brown was entirely consensual. a sentiment which was repeated by brown's power agent, drew rosenhouse who took it one step further. >> this is a money grab. antonio will cooperate. he will cooperate with the patriots, with the nfl, with any investigation, with the nfl pa and antonio will be cleared. these allegations in the lawsuit are false. >> essentially, the claim is this. that on multiple occasions, brittany taylor is saying antonio brown sexually assaulted her. as a result, she suffered tremendous pain and suffering, and because of that, she is saying i am entitled to money damages. >> reporter: the lawsuit reportedly catching the patriots off guard, the team issuing a statement saying we are aware of the civil lawsuit filed against antonio brown as well as the response by antonio's representatives. we take thesens very seriously. under no circumstance does this organization condone sexual violence or assault. the league has informed us that they will be investigating. today his new coach, bill belichick and

jon gruden announced that brown would play in monday night's opener. brown didn't want to be a raider. he asked to be released and the raiders obliged. here's brown's reaction when he heard the news. >> i don't know if to that was core graphed or authentic. it was triggered brown asking for release because he was fined $215,000 for conduct detrimental to the team. gruden and the raiders left scratching the hes, how did it get so bad so fast. >> it didn't fit here. right now he would have to answer that for himself and i'm sure he will. i wish him the best. i'm sorry to the raider fans. i want to thank the football players. we tried to make it work, hopefully he finds what he's looking for. >> after all the drama the most talked about raider in the history to not play with the team is the patriots problem. we'll see if he can suit you'll for them. the patriots are playing the steelers but he's not eligible to play in that game. he could play in week two. >>> raider fans thought they would cheer on brown but it doesn't seem like they are disappointed wit

. >>> antonio brown is no longer a raider. it's been a wild few months for the wide receiver and now he's headed to the patriots. brown requested his release in a public and dramatic way. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has a look. >> he's a good guy, misunderstood by a lot of people. >> reporter: jon gruden says there's no hard feelings but antonio brown has been released from the team where he never played one game. >> i wish antonio nothing but the best and i'm sorry that we never got a chance to see him in silver and black. >> reporter: the raiders made the decision to cut brown hours after he requested the releaon social media. he was upset over an outburst at practice with general manager mike mayock. the fine allowed the raiders to void more than $29 million in guarantees in brown's three year contract. brown tweeted the child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. a summer full of drama for brown, from a helmet gre vaps to missing practice after suffering frostbite. on friday brown

who's antonio brown? never heard of him. >> chicken head. >> i'm a collusion guy. >> reporter: for this fan who claims to be raider jesus -- >> tonight, no mercy on antonio brown. no forgiveness and no mercy for the denver broncos. >> you guys like it? i just wanted to tell you what i noticed, i think you need to take the tag off your shirt and he said no, what did you say? >> i'm going to return that jersey. >> good luck tonight. hope the raiders win. >> raiders nation. >> s, veronica, it's interesting because a lot of the fans aren't really talking about vegas and they haven't talking about the move. they're talking about antonio brown. >> so not one person mentioned going to the home opener next season in vegas. not one, is that what you're saying? >> no. they haven't. all the talk is about what happened over the weekend, especially with antonio brown. i did talk to two women who are seasoned ticket holders and one said i will definitely be in vegas next season and the other said i'll be watching it fr

then brown apologized. he's expected to play monday night but hours ago he posted a video on his youtube page. it appears as though he secretly recorded a phone call with his coach, jon gruden. >> let me ask you this, do you want to be a raider or not? >> man, i've been trying to be a raider since day one. >> you're a great football player. just play football. >> a.b. did some secret reportings with the steelers that they weren't f, but we're just 2 1/2 days from the raiders/broncos season opener on monday night here on abc7. at our present rate, that means we will have roughly 18 more crazy things that come up with antonio brown before kickoff. more a.b. news in sports. >> larry, sounds good. >>> well, new details tonight on the chaotic month ahead for sfo. starting tomorrow morning, the arport's busiest runway will shut down for nearly three weeks as part of the $16 million maintenance project. abc7 news reporter liz kreutz joins us live at sfo with what you need to know. liz. >> reporter: good evening. y

. >>> antonio brown is no longer a raider. it's been a wild few months and now he's headed to the patriots. he requested his release yesterday morning. the whole thing was public and dramatic. abc 7's cornell barnard has more. >> he's m be'sood guy. jon gru y therarling team whereon released played one ga wish a'm sorry th >> reporter: raiders made the decision to cut brown hours after he requested the release on social media. brown was upset over his latest team fine over an outburst at practice with the general manager. the fine allowed the raiders to void more than $29 million in guarantees in brown's three-year contract. brown tweeted, the child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. it was a summerful of drama for brown, everything from a helmet grievance to a missing practice after suffering frostbite in a cryotherapy chamber. brown posted this video on youtube of an apparent private phone call he had with gruden. >> do you want to be a raider? >> i've been trying to be a raider since da

