AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS ON THE 
SIDELINES, BARACK OBAMA HAS 
STORMED BACK INTO THE GAME.
IN AN HOUR LONG SPEECH, HE TOOK 
OFF THE GLOVES, CALLING OUT THE 
VERY MAN WHO REPLACED HIM.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHY IT COULD 
ACTUALLY END UP GIVING 
REPUBLICANS A BOOST.
>> Ian: SERENA WILLIAMS, COLIN 
KAEPERNICK AND THE FIRESTORM 
OVER NIKE'S NEW DIRECTION.
OUR POP CULTURE PANEL IS AROUND 
THE TABLE, READY WITH THEIR TAKE
ON THAT AND MUCH MORE.
AND WE'LL HAVE COOL COUNTRY 
MUSIC.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL".
>> Andrew: IN AN ASTONISHING 
BREAK WITH TRADITION, BARACK 
OBAMA DELIVERED A BLUNT 
BROEDSIDE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP.
HE ACCUSED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 
OF BETRAYING ITS SOUL.
KEITH BOAG LOOKS AT THE SCATHING
ATTACK AND WHETHER THERE MIGHT 
BE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
>> HELLO, ILLINOIS.
>> Reporter: THE STATE WHERE 
BARACK OBAMA LAUNCHED HIS 
POLITICAL CAREER SEEMS LIKE THE 
NATURAL PLACE FOR HIM TO SUIT UP
FOR THE HOMESTRETCH OF THE 
MIDTERM ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
HE PROFESSES IT'S WISE FOR PAST 
PRESIDENTS TO STAY OUT OF 
CURRENT POLITICS.
HE SAYS THIS IS NO TIME FOR 
THAT.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PIVOTAL 
MOMENTS WHEN EVERY ONE OF US AS 
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES 
NEED TO DETERMINE JUST WHO IT IS
THAT WE ARE.
>> Reporter: WHAT FOLLOWED WAS 
AN ARGUMENT THAT CIVIC 
DISENGAGEMENT, CYNICISM, 
PARANOIA AND OTHER THINGS HAD 
CREATED OPENING FOR THE POLITICS
OF FEAR AND DEMAGOGUERY.
>> IT DID NOT START WITH DONALD 
TRUMP, HE IS A SYMPTOM, NOT THE 
CAUSE.
>> Reporter: THE REPUBLICAN 
PARTY HAS LOST ITS WAY.
UNDERMINING VOTING RIGHTS.
EMBRACING CONSPIRACY THEORIES.
ATTACKING SCIENCE.
ATTACKING THE FREE PRESS AND 
EVEN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
>> IT'S NOT CONSERVATIVE.
IT SURE ISN'T NORMAL.
IT'S RADICAL.
IT'S A VISION THAT SAYS THE 
PROTECTION OF OUR POWER AND 
THOSE WHO BACK US IS ALL THAT 
MATTERS EVEN WHEN IT HURTS THE 
COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: BUT THERE WERE 
MOMENTS WHEN THERE WAS NO DOUBT 
HIS SPECIFIC TARGET WAS THE 
PRESIDENT.
>> WE DON'T TARGET CERTAIN 
GROUPS OF PEOPLE BASED ON WHAT 
THEY LOOK LIKE, OR HOW THEY 
PRAY.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO STAND UP TO 
BULLIES.
NOT FOLLOW THEM.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO STAND UP TO 
DISCRIMINATION.
AND WE'RE SURE AS HECK SUPPOSED 
TO STAND UP, CLEARLY AND 
UNEQUIVOCALLY TO NAZI 
SYMPATHIZERS.
>> Reporter: AND HE HAD 
SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS.
THE SENSATIONAL ANONYMOUS "NEW 
YORK TIMES" OP-ED PIECE, BY A 
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL 
DECLARING THAT A RESISTANCE 
MOVEMENT HAD GROWN UP AROUND 
TRUMP.
>> THE CLAIM THAT EVERYTHING 
WILL TURN OUT OK BECAUSE THERE 
ARE PEOPLE INSIDE THE WHITE 
HOUSE WHO SECRETLY ARNDT 
FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT -- 
AREN'T FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT'S
ORDERS, THAT IS NOT A CHECK -- 
I'M BEING SERIOUS HERE -- THAT'S
NOT HOW OUR DEMOCRACY IS 
SUPPOSED TO WORK.
THESE PEOPLE AREN'T ELECTED.
THEY'RE NOT ACCOUNTABLE.
>> Reporter: IT WAS A BLISTERING
SPEECH THAT CHARACTERIZED TRUMP 
AS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY.
TRUMP WAS ARRIVING IN NORTH 
DAKOTA WHEN OBAMA WAS SPEAKING, 
BUT HE LATER CLAIMED THIS.
>> I'M SORRY, I WATCHED IT, BUT 
I FELL ASLEEP.
>> Reporter: HE WENT ON TO 
ACCUSE OBAMA OF USING HIS SPEECH
TO TRY TO TAKE CREDIT FOR WHAT 
TRUMP CALLED THIS INCREDIBLE 
THING THAT IS HAPPENING TO THE 
COUNTRY.
PRESUMABLY, HE MEANS THE 
ECONOMIC RECOVERY, WHICH 
ACTUALLY REALLY DID BEGIN UNDER 
OBAMA.
>> Andrew: SO, KEITH, OVERALL, 
IS THIS A SIGN OF WHAT IS TO 
COME?
ARE WE GOING TO BE HEARING MORE 
FROM OBAMA?
>> Reporter: APPARENTLY WE ARE.
THERE IS A TOUR PLAN THAT WILL 
TAKE OBAMA TO PLACES THE 
DEMOCRATS THINK ARE CRUCIAL TO 
TAKE SEATS FROM REPUBLICANS.
>> Andrew: BUT THERE IS 
INTERESTING DYNAMIC THERE, MIGHT
OBAMA'S APPROACH CUT TWO WAYS?
>> Reporter: THAT'S A GOOD 
QUESTION.
OBAMA IS VERY POPULAR IN MANY 
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, BUT I'VE 
BEEN TALKING TO DEMOCRATS FOR A 
YEAR ABOUT HOW THEY INTEND TO 
TAKE BACK THE HOUSE AND WHAT I 
CONSISTENTLY HEARD FROM THEM, IF
THEY WANT TO FLIP SEATS IN 
REPUBLICAN DISTRICTS, THEY HAVE 
TO AVOID ANTAGONIZING REPUBLICAN
VOTERS BY MAKING THEIR CAMPAIGNS
ABOUT TRUMP.
AND OBAMA'S SPEECH TODAY SOUNDED
LIKE EXACTLY THE THING THAT 
MAKES REPUBLICANS MORE TRIBAL.
>> Andrew: SO AMERICANS WILL BE 
HEARING SHARPLY CONTRASTING 
VISIONS OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE 
NEXT 60 DAYS OF CAMPAIGNING.
THERE ARE REASONS FOR BOTH 
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TO BE 
HOPEFUL ABOUT GOING INTO THE 
ELECTION.
MIDTERMS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS BAD 
FOR THE PARTY OF THE SITTING 
PRESIDENT.
TYPICALLY COSTING SEATS IN 
CONGRESS.
DEMOCRATS LOST 69 UNDER OBAMA IN
2010.
>> WHEN YOU WIN THE PRESIDENCY, 
FOR SOME REASON, YOU ALWAYS END 
UP LOSING THE HOUSE, LOSING THE 
SENATE.
