for being with us on a wednesday morning. very interesting deal that jay-z made with the nfl and a lot of folks are hoping he'll book his wife beyonce ffor the halftime . >>> big overnight developments into the investigation into jeffrey epstein's death. officials are looking into whether prison guards were sleeping for hours that night. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with the details, steph, good morning. >> good morning, guys. that's right, a justice department official says an after-action team from the bureau of prisons is expected to arrive at the manhattan jail where epstein died, sometime this morning to try to determine what went wrong. >> reporter: this morning, growing questions surrounding jeffrey epstein's apparent suicide in his manhattan jail cell two law enforcement officials now telling nbc news inv

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limited contact and the way we believe after consultation with a number of nfl coaches that we ought to be encouraging a format in which players stay on their feet. the ball carriers engaged by a tackler who stops in with a shoulder, wraps him and holds him up. it is going to the ground where the injuries occur. javier cardenas said earlier that 60% of catastrophic injuries in football involve the act of tackling or being tackled. our medical consultant who you heard this morning has rated that as high as 80% but it is clear going to the ground is where the injuries are so our belief is the number one source of results for all of us, inexpensive and still get ready to play for friday night, take a huge chunk of tackling out of that. there is a skill to it. we need to teach coaches and that is what we are doing as we tour the country with our video clinic show them how the nfl coaches have mastered this art of teaching and limited contact in practice the skills you are going to need. >> i want to speak on behalf of the offensive lineman because i think blocking is also important. and the

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partnership with the nfl. we get more on that from nbc's miguel almagu almaguer >> reporter: it's the nfl's newest team. business and music mogul jay-z parenting with commissioner roger goodell and the league, an unlikely hail mary after the rapper publicly bashed the nfl over its handling of the colin kaepernick controversy. >> i guess my speaking out brought about a conversation which brought about a conversation that led to a partnership >> reporter: at a press conference today, recorded only by the nfl, jay-z was asked about parenting with the league while kaepernick is still out of a job the musician defending the move, saying the two have spoken. tonight the former quarterback tweeting, i continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation, despite those who are trying to erase the movement. jay-z's company, rock nation, now advising the league on entertainment, including the super bowl halftime show and consulting for the league's activism campaign, inspire change after supporting kaepernick for taking a knee to protest racial injustice and police brutality, the en

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career ending ultimatum he is giving the nfl. >>> it is happening again, scary moment at a walmart store. this time, in the santa clara county. y police and the bomb squad were called and. >> we want people to have a good time and to do that you fe >>> with the gilroy shooting on fresh on everyone's mind, two big bay area festivals taking every precaution so people can sit back and enjoy the music. >>> good evening. >> tonight, one raiders star has a big? ? his name. star receiver antonio brown has a three-year, $50 million deal. but tonight, he is threatening never to play a game for the raiders or any other team for that matter. he posted on instagram quote i love the game, i love the hustle, but if i leave, will the fans still love me? >> kpix five juliette goodrich is in livermore with the helmet showdown and what fans have to say about it. >> reporter: with preseason football now upon us, one football star is saying he is not playing unless it is by his rules. oakland raiders wide receiver antonio brown brown, wearing a team issued helmet for practice back in may. but now, he

us on this special edition. >> we're on early tonight because of nfl football. the first game of the preseason here on nbc. kickoff in about 30 minutes in now. here are the headlines. we just got briefing in gilroy. within the last five minutes, the police chief and fbi giving us key updates on the names of the three police officers who shot and killed the suspect have been released. one officer has 23 years of experience. the other two have 17 and 13 years. also, another victim has come forward. a person who was grazed by a bullet has since gone to the police. that brings the number to 15 and the northbound continues to come overevery piece of evidence. the police chief just spoke about his officers who took down the gunman. >> all three are incredibly humble. gl i don't think they view themselves that way. i think they view themselves as if they were just doing their jobs. i think they deserve recognition for what they did. >> did a commendable job this far. the fbi also asks for patience as they say processing all of the evidence will take more time. >> two young women who were on

football world when he announced his retirement just the nfl season. luck spent much of his pro bowl career recovering from injuries and said he just couldn't do it anymore. what will he be doing now? dana jacobsen has the story of the andrew luck book club. >> skinner with the mice, swing with your partner once or twice. >> reporter: did you know that people in the nfl were saying you were the nfl's unofficial liberian? >> i was not aware of that. my mom probably told me at this that at some point or buddies. >> reporter: you good with that? >> i guess so. it's an honor. head liberian? cool. >> reporter: long before colt's quarterback andrew luck was reading nfl playbooks, he was simply reading. bookworm or bibliofile, that was a young andrew luck. when do you remember finding books? >> i don't have a conscious revelation oh, the first time i read a book was here or there. i always remember enjoying reading, and there were always books in our house. >> reporter: do you remember what was it about books that you love? >> i think it's the same thing today. you learn some really cool th