>> antonio brown is no longer a raider. it's been a wild few months for the wide receiver, now he's headed to the patriots. >> it began this morning when brown requested his release in a very public and dramatic way. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. cornell bernard has a look on how they released him today. >> he's a good guy, mised? by a lot of people. he's a good guy, great player. >> reporter: raiders head coach gruden says no hard feelings but star wide receiver antonio brown has been released. >> i wish antonio nothing but the best. i'm sorry we never got a chance to see him in silver and black. >> reporter: the raiders decided to cut brown after he requested the release on social media, upset over his latest team fine over an outburst at practice with general manager mike mayock. the fine allowed the raiders to void more than $29 million in guarantees in brown's three-year contract. brown tweeted the child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. it

brown writing, "thank you for the opportunity." >> super grateful to be here. >> reporter: brown who had just broken his silence is catching trouble off the field, facing another claim of misconduct, which he denies. the accuser says brown sent her threatening text messages after her story went public. according to her attorney, the messages say she was making up some stuff for money calling her a super broke girl with a lot of kids. the woman hasn't sued brown and isn't asking for money. no comment from brown's attorney, the texts shared with the nfl. >> the intimidation was obvious and intended to keep her from coming forward. >> reporter: with no criminal charges filed against him, brown is also denying a rape allegation from a different woman. brown, who had not missed a step on the field, was also given the boot by the shoe company that sponsored him. antonio brown is not a nike athlete he had become a distraction. bill belichick would not address the controversy hours before brown was released >> i'm good. okay thank you. >> reporter: tonight a football star making headlines of

britney taylor a woman who went to college with brown later worked as his trainer alleges that brown sexually assaulted her not once but twice, first in june of 2017 and raped her in may of 2018. brown's attorney says his client denies "each and every allegation in this lawsuit, and his agent talked to espn" just a short time ago. >> antonio and i both strongly believe that these allegations are very serious. in no way do we condone any type of illegal conduct, misbehavior. none of that happened here. >> okay. in light of all the turmoil surrounding antonio brown -- >> i'll repeat -- >> jason carroll is cnn's national correspondent outside of the stadium there in foxborough, massachusetts. jason, we know brown just signed with the pats after a drama-filled 48 hours and we know coach bill belichick talked about this earlier. what did he say? >> reporter: he did. at first we should point out, brooke, brown for his part, antonio brown, was actually out at practice today. the patriots are saying, look, taking this one day at a time. it's clear at this point that brown's future with the t

. >>> the nfl super star accused of rape by his former trainer, antonio brown on the practice field for the first time in a patriots uniform how his team and bill belichick are responding. >>> also tonight, my powerful interview with a 9/11 first responder. >> what are the doctors telling you? >> i'm not curable they told me that in the beginning. i'm living on borrowed time. >> tens of thousands battling illness as our nation marks 18 years since the attacks. >>> our nbc news exclusive, the two army sisters who just made history at the top of the ranks. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the trump administration tonight reacting to a growing health crisis and a popularity of vaping among underaged young people is moving to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarette products there are 496 cases of vaping-related lung disease jumping overnight to a total of 42 states, and six deaths reported the fda planned to go afte flavored vaping pods announced in the oval office today our anne thompson has the latest on the vaping epidemic >> reporter: the

assaults brown was asked to invest 1$1.6 million in the accuser's business project but brown refused. >> the fact she's lending her name lends credibility to it.er for the wide receiver. the raiders signed him for $50 million but he craed the team. after asking that the team cut him, the raiders finally caved and he was picked up by the patriots for a one-year $15 million contract to play with tom brady. possibly joining the team practice as soon as today.

>>brown's attorneys saying the 2 had a consensual relationship, adding brown will pursue all a legal remedies, not only clear his name but to also protect other professional athletes against lawsuit coming at a tumultuous time for brown just days ago the patriots signed brown hours after the oakland raiders dropped in amid weeks of public drama between brown and raiders management bella check refusing to say if his new wide receiver would play sunday. we're taking on >>just like well as to >>that was jason carroll, reporting taylor and her lawyer are expected to meet with nfl officials next week. the state supreme court has refused to block death penalty cases from continuing that's despite governor newsom's moratorium on executions. the core arguments the jurors cannot realistically gauge the seriousness of imposing a death sentence. if they think that it's not going to happen. back in march the governor halted executions for as long as he stays in office. but the death penalty remains on the books and courts have been proceeding on the assumption that executions may resume one day.

brown writing, "thank you for the opportunity." >> super grateful to be here. >> reporter: brown who had just broken his silence is catching trouble off the field, facing another claim of misconduct, which he denies. the accuser says brown sent her threatening text messages after her story went public. according to her attorney, the messages say she was making up some stuff for money of kids. the woman hasn't sued brown and isn't asking for money. no comment from brown's attorney, the texts shared with the nfl. >> the intimidation was obvious and intended to keep her from coming forward. >> reporter: with no criminal charges filed against him, brown is also denying a rape allegation from a different woman. brown, who had not missed a step on t field, was also given the boot by the shoe company that sponsored him. "antonio brown is not a nike athlete." he had become a distraction. bill belichick would not address the controversy hours before brown was released >> i'm good. okay thank you. >> reporter: tonight a football star making headlines off the field, now forced to clear out his

the name brown changed to clown. on an old steelers jersey. a name change on this black on white raiders jersey. and another one on this white on black jersey. no love lost for brown at the rocking raiders bus. a fan suggest fans forget about the guy. that may happen. for >> we will have full highlights later. and john gruden's response after the game about brown. now here we're looking into the vegas. it's called alee gent stadium. near the strip. on the other side of interstate 15. $1.8 billion. much of it publicly funded by the nevada taxpayers. should be ready for next season. >> a strain on the system. tomorrow night will be in san francisco. dave matthews band will take center. while the football game is going on. concert ticket will serve at your transportation ticket. to get to and from the area with ease. legal set back opposed to the homeless shelter. the judge denied the request for a temporary restaining order against a navigation center in san francisco. afraid it will improve drug use, crime and filthy streets. the judge agreed t

brown is a new england patriot. number 84, grth morningon insta just this afternoon he signed with the patriots. already posted a picture of himself at a new england uniform to play the steelers tomorrow he will not play. we check number 84 is available. brown short time in the bay area was filled with drama. in training camp he miss practice with frostbitten feet and multiple grievances with the nfl over his helmet. he miss a team meeting, after being fined almost $54,000 by the team he got into a verbal altercation with the general manager. on friday the team said he would play in their opener monday night but they find him all of his bonus money $30 million guaranteed contract. then he asked to be released. the circus if you want to call it moves to boston. bill belichick will be the ringmaster there. what now? what is on the minds of the legions of silver and black fans who have to processes? i bet you they have no problem getting reaction from raider nation. she is at the team facility in alameda. >> reporter:

but hey that's the way the cookie crumbles when you do things antonio brown did. first obviously it was the foot injury. then there's the helmet issue he skipped practices he won a wall few times got an argument with general manager mike ck and he even recorded a conversation with head coach jon gruden and even through all of that the raiders still wanted him tried desperately to make this work. but at the end of the day antonio brown simply did not want to be here and the raiders had to cut him in count their losses. >>it's been an emotional thing for me is hopeful about what he could bring here unfortunately is not going to happen. he's a good guy he's misunderstood by a lot of people that he is a good guy. he's a great player and helping get what he's looking for obama closing with that we've got a lot to be excited about as we build our team unfortunately this is overshadowed a lot of great performances by young people who have put themselves in position start your career monday night football. >>and the raiders now what they did to kind of combat the issues w

new developments in the antonio brown story today. anne makovec is following the drama. >> this is a civil case against him for $75,000 in damages and he is vowing to defend himself. we have new video here of brown practicing with the patriots today. and earlier this morning we heard from the patriots head coach, brown's new boss. bill belichick says they're taking it a day at a time. >> we've looked into the situation. we're taking it very seriously all the way through the organization. i'm sure there are questions but i'm not going to be entering into a discussion about that today. >> brown's legal team is planning a counter suit to the civil suit filed this week. >>> antonio brown is gone. touchdown. >> just one day after former steeler then raiders wide receiver antonio brown signed a multimillion dollars contract with the new england patriots. his former trainer britney taylor ss brown sexually assaulteded her three times in 2017 and 2018. taylor claims brown once forced her down onto a bed pushed her face into the mattress and f

more on antonio brown's next move. >>> hundreds of flight delays. more than a hundred canceled altogether. we will tell you what's causing the travel nightmare and how it could be the first of many more days like it at sfo. >>> a vallejo neighborhood quiet once again after a swat search. good evening, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm juliette goodrich. it forced evacuations and shelter in place orders between holly and willow streets. kpix5's kenny choi is in vallejo with the latest on this investigation tonight. >> reporter: tonight, vallejo police giving us some new information just a short time ago. they apprehended a man by the name of tynell cole. it started with a 911 call from the victim claiming she was kid naped and raped by cole. authorities then chased him and started at a home on willow street and ended at a different home on holly street. residents had to evacuate and shelter in place. >> we didn't know what was going on out here until we came outside getting ready to leave. then they wouldn't let us out. then they wouldn't let us back in. i h