>> Andrew: ONE REASON FOR THAT, 
TWO YEARS AFTER IN OFFICE, 
PRESIDENT'S BECOME LESS POPULAR.
AND TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATING IS 
THE LOWEST SINCE THE 40s.
BUT REPUBLICANS HAVE REASONS TO 
BE OPTIMISTIC.
FOR ONE THING, SUPPORTERS TEND 
TO BE OLDER, WHITER AND MORE 
CONSERVATIVE.
A DEMOGRAPHIC THAT VOTES.
PLUS, WITH THE U.S. ECONOMY 
HUMMING ALONG AND THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT AN 18 YEAR 
LOW, THERE IS LESS INCENTIVE TO 
GO TO THE POLLS.
BUT LET'S NOT FORGET, DONALD 
TRUMP IS NOT A TRADITIONAL 
PRESIDENT.
AND THIS IS NOT A TRADITIONAL 
PRESIDENCY.
CONSIDER THE BACKDROP.
THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION.
A STREAM OF INCENDIARY TELL-ALL 
BOOKS.
AND THIS "NEW YORK TIMES" OP-ED.
VOTERS WILL HAVE THEIR SAY 
NOVEMBER 6.
>> Ian: HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT 
ELSE WE'RE WORKING ON.
TESLA STOCKS ARE DROPPING, ITS 
SUPERSTAR C.E.O. IS SMOKING POT 
LIVE ON YouTube.
WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON?
>>> IT WAS AN UNUSUAL 
BACK-TO-SCHOOL MESSAGE IN THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA.
AN APOLOGY AND ADMISSION THAT 
MULTIPLE FACULTY AND STAFF ARE 
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
>> Ian: A GROWING FEAR IN SYRIA 
THAT MILLIONS COULD BE IN 
IMMINENT DANGER.
PROTESTS IN THE IDLIB PROVINCE 
TODAY, AFTER REGIONAL POWERS 
FAILED TO AGREE ON A CEASE-FIRE 
TO PREVENT A SYRIAN GOVERNMENT 
OFFENSIVE.
BUT ALONG WITH THEIR DEFIANCE, 
PEOPLE IN IDLIB ARE ALSO AFRAID.
THERE IS GOOD REASON FOR THAT 
FEAR.
THE LEADER BASHAR AL-ASSAD AND 
HIS RUSSIAN ALLIES SEEM TO BE 
EAGER TO ATTACK.
LET'S SHOW YOU THE SITUATION IN 
SYRIA.
AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF THE 
COUNTRY IS FIRMLY BACK IN 
GOVERNMENT HANDS, WITH SOME 
EXPECTATIONS, INCLUDING THIS 
KURDISH-CONTROLLED TERRITORY 
HERE.
BUT THIS IS WHAT ASSAD HAS HIS 
EYES ON.
IDLIB.
THE LAST BIG POCKET OF REBEL 
STRENGTH, CRUSHING IT WOULD HELP
ASSAD REASSERT TOTAL CONTROL.
THOMAS DAIGLE LOOKS AT HOW 
PEOPLE THERE ARE PREPARING FOR 
THE WORST.
>> Reporter: TRAINING FOR THE 
FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES.
SEPTEMBER  ANTI-ASSAD FORCES IN 
IDLIB.
DIGGING TRENCHES FOR COVER.
RUSSIA IS BACK AT IT.
BOMBING THOSE IT CONSIDERS 
TERRORISTS IN SYRIA.
WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF REBEL 
FIGHTERS THERE, IT'S THE ONLY 
MAJOR OPPOSITION ENCLAVE LEFT.
CIVILIANS ARE PREPARING FOR THE 
WORST.
SOME LEAVING SUPPLIES IN BOMB 
SHELTERS, OTHERS PREPARING 
MAKESHIFT GAS MASKS.
PEOPLE ARE SCARED, HE SAYS, 
EVERYONE KNOWS RUSSIA AND THE 
SYRIAN PRESIDENT WILL HIT US 
WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS.
3 MILLION CALL THIS PROVINCE 
HOME.
HALF WOUND UP HERE BY FLEEING 
VIOLENCE ELSEWHERE IN THE 
COUNTRY.
MANY NOW LIVE IN IDLIB'S 
SPRAWLING REFUGEE CAMPS.
A SITUATION SO PRECARIOUS, THE 
U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL CALLED AN 
EMERGENCY MEETING.
>> WE'RE ALL TERRIBLY CONCERNED.
THEY'RE ALL INGREDIENTS THAT 
EXIST FOR A PERFECT STORM.
>> Reporter: THE REAL POWER 
BROKERS WEREN'T IN NEW YORK, BUT
IN TEHRAN.
THE PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA AND 
IRAN SUPPORT THE ASSAD REGIME, 
BUT THEIR TURKISH COUNTERPART 
DOESN'T WANT MORE REFUGEES, SO 
HE'S DEMANDING A CEASE-FIRE.
ASSAD'S BIGGEST BACKER MADE NO 
SUCH PROMISE.
VLADIMIR PUTIN TOLD TERRORISTS 
TO HAVE ENOUGH COMMONSENSE TO 
STOP THEIR RESISTANCE.
ASSAD'S ALLIES, RUSSIA AND IRAN,
MAY CONTROL THE FATE OF 
MILLIONS, BUT THEY SEE NO USE IN
A COMPROMISE.
EACH SEEKS AN END GAME TO SUIT 
HIS OWN INTERESTS.
>> THE PARTY THAT ARE WILLING TO
DEDICATE MUSCLE, FORCE, TENDS TO
COME ON THE TOP.
RUSSIA CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED 
AS A GLOBAL POWER.
>> Reporter: DIPLOMATIC DEBATES 
DON'T MATTER MUCH IN IDLIB NOW, 
WHERE THE FUTURE MAY ONLY BE 
COUNTED IN DAYS.
THERE IS NOWHERE LEFT TO FLEE.
AND LITTLE HOPE TO GO AROUND.
THOMAS DAIGLE, CBC NEWS, LONDON.
>> Ian: AS YOU HEARD MENTIONED, 
THE POSSIBLE USE OF CHEMICAL 
WEAPONS, THAT REMAINS A SERIOUS 
FEAR.
THE ASSAD REGIME IS BELIEVED TO 
HAVE USED THEM SEVERAL TIMES 
THROUGHOUT THE WAR, BUT HAS 
NEVER ADMITTED IT.
THE NEWLY APPOINTED ENVOY FOR 
SYRIA SAYS THERE IS EVIDENCE 
THAT SYRIA IS PREPARING TO USE 
CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN IDLIB.
>> Andrew: LET'S BRING THINGS 
HOME.
A DEVELOPING STORY IN WINNIPEG.
STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 
MANITOBA RECEIVED AN UNUSUAL 
WELCOME BACK, AN APOLOGY.
SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS ARE FACING
SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND THE SCHOOL 
IS PROMISING TO MAKE CHANGES, 
BUT AS CAMERON MacINTOSH 
REPORTS, SOME STUDENTS ARE STILL
ON EDGE.
>> Reporter: THE FIRST WEEK 
BACK, SETTLING INTO A NEW SCHOOL
YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 
MANITOBA WITH UNSETTLING NEWS.
THEY'RE SHAKEN ABOUT ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST STAFF, INCLUDING SEXUAL 
ASSAULT.
>> I WOULD WANT TO KNOW IF 
PROFESSORS HAD ALLEGATIONS.
>> Reporter: THE UNIVERSITY 
CONFIRMS FIVE STAFF MEMBERS ARE 
UNDER INVESTIGATION, TWO 
INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, ONE 
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND TWO HUMAN 
RIGHTS COMPLAINTS.
WHAT IT DIDN'T SAY WAS WHO WAS 
STILL ON THE JOB.
TODAY, THE UNIVERSITY CLARIFIED 
THAT.
>> I CAN CONFIRM THAT NONE OF 
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED FOR
SEXUAL ASSAULT ARE ON CAMPUS, SO
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH
STUDENTS.
>> I'M HERE TO APOLOGIZE TO 
STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED 
SUCH INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.
>> Reporter: THAT APOLOGY FROM 
THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT COMES 
WITH A PROMISE TO MAKE CHANGES.
LAST YEAR AN ASSOCIATE DEAN OF 
MEDICINE LOST HIS MEDICAL 
LICENCE FOR SIX MONTHS AFTER 
MAKING ADVANCES ON MALE 
STUDENTS.
THE UNIVERSITY ALSO APPEARED TO 
GIVE A RECOMMENDATION TO A 
FORMER MUSIC PROFESSOR WHO QUIT 
AMID ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT.
NOW, HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT 
POLICIES ARE UNDER THIRD PARTY 
REVIEW.
>> WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE 
INVESTIGATORS TO CONDUCT A WIDE 
AND NECESSARILY DEEP 
INVESTIGATION OF EVERYTHING AND 
GIVE US ADVICE.
>> IT IS EXTREMELY CLEAR THAT 
THE UNIVERSITY WAS NEGLIGENT IN 
THE PAST.
>> Reporter: THE STUDENT UNION 
PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S LONG OVERDUE
AND NOT ENOUGH.
PUSHING FOR A FULL-TIME CENTRE.
BACK BETWEEN CLASSES, THIS 
STUDENT SAYS HE FEELS SAFE HERE,
BUT IT DOES RATTLE HER FAITH.
>> HERE I AM A STUDENT, YOU STAY
LATE, BUT TO OFFICE HOURS AND 
YOU THINK IT'S A SAFE PLACE.
>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, ANY 
STUDENT WITH A COMPLAINT IS 
BEING URGED TO COME FORWARD.
CAMERON MacINTOSH, CBC NEWS, 
WINNIPEG.
>> Ian: IT WAS A CHAOTIC DAY FOR
TESLA.
THE COMPANY SHARED DROPPED AS 
MUCH AS 10%.
ELON MUSK'S LATEST BEHAVIOR 
CAN'T BE HELPING AFTER HE WAS 
FILMED SMOKING MARIJUANA AND 
DRINKING WHISKEY ON JOE ROGAN'S 
PODCAST.
>> IT'S LEGAL, RIGHT?
>> TOTALLY LEGAL.
>> HOW DOES IT WORK, DO PEOPLE 
GET UPSET AT YOU IF YOU DO 
CERTAIN THINGS?
IT'S TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA IN 
THERE, THAT'S ALL IT IS.
>> IT'S BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN.
>> IT'S NOT JUST -- IT'S A DRUG 
THAT GETS A BAD RAP.
YOU JUST HAVE LITTLE, IT'S 
GREAT.
>> FINE.
>> GETTING TEXT MESSAGES FROM 
CHICKS.
>> NO.
I'M GETTING TEXT MESSAGES FROM 
FRIENDS SAYING WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU DOING SMOKING WEED?
I'M NOT A REGULAR SMOKER OF 
WEED.
>> HOW OFTEN DO YOU SMOKE IT?
>> ALMOST NEVER.
>> HMM.
>> I MEAN, IT'S -- I DON'T 
ACTUALLY NOTICE ANY EFFECT.
>> Ian: IF YOU DON'T KNOW, ROGAN
IS NOT A JOURNALIST, HE'S KNOWN 
FOR RAMBLING CONVERSATIONS THAT 
TYPICALLY LAST AROUND THREE 
HOURS.
THEY JUMPED FROM ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE TO FLAME THROWING.
SO MUSK KNEW WHAT HE WAS GETTING
INTO, BUT TESLA STAKEHOLDERS 
MIGHT NEED AN EXPLANATION.
>> Reporter: AT TIMES A C.E.O. 
WHO IS ON THE BALL AND IN 
CHARGE, BUT AT OTHERS, 
ESPECIALLY LATELY, ELON MUSK IS 
ERRATIC AND A LITTLE BIZARRE.
>> TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA.
>> Reporter: THIS IS JUST THE 
LATEST TO CAUSE PANIC IN THE 
HEARTS OF TESLA SHAREHOLDERS.
AT THE SAME TIME THE CHIEF 
ACCOUNTING OFFICER ANNOUNCED 
HE'S LEAVING ONLY A MONTH INTO 
THE JOB.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, THERE WAS THIS 
TWEET, FLIRTING WITH TAKING 
TESLA PRIVATE.
MUSK HAD TO BACKTRACK.
A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THAT, THIS 
ANSWER.
>> QUESTIONS ARE NOT COOL.
NEXT.
>> Reporter: AND SOME SAY WITH 
SHARES DOWN DRAMATICALLY IN THE 
LAST FIVE WEEKS, HIS CHARISMA 
WILL ONLY TAKE HIM SO FAR.
>> IT'S FINE IF HE'S THE 
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, BUT I CAN'T 
HAVE HIM RUNNING THE COMPANY AND
DOING THIS AND I SUSPECT THE 
BOARD IS GOING TO TRY TO FIND A 
WAY TO REPLACE HIM.
>> Reporter: THAT WON'T GO OVER 
WELL FOR MUSK.
BUT THAT'S THE RISK ON THE 
LEADER WHO BECOMES THE BRAND.
THE SAME WORRY WHEN STEVE JOBS 
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER OR 
CHIP WILSON HAD TO STEP BACK.
BUT BOTH COMPANIES FLOURISHED.
>> WHEN THE C.E.O. STEPS ASIDE 
AND BRINGS A NEW PERSON IN, THAT
BRINGS CREDIBILITY, A CAR 
INDUSTRY PERSON TYPE PERSON, ALL
CAN BE SMOOTH SAILING.
THE COMPANY CAN BE STRONGER.
>> Reporter: PLUS, TESLA IS 
BLESSED WITH A DEVOTED FAN BASE.
>> I SAY WHO CARES?
ANYBODY WHO IS INVOLVED WITH 
TESLA THINKS ELON MUSK IS A 
GENIUS.
>> Reporter: HE'S LOOKING AT THE
BIGGER PICTURE.
NOT THIS ROUGH PATCH THAT COULD 
BE OVER SOON, AS LONG AS THE 
COMPANY FOCUSES ON DELIVERING.
>> Andrew: WE ARE LIVE ON "THE 
NATIONAL", KEEPING TABS ON A 
NUMBER OF STORIES.
ONE OF THEM INVOLVES PRISON TIME
FOR ONE OF DONALD TRUMP'S FORMER
CAMPAIGN AIDES.
>> THAT WAS GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS 
IN WASHINGTON, JUST BEFORE HE 
WAS HANDED 14 DAYS BEHIND BARS.
HIS CRIME, LYING TO THE F.B.I. 
ABOUT HIS CONTACT WITH RUSSIA 
BEFORE THE ELECTION.
HE WAS CHARGED BY THE ROBERT 
MUELLER INVESTIGATION.
>> WE ARE CERTAINLY MAKING VERY 
GOOD PROGRESS AT UNDERSTANDING 
EACH OTHER, THE ATMOSPHERE IS 
CONSTRUCTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE.
>> Andrew: CANADA'S FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS MINISTER SOUNDING 
OPTIMISTIC, BUT SHE'S NOW 
RETURNING HOME WITH NO DEAL IN 
HAND.
YET THE PROGRESS HAS BEEN SLOW, 
ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES BEING 
MILK.
U.S. WANTS CANADA TO OPEN UP ITS
DAIRY MARKET.
>>> THE CANADIAN MILITARY HAS 
SET OUT NEW RULES AHEAD OF 
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BECOMING 
LEGAL IN THIS COUNTRY.
UNDER A POLICY MADE PUBLIC 
TODAY, MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
WILL BE BAND FROM USING IT 
WITHIN EIGHT HOURS OF STARTING A
SHIFT.
FOR THOSE WHO HANDLE WEAPONS, OR
INVOLVED IN FIRE-FIGHTING OR 
MEDICAL RESPONSE, YOU NEED TO BE
MARIJUANA-FREE FOR A FULL 24 
HOURS BEFORE WORKING AND MEMBERS
ON ACTIVE OPERATIONS, AND DURING
TRAINING, A COMPLETE BAN ON 
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA ALL 
TOGETHER.
>> Ian: WE HAVE A LOT MORE AHEAD
TONIGHT ON "THE NATIONAL".
NIKE'S NEW AD WITH COLIN 
KAEPERNICK IS CERTAINLY TOUCHED 
A NERVE IN THE U.S.
SOME SAY IT'S INSPIRATIONAL, 
OTHERS INAPPROPRIATE.
WE'LL GO IN DEPTH WITH THE 
PANEL.
>> AND OXFORD, NOVA SCOTIA, 
USUALLY KNOWN FOR BLUEBERRIES, 
BUT NOW IT'S THE MASSIVE 
SINKHOLE.
>> Ian: A LOOK AT THE YOUNGER, 
COOLER, CHANGING FACE OF COUNTRY
MUSIC.
* LAY ON BACK 
>> I THINK THAT THE REASON THAT 
COUNTRY MUSIC LOST THAT STIGMA 
OF NOT BEING COOL IS BECAUSE THE
* GO AHEAD AND HATE ME IF YOU 
WANT TO *
>> Andrew: THAT IS CANADIAN 
COUNTRY SINGER MEGHAN PATRICK, 
FROM ONTARIO, AND SHE MIGHT HAVE
A BIG NIGHT AHEAD.
THE CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC 
ASSOCIATION AWARDS ARE HAPPENING
IN HAMILTON.
THESE UP FOR THREE PRIZES.
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AND 
ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
COUNTRY MUSIC, ITSELF, IT'S COME
A LOANING WAY, TOO.
-- LONG WAY, TOO.
CONSIDER SOME OF THESE 
COLLABORATIONS.
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WITH CHRIS 
STAPLETON.
BEYONCE WITH THE DIXIE CHICKS.
TWO GENRES YOU THOUGHT WOULD 
NEVER CROSS OVER, BUT THE FAN 
BASE SEEMS TO BE GETTING 
YOUNGER.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON HEADED OUT
TO A COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL 
OUTSIDE OF TORONTO TO FIND OUT 
WHAT HAS SO MANY MORE PEOPLE 
TUNING IN.
* BABY LAY ON BACK AND RELAX 
>> Reporter: ONE OF SUMMER'S 
BIGGEST HITS IS A COLLABORATION 
BETWEEN COUNTRY BAND FLORIDA 
GEORGIA LINE AND POP STAR BEBE 
REXHA.
BRETT KISSEL WAS THE FIRST TO 
HEADLINE THE I HEART RADIO MUSIC
AWARDS.
COUNTRY IS OFFICIALLY COOL.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THESE YOUNG
FANS ALREADY KNOW.
>> FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, DALLAS 
SMITH.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION, A 
NASHVILLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED
TO EXPANDING COUNTRY'S REACH, 
THE NUMBER OF 18-24-YEAR-OLDS 
WHO LISTEN TO THE GENRE HAS 
INCREASED BY 54% IN THE LAST 
DECADE.
AND SENIOR EDITOR OF COUNTRY FOR
"ROLLING STONE" MAGAZINE THINKS 
HE KNOWS WHY.
>> THINK THE REASON THAT COUNTRY
MUSIC HAS LOST THAT STIGMA, IS 
BECAUSE THE ARTISTS HAVE GOTTEN 
YOUNGER.
GO BACK TO TAYLOR SWIFT WHEN SHE
WAS IN COUNTRY MUSIC, IT SPOKE 
TO A YOUNGER AUDIENCE.
>> Reporter: SOME OF THESE 
ARTISTS ARE CANADIAN, LIKE 
24-YEAR-OLD MADELINE MERLO.
A MONTH AFTER HER BOOTS AND 
HEARTS GIG, SHE PLAYED A COVETED
SHOW IN NASHVILLE.
>> THE ORGANIZER OF IT FOUND ME 
ORGANICALLY ON SPOTIFY AND ASKED
ME TO COME.
>> Reporter: MERLO ALSO ADDS 
PART OF HER FOLLOWING TO THE 
STREAMING.
WHOSE FANS HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT 
TO EMBRACE NEW TECHNOLOGY.
>> YOUNG PEOPLE CAN HAVE A 
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING ALL AT 
ONCE.
RAP, AND POP AND COUNTRY AND 
CREATING THEIR OWN PLAY LIST.
>> Reporter: WHILE IT'S GETTING 
YOUNGER AND COOLER, COUNTRY IS 
NOT THE VOICE OF POLITICAL 
ASSENT.
ITS ARTISTS ARE CRITICIZED FOR 
STAYING MUM ON GUN CONTROL, EVEN
AFTER LAST YEAR'S SHOOTING THAT 
LEFT 58 PEOPLE DEAD.
>> I THINK THAT CRITICISM OF 
COUNTRY BEING TOO APOLITICAL IS 
JUSTIFIED.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT WAS MERLE 
HAGGARD OR JOHNNY CASH, WILLIE 
NELSON, NONE OF THOSE NAMES WERE
AFRAID OF BEING POLITICAL OR 
STIRRING UP THE MUD SO TO SPEAK.
>> Reporter: BUT IF YOU ASK THE 
FANS, COUNTRY'S HAPPY-GO-LUCKIY 
EMERGENCY IS A -- MESSAGE IS A 
BIG PART OF THE APPEAL.
>> HAVING SOMETHING POSITIVE TO 
BOND AROUND AND HAVE FUN.
>> Reporter: GOOD VIBES AND TEEN
IDOL STARS THAT HAVE HELPED 
COWBOY BOOTS KICK UP FRESH DUST.
>> Andrew: WE HAVE A LOT MORE 
AHEAD TONIGHT.
FROM NIKE'S CONTROVERSIAL NEW 
CAMPAIGN TO THE REACTION TO A 
FORMER TV STAR'S JOB, "THE 
NATIONAL" POP PANEL IS HERE WITH
INTEREST INSIGHTS INTO TOPICS 
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
>> FIRST, A REMINDER ABOUT A 
SPECIAL SERIES HERE SUNDAY 
NIGHTS ON "THE NATIONAL".
SEEN AND HEARD, INTIMATE STORIES
OF YOUNG CANADIANS FACING 
LIFE-CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES.
THIS WEEK, LUCAS CHARLIE ROSE.