this bizarre. >>foot injury and and he's also in a fight with the nfl over the helmets to let players wear today his request to wear the same kind of helmet he's worn for the past 10 years was the night in cape bruny is with us now with the i guess the biggest headline maybe kate is that it seems as though he's willing to tolerate whatever new helmet he chooses in key play football. >>i think he decided he loved football enough to tolerate money. where the other we may never know but amid rumors that he would retire if things didn't go in his favor, new raiders receiver antonio brown filed a grievance with the nfl friday petitioning for the right to wear a helmet of his choice. today an arbitrator decided in the nfl's favor and happily for the raiders it appears brown will not be retiring after after the decision came down ron posted this to instagram well i disagree with the arbitrator's decision i'm working on getting back to full health, looking forward to rejoining my teammates on the field, i'm excited about this season. appreciate all the concerns about my feet now as for the he

night. ross is the owner of the nfl's miami dolphins and related companies which owns the high-end fitness chains equinox and soulcycle, which bill themselves as lgbtq-friendly businesses. now there are calls for a boycott and the #cancelsoulcycle and #boycottequinox are trending on twitter. while some prefer to sit outside of the process and criticize, i prefer to engage correctly and support the things i deeply care about. joining me now to discuss is our panel. i should also say, they own the building we are in now broadcasting from. good evening, gentlemen. lz, it's one thing for a rich guy to host a six-figure per plate fund-raiser for president trump. but the industries ross is in, the nfl, fitness clubs that court lgbtq members, they've both been targeted specifically by this president. in your new column you say that ross is trying to have it both ways with trump support. and you write, "at the end of the day, it's all about where the rich white men who own teams full of black and brown men choose to draw their line. ross has every right to host a fund-raiser for trump, but

, but it's close enough for president trump to pause his tariff battle with china. >>> and the nfl and jay-z teaming up. we'll tell you what they have in store. >>> good morning, and welcome to "early start." i'm will ripley in for dave briggs. >> good morning, i'm alison kosik in for christine romans. it's wednesday, august the 14th. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with a top u.s. immigration official seeming to suggest european immigrants are the only ones welcome in the united states. this all began tuesday morning. listen to ken cuccinelli now, the acting director of u.s. citizenship and immigration services, taking some creative liberties here with the iconic statue of liberty poem in this interview with npr. >> would you also agree that emma lazarus' words etched to the statute oflish, give me your tired, your poor, are also part of the american ethos? >> they certainly are. give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge. >> those comments came a day after the white house reinterpreted an 1882 public charge rule t

option to work with. they were cheating the people. now, the nfl trying to blackball him. keep him from playing. saying he is a negative influence in the distraction from the rest of the team is what they're claiming. they say he is a bad american? as if dan snyder is a model citizen for his washington football team organization? [applause] >> using a racist name he no good and well is offensive to native americans. y'all got rapists, murders and wife beaters with no hesitation, repeated domestic violence offend cher get the standing ovation and i have the nerve that collin -- you all a bunch of hitch credits. my man kaepernick donated 50-tons of food to somalia. gave to $50,000 to meals on wheels. holds know your rights camps, teaching them the real deal. gave money to standing rock. wanted the dakota pipeline, that was going to poison they're water supply and destroy their lives to stop. he stood outside a new york city parole office and donates couple of made suits to men who gout out of jail. he is getting them ready for job interview and he donated a million does to "black lives ma

and using it to target ads. time now to talk some sports-- the nfl preseason has finally come to an end, but before we can get to the games that count, teams around the league have to finalize their rosters. --front offices have to trim their lineups down to 53-players by tomorrow afternoon, but we are already seeing some major moves. mark carpenter joins us with the latest mark? it's that weekend where the nfl dream comes to an end for players around the league or they'll have to find a spot on another squad. and the raiders got the headlines started by cutting one of their big name pickups from the offseason. in a surprise move, the silver and black parted ways with linebacker brandon marshall. the former broncos defensive star signed a one-year deal with the raiders back in march after six seasons in denver. --it was thought the 30- year-old would be a key contributor to a unit that struggled mightily last year getting to the quarterback and forcing turnovers... however, he didn't make enough of an impact through camp. --on another note, the raiders made a big investment on their

may be used two cd packed around wembley when nfl clubs, and trade. as a participation sport they are a minority here and for teams taking pa rt minority here and for teams taking part in the european championships. great britain only started a team backin great britain only started a team back in 2014 but they are the number one seeds for this tournament and are trying not to focus on that and only focus on the first game which is in only focus on the first game which isina only focus on the first game which is in a few minutes i'm against sweden. every team has their own thing and we are not focusing on filling the gap because sweden are oppressive. like where they are four years ago, it was a really good match up and we have not seen them for four years and we are not looking for it and we know they are good and polished and have absolutely great athletes. they are hoping to build on what a big sport nfl are and if you want to come and watch they are going a week here and the final is on saturday. from the american version of football to english football as we like to call it h