. >>> antonio brown is no longer a raider. a wild few months for the wide receiver and now he's headed to the patriots. it started yesterday morning when brown requested his release in a public and dramatic way. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has a look on how the raiders made brown official. >> he's a good guy, misunderstood by a lot of people. he's a good guy. a great player. >> reporter: raiders head coach jon gruden says there's no hard feelings but star receiver antonio brown has been released from the team where he never played one game. >> i wish antonio nothing but the best and i'm sorry that we never got a chance to see him in silver and black. >> reporter: the raiders made the decision to cut brown hours after he requested the release on social media. brown was upset over his latest team fine over an outburst at practice with general manager mike mayock. the fine allowed the raiders to void more than $29 million in guarantees in brown's three year contract. brown tweeted the child who is not embraced by the vill

brown denies those allegations. the league will then have to decide whether he will go on the commission's exempt list. they could announce a suspension if they feel he violated the league's conduct policy. the nfl known for dragging its feet when it comes to these kind of cases. we'll have to see if they make an announcement this week. >> thank you very much. joining us now, christine brennan and joe lockhart. three passes on the opening drive to antonio brown. then second quarter, catching a touchdown and celebrating in the end zone. this with a sexual assault allegation hanging over his head. what kind of look was that for the nfl? >> terrible optics. exactly what the nfl would not have wanted to happen. this is a league we've talked about it many times. it's been five years and one week since the ray rice video, that terrible punch in the elevator. since then, every day the nfl has tried to explain to people and fans how important women are to the nfl, listen to women, pay attention to women. 45% of the nfl fan

antonio brown responding late today. here's paula faris. >> reporter: tonight, the new england patriots firing their embattled wide receiver antonio brown after just 11 days. the patriots saying in a statement, we feel that it is best to move in a different direction. just hours earlier, brown facing a new accusation. a woman claiming that he sent her group messages meant to intimidate her. this just days after she told "sports illustrated" brown made unwanted sexual advances in 2017. her lawyer released the alleged texts in which brown accuses her of fabricating her story for cash. even showing photos of her kids. >> the patriots took a look at this allegation as well as other allegations and decided that was the best move for them. >> reporter: just days after signing his contract in new england, a bombshell civil lawsuit was brought by his former trainer britney taylor, claiming brown sexually assaulted her. brown has denied any sexual misconduct and has vowed to fight all charges. just hours before brown's release --

brown now responding. abc's zachary kiesch joins us now with more on brown's future. good morning, zachary. >> reporter: eva, good morning to you as well. the nfl telling abc news overnight brown is a free agent which means another team can pick him up. the league saying it is presently investigating multiple allegations but for now brown is not on the exempt list. this morning, antonio brown is looking for a new team. >> breaking news out of the national football league, wide receiver antonio brown has been cut by the new england patriots. >> reporter: the new england patriots releasing brown from his multimillion dollar contract friday. the move coming hours after a woman who accused brown of sexual misconduct says she felt threatened and intimidated by text messages that came from a familiar number, which she believes to be brown. in the exchange, the texter questioned her financial status saying, must be really hard times to make up some stuff for money, super sad. >> i want to make sure that his actions with respect to my client stop, so i will stay involved with

jacob lawrence did a series on john brown's raid, and this is one of the prints from that series. he used bold colors and geometrically simplified forms to express the interracial alliance of john brown's army. dangerfield newby was one of five black men who fought alongside his white allies, showing a interracial army armed with pikes. they are looking over the ramparts of the arsenal at harpers ferry, presumably looking at the state and federal militia who amassed to put down that particular raid. we have just wrapped up our tour of the first two chronological sections of the exhibition explored the colonial period through the civil war in which slavery was established in america. up to the moment when it was abolished with the civil war. the two later chronological sections at the exhibition look at post slavery america, the period after the civil war through the present day. >> this was the first of a two part tour of the virginia museum of history and cultures's exhibit on 400 years of african-american history. you can watch this and other american artifacts programs by visit

. >>> will he or won't he antonio brown on the road with the patriots tonight. and he could take the field for them tomorrow despite new rape allegations against him.wh you get closer o your goals the key is don't let them >> the sponsorship deal he is now losing. >>> plus robocall revenge. our correspondent answered 100 calls in one day. >> your social security number has been suspended >> oh, no. >> what you need to know to keep your information safe >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening we begin tonight with what the secretary of state has called an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply one that has very real consequences for your wallet this was the scene overnight in saudi arabia at the world's largest refinery and oil field. you can hear the explosions, the result of a drone strike. the u.s. now blaming iran for the attack. the plant so critical to worldwide output any slowdown could send gas prices higher nbc's sarah harman has the latest >> reporter: the world's largest oil processing facility in fla

brown arguing, crazy world. i'm done with it. less than a week after he caught his first touchdown as a patriot, the team released the wide receiver during an ongoing investigation. serious questions about brown's future. >> did the new england patriots say good-bye to you, that's a kiss of death. >> reporter: monday the nfl spent ten hours interviewing brittany taylor, brown's accuser, claiming he sexually assaulted her on three separate occasions. pr brown's attorney said he denied each and every allegation. tonight, league sources say he'll likely file a grievance with the league over the guaranteed millions he hasn't been paid due to being cut before payday. former nfl star now fighting a battle unlike anything he faced on the field. morgan chesky, nbc news. >> prince harry, meghan markle and their baby are taking an extra special trip this week, a tribute to princess diana, at a former land mine field harry's mother made famous 20 years ago. kier simmons has our report. >> reporter: ahead of an emotional trip, both joyful an