HERE'S A PREVIEW.
* LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN 
>> I WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A 
HUMAN.
AND I WANT PEOPLE TO LIKE ME TO 
BE RECOGNIZED AS A HUMAN STILL.
PEOPLE SEE ME, AND JUST -- YEAH 
NOT LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M A FREAK 
OR I'M DANGEROUS OR I'M ALL 
THESE THINGS.
NO, I WANT PEOPLE TO SEE ME FOR 
ME.
I'M ACTUALLY JUST SOMEBODY WHO 
IS TRYING TO LIVE LIFE AND 
MEANS SACRIFICING EVERYTHING.
THOSE WORDS ARE SPOKEN BY FORMER
NFL QUARTERBACK COLIN KAEPERNICK
IN NIKE'S NEWEST AD CAMPAIGN.
>> NIKE GOT EVERYBODY TALKING BY
CHOOSING KAEPERNICK TO BE THE 
LATEST SPOKESPERSON.
SOME AMERICANS WEREN'T PLEASED 
ABOUT HIS DECISION TO KNEEL 
DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, SO 
NATURALLY, A BUNCH OF THEM SET 
TO BURNING THEIR NIKE GEAR.
>> THIS IS THE WEEK NIKE FIGURED
OUT HOW TO DO ADVERTISING.
IT'S VIRTUE AS A LONG-TERM 
MARKETING STRATEGY.
THAT SOUNDS ODD, BUT IT'S GOING 
TO BE INEVITABLE GOING FORWARD, 
THIS IS THE WAY COMPANIES ARE 
GOING TO WORK.
>> I'M DONOVAN BENNETT, HOST AND
STAFF WRITER OF SPORTSNET.
>> WHY CAN'T KAEPERNICK HAVE 
MONEY AND MORALS AT THE SAME 
TIME?
DONALD TRUMP WASN'T A FAN OF THE
MESSAGE, BUT SORRY, DONALD, THAT
MESSAGE WASN'T FOR YOU.
YOU'RE NOT THE TARGET AUDIENCE.
>> I FIND THIS ENCOURAGING 
BECAUSE WHAT NIKE IS, IS THE 
SMART MONEY.
AND THE SMART MONEY HAS PUT ITS 
BED BEHIND PROGRESSIVE POLITICS 
AND DIVERSITY.
THAT'S ENCOURAGING.
>> A BIG MULTINATIONAL 
CORPORATION PROFITING OFF THIS 
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, I'M NOT 
SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT.
>> Ian: THERE ARE A FEW TOPICS.
LET'S START WITH COLIN 
KAEPERNICK, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
AMBIVALENCE, BUT YOU'RE NOT SURE
HOW YOU FEEL.
>> WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF SUPPORT
FOR COLIN KAEPERNICK, BUT TO 
HAVE A MASSIVE COMPANY THAT 
MAKES A LOT OF MONEY, YOU KNOW, 
REALLY KIND OF PROFIT AT THE END
OF THE DAY FROM HIS IMAGE AND 
HIS MESSAGE AND HIS STORY LINE, 
AT A TIME WHEN THINGS ARE SO 
POLITICALLY TENSE, YOU KNOW I 
SEE WHY THEY'RE DOING IT.
THEY SEE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE 
FOR IT TO MAKE GOOD MONEY.
BUT I REALLY HOPE HE'S GETTING A
LOT OUT OF IT.
I THINK HE IS, BUT AT THE TOP 
THERE ARE RICH WHITE GUYS MAKING
MONEY OFF THIS POLARIZED 
ENVIRONMENT.
>> Ian: A COUPLE OF THINGS I 
WOULD GENTLY CHALLENGE YOU ON.
>> GO FOR IT.
>> Ian: AND ONE IS WILL NIKE 
ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY ON THIS?
THEIR EARLY ONLINE SALES ARE 
INDICATIONS THAT IT'S UP.
THE SHARE PRICE EARLY ON 
DROPPED.
BUT I DON'T KNOW, DO YOU THINK 
THIS IS GOING TO BE A 
MONEY-MAKING MOVE FOR NIKE?
>> I THINK IN THE LONG RUN IT 
WILL.
THEY'RE PLAYING THE LONG GAME, 
IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
WORRIED ABOUT 30-YEAR-OLDS, 
THEY'RE SELLING SHOES TO PEOPLE 
WHO ARE GOING BE BUYING THEM FOR
THE NEXT 30 YEARS.
AND I JUST -- I LOVE YOU --
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'LL GET THERE.
WOULDN'T YOU AGREE, NIKE IS A 
BIG COMPANY.
THEY MADE $36 BILLION LAST YEAR.
THEY DON'T NEED COLIN 
KAEPERNICK.
IN FACT, IN THIS RELATIONSHIP, 
IT'S THE OPPOSITE.
COLIN KAEPERNICK NEEDS THEM, 
BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING THIS 
CONVERSATION HAPPEN ON "THE 
NATIONAL", WHICH GIVES THEM BOTH
A PLATFORM.
WOULD IT BE BETTER THAT A 
SMALLER COMPANY ENDORSED COLIN 
KAEPERNICK?
BECAUSE ADIDAS AND PUMA WERE 
RUMOURED TO BE INTERESTED.
AND NIKE SAID, IT'S GOING NO, 
THEY FUNDED HIM.
>> THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT 
$36 BILLION, YOU ALWAYS WANT 
MORE.
YOU GET TO $36 BILLION, YEAH, 
WE'VE GOT ENOUGH.
THIS IS A LONG-TERM STRATEGY.
THEY'RE BETTING THIS WILL PAY 
DIVIDENDS, THE SHARE PRICE THIS 
WEEK IS IRRELEVANT.
THE AVERAGE PLAYER IS 16, THEY 
KNOW BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE 
RESEARCH, WHAT THE POLITICS OF 
THOSE PEOPLE ARE.
THEY KNOW HOW INVESTED YOUNG 
PEOPLE ARE IN POLITICS.
AND SO THEIR PLAY IS FOR THEM 
AND IT'S BRILLIANT.
I'M PRETTY CYNICAL.
TO ME, IT IS -- WHAT IS 
INTERESTING ABOUT THIS, IT'S A 
FASCINATING MOMENT IN THE 
HISTORY OF ADVERTISING.
>> Ian: LET ME REMIND YOU THAT 
COKE THOUGHT THE NEW COKE WAS 
ACTUALLY GOING SELL.
AND TARGET THOUGHT OPENING UP 
STORES ACROSS CANADA WAS A GOOD 
IDEA.
SOMETIMES COMPANIES MAKE 
MISTAKES, BUT YOU FEEL THAT NIKE
FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT HAS 
MADE THE RIGHT DECISION?
>> LOOK AT THE CAMPAIGN.
IT'S JUST DO IT.
IT'S THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY.
WHEN BUT BACK TO THE BEGINNING 
OF IT, JUST DO IT WAS A 
REBELIOUS CAMPAIGN.
IT WAS MICHAEL JORDAN WEARING 
SHOES WITH COLOURS HE WASN'T 
SUPPOSED TO WEAR ON THE COURT.
THEY WERE PAYING HIS FINES.
THEY'RE CAPTIVATING THAT 
REBELIOUS SPIRIT.
>> WE'VE SEEN SO MANY COMPANIES 
TRY TO DO THIS POLITICS STUFF 
AND FALL ON THEIR FACE.
LIKE PEPSI WITH THE KENDALL 
JENNER AD.