that happens to be the number worn by tim brown. legendary receiver who played 16 seasons with the raiders. >>> at a hearing in san francisco opponents tried one more time to block a homeless navigation center on the embarcadero. while construction work continues in a former seawall parking lot. andrea said the hearing left both sides declaring victory. >> reporter: both the save embarcadero for all in the city call today victory. there is one more hearing to get through before this thing either continues construction or stops.. the framing of san francisco's homeless navigation center has popped up above the green fencing on the embarcadero on seawall lot 330. a judge ruled construction can continue. for now. >>> what i propose to do today is to deny the request for a temporary restraining order. but to issue an order and set this matter for hearing at a future date. about the group save embarcadero as for construction to come to a halt. the judge denied the request and push the matter to september 23. peter the attorney for the gr

for brown to not play monday night. and the team is mulling the suspension which could void guaranteed money in brown's contract. a decision which could lead to his departure from the team. brown was not at the facility today john gurdon did not provide much info after practice spot. he did weigh in. >>i'm emotional about it i hope you know i think a lot of this the antonio, it is a great receiver. and i think deep down i really can get. so frustrated i'm not going to say any more about it hope it all works out. but i don't have anything official to say about anything else until i get all the facts >>so we'll stay tuned on an official decision from the team but as of now it's expected he will not play the season opener monday night against the broncos. >>at least we got a couple days to get a couple days to work it out as get out. >>it may meeting a feeling does he ever play for the raiders snow. i don't think you know he i think they have to suspend him you have to set a precedent here where you know otherwise what you

>>> the nfl superstar accused of rape by his former trainer, antonio brown on the practice field for the first time in a patriots uniform how his new team and coach bill belichick are responding >>> also tonight, my powerful interview with a 9/11 first responder. >> what are the doctors telling you? >> i'm not curable they told me that in the beginning. i'm not curable. i'm living on borrowed time. >> tens of thousands battling illness as our nation marks 18 years since the attacks. >>> our nbc news exclusive, the two army sisters who just made history at the top of the ranks. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the trump administration tonight reacting to a growing health crisis and a popularity of vaping among underaged young people is moving to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarette products there have been 496 cases of vaping-related lung disease jumping overnight to a total of 42 stes, and six deaths reported the fda planned to go after flavored vaping pods announced in the oval office today our anne thompson has the latest on the v

talked about antonio brown, but trent brown may be a very good acquisition. >> louis: 'sosomeone toatch all. >> steve: the last game he played, left tackle for the patriots in the super bowl. here jacobs again. gets a couple. that will bring up third down. bradley chubb, his first tackle of the game. get used to that. looking at the denver defense, this is not the issue for the broncos. they're stacked on defense. >> louis: it begins and ends with chubb and miller. this is really where they make their money here. the obvious passing downs. >> steve: and we get a look at hunter renfrow. went to college at clemson, the national champions. he's in the game on third and four.out and able to complete tn grant. they're going to give him a forward progress for the first down, gain of five. >> brian: niced down of the gam. third and five, you get the protection orchestrated. nice job by o guys to keep an eye on, williams, brought over from the chargers, and darren waller, number 83, both haveo step up in the absence of antonio brown. >> steve: two tight ends in for oakland. waller and moreau, t

brown accused of rape. >> brown's lawyer says his client denies the allegations. >> president trump announced the departure of john bolton as his national security adviser. >> were you two blind sided by what occurred today? >> i'm never surprised. >> there are now six reported deaths related to the vaping with the latest coming from kansas. >> we believe that it is our responsibility to protect the kids from what we feel is a crisis. >> republican lawmakers met with president trump, discussing a possible way towards a deal on gun control. >> we need to try to make a law. these horrendous shootings, in my opinion, deserve a response. >> a tornado touched down overnight in sue falls, leaving a trail of seriously damaged buildings and power outages. >> a train derailment sparking a massive fire in illinois schools and residences in the surrounding area were evacuated -- >> all of that -- >> the dodgers become the first team this year to clinch a berth in the postseason. >> a knockout! >> and all that matters. >> people across the country today take part in the services marking the 18t

>> brown: what do you mean? he made you do it?el >> i didn't show up going, "hey, guys, i have a good idea!" ( laughs ) >> she's a great singer.yo >> brown: buwent for it? >> and then some. >> you won't forget me, will you? >> brown: judy garland was just 47 when she died. the new film, "judy" opens this weekend. for the pbs newshour, i'm jeffrey brown at the toronto international film festival. >> woouff: thall be quite a and on the newshour online, medicare for all has become a central tenet of some democrats' presidential campaigns. but 40% of u.s. adults say they still do not know enough about the insurance proposal to offer an opinion on it. that is according to a survey from the commonwealth fund, we take a look at where americans stand on health care, ahead of the 2020 election. all that and more is on our website, www.pbs.org/newshour. our china series continues on tomorrow's edition of pbs newshour weekend. nick schifrin and special correspondent katrina yu examine the trade war, and the winners and losers on both sides.

just hours before brown's release, bill belichick walking out of his press conference. >> and brown, tweeting tonight. his agent hopeful he will be picked up by another team? >> reporter: he's thanking the patriots for the opportunity. his agent is hoping he will be picked up by another team, but the nfl will continue to investigate any and all claims. they hold his football future in their hands. >> paula, thank you. >>> now to the firestorm surrounding president trump, did the president bring up joe biden in a phone call? here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: tonight, "the wall street journal" is reporting the president repeatedly, eight times, pressured the president of ukraine to investigate the son of leading democratic presidential candidate joe biden during a phone call in july. earlier today, the president defended that call. >> it was a totally appropriate conversation. it was actually a beautiful conversation. >> reporter: but the president refused to say whether or not he talked about joe biden. >> on that point, did you discuss joe biden, his son, or his family with the lead

in the letter to the nfl, her lawyer said the accuser was not seeking money from brown brown's lawyer told "sports illustrated" that he advised the football star not to communicate with the woman but declined further comment. after another practice with quarterback tom brady, it appears antonio brown will take the field again this sunday. on the day he was dropped by nike, the wide receiver finally breaking his silence as he faces sexual assault allegations that could sideline his nfl career. >> i'm super grateful to be here thanks to bill belichick and tom brady. >> speaking briefly in the patriots locker room, brown did not address the loss of his shoe deal or the civil lawsuit he faces. >> i appreciate that question. you know, i'm just here to just focus on ball, and look forward to getting out there. >> reporter: a four time all pro receiver. >> caught by brown, touchdown. >> reporter: brown didn't miss a step in his first game with new england, but now he's fumbled his deal with the shoe company that would have made him millions today nike saying simply, antonio brown is not a ni

brown was facing for a missing part of training camp. so there are now reports that brown got into an argument with the general manager at practice. and that it got so heated that brown had to be held back by teammates on wednesday. so brown was not at practice yesterday, everyone notice that but his teammates say that they are locked in on the season opener whether it's he's there or not. >>again it will be play whether he's here or see where we're here about the guys in the locker room and a i rely on the guys here now. >>he's obviously one of the best in the one of the best receiver, so. this can be different a mother plays or be fun for us to go out there and the guys a good chance because of a >>well the raiders open their season monday night against the broncos. we are rooting for them. well, nba legend jerry west who was also an executive for the warriors during their 2015 2017 championship bronze was awarded the medal of freedom by president trump kron four's washington correspondent bree jackson has more on the white house cerem

gun violence, chris brown, welcome to the program this morning. tell us about brady, brakd -- background, main focus is. >> brady was started by jim brady, served as press secretary and shot in the line of duty, he and his wife sarah dedicated the rest of their lives to the enactment of federal legislation to expand background checks and after 6 years and 7 votes in 1993 they got the brady law enacted. >> and your experience with that goes back to being aawaw senior legislative assistant there with the congressman jim moran back insl the 1990's. >> yes. >> direct path to where you are today with brady. >> breaks in between, yes, i'm a lawyer by trade so that's what i did after capitol hill but one of the issues that i worked on during my time working for jim maran was gun violence prevention. was there when the bradyti law s enacted. >> we have you this morning for a couple of reasons, yesterday the mark-up of several pieces of legislation in the house that's likely toof happen next week we understand but also we have seen over the last month part

then brown apologized. he's expec pla monday rs agoe p coach, jon gruden. >> let me ask you this, do you want to be a raider or not? >> man, i've been trying to be a raider since >> you're a great football player. just play football. >> a.b. did some secret reportings with the steelers that they weren't fond on, but gruden said the video was awesome. we're just 2 1/2 days from the raiders/broncos season opener on monday night here on abc7.sentt we will have roughly 18 crazy t. a.b. new or.rry, soundsgood. > ai t on the chaotic month ahead for sfo. starting tomorrow morning, the arport's busiest runway will shut down for nearly three weeks as part of the $16 million maintenance project. abc7 news reporter liz kreutz joins us live at sfo with what you need to know. liz. >> reporter: good evening. yeah, delays. that's what you can expect. we are told that all flights are going to be impacted, both domestic and international, particularly those short haul flights. airlines are now alerting people to this disrup

and brown asked to be released. so antonio brown moves to boston. bill belichick will be the ring master there. >>> i'm katie nielsen at raider headquarters. it has been a trying 24 hour. antonio brown never wanted to come to oakland. he was actually acquired as part of a trade. that's why some experts say he created all of this drama on his own to get exactly what he wanted to get cut from oakland. >> do you want to be a raider? >> reporter: this is part of the youtube video he shared that reportedly a phone call with the head coach questioning brown's commitment to the team. but sports marketing expert bob dorfman doesn't see it that way. >> i have a feeling he never wanted to be here. >> dorfman says he thinks brown has been trying to force the raiders to release him with a youtube video and instagram post directly asking to be released and a series of tweets. >> he saw the situation in oakland. it wasn't favorable to him. wanted to go somewhere where he looked like a winning franchise. >> reporter: and apparently, that's what happened this after