SHE'S IN A CROWD HOLDING A SIGN 
AND MAKES PEACE WITH A POLICE 
OFFICER THROUGH A PEPSI.
YOU KNOW, NIKE IS THE OPPOSITE 
OF THAT.
NIKE HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO 
THIS.
AND THE FACT WE LIVE IN SUCH A 
POLITICIZED AGE.
WE'RE A POP CULTURE PANEL HERE 
TALKING ABOUT POLICE BRUTALITY 
RIGHT AWAY.
LIKE THAT -- THEY'VE RECOGNIZED 
WHAT WORLD THEY'RE LIVING IN AND
FIGURED OUT HOW TO MANIPULATE 
IT.
SO I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S A 
SMART BUSINESS DECISION.
>> Ian: I'M GOING TO ASK A 
QUESTION IN THE SECOND, BUT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS WEIGHED IN ON 
THIS, INCLUDING A TWEET THIS 
MORNING, WHERE HE SAID WHAT WAS 
NIKE THINKING?
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE BURNING
THEIR NIKES AND DISTRIBUTING IT 
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IS THERE A DANGER HERE FOR A 
CORPORATE LOGO TO EVOKE A KIND 
OF ANGER AMONG A PERCENTAGE OF 
PEOPLE?
>> WHAT I'M SAYING, THEY DON'T 
NEED THAT AUDIENCE REALLY.
WE JUST DISCUSSED IT'S THE MORE 
MILLENNIAL SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS 
PEOPLE, BUT THEY ALSO CAPITALIZE
ON AND BENEFIT FROM THE 
ATTENTION THEY GET, FROM THIS 
CERTAIN COHORT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
HAPPY TO BURN NIKES THEY'VE 
ALREADY PAID FOR.
NIKE IS LIKE, I ALREADY HAVE 
YOUR MONEY.
AND THEN FLAMING THAT TENSION.
LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD 
HAVE SEEN THE TWEET FROM DONALD 
TRUMP.
LOOK HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THIS.
THE FIRST TWEET CAME OUT MONDAY.
IT'S FRIDAY NOW.
I THINK NIKE OBVIOUSLY DID ITS 
RESEARCH AND PLACED ITS BETS AND
SAID, LOOK, WE DON'T NEED YOUR 
MONEY BIGOTED PEOPLE OF AMERICA.
THAT'S WHY I AM A LITTLE 
CONCERNED THAT IT IS CHOOSING 
REALLY ONE PATH.
AND I AM KIND OF SCARED ABOUT 
SORT OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IF WE 
LET POLARIZATION GO TOO FAR.
NOW THAT WE'RE SEEING NIKE BE 
PART OF THIS ONE SIDE OF THE 
POLARIZED ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT COST IS THAT FOR ALL OF US 
AS A SOCIETY?
>> Ian: ALTHOUGH THERE IS MORE 
TO TALK ABOUT ON THIS, I WANT TO
MOVE ON TO ANOTHER TOPIC.
THAT IS A TERM I HADN'T HEARD, 
JOB-SHAMING.
THIS IS ALL ABOUT JEFFREY OWENS,
WHO I DID NOT KNOW BY NAME, BUT 
I REMEMBER HE WAS ONE OF THE 
ACTORS ON THE COSBY TT SITCOM.
HE WAS BAGGING GROCERIES AT 
TRADER JOE'S, SOMEBODY 
RECOGNIZED HIM, TOOK A PICTURE 
AND SOME MEDIA PICKED IT UP AND 
THE THEME WAS, HOW SAD IS THIS?
HOW FAR HAS THIS GUY FALLEN?
THERE WAS A BACKLASH TO THAT.
HE IS AN ACTOR THAT IS NOT A 
MILLIONAIRE, WHO IS DOING 
SOMETHING TO MAKE MONEY.
>> THIS STORY REALLY UPSETS ME.
ONE, IF THERE IS A FORMER COSBY 
ACTOR WE SHOULD BE SHAMING, IT 
SHOULDN'T BE GEOFFREY OWENS.
AND NUMBER TWO, NOT ONLY DID SHE
TAKE THE PHOTO AND PUT IT ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA, SHE SENT TO IT THE
"DAILY MAIL".
SO SHE SENT MESSAGE SAYING THIS 
IS SOMEONE DOING WORK THAT I 
FEEL IS SHAMEFUL.
HE WAS AN ACTOR AND LOOKS LIKE 
HE'S NOT.
I'M GOING TO PUBLICLY SHAME HIM.
AND THE FACT THAT -- I MEAN 
GEOFFREY OWENS IS GOING TO BE 
OK.
NICKI MINAJ SENT HIM $25,000.
>> BUT HE HAD TO LEAVE HIS JOB.
>> Ian: HE CHOSE TO LEAVE HIS 
JOB.
>> BUT TYLER PERRY HAS OFFERED 
HIM A ROLE.
I DON'T LIKE THAT HE'S GETTING 
PITY ROLES BUT IF I'M A WORKER 
AT TRADER JOE'S, AND THE 
CONVERSATION IS HOW BAD IT IS TO
WORK THERE, AND NOT THE FACT 
THAT -- TRADER JOE'S GIVES GREAT
HEALTH BENEFITS AND ACTORS ARE 
CHOOSING TO WORK THERE ON THE 
SIDE.
ANY WORK IS HONEST WORK.
>> Ian: LET'S HEAR FROM HIM.
HE WEIGHED IN.
>> CERTAIN JOB MIGHT PAY MORE, 
MIGHT BE BETTER ON PAPER, BUT 
ESSENTIALLY ONE KIND OF WORK IS 
NOT BETTER THAN ANOTHER KIND OF 
WORK.
WE REEVALUATE THAT WHOLE IDEA 
AND START HONOURING THE DIGNITY 
OF WORK AND RESPECTING THE 
DIGNITY OF THE WORKING PERSON.
>> Ian: SO, AN ELOQUENT POINT.
>> I LOVE THAT MESSAGE.
BECAUSE I THINK WE RUN INTO THIS
A LOT.
CERTAINLY THE SERVICE INDUSTRY.
YOU KNOW, MY SISTER, HAD BEEN A 
SERVER A LONG TIME, WHAT IS YOUR
OTHER GIG?
ARE YOU A STUDENT?
THERE MUST BE SOME OTHER GOAL OR
REASON YOU'RE DOING THIS JOB.
I THINK HIGHLIGHTING THAT PEOPLE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE RESPECTED 
AND HAVE DIGNITY IN THE WORK 
THEY CHOOSE TO DO IS AN 
IMPORTANT MESSAGE.
THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS WE 
COULD SAY ABOUT THE GIG ECONOMY,
AND THE PRECARIOUSNESS OF WORK.
BUT IF WE DO A BETTER JOB OF 
RESPECTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AND 
NOT TREATING THEM LIKE PUBLIC 
PROPERTY, AS HE HAD BEEN TREATED
IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, BECAUSE 
THAT'S HOW WE SEE ACTORS.
IF THEY'RE ON TV, THEY'RE PUBLIC
PROPERTY.
>> Ian: I CRAVE THAT.
>> COULD BE A DIFFERENCE THERE, 
BUT I LIKE HIS MESSAGE AND I 
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT HE'S TAKEN 
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IT.
>> WORKING ACTORS.
LIKE, THAT'S WHY THEY CALL THEM 
THAT.
IF YOU'RE PART OF THE CREATIVE 
PROFESSIONS, I'M A NOVELIST, 
EVERYONE WHO IS IN A CREATIVE 
PROFESSION IS ONLY TEMPORARILY 
NOT AT TRADER JOE'S.