experts say it's harder than quitting smoking >>> growing fallout for antonio brown. the new report of shady business deals, the ex-trainer accusing him of rape, meeting with the nfl in a marathon session. and tonight what patriots owner robert kraft reportedly said about his decision to hire the controversial star >>> the american swimmer who made history crossing the english channel four times, over 130 miles, without stopping. >> you don't have to give up and let it define your entire life >> the health battle she overcame >>> and the tributes pouring in tonight for a legendary journalist >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. that disturbance in the gulf of mexico we told you about last night quickly spun up into a tropical storm today, and within an hour, made landfall in texas. tonight the pop-up storm is sitting at houston's doorstep, where forecasters are warning of life-threatening flash flooding along parts of the upper texas coast. let's get right to al roker now with the very latest al, who's in the danger zone here >> right now, l

browns attorney says it was a consensual relationship. the raiders cut brown just last weekend. his new team the patriots saying late tonight the nfl is investigating. we'll have more on that part of the story later. >> one court to another. the judge recalled after his sentencing of stanford swimmer has a new job. as a coach. he has been hired as a girls tennis coach in san jose. that's left parents and critics questioning why him? live from the school. this is the girls team. >> that's right. the jv team. the school district says it only came to the attention the coach was the former judge michael aaron. late last week. they held a meeting with parents to address the concerns. even though the season is half way done. parents said they are worried they're finding out now. but also concerned about how he ruled in the high profile case. >> former judge has traded the robe for a clipboard. he was at the center of the brock turner case. and sentenced him to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. many argue the sentence was too light. voters made him the fi

facing allegations of rape, antonio brown made his patriots' debut. >> i love antonio brown. he's a great player. >> reporter: the star wide receiver playing after being sued by brittany trayler. brown able to play under nfl rules since the suit is in civil court and no criminal charges have been filed. >> we don't know if he is innocent or guilty. we don't know anything as far as the end result of this. as long as he is eligible, then he's going to play. >> reporter: brown's attorney says he denies each and every allegation in the lawsuit. the nfl now fast tracking the investigation interviewing both parties starting with brown's accuser on monday. after the game, the wide receiver was first into the locker room and out, not making any public statements. his new team stressing despite the controversy, the focus remains on football. >> it is what i is. we can't control what everybody's talking about. we can control what we have been talking about. >> it's one week. there are a lot of things we can work on. >> reporte >> reporter: there are new details on settlement negotiatio

brown is denying the sexual assault allegations.>> reporter: antonio brown faces a civil lawsuit in florida filed by personal trailer brittany taylor, he's accused of sexually assaulting the woman twice andher in 2018. he said he later reached out seeking forgiveness and asking to train with her again. she says instead of repairing their relationship, on may 20, 2018, brown cornered her in a bedroom and raped her. an attorney for brown says the football star denies all of the allegations. he claims the relationship was consensual, and says brown "refuses to be the victim of what he believes to be a money grab." the alleged victim releasing her own statement saying "speaking out removes the shame that i have felt for the past year, and places it on the person responsible." the head coach from the patriots met with the media today for the first time since the allegations surfaced. >> we have looked into the situation and are taking it very seriously. >> fans had mixed reactions to antonio brown's abrupt signing to the patriots just hours after becoming a free agent. in a statement, the patrio

so the question is, will brown fall in line 01’ question is, will brown fall in line or will he try to test the patriots? if he tries to test them, he won't last the entire season. if you look at back to his time in pittsburgh, and they enabled him to a certain extent, and he felt like he was going to get the same treatment in 0akland, going to get the same treatment in oakland, and when he they pushed back, he thought they couldn't do that to him, but yes they can! i get the sense he never really wanted to be in oakland and perhaps he always had his eye on new england. this is a very roundabout way of getting to the new england patriots and it cost him about $50 million to make it happen, but if it does work, he'll be more relevant than he's ever been and he may be a champion for the first time. brown's former club 0akland are at home to the denver broncos in the late monday kick—off, while in the early game, the new orleans saints, who went within a whisker of reaching last year's super bowl, are at home to the houston texans. seann walsh with two touchdowns in the first half for t

at practice, tom brady >> any comment on the antonio brown allegations that are out there? >> no. >> reporter: as one of the league's best receivers, brown is also one of the mos controversial. after turmoil with the steelers and raiders, before he's played a single game for the patriots, where he'll make up to $15 million this year, his future is now uncertain. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> after a terrifying car crash, kevin hart appears to be closer to recovery. the comedian is reportedly out of the hospital and being treated at a rehab facility. hart underwent surgery for major back injuries after his car which was being driven by a friend veered off a road and crashed through a fence. tmz says their sources are hopeful the actor will be able to leave the rehab facility where he is doing intense physical therapy in about a week >> we are watching the tropics once again here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with what he's watching good morning >> yes, the area of interest, too, the bahamas, the southeast coast, maybe even areas of florida possibly, the northern portions o

as brown molds his own future. we do not want to get into what led to brown's departure. to the death stare. >> i think i'd be remiss if ien did the ask, what was the final straw with antonio brown. >> we'll focus on the jets today. >> thank you, coach. >> christine brennen. >> he had to know the question was coming. come on? >> absolutely, brooke. and dana did her job and did it magnificently. you had to know this was coming. lovely question. perfect question. journalists are not fans. we're there to ask the question. bravo to dana. bill belichick did his job also, but he did not do it anywhere near as well as dana did hers. he's glared. i've had many a coach glare at me. he doesn't look good there, and dana looks great there. if belichick doesn't like the question, look at your owner. he signed antonio brown. he didn't have to do that. think about what could have happened if belichick said, it's a big issue in our country. i understand that. we do care about issues -- >> we do care. with this second woman, i mean, how can the pats just like are they not going to address

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today brown giving an emotional apology at a team meeting while oakland may suspend brown, coach gruden announced this afternoon that brown will play in the season opener on monday. >> antonio is back. today we're really excited about that. ready to move on. he's had a lot of obvious time to think about things, and we're happy to have him back. the raider is nation is excited than too. all right? >> antonio brown also missed time during training camp over a foot injury suffered in a cryogenic chamber and because he didn't like his new helmet. we'll be right back with more news. stay with us. we are here to discuss jessie's online time. and out of respect, we will let you make the first offer. thirty minutes. thirty minutes? objection! overruled. one hour. sweeten the deal by doing the dishes and i'll consider it. i wouldn't do it. i hate the dishes. one hour with the tablet, you walk the dog and do the dishes. if you insist. congratulations. only xfinity xfi lets you take control of your family's online time. that's simple, easy, awesome. xfinity xfi gives you the speed, coverage and co

the nfl is set to meet with brown's accuser later today. brittany taylor says she will cooperate with investigators meanwhile, brown's attorney tells the ap they're planning to countersue on tuesday. morgan chesky has the latest. >> reporter: the most talked about player in the league happy to let his play do the talk. catching tom brady's first three passes and throwing in a touchdown for good measure facing allegations of rape, antonio brown made his patriots debut, giving many fans exactly what they wanted. >> this is awesome i love antonio brown i mean, i'm glad he is on the patriot, obviously he is a great player >> reporter: the star wide receiver playing after being sued by former trainer brittany taylor, who accused brown of sexual assault on three separate occasions. brown able to play under nfl rules since the suit's in civil court, and no criminal charges have been filed. >> we don't know if he's innocent we don't know if he's guilty we don't me anything as far as the end result of this so as long as he is eligible, he is going t

they aren't alone. >> brown: more comfortable? or more urgent? >> no, i think the desire was always there. but i think it's very different when you have a commof people who are working at a certain level, telling those stories. >> brown: and what do you think this is, or might add up to, in terms of a re-telling of the history, the myth, the actual history? >> i think part of the history of rism anwhite supremacy this country is the stranglehold it's had on the story the country tells itself. i if theany ea of optimi what i'm optimistic about it's in that area. there's politics that happens at the ballot box, and then there's politics, another kind ofthat politics that happens in our culture. en you see white kids, little white kids, dressing up as black panther for halloween, something's shifting, someing's changed. that wasn't true when i was a kid. who you see as a hero-- who you see as a human being-- all of that informs the actual politics. and it's that greater context where i probably see the most shift and the most change. >> brown: all r

brown was never charged. it is still unclear if police ever investigated the accusations but brown's attorneys released this statement. it says in part "mr. brown denies each and every allegation in the lawsuit. he will pursue all legal remedies to not only clear his name, but to also protect other professional athletes against false accusations." taylor also released a statement, it says in part "as a rape victim of antonio brown, deciding to speak out has been an incredibly difficult decision. speaking out removes the shame that i have felt for the past year and places it on the person responsible for my rape." now brown and his attorney both call it a consensual relationship. brown's new team, the patriots, say that the nfl is now investigating and under no circumstance do they condone any type of sexual assault. >> 4:51. >>> fry's electronics says it's doing just fine, thank you. it follows recent questions as many bay area fry stores are stocked with fewer products and empty shelves. some wonder if the s

brown sexually assaulted her three times itginning in 2017. the suit claims in june of 2017 brown masturbated behind her while she watched a church service online at his miami home. in may of 2018, taylor claims brown, while at his miami home again, forced her down onto a bed, pushed her face into a mattress, and forcibly raped her. today the miami-dade county state attorney's office says they found no police investigations regarding the alleged incident. after a rocky off-season of injuries and nasty split with the oakland raiders, the star wide receiver signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the patriots just one day before the lawsuit was filed. brown's agent, drew rosenhaus says taylor is just seeking money. >> these allegations are false. he denies every one of them. i am very confident that his legal team has facts that will prove this. > reporter: antonio brown did not speak to reporters today after practice, and right now he is scheduled to play in sunday's game, but if he is placed on the commissioner's n.f.l. exemption list, he