IT'S ONLY LIKE YOU'VE HAD A 
LITTLE BIT OF LUCK, SO YOU'RE 
NOT AT TRADER JOE'S RIGHT NOW.
AND EVERYONE SHOULD RESPECT, 
THAT'S PART OF OF THE COURAGE OF
BEING A CREATIVE PERSON, YOU 
HAVE TO DO THESE KINDS OF WORK 
TO PURSUE YOUR DREAMS TO BE AN 
ACTOR.
IN ORDER TO PURSUE ANYTHING 
GREAT.
THERE IS THE WEIRD THING ABOUT, 
LIKE, HATING PEOPLE WHO WORK AT 
TRADER JOE'S, WHICH IS BIZARRE 
IN ITSELF, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK
THE LIFE OF ACTORS IS LIKE?
>> Ian: WE HAVE MAYBE 30 SECONDS
LEFT FOR EACH OF YOU TO GIVE US 
A RECOMMENDATION OF ONE THING WE
MUST WATCH, SEE OR DO OVER THE 
NEXT WEEK.
>> WELL, I JUST LAST NIGHT 
WATCHED THE FINALE OF SHARP 
OBJECTS.
IT'S AN HBO CRIME THRILLER, BUT 
A REPORTER WHO GOES BACK HOME, 
LIVES WITH HER FAMILY.
CHASING THE STORY OF TWO TEENAGE
GIRLS.
IT IS HARROWING AND HAS A LOT TO
SAY ABOUT WOMEN ARE CAPABLE OF 
TURNING THAT IDEA ON ITS HEAD.
IT'S A SCREEN PLAY BASED ON THE 
BOOK BY GILLIAN FLYNN, WHO WROTE
GONE GIRL IT TT.
I THINK YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.
>> MAYBE BECAUSE I HAVE THE 
COLIN KAEPERNICK CONVERSATION IN
MY HEAD.
LeBRON JAMES, HIS SHOW ON HBO, 
CANDID CONVERSATION WITH HIS 
FRIENDS, ABOUT POP CULTURE AND 
RACE.
HE'S USING HIS PLATFORM TO HAVE 
IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS LIKE 
THIS.
ALSO, IT'S DESIGNED BY WOMEN, 
WOMEN OF COLOUR.
HE'S PARTNERED WITH THE HEALTH 
FASHION, A GROUP THAT GIVES 
WOMEN OF COLOUR A START TO 
FASHION BUSINESS.
IT'S THE FIRST SHOE OF HIS KIND,
PRODUCED BY ALL WOMEN.
AT THE SAYS THAT WOMEN OF COLOUR
ARE AMONG THE STRONGEST PEOPLE 
ON EARTH AND I AGREE.
>> GOING TO REVEAL HOW BAD A 
PERSON I AM.
THE PREDATOR IS WHAT I'M LOOKING
FOR, THE REBOOT OF THE MOVIE.
CANNOT WAIT.
PRESS SCREENING ON MONDAY.
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY --
>> I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT, 
FOR SURE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT THE WAY A 
BIG BOWL OF CHEATOS AT HOME.
YOU KNOW.
>> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA.
>> Ian: PERFECT PLACE TO END.
THANKS ALL OF YOU.
>> Andrew: EXCEPT NOW I'M 
HUNGRY.
UP NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL", WE'LL
TAKE YOU TO OXFORD, NOVA SCOTIA,
WHICH IS CANADA'S BLUEBERRY 
CAPITAL, BUT THIS SUMMER, THE 
TOWN HAS A NEW CLAIM TO FAME.
>> SOMEBODY TOLD ME THIS 
HAPPENED AND THAT'S A GROSS 
EXAGGERATION, BUT IT WASN'T.
IT JUST WENT -- AND IT WAS GONE.
>> Ian: THE PREVIEW OF AN 
INTERVIEW YOU'LL SEE SUNDAY 
NIGHT.
ATTORNEY FOR STORMY DANIELS AND 
A FIERCELY VOCAL OPPONENT OF THE
U.S. PRESIDENT.
ROSIE SAT DOWN WITH HIM TO TALK 
ABOUT 2020 AND WHETHER HE'S 
SERIOUS ABOUT TAKING A RUN AT 
DONALD TRUMP.
>> DO YOU THINK YOU COULD STILL 
TAKE HIM ON GIVEN THE FACT HE 
HAS THIS REPUTATION?
>> ABSOLUTELY, DO YOU THINK 
DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO FACE ME ON
A DEBATE STAGE?
I THINK THE DICHOTOMY WOULD BE 
SHOCKING FRANKLY.
THERE IS NO DOUBT I HAVE THE 
PRESENCE TO DO THAT.
AND I THINK THAT HE WOULD NOT, 
DOES NOT WANT TO FACE SOMEONE 
[ * ]
>> Andrew: TONIGHT ON "THE 
NATIONAL", FANS ARE MORNING THE 
DEATH OF -- MOURNING THE DEATH 
OF MAC MILLER.
THE 26-YEAR-OLD DIED TODAY AT 
HOME IN CALIFORNIA.
HIS FAMILY IS NOT PROVIDING 
DETAIL ABOUT HOW IT HAPPENED, 
BUT ACCORDING TO U.S. MEDIA, IT 
WAS A DRUG OVERDOSE.
HE HAD BEEN OPEN ABOUT HIS 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
>>> IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, A 
WILDFIRE FORCED THE CLOSURE OF 
THE I-5.
THE DELTA FIRE ERUPTED WEDNESDAY
AND SCORCHED 100 KILOMETRES OF 
LAND.
IT'S BURNING NEAR THE AREA WHERE
EIGHT PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 
MORE THAN A THOUSAND HOMES 
DESTROYED BY THE CARR FIRE 
EARLIER THIS SUMMER.
>>> BETTER NEWS FOR THOSE 
FIGHTING FIRES IN BRITISH 
COLUMBIA.
TODAY, THE STATE OF EMERGENCY OF
ENDED.
THE COOLER WEATHER HAS HELPED 
AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE MAKING 
PROGRESS, BUT THERE IS STILL 
NEARLY 500 WILDFIRES BURNING NOW
AND 2000 PEOPLE UNDER EVACUATION
ORDERS.
>>> TO THE OTHER END OF THE 
COUNTRY, OXFORD, NOVA SCOTIA IS 
KNOWN AS THE WILD BLUEBERRY 
CAPITAL OF CANADA.
THERE IS EVEN A GIANT STATUE OF 
A BLUEBERRY AT THE EDGE OF TOWN.
BUT THESE DAYS THERE A SINKHOLE 
THAT IS SO BIG, YOU COULD PUT 
THE GIANT BLUEBERRY IN IT.
IT'S CAPTURING A FAN BASE OF ITS
OWN.
KAYLA HOUNSELL REPORTS ON THE 
SPECTACLE.
>> ONE AFTER ANOTHER, AFTER 
ANOTHER, AFTER ANOTHER, THEY 
ARRIVE AT THE EDGE OF THE HOLE.
EVERYONE WANTS A PHOTO.
>> I HAVE FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN 
ALBERTA THAT WERE SENDING ME 
PICTURES OF THIS.
>> IT'S MAKES AMAZING.
>> Reporter: WHAT STARTED THE 
SIZE OF A GOUGHER HOLE -- GOPHER
HOLE HAS TURNED INTO THIS.
>> SOMEBODY TOLD ME THIS 
HAPPENED, I SAID NO, NO THAT'S A
GROSS EXAGGERATION, BUT IT 
WASN'T.
IT WAS GONE.
JUST LIKE IT WAS FLUSHED DOWN 
THE TOILET.
AND IT WAS ABOUT 30 FEET HIGH.
>> Reporter: SINKHOLES ARE NOT 
UNCOMMON IN THE AREA, BUT THE 
CHANCE TO WATCH AS ONE DEVELOPS 
IS.
>> GYPSUM IS A SOFT MINERAL.
IT CAN DISSOLVE OVER A LONG 
PERIOD OF TIME WITH GROUND WATER
FLOW AND SURFACE RUNOFF.
>> Reporter: GEOLOGISTS ARE 
MONITORING ACTIVITY AROUND THE 
HOLE.
NEW CRACKS ARE POPPING UP EVERY 
DAY.
THEY'RE GETTING DEEPER AND 
WIDER.
THE COLOUR INDICATING ON WHICH 
DAY THE COLOUR WAS FIRST 
NOTICED.
THIS ONE HASN'T BEEN COLOUR 
CODED YET.
IT JUST POPPED UP TODAY.
>> THESE ARE UNPREDICTABLE.
UNTIL WE KNOW MORE, WE CAN'T 
ESTIMATE WHAT THE FINAL SIZE 
COULD BE.
>> Reporter: THE OXFORD SINKHOLE
IS GETTING SO MUCH ATTENTION, IT
EVEN HAS ITS OWN TWITTER HANDLE.
BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTI-FENDER
BENDERS.
AND IF IT KEEPS GROWING, THEY 
MAY HAVE TO CLOSE THE HIGHWAY, 
SHUT OFF POWER AND EVACUATE 
HOMES.
>> THE REAL EMOTIONAL STORY IS 
THE LIONS CLUB.
THE BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS AND 
THE FINANCES THEY PUT NOT ONLY 
INTO THIS PROPERTY, BUT THIS 
COMMUNITY, IS BEING LOST.
THERE IS HEART BREAK HERE.
>> Reporter: HEART BREAK AND 
CURIOSITY BY THOSE WHO CAN'T 
HELP BUT WATCH WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN
NEXT.
>> Ian: THE MOMENT OF THE DAY IT
IS NEXT.
THE NATIONAL TODAY TAKES YOU 
INSIDE OUR JOURNALISM.
IT COMES OUT EVERY AFTERNOON.
TODAY, IT WAS A CONTROVERSIAL 
PLAN IN BARCELONA TO LEASE OUT 
TINY LIVING PODS TO THAT CITY'S 
CASH-STRAPPED YOUNG WORKERS.
YOU CAN SEE IT AT
>> Ian: IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS 
SINCE STEVE NASH HAS WORN A 
SUNS' JERSEY AND THREE SINCE HE 
RETIRED FROM COURT AS A LAKER.
TODAY HE ENJOYED ONE MORE DAY OF
GLORY.
NASH REALLY WAS THE GREATEST 
CANADIAN TO EVER PLAY PRO 
BASKETBALL AND TODAY HE WAS 
WELCOMED INTO THE HALL THAT'S 
NAMED AFTER ANOTHER CONDITION, 
THE ONE THAT INVENTED THE GAME.
ALL OF THIS IS OUR "MOMENT OF 
THE DAY."
>> WITH THIS GROUP, THIS IS A 
DREAM TEAM FOR ME.
TO BE PART OF IT, IT'S AN 
INCREDIBLE HONOUR.
>> THIS IS STEVE NASH.
>> Ian: STEVE NASH CHANGED 
STEAMS, FROM PHOENIX TO DALLAS, 
BACK TO PHOENIX, AND THEN A 
SHORT, FINAL CHAPTER IN LOS 
ANGELES.
ALONG THE WAY, HE CHANGED HIS 
HAIRSTYLE FROM SURFER DUDE TO 
THE SHORT BACK AND SIDES, BUT 
UNTIL A SERIES OF INJURIES ENDED
HIS CAREER, HE JUST KEPT 
IMPROVING.
>> I JUST TRIED TO ENJOY EVERY 
DAY.
I TRIED TO WORK HARD EVERY DAY 
TO PLAY WELL AND I TRIED NOT TO 
THINK ABOUT TAKING CLOCK.
>> Ian: HE DEFIED CONVENTIONAL 
WISDOM THAT TALLER PLAYERS LAST 
LONGER.
PLAYING 19 SEASONS WHERE THE 
AVERAGE IS 5 AND THE MOST 
BRILLIANT AFTER HE TURNED 30.
LONGEVITY ALONE DOESN'T GET YOU 
TO THE HALL.
TRANSENDENT SKILL AND LASTING 
IMPACT DOES.
NASH HAD BOTH.
HE WAS A WIZARD WITH THE BALL.
AS A SHOOTER, FOR SURE, BUT 
ABOVE ALL, AS A PASSER.
AND THAT'S WHERE HE CHANGED THE 
NBA, ORCHESTRATING A 
FREE-FLOWING, OFFENSIVE GAME, 
FINDING HIS TEAMMATES FOR EASY 
SCORES.
HE HAD THE THIRD MOST ASSISTS IN
HISTORY, ALL-STAR EIGHT TIMES, 
M.V.P. TWO YEARS IN A ROW.
HIS CANADIAN ROOTS ARE DEEP, 
PLAYING FOR AND NOW MANAGING THE
NATIONAL TEAM, EARNING A STAR ON
CANADA'S WALK OF FAME, GOFF FOR 
GENERAL'S AWARD AND NOW 
BASKETBALL'S HALL OF FAME.
ANDREW, IT WAS DURING THE NHL 
LOCKOUT, '04/'05, I WAS LOOKING 
FOR SOMETHING TO WATCH ON TV.
HE WAS ABOUT TO WIN THE FIRST OF
HIS TWO M.V.P. AWARDS.
I BECAME SUCH A FAN.
GREW UP IN VICTORIA, BRITISH 
COLUMBIA, WENT TO A SMALL 
SCHOOL.
QUIET GUY IN A COCKY SPORT.
HE DEFIED A LOT OF STEREOTYPES, 
BUT HERE HE IS, HERALDED AS ONE 
OF THE GREATEST IN BASKETBALL.
>> Andrew: AN ELEGANT GUY.
ALWAYS THOUGHTFUL WITH THE 
MEDIA, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I
APPRECIATED AS A JOURNALIST.
I'M NOT AN EXCEPTIONALLY TALL 
PERSON, I FREELY ADMIT THIS.
>> Ian: NEITHER OF US IS.
>> Andrew: AND I FOUND SMALL 
COMFORT IN THE IDEA THAT IF A 
SHORT GUY LIKE STEVE NASH CAN 
MAKE IT IN THE NBA, MAYBE I CAN 
MAKE IT, EXCEPT THE DAY I FOUND 
OUT THAT THE GUY IS 6'2," WHICH 
IS TALL BY ANYONE'S STANDARDS, 
EXCEPT, OF COURSE, IF OUT ARE AN
NBA PLAYER.
>> Ian: THERE IS ALWAYS 
E-SPORTS, ANDREW.
>> Andrew: THAT'S THE OTHER 
DREAM.
I STILL HAVE THAT ON THE BACK 
BURNER.
THAT'S "THE NATIONAL" FOR 
SEPTEMBER 7.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
HAPPY FRIDAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
>> Ian: GOOD NIGHT